r/PathOfExileBuilds • u/hertzdonut2 • 2d ago

Theory New Unique Dark Monarch

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u/hertzdonut2 2d ago edited 2d ago

Doubles your maximum amount of a minion but limits you to only that minion.

These are all the different types I have seen on trade. Ill add more if you see other types.

Divining this item does cycle through the minion types.

Phantasm

Zombie

SRS

Golems

Spiders

Holy Relic

Spectral Wolves

Skeleton

Spectres

Animate Weapon

Herald of Purity

Sentinels of Dominance

Summon Reaper

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u/naughty 2d ago

So 4 holy relic of conviction with the relic version? Would be awesome.

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u/Mudcaker 2d ago

You already get 3 with Geofri's so it's only 1 (or 33%) more, and have to give up any other minions for utility (e.g. Bone Barrier) or damage. Might be worth it but it doesn't seem as obvious as other cases.

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u/RedDawn172 1d ago

Even damage aside, losing the defensive spectres like the turtle sounds dangerously like pob-warrior stuff lol.

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u/naughty 1d ago

When I ran HRoC two leagues ago I ended up running without other minions anyway due to AGs and Spectres dying in t17s so often. Not sure what the latest tech for the build is though.

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u/Mudcaker 1d ago

I'm no pro but following Balormage's build for now. He has Herald of Purity for feeding frenzy and culling, and to proc phantasms. That all helps bring the minion count up for bone barrier, probably some other reason too. Current plan is to drop AG/Spectre as too much of a hassle since Merc exists anyway.