Path Of Exile Resource #5 - Astramentis Unique Item Review

The Astramentis in Path Of Exile is a unique onyx amulet that gives the player up to 116 more points towards all three attributes, unless you have a legacy version, which gives you up to 120 more points. Astramentis also gives you a negligible -4 physical damage taken from attacks.

Item Usefulness Information - This item is interesting because the added points towards all attributes, which are strength, intelligence, and dexterity, can be beneficial towards any characters who use iron will or iron grip as a support for their main skill, any characters that need more attributes in order to wear high end pieces of gear, or any characters that use items that benefit specifically from having increased attributes. Iron will gets a buff with this item because of the high strength attributes it gives you, and with a perfect legacy Astramentis, the increased spell damage will be equal to 24 percent. Iron grip also receives a buff with this item equipped, as it is roughly the same as iron will except that it applies to projectile attack damage, and with a perfect legacy Astramentis, the increased projectile attack damage will be equal to 24 percent. The increased strength and intelligence that this item gives you can be beneficial towards characters who use a Mjölner, as Mjölner has a very high strength and intelligence requirement. The increased dexterity that this item gives is useful if your build revolves around the Iron Commander bow, since the bow grants you an added 1–3 Physical Damage to Attacks per 25 Dexterity, and the ability to Summon 1 additional Siege Ballista Totem per 200 Dexterity. All of the attributes gained while wearing this item helps builds that use the Pillar Of The Caged God staff, as the staff gains 1% increased Area of Effect Radius per 20 intelligence, 1% increased Attack Speed per 10 Dexterity, and 16% increased Physical Weapon Damage per 10 Strength. In the early stages of the game, this item is useful mostly for its added attributes, and allows players to easily wear more diverse pieces of leveling gear they couldn't have worn if they were missing the attributes that come from Astramentis. In the late stages of the game, this item is useful due to its ability to increase the damage output of people using iron will or iron grip in their builds, as well as allowing certain items to be accessed if they have large attribute requirements, as well as enhancing certain items to more effective, such as the Pillar Of The Caged God staff or the Iron Commander bow.

Informative Links -
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Astramentis - additional information regarding the Astramentis unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Iron_Commander - additional information regarding the Iron Commander unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Mj%C3%B6lner - additional information regarding the Mjölner unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Pillar_of_the_Caged_God - additional information regarding the Pillar Of The Caged God unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Iron_Will_Support - additional information regarding the Iron Will support gem
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Repentance - additional information regarding the Repentance unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Iron_Grip_Support - additional information regarding the Iron Grip support gem
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Iron_Grip - additional information regarding the Iron Grip keystone passive skill
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Attribute - additional information regarding the Attribute mechanic


Note - The Iron Will support can also be added to your build by using the Repentance unique. The Iron Grip support can also be added to your build by accessing the Iron Grip keystone in the passive tree. They are not mentioned in the Astramentis item review above but are enhanced due to the characteristics that the Astramentis item has.