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Animate Guardian

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PoE 3.29

Support / buff

Reviewed Aug 4, 2026

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Compatible setups

All reviewed profiles

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Attack

Spell

Budget

Curse

Defence

Crit

Clear

SSF

Fleshcrafter

Active loadout

New-player support · Allflame

5 equipped

Weapon

Dying Breath

8 chaos

Trade

Offhand

None

Empty

Helmet

Leer Cast

5 chaos

Trade

Body armour

Gruthkul's Pelt

30 chaos

Trade

Gloves

Rare life/resistance gloves

Variable / excluded

Boots

Rare life/resistance boots

Variable / excluded

All reviewed alternatives

Select a slot, compare the reason and price, then trade or equip it.

Rare templates and required corruptions are excluded from totals.

Item	Why	Tags	Price	Actions
Limbsplit Campaign-friendly physical damage and culling support.	Campaign-friendly physical damage and culling support.	Budget Attack Physical SSF	1 chaos	Trade Wiki
Dying Breath Low-cost aura and curse-effect support for most minion builds.	Low-cost aura and curse-effect support for most minion builds.	Budget Attack Spell Curse	8 chaos	Trade Wiki Equipped
Dreadarc One-handed elemental option that applies Flammability on hit.	One-handed elemental option that applies Flammability on hit.	Budget Attack Fire Curse	1 chaos	Trade Wiki
Kingmaker Premium nearby fortification, culling strike, rarity, and critical support.	Premium nearby fortification, culling strike, rarity, and critical support.	Attack Spell Defence Crit	3,176 chaos	Trade Wiki
Sign of the Sin Eater A defensive one-handed alternative that absorbs elemental ailments.	A defensive one-handed alternative that absorbs elemental ailments.	Budget Attack Spell Defence	1 chaos	Trade Wiki

Unpriced modifier targets

Items can have up to two corruption implicits. Rares can also add rare affixes and Eldritch implicits. Added modifiers are excluded from the subtotal.

4 targets

Type	Modifier	Why it matters	Compatibility	Action
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Chance to Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit Intimidated enemies take 10% increased Attack Damage from you or your minions. Damage over time does not benefit.	Intimidated enemies take 10% increased Attack Damage from you or your minions. Damage over time does not benefit.	Attack	Rare only
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Chance to Unnerve Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit Unnerved enemies take 10% increased Spell Damage from you or your minions. Damage over time does not benefit.	Unnerved enemies take 10% increased Spell Damage from you or your minions. Damage over time does not benefit.	Spell	Rare only
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Chance to inflict matching Elemental Exposure on Hit Match the Exposure type to fire, cold, or lightning minion damage.	Match the Exposure type to fire, cold, or lightning minion damage.	Fire Cold Lightning	Rare only
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced Melee Hits have (10–15)% chance to Fortify A defensive weapon implicit for the guardian itself; it does not grant nearby Fortification.	A defensive weapon implicit for the guardian itself; it does not grant nearby Fortification.	Attack Defence

Item	Why	Tags	Price	Actions
Victario's Charity Charge generation for allies when paired with a one-handed weapon.	Charge generation for allies when paired with a one-handed weapon.	Budget Attack Spell Crit	1 chaos	Trade Wiki
Replica Victario's Charity Alternative ally charge support for compatible one-handed setups.	Alternative ally charge support for compatible one-handed setups.	Attack Spell Crit	6 chaos	Trade Wiki

Unpriced modifier targets

Items can have up to two corruption implicits. Rares can also add rare affixes and Eldritch implicits. Added modifiers are excluded from the subtotal.

9 targets

Type	Modifier	Why it matters	Compatibility	Action
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced % increased maximum Life Percentage life scales well with the guardian's large base life pool.	Percentage life scales well with the guardian's large base life pool.	Defence	Equip first
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Recover (3–5)% of Life when you Block A Shaper shield target that turns the guardian’s blocks into meaningful recovery.	A Shaper shield target that turns the guardian’s blocks into meaningful recovery.	Defence	Equip first
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced +#% to maximum elemental Resistance Raises the relevant elemental damage ceiling after normal resistances are capped.	Raises the relevant elemental damage ceiling after normal resistances are capped.	Defence	Equip first
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced +1% to all maximum Resistances A high-item-level shield corruption for broad elemental and chaos mitigation.	A high-item-level shield corruption for broad elemental and chaos mitigation.	Defence	Equip first
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced +1 to Minimum Endurance Charges Keeps one Endurance Charge active without another charge source.	Keeps one Endurance Charge active without another charge source.	Defence	Equip first
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced (20–30)% increased Chance to Block Raises the shield’s existing attack block chance.	Raises the shield’s existing attack block chance.	Defence	Equip first
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced (4–6)% increased maximum Life Adds percentage life to Victario’s Charity or another unique shield.	Adds percentage life to Victario’s Charity or another unique shield.	Budget Defence	Equip first
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced +(14–16)% to all Elemental Resistances Helps a unique shield finish the guardian’s resistance caps.	Helps a unique shield finish the guardian’s resistance caps.	Budget Defence	Equip first
Avoid	Avoid Unpriced Positive Chaos Resistance Avoid it on Fleshcrafter guardians because chaos resistance converts minion life to Energy Shield.	Avoid it on Fleshcrafter guardians because chaos resistance converts minion life to Energy Shield.	Fleshcrafter	Equip first

Item	Why	Tags	Price	Actions
Thrillsteel Campaign Onslaught support with no stat requirements.	Campaign Onslaught support with no stat requirements.	Budget Attack Spell Clear	2 chaos	Trade Wiki
Leer Cast Reliable low-budget nearby damage support.	Reliable low-budget nearby damage support.	Budget Attack Spell	5 chaos	Trade Wiki Equipped
Crown of the Tyrant High-end resistance reduction and flat damage support; socket colour matters.	High-end resistance reduction and flat damage support; socket colour matters.	Attack Spell Fire Cold	2,055 chaos	Trade Wiki
Mask of the Tribunal Attribute-scaling support option whose value depends on the guardian's gear.	Attribute-scaling support option whose value depends on the guardian's gear.	Attack Spell Defence Crit	4.2 chaos	Trade Wiki
Influenced support helmet A crafted nearby-resistance or damage-taken helmet tailored to your damage type.	A crafted nearby-resistance or damage-taken helmet tailored to your damage type.	Attack Spell Fire Cold	Variable

Unpriced modifier targets

Items can have up to two corruption implicits. Rares can also add rare affixes and Eldritch implicits. Added modifiers are excluded from the subtotal.

9 targets

Type	Modifier	Why it matters	Compatibility	Action
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Nearby Enemies take #% increased Elemental Damage General elemental support; elevated tiers improve the debuff.	General elemental support; elevated tiers improve the debuff.	Attack Spell Fire Cold	Rare only
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Nearby Enemies take #% increased Physical Damage The physical counterpart to the influenced elemental support helmet.	The physical counterpart to the influenced elemental support helmet.	Attack Physical	Rare only
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Nearby Enemies have -#% to Fire Resistance A focused resistance-reduction target for fire minions.	A focused resistance-reduction target for fire minions.	Fire	Rare only
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Nearby Enemies have -#% to Cold Resistance A focused resistance-reduction target for cold minions.	A focused resistance-reduction target for cold minions.	Cold	Rare only
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Nearby Enemies have -#% to Lightning Resistance A focused resistance-reduction target for lightning minions.	A focused resistance-reduction target for lightning minions.	Lightning	Rare only
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced Regenerate (1.6–2)% of Life per second A strong defensive corruption because it scales from the guardian’s maximum life.	A strong defensive corruption because it scales from the guardian’s maximum life.	Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced (4–6)% increased maximum Life Adds percentage life to Leer Cast, Crown of the Tyrant, or another unique helmet.	Adds percentage life to Leer Cast, Crown of the Tyrant, or another unique helmet.	Budget Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced +(14–16)% to all Elemental Resistances Adds resistance coverage without replacing a helmet’s support effect.	Adds resistance coverage without replacing a helmet’s support effect.	Budget Defence
Avoid	Avoid Unpriced Positive Chaos Resistance Do not add it to a Fleshcrafter setup, including through synthesized implicits.	Do not add it to a Fleshcrafter setup, including through synthesized implicits.	Fleshcrafter	Guidance

Item	Why	Tags	Price	Actions
Belly of the Beast Accessible life and resistance for campaign or early mapping.	Accessible life and resistance for campaign or early mapping.	Budget Defence SSF	4 chaos	Trade Wiki
Gruthkul's Pelt Large life and regeneration package for a durable support guardian.	Large life and regeneration package for a durable support guardian.	Budget Defence	30 chaos	Trade Wiki Equipped
Garb of the Ephemeral Nearby allies cannot be slowed below base speed and enemies cannot deal critical strikes.	Nearby allies cannot be slowed below base speed and enemies cannot deal critical strikes.	Attack Spell Defence Crit	373.6 chaos	Trade Wiki
Doppelgänger Guise High physical and chaos mitigation with strong regeneration.	High physical and chaos mitigation with strong regeneration.	Defence	560.1 chaos	Trade Wiki
Ambu's Charge Budget regeneration and endurance-charge support.	Budget regeneration and endurance-charge support.	Budget Defence	1 chaos	Trade Wiki
Zahndethus' Cassock Budget consecrated-ground utility during early progression.	Budget consecrated-ground utility during early progression.	Budget Defence SSF	1 chaos	Trade Wiki
Cospri's Will Additional-curse capacity for curse-oriented progression setups.	Additional-curse capacity for curse-oriented progression setups.	Curse Chaos Clear	2 chaos	Trade Wiki
Rare +1 curse body armour Crafted additional-curse capacity with guardian defences.	Crafted additional-curse capacity with guardian defences.	Curse Defence	Variable
Rare explode body armour High-investment clear support built around an influenced explode modifier.	High-investment clear support built around an influenced explode modifier.	Clear Physical	Variable

Unpriced modifier targets

Items can have up to two corruption implicits. Rares can also add rare affixes and Eldritch implicits. Added modifiers are excluded from the subtotal.

10 targets

Type	Modifier	Why it matters	Compatibility	Action
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced You can apply an additional Curse Preserves the player’s curse when the guardian applies another curse on hit.	Preserves the player’s curse when the guardian applies another curse on hit.	Curse	Rare only
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Enemies you Kill Explode Clear support that normally needs Gravebind so nearby kills count as the guardian’s.	Clear support that normally needs Gravebind so nearby kills count as the guardian’s.	Clear Physical	Rare only
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced % increased maximum Life A high-value defensive roll on the guardian’s largest rare armour slot.	A high-value defensive roll on the guardian’s largest rare armour slot.	Defence	Rare only
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Every 4 seconds, Regenerate 15% of Life over one second A Hunter body-armour recovery roll for large periodic healing.	A Hunter body-armour recovery roll for large periodic healing.	Defence	Rare only
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced (4–6)% increased maximum Life Adds percentage life to Garb of the Ephemeral, Doppelgänger Guise, or another unique body armour.	Adds percentage life to Garb of the Ephemeral, Doppelgänger Guise, or another unique body armour.	Budget Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced You take 50% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes Cuts the bonus damage from enemy critical strikes in high-tier content.	Cuts the bonus damage from enemy critical strikes in high-tier content.	Defence Crit
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced (3–5)% additional Physical Damage Reduction while stationary Adds physical mitigation while the guardian stands and attacks.	Adds physical mitigation while the guardian stands and attacks.	Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced +1% to all maximum Resistances A broad mitigation corruption available on item-level 80+ body armour.	A broad mitigation corruption available on item-level 80+ body armour.	Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced (4–6)% reduced Chaos Damage taken Mitigates chaos damage without adding chaos resistance.	Mitigates chaos damage without adding chaos resistance.	Defence Fleshcrafter
Avoid	Avoid Unpriced Positive Chaos Resistance Avoid resistance rolls in a Fleshcrafter setup; reduced chaos damage taken is safe.	Avoid resistance rolls in a Fleshcrafter setup; reduced chaos damage taken is safe.	Fleshcrafter	Guidance

Item	Why	Tags	Price	Actions
Lochtonial Caress Campaign charge sharing for an inexpensive early guardian.	Campaign charge sharing for an inexpensive early guardian.	Budget Attack Spell Crit	3 chaos	Trade Wiki
Rare life/resistance gloves Simple life and resistance coverage for early survivability.	Simple life and resistance coverage for early survivability.	Budget Defence SSF	Variable	Equipped
Elemental Weakness-on-hit gloves A corrupted rare pair that applies Elemental Weakness on hit.	A corrupted rare pair that applies Elemental Weakness on hit. Requires the Elemental Weakness on Hit corruption.	Attack Fire Cold Lightning	Excluded
Elemental Weakness Gravebind Clear-oriented Gravebind pair with an Elemental Weakness corruption.	Clear-oriented Gravebind pair with an Elemental Weakness corruption. Requires the Elemental Weakness on Hit corruption.	Attack Fire Cold Lightning	Excluded	Trade Wiki
Southbound Excellent budget defence: 12–16% increased maximum life plus cold resistance. The guardian cannot kill non-frozen enemies with hits.	Excellent budget defence: 12–16% increased maximum life plus cold resistance. The guardian cannot kill non-frozen enemies with hits.	Budget Defence	2 chaos	Trade Wiki
Oskarm Reduces chaos resistance, making it a useful Fleshcrafter-safe option.	Reduces chaos resistance, making it a useful Fleshcrafter-safe option.	Attack Curse Crit Fleshcrafter	2 chaos	Trade Wiki
Asenath's Gentle Touch Temporal Chains and corpse explosions for clear-oriented setups.	Temporal Chains and corpse explosions for clear-oriented setups.	Curse Clear Physical	6 chaos	Trade Wiki
Vixen's Entrapment Additional-curse capacity in the glove slot.	Additional-curse capacity in the glove slot.	Curse Chaos	5 chaos	Trade Wiki
Rare Unnerve/Intimidate gloves Influenced utility gloves; choose Unnerve for spells or Intimidate for attacks.	Influenced utility gloves; choose Unnerve for spells or Intimidate for attacks.	Attack Spell	Variable

Unpriced modifier targets

Items can have up to two corruption implicits. Rares can also add rare affixes and Eldritch implicits. Added modifiers are excluded from the subtotal.

14 targets

Type	Modifier	Why it matters	Compatibility	Action
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Chance to Unnerve Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit Hunter glove prefix. Unnerved enemies take 10% increased Spell Damage from you or your minions. Damage over time does not benefit. With the elevated modifier, the guardian Unnerves on every hit.	Hunter glove prefix. Unnerved enemies take 10% increased Spell Damage from you or your minions. Damage over time does not benefit. With the elevated modifier, the guardian Unnerves on every hit.	Spell
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced Chance to Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit Hunter glove prefix. Intimidated enemies take 10% increased Attack Damage from you or your minions. Damage over time does not benefit. With the elevated modifier, the guardian Intimidates on every hit.	Hunter glove prefix. Intimidated enemies take 10% increased Attack Damage from you or your minions. Damage over time does not benefit. With the elevated modifier, the guardian Intimidates on every hit.	Attack
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness on Hit Broad elemental curse; add curse capacity if it must coexist with the player’s curse.	Broad elemental curse; add curse capacity if it must coexist with the player’s curse.	Fire Cold Lightning Curse
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced Curse Enemies with Flammability on Hit Lowers an enemy’s fire resistance when the guardian hits it.	Lowers an enemy’s fire resistance when the guardian hits it.	Fire Curse
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced Curse Enemies with Frostbite on Hit Lowers an enemy’s cold resistance when the guardian hits it.	Lowers an enemy’s cold resistance when the guardian hits it.	Cold Curse
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced Curse Enemies with Conductivity on Hit Lowers an enemy’s lightning resistance when the guardian hits it.	Lowers an enemy’s lightning resistance when the guardian hits it.	Lightning Curse
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced Curse Enemies with Vulnerability on Hit Makes enemies take more physical damage after the guardian hits them.	Makes enemies take more physical damage after the guardian hits them.	Physical Curse
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced Curse Enemies with Despair on Hit Lowers an enemy’s chaos resistance when the guardian hits it.	Lowers an enemy’s chaos resistance when the guardian hits it.	Chaos Curse
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced Curse Enemies with Enfeeble on Hit A defensive corruption that reduces the threat posed by nearby enemies.	A defensive corruption that reduces the threat posed by nearby enemies.	Curse Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit A defensive and clear-control corruption for slowing nearby enemies.	A defensive and clear-control corruption for slowing nearby enemies.	Curse Defence Clear
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced (4–6)% increased maximum Life Adds more life to Southbound or another unique glove when no curse is needed.	Adds more life to Southbound or another unique glove when no curse is needed.	Budget Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced +(14–16)% to all Elemental Resistances Adds resistance coverage to a unique glove with useful explicit modifiers.	Adds resistance coverage to a unique glove with useful explicit modifiers.	Budget Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced +2% to maximum Cold Resistance Raises the guardian’s cold resistance cap for cold-heavy encounters.	Raises the guardian’s cold resistance cap for cold-heavy encounters.	Defence
Avoid	Avoid Unpriced Positive Chaos Resistance Avoid it on Fleshcrafter guardians; Oskarm is useful partly because its roll is negative.	Avoid it on Fleshcrafter guardians; Oskarm is useful partly because its roll is negative.	Fleshcrafter	Guidance

Item	Why	Tags	Price	Actions
Wake of Destruction Campaign shock-ground utility and added lightning damage.	Campaign shock-ground utility and added lightning damage.	Budget Attack Lightning Clear	1 chaos	Trade Wiki
Rare life/resistance boots Early life, movement speed, and resistance coverage.	Early life, movement speed, and resistance coverage.	Budget Defence SSF	Variable	Equipped
Windscream Low-cost additional-curse capacity and elemental resistance.	Low-cost additional-curse capacity and elemental resistance.	Budget Curse	10 chaos	Trade Wiki
Legacy of Fury Scorch and explosive clear support; its damage effect does not work with Fleshcrafter.	Scorch and explosive clear support; its damage effect does not work with Fleshcrafter.	Fire Clear	5 chaos	Trade Wiki
Defensive rare boots Life, movement speed, regeneration, and resistances as needed.	Life, movement speed, regeneration, and resistances as needed.	Defence	Variable
Rare boots without chaos resistance Life, movement speed, and elemental resistance without chaos resistance.	Life, movement speed, and elemental resistance without chaos resistance.	Budget Defence Fleshcrafter	Variable
Brittle-ground rare boots Influenced brittle-ground utility for critical-strike scaling.	Influenced brittle-ground utility for critical-strike scaling.	Crit Cold	Variable

Unpriced modifier targets

Items can have up to two corruption implicits. Rares can also add rare affixes and Eldritch implicits. Added modifiers are excluded from the subtotal.

20 targets

Current behaviour: gear has been retained when an Animate Guardian dies since 3.26. It cannot be summoned again in the same combat area after dying there. In 3.29, the equipment window lets you inspect equipped items, but not remove or replace them.

Death and equipment

Your Animate Guardian keeps its gear when it dies

Items survive death

Since 3.26, an Animate Guardian retains its equipped items when it dies.

Official source

Leave the combat area

After dying, the guardian cannot be summoned again in that same area. Return to a safe area before resummoning it.

Official source

Inspect, do not edit

The 3.29 equipment window shows the equipped slots, but items cannot be removed or replaced from that window.

Official source

Outdated for 3.29

Mask of the Stitched Demon is deliberately not selectable

Older Animate Guardian advice used the helmet for extreme life regeneration. In 3.29 its regeneration scales from the player's maximum Energy Shield rather than the wearer's, so that recommendation is obsolete for the guardian.

Check 3.29 notes

Sources and review scope

Intiial version covers support and buff Animate Guardians. Dedicated Animate Guardian of Smiting and Chains of Command damage builds are outside this guide.

Path of Exile 3.29 patch notes
Equipment inspection and the 3.29 Mask of the Stitched Demon change.
Path of Exile 3.26 patch notes
Animate Guardian now retains equipped items when it dies.
Ghazzy's Animate Guardian gearing guide
General support gearing, reviewed for PoE 3.29.
Ghazzy's Animate Weapon guardian setups
Current elemental and curse-oriented support combinations.
Thyworm's SRS Guardian SSF progression
Campaign, SSF, and aspirational progression options.
PoE Wiki Animate Guardian strategy guide
Mechanics and broader item-reference background.
PoE Wiki Intimidate
Current Intimidate effect and damage-over-time limitation.
PoE Wiki Unnerve
Current Unnerve effect and damage-over-time limitation.
PoEDB Animate Guardian and modifier tables
Current influence and Eldritch implicit modifier pools.
PoEDB Searing Exarch boot implicits
Current Searing Exarch implicit tiers for armour boots.
PoEDB Eater of Worlds boot implicits
Current Eater of Worlds implicit tiers for armour boots.
PoEDB Vaal corrupted implicit tables
Current per-item-class corruption pools and item-level requirements.

Catalogue coverage: 6 presets and 37 selectable items or rare templates, plus 66 unpriced modifier targets. Prices are estimates from PoeHow's existing item valuation data and can be unavailable.

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Type	Modifier	Why it matters	Compatibility	Action
Eldritch implicit	Eldritch implicit Unpriced Drops Brittle Ground while moving Adds flat base critical strike chance against enemies standing on the ground effect.	Adds flat base critical strike chance against enemies standing on the ground effect.	Cold Crit
Eldritch implicit	Eldritch implicit Unpriced Drops Scorched Ground while moving Reduces elemental resistances for fire and other elemental builds; redundant with Fleshcrafter.	Reduces elemental resistances for fire and other elemental builds; redundant with Fleshcrafter.	Fire Cold Lightning
Eldritch implicit	Eldritch implicit Unpriced Drops Sapped Ground while moving A defensive ground effect that lowers enemy damage.	A defensive ground effect that lowers enemy damage.	Defence
Eldritch implicit	Eldritch implicit Unpriced (4–6)% increased Action Speed Searing Exarch. Helps the guardian move, attack, and recover from animations faster.	Searing Exarch. Helps the guardian move, attack, and recover from animations faster.	Attack Clear
Eldritch implicit	Eldritch implicit Unpriced (5–10)% increased Movement Speed Searing Exarch. Helps the guardian keep up and stay inside nearby-buff range.	Searing Exarch. Helps the guardian keep up and stay inside nearby-buff range.	Clear Defence
Eldritch implicit	Eldritch implicit Unpriced +(1–2)% to maximum Fire Resistance Searing Exarch. A strong defensive target when fire damage is the main threat.	Searing Exarch. A strong defensive target when fire damage is the main threat.	Fire Defence
Eldritch implicit	Eldritch implicit Unpriced (7–12)% increased Life Regeneration rate Eater of Worlds. Scales regeneration already supplied by the guardian loadout.	Eater of Worlds. Scales regeneration already supplied by the guardian loadout.	Defence
Eldritch implicit	Eldritch implicit Unpriced (33–50)% increased Armour from equipped Helmet and Gloves Eater of Worlds. Use it when the helmet and gloves contribute meaningful armour.	Eater of Worlds. Use it when the helmet and gloves contribute meaningful armour.	Defence
Eldritch implicit	Eldritch implicit Unpriced (15–32)% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments Eater of Worlds. Reduces ignite, chill, freeze, shock, scorch, brittle, and sap uptime.	Eater of Worlds. Reduces ignite, chill, freeze, shock, scorch, brittle, and sap uptime.	Defence
Eldritch implicit	Eldritch implicit Unpriced (33–50)% chance to Avoid Bleeding Eater of Worlds. Useful when bleed is a recurring cause of guardian deaths.	Eater of Worlds. Useful when bleed is a recurring cause of guardian deaths.	Defence
Eldritch implicit	Eldritch implicit Unpriced (33–50)% chance to Avoid being Poisoned Eater of Worlds. Adds poison protection without adding Chaos Resistance for Fleshcrafter.	Eater of Worlds. Adds poison protection without adding Chaos Resistance for Fleshcrafter.	Defence Fleshcrafter
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced +# to maximum Life / elemental Resistances The reliable baseline after movement speed: finish the guardian’s resistance caps.	The reliable baseline after movement speed: finish the guardian’s resistance caps.	Budget Defence SSF
Rare affix	Rare affix Unpriced +#% to Chaos Resistance Valuable survivability outside Fleshcrafter; do not use it with Fleshcrafter.	Valuable survivability outside Fleshcrafter; do not use it with Fleshcrafter.	Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced (4–6)% increased Action Speed Improves guardian movement and attack responsiveness.	Improves guardian movement and attack responsiveness.	Attack Clear
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced (4–6)% increased maximum Life Scales the guardian's large base life pool and works well on cheap unique boots.	Scales the guardian's large base life pool and works well on cheap unique boots.	Budget Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced +(14–16)% to all Elemental Resistances Adds resistance coverage to Windscream, Legacy of Fury, or another unique boot.	Adds resistance coverage to Windscream, Legacy of Fury, or another unique boot.	Budget Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced (8–10)% increased Movement Speed Helps the guardian keep its support effects near you and your minions.	Helps the guardian keep its support effects near you and your minions.	Clear
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced +(6–9)% chance to Suppress Spell Damage Adds spell mitigation when other equipped rares also provide suppression.	Adds spell mitigation when other equipped rares also provide suppression.	Defence
Corruption	Corruption Unpriced +2% to maximum Fire Resistance Raises the guardian’s fire resistance cap by 2%.	Raises the guardian’s fire resistance cap by 2%.	Defence
Avoid	Avoid Unpriced Positive Chaos Resistance Skip the normal chaos-resistance target when the player uses Fleshcrafter.	Skip the normal chaos-resistance target when the player uses Fleshcrafter.	Fleshcrafter	Guidance

I play

Compatible setups

Active loadout

All reviewed alternatives

Limbsplit

Dying Breath

Dreadarc

Kingmaker

Sign of the Sin Eater

Unpriced modifier targets

Victario's Charity

Replica Victario's Charity

Unpriced modifier targets

Thrillsteel

Leer Cast

Crown of the Tyrant

Mask of the Tribunal

Influenced support helmet

Unpriced modifier targets

Belly of the Beast

Gruthkul's Pelt

Garb of the Ephemeral

Doppelgänger Guise

Ambu's Charge

Zahndethus' Cassock

Cospri's Will

Rare +1 curse body armour

Rare explode body armour

Unpriced modifier targets

Lochtonial Caress

Rare life/resistance gloves

Elemental Weakness-on-hit gloves

Elemental Weakness Gravebind

Southbound

Oskarm

Asenath's Gentle Touch

Vixen's Entrapment

Rare Unnerve/Intimidate gloves

Unpriced modifier targets

Wake of Destruction

Rare life/resistance boots

Windscream

Legacy of Fury

Defensive rare boots

Rare boots without chaos resistance

Brittle-ground rare boots

Unpriced modifier targets

Your Animate Guardian keeps its gear when it dies

Items survive death

Leave the combat area

Inspect, do not edit

Mask of the Stitched Demon is deliberately not selectable

Sources and review scope