Which Monsters/Spectres have attacks versus spells?

In terms of figuring out which auras/support gems will be functional (i.e. Wrath, Anger, Hatred, Added Fire Damage, Added Cold Damage, etc.)

Some are pretty self-explanatory, like the various archers and skeleton mages. However, what about things like Bramble Cobras and Ancient Constructs? Are these considered attacks or spells?

AncientConstructs definitely attack. With my evasion character they miss me. Not sure which ones the cobras are, but if they shoot what looks like a flame totem, it's a spell, and if they hit you with viper strike, it's an attack.

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mark1030 wrote:

AncientConstructs definitely attack. With my evasion character they miss me. Not sure which ones the cobras are, but if they shoot what looks like a flame totem, it's a spell, and if they hit you with viper strike, it's an attack.

That's what I thought too, until I found this thread: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/435567, which states Ancient Constructs are spellcasters so I guess none of my mentioned skills will work with them. Bramble Cobras are the ones that shoot green poison. I would assume it's an attack but none of the enemies I go against when I link Added Fire Damage to my spectres become burned, which is how I usually test it out, so I'm not sure. Night Adders (the inferno like effect you mentioned) are spellcasters, I agree with you.

Interesting. Either Mark was incorrect or they changed something since that was posted. Because it's quite apparent when you get high evasion and Ondar's Guile, you can stand in the middle of a room full of Ancient Constructs, and practically all of their shots will miss. You can't say the same for things that use spells.

Oops, my apologies. I guess I was just moving when I'd enter those rooms so they were just missing me. I thought I was evading them.

Two monsters I'm currently curious about are Voidbearers and Devourers. I know these guys both have a melee attack, but are their ranged attacks considered attacks or spells?

What about the evangelist's aoe?

It seems to be a spell that does physical damage, is this correct? Faster cast seems to affect it, indicating a spell.

Hatred clearly seems to affect it, indicating physical, but my testing on added fire seemed to say that it did not (I froze and chilled consistently, yet never saw an ignite/burn. At the levels I tested, I think hatred and added fire were both providing around ~33% dmg).

I've also heard rumors that very high evade can help avoid the damage (indicating an attack, but I'm wondering if that person had spell dodge..), but haven't personally tested this.