The Elder (The Shaper's Realm)

Uber Elder
Uber Elder Uber Elder
Level(s)	84
Location(s)	The Shaper's Realm
Health	Elder: 48 096 435 Shaper: 48 096 435
Damage	Elder: 6078 Shaper: 5689
ApS	Elder: 1.88 Shaper: 1.76
Resistance(s)	50% Fire 50% Cold 50% Lightning 30% Chaos
Modifier(s)	66% Less Curse Effectiveness Cannot Be Fully Slowed Cannot be stunned while stunned Cannot be stunned for 4s after stun finished etc.

For lower level version of the Elder, see The Elder.

The Uber Elder is a dual boss encounter where the player fights both the Elder and the Shaper at the same time. It is the final boss encounter in the War for the Atlas expansion. However, that end-game storyline was retired and replaced by the Conquerors of the Atlas.

The Uber Elder is considered to be one of the most difficult boss encounters in Path of Exile, as players are pitted against both The Elder and The Shaper who perform many of their attacks simultaneously. Players must be very careful to place the Shaper's Vortex portals around the edges of the arena failing which the entire arena will littered with permanent vortices that cause heavy damage over time. Players have to also avoid the Elder's Ring of Death and the Shaper Beam and Projectiles, all of which can be deadly if not dealt with properly.

The encounter has no phases, however, one of the bosses will be invulnerable, and this will alternate between the two bosses every time the player damages the vulnerable boss for 25% of his health. Zana Caeserius does not assist the player during this fight, unlike both the Elder and the Shaper encounters where she is present and provides various defensive mechanics.

The Uber Elder can drop one of the most valuable items in the game, a 3-mod with highly variable value depending on the random mods it has, being worth potentially hundreds of s if its 3 mods work extremely well together. Such items are highly valuable because they are unique, cannot be duplicated or replicated, and cannot be crafted by players.

According to the Conquerors of the Atlas game lore, the Elder was slain by the Elderslayers led by Sirus, Awakener of Worlds, and was removed from the Atlas. Players can still fight Uber Elder using the map fragments, but do not need to chase the Elder and Shaper across the Atlas anymore.

Entry

Players must use the following fragments in their map device to fight Uber Elder (Elder and Shaper). These fragments can be obtained by defeating The Shaper and The Elder, and can also be traded amongst players.

• - obtained by defeating The Shaper
• - obtained by defeating The Shaper
• - obtained by defeating The Elder
• - obtained by defeating The Elder

The arena is the same as the Absence of Value and Meaning, but the character first enters The Shaper's Realm takes a portal to the final arena. The arena and staging areas are in the same instance.

Attacks

The Elder is assisted by the Shaper in this battle. The battle essentially pits the player against both bosses, with some differences:

• One of the bosses will be invulnerable, alternating between the two for every 25% health lost. The invulnerable boss will use less attacks than normal. When both bosses are at 25% health, both bosses will be vulnerable.
• Volatile Anomalies and Madness Propagators will continuously spawn during the fight, alternating every 20 seconds.
• There are no special phases from either boss.
• At each 1/4 health lost from both bosses, the Elder or Shaper will spawn additional monsters.
  • The Elder will summon multiple Null Portals
  • The Shaper channels a monster portal like in his regular fight. Both are invulnerable during this phase.
• The Elder does not use his Super Siphon attack or the debuff Crystalised Fear
• The Shaper does not use his Shadow Clone or Bullet Hell attack.

The Elder

Image	Attack	Details	Used while invulnerable?
	Default Melee Attack	The Elder strikes the player, dealing Physical Damage.	Yes
	Ice Spears 1	The Elder fires multiple sets of 2 icy projectiles Each projectile that hits the player deals 5006 to 7509 Cold Damage	Yes
	Ice Spears 2	The Elder fires 4 icy projectiles at once Each projectile that hits the player deals 5006 to 7509 Cold Damage	Yes
	Ice Spears 3	The Elder charges up an attack and then fires 5+ icy projectiles Each projectile that hits the player deals 6554 to 9832 Cold Damage	Yes
	Siphon	The Elder dives into the ground and reappears, siphoning energy out of the player within a 180 degree cone around himself Players must stay out of the range of the siphon to escape the attack If players are within the siphoning attack area: Deals 1433 Physical Damage per second as debuff Fed Upon Players have 60% less Action speed while inside as debuff Sprouting Madness, greatly slowing their movement All damage dealt to the player is gained as the Elder's energy shield	No
	Tentacle Slam	The Elder spawns several tentacles around the player that slam the ground to deal Area of effect Physical damage This attack also leaves visual ground effect for a short time Each tentacle that hits the player deals 130% of Damage	No
	Expanding Nova / Ring of Death	The Elder casts a ring around him, creating a field that gradually grows larger over time After several seconds, it explodes dealing massive physical damage, enough to kill most builds Players must stay within the inner ring until the attack ends in order to survive If players are outside the ring, it deals 5420 to 6625 Physical Damage when it explodes It is the only one-shot mechanic	Yes
	Rising Slam	The Elder spins around, launching multiple cold damage projectiles that impact in a ring around him, then teleports away. He will then teleport to your location and do a slam that deals heavy cold damage.	No

The Shaper

Image	Attack	Details	Used while invulnerable?
	Default Attack	The Shaper lashes out at the player, dealing Physical damage He only uses it while in melee range. If the player is hit, it deals: Deals 100% of Damage 33% more Attack Speed	Yes
	Shaper Beam	The Shaper unleashes an extremely powerful beam that deals heavy damage over time if the player is hit by it The Shaper fires the beam aiming at the player, and once fired, the beam does NOT rotate to target the player The player must dash away or run away from the beam area to avoid taking damage The beam can kill most builds in 1-2 seconds if they stand within the beam constantly The beam lasts for 3 seconds If players touch it, the beam does ALL of the following: Deals 5384 Fire Damage per second Deals 4405 Cold Damage per second Deals 6057 Lightning Damage per second	Yes
	Projectiles	The Shaper fires 3 golden orbs consecutively, dealing massive cold damage if it hits the player. Each ball will deal: Deals 5639 to 8458 Cold Damage Damage Penetrates 25% Cold Resistance	Yes
	Teleport Slam	The Shaper disappears into the void, and teleports to the player and slams the ground, dealing heavy damage that can one-shot most builds. To avoid this attack: Players must notice that the Shaper has disappeared and maintain constant movement When the Shaper reappears at the player's location he will perform the Slam attack If players were moving, they would have moved from their original location and avoided the attack If players are anywhere within the purple circle, they will be dealt heavy damage: Deals 300% of Damage 50% less Attack Speed	No
	Vortex	The Shaper fires a slow-moving grey ball that seeks the player Once the ball touches the player, it will create a vortex on the ground, that deals heavy cold damage over time if players stand within it Players must attract the balls to the edges of the arena to prevent the vortex from restricting the player's mobility Each vortex lasts for the duration of the entire fight, thus players must be very careful to attract them to the edges of the arena To escape a vortex: Players must immediately blink or run from it and continue attacking from another direction If the Elder or Shaper is surrounded by portals, simply wait till he relocates or till some of the portals disappear	Unknown
	Monster Portal	The Shaper teleports to the side of the arena and opens a monster portal while he becomes immune to damage The monster portal will spawn various kinds of shaped monsters, one at a time, who will exit the portal and attack the player Players must simply kill the monsters

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Items found from this monster

Item	Drop Level
Auspicious AmbitionsAuspicious Ambitions4Experimented Item Item Level: 100 Double-Influenced Item"Gaze upon the mirrors of what may come and step backward into infinity." - Dexion, Thaumetic Aspirant	73	1

If a Watcher's Eye drops, it will have 3 mods. The mods are random; it is possible to obtain a Watcher's Eye with 3 mods for the same aura skill (extremely valuable), as well as 3 mods for 3 different skills (less valuable).

Version history

Version	Changes
3.9.0	The Elder and Shaper were defeated by Sirus and the Elderslayers and are no longer part of the Atlas. Players no longer have to chase the Elder and the Shaper across the atlas in order to fight them. The fight can now be accessed using the map fragment set.
3.2.0	Introduced the final Elder encounter. This endgame encounter is the single most difficult challenge Path of Exile currently has to offer. Good luck! No longer immune to Taunt, though they may not retarget based on being taunted. The Elder in his Unstable phase can no longer be slowed below their base speed. The Elder's Unstable phase is now more difficult, and can drop more Elder items if successfully completed. This is now the only way to obtain the Watcher's Eye unique jewel.