The Elder
| The Elder | |||
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| Level(s) | 83 | ||
| Location(s) | Absence of Value and Meaning | ||
| Quest(s) | The Memory Eater (legacy) The Eldritch Decay (legacy) | ||
| Health | 46 612 147 | ||
| Damage | 5740 | ||
| ApS | 1.85 | ||
| Resistance(s) | 50% Fire 50% Cold 50% Lightning 30% Chaos | ||
| Modifier(s) | 66% Less Curse Effectiveness Cannot Be Fully Slowed Immune To Knockback | ||
A creature of malignant madness, born of that oblivion from before time itself began. Once only an abstract expression, the Elder was given physical form. The Elder came here out of hunger. Preferring victims of a younger flesh, it became the bogeyman, dragging our children off into the night, casting them into its realm of shadow and feasting upon their nightmares undisturbed, for it was imagination that truly satiated it.
The Elder is a boss that is invading the Atlas of Worlds. It was the main antagonist of the War for the Atlas expansion, where it would take over maps of the Atlas. As of the Conquerors of the Atlas expansion, as part of the canonization of the defeat of the Elder, it no longer actively interacts with the Atlas. The player characters who fought during the War for the Atlas expansion are represented by the Elderslayers led by Sirus, Awakener of Worlds.[1] Players can still fight the Elder using the 
Key to DecayKey to DecayCan be used in a personal Map Device.
map fragments set, and do not need to chase the Elder and Shaper across the Atlas anymore. These map fragments can be obtained by defeating the Elder Guardians. Like other fragment bosses, the fight in the current expansion is re-enactment of the fight as memories , rather than occurring in real-time in-universe. [2]
Unofficially, the Elder is considered to be the easiest of the major Atlas bosses, having relatively simple mechanics and having less life relative to other endgame bosses such as The Shaper, Sirus, or The Maven.
Defeating the Elder is guaranteed to drop a map fragment required for the Uber Elder encounter, either 
Fragment of TerrorFragment of TerrorStack Size: 10Fear drives survival.Can be used in a personal Map Device.
or 
Fragment of EmptinessFragment of EmptinessStack Size: 10What is not cannot cause harm.Can be used in a personal Map Device.
. The other 2 fragments are dropped by The Shaper.
Drops
Orb of DominanceOrb of DominanceStack Size: 10Removes one Influenced Modifier from an item with at least two Influenced
Modifiers and upgrades another Influenced Modifier
Upgrading a modifier of the highest tier transforms the
modifier into an Elevated Modifier
Attempting to upgrade an Elevated Modifier rerolls its values
Can be used on Body Armours, Boots, Gloves and HelmetsRight click this item then left click an item with at least two Influenced Modifiers to apply it.
(5-10%)
Blasphemer's GraspBlasphemer's Grasp
Assassin's MittsEvasion: (260-369)
Energy Shield: (52-75)Requires Level 58, 45 Dex, 45 Int+(40-50) to Dexterity
(150-200)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+(50-60) to maximum Life
+6 to Maximum Life per Elder Item Equipped
+4% to Damage over Time Multiplier for Ailments per Elder Item Equipped
8% increased Effect of Non-Damaging Ailments per Elder Item Equipped
Remove an Ailment when you use a Flask if all Equipped Items are Elder ItemsReaching nature's limits,
many sought power in the unnatural.
(25%)
Cyclopean CoilCyclopean Coil
Leather BeltRequires Level 68+(25-40) to maximum Life+(60-80) to maximum Life
(5-15)% increased Attributes
Cannot be Frozen if Dexterity is higher than Intelligence
Cannot be Ignited if Strength is higher than Dexterity
Cannot be Shocked if Intelligence is higher than Strength
1% increased Damage per 5 of your lowest AttributeWith the patience of a prowling lion,
the Shade watched the Scholar.
(25%)
NebulochNebuloch
Nightmare MaceOne Handed Mace
Physical Damage: (83-98) to (180-200)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.40
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 68, 212 Str10% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdAdds (45-60) to (100-120) Physical Damage
Gain (30-40)% of Physical Attack Damage as Extra Fire Damage
+4% to Chaos Resistance per Endurance Charge
1% reduced Elemental Damage taken from Hits per Endurance Charge
Adds 5 to 8 Physical Damage per Endurance Charge
+500 to Armour per Endurance Charge
200 Fire Damage taken per second per Endurance Charge if you've been Hit RecentlyThey hoped that, trapped in its prison,
the creature would age and perish.
But time would not touch the fiend.
(10%)
HopeshredderHopeshredder
Ranger BowBow
Physical Damage: 56-117
Elemental Damage: (130-150) to (270-300)
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.49-1.62)Requires Level 60, 212 DexAdds (130-150) to (270-300) Cold Damage
4% increased Movement Speed per Frenzy Charge
+(400-500) to Accuracy Rating
(15-25)% increased Attack Speed
12 to 14 Added Cold Damage per Frenzy Charge
2% chance to Avoid Elemental Damage from Hits per Frenzy Charge
0.5% of Attack Damage Leeched as Life per Frenzy Charge
200 Cold Damage taken per second per Frenzy Charge while movingTheir last thoughts were not of their friends,
or their families, or their homes.
Their last thoughts were untethered from reality,
and bathed in fear and ferocity.
(10%)
ShimmeronShimmeron
Tornado WandWand
Physical Damage: 25-75
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.30Requires Level 65, 212 IntAdds (3-5) to (70-82) Lightning Damage to Spells and Attacks(30-40)% increased Spell Damage
Adds (26-35) to (95-105) Lightning Damage to Spells
+(6-10)% to Critical Strike Multiplier per Power Charge
+0.3% Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge
+2% Chance to Block Spell Damage per Power Charge
Adds 3 to 9 Lightning Damage to Spells per Power Charge
200 Lightning Damage taken per second per Power Charge if
your Skills have dealt a Critical Strike RecentlyAll at once, a calmness would encompass them,
and all at once, it would be torn away,
unveiling forms no sound mind could grasp.
(10%)- Impresence (Any) (20%)
ImpresenceImpresence
Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (12-16) to (20-25) Physical Damage
+(400-500) to Armour
+(50-70) to maximum Life
(30-40)% increased Stun and Block Recovery
Vulnerability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique EnemyThough its body was locked in stone,
its essence wandered the infinite,
learning, and preparing.
(4%)
ImpresenceImpresence
Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Fire Damage
+(50-70) to maximum Life
+(20-25)% to Fire Resistance
Regenerate 1% of Life per second
Flammability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique EnemyThough its body was locked in stone,
its essence wandered the infinite,
learning, and preparing.
(4%)
ImpresenceImpresence
Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Cold Damage
+(50-70) to maximum Life
(45-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
+(20-25)% to Cold Resistance
Frostbite has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique EnemyThough its body was locked in stone,
its essence wandered the infinite,
learning, and preparing.
(4%)
ImpresenceImpresence
Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (10-13) to (43-47) Lightning Damage
+(50-70) to maximum Life
+(20-25)% to Lightning Resistance
Regenerate 1% of Energy Shield per second
Conductivity has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique EnemyThough its body was locked in stone,
its essence wandered the infinite,
learning, and preparing.
(4%)
ImpresenceImpresence
Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all Attributes(30-40)% increased Damage over Time
Adds (17-19) to (23-29) Chaos Damage
+(50-70) to maximum Life
+(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance
Despair has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique EnemyThough its body was locked in stone,
its essence wandered the infinite,
learning, and preparing.
(4%)
- Fragment of TerrorFragment of TerrorStack Size: 10Fear drives survival.Can be used in a personal Map Device. (50%)
- Fragment of EmptinessFragment of EmptinessStack Size: 10What is not cannot cause harm.Can be used in a personal Map Device. (50%)
Maven's Invitation: The FearedMaven's Invitation: The FearedModifiers to Item Quantity will affect the number of encounter rewards dropped
The Maven must Witness:
Cortex,
Chayula's Domain,
The Alluring Abyss,
The Shaper's Realm,
Absence of Value and MeaningFor 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.
(20-30%)
Watcher's EyeWatcher's Eye
Prismatic JewelLimited to: 1(4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield
(4-6)% increased maximum Life
(4-6)% increased maximum Mana
<Two or Three random aura modifiers>One by one, they stood their ground against a creature
they had no hope of understanding, let alone defeating,
and one by one, they became a part of it.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
(2 mod, 25%)
The dropped Watcher's EyeWatcher's Eye
Prismatic JewelLimited to: 1(4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield
(4-6)% increased maximum Life
(4-6)% increased maximum Mana
<Two or Three random aura modifiers>One by one, they stood their ground against a creature
they had no hope of understanding, let alone defeating,
and one by one, they became a part of it.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. is a 2 mod variant. In order for it to have a chance to drop, the Shaper must not be allowed to die during the Captured Phase (Phase 2) while he is channelling his beam. Module Error: No passives found with q_where = passive_skills.name="Gaze into the Abyss" atlas passive skill increases the chance for a Watcher's Eye to drop.
The Elder also drops several Elder-influenced items when slain.
It can also drop Maven's Invitation: The FearedMaven's Invitation: The FearedModifiers to Item Quantity will affect the number of encounter rewards dropped
The Maven must Witness:
Cortex,
Chayula's Domain,
The Alluring Abyss,
The Shaper's Realm,
Absence of Value and MeaningFor 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., even if The Maven is not present and observing the fight.
Entry
Players must use the following fragments in their map device to fight The Elder. These fragments drop from the Elder Guardians, or rarely from Fragment rewards, and they can also be traded amongst players.
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 EnslavementFragment of EnslavementStack Size: 10Freedom is won, not given.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.
The arena is called Absence of Value and Meaning.
Recommendations
The following is recommended:
- At least 1 million damage per second
- Capped elemental resistances (fire, cold and lightning resistance at 75%)
- At least 5,000 Effective hit points (Life pool, Mana before Life, energy shield)
- Moderate mitigation or avoidance, including Physical damage reduction
- Method to protect the Shaper (discussed in Strategy)
Skills
| Image | Skill | Phase | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
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Default Melee Attack | 1, 3 |
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Ice Spears 1 | 1, 3 |
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Ice Spears 2 | 1, 3 |
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Ice Spears 3 | 1, 3 |
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Siphon / Super Siphon |
1 |
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Tentacle Slam | 1, 3 |
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Expanding Nova / Ring of Death |
1, 3 |
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Rising Slam | 1 |
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Multi Expanding Nova | 3 |
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Pulse Nova | 3 |
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Zana's Bubble | 3 |
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Video guide
Strategy
Phase 1
The Elder uses the following moves from the start:
- Default Attack
- Ice Spears
- Expanding Nova / Ring of Death
- Siphon
During the fight, Madness Propagators will spawn, which fires slow projectile shots and leaves a patch of eldritch decay permanently if it is left alive long enough, which deals physical damage over time while standing over them. Killing them quickly is important so that the arena does not become overwhelmed by them.
As the Elder's life gets lower, he will start using more attacks:
- Tentacle Whip
- Rising Slam
- Super Siphon
Phase 2 - Captured Phase
When the Elder is brought down to 25% life, the Shaper will capture it and bind it at the center of the arena. It will be invulnerable and the Shaper must channel to fully form all four restraints. You must protect him while the Elder spawns Null Portals that spawn multiple Madness Propagators that can attack the Shaper. Each restraint takes 35 seconds to finish. The Elder will also attack with Tentacle Whip later in the phase. The Shaper performs his restraints in the following order: west, east, south, north. The number of Null Portals increases with each restraint.
If the Shaper's life is brought down to 0, he will retreat and the Elder will be freed, allowing it to move and you must finish the rest of the fight with the Elder's full skillset from Phase 1. Successfully clearing this phase without letting the Shaper die will move you on to Phase 3 with the Elder having healed to full life. You can only obtain a Watcher's EyeWatcher's Eye
Prismatic JewelLimited to: 1(4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield
(4-6)% increased maximum Life
(4-6)% increased maximum Mana
<Two or Three random aura modifiers>One by one, they stood their ground against a creature
they had no hope of understanding, let alone defeating,
and one by one, they became a part of it.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. if the Shaper is alive after phase 2 ends.
The Shaper can be protected by blocking the Madness Propagators' projectiles with the player character, minions, totems, 
Frost WallFrost WallSpell, Duration, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-33) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 4Creates a wall of ice which holds back enemies. Targets under the wall are damaged and pushed back.Deals (8-462) to (12-693) Cold Damage
Base duration is (3.00-4.90) seconds
0.15 seconds between appearance of Wall sections
Wall will be (2.8-5.6) meters long
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(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.
, or 
Vaal Glacial HammerVaal Glacial HammerAttack, Melee, Strike, Duration, AoE, Vaal, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 15
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 4 sec
Attack Damage: (155-250)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (155-250)%Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to cold damage. It traps enemies with you in a circle of ice so that they can't escape. Requires a Mace, Sceptre or Staff.Base duration is (3.40-4.35) seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
25% chance to Freeze enemies
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
Freezes enemies as though dealing (200-390)% more Damage
Can't be Evaded
+0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range
35% increased Duration of Cold Ailments
(10-29)% increased Effect of Cold Ailments
Adds (2-75) to (3-113) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Duration of Cold AilmentsCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
. Alternatively, the player can kill the Madness Propagators and Null Portals; however, both will continue to respawn on a short cooldown. The Shaper is considered an ally during this phase and can be healed with methods such as Consecrated Ground, 
VitalityVitalityAura, Spell, AoE
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: (28-233) Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 36Requires Level 10Casts an aura that grants life regeneration to you and your allies.+(0-1.9) metres to radius
You and nearby Allies Regenerate (10-193.2) Life per second
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
, or 
Rejuvenation TotemRejuvenation TotemTotem, Aura, Spell, AoE
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-32) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
AoE Radius: 10Requires Level 4Summons a totem that has an aura which regenerates life for you and your nearby allies.Totem lasts 8 seconds
Supported Skills have (0-76)% increased Totem Life
Summons a Totem which uses this Skill
Regenerate (8.6-317.5) Life per second
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% more Totem LifePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
. Additionally, the Shaper can be affected by defensive auras and can be fortified (such as 
KingmakerKingmaker
Despot AxeTwo Handed Axe
Physical Damage: (360-414) to (488-561.2)
Critical Strike Chance: (6.50-7.00)%
Attacks per Second: (1.50-1.57)
Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 66, 140 Str, 86 Dex(300-360)% increased Physical Damage
(7-12)% increased Attack Speed
(30-40)% increased Critical Strike Chance
Nearby Allies have 30% increased Item Rarity
Nearby Allies have Culling Strike
Insufficient Mana doesn't prevent your Melee Attacks
Nearby Allies have +50% to Critical Strike Multiplier
Nearby Allies have +10 FortificationA King and his people are linked together
like a soul and a beating heart.
Both can be severed by a same edge,
then forged anew.
).
Phase 3 - Unstable Phase
Once all four restraints have formed, the Shaper will leave and the Elder is vulnerable once again. It will no longer move around the arena, but it will continue to spawn Null Portals and attack with:
- Ice Spear
- Tentacle Whip
- Expanding Nova / Ring of Death
- Pulse Nova - The Elder will periodically release a large dark pulse that deals physical damage and covers the entire arena.
When the Elder reaches 0 life in this phase, he will charge up a final lethal blast. Zana will appear at the bottom right side of the arena with a protective bubble with the voiceline "To me, exile! Quickly!" that the player must go into. Being outside of this bubble when the final blast explodes will cause the player to take a fatal amount of Physical damage that cannot be survived by most characters. The Elder cannot be culled in the Absence of Value and Meaning.
Lore
"
It lurched across these places with a hunger insatiable. It craved events past and prevented events passing. A mind like yours, so full of ideas and memories that flutter and swirl around you like smoke, would have been an irresistible temptation.
It went by a great many names. The Unraveller. The Child of Decay. The echoing whispers of history here give a different name. The Elder.
It served greater forces, as I do. Those forces are still at work, but the servant is gone, the home left vacant. For now.
"
- - The Envoy "The Elder" dialogue
The Elder is the main antagonist in War for the Atlas expansion
Version history
| Version | Changes |
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| 3.9.0 |
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| 3.2.0 |
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| 3.1.0 |
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References
- ↑ https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2912852
- ↑ Based on Commander Kirac's dialogue on opening Elder Guardian Map as his atlas mission as well as the quest
The Elder
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/rcjt7b/comment/hnuyzkp/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
See also
- Uber Elder - Dual boss fight along with the Shaper
- Book of Memories - Lore that provides the backstory of Valdo Caeserius's quest against the Elder
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