Elder Guardians

The Elder Guardians are four bosses of special Tier 16 maps, who each drop a different Key to DecayKey to DecayCan be used in a personal Map Device. map fragment that is required to fight the Elder. They are the guardians of the Elder.

Guardians

Name	The Eradicator	The Constrictor	The Purifier	The Enslaver
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Map Mod	Map is occupied by The Eradicator Area is influenced by The Elder	Map is occupied by The Constrictor Area is influenced by The Elder	Map is occupied by The Purifier Area is influenced by The Elder	Map is occupied by The Enslaver Area is influenced by The Elder
Main Drop	Fragment of EradicationFragment of EradicationStack Size: 10Plagues are exhausted, not cured.Can be used in a personal Map Device.	Fragment of ConstrictionFragment of ConstrictionStack Size: 10Webs are torn, not untangled.Can be used in a personal Map Device.	Fragment of PurificationFragment of PurificationStack Size: 10Corruption is purged, not cleansed.Can be used in a personal Map Device.	Fragment of EnslavementFragment of EnslavementStack Size: 10Freedom is won, not given.Can be used in a personal Map Device.

Mechanics

Upon killing T14+ Map Bosses, an Elder-influenced Tier 14 to 16 map may drop, which is occupied by one of the four Elder Guardians. The drop rate can be increased with Atlas passive skills. The map can also be sold by Kirac or offered in-map as part of his Atlas Missions, as well as from Map type rewards, Tujen, and Ritual, among other sources. Players can use an Orb of HorizonsOrb of HorizonsStack Size: 20Reforges a map item as another of the same tierRight click this item then left click a map to apply it. or Harbinger's OrbHarbinger's OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a map item as another of a higher tierRight click this item then left click a map to apply it. to convert or upgrade the base type of the map. However, players cannot change the Guardian that is occupying the map itself.

Elder-influenced maps contain several Elder-themed monsters and may drop Elder-influenced items. Upon entering the boss arena, a short cutscene plays, where the Elder drains the map boss' lifeforce and creates a portal to the Elder Guardian's arena, chosen randomly from three possible arenas. The boss and arena are affected by map modifiers.

The boss fight itself is split into three phases; upon reaching 2/3 and 1/3 health, the boss and the player are teleported to a different arena. Each arena contains various stage hazards.

Drops

Elder Guardians may drop one or several Elder-influenced items upon defeat, as well as a Map fragment corresponding to the Guardian that was killed. Opening a complete set of fragments in the map device can open portals to fight the Elder.

• Fragment of PurificationFragment of PurificationStack Size: 10Corruption is purged, not cleansed.Can be used in a personal Map Device.
• Fragment of ConstrictionFragment of ConstrictionStack Size: 10Webs are torn, not untangled.Can be used in a personal Map Device.
• Fragment of EradicationFragment of EradicationStack Size: 10Plagues are exhausted, not cured.Can be used in a personal Map Device.
• Fragment of EnslavementFragment of EnslavementStack Size: 10Freedom is won, not given.Can be used in a personal Map Device.

These unique items were previously exclusive to Elder Guardians, with two themed around each Guardian, but were moved to the core drop table in version 3.14.0:

• AugyreAugyre
  Void SceptreSceptre
  Physical Damage: (140-160) to (212.8-243.2)
  Critical Strike Chance: (11.16-12.40)%
  Attacks per Second: (1.38-1.44)
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 68, 104 Str, 122 Int40% increased Elemental Damage(180-220)% increased Physical Damage
  (10-15)% increased Attack Speed
  (80-100)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  Every 16 seconds you gain Elemental Overload for 8 seconds
  You have Resolute Technique while you do not have Elemental Overload
  100% increased Physical Damage while you have Resolute TechniqueWhen the world spins out of control,
  the safest place to be is in the centre.
• Leper's AlmsLeper's Alms
  Mirrored Spiked ShieldChance to Block: (29-30)%
  Evasion: (906-1218)
  Energy Shield: (186-245)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 66, 85 Dex, 85 Int+5% chance to Suppress Spell Damage(500-600)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  +(60-80) to maximum Life
  40% increased Duration of Ailments on Enemies
  +(3-4)% Chance to Block
  Shared SufferingOne's burden is another's gift.
• Grelwood ShankGrelwood Shank
  Eternal SwordOne Handed Sword
  Physical Damage: (116.85-129.15) to (193.8-214.2)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: (1.72-1.80)
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 66, 104 Str, 122 Dex+475 to Accuracy Rating(185-215)% increased Physical Damage
  (15-20)% increased Attack Speed
  80% increased Armour while stationary
  Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles if you've been Hit Recently
  Point Blank
  Iron Reflexes while stationaryThrough countless seasons they stand, stoic,
  Each season leaving its mark;
  a memory written in fibrous flesh.
• Beltimber BladeBeltimber Blade
  Eternal SwordOne Handed Sword
  Physical Damage: (116.85-129.15) to (193.8-214.2)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: (1.72-1.80)
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 66, 104 Str, 122 Dex+475 to Accuracy Rating(185-215)% increased Physical Damage
  (15-20)% increased Attack Speed
  80% increased Evasion Rating while moving
  Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles if you've used a Movement Skill Recently
  Far ShotBy wind and wing they are carried,
  Their fates not theirs to control,
  Yet the fates of others dragged in their wake.
• GloomfangGloomfang
  Blue Pearl AmuletRequires Level 77(48-56)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate0.5% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life
  Lose (15-10) Life per Enemy Hit with Spells
  Lose (25-20) Life per Enemy Hit with Attacks
  Skills Chain +1 times
  (30-40)% increased Projectile Speed
  Projectiles that have Chained gain (20-35)% of Non-Chaos Damage as extra Chaos DamageDarkness never stops feeding.
• Yoke of SufferingYoke of Suffering
  Onyx AmuletRequires Level 70+(10-16) to all Attributes+(10-20)% to Fire Resistance
  +(10-20)% to Cold Resistance
  +(20-40)% to Lightning Resistance
  30% reduced Duration of Ailments on Enemies
  (5-10)% chance to Shock
  Enemies take (5-10)% increased Damage for each type of Ailment you have inflicted on them
  Your Elemental Damage can ShockLet the unrepentant be dragged ever downwards by the weight of their sins.
• Memory VaultMemory Vault
  Praetor CrownArmour: (161-185)
  Energy Shield: (181-218)Requires Level 68, 62 Str, 91 Int+(130-160) to maximum Energy Shield
  +(150-200) to maximum Mana
  (30-40)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
  +(20-30)% to Fire Resistance
  20% reduced Reservation Efficiency of Skills
  1% increased Armour per 50 Reserved ManaYour memories are a bridge to the past. Let no one cross.
• VulconusVulconus
  Demon DaggerRune Dagger
  Physical Damage: (109-134) to (232-247)
  Elemental Damage: (130-160) to (220-240)
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%
  Attacks per Second: 1.20
  Weapon Range: 1.0 metresRequires Level 68, 76 Dex, 149 Int40% increased Global Critical Strike ChanceAdds (85-110) to (135-150) Physical Damage
  Adds (130-160) to (220-240) Fire Damage
  50% chance to cause Bleeding on Hit
  (70-100)% increased Fire Damage with Hits and Ailments against Bleeding Enemies
  (70-100)% increased Physical Damage with Hits and Ailments against Ignited Enemies
  Every 8 seconds, gain Avatar of Fire for 4 seconds
  (160-200)% increased Critical Strike Chance while you have Avatar of Fire
  50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire while you have Avatar of Fire
  +2000 Armour while you do not have Avatar of FireLava bled from the earth and,
  after a time, cooled and hardened.
  The world protecting its beating heart
  with a thick, black scab.

In addition, ArborixArborix
Assassin BowBow
Physical Damage: (123-143) to (330-355)
Critical Strike Chance: 6.70%
Attacks per Second: 1.25Requires Level 62, 212 Dex+(15-25)% to Global Critical Strike MultiplierGrants Level 30 Dash Skill
Adds (80-100) to (200-225) Physical Damage
Bow Attacks fire 2 additional Arrows if you haven't Cast Dash recently
(20-30)% increased Attack Speed if you haven't Cast Dash recently
(100-160)% increased Evasion Rating if you've Cast Dash recently
(20-30)% increased Movement Speed if you've Cast Dash recently
Travel Skills other than Dash are Disabled
Iron ReflexesThrough droughts, fires, floods and frost,
the ancient giants stand resolute,
while deep in the rich, dark earth,
their grasp stretches ever farther. is obtained from fusingOrb of FusingStack Size: 20Reforges the links between sockets on an itemRight click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it. The item's quality increases the chances of obtaining more links. Grelwood ShankGrelwood Shank
Eternal SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: (116.85-129.15) to (193.8-214.2)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.72-1.80)
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 66, 104 Str, 122 Dex+475 to Accuracy Rating(185-215)% increased Physical Damage
(15-20)% increased Attack Speed
80% increased Armour while stationary
Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles if you've been Hit Recently
Point Blank
Iron Reflexes while stationaryThrough countless seasons they stand, stoic,
Each season leaving its mark;
a memory written in fibrous flesh. and Beltimber BladeBeltimber Blade
Eternal SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: (116.85-129.15) to (193.8-214.2)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.72-1.80)
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 66, 104 Str, 122 Dex+475 to Accuracy Rating(185-215)% increased Physical Damage
(15-20)% increased Attack Speed
80% increased Evasion Rating while moving
Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles if you've used a Movement Skill Recently
Far ShotBy wind and wing they are carried,
Their fates not theirs to control,
Yet the fates of others dragged in their wake., thus it is an indirect Elder Guardians exclusive item. A similar bow is used by the Constrictor during its fight.

Elder Guardians will inherit boss-specific drops of the monsters they replace. For example, an Elder Guardian replacing a Shaper Guardian will also drop a Shaper Fragment. Boss-specific divination cards also can drop.

Notes

• Defeating an Elder Guardian will count as clearing a map for the sake of Master Missions and drops from Unique Map Bosses, and will grant Map Unlock status (Map appears in colour on the Atlas). However, maps occupied by an Elder Guardian will never grant the Map Completion Bonus (large brown ring) or Awakener Bonus (small white ring) due to an Elder Guardian not being the default map boss.
  • It is possible to have any of the three Conqueror map invade encounters while in an Elder Guardian map, but completing killing an Elder Guardian does not count as killing the map's boss and will not progress the Conqueror influence bar.

Lore

Elder Guardians were minor antagonists that guarded The Elder, akin to the Shaper Guardians. During War for the Atlas expansion, in order to face the Uber Elder, the player need to spread Elder influence to Shaper Guardian Maps (which at that time on the Atlas at the centre) first to convert them to Elder Guardian Maps (the base map is still the Shaper Guardian Map) and beat all 4 of them to convert The Shaper's Realm into Uber Elder variant of the area.

As of the Conquerors of the Atlas expansion, the player exists in an alternative timeline where the Shaper and Elder have already been defeated by the Elderslayers. It is presumed that the Elder Guardians were also defeated as a result of said battle. Their fights are still accessible through their map encounters but do not have any impact on the current storyline as antagonists. To explain this, a new Zana voiceline was added:

"

You must think me a fool for taking so long to understand just how mad the Elderslayers have become, but... you don't know what we were up against. Look, I'm going to show you a memory of a battle against one of the Elder's guardians. Perhaps then you'll see why it wasn't so clear.

"

- Zana

In the Echoes of the Atlas expansion, the Elder Guardians are referred to in the Uncharted Realms. They can be duplicated by the Maven and fought simultaneously in Maven's Invitation: The TwistedMaven's Invitation: The TwistedModifiers to Item Quantity will affect the number of encounter rewards dropped
The Maven must Witness:
The Purifier,
The Constrictor,
The Enslaver,
The EradicatorFor those who must not endure it,
there may be found a perverse joy
in watching the struggle for survival.Open portals to The Maven's Crucible by using this item in a personal Map Device..

See also

• Shaper Guardians
• Conquerors

Version history

Version	Changes
3.9.0e	Fixed a bug where Zana missions could offer Elder Guardian Maps earlier than intended. The minimum tier before these maps are offered by Zana missions is now 14.
3.9.0	The Atlas of Worlds has been reworked. You now start at the centre and will work your way outwards as you explore a new storyline. The Shaper and Elder storyline is gone and has been replaced by a story that takes place in the aftermath of the old story. Zana can now sell Shaper- and Elder-influenced maps once you have progressed your Atlas enough. These act like the old Atlas influence, creating new monsters, threats, and rewards. The Elder, Shaper, and combined Elder and Shaper encounters can still be accessed. If you're lucky, Zana may offer a Shaper or Elder guardian's map! Elder Guardians are no longer in a separate instance to that of their map.
3.5.0	Items exclusive to the Shaper's guardians and the Elder's guardians now drop less frequently. Uniques exclusive to the Elder's guardians now also drop based on map tier, with some items unable to drop until higher map tiers. Elder guardians now have a shared pool of exclusive drops, rather than being tied to individual guardians.
3.1.0	Introduced to the game.