The IO grants you an Aura of 40' (i think it's 40, even though some of them say 20'). That then gives your pets 10% resistance or 5% defense.
So, it affects all of your pets. Not just the ones it's slotted into.
How do they work? Very well indeed 
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Just so you know, you can put the two Recharge Intensive auras into Hell on Earth (or Soul Extraction, or Gang War), then fit the other two into your henchmen tiers for a total of +10% Def and +20% Res.|
Originally Posted by Derek_Icelord
If I slot both of these into Hell on Earth on my Demon Summoning Mastermind, will all of my pets gain +20% Res (all), or only the Hellfires conjured up by the Hell on Earth power?
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I've found that frankenslotting the Acc/Dam and aura from Sovereign Right and Edict of the Master with the Acc/Dam and Acc/Dam/End from Blood Mandate works pretty well if you put it in the lowest tier for most primaries. The Acc and Dam bonuses come out at 86.38%, per Mids', which I find high enough for most purposes -- also, since the lower tier rarely has End issues, it works out pretty well.
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Originally Posted by prae
Just so you know, you can put the two Recharge Intensive auras into Hell on Earth (or Soul Extraction, or Gang War), then fit the other two into your henchmen tiers for a total of +10% Def and +20% Res.
I've found that frankenslotting the Acc/Dam and aura from Sovereign Right and Edict of the Master with the Acc/Dam and Acc/Dam/End from Blood Mandate works pretty well if you put it in the lowest tier for most primaries. The Acc and Dam bonuses come out at 86.38%, per Mids', which I find high enough for most purposes -- also, since the lower tier rarely has End issues, it works out pretty well. |
The Sovereign/Mandate combo with Acc/Dam and Acc/Dam/End leaves a lot of room for procs not just the res/def procs. I use it on all my MMs
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You can also just dump all four in Hell on Earth, Soul Extraction, or Gang War. With Hell on Earth or Gang War all I really need to slot is a bit of recharge so the four auras plus two lvl 50 recharge IOs would give the most room for procs in the main pets.
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Originally Posted by prae
Just so you know, you can put the two Recharge Intensive auras into Hell on Earth (or Soul Extraction, or Gang War), then fit the other two into your henchmen tiers for a total of +10% Def and +20% Res.
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Do they only aid the pets summoned with the power the IO is slotted in, or is it a buff for all pets within some distance of the controlling Mastermind?
If I slot both of these into Hell on Earth on my Demon Summoning Mastermind, will all of my pets gain +20% Res (all), or only the Hellfires conjured up by the Hell on Earth power?
Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket?