Atziri, Queen of the Vaal

Atziri, Queen of the Vaal
Atziri, Queen of the Vaal
Location(s)	The Apex of Sacrifice The Alluring Abyss
Resistance(s)	Unwavering Cannot Be Frozen Cannot Be Chilled Cannot Be Ignited Cannot Be Shocked Resists Elemental Damage Resists Chaos Damage Immune To Knockback
Skill(s)	Creates mirrors of herself Summons demons Spear throw Storm Call Flameblast Mirrored versions of Atziri use Spear throw Storm Call Flameblast Puncture

Atziri, Queen of the Vaal is a boss residing in the Apex of Sacrifice (level 70) and in the Alluring Abyss (level 80). She is the main antagonist of the Sacrifice of the Vaal expansion.

Lore

Atziri was the last queen of the Vaal civilization. She was extremely vain and held court in a room lined with mirrors. Atziri wished for eternal youth, inspired by the serial killer Zerphi living 168 years with a young body, and her thaumaturgist Doryani sacrificed countless victims trying to achieve this. Destroyed by the Cataclysm, she still lingers in a nightmare realm that is leaking corruption back into the land of Wraeclast.

Location

To reach the Apex of Sacrifice or the Alluring Abyss, the player needs to combine four Vaal Fragments (the sacrifice series or mortal series, respectively). There, Atziri can be challenged after defeating her four guardians. (Dual Vessel of the Vaal, Q'ura, Y'ara'az and A'alai)

Strategy

Queen Atziri is one of the most challenging bosses in the game. Strong well rounded defenses are an absolute must. Ruby Flasks, Topaz Flasks and quick movement skills are recommended. She has three forms:

First form

Initially, Atziri is alone. She cannot be ignited, shocked, chilled, frozen, stunned or knocked back and resists elemental damage. Moreover, she reflects curses, meaning the player gets cursed as well. To counter this it can help to get flasks with the suffix "of Warding" because it removes all curses from the player and grants temporary curse immunity. Her attacks are:

• An arc of spears that apply bleed. As a melee or close range attacker you'll probably have to tank this one. The damage from the puncture is not too high. This attack is much faster in the the Alluring Abyss version.
• A single Flameblast with short channeling. This is not deadly with Ruby Flask but can take a large chunk of your health and finish you with a follow up skill if you don't recover quickly. This spell has 20% increased radius in the Alluring Abyss version.
• Multiple randomly placed empowered Flameblast with a massive AoE radius. This spell penetrates 8% percent Fire Resistance (10% in the the Alluring Abyss version). This spell can be withstood with a large effective HP Pool and Ruby Flask + any other forms of increasing maximum fire resist. This quantity of flameblasts increases for every additional player in the instance. This skill can easily kill most characters in a single hit and should be avoided with a movement skill at all costs.
• A Chain of randomly placed s dealing lightning damage. Each storm call is marked with an orange spell circle and explodes after 3 seconds of being placed, in quick succession. The duration of storm calls placed exceeds 3 seconds, so this means that new storm calls are casted amidst the starting chain of explosions.
• A Chain of randomly placed empowered s dealing lightning damage. Each storm call is marked with a thick yellow circle and a wider thin yellow line. The thin yellow exterior line is the true radius of the spell. This spell behaves the same as the orange storm call but deals 50% more damage. This spell should be absolutely avoided and Topaz Flask may be required as a safe measure.

Second form

Atziri shields herself, preventing her from taking damage. She summons minions that walk towards her and heal her when they reach her. The minions will not attack the player. Atziri's energy shield will recharge while shielding. The best way keep the minions from healing her is to stand as close to Atziri as possible and use an Area of Effect skill to clear the minions as fast as possible. This is by far the safest phase and a good time for refilling flasks, regenerating life, recharging energy shield or to curse Atziri (don't forget to remove the reflect).

Atziri can still draw aggression of minions such as and alternative methods may need to be used to kill all her summons before they reach her.

Third form

Atziri summons four copies of herself. This phase happens at fixed intervals: only when she loses a quarter of her life (so at 75%, 50% and 25%). If the minions heal her back to one of those life levels, she will not do this phase again. Atziri is not targetable in this form. One of the four copies needs to be defeated first:

• One holds a spear in her hand that fires a single projectile at the player; dealing bleeding damage over time.
• One has fire on her hand and casts a single Flameblast on top of the player's current location (Similar to first form's single flameblast).
• One has lightning on her hand and casts a chain of randomly placed .
• One has a mirror and reflects a high amount of damage. Attacking this with direct damage is fatal and is only an option for characters that deal indirect damage.

The spear has very poor aim and a moderate amount of damage. As long as the bleed is under control, the skill is largely ignored. Because the flameblast is always cast on top of the player (with the same cast time and delay), it is essential for players to get used to the rhythm of each cast. Melee players, in particular, can draw out her flameblast in a random location and attack one of Atziri copies during the cast time and delay.

Exclusive Drops

Certain items can only be dropped by Atziri.

Normal Atziri

She will always drop one of the following unique items:

• Atziri's PromiseAtziri's Promise
  Amethyst FlaskLasts 6.50 Seconds
  Consumes 35 of 65 Charges on use
  +35% to Chaos ResistanceRequires Level 68Gain (5-8)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect
  2% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life during Effect
  Gain (5-8)% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect"Death needs not your understanding. It needs only your loyalty."
  - Atziri, Queen of the VaalRight click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.
• Atziri's StepAtziri's Step
  Slink BootsEvasion: (688-792)Requires Level 69, 120 Dex+(20-26)% chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  180% increased Evasion Rating
  +(55-75) to maximum Life
  30% increased Movement Speed"Those who dance are considered insane
  by those who cannot hear the music."
  - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal
• Doryani's CatalystDoryani's Catalyst
  Vaal SceptreSceptre
  Physical Damage: (102-122) to (170-230)
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Attacks per Second: (1.55-1.61)
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 75, 113 Str, 113 Int32% increased Elemental DamageSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 20 Elemental Proliferation
  Adds (65-85) to (100-160) Physical Damage
  (11-15)% increased Attack Speed
  (6-10)% increased Cast Speed
  (30-40)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
  0.2% of Elemental Damage Leeched as Life
  (80-100)% increased Elemental DamageThe result of the catalytic reaction would be either immortality for all,
  or death for all. It was a risk Doryani was willing to take.

In addition, she has a chance to drop an advanced vaal fragment:

• Mortal GriefMortal GriefStack Size: 10When we prostrate ourselves to the night, we worship mortality.Can be used in a personal Map Device.
• Mortal HopeMortal HopeStack Size: 10Look to our Queen, for she will lead us from the darkness.Can be used in a personal Map Device.
• Mortal RageMortal RageStack Size: 10We are but dogs, howling at an uncaring moon.Can be used in a personal Map Device.
• Mortal IgnoranceMortal IgnoranceStack Size: 10It is only the blind who can live in darkness.Can be used in a personal Map Device.

Lastly, she can also drop an exclusive base chest piece:

• Sacrificial GarbSacrificial GarbArmour: (329-378)
  Evasion: (329-378)
  Energy Shield: (67-77)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 72, 66 Str, 66 Dex, 66 Int+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems

Uber Atziri

She will always drop one of the following unique items:

• Atziri's AcuityAtziri's Acuity
  Vaal GauntletsArmour: (696-851)Requires Level 63, 100 Str+(60-80) to Intelligence
  (40-60)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
  (200-220)% increased Armour
  +(60-75) to maximum Life
  You have Vaal Pact if you've dealt a Critical Strike Recently"The heart is the herald.
  It will tell me when it is best to strike."
  - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal
• Atziri's DisfavourAtziri's Disfavour
  Vaal AxeTwo Handed Axe
  Physical Damage: (414-434) to (544-564)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: (1.29-1.33)
  Weapon Range: 2.3 metresRequires Level 64, 158 Str, 76 Dex25% chance to Maim on Hit+30% to Quality of Socketed Support Gems
  Adds (310-330) to (370-390) Physical Damage
  (12-16)% increased Attack Speed
  25% chance to cause Bleeding on Hit
  +1 metres to Weapon Range"I do not believe in disguising my disappointment."
  - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal
• The VertexThe Vertex
  Vaal MaskEvasion: (714-908)
  Energy Shield: (231-315)Requires Level 62, 79 Dex, 72 Int+1 to Level of Socketed Gems
  Socketed Gems have 50% reduced Mana Cost
  (245-280)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  +(30-40) to maximum Energy Shield
  +(24-30)% to Chaos Resistance
  Enemies Cannot Leech Mana From you"A queen should be seen, admired, but never touched."
  - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal