Atlas Passive Skill Tree

For the version of the Atlas tree used in Ruthless mode, see Atlas Passive Skill Tree (Ruthless).

The Atlas Passive Skill tree without any nodes allocated

The Atlas Passive Skill Tree is a passive skill tree specific to the Atlas of Worlds.

Progressing through maps allows the player to obtain passive skill points to allocate in the Atlas tree to enhance the rewards and fights of maps within the Atlas of Worlds.

The atlas tree has over 600 skill nodes to specialize in, including several Atlas keystones and Waypoints which allow you to traverse to the opposite side of the Atlas. Every Map on the Atlas you complete, as well as various endgame quests and encounters, will earn you an Atlas skill point.

Mechanics

Skills in the Atlas tree affect all maps on the Atlas, including Vaal Temple MapVaal Temple MapMap Level: 83
Map Tier: 16
Guild Character: >Area contains 10 additional guarded Vaal VesselsVoices. Visions. Violence.
They will haunt these grounds for all of eternity.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. and Shaper Guardian maps. This does not include maps opened through Kirac's missions and Atlas Memories.

Most Atlas Passives do not apply to special maps or map-like areas:

• Synthesised Maps are only affected by the Synthesis passive wheel
• Blighted Maps are only affected by Epidemiology
• Maps opened by Kirac are only affected by Kirac passive wheels
• Pinnacle Bosses are only affected by passive wheels relating to them
• Abyssal Depths are only affected by the Abyss passive wheel that specifies modifiers to "Abyssal Depths"

Obtaining passive skill points

You can earn an atlas passive tree point for each map in the Atlas by obtaining the map completion bonus.

You gain map completion bonus for the first time under certain conditions:

• For a white map (a map with tier 1 through 5), you must complete a map with magic rarity.
• For a yellow map (a map with tier 6 through 10), you must complete a map with rare rarity.
• For a red map (a map with tier 11 through 16), you must complete a map with rare rarity and have corrupted modifier.

It's currently possible to obtain up to 132 points:

• 115 from completing the Atlas of Worlds maps completion bonus.
• 6 Atlas Books of SkillAtlas Book of SkillGrants an Atlas Passive Skill PointA Book of Skill. Right-click to gain an Atlas Passive Skill Point. received from Kirac for defeating these Pinnacle Bosses for the first time:
  • The Infinite Hunger
  • The Black Star
  • The Eater of Worlds
  • The Searing Exarch
  • The Maven
  • Uber Elder
• 5 from the Maven's first four Quest versions and the tradeable 10-boss version of Maven's Invitation: The Atlas.
• 6 from endgame Maven invitations:
  • Maven's Invitation: The FormedMaven's Invitation: The FormedThe Maven must Witness:
    Lair of the Hydra,
    Maze of the Minotaur,
    Forge of the Phoenix,
    Pit of the Chimera
    Modifiers to Item Quantity will affect the number of encounter rewards droppedFor 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.
  • Maven's Invitation: The TwistedMaven's Invitation: The TwistedThe Maven must Witness:
    The Purifier,
    The Constrictor,
    The Enslaver,
    The Eradicator
    Modifiers to Item Quantity will affect the number of encounter rewards droppedFor 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.
  • Maven's Invitation: The ElderslayersMaven's Invitation: The ElderslayersThe Maven must Witness:
    Al-Hezmin, the Hunter,
    Baran, the Crusader,
    Drox, the Warlord,
    Veritania, the Redeemer
    Modifiers to Item Quantity will affect the number of encounter rewards droppedFor 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.
  • Maven's Invitation: The ForgottenMaven's Invitation: The ForgottenThe Maven must Witness:
    Rewritten Distant Memory,
    Augmented Distant Memory,
    Altered Distant Memory,
    Twisted Distant Memory
    Modifiers to Item Quantity will affect the number of encounter rewards droppedFor 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.
  • Maven's Invitation: The HiddenMaven's Invitation: The HiddenThe Maven must Witness:
    Uul-Netol's Domain
    Xoph's Domain
    Tul's Domain
    Esh's Domain
    Modifiers to Item Quantity will affect the number of encounter rewards droppedFor 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.
  • Maven's Invitation: The FearedMaven's Invitation: The FearedThe Maven must Witness:
    Cortex,
    Chayula's Domain,
    The Alluring Abyss,
    The Shaper's Realm,
    Absence of Value and Meaning
    Modifiers to Item Quantity will affect the number of encounter rewards droppedFor 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.

You can check missing atlas passive points by using the '/atlaspassives' chat command.

Spending and refunding passive skill points

Immediately after receiving Atlas passive skill points, the player has the opportunity to spend those points in the skill tree. If the player leaves the points unassigned, they can be spent later from the Atlas of Worlds screen.

As with the character's normal passive skill tree, the player must spend refund points to remove previously-assigned passive skills. Earning refund points requires the use of an Orb of UnmakingOrb of UnmakingStack Size: 40Grants an atlas passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it.
Shift click to unstack., an item buyable from Kirac for 2 Orb of RegretOrb of RegretStack Size: 40Grants a passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it.
Shift click to unstack. each or randomly dropped during maps.

Once earned, these refund points can be used in any of the allocated atlas passive nodes. Refund points for the Atlas tree cannot be used to remove passive skills from the character's passive skill tree, and vice-versa.

Trivia

The Atlas Passive Skill Tree was first introduced in a simpler form during the Echoes of the Atlas expansion, where it applied only to specific maps in a region. The rework in the Siege of the Atlas expansion merged these passives into a single, global passive tree.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.20.0	We've removed Atlas Passives that increase the amount of rewards from limited content such as Shaper, Elder, The Searing Exarch, The Eater of Worlds, and The Maven. The purpose of this is such that you should be able to engage with this content at any time. Added new clusters to the passive tree for league content that can be blocked through Atlas Passive Skills. We've also increased the chances for such league content to appear. Existing clusters have also been tweaked with the goal of making them more of an attractive option.
3.18.0	Added 20 new Atlas Keystone Passive Skills to the Atlas Tree.
3.17.0	The Atlas passive skill tree has been reworked: All Atlas trees have been combined into one gigantic tree. Map bonus completion now grants one passive skill point each.
3.16.0	Four regions were removed from the Atlas. The skill trees for the remaining regions, and for The Uncharted Realms, were redesigned.
3.13.0	Introduced to the game.

External links

• Official Atlas Skill Tree Planner