Overview
This is a minion-driven Spirit Walker take on the Huntress that leans on tamed beast companions — a captured monkey and bear — backed by a pack of skeletons. CaptainLance9 frames it as the strongest league start he has played: after leveling as Twister through the campaign, he respecs into the beast-master setup right after the second lab in act three, taming the unique monkey to anchor the build’s damage.
The result is a low-effort, high-output playstyle. The player runs around the map while the monkey, bear, and skeletons do the killing; companions teleport back if you outrun them, so positioning stays relaxed. The creator reports cruising straight to T15 maps with very few deaths roughly nine hours into the league on a level 82 character — even before finishing the Uber lab.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Exceptionally strong, smooth league start — campaign and early maps clear with minimal investment
- Monkey companion hits extremely hard (cited 500k default swings on bosses)
- Hands-off playstyle: minions kill while you reposition
- Cheap to scale early — trade-filter for gear with minion gem levels plus life and resistances
Cons
- Damage is gated by minion gem levels (+2 helmet/amulet/scepter are the real upgrades)
- Reservation and attribute matching across both weapon sets needs care or minions de-summon
- Getting too aggressive can get you pounced and stun-locked
- The runic-ward layer trades away some evasion scaling
Key Skills
- Tamed Monkey (unique companion) — primary single-target and clear damage
- Tamed Bear — early companion providing utility and kills while leveling
- Skeletal Clerics / Snipers — minions that feed Muster and Pain Offering
- Pain Offering — offering that scales the companions’ damage off your skeletons
- Twister — leveling skill used through the campaign before the respec
Gear & Anointments
Prioritise minion skill levels above all else: a +2 helmet, +2 amulet, and +2 scepter are the core damage upgrades, with a Trench Timber weapon as later icing. Match spirit and attributes across both weapon sets so companions don’t de-summon on weapon swap. Use the trade filters from the creator’s planner to buy life-and-resistance gear, and unlock the runic-ward bench via the Pharaoh quest line for an extra healing ward bar. Specific uniques should be confirmed against the source video.
Endgame Notes
The creator pushes powerful-monster maps using an Overseer tablet, which multiplies boss tankiness for greater rewards, and reports reaching T15 comfortably before completing the Uber lab. Capturing bosses with extra mods onto a companion is being tested as a further damage source.
Credits & Source
Build credited to CaptainLance9. See the source video for the full build’s gameplay footage and day-one progression notes: My Beast Leaguestarter Ever ~ Spirit Walker Day 1.