Main skill
Unearth
No supports
0.5.5Witch
Witch Minions Leveling
A pure-minion campaign clear that the creator clocks under five hours: Contagion and Unearth for early trash, then Flame Wall plus Frost Bomb so Skeletal Sniper's Gas Arrow detonates ignited bosses. Raging Spirits and a Bind Spectre Vaal Guard stack on without changing the playstyle. Works into either Infernalist or Lich — this page covers campaign and early maps only.
GuyThatDies: Act 1 → Act 4
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Path of Exile 2
Early accessSkill Gems
8 skills · 13 gems · Act 1
Skill
Contagion
No supports
Skill
Flame Wall
1 support
Rapid Casting I
Skill
Skeletal Sniper
2 supports
Multishot I · Fire Attunement
Skill
Frost Bomb
No supports
Skill
Essence Drain
No supports
Skill
Raging Spirits
2 supports
Fire Attunement · Last Gasp
Skill · Weapon 1 Swap
Pounce
No supports
Early Access — skill data can change with patches · hover or tap a gem for its tooltip
Sourced from the creator's four Build Variant tabs (Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Act 4+). The page is explicitly campaign-and-early-maps only — there is no separate endgame snapshot, and none was synthesized. All four stages have real equipped rares and real skill/support setups. The exports leave ascendancy unset on purpose; Infernalist and Lich are equally valid. The internal Act 4+ file is named Act 4 so Progress sorts after Act 3.
Ascendancy
- You can play this as Infernalist or Lich — the source treats them as equally valid, and the Build Planner exports leave ascendancy unset so you can fork at the first trial.
- Infernalist: first ascendancy Loyal Hellhound (with Loyalty, Meat Shield II, and Elemental Army). Skip the second.
- Lich: first ascendancy Necromantic Conduit. Skip the second, or take Soulless Form.
- You'll get your third ascendancy point at the end of the campaign — follow whichever endgame build you transition into for that pick.
Leveling & campaign stages
Act 1
1–~15 (spirit)Wolf Pounce
Gear (self-found)
- Biggest early upgrade: +1 to Level of all Minion Skills on a Sceptre or Helmet. Make a fresh character, level to 5 (~5–10 min), then gamble at Finn — low-level characters get cheaper, better odds.
- Vendor regex: "nion sk|movem" (minion skill levels and movement speed)
- Boots: Movement Speed > Resists/Life. Rings/Gloves/Body: Resists/Life. Amulet: +# to Level of all Minion Skills > Life/Resists. Belt: Rawhide with Resists/Life/Armour.
- Weapon (Withered Wand), swap (Changeling Talisman), Offhand (Rattling Sceptre), Helm (Twig Circlet), Boots (Rough Greaves) — observed Act 1 rares; minions carry the damage, so no named uniques are required.
Tree
- New notables: Raw Power, Elemental Force, Emboldening Lead
Notes
- Clear early trash with Contagion + Unearth; drop Unearth by level 6 and swap in Essence Drain as a single-target filler
- Bossing: Flame Wall + Frost Bomb on the target, then Skeletal Sniper's Gas Arrow — it detonates for big damage on ignited enemies
- Once Raging Spirits unlocks after Freythorn, summon them with Flame Wall while Gas Arrow is on cooldown; keep Frost Bomb exposure up throughout
Act 2
~15–~28 (spirit)Wolf Pounce
Gear (self-found)
- Main-hand swaps to Rattling Sceptre with Changeling Talisman on swap; offhand is an Emblem Crest Shield (lvl 16). Helm and boots carry over.
Tree
- New notables: Relentless Fallen, Restless Dead, Growing Swarm, Crystalline Flesh
Notes
- Essence Drain and Unearth drop from the active rotation
- Summon Raging Spirits with Flame Wall when Gas Arrow is on cooldown; keep Frost Bomb exposure active
Act 3
~28–~42 (spirit)Wolf Pounce
Gear (self-found)
- Offhand upgrades to Jingling Crest Shield (lvl 28); body is Ironclad Vestments (lvl 33). Sceptre, talisman, helm, and boots carry over.
Tree
- New notables: Lord of Horrors
Notes
- Cast Elemental Weakness before your normal rotation from here on
- Bind Spectre (Vaal Guard, 50 Spirit) adds a lot of power without changing how you play
Act 4+
~42–early maps (spirit)Wolf Pounce
Gear (self-found)
- Offhand upgrades again to Omen Crest Shield (lvl 36); body, helm, boots, sceptre, and talisman otherwise carry over. Still no required uniques — minions carry the damage.
Tree
- New notables: Necrotised Flesh, Gravedigger, Expendable Army, Bringer of Order, Silent Guardian, Holy Protector, Profane Commander
Notes
- The same core kit matures further (Feeding Frenzy II, Primal Armament II on Sniper and Spectre)
- This guide covers campaign and early maps only — transition into a full Infernalist or Lich endgame build from here
Story rewards worth grabbing
- Act 1: Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack — +10% to Cold Resistance
- Act 1: Hunting Grounds — The Crowbell — Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
- Act 1: Freythorn — The King in the Mists — +30 to Spirit
- Act 1: Ogham Farmlands — Una's Hut — Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
- Act 1: Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite — +20 to maximum Life
- Act 2: Keth — Kabala, Constrictor Queen — Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
- Act 2: Valley of the Titans — Medallion — 30% increased Charm Charges gained, +1 Charm Slot
- Act 2: Deshar — Final Letter — Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
- Act 2: The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan — +10% to Lightning Resistance
- Act 3: Jungle Ruins — Mighty Silverfist — Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
- Act 3: The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught — 25% increased Stun Threshold
- Act 3: Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant — +10% to Fire Resistance
- Act 3: The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch — +30 to Spirit
- Act 3: The Molten Vault — Reforging Bench
- Act 3: Aggorat — Blood Sacrifice — Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
- Act 4: Journey's End — Captain Hartlin — Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points, a level-13 skill gem, and a Delirium Drop
- Act 4: Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest — 5% increased Maximum Mana
- Act 4: Halls of the Dead — Yama The White — Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
- Act 4: Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test — +5% to Lightning Resistance
- Act 4: Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice — 30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks
- Act 4: Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test — +5% to Cold Resistance
- Act 4: Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test — +5% to Fire Resistance
- Interlude: Wolvenhold — Oswin, the Dread Warden — Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
- Interlude: The Khari Crossing — Akthi and Anundr — Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
- Interlude: The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine — 5% increased Maximum Life
- Interlude: Qimah — Tabana's Pillar — +5% to all Elemental Resistances
- Interlude: Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear — +40 to Spirit
- Interlude: Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti — Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
FAQ
Infernalist or Lich — which should I pick?
Either works with this minion setup. Infernalist takes Loyal Hellhound first (with Loyalty, Meat Shield II, Elemental Army) and skips second. Lich takes Necromantic Conduit first, then optionally Soulless Form second. Pick based on which endgame build you want after the campaign.
What's the single best early-game upgrade?
+1 to Level of all Minion Skills on a Sceptre or Helmet. Get it by leveling a fresh character to 5 and gambling at Finn — low-level characters get better gambling odds.
How do I actually kill bosses?
Place Flame Wall and Frost Bomb on the boss, then use Skeletal Sniper's Gas Arrow — it detonates for heavy damage when it touches an ignited enemy. Summon Raging Spirits with Flame Wall whenever Gas Arrow is on cooldown. From Act 3 on, open with Elemental Weakness.
Is Bind Spectre worth the spirit cost?
Yes — Bind Spectre (Vaal Guard, 50 Spirit) doesn't change your playstyle but adds a lot of extra power, per the build's own notes.
Sources: GuyThatDies — Witch Minions Leveling (Mobalytics) · Video
On PoE Source: PoE 2 campaign · Infernalist · Lich