|flavour_text = "He took many of his people's traditions and gilded them, hollowed them. They<br>rejected his new religion, and he and his followers were forced to depart the<br>mountains for lands unknown." - Lycia, the Heretic
|flavour_text = "He took many of his people's traditions and gilded them, hollowed them. They<br>rejected his new religion, and he and his followers were forced to depart the<br>mountains for lands unknown." - Lycia, the Heretic
* Unique Relics can only be used in Forbidden Sanctum areas of level 80+.
* This Unique Relic can only be used in Forbidden Sanctum areas of level 83.
* Unique Relics are destroyed upon completing or failing a run.
* Unique Relics are destroyed upon completing or failing a run.
* Lycia will drop an additional {{il|The Balance of Terror}}.
* This item guarantees that the [[Herald of the Scourge]] will drop {{il|The Winds of Fate}}.
==Strategies==
==Strategies==
* This Relic causes the fight to be a pseudo-Uber boss; ensure your character has the defences necessary for this boss as it ignores Resolve mechanics.
* This Relic causes the fight to be a pseudo-Uber boss; ensure your character has the defences necessary for this boss as it ignores Resolve mechanics.
* Prioritize Boons that increase your damage and reduce enemy damage. Avoid the increased attack/cast speed and knockback Afflictions if possible.
* Prioritize Boons that increase your damage and reduce enemy damage. Avoid Afflictions that benefit Lycia's attack/cast/action speed if possible.
{{Item acquisition}}
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==Version history==
==Version history==
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{{Version history table header}}
{{Version history table row|3.21.0|
{{Version history table row|3.22.0|
* All existing relics and invocations were deleted as a result of [[Sanctum league]] not going core.<ref>https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3357619</ref>
* [[The Forbidden Sanctum]] has been added to the core game.
* [[Relic]]s have returned and are now tradeable.
* Unique Relics have been rebalanced and reworked.
** No longer can roll {{c|mod|The Herald of the Scourge drops an additional Balance of Terror with an extra Modifier}}.
** Now has {{c|mod|The Herald of the Scourge drops the Winds of Fate}} and {{c|mod|Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 83}}.
** {{c|mod|This item is destroyed when your Sanctum ends}} now reads {{c|mod|This item is destroyed when applied to a Sanctum}}.
* Due to changes in The Second Sacrament, it is no longer possible to obtain new three curse modifier versions of {{il|The Balance of Terror}} from [[Lycia]]. {{Undocumented}}
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{{Version history table row|3.20.0|
{{Version history table row|3.20.2d|
* Introduced to the game in [[Sanctum league]].
* [[Sanctum league]] mechanics and items were not added to the core game.<ref name="Sanctum after league end" />
* Relics and [[Lycia's Invocation]]s will be deleted upon logging in.
The Second Sacrament Candlestick RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge deals 100% more Damage The Herald of the Scourge takes 70% less Damage The Herald of the Scourge drops the Winds of Fate Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 83 This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"He took many of his people's traditions and gilded them, hollowed them. They rejected his new religion, and he and his followers were forced to depart the mountains for lands unknown." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run
This Relic causes the fight to be a pseudo-Uber boss; ensure your character has the defences necessary for this boss as it ignores Resolve mechanics.
Prioritize Boons that increase your damage and reduce enemy damage. Avoid Afflictions that benefit Lycia's attack/cast/action speed if possible.
Item acquisition
The Second Sacrament has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced.
Has a chance to drop from Lycia, Herald of the Scourge in a Sanctum of area level 81+.
Monster restrictions
This item can be acquired from the following monsters:
No longer can roll The Herald of the Scourge drops an additional Balance of Terror with an extra Modifier.
Now has The Herald of the Scourge drops the Winds of Fate and Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 83.
This item is destroyed when your Sanctum ends now reads This item is destroyed when applied to a Sanctum.
Due to changes in The Second Sacrament, it is no longer possible to obtain new three curse modifier versions of The Balance of TerrorThe Balance of Terror Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances <2 random curse modifiers>Fellshrine stood as a holy bastion opposite the Chamber of Sins, and all that it represented. For one to rise, the other must fall.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. from Lycia. [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]