Skeletal Brute

Skeletal BruteMinion, Persistent, Physical
Tier: 13
Level: 1Summons hard-hitting, Reviving Skeletal Brutes that can Stun Primed enemies.

A Strike that causes a Heavy Stun on enemies that are Primed for Stun. Upon causing a Heavy Stun it will also create a Shockwave, dealing a large amount of damage in an area.Place 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

Skeletal Brute is a minion skill that reserves Spirit to summon persistent skeleton brute minions.

Skill functions and interactions

While hitting they can stun primed enemies like bosses etc.

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

Gem level progression

Level
1	1

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	BrutalityBrutalityPhysical Tier: 1 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.Supported Skills deal 35% more Physical Damage Supported Skills deal no Chaos Damage Supported Skills deal no Elemental Damage.Place 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.	Impact ShockwaveImpact ShockwaveAttack, Melee, Strike Tier: 1 Level: 1Supports Melee Strike skills, causing them to create an Aftershock that damages enemies around the target when they Heavy Stun an enemy.Supported Skills create an Aftershock when they Heavy Stun an Enemy, dealing the same damage to enemies within 2 metresPlace 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.	Martial TempoMartial TempoAttack Tier: 1 Level: 1Supports Attacks, causing them Attack faster.Supported Skills have 25% more Attack SpeedPlace 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	DevastateDevastateTier: 2 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to apply Broken Armour to enemies when causing a Heavy Stun to enemies.Supported Skills Fully Break Armour when inflicting a Heavy StunPlace 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 FrenzyMinion Tier: 2 Level: 1Supports skills which create Minions, making them deal and take more damage.Minions from Supported Skills deal 30% more Damage Minions from Supported Skills take 20% 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.	Infernal LegionInfernal LegionMinion, AoE, Fire Tier: 2 Level: 1Supports skills which create Minions, causing them and enemies near them to Burn. Damage dealt by the Burning is based off the Life of the supported Minion.Minions from Supported Skills take 20% of their maximum Life as Fire Damage per second Minions from Supported Skills Ignite Enemies within a radius of 1.5 metres as though dealing Base Fire Damage equal to 20% of Minion's Maximum LifePlace 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	BeheadBeheadAttack, Melee, Strike Tier: 3 Level: 1Supports 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.	DiscombobulateDiscombobulateAttack, Physical Tier: 3 Level: 1Supports 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.	HeftHeftPhysical Tier: 3 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Supported Skills have 30% more Maximum Physical 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.

Item acquisition

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

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Skeletal Brute has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.