Grim Feast and Grim Resurrection
Dead Reviving Minions store part of their maximum Life as Grim Remnants. Grim Resurrection consumes collected Life to revive dead Minions up to that total.
Related: Grim Feast, Remnant, MinionMechanic
Reviving Minions
Reviving Minions heal after avoiding damage and automatically return after their reforming delay when killed. Other Skills and items can revive them immediately or change that timing.0.5.4d
Current data
Catalog version 0.5.4d
No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.
What Reviving Minions does
Current rulesReviving Minions are persistent Minions that return automatically after death. The first death starts a reforming timer of up to 7.5 seconds. Further Reviving Minion deaths extend the shared timer by diminishing amounts, still capped at 7.5 seconds. A separate revive effect can return a Minion without waiting for that timer, which does not count as reforming.
- They recover and revive automatically
- A Reviving Minion heals after avoiding damage for a short time. When killed, it automatically returns after the reforming delay instead of being permanently lost.
- The timer is shared across deaths
- The first Reviving Minion death starts the timer at 7.5 seconds. Additional deaths increase that timer by progressively smaller amounts, with the total still capped at 7.5 seconds.
- Reforming is narrower than reviving
- Reforming occurs only when a dead Persistent Minion returns at the end of the Minion Reforming Buff timer. Eternal March, Grim Resurrection, a Cleric, or another immediate revive can return a Minion without that event counting as reforming.
- Revive speed changes waiting time
- Stats such as Minions Revive faster shorten the automatic return timing. They do not make the Minion immortal or prevent the death event.
- Companions are Reviving Minions
- A Companion is a more complex type of Reviving Minion. The default Companion limit and any Companion-specific rules remain separate from the generic revival behavior.
Ways to change or use Minion revival
6 casesEternal March
Spends Runic Ward to revive Minions immediately, prioritising the most powerful dead Minions first.
Related: Eternal March, Runic Ward, MinionSkeletal Cleric
This Reviving Minion heals other Minions and can revive fallen Skeletons, providing a direct revival source distinct from waiting for reforming.
Related: Skeletal Cleric, MinionNecromantle
Makes Minions revive 50% faster while also giving them Energy Shield and Chaos Resistance.
Related: Necromantle, Energy Shield, Resistances, MinionHeartbound Loop
Makes Minions revive 10% to 15% faster and causes the wearer to take 300 Physical damage whenever a Minion dies.
Related: Heartbound Loop, Physical, MinionLimits and exceptions
5 rules- Temporary Minions do not become Reviving Minions merely because another effect can summon them again.
- A direct revive and reforming are different events, so wording that checks one does not automatically check the other.
- Revive speed changes the delay but does not prevent Minion death.
- The reforming timer can be extended by later deaths but remains capped at 7.5 seconds under the current 0.2.0e rule.
- An effect that revives only Skeletons, Companions, or another named Minion type does not apply to every Reviving Minion.
Related pages
11 connectionsmechanicMinion
skillSkeletal Warrior
skillSkeletal Cleric
skillGrim Feast
skillEternal March
unique itemNecromantle
unique itemHeartbound Loop
Minions are summoned Allies with their own offensive and defensive stats. Player modifiers do not apply to them unless the modifier explicitly affects Minions or Allies, and the player does not count as their own Ally.
mechanicCompanionsCompanions are powerful Reviving Minions with a separate global limit. By default, you can have only one Companion summoned at a time, regardless of its type or the number of creatures represented by its skill.
skillSkeletal WarriorActivate to summon Reviving Skeletal Warriors.
skillSkeletal ClericActivate to summon Reviving Skeletal Clerics that heal other minions and revive fallen Skeletons.
skillGrim FeastWhile active, your Reviving Minions store a percentage of their maximum Life in a collectible Grim Remnant on death. Using Grim Resurrection Consumes the Life you've collected to Revive up to that much total Life of dead Minions.
skillEternal MarchSpend Runic Ward to instantly Revive your Minions. Prioritises the most powerful minions first.
mechanicSacrificeSacrifice removes a stated amount of Life, Mana, Energy Shield, Runic Ward, or another named resource to produce an effect. The loss is not damage and the sacrificed amount is not part of a skill's cost.
unique itemNecromantle+(40-60) to maximum Life
unique itemHeartbound LoopMinions have (10-15)% increased maximum Life
mechanicRunic WardRunic Ward protects the final point of Life. When damage would reduce Life to 0, Life stops at 1 and current Runic Ward absorbs the remainder. The character still dies if the remaining damage is greater than the Ward available.
mechanicRemnantRemnants are temporary objects created by Skills. Moving close enough collects one and grants the benefit defined by that Remnant's creator, unless another effect changes who receives it.
Related mechanics
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MechanicCompanionsCompanions are powerful Reviving Minions with a separate global limit. By default, you can have only one Companion summoned at a time, regardless of its type or the number of creatures represented by its skill.
MechanicSacrificeSacrifice removes a stated amount of Life, Mana, Energy Shield, Runic Ward, or another named resource to produce an effect. The loss is not damage and the sacrificed amount is not part of a skill's cost.
Items and gems using this mechanic
8 connectionsDirect relationEternal MarchSpend Runic Ward to instantly Revive your Minions. Prioritises the most powerful minions first.
Direct relationGrim FeastWhile active, your Reviving Minions store a percentage of their maximum Life in a collectible Grim Remnant on death. Using Grim Resurrection Consumes the Life you've collected to Revive up to that much total Life of dead Minions.
Direct relationHeartbound LoopMinions have (10-15)% increased maximum Life
Direct relationNecromantle+(40-60) to maximum Life
Direct relationSacrificeWhile active, your undead Reviving Minions can be used in place of Corpses by your skills, but your Minions Revive more slowly.
Direct relationSkeletal WarriorActivate to summon Reviving Skeletal Warriors.
Uses Reviving MinionsIdol of RalakeshHelmets: 8% increased Reservation Efficiency of Minion Skills
Uses Reviving MinionsWarding Rune of SalvagingSceptres: Recover 3% of maximum Runic Ward when one of your Reviving Minions is Killed