Desert Map

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This article is about the variant of Desert Map from the most recent map series in which it appeared. For other variants, see § Map variants.
Desert MapMap Level: 78
Map Tier: 11
Guild Character: W
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
Acquisition
Drop level: 77
Metadata
Item class: Map
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Maps/MapWorldsDesert
Desert
Map area
No Waypoint
IdMapWorldsDesert
Act11
Area level69
BossesPreethi, Eye-Pecker
Area type tagscave, mountain
Tagsmap, einharmaps, map_drops_can_upgrade_to_abomination
The Shaper: Heat. Dust. Wind. These are what forge strong minds and bodies.
Vaal Side AreasAncient Catacomb
Heat. Dust. Wind. These are what forge strong minds and bodies.

Desert Map is a map area.

Desert is in the current map series (Keepers) for the Atlas of Worlds.

Layout

The map area is similar to The Vastiri Desert of Act 9.

It is mostly linear, but has some dead ends. The boss appears when a special chest surrounded by pillars (similar to the Storm Blade chest in The Vastiri Desert) is activated.


Encounters

Boss

Preethi, Eye-Pecker is based on Kira, Servant of Garukhan, but the overall encounter is more similar to the The Storm Blade quest.

Melee attacks with a spear, can fire a ranged projectile going in a straight line and calls some stationary tornados doing physical degen damage. Is supported by undead melee fighters rushing the player in waves and golems spawning in the gaps of the pillar circle, throwing rocks at the player.

Boss video

Item drops

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

ItemDrop
level
AcclimatisationAcclimatisation220x Orb of AlterationThe world is ever-changing.
Once-lush woods now lost beneath shifting sands,
Great cities now drown beneath turbulent waters.
Adapt or perish.
23
Baited ExpectationsBaited Expectations8Fishing ItemThe line between having not enough to do and too much to do is unusually fine.23
Earth DrinkerEarth Drinker5Granite FlaskTaste and grow strong. Drink too much and be buried.27
OutfoxedOutfoxed2Veiled Exalted OrbThe prize vanished.
No trail, no struggle.
Just a single, rust-red hair.
81

Item acquisition

Desert Map can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Desert Map can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
4Boundless RealmsBoundless Realms4MapBoundless is the distance between where we start and where we start again.Random mapA
6The ExplorerThe Explorer6Map
Corrupted
A map is only useful if you know where you stand.
Random corrupted mapA
5A Dusty MemoryA Dusty Memory5Item
Item Level: 100
Fractured
In the oldest halls of my mind, at the end of a rarely used passage, lies my greatest treasure: one moment of happiness and innocence, pure and untouchable.
Random fractured item level 100 itemA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Map variants

ItemMap
tier
Map
level
Map
series
Desert MapDesert MapMap Level: 78
Map Tier: 11
Guild Character: W
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
1178Keepers
Desert MapDesert MapMap Level: 68
Map Tier: 1
Guild Character: N
Travel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
168Atlas of Worlds
Shaped Desert MapShaped Desert MapMap Level: 73
Map Tier: 6
Guild Character: N
Travel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
673Atlas of Worlds
Desert MapDesert MapMap Level: 68
Map Tier: 1
Guild Character: N
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
168The Awakening

Unique versions

The following unique items are derived from this base type.

There are no unique versions of this item.

Version history

Version Changes
3.24.0
  • Desert has been removed from the Atlas.
3.23.0
  • Desert has been added back to the Atlas.
3.21.0
  • Desert has been removed from the Atlas.
3.18.0
  • Desert has been added back to the Atlas.
3.17.0
  • Desert has been removed from the Atlas.
3.14.0
  • The Ritual map series carried over to version 3.14.0.
3.5.0
  • The Atlas of Worlds has been shuffled. Most maps have changed tier and location within the Atlas.
  • Many map bosses have also shifted around. Some have been retired and replaced!
  • The atlas shuffled and introduced new map series in every new league. [Undocumented]
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.
  • Splinter Liege no longer the map boss of Desert Map, Preethi, Eye-Pecker is the new map boss.
2.4.0
2.0.0
  • Introduced to the game.