The new Minions Trigger Skills Mechanism.

You cant link to multiple targets at the same time with the same link skill.

The best minions for linking are those spawned by Essence of Insanity crafted weapon. Immortal, fast, and with attack speed close to 2 attacks per second.

Assuming it works like other trigger skills, you'll need to have either one link gem linked to multiple spells or multiple link gems each linked to their own spell different from the others. There's a bunch of options IMO, for example one 6L with Frostbolt link, one 6L with Ice Nova link and one 4L with Frostbite and Hydrosphere on one link, causing the spells to alternate. It would basically be just walking simulator, you'd just refresh the links every once in a while.

Mana costs would be a pain though...easily 400+ mana per second.

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Aynix wrote:

You cant link to multiple targets at the same time with the same link skill.

You can. read the skill. the limitation is 1 per TARGET. So if you have multiple linked skills gemmed, you cannot link more than 1 per target.

The video itself even showed the same linked skill being used on two party members.

How permanent are those minions?

Also, the mana cost is kind of why I am thinking about using spells with long cooldowns rather than ones that spam. A Void Sphere that is fully supported can suck all enemies into one location for aoe minions to nuke, while doing significant damage itself.

Your suggestion of having multiple link gems is missing something: The Linked gems state that you can only have one linked gem per target. So having 4 different spells linked to 3 different Intuitive links would result in only one of those skills actually linking for each target.

Also, spam triggers that cost high mana create another good way to activate things like Kitava's Thirst. If you also have an active Arcane Surge, that's a significantly safe looping of mana gain/spell boosts, coupled with Spiritual Aid, since we're talking minions.

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ExiledSarin wrote:

The best minions for linking are those spawned by Essence of Insanity crafted weapon. Immortal, fast, and with attack speed close to 2 attacks per second.

Assuming it works like other trigger skills, you'll need to have either one link gem linked to multiple spells or multiple link gems each linked to their own spell different from the others. There's a bunch of options IMO, for example one 6L with Frostbolt link, one 6L with Ice Nova link and one 4L with Frostbite and Hydrosphere on one link, causing the spells to alternate. It would basically be just walking simulator, you'd just refresh the links every once in a while.

Mana costs would be a pain though...easily 400+ mana per second.

Well, RIP to that.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/qb46zo/grindinggearskilltreeexport_3160_v3_balance/
Immortal minions can't be targeted by link. Also, RIP to Thorns builds...

And what if you use a skitterbot ? It can't be killed it uses aura. Only thing is im not sure if it will trigger the linked spell by a aura.

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Aloria wrote:

And what if you use a skitterbot ? It can't be killed it uses aura. Only thing is im not sure if it will trigger the linked spell by a aura.

Skitterbots don't attack, so they won't trigger the linked spell. And they're immortal, so they can't be linked anyway.

"triggers your supported skills"

Supported to what?

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Shagsbeard wrote:

"triggers your supported skills"

Supported to what?

With the link gem, like generals cry.

That link can help with Reapers clear, just link reap or exsanguinate with increased duration and should be fine. Reaper is fine for bosses anyway so doesnt need help with that.

relinking sounds like too much of a pain, even though you can get it close to a minute duration if you invest points into it. It's pretty easy to get golems to the point of immortality though.