The Shaper

The Shaper
The Shaper
Level(s)	84
Location(s)	The Shaper's Realm
Quest(s)	The Shaper (legacy) Sanity's Requiem (legacy) The Eldritch Decay (legacy)
Health	74 712 908
Damage	5689
ApS	1.76
Resistance(s)	50% Fire 50% Cold 50% Lightning 30% Chaos
Modifier(s)	66% Less Curse Effectiveness Cannot Be Fully Slowed Immune To Knockback

"Shaper" redirects here. For the passive skill, see Shaper (passive skill).

I no longer believe these are realms of chance, rather, they must have been formulated by a sentient mind... a designer or architect. Every shadow in this place creeps about with an unforeseen purpose.

Zana, Master Cartographer

The Shaper is the creator of the Atlas of Worlds and the main antagonist of the Atlas of Worlds expansion. He acts as a final boss, residing in The Shaper's RealmThe Shaper's RealmMap Level: 84
Map Tier: 17
Guild Character: ¥Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.. Background information is written in the Book of Memories which is filled as the exile collects his Memory Fragments from Elder-influenced zones. The Shaper also occasionally appears in maps that are influenced by him.

The Shaper's real name is Valdo Caeserius, and is the father of Zana Caeserius. Zana assists the player during the battle with the Shaper and constantly implores him to stop fighting and join her, but he refuses.

Defeating the Shaper is guaranteed to drop a map fragment required for the Uber Elder encounter, either Fragment of ShapeFragment of ShapeStack Size: 10Beauty is in the eye of the creator.Can be used in a personal Map Device. or Fragment of KnowledgeFragment of KnowledgeStack Size: 10Understanding leads to mastery.Can be used in a personal Map Device.. The other 2 fragments are dropped by The Elder.

Entry

Players must use the following fragments in their map device to fight The Shaper. They can be collected by fighting various bosses, and can also be traded amongst players.

• Fragment of the HydraFragment of the HydraStack Size: 10Enter the crucible. The nexus of
  nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.Can be used in a personal Map Device. - obtained by defeating the Lair of the Hydra MapLair of the Hydra MapMap Level: 83
  Map Tier: 16
  Guild Character: ¢Area is influenced by The ShaperOne of my captors wore many faces,
  yet kept her true face hidden.
  Now she cannot escape her true face.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. boss
• Fragment of the ChimeraFragment of the ChimeraStack Size: 10Enter the crucible. The nexus of
  nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.Can be used in a personal Map Device. - obtained by defeating the Pit of the Chimera MapPit of the Chimera MapMap Level: 83
  Map Tier: 16
  Guild Character: ÂArea is influenced by The ShaperOne of my captors hid a beast within his heart.
  Now his true self can be seen by all.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. boss
• Fragment of the PhoenixFragment of the PhoenixStack Size: 10Enter the crucible. The nexus of
  nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.Can be used in a personal Map Device. - obtained by defeating the Forge of the Phoenix MapForge of the Phoenix MapMap Level: 83
  Map Tier: 16
  Guild Character: ¤Area is influenced by The ShaperOne of my captors refused redemption.
  He did not see value in a new life.
  Now new life surrounds him.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. boss
• Fragment of the MinotaurFragment of the MinotaurStack Size: 10Enter the crucible. The nexus of
  nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.Can be used in a personal Map Device. - obtained by defeating the Maze of the Minotaur MapMaze of the Minotaur MapMap Level: 83
  Map Tier: 16
  Guild Character: £Area is influenced by The ShaperOne of my captors felt no emotion.
  He did not hesitate to inflict pain.
  Now all he feels is intense, unstoppable agony.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. boss

The arena is called The Shaper's RealmThe Shaper's RealmMap Level: 84
Map Tier: 17
Guild Character: ¥Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once..

Attacks

Image	Attack	Details
	Default Attack	Deals 100% of Damage 33% more Attack Speed
	Beam	The Shaper unleashes an extremely powerful beam, that deals heavy damage over time if the player touches it The Shaper fires the beam aiming at the player, and once fired, the beam does NOT rotate to target the player The player must dash away or run away from the beam area to avoid taking damage The beam lasts for 3 seconds If players touch it, the beam does: Deals 5384 Fire Damage per second Deals 4405 Cold Damage per second Deals 6057 Lightning Damage per second
	Projectile	The Shaper fires 3 balls of fire consequentially, dealing high damage if the player comes in contact with it. Each ball will deal: Deals 5639 to 8458 Cold Damage Damage Penetrates 25% Cold Resistance
	Teleport Slam	The Shaper disappears into the void, and teleports to the player and slams the ground, dealing heavy damage that can one-shot most builds. To avoid this attack: Players must notice that the Shaper has disappeared and maintain constant movement When the Shaper reappears at the player's location he will perform the Slam attack If players were moving, they would have moved from their original location and avoided the attack If players are anywhere within the purple circle, they will be dealt heavy damage: Deals 300% of Damage 50% less Attack Speed
	Portal	The Shaper fires a slow moving grey ball that seeks the player Once the ball touches the player, it will create a portal on the ground, that deals heavy damage over time if players stand within it Players must attract the balls to the edges of the arena to prevent the portals from damaging the player's mobility during the fight Each portal lasts for 25 seconds To escape a portal: Players must immediately blink or run from it and continue attacking from another direction If the Shaper is surrounded by portals, simply wait till he relocates or till some of the portals disappear
	Bullet Hell	The Shaper fills the arena with projectiles that deal heavy damage, and the only way to escape it is to stay within Zana's protective red bubble Each bullet will deal: Deals 5639 to 8458 Cold Damage Damage Penetrates 25% Cold Resistance 11 additional Projectiles
	Zana's Bubble	Once per phase Zana will create a protective bubble Players must stand in the bubble to avoid the Shaper's attacks (typcially the Bullet Hell attack) Staying anywhere in the bubble's hemisphere will protect the player, even if the character is almost at the edge of it

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Summary

Promotional image of The Shaper

The following is a quick summary of the entire fight with The Shaper. More details can be found in the Strategy section below.

The Nexus

1. Navigate to the four corners of the arena and kill the 4 bosses.
2. Enter the portal to begin the fight with The Shaper.

Phase One

1. Shaper starts at 100% health, DPS the Shaper down to 50% health.
2. If a portal spawns, kill the monsters appearing from the portal.
3. Shaper heals to 60% health, DPS the Shaper down to 50% health.
4. Shaper teleports you to a passageway. Navigate down the passageway, kill The Uncreated and use the portal to return to the arena.

Phase Two

1. Shaper heals to 75% health.
2. DPS the Shaper down till Zana creates a red bubble and says To me exile, quickly!, then stay in Zana's bubble.
3. If a portal spawns, kill the monsters appearing from the portal.
4. DPS the Shaper down to 25% health.
5. Shaper teleports you to a passageway. Navigate down the passageway, kill The Unshaped and use the portal to return to the arena.

Phase Three

1. Shaper heals to 50% health.
2. If a portal spawns, kill the monsters appearing from the portal.
3. Shaper spawns a clone that will perform his attacks simultanously.
4. DPS the Shaper down till Zana creates a red bubble and says To me exile, quickly!, then stay in Zana's bubble.
5. DPS the Shaper down to 0% health.

Strategy

The Shaper is one of the most difficult bosses in Path of Exile. His abilities deal very high damage and he has the highest health pool out of any enemy in the game. The fight consists of multiple phases. Before the Shaper encounter begins, the player must defeat four side bosses at the nexus. After that a portal opens in the middle to the Shaper's arena. The Shaper himself has three phases. At the end of the first and second phases he sends Zana and the player to an area they must traverse with a boss waiting at the end. Killing that boss opens a portal to resume the Shaper fight. The Shaper recovers health slowly between phases.

The Nexus

The map of the Nexus area, with 4 boss portals visible on the corners

The entry area is X shaped and contains four paths, each leading to a boss that must be killed before a portal in the middle opens. The bosses are four randomly-chosen map bosses. After they are killed, the Shaper fight can begin.

The 4 bosses will be a random selection from the following:

• Ambrius, Legion Slayer
• God's Chosen and The Hallowed Husk
• Spinner of False Hope
• Shock and Horror
• Tyrant
• Penitentiary Incarcerator
• Olof, Son of the Headsman
• The Goddess
• The Cursed King
• Merveil, the Reflection and Merveil, the Returned]]
• Shadow of the Vaal
• The Infernal King
• Piety the Empyrean
• Eater of Souls
• Fire and Fury

Phase One

The Shaper uses the following skills, which he keeps in all phases:

• Melee Attack: A lash that does melee damage. He only uses it while in melee range.
• Golden Projectiles: The Shaper fires three golden orbs that deal massive cold damage and penetrate 25% cold resistance, one after another.
• Shaper Beam: The Shaper channels a huge golden beam that deals fire, cold and lightning damage over time. The beam only targets one location per skill usage.
• Teleport Slam: The Shaper spins and disappears in a blanket of void, and then teleports to the player's location, followed by a powerful slam with a large area of effect. A movement skill is recommended to avoid taking damage from this move.
• Portal: The Shaper teleports to the side of the arena and opens a portal while he becomes immune to damage. Powerful shaped monsters exit the portal one at a time and attempt to attack Zana and the player. Meanwhile, Zana stays in the middle and attempts to channel a beam that closes the portal. This is the only time in the fight when she is vulnerable to damage. If she loses all her health, she retreats and slowly recovers health. If she is successfully kept alive for several seconds during the portal phase, the portal is closed prematurely.

Additionally, slow-moving cold balls spawn once every few seconds. They don't do any direct damage, but once the player touches them, they create a vortex that permanently stains the arena until the phase ends. Stepping in such vortex chills the player and deals cold damage over time.

You are prevented from opening portals while fighting the Shaper.

Once the Shaper has been reduced to 50% health, he banishes Zana and the player and slowly regenerates life until both return.

Phase Two

The Shaper keeps all his abilities from phase one, and gets a new one: He casts a bullet hell of cold projectiles that deal heavy damage and are incredibly difficult to dodge, while he is invulnerable. When he does it, Zana teleports to the middle and creates a protective bubble that entirely blocks these projectiles. She doesn't do this, however, if she's recovering from losing all her health in the portal phase, so it's important to keep her alive.

Additionally, the vortex balls spawn more often than in phase 1.

Once the Shaper has been reduced to 25% health, he once again banishes Zana and the player and slowly regenerates life until both return.

Phase Three

The Shaper keeps all his abilities from phase two, and gets a new one: He can summon an invulnerable, spectral double that uses one of his skills, which disappears after several seconds.

Additionally, the vortex balls appear significantly more often than in the previous phases, potentially making most of the arena unsafe and leaving very little room for maneuvering.

This is the final phase, and once the Shaper is reduced 0% health, he finally dies.

Between Phases

Between each of the Shaper phases, Zana and the player must traverse an area filled with monsters and kill a boss at its end. Those areas use randomly-chosen tilesets, and appear to be thin, floating islands in a sea of stars. Each of the bosses at the end are based on Riftwalker from the Laboratory MapLaboratory MapMap Level: 69
Map Tier: 2
Guild Character: ÄMy last waking moments looked very
much like this place... I miss it. I miss her.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once., but have much higher health.

• The Uncreated is the boss between phase 1 and phase 2. It has the same skill set as Riftwalker.
• The Unshaped is the boss between phase 2 and phase 3. He is similar to The Uncreated but also fires a volley of frostbolts in quick succession every once in a while.

The Shaper slowly regenerates his health during the between phases, so it's recommended to complete them as quickly as possible. Once The Uncreated/Unshaped is killed, this regeneration stops, and the between phase is complete.

Fight as dual boss with Uber Elder

See Uber Elder

Items found from this monster

Item	Drop Level
Dying LightDying Light10Diamond Ring Item Level: 100 Shaper + Elder ItemEven the brightest eventually fade to darkness.	80	1
Dying SunDying Sun Ruby FlaskLasts (3.20-4.80) Seconds Consumes (45-50) of 50 Charges on use +40% to Fire Resistance +5% to Maximum Fire ResistanceRequires Level 68(125-150)% increased Charges per use (60-40)% less Duration (10-20)% increased Area of Effect during Effect Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles during EffectAll things must die. Whether you burn out or explode is up to you.Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.	N/A	68
Fragment of KnowledgeFragment of KnowledgeStack Size: 10Understanding leads to mastery.Can be used in a personal Map Device.	80	1
Fragment of ShapeFragment of ShapeStack Size: 10Beauty is in the eye of the creator.Can be used in a personal Map Device.	80	1
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.	1	1
Shaper's TouchShaper's Touch Crusader GlovesArmour: (217-305) Energy Shield: (45-61)Requires Level 66, 51 Str, 51 Int(80-120)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +4 Accuracy Rating per 2 Intelligence +1 Life per 4 Dexterity +1 Mana per 4 Strength 1% increased Energy Shield per 10 Strength 2% increased Evasion Rating per 10 Intelligence 2% increased Melee Physical Damage per 10 DexterityBy my hand, the inert is given life. By my hand, that which rots is reborn. There is nothing that cannot be changed. Nothing.	N/A	66
Solstice VigilSolstice Vigil Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all Attributes(30-40)% increased Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life Regenerate (8-10) Mana per second Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Shaper's Presence for 10 seconds when you kill a Rare or Unique EnemyTime, like light, can be refracted into all its myriad colours. The first shade is beautiful, but the last will drive the unwary insane.	N/A	64
VoidwalkerVoidwalker Murder BootsEvasion: (444-596) Energy Shield: (43-58)Requires Level 69, 82 Dex, 42 Int+(30-50) to Dexterity (140-180)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield 30% increased Movement Speed 20% chance to Avoid Projectiles while Phasing You have Phasing if you've Killed Recently Projectiles Pierce 5 additional Targets while you have Phasing Celestial FootprintsStep into the void and experience true freedom.	N/A	69

Above list only includes loots from The single boss version of the Shaper fight. In the dual Shaper-Elder fight, the Shaper himself drops nothing.

The Shaper fight always drops one of the above Shaper-influenced unique items as well as one of the Uber Elder map fragments. Also there is a chance to find and unlock the Celestial Hideout upon killing the Shaper.

Lore

See also: Memory Fragment (Atlas of Worlds), Book of Memories, and Cavas, Forgotten Spirit#Plot

The Shaper's original name is Valdo Caeserius, and is the father of Zana Caeserius. The Synthesis league also expanded the backstory of the Shaper and his construction of the map device.

Dialogue

The Shaper is voiced by New Zealand actor, Daryl Habraken.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.9.0	Conquerors of the Atlas: A brand new endgame mapping experience. The Shaper and the Elder have both been defeated! ...Just not by you. Another group of Exiles has saved Wraeclast from these celestial harbingers of doom, but that wasn't enough. They continued to cut paths through the Atlas, leaving carnage in their wake, and forcing Zana to seal them in the Atlas forever. But they are trying to find a way out... Can you stop them before they bring ruin to Oriath? Featuring 5 new endgame boss encounters, powerful rewards (including new currencies), and new ways to modify your Atlas. We've added an Ailment Threshold to monsters. In the great majority of cases, the Ailment Threshold matches the monster's Maximum Life. It primarily differs for especially high-life monsters (such as The Shaper), where the threshold is reduced to allow ailments to be applied with hits that wouldn't ordinarily reach the required Life thresholds. 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! (not in patch notes) The health value of the Shaper has been adjusted.
3.6.0	Bosses which previously had 60% or 80% less effect of curses on them now have 33% or 66% less effect of curses on them respectively. This includes map bosses, Incursion architects, Betrayal targets, Breachlords, Shaper, Elder and others.
3.2.0	No longer immune to Taunt, though they may not retarget based on being taunted.
3.0.0	Many unique monsters which were previously immune to Ailments have had their immunities removed, with the exception of Freeze. Notably, this includes several Beyond Demons, the Atziri Trio, Atziri herself, The Shaper and his Guardians, among others. The Shaper now prevents players from opening portals while fighting him. Zana has 50% more life during the Shaper encounter. The grace period when re-entering the Shaper encounter mid-fight has been reduced to 3 seconds.
2.4.0	Introduced to the game.