I can save ya the time Mik. The ancients do NOT respond to any of the IK bonuses, Call of the Ancients spell, CotA Damage bonuses on gear or + Elemental damage in any way. Tested it on the PTR a few nights ago. Normal ancients were critting around 50 mil, the spawned ones were around 8 mil and didn't appear to have the splash damage.
Edit: according to Tactiks, the Remorseless ancients do proc the splash, but I wasn't seeing it at all. I'll check again tonight when I get home and report my findings here.
It should be very easy to see if you look when the ancients so there splash damage (4pc) they emit like a red explosion around the target. So the spawned one should do the same.
It should be very easy to see if you look when the ancients so there splash damage (4pc) they emit like a red explosion around the target. So the spawned one should do the same.
That is what I mean by "they didn't appear to have the splash damage." I saw no red explosion graphic like the normal ancients did.