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Before [[Version 0.5.1]], Hillock was known as the "zombie boss".<ref> See https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1812437, Path of Exile Version 0.5.1 </ref> | Before [[Version 0.5.1]], Hillock was known as the "zombie boss".<ref> See https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1812437, Path of Exile Version 0.5.1 </ref> | ||
Before the release of the Letters of Exile in [[Version 0.10.8]], more information could be found regarding Hillock on the Path of Exile website.<ref> See http://web.archive.org/web/20111225120839/http://www.pathofexile.com/monsters/hillock </ref> As of the website redesign, it was taken down. The website mentioned Hillock's occupation and how he was killed and how he was rediscovered as a zombie. The website made no mention of how Hillock was exiled, nor any of his | Before the release of the Letters of Exile in [[Version 0.10.8]], more information could be found regarding Hillock on the Path of Exile website.<ref> See http://web.archive.org/web/20111225120839/http://www.pathofexile.com/monsters/hillock </ref> As of the website redesign, it was taken down. The website mentioned Hillock's occupation and how he was killed and how he was rediscovered as a zombie. The website made no mention of how Hillock was exiled, nor any of his crimes. As a result, it is unknown whether any of this information is canon. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== |
Revision as of 09:50, 5 August 2023
Hillock | |||
Level(s) | 1 | ||
Location(s) | The Twilight Strand (Act 1) | ||
Quest(s) | Enemy at the Gate | ||
Skill(s) | Leap SlamLeap SlamAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Slam, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: 10 Mana Attack Damage: (100-150)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100-150)% AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 10Jump through the air, damaging and knocking back enemies with your weapon where you land. Enemies you would land on are pushed out of the way. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Sword or Staff. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.(20-39)% increased Stun Duration against Enemies that are on Full Life +0.55 seconds to Attack Time Base radius is 1.5 metres Damaging Hits always Stun Enemies that are on Full Life Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (2-40)% increased Stun Duration against Enemies that are on Full LifePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. |
Hillock (known as Hillock of Slaugh in the Letters of Exile) is a unique monster in The Twilight Strand in Act 1.
Defeating him is the objective of the quest Enemy at the Gate.
Defeating Hillock at level 1 will automatically level you up to 2, no matter how much experience points you've had before.
In Ruthless mode, he is guaranteed to drop the QuickstepQuickstepSpell, Movement, Travel, Blink
Level: 1
Cooldown Time: 10.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.15 secPerforms a series of quick teleports towards a targeted location, stopping if you would overlap with monsters or terrain. If using the "Attack in Place" option, the direction is reversed. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills. Cannot be supported.200% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate if used while a Unique Enemy is in your Presence
Quality has no effect
This Spell's Cast Speed cannot be modified
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Quality has no effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. skill gem.
Lore
Just like the player character and the Dying Exile, Hillock has been exiled from Oriath. By the time our exile has arrived at The Twilight Strand, Hillock has already become a zombie.
The environmental lore Letters of Exile lists the details of Hillock's exile:
Sentenced: 1599 IC
Transgressions:
- Mortal Wrath
- Six counts of Common Homicide
- One count of Infanticide
- Two counts of Homicide with post-mortem Desecration
- Unlawful Avarice
- Twelve counts of Extortion through Threat of Mortal Harm
- Seven counts of Armed Larceny
- Two counts of Armed Larceny resulting in Mortal Harm
- Unsolicited Lust
- Four counts of Rape
- Two counts of Attempted Rape
- Mortal Wrath
- One count of Rape resulting in Mortality
"Uber Hillock"
A hidden version of Hillock has been introduced, designed using a supporter-designed sword Oni-GoroshiOni-Goroshi
Charan's SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: 5-11
Critical Strike Chance: (8.50-9.50)%
Attacks per Second: 1.45
Weapon Range: 1.1 metres40% increased Global Accuracy RatingUses both hand slots
(70-90)% increased Critical Strike Chance
Adds 2 to 3 Physical Damage to Attacks per Level
Gain Her Embrace for 3 seconds when you Ignite an Enemy
While in Her Embrace, take 0.5% of your total Maximum Life and Energy Shield as Fire Damage per second per Level
Has 6 Linked Sockets (Hidden)
Uses goddess player audio (Hidden)"Your name is Demon Slayer? Really? Good name for rotgut, that."
She said: I prefer "The Goddess Of Swords". Much more dignified. And accurate.
"Demon Slayer The Cheap And Nasty it is then. Burns going down, burns coming up?"
She said: Every single time, Charan. And still...you'll bathe me, and you'll drink my love. Until you can't. (visually, the monster apparently does not have the effect from the mod of the sword) and has a special Leap SlamLeap SlamAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Slam, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 Mana
Attack Damage: (100-150)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100-150)%
AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 10Jump through the air, damaging and knocking back enemies with your weapon where you land. Enemies you would land on are pushed out of the way. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Sword or Staff. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.(20-39)% increased Stun Duration against Enemies that are on Full Life
+0.55 seconds to Attack Time
Base radius is 1.5 metres
Damaging Hits always Stun Enemies that are on Full Life
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Stun Duration against Enemies that are on Full LifePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ability that summons zombies where he lands.[1] This hidden version is known as Uber Hillock among the player community. His appearance and spawning requirements are yet unexplained.
"
What? I'm free? You did this. Well, anything is better than being stuck in that. His mindless thirst fell far short of My desires, simple though they are. But now there's you. So vital. So defiant. So take Me. This dying world is but kindling, yet its un-quickened blood may boil once again. And I've waited so long for a real bath."
- - A voice from Oni-GoroshiOni-Goroshi
Charan's SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: 5-11
Critical Strike Chance: (8.50-9.50)%
Attacks per Second: 1.45
Weapon Range: 1.1 metres40% increased Global Accuracy RatingUses both hand slots
(70-90)% increased Critical Strike Chance
Adds 2 to 3 Physical Damage to Attacks per Level
Gain Her Embrace for 3 seconds when you Ignite an Enemy
While in Her Embrace, take 0.5% of your total Maximum Life and Energy Shield as Fire Damage per second per Level
Has 6 Linked Sockets (Hidden)
Uses goddess player audio (Hidden)"Your name is Demon Slayer? Really? Good name for rotgut, that."
She said: I prefer "The Goddess Of Swords". Much more dignified. And accurate.
"Demon Slayer The Cheap And Nasty it is then. Burns going down, burns coming up?"
She said: Every single time, Charan. And still...you'll bathe me, and you'll drink my love. Until you can't. upon killing Uber Hillock
The corpse of Hillock can later be encountered as the resurrected Hillock, the Blacksmith, a member of the Immortal Syndicate.
Strategy: Normal Hillock
Hillock's attacks are slow, but rather hard-hitting, so he can easily kill you if don't bother dodging his attacks. Your main source of damage will be your equipped skill gem (RMB or W), linked with the support gem you found from the chest. If you run out of mana, use a mana flask (hotkey 5 by default initial setup). If you take damage and are close to death, refill your hp by using a life flask (hotkey 1 or 2). If you run out of mana and mana flask charges, use the default attack (LMB or Q). Note that if you manage attacks and flask charges properly (i.e. not wasting flask charges or missing attacks) you should not run out.
At around 50% of his life Hillock pulls the sword out of his chest, increasing his attack speed while also restoring a portion of his life.
Strategy: Uber Hillock
There is a very low chance for Hillock to spawn as "Uber Hillock". The sword on his chest is replaced with an Oni-GoroshiOni-Goroshi
Charan's SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: 5-11
Critical Strike Chance: (8.50-9.50)%
Attacks per Second: 1.45
Weapon Range: 1.1 metres40% increased Global Accuracy RatingUses both hand slots
(70-90)% increased Critical Strike Chance
Adds 2 to 3 Physical Damage to Attacks per Level
Gain Her Embrace for 3 seconds when you Ignite an Enemy
While in Her Embrace, take 0.5% of your total Maximum Life and Energy Shield as Fire Damage per second per Level
Has 6 Linked Sockets (Hidden)
Uses goddess player audio (Hidden)"Your name is Demon Slayer? Really? Good name for rotgut, that."
She said: I prefer "The Goddess Of Swords". Much more dignified. And accurate.
"Demon Slayer The Cheap And Nasty it is then. Burns going down, burns coming up?"
She said: Every single time, Charan. And still...you'll bathe me, and you'll drink my love. Until you can't., which drops on death. He has more life and damage and can do a Leap Slam that summons zombies like his map boss counterparts.
Because The Twilight Strand becomes inaccessible when the character enters Lioneye's Watch after killing Hillock, obtaining Oni-Goroshi from Hillock requires the following, somewhat "grindy" procedure:
- With a new character, kill Hillock and optionally every other monster in the Twilight Strand.
- Do not enter Lioneye's Watch but log out to the character selection screen, wait about 1 minute 30 seconds for the instance to reset (the Twilight Strand has a shorter reset period than other zones), and reenter the game with the same character. This puts the character back at the beginning of the Twilight Strand.
- Continue killing the monsters and Hillock until he carries the sword. This can even last until your character is level 9.
To speed up this procedure, a batch of three or four new characters can be used in serial to farm Hillock in this manner (each Hillock kill takes about 30 seconds with +10% movement speed boots). Furthermore, using Scion will allow you to take movement speed nodes on the bottom right of the tree, hence allowing you to gain experience at a faster rate.
Video Tutorial:
Map variants
Stronger versions of Hillock serve as map bosses:
Map | Level | Name | Notes |
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Dunes MapDunes MapMap Level: 69 Map Tier: 2 Guild Character: AShifting, morphing, expanding. A reminder of the virtues of an agile mind.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. |
The Blacksmith | Leap Slam Spawns Unstable Aberrations | |
Hallowed GroundHallowed Ground Cemetery MapMap Level: 71 Map Tier: 4 Guild Character: Ð Item Quantity: +100% Item Rarity: +100%Unique Boss drops 3 additional Maps Unique Boss gives 2000% increased Experience 0.5 Flask Charges recovered every 3 seconds +(-2-2) to Monster Level of AreaSome dead have long envied the living. When given the chance, they take from us what they can. So we offer our suffrage. In return, they give only suffering.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. |
Jaesyn |
Dialogue
(Upon opening the door to Lioneye's Watch):
"
You finally got the biggun!"
- - the gatekeeper
or
"
You finally got the big bastard!""
- - the gatekeeper
Trivia
Before Version 0.5.1, Hillock was known as the "zombie boss".[2]
Before the release of the Letters of Exile in Version 0.10.8, more information could be found regarding Hillock on the Path of Exile website.[3] As of the website redesign, it was taken down. The website mentioned Hillock's occupation and how he was killed and how he was rediscovered as a zombie. The website made no mention of how Hillock was exiled, nor any of his crimes. As a result, it is unknown whether any of this information is canon.
Gallery
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The Shadow fighting one on one against Hillock
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Image of the Oni-Goroshi inside of Hillock
Version history
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0.11.0 |
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