Path of Exile 2: Sisters of Garukhan Guide

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• Where To Find Sisters of Garukhan

• How to Get +10% Lightning Resistance From Sisters of Garukhan

• Why is +10% Lightning Resistance Not Activating

Path of Exile 2's endgame is notoriously challenging. To ease the transition, developers have strategically placed easily-missed encounters throughout the main campaign. These encounters offer permanent buffs, extra passive skill points, and even weapon set skill points. One such encounter, the Sisters of Garukhan, grants a valuable +10% Lightning Resistance. However, its subtle nature makes it surprisingly easy to overlook. Let's explore how to find and activate this beneficial encounter.

Where To Find Sisters of Garukhan

The Sisters of Garukhan encounter appears twice in the campaign: once in Act 2 and again in Act 2 Cruel. Located within the Spires of Deshar map, interacting with the shrine grants the +10% Lightning Resistance buff. The shrine's icon is easily missed on the world map, leading many players to miss this valuable reward.

Due to PoE 2's randomly generated maps, there's no guaranteed path to the shrine within the Spires of Deshar. Thorough exploration is key. Look for a shrine resembling the image above. Upon interaction, you'll receive the buff, but be prepared for a fight! Statues flanking the shrine will come to life, initiating a challenging encounter. Activating the shrine triggers all automatons on the map.

If you reach a checkpoint near the exit before finding the shrine, fast travel back to that checkpoint to avoid traversing the entire map.

How to Get +10% Lightning Resistance From Sisters of Garukhan

The +10% Lightning Resistance is awarded instantly upon interacting with the Sisters of Garukhan statues. It's not a dropped item or a reward for defeating the automatons; the buff activates upon touching the shrine.

Remember, the Sisters of Garukhan encounter is repeatable in both Act 2 and Act 2 Cruel. Activating the shrine in both acts grants a total of +20% Lightning Resistance.

Why is +10% Lightning Resistance Not Activating

Many players find it confusing that even after activating the shrine and receiving the confirmation message, their resistance values remain negative. This is due to a -10% debuff to all elemental resistances applied after each Act (Chaos Resistance remains unaffected).

Therefore, activating the Sisters of Garukhan in Act 2 nets a zero Lightning Resistance change (the buff cancels the Act 1 debuff). In Act 2 Cruel, your Lightning Resistance will improve from -40% to -30% after activating the shrine.

To verify the buff's activation, remove all equipment and check your resistances in the endgame. A -40% elemental resistance indicates that you haven't missed the encounter.