Skeletal Reaver

Skeletal ReaverMinion, Persistent, Physical
Tier: 9
Level: 1
Reservation: 90 spirit
Cooldown Time: 4.00 secSummons aggressive, Reviving Skeletal Reavers that can enrage on Command.

Enrage all Skeletal Reavers, causing them to lose life over time and gain Rage on hit. Skeletal Reavers do more Attack Damage and gain increased Attack speed based on their Rage.Gain 2 Rage on Hit
Lose 1% of Life per second
20% more Life loss each secondPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill.
Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSkeletalReaver

Skeletal Reaver is a minion skill that reserves Spirit to summon persistent skeleton reavers.

Skill functions and interactions

During their command skill those minions lose life and gain rage on each their hit.

Skeletal Reavers automatically revive after 7 seconds after being killed, you can decrease that time with passives from skill tree.

Gem level progression

Level		Spirit Reservation
1	1	90

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	BrutalityBrutalitySupport, Physical Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.Supported Skills deal 25% more Physical Damage Supported Skills deal no Chaos Damage Supported Skills deal no Elemental DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Essence HarvestEssence HarvestSupport, Minion, Persistent Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills which create Reviving Persistent Minions. When those Minions die, you restore a percentage of your maximum Mana.Recover 4% of your maximum Mana when a Persistent Reviving Minion created by Supported Skill diesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Minion InstabilityMinion InstabilitySupport, Minion, Fire Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports skills which create Minions, causing them to violently explode when reduced to Low Life.Minions from Supported Skills explode when reduced to Low Life, dealing 15% of their maximum Life as Fire Damage to surrounding EnemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	Crazed MinionsCrazed MinionsSupport, Minion, Persistent Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Minion Skills which summon Reviving Minions. Supported Minions deal significantly more Damage if they have Revived Recently.Supported Minions deal 30% more Damage if they have Revived RecentlyPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	DeathmarchDeathmarchSupport, Minion, Persistent Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills which create Persistent Minions. Supported Minions will restore Life to nearby Allied Minions on death, as well as removing Ailments from those Minions.Minions from Supported Skills heal Allied Minions within 3 metres for 25% of Supported Minions' life on death, as well as removing all Ailments from those MinionsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Feeding FrenzyFeeding FrenzySupport, Minion Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports skills which create Minions, making them deal and take more damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Minions from Supported Skills take 20% more Damage Minions from Supported Skills deal 30% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	BeheadBeheadSupport, Attack, Melee, Strike Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Strike skills, causing them to steal Modifiers from Rare monsters they kill.Killing Blows from Supported Strike Skills against Rare monsters grant one of their Modifiers for 20 secondsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	DiscombobulateDiscombobulateSupport, Attack, Physical Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to build up Daze based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Supported Attacks cause Daze buildup equal to 100% of Physical Damage dealtPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Minion MasteryMinion MasterySupport, Minion Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Minion skills, granting them an additional level.+1 to Level of Supported Minion SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Item acquisition

Skeletal Reaver has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Skeletal Reaver has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0c	Minions have approximately 15% more Life through the early Campaign, tapering down to be unchanged by Gem Level 30 (or so). Gem Level 10 Minions now have 41% More Damage. Gem Level 15 Minions now have 50% More Damage. Gem Level 20 Minions now have 60% More Damage. Gem Level 30 Minions now have 79% More Damage.
0.2.0	Adjusted Minion Damage and Life scaling. General Damage and Life is the same early game, but lower than before at higher levels, especially past Gem level 20+. Skeletal Reavers now correctly gain Rage On Hit while their Command: Enrage skill is active.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.