3. Hybrid Minion-Totem Build
A Hybrid Minion-Totem Build combines the best of both worlds: summoned minions (like zombies, skeletons, or other minion types) and totems. The synergy lies in the ability to Path of exile currency generate additional damage from both Ancestral Warriors and other minions while stacking defensive synergies for both totems and minions.
Key Synergies:
Minion Damage Scaling: While your Ancestral Warriors are technically not traditional minions, they still benefit from minion-specific modifiers like Minion Damage and Minion Life. These mods can help your Ancestral Warriors hit harder and survive longer.
Minion Life Scaling: Minions generally benefit from life scaling, so adding Totem Life and Minion Life will allow you to scale your Ancestral Warrior's survivability.
Necromancer Ascendancy: The Necromancer ascendancy can increase the effectiveness of minions (even if your Ancestral Warriors are not traditional minions). It provides minion damage scaling, resistance, and additional life. It also helps you scale totem damage more effectively.
Hybrid Synergies:
Summon Skeletons/Zombies: Combine Ancestral Warrior Totem with Summon Skeletons or Summon Zombies to fill the battlefield with powerful attackers. This is especially effective in high-density content, where multiple warriors and minions can overwhelm enemies.
Minion Damage Support: Use this support gem to increase the damage output of all your minions, including your Ancestral Warriors.
Playstyle:
Your hybrid build will summon both Ancestral Warriors and minions (zombies, skeletons, etc.), creating a battlefield full of allies. Your role in this build is to cheap POE orbs focus on buffing and protecting your minions and totems while scaling minion damage, life, and totem survival.