The Maven (quest)

For the NPC and boss fight, see The Maven.

The Maven
Required	No
Start	Talk to The Envoy
Objective	Kill bosses under Maven's witness. Kill the bosses at the same time in Maven's Crucible
Completion	Complete the Maven's Challenge

The Maven is an epilogue quest. It act as the tutorial quest for the Maven's Invitation: The AtlasMaven's Invitation: The AtlasFor 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.. This quest runs in parallel to The Searing Exarch (quest) and The Eater of Worlds (quest).

Walkthrough

When the player begins mapping yellow maps (T6+), they will discover an NPC named The Envoy, which ask the player to kill the map boss. The boss will then drop the The Maven's BeaconThe Maven's BeaconAllows you to call the Maven to a map from your Map Device.Right-click this item then left-click the Map Device in your Hideout to attach the Maven's Beacon..

(Alternatively, in permanent leagues The Envoy will simply give you the The Maven's BeaconThe Maven's BeaconAllows you to call the Maven to a map from your Map Device.Right-click this item then left-click the Map Device in your Hideout to attach the Maven's Beacon.)

A picture of the Maven's Beacon selected on the Atlas Device. The slices around the Beacon indicate how many bosses have been defeated.

Use the Beacon to upgrade the Map DeviceMap DeviceHideout ItemCreates an object in your hideout2 Variations. A symbol of the Maven will be added to the map device, toggling that button to allow Maven spawn in a map, allowing you to witness future map fights and also increasing the difficulty of the boss.

Then the following steps must be completed:

1. Defeat 3 Bosses of Tier 6+ Maps while they are witnessed by the Maven. You will receive the The Maven's Invitation: The Atlas.
2. Use the Invitation in the map device and defeat those bosses again in Maven's Crucible. The area level is 73. This will award 1 atlas passive skill point and 2 respec points.
3. Defeat 4 Bosses of Tier 8+ Maps while they are witnessed by the Maven. You will receive the the second quest invitation.
4. Accept the Maven's Invitation and defeat those bosses again in an arena. The area level is 75. This will award 1 atlas passive skill point and 2 respec points.
5. Defeat 5 Bosses of Tier 10+ Maps while they are witnessed by the Maven. You will receive the the third quest invitation.
6. Accept the Maven's Invitation and defeat those bosses again in an arena. The area level is 78. This will award 1 atlas passive skill point and 2 respec points.
7. Defeat 6 Bosses of Tier 12+ Maps while they are witnessed by the Maven. You will receive the the fourth quest invitation.
8. Accept the Maven's Invitation and defeat those bosses again in an arena. The area level is 80. This will award 1 atlas passive skill point and 2 respec points.
9. Defeat 10 Bosses of Tier 14+ Maps while they are witnessed by the Maven. You will receive the the final invitation.
10. Accept the Maven's Invitation and defeat those bosses again in an arena. The area level is 83. This will award 1 atlas passive skill point and 2 respec points.

After defeating the final invitation, the player will receive a Crescent SplinterCrescent SplinterStack Size: 10Precious and perilous,
Tantalising and terrible.Combine 10 Crescent Splinters to create The Maven's Writ.. With the quest completed, this process of witnessing and defeating 10 bosses can be repeated to receive more splinters and form the The Maven's WritThe Maven's WritIt would be foolish to obey the Maven's demands.
It would also be foolish not to.Open a portal to Absence of Mercy and Empathy by using this item in a personal Map Device. Can only be used once. which is used to challenge The Maven.

Complete the Map as the Maven watches

The Maven wants to witness your attempt to defeat this map's boss encounter.

• Defeat the Map's Boss Encounter as the Maven watches

Pick Up the Maven's Beacon

The Maven has gifted you her Beacon. Take it to the Map Device.

• Pick Up the Maven's Beacon

Use the Maven's Beacon to Augment your Map Device

The Maven's Beacon appears to be compatible with the Map Device. Open the Map Device to attach it.

• Use the Maven's Beacon to Augment your Map Device

Collect more Map Bosses for the Maven

Call the Maven to Tier 6+ Maps and complete them as she watches. You have defeated 0 (1, 2, 3) out of 3.

• Collect Map Bosses in Tier 6+ Maps (0/3)

Accept the Maven's Invitation

The Maven has invited you to attempt a greater challenge. Use the Invitation in your Map Device to attempt it.

• Use the Maven's Invitation in the Map Device

Collect more Map Bosses for the Maven

Call the Maven to Tier 8+ Maps and complete them as she watches. You have defeated 0 (1, 2, 3, 4) out of 4.

• Collect Map Bosses in Tier 8+ Maps (0/4)

Accept the Maven's Invitation

The Maven has invited you to attempt a greater challenge. Use the Invitation in your Map Device to attempt it.

• Use the Maven's Invitation in the Map Device

Collect more Map Bosses for the Maven

Call the Maven to Tier 10+ Maps and complete them as she watches. You have defeated 0 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) out of 5.

• Collect Map Bosses in Tier 10+ Maps (0/5)

Accept the Maven's Invitation

The Maven has invited you to attempt a greater challenge. Use the Invitation in your Map Device to attempt it.

• Use the Maven's Invitation in the Map Device

Collect more Map Bosses for the Maven

Call the Maven to Tier 12+ Maps and complete them as she watches. You have defeated 0 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) out of 6.

• Collect Map Bosses in Tier 12+ Maps (0/6)

Accept the Maven's Invitation

The Maven has invited you to attempt a greater challenge. Use the Invitation in your Map Device to attempt it.

• Use the Maven's Invitation in the Map Device

Collect more Map Bosses for the Maven

Call the Maven to Tier 14+ Maps and complete them as she watches. You have defeated 0 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10) out of 10.

• Collect Map Bosses in Tier 14+ Maps (0/10)

Accept the Maven's Invitation

The Maven has invited you to attempt a greater challenge. Use the Invitation in your Map Device to attempt it.

• Use the Maven's Invitation in the Map Device

Quest Complete

Quest Complete - You have bested the Maven's challenges and been rewarded for doing so.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.17.0	The quests of the atlas regions have been merged into one single quest. (In hotfix 7) Fixed a bug where your first Maven Invitation for the 10 boss encounter was not guaranteed to drop after collecting 10 bosses. For players who missed this guaranteed drop, it can be obtained by completing any Tier 14+ Map while having 10 or more bosses collected.
3.13.0	Introduced to the game.