Animate Guardian of Smithing - Tanky Uber Melter | Poe 3.28 Mirage

----------- MAIN BUILD MECHANICS ----------- Life Stacking: We stack life to give our AG damage. We use The Gray Wind, Rathpith Globe, and Crown of Eyes on our AG to scale all our life into damage. We also use Flame Link, which gives 5% of total life as fire damage to the AG. Transfusion Mechanic: We use Corrupting Fever linked to Automation and Transfusion to give our AG Soul Eater stacks. ----------- CHARACTER GEAR OVERVIEW ----------- Weapon: We use a multi-link weapon that pairs perfectly with The Squire. If you cannot get a mirrored weapon like mine, get one with at least 4 links. The best mods are: - 40% More Elemental Damage - Increased Elemental Damage With Attacks - Increased Critical Strikes - Ruthless / Faster Attacks The Hallowed Monarch: Core mandatory item. It makes our AG take 65 to 75% less damage and gives it a Headhunter effect, all while linked to It. Kaom's Heart: Get one with 1150+ life. Rare Items: - Gloves: High life and resistances. - Boots: Must have "Cannot be poisoned" mod. Easy to craft. - Amulet: Aim for at least +440 to maximum life and possibly minion movement speed with no downsides. - Rings: Aim for at least +330 to maximum life, with no downsides (And minion movement speed if you don't have it in the amulet). ----------- ANIMATE GUARDIAN GEAR OVERVIEW ----------- The Gray Wind + Rathpith Globe + Crown of Eyes: Scales player life into AG damage. Garb of the Ephemeral: Provides player tankiness, quality of life, and AG damage. Boots (two options): - Expensive: Foulborn Seven-League Step (15% increased action speed) - Cheap: Foulborn Victario's Flight (12% increased action speed) Gloves (AG): Very important. They need chaos resistance and 16% attack speed. The most critical stats are the eldritch implicits (see AG item set). Important Bug / Interaction: There is a small bug (unclear if intentional) that makes the game treat our AG as a Pinnacle boss. As a result, "While a Pinnacle Atlas boss is in your presence" modifiers always work.