Skeletal Storm Mage Ruzhan, The Blazing Sword Minion Disciple Of Varashta (+4 Minion Skills)

Disciple of Varashta·SorceressPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder

Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026

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Ladder Endgame Skeletal Storm Mage Ruzhan, The Blazing Sword Minion Freeze Crit Spirit

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Overview

Offense

1. Ruzhan, the Blazing Sword

168,434

2. Kelari, the Tainted Sands

30,381

Utility

Mana

1,187

Spirit

392

Gear spirit

262

Move speed

x1.03

Defense

Life

10,250

Gear ES

1,851

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Passive Tree

156

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Chaos InoculationKey

Chaos Inoculation

Chaos

The Fourth TeachingNotable

40% more Energy Shield Recharge Rate while on Low Energy Shield

-1000 second to base Energy Shield Recharge delay

Energy Shield

Illuminated CrownNotable

70% increased Energy Shield from Equipped Helmet

Energy Shield

At your CommandNotable

Minions deal 10% increased Damage with Command Skills for each different type of Persistent Minion in your Presence

Gem

Growing SwarmNotable

Minions have 20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Minions have 20% increased Area of Effect

Leech & RecoveryArea

Entropic IncarnationNotable

Minions have +13% to Chaos Resistance

Minions gain 10% of Physical Damage as Chaos Damage

Chaos ResistanceChaos Damage

Pure EnergyNotable

+10 to Intelligence

30% increased maximum Energy Shield

AttributeEnergy Shield

Vile MendingNotable

Minions have +13% to Chaos Resistance

Minions Regenerate 180% of maximum Life per second

Minions have 20% increased maximum Life

Chaos ResistanceLife

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Energy Shield›

PassiveCountTotal

increased maximum Energy Shield15281%
gain additional Ailment Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield436%
gain additional Stun Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield436%
faster start of Energy Shield Recharge324%

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute26+130
to Intelligence3+43
increased Intelligence16%

Gem›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Skill Effect Duration895%
minions have # % increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for Command Skills672%
surpassing Chance to gain a Puppet Master stack whenever you use a Command Skill595%
minions deal # % increased Damage with Command Skills355%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

minions deal # % increased Damage16152%

Curse›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Curse Magnitudes656%
increased Curse Duration4100%
reduced Curse Duration1-25%

Mana›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Mana Regeneration Rate439%
increased Mana Cost Efficiency336%
increased Mana Cost Efficiency of Command Skills115%
reduced maximum Mana1-10%

Area›

PassiveCountTotal

minions have # % increased Area of Effect564%
increased Area of Effect of Curses450%

Elemental Resistance›

PassiveCountTotal

minions have +#% to all Elemental Resistances566%
minions have +#% to all Maximum Elemental Resistances28%

Gear

Weapon 1

Phoenix Knell

Rattling Sceptre

Item Level 79

Rare

Properties

Quality0

SocketsS

Spirit176

Requirements

Level72

Rune

15% increased Spirit

Bonded

Bonded: Minions have 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for Command Skills

Desecrated

Allies in your Presence deal 60% increased Damage

Explicit

+4 to Level of all Minion Skills
61% increased Spirit
+32 to maximum Mana
Allies in your Presence have 35% increased Critical Hit Chance
Allies in your Presence have 18% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Weapon 2 / Offhand

Loath Call

Tasalian Focus

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield418

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana

Desecrated

+2 to Level of all Minion Skills

Explicit

+84 to maximum Energy Shield
+103 to maximum Mana
+31 to Intelligence
+34% to Cold Resistance

Crafted

79% increased Energy Shield

Helmet

Entropy Halo

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield460

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana

Desecrated

+67 to maximum Energy Shield

Explicit

98% increased Energy Shield
+106 to maximum Mana
+2 to Level of all Minion Skills
+28% to Lightning Resistance

Crafted

16% increased Rarity of Items found

Body Armour

Ghoul Curtain

Vile Robe

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield697

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level65

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
30% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Bonded: Gain additional Ailment Threshold equal to 50% of maximum Energy Shield
Bonded: Gain additional Stun Threshold equal to 50% of maximum Energy Shield

Desecrated

+86 to maximum Energy Shield
106% increased Energy Shield
+53 to Spirit
+31% to Fire Resistance
+38% to Cold Resistance
20% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate

Explicit

Corrupted

Gloves

Viper Knuckle

Sirenscale Gloves

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield234

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

+18% to Cold Resistance

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana

Desecrated

+52 to maximum Energy Shield
84% increased Energy Shield
+78 to maximum Life
14% increased Rarity of Items found
+26% to Fire Resistance
+34% to Lightning Resistance

Explicit

Corrupted

Boots

Bones of Ullr

Lattice Sandals

Item Level 62

Unique

Properties

Energy Shield42

Quality0

SocketsS

Requirements

Level60

Rune

1% increased Movement Speed per 15 Spirit, up to a maximum of 40%
Other Modifiers to Movement Speed except for Sprinting do not apply

Explicit

6% increased Movement Speed
55% increased Energy Shield
+27 to maximum Life
+32 to maximum Mana
35% increased Reservation Efficiency of Skills which create Undead Minions
Corrupted

Belt

Horror Lock

Heavy Belt

Item Level 79

Rare

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level50

Desecrated

13% chance for Charms you use to not consume Charges

Implicit

23% increased Stun Threshold
Has 2 Charm Slots

Explicit

+2 to Level of all Minion Skills
+39% to Fire Resistance
Minions have 55% increased Immobilisation buildup
Minions Revive 2% faster
89 to 137 Physical Thorns damage

Amulet

Behemoth Pendant

Solar Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates Dominion

Desecrated

58% increased Energy Shield from Equipped Body Armour

Implicit

+15 to Spirit

Explicit

+48 to Spirit
+3 to Level of all Minion Skills
+19 to all Attributes
+40% to Lightning Resistance

Crafted

30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Ring 1

Evergrasping Ring

Pearl Ring

Item Level 79

Unique

Requirements

Level32

Enchant

13% increased Rarity of Items found
30% increased Damage

Implicit

7% increased Cast Speed

Explicit

+65 to maximum Mana
Allies in your Presence Gain 30% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
Enemies in your Presence Gain 7% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
Corrupted

Ring 2

Honour Twirl

Topaz Ring

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level16

Implicit

+29% to Lightning Resistance

Explicit

Adds 2 to 58 Lightning damage to Attacks
+143 to maximum Mana
+34% to Fire Resistance
+40% to Cold Resistance
Minions deal 14% increased Damage
Minions have 27% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Charm 1

Herbal Dousing Charm

Item Level 38

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level32

Implicit

Used when you become Ignited

Explicit

Recover 10 Life when Used

Charm 2

For Utopia

Stone Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use20

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

Defend with 200% of Armour during effect

Charm 3

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

23% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

Mana Flask

Abundant Ultimate Mana Flask of the Brewer

Item Level 65

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

60% increased Amount Recovered
28% reduced Charges per use

Skills & Gems

Ruzhan, the Blazing Sword(Lv20)5 gems

Summon Ruzhan, an invulnerable Flame Djinn Minion, to do your bidding. Ruzhan emerges to Strike enemies with his greatsword whenever you use a damaging Skill, and casts devastating Fire Spells when Commanded to do so.

Long FuseSupports Skills which have a Detonation Time, causing those Skills to have much higher Detonation Time and detonation damage.Lv1

Xophs PyreSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, granting extra Chaos damage and causing Chaos damage to Contribute to Ignites.Lv1

MusterSupports Skills which summon Minions. Supported Minions deal more Damage the more different kinds of Reviving Minions you have summoned.Lv1

BiddingSupports Minion Skills. Supported Minions deal more damage and have increased Cooldown Recovery Rate with Command Skills.Lv1

EnormitySupports Skills which summon Persistent Minions. Supported Minions are larger, have more Life, and deal more Damage, but cost significantly more Spirit.Lv1

Kelari, the Tainted Sands(Lv20)5 gems

Summon Kelari, an invulnerable Sand Djinn Minion, to do your bidding. Kelari will only act when you Command him to do so. Kelari delivers swift Hits with massive Critical Hit potential.

Uul Netols EmbraceSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, granting extra Chaos damage and causing Chaos damage to Break Armour.Lv1

BiddingSupports Minion Skills. Supported Minions deal more damage and have increased Cooldown Recovery Rate with Command Skills.Lv1

MusterSupports Skills which summon Minions. Supported Minions deal more Damage the more different kinds of Reviving Minions you have summoned.Lv1

EnormitySupports Skills which summon Persistent Minions. Supported Minions are larger, have more Life, and deal more Damage, but cost significantly more Spirit.Lv1

Kurgals LeashSupports Commandable Minions causing you and the Supported Minion to gain Unholy Might when you Command them.Lv1

Wolf Pack(Lv19)5 gems

Activate to summon a pack of Wolf Companions. The pack treated as a single Companion for effects that count or limit Companions, regardless of the number of Wolves in the pack.

Summons 3 Wolves

RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1

Feeding FrenzySupports skills which create Minions, making them deal and take more damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

MusterSupports Skills which summon Minions. Supported Minions deal more Damage the more different kinds of Reviving Minions you have summoned.Lv1

LoyaltySupports Skills that create Companions which can be damaged. Minions created by Supported Skills take a portion of Hit Damage you would otherwise have taken, but have lowered maximum Life.Lv1

Tecrods RevengeSupports Skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a duration. Minions from Supported Skills gain Soul Eater and a burst of speed on entering this state.Lv1

Pain Offering(Lv19)5 gems

Skewer a Skeleton on a bone spike to send nearby Minions into a frenzy as long as the spike remains, making their skills faster and harder hitting. The bone spike is itself a Minion. If it dies, the effect ends immediately.

Aura grants Minions 20% increased Attack and Cast Speed

Aura grants Minions 20% increased damage

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1

Brutus BrainSupports skills which create Minions, causing those Minions to be unable to deal or take Damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Danse MacabreSupports Offering Skills. Supported Skills have increased Buff effect and deal more damage, but will target an additional skeletal Minion when cast. If there is not an additional skeletal Minion to target, no damage or Buff effect will be granted.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

AblationSupports Offering Skills. Supported Skills Sacrifice a portion of your life on use, but deal much more damage and have more powerful Buffs in return.Lv1

Frost Bomb(Lv19)5 gems

Create a pulsing Orb of frost. Each pulse inflicts Elemental Exposure on nearby enemies. When the Orb's duration ends, it Detonates, dealing Cold damage to surrounding enemies and leaving behind a Cold Infusion.

Pulse and explosion radius are 2.4 metres

Cannot apply Exposure to enemies of level higher than 20

Deals 7 to 11 Cold Damage

Long FuseSupports Skills which have a Detonation Time, causing those Skills to have much higher Detonation Time and detonation damage.Lv1

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1

IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1

Strip AwaySupports Skills which apply Exposure to Enemies, increasing the effect of applied Exposure.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

Skeletal Warrior(Lv17)4 gems

Activate to summon long-ranged, Reviving Skeletal Snipers that can fire a gas arrow on Command.

Meat ShieldSupports skills which create Minions, granting them less damage taken but making them deal less damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Amanamus TitheSupports Persistent Minion Skills, granting a chance when Supported Minions die for you to gain an Abyssal Monster Modifier.Lv1

Last GaspSupports Skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a short duration.Lv1

Sacrificial LambSupports Skills which create Minions, causing your Skills which can target Minions to prioritise targeting Minions from the Supported Skill before your other Minions where possible.Lv1

Despair(Lv19)4 gems

Curse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.

Curse radius is 1.5 metres

Curse inflicts -35% to Chaos Resistance

Curse duration is 6 seconds

Curse does not apply to enemies above level 20

InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

Cursed GroundSupports Curse Skills. Supported Curse Skills create areas which Curse Enemies so long as they are within them.Lv1

Heightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.Lv1

Skeletal Reaver(Lv19)4 gems

Activate to summon aggressive, Reviving Skeletal Reavers that can enrage on Command. Skeletal Reavers do more Attack Damage and gain increased Attack speed based on their Rage

RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1

MusterSupports Skills which summon Minions. Supported Minions deal more Damage the more different kinds of Reviving Minions you have summoned.Lv1

Last GaspSupports Skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a short duration.Lv1

Feeding FrenzySupports skills which create Minions, making them deal and take more damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Skeletal Storm Mage(Lv19)4 gems

Activate to summon Reviving Skeletal Storm Mages that can call down a lightning strike on dead Skeletons on Command.

ConductionSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more likely to Shock.Lv1

OverchargeSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making its Shocks more effective but reflecting them back to you as well.Lv1

MusterSupports Skills which summon Minions. Supported Minions deal more Damage the more different kinds of Reviving Minions you have summoned.Lv1

Feeding FrenzySupports skills which create Minions, making them deal and take more damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Skeletal Sniper(Lv19)3 gems

Activate to summon long-ranged, Reviving Skeletal Snipers that can fire a gas arrow on Command.

Last GaspSupports Skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a short duration.Lv1

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Lv1

Skeletal Cleric(Lv19)3 gems

Activate to summon Reviving Skeletal Clerics that heal other minions and revive fallen Skeletons.

Meat ShieldSupports skills which create Minions, granting them less damage taken but making them deal less damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1

Last GaspSupports Skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a short duration.Lv1

Sigil of Power(Lv18)2 gems

Place a Sigil on the ground, providing a powerful Spell Damage Buff to you and Allies while standing in it. The Buff becomes more powerful the more mana you spend while standing in the Sigil.

Sigil duration is 10 seconds

Buff grants 10% more Spell damage per Stage

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

Kelari, the Tainted Sands(Lv1)No supports

Summon Kelari, an invulnerable Sand Djinn Minion, to do your bidding. Kelari will only act when you Command him to do so. Kelari delivers swift Hits with massive Critical Hit potential.

No support gems detected for this skill.

Ruzhan, the Blazing Sword(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

Thorns Player(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.