The Coward's Trial

This article is about the variant of The Coward's Trial from the most recent map series in which it appeared. For other variants, see § Map variants.

The Coward's Trial is a unique Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 74
Map Tier: 7
Guild Character: }Saints and heathens look the same
once the rot takes hold.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once..

Mechanics

Except the mods Contains waves of Monsters and Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters, the rest of the mods are "optional" which can be reroll by Divine OrbDivine OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the values of the random modifiers on an itemRight click this item then left click a magic, rare or unique item to apply it. to switch it "on" or "off" (1 or 0), or dropped naturally as "on" or "off". Thus, the map can have zero additional waves except the base waves of Monsters and waves of Undead Monsters, or have all 7 optional waves (Ghosts, Oriathan Zombies, Phantasms, Raging Spirits, Bone Rhoas, Ravager Maws and Zombies respectively). There are 2^7 = 128 combinations of map mods. The chance to have zero optional waves or all 7 optional waves, were 1/128 respectively, assuming equal chance to roll the mod value as 0 and roll as 1.

Layout

This map contains 4 floors with 6 waves of monster spawning per floor. The initial wave consists of 35 monsters and increases by 2 monsters per wave up to a possible maximum of 83 monsters on wave 25. The map is guaranteed to drop at least one unique item, regardless of map area level. It always drop as item level 100 from the map boss.

The Monster types of each wave are randomly picked from a pre-defined list of wave-types; The final wave is the exception to this, where Infector of Dreams is accompanied by monster types that can only appear during the final wave. While the monster level stays the same, magic and rare monsters increase with every wave. Additionally, at the end of every wave a rare Necromancer spawns.

Several flavour/hint messages appear in the chat window during the map:

• When a new wave begins: "The darkness looms forebodingly..."
• When the current room has been fully cleared: "The room grows still and quiet..."
• When the last room has been fully cleared: "The oppressive atmosphere slowly dissipates..."

Boss

• Infector of Dreams (unique Necromancer)
  • Casts Elemental WeaknessElemental WeaknessSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (16-33) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.50 sec
    AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their elemental resistances.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds
    +(0-1) metre to radius
    Cursed enemies have -(15-30)% to Elemental Resistances
    
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (1-20)% increased Duration of Elemental Ailments on Cursed enemiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. Curse
  • Raises Undead
  • Allies deal increased Elemental Damage

In the last sub-area, the map contains several Abyss themed monsters:

• Thresher (cannot raised as spectre)
• Primeval Watcher (cannot raised as spectre)

Other monster of the map:

• Brittle Born-again (can raised as spectre)
• Rotting Damned (can raised as spectre)
• Frost Priest (can raised as spectre)
• Thunder Priest (can raised as spectre)

Note that only the last sub-area contain monster that leave corpse:

Items found in this area

The following drop-restricted items can drop in this area.

Item	Drop Level
Grave KnowledgeGrave Knowledge6Summon Raging Spirit Quality: +20%The dead tell me great insights. They've had nothing but time to sit and think.	23
The Celestial JusticarThe Celestial Justicar6Six-Link Astral PlateWrapped in the glory of the heavens, she comes to mete out justice for the fallen.	47
The ForsakenThe Forsaken7Umbilicus ImmortalisYou gave us life and love, more than you could spare. Now you're gone, and we are stranded, alone, cold and without purpose.	23
The WretchedThe Wretched6BeltNecromancers, believe me, are more terrifying than their thralls.	68
The Rabbit's FootThe Rabbit's Foot810x Incursion VialIt is said anyone who bears this trinket is the luckiest exile in all of Wraeclast. The gods would disagree, and forever curse any whom give it away.	50

Item acquisition

The Coward's Trial can drop anywhere. It can be chanced.

Recipes

The Coward's Trial can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
8	The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map CorruptedNo matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.	Random corrupted map	A
1	Otherworldly IncubatorOtherworldly IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Unique Map item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random map	A
4	Jack in the BoxJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank, close your eyes, and pray to the gods for a pleasant surprise.	Random item	A
1	Singular IncubatorSingular IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Unique item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random item	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Legacy variants

The Coward's Trial has legacy variants.

Version discontinued	Base item	Stats Compare each legacy variant to the current variant. Stat line – Same as current variant Stat line – Different from current variant
3.15.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 80 Map Tier: 13 Guild Character: }Saints and heathens look the same once the rot takes hold.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level:	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
3.13.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 80 Map Tier: 13 Guild Character: }Saints and heathens look the same once the rot takes hold.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level:	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
3.12.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 69 Map Tier: 2 Guild Character: }Saints and heathens look the same once the rot takes hold.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level:	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
3.11.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 69 Map Tier: 2 Guild Character: }Saints and heathens look the same once the rot takes hold.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level: 69/73/76/78/81	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
3.10.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 69 Map Tier: 2 Guild Character: }Saints and heathens look the same once the rot takes hold.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level: 69/73/76/78/81	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
3.9.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 71 Map Tier: 4 Guild Character: }Saints and heathens look the same once the rot takes hold.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level: 71	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
3.8.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 71 Map Tier: 4 Guild Character: }Saints and heathens look the same once the rot takes hold.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level: 71	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
3.7.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 68 Map Tier: 1 Guild Character: }Saints and heathens look the same once the rot takes hold.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level: 68	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
3.6.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 70 Map Tier: 3 Guild Character: }Saints and heathens look the same once the rot takes hold.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level: 70	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
3.5.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 77 Map Tier: 10 Guild Character: }Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level: 77	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
3.1.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 76 Map Tier: 9 Guild Character: ATravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level: 76	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
2.4.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 68 Map Tier: 1 Guild Character: ATravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level: 68	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
2.0.0	Cursed Crypt MapCursed Crypt MapMap Level: 66 Map Tier: 1 Guild Character: ATravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Level: 66	Contains waves of Monsters Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters <0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>

Pre-3.7.0 legacy variants use the mods WaveTimeUndeadSiegeWaveTimeUndeadSiege
Intrinsic
Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters
Area contains additional waves of Raging Spirits
Area contains additional waves of Bone Rhoas
Area contains additional waves of Oriathan Zombies
Area contains additional waves of Ravager Maws and NumWavesUndeadSiegeNumWavesUndeadSiege
Intrinsic
Contains waves of Monsters
Area contains additional waves of Ghosts
Area contains additional waves of Phantasms
Area contains additional waves of Zombies instead. They function the same as the current variant if using Divine OrbDivine OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the values of the random modifiers on an itemRight click this item then left click a magic, rare or unique item to apply it. to reroll the item. The additional "optional" waves (Ghosts, Oriathan Zombies, Phantasms, Raging Spirits, Bone Rhoas, Ravager Maws and Zombies respectively) are default as "off" ("0") in the legacy variant, however.

The legacy version has hidden values in the mods: (30-50) for Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters and (22-25) for Contains waves of Monsters, while the new version of the mods, Contains waves of MonstersDisplayCowardsTrialWavesOfMonsters
Intrinsic
Contains waves of Monsters and Contains additional waves of Undead MonstersDisplayCowardsTrialWavesOfUndeadMonsters
Intrinsic
Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters, does not have numeric value other than 1. It is purely a cosmetic, as the value (30-50) which was used to be for Area has (30-50) seconds between monster waves and the value (22-25) was used to be for Area has (22-25) waves of monsters, which both mod texts (and stat id behind) were converted to match new version due to 3.7.0 change, but the numeric value were retained. These values are still displayed in the official trade site search result as a relic.

Player can sell the legacy item to a NPC in exchange for a new "The Coward's Trial" map from the current map series, but retain the aforementioned legacy mods.

Supporter attribution

The Coward's Trial was created by supporter OverUsedChewToy.

Version history

Version	Changes
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. Added a new mechanic - Watchstones: These can only be obtained by defeating one of the new Atlas bosses. They can be used to raise the tier of all maps in a particular region of the Atlas, causing all maps of those base types to drop at the new higher tier.
3.7.0	The entirety of The Coward's Trial map has been redone. If you're lucky enough to get one, make sure you use it!
3.5.0	The Atlas of Worlds has been shuffled. Most maps have changed tier and location within the Atlas. (Not in patch notes) The Atlas will now be shuffled every league.
3.1.0	The entire Atlas has been reworked. Many map names have changed, as have their balance, tier and position on the Atlas. Many maps have also had their boss fights swapped or completely reworked. The rules used to generate monsters in endgame maps have been significantly reworked and rebalanced around the rate at which we expect players to reliably clear out the map. In general, narrow, linear maps will contain fewer total monsters than maps with complex layouts. We will be closely monitoring and adjusting the balance of this change and expect to make further changes and improvements over time.
0.11.2	Further fixes have been made to monster count, to cover rare cases of inaccurate counts related to Dominating BlowDominating BlowAttack, Minion, Duration, Melee, Strike Level: (1-20) Cost: 8 Mana Attack Damage: (165-238)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165-238)%Requires Level 28Attacks enemies with a melee strike, applying a debuff for a short duration. If a non-unique enemy dies while affected by the debuff, the enemy's corpse will be consumed and a Sentinel of Dominance with the same rarity, prefix and suffix modifiers will be summoned for a longer secondary duration.Base duration is 1.00 seconds Base secondary duration is 20.00 seconds Maximum 9 Summoned Normal Sentinels of Dominance Maximum 3 Summoned Magic Sentinels of Dominance Maximum 1 Summoned Rare Sentinel of Dominance 25% Chance to Summon a Normal Sentinel of Dominance on Hitting a Unique Monster Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Minions have (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and The Coward's Trial map.
0.10.8c	Fixed the interaction between Dominating Blow and the kill count of The Coward's Trial.
0.10.8b	Fixed a bug where if you used Dominating Blow on The Coward's Trial unique map, and portaled out or died, the door to the next room would fail to open.
0.10.6	Introduced to the game.