Path of Exile 2: The Third Edict - Spirit Guide

Grinding Gear Games (GGG) continues to innovate in Path of Exile 2, and one of the most significant changes in The Third Edict is the introduction of a brand-new resource: Spirit. Unlike Path of Exile 1, where auras and persistent buffs drained mana, Spirit now manages these ongoing abilities, freeing up your mana for active skills and survival.

In this guide, we'll cover everything you need to know about Spirit in PoE 2 Patch 0.3.0—including how to obtain it, the best skills and unique items that use it, and tips for maximizing your build's efficiency.

What is Spirit

Spirit is a resource in Path of Exile 2 designed to activate persistent auras, skills, and minions. The terms “reserve” or “reservation” indicate the amount of Spirit needed to maintain these effects.

GGG introduced Spirit to address a longstanding problem from PoE 1, where players often had to reserve huge portions of mana (or even life with Blood Magic) for buffs. Spirit ensures you can keep your auras and minions active without sacrificing your mana pool or survivability.

How to Use Spirit

To use Spirit, you need an Uncut Spirit Gem. Right-clicking it opens the Gemcutting UI, which helps you craft Spirit Gems optimized for your build. These gems are loot drops from enemies in the campaign and maps. Higher-level Uncut Spirit Gems allow you to upgrade buffs and meta-skills.

By default, the UI suggests buffs suited for your class, but you can create any Spirit Gem via the “All Gems” tab. Use the search function to find specific skills for your build.

Popular Spirit Skills

Some of the most widely used Spirit-based skills in PoE 2 include:

Wind Dancer: Boosts evasion per stage—ideal for Ranger, Monk, and Mercenary builds.

Herald of Thunder: Summons lightning bolts after killing shocked enemies, great for elemental builds.

Raging Spirits: Summons flaming skulls on fire skill use (nerfed to two per cast in Patch 0.3.0).

Skeletal Arsonist: Summons bomb-throwing minions, with Spirit costs ranging from 39–90.

Time of Need: Heals and removes elemental ailments; used by Warriors, Titans, Warbringers, and Smiths of Kitava.

Herald of Ice & Herald of Ash: Explosive herald skills for cold and fire damage.

Combat Frenzy: Keeps Frenzy Charges active; can generate Power Charges for certain Monk builds.

Companions: Summon tamed beasts that provide buffs and utility; requires substantial Spirit.

Cast on Shock / Cast on Critical: Meta gems that automatically trigger socketed skills under certain conditions.

Rhoa Mount: Allows spear- and bow-wielders to attack while moving, reserved Spirit included.

How to Obtain Spirit

A new character starts with zero Spirit, but you can gain it through side quests and equipping certain items:

1. Act 1 – Defeat The King in the Mists to obtain the Gembloom Skull (+30 Spirit).

2. Act 3 – Fight Ignagduk, the Bog Witch in Normal and Cruel difficulty to collect the Gemrot Skull (+30 Spirit) and Gemcrust Skull (+40 Spirit).

Gear That Grants Spirit

Sceptres: Grant 100 Spirit by default; can be improved with “% Increased Spirit” modifiers.

Solar Amulet: Up to 15 flat Spirit on implicit, up to 50 with explicit mods.

Body Armor: Can roll Spirit as an explicit modifier; a solid choice if Sceptres or Amulets aren't ideal.

Unique Items That Grant Spirit

Some of the standout uniques for Spirit builds:

Ventor's Gamble: Popular ring; can roll up to +20 Spirit.

Guiding Palm: Three elemental variants; base sceptre gives 100 Spirit.

Font of Power: Up to 50% increased Spirit, ideal for minion builds.

The Dark Defiler: Grants undead minions and bonus chaos damage.

Morior Invictus: Body armor with four rune sockets; can roll +6–10 Spirit per socket.

Alpha's Howl: Helmet granting 100 Spirit and increased AoE for presence skills.

Enfolding Dawn: Grants 100 Spirit after completing three side quests.

Pariah's Embrace: Reduces active skill mana costs by 20%, boosts attributes.

Beacon of Azis: Solar Amulet that adds up to 45 Spirit and ignores monster resistances.

Fireflower: Increases fire skill levels; base Solar Amulet grants 10–15 Spirit.

Ligurium Talisman: Grants Spirit, Intelligence, and energy shield; useful for Smith of Kitava builds.

Against the Darkness: Grants Spirit per notable passive in its radius; obtainable from Zarokh, the Eternal.

New Unique Items in Patch 0.3.0

Gloamgown: 40 Spirit, energy shield recharge boost; excellent for Lich builds.

Sacrosanctum: 30 Spirit; recoups damage as life and energy shield.

Silks of Veneration: 50 Spirit, energy shield reduces elemental damage.

Waveshaper: Boosts energy shield recharge based on mana regeneration; adds armor.

Yriel's Fostering: Summons two companions simultaneously.

Prism Guardian: Shield that converts HP into Spirit for minion builds.

Unique Items That Affect Spirit

Some uniques modify Spirit indirectly:

Kaom's Heart: Zero Spirit but massive life boost.

Matsya: Reduces Spirit reservation, useful for leveling Monks.

Threaded Light: Grants increased spell damage per 10 Spirit; ideal for Invokers and Stormweavers.

Currency Items That Grant Spirit

Soul Core of Azcapa: Socketed in martial weapons; provides 15 Spirit.

Vaal Orb: Can corrupt gear to add Spirit modifiers (unreliable but potentially rewarding).

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Ascendancy Nodes & Passive Skills

Spirit can also be gained through certain ascendancy nodes and passive skills:

Infernalist – Beidat's Will: Converts life into Spirit.

Invoker – Lead Me Through Grace…: Boosts Spirit based on evasion and energy shield.

Tactician – A Solid Plan: Grants 8% increased Spirit; ideal for minion builds.

Profane Commander Cluster: Increases Spirit and presence AoE, synergizing with minion skills.

Final Thoughts

Spirit in Path of Exile 2: The Third Edict is an essential resource for activating persistent buffs and minions without sacrificing mana. While early-game Spirit can be obtained from quests and basic gear, endgame builds often require high-end uniques like Against the Darkness.

Whether you're focusing on minions, heralds, or meta-skill builds, mastering Spirit will allow you to unleash the full potential of your character in Wraeclast. For those who want to skip the grind, our PoE 2 store has all the Spirit items you need to power up your build quickly.

MMOexp POE 2 Team