Yriel's Fostering Minion Life

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OhhPaigey wrote:

My Ice Golem which has 7000 life compared to his 17000, can survive full map runs, this thing dies every 30 seconds. I don't understand it.

Observe the Yriel Beast when in combat - you will notice that its AI is VERY aggressive. So even with 17k HP he will die faster than a Golem because he is engaging more mobs alone and thus taking more damage.

This is a big downside for this minion because its mana cost is quite high. Seems like GGG designed him like this to limit the number of builds that can make use of the minion.

IMO he is not meant to be summoned for regular mapping, he is meant to be used for bosses where his AI does not become a disadvantage since you are 1v1 a boss anyway.

I used Ursa Beast a bit on my crit facebreaker frenzy ranger (yes I was getting the crit bonus as well from Yriel for my Frenzy xD) - summon him only for boss fights (i.e. before fight starts so you can regen mana) for extra burst, then drop a totem for extra distraction, and pop Vaal Grace.

Snake's additional chaos damage is so good for Viper Strike builds with "Growing Agony" on bosses.