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- Where To Find the Sisters of Garukhan
- Claiming Your +10% Lightning Resistance
- Troubleshooting: Why No Lightning Resistance Buff?
Path of Exile 2's endgame demands meticulous preparation. Fortunately, the developers have strategically placed easily-missed encounters within the main campaign. These encounters offer permanent stat boosts, extra passive skill points, and weapon skill points. One such encounter, the Sisters of Garukhan, provides a significant +10% Lightning Resistance bonus. This guide explains how to locate and activate this crucial buff.
Where To Find the Sisters of Garukhan
The Sisters of Garukhan shrine appears twice: once in Act 2 and again in Act 2 Cruel. Activating the shrine in each act grants +10% Lightning Resistance. Its inconspicuous icon on the world map makes it easily overlooked.
Due to PoE 2's randomly generated maps, the shrine's exact location within the Spires of Deshar varies. However, it's always present on this map. Thoroughly exploring the map will eventually reveal the shrine. Upon interaction, be prepared for combat; nearby automatons will activate and attack. Activating the shrine triggers all automatons on the map.
A convenient strategy involves using the checkpoint near the shrine to avoid re-traversing the map if you reach the exit checkpoint first.
Claiming Your +10% Lightning Resistance
The +10% Lightning Resistance is applied instantly upon interacting with the shrine. It's not a dropped item or a reward for defeating the automatons; it's an immediate effect.
Remember, the Sisters of Garukhan encounter is repeatable in both Act 2 and Act 2 Cruel. Activating it twice yields a total of +20% Lightning Resistance.
Troubleshooting: Why No Lightning Resistance Buff?
Many players find it perplexing that despite activating the shrine and receiving the in-game message, their resistance values remain negative.
This is due to a game mechanic: After completing each act, a -10% debuff to all elemental resistances is applied (Chaos Resistance remains unaffected). Therefore, activating the shrine in Act 2 nets zero Lightning Resistance (the buff cancels the Act 1 debuff). In Act 2 Cruel, the net Lightning Resistance will improve from -40% to -30% after activating the shrine.
To verify the buffs, remove all equipment and check your resistances in the endgame. A -40% elemental resistance total indicates that you have not missed the Sisters of Garukhan encounters.
