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1 Hour Descent
Race Information
Duration: 1 Hour
Rules: Hardcore
Solo
Specials: Dead characters go to Void league

Descent is an hour-long race league introduced in Season Three. It also was the signature event for Season Three, meaning there was a separate leaderboard for Descent racers.[1]

The race uses many aspects of roguelike games. Characters enter a dungeon and fight their way through 15 levels, meeting increasingly tougher foes on the way down to the bottom level where a final boss awaits. Although Descent is a hardcore race, dead characters are still eligible to receive race rewards.

Season 5 introduced a sequel to Descent called Descent: Champions.

Differences

Descent is a significant departure from the other race leagues. Here is a rundown of the main differences.

Interaction with other leagues and players

  • No partying is possible. A Descent race is purely a solo experience.
  • At the end of the race, surviving characters join the dead characters in to a Void league and become unplayable. Items cannot be transferred to Standard or any other league.

Area differences

  • There is no town area or vendor, and therefore no reason to pick up valuable items that you won't use.
  • Descent areas have their own unique names and themes. They are based on existing tilesets and are similar to endgame maps.
  • Once a character enters the next area, they can't go back. If you log out during the race, your character will respawn at the beginning of the current area.
  • There are no waypoints or any other quick means to travel between areas. You cannot skip any levels, aside from running through and ignoring monsters.
  • All areas contain unique bosses similar to their map counterparts, but unlike most maps, bosses may be located near the beginning.

Difficulty and ladder positioning

  • Descent doesn't use the same "Normal—Cruel—Merciless" system where areas repeat with increasing difficulty, but instead switches to Cruel and Merciless resistance penalties (-20% and -60% respectively) starting with certain areas.
  • If a character dies during the race, it can still hold a position on that race's ladder, marked accordingly.
    • If a character dies in a Cruel or Merciless area, it is subject to experience loss, which is applied before the final experience value is put on the ladder.

Gear and drops

  • Item drop rates are improved compared to other leagues. The exact differences are unknown.
  • There is no stash and no vendors to trade items with. Everything that may be of use must be used or carried in inventory; any items that you won't use are only a burden.
  • Some equipment and currency are provided via special chests in each area.

Special chests

A provisions chest at the starting location

There are three special types of chests that appear only in Descent: Provisions, Curious, and Alluring. These chests contain useful items such as flasks, skill gems, equipment, and crafting currency. The contents of each chest are predetermined and depend on the character class and the area they're located in: see Descent Chests for a complete list of items.

Provisions

This is a chest that appears at the very start of the game near the character spawn point. It contains two Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it., a Small Mana FlaskSmall Mana FlaskRecovers 50 Mana over 3.00 Seconds
Consumes 6 of 24 Charges on useRight click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters., two skill gems, and starting weapons.

Curious and Alluring chests

These two chests spawn at a fixed point near the exit of every area. In general, Curious chests contain mostly survivability items and skills while Alluring ones cater to more aggressive and competitive play styles. Players must choose one of the two chests to open in each area; the other chest will vanish along with its contents.

Zones

Order Zone Level Difficulty
1 The Phrecia Outskirts 1 Normal
2 The Heart of Phrecia 3 Normal
3 The Lost Cathedral 5 Normal
4 The Capricious Tomb 7 Normal
5 The Arachnid Tomb 9 Normal
6 The Tomb of Statues 11 Normal
7 The Frozen Abyss 13 Cruel
8 The Simian Cave 15 Cruel
9 The Skeletal Caverns 17 Cruel
10 The Forbidden Ruins 19 Cruel
11 The Vault of the Guardians 21 Cruel
12 The Hall of Heroes 23 Cruel
13 The Desecrated Shrine 26 Merciless
14 The Demonic Shrine 29 Merciless
15 The Infernal Shrine 32 Merciless

Zone Rewards

Zone Rewards

The Phrecia Outskirts Templar Shadow Marauder Ranger Duelist Witch Scion
Provisions
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Glacial Hammer". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    CityStalkerGlacialHammer - 10% chance to Freeze enemies, 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage (page)
    GlacialHammerRoyale - 10% chance to Freeze enemies, 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage, Every third successive strike Freezes enemies as though dealing (100-190)% more Damage, +(0.2-0.3) metres to Melee Strike Range, 35% increased Duration of Cold Ailments, (10-19)% increased Effect of Cold Ailments, Adds (3-20) to (4-30) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Ice Nova". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    BeyondDemonBlindNova - Blind enemies on hit, Base radius is 2.6 metres (page)
    TormentDaemonBlindNova - Blind enemies on hit, Base radius is 2.6 metres (page)
  • Driftwood Sceptre (red socket)
  • Splintered Tower Shield (blue socket)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Double Strike". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    AxisDoubleStrikeTrigger - N/A (page)
    MonsterDoubleStrike - N/A (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Freezing Pulse". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    MonsterFreezingPulseWhirlwind - Deals (4-736) to (6-1105) Cold Damage, Projectiles Pierce all Targets (page)
    WbFreezingPulse - Deals (5-639) to (8-958) Cold Damage, Projectiles Pierce all Targets, (0-60)% increased Cast Speed, (10-40)% increased Projectile Speed (page)
  • Glass Shank (green socket)
  • Glass Shank (blue socket)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Heavy Strike". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    LegionKaruiHeavyStrike - Deals 50% more Damage, 30% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold (page)
    LegionKaruiHeavyStrike2H - Deals 50% more Damage, 30% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Ground Slam". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    AxisBossGroundSlam - N/A (page)
    DropBearSummonedGroundSlam - N/A (page)
  • Driftwood Club (red socket)
  • Splintered Tower Shield (red socket)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Cleave". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    BreachBossCleavePhysical - N/A (page)
    ArakaaliCleave - N/A (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Dual Strike". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    AzmeriDualStrikeDemonDualStrike - N/A (page)
    DualStrikeRoyale - (50-77)% increased Critical Strike Chance, +(0-0.1) metres to Melee Strike Range, 100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life, +30% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full Life (page)
  • Rusted Sword (red socket)
  • Rusted Sword (green socket)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Fireball". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    MonsterFireball - Deals (10-1810) to (15-2808) Fire Damage, Base radius is 0.9 metres (page)
    MonsterFireballContactPos - Deals (10-1810) to (15-2808) Fire Damage, Base radius is 0.9 metres (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Raise Zombie". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    ExperimenterBossRaiseZombieInvasion - +(3-10) to Maximum Raised Zombies, Minions have 90% more Maximum Life, Minions deal 30% more Damage (page)
    NecromancerRaiseZombie - +(3-6) to Maximum Raised Zombies (page)
  • Driftwood Wand (blue socket)
  • Twig Spirit Shield (blue socket)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Double Strike". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    AxisDoubleStrikeTrigger - N/A (page)
    MonsterDoubleStrike - N/A (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Spectral Throw". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    ThrownWeaponRoyale - N/A (page)
    ThrownWeapon - N/A (page)
  • Corroded Blade (green socket)
  • Goathide Buckler (green socket)
Alluring Chest
Curious Chest
Templar Shadow Marauder Ranger Duelist Witch Scion
Alluring Chest
  • Decoy Totem
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Firestorm". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    KaomWarriorFireStorm - Base duration is (1.20-1.50) seconds, Deals (2-243) to (3-365) Fire Damage, 25% chance to Ignite enemies, One impact every (0.15-0.12) seconds, Base radius is 1 metre (page)
    ProphecyFireStorm - Base duration is (1.20-1.50) seconds, Deals (2-84) to (3-126) Fire Damage, 25% chance to Ignite enemies, One impact every (0.12-0.10) seconds, Base radius is 1 metre (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Bear Trap". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    IzaroDaemonBearTrap - Deals (12-1017) to (18-1423) Physical Damage, Trap lasts +30 seconds, Throw up to (2-4) additional Traps (page)
    BearTrap - Deals (16-1447) to (22-2026) Physical Damage, Traps do not Trigger at the end of their Duration, Trap lasts 4 seconds, Base duration is 3.00 seconds, Locks enemy in place, Enemies take 25% increased Damage from Trap or Mine Hits, Enemies have 80% less Movement Speed when the Debuff starts (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Fire Trap". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    BarrelExplosionAtlas - Deals (0-100)% more Damage, Deals (776-1752) to (1164-2628) Fire Damage, 100% more Cast Speed (page)
    MonsterGroundFireSelfDaemon - Deals (2-105.4) Base Fire Damage per second, Base duration is 5.00 seconds (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Cleave". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    BreachBossCleavePhysical - N/A (page)
    ArakaaliCleave - N/A (page)
  • Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Poison Arrow"
  • Ice Shot
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Shield Charge". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    ProphecyRhoaShieldCharge - (10-20)% increased Attack Speed, 50% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance, (20-10)% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance, 100% increased Movement Speed, Gain 15% of Physical Damage as Extra Lightning Damage, Melee Hits Fortify (page)
    VaganShieldCharge - (10-20)% increased Attack Speed, 50% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance, (20-10)% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance, 50% increased Movement Speed (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Double Strike". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    AxisDoubleStrikeTrigger - N/A (page)
    MonsterDoubleStrike - N/A (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Freezing Pulse". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    MonsterFreezingPulseWhirlwind - Deals (4-736) to (6-1105) Cold Damage, Projectiles Pierce all Targets (page)
    WbFreezingPulse - Deals (5-639) to (8-958) Cold Damage, Projectiles Pierce all Targets, (0-60)% increased Cast Speed, (10-40)% increased Projectile Speed (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Firestorm". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    KaomWarriorFireStorm - Base duration is (1.20-1.50) seconds, Deals (2-243) to (3-365) Fire Damage, 25% chance to Ignite enemies, One impact every (0.15-0.12) seconds, Base radius is 1 metre (page)
    ProphecyFireStorm - Base duration is (1.20-1.50) seconds, Deals (2-84) to (3-126) Fire Damage, 25% chance to Ignite enemies, One impact every (0.12-0.10) seconds, Base radius is 1 metre (page)
  • Decoy Totem
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Fire Trap". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    BarrelExplosionAtlas - Deals (0-100)% more Damage, Deals (776-1752) to (1164-2628) Fire Damage, 100% more Cast Speed (page)
    MonsterGroundFireSelfDaemon - Deals (2-105.4) Base Fire Damage per second, Base duration is 5.00 seconds (page)
Curious Chest
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Ground Slam". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    AxisBossGroundSlam - N/A (page)
    DropBearSummonedGroundSlam - N/A (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Whirling Blades". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    BoneGolemWhirl - N/A (page)
    HeistCultistUnarmedLeap - N/A (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Ethereal Knives". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    WraithEtherealKnives - Deals (192-692) to (288-1038) Physical Damage, Deals 15% less Damage, 25% reduced Cast Speed, 25% increased Projectile Speed, Fires 9 additional Projectiles (page)
    MonsterEtherealKnives - Deals (24-625) to (36-937) Physical Damage, 20% less Cast Speed, (0-25)% increased Projectile Speed, Fires 9 additional Projectiles (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Sweep". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    ExileSweep - (50-100)% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit, (15-40)% increased Attack Speed, (12-24)% increased Physical Damage (page)
    WbLightningEliteSweep - 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage, 100% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit, 40% increased Attack Speed, 24% increased Physical Damage (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Rain of Arrows". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    AzmeriBarrageDemonRainOfSpines - N/A (page)
    BetrayalMassSkeletonRainOfArrows - +5 metres to Melee Strike Range (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Ice Nova". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    BeyondDemonBlindNova - Blind enemies on hit, Base radius is 2.6 metres (page)
    TormentDaemonBlindNova - Blind enemies on hit, Base radius is 2.6 metres (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Cleave". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    BreachBossCleavePhysical - N/A (page)
    ArakaaliCleave - N/A (page)
The Lost Cathedral Templar Shadow Marauder Ranger Duelist Witch Scion
Alluring Chest
Curious Chest
The Capricious Tomb Templar Shadow Marauder Ranger Duelist Witch Scion
Alluring Chest
Curious Chest
The Arachnid Tomb Templar Shadow Marauder Ranger Duelist Witch Scion
Alluring Chest
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Shock Nova". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    ShrineShockNovaPlayer - Deals (1-56) to (15-1066) Lightning Damage, Base duration is 4.00 seconds (page)
    NewShockNova - Deals (16-137) to (49-411) Lightning Damage, 15% chance to Shock enemies, Ring deals 50% less Damage (page)
  • Lightning Strike
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Clarity". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    ClarityRoyale - +(0-0.9) metres to radius, You and nearby Allies Regenerate (3-19.5) Mana per second (page)
    Clarity - +(0-1.9) metres to radius, You and nearby Allies Regenerate (2.9-33) Mana per second (page)
  • Wrath
  • Power Siphon
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Clarity". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    ClarityRoyale - +(0-0.9) metres to radius, You and nearby Allies Regenerate (3-19.5) Mana per second (page)
    Clarity - +(0-1.9) metres to radius, You and nearby Allies Regenerate (2.9-33) Mana per second (page)
Curious Chest
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Ground Slam". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    AxisBossGroundSlam - N/A (page)
    DropBearSummonedGroundSlam - N/A (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Flicker Strike". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    LegionMarakethFlickerStrike - N/A (page)
    HarvestSpiderFlickerStrike - N/A (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Leap Slam". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    LeapSlamRoyale - (20-29)% increased Stun Duration against Enemies that are on Full Life, +1.2 seconds to Attack Time, Base radius is 1.5 metres, Damaging Hits always Stun Enemies that are on Full Life (page)
    LeapSlam - (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 (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Lightning Arrow". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    LightningArrowRoyale - 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage, (1-2) to (5-39) Added Lightning Damage, Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target, Shocks Enemies as though dealing (100-145)% more Damage, (10-19)% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments (page)
    LightningArrow - 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage, (1-9) to (13-179) Added Lightning Damage, Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target, Shocks Enemies as though dealing (100-290)% more Damage (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Leap Slam". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    LeapSlamRoyale - (20-29)% increased Stun Duration against Enemies that are on Full Life, +1.2 seconds to Attack Time, Base radius is 1.5 metres, Damaging Hits always Stun Enemies that are on Full Life (page)
    LeapSlam - (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 (page)
  • Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Summon Skeletons". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    TempestDaemonSummonSkeletons - +(2-13) to Maximum Summoned Skeletons, Base duration is 20.00 seconds, Minions deal 50% less Elemental Damage, Summons (2-13) Skeleton Warriors (page)
    SummonSkeletonsRoyale - +(3-6) to Maximum Summoned Skeletons, Base duration is 10.00 seconds, Minions have 30% more Maximum Life, Minions deal 30% less Damage, Summons (1-2) Skeleton Warriors (page)
The Tomb of Statues Templar Shadow Marauder Ranger Duelist Witch Scion
Both Chests
Alluring Chest Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Added Lightning Damage" Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Faster Projectiles"
Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Increased Critical Damage" 		Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Life Gain on Hit" Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Fork" Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Added Fire Damage" Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Fork"
Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Minion Life" 		Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Fork"
Curious Chest Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Weapon Elemental Damage" Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Flicker Strike". Please choose only one of the following ids:
LegionMarakethFlickerStrike - N/A (page)
HarvestSpiderFlickerStrike - N/A (page) 		Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Added Fire Damage" Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Faster Projectiles" Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Life Gain on Hit" Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Added Lightning Damage" Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Faster Projectiles"
The Frozen Abyss Templar Shadow Marauder Ranger Duelist Witch Scion
Both Chests
Alluring Chest
Curious Chest
The Simian Cave Templar Shadow Marauder Ranger Duelist Witch Scion
Alluring Chest Citrine Amulet Citrine Amulet Agate Amulet Agate Amulet
Curious Chest Turquoise Amulet Turquoise Amulet
Alluring Chest
Curious Chest
The Skeletal Caverns Templar Shadow Marauder Ranger Duelist Witch Scion
Alluring Chest
Curious Chest
The Forbidden Ruins Templar Shadow Marauder Ranger Duelist Witch Scion

References

  1. ↑ PChris (June 24, 2013). "Descent Races". Path of Exile Forum. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
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