Elder Guardians
The Elder Guardians are four bosses of special Tier 16 maps, who each drop a different Key to Decay map fragment that is required to fight the Elder. They are the guardians of the Elder.[1]
Guardians
Name | The Eradicator | The Constrictor | The Purifier | The Enslaver |
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Map Mod | Map is occupied by The Eradicator Area is influenced by The Elder |
Map is occupied by The Constrictor Area is influenced by The Elder |
Map is occupied by The Purifier Area is influenced by The Elder |
Map is occupied by The Enslaver Area is influenced by The Elder |
Main Drop | Fragment of EradicationFragment of EradicationStack Size: 10Plagues are exhausted, not cured.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 PurificationFragment of PurificationStack Size: 10Corruption is purged, not cleansed.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. |
Mechanics
Upon killing T14+ Map Bosses, an Elder-influenced Tier 14 to 16 map may drop (approximately 3% drop rate), which is occupied by one of the four Elder Guardians. The drop rate can be increased with Atlas passive skills. The map can also be sold by Kirac or show up as a Master mission objective for him, as well as from Map type rewards, Tujen, and Ritual, among other sources. Players can use an Orb of HorizonsOrb of HorizonsStack Size: 20Reforges a map item as another of the same tierRight click this item then left click a map to apply it. or Harbinger's OrbHarbinger's OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a map item as another of a higher tierRight click this item then left click a map to apply it. to convert or upgrade the base type of the map. However, players cannot change the Guardian that is occupying the map itself.
Elder-influenced maps contain several Elder-themed monsters and may drop Elder-influenced items. Upon entering the boss arena, a short cutscene plays, where the Elder drains the map boss' lifeforce and creates a portal to the Elder Guardian's arena, chosen randomly from three possible arenas. The boss and arena are affected by map modifiers.
The boss fight itself is split into three phases; upon reaching 2/3 and 1/3 health, the boss and the player are teleported to a different arena. Each arena contains various stage hazards.
Defeating an Elder Guardian will count the map as completed. They can be witnessed by the Maven and fought simultaneously in Maven's Invitation: The TwistedMaven's Invitation: The TwistedModifiers to Item Quantity will affect the number of encounter rewards dropped
The Maven must Witness:
The Purifier,
The Constrictor,
The Enslaver,
The EradicatorFor 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..
Drops
Elder Guardians may drop one or several Elder-influenced items upon defeat, as well as a Key to Decay map fragment corresponding to the Guardian that was killed. Opening a complete set of fragments in the map device can open portals to fight the Elder.
- 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 EradicationFragment of EradicationStack Size: 10Plagues are exhausted, not cured.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.
Elder Guardians will inherit boss-specific drops of the map bosses they replace. Boss-specific divination cards can drop.
Related Atlas passive skills
Name | Stats |
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Elder Influenced Pack Size | Monster Packs Influenced by The Elder in your Maps have 5% increased Pack Size [1] [2] |
Shaper and Elder Influenced Pack Size | Monster Packs Influenced by The Shaper in your Maps have 3% increased Pack Size Monster Packs Influenced by The Elder in your Maps have 3% increased Pack Size [1] [2] |
Remnants of the Past | Final Map Boss in each Map has +3% chance to drop a Shaper Guardian Map (Tier 14+) Final Map Boss in each Map has +3% chance to drop an Elder Guardian Map (Tier 14+) [1] |
Lore
Elder Guardians were minor antagonists that guarded The Elder, akin to the Shaper Guardians. During War for the Atlas expansion, in order to face the Uber Elder, the player need to spread Elder influence to Shaper Guardian Maps (which at that time on the Atlas at the centre) first to convert them to Elder Guardian Maps (the base map is still the Shaper Guardian Map) and beat all 4 of them to convert The Shaper's Realm into Uber Elder variant of the area.
As of the Conquerors of the Atlas expansion, the player exists in an alternative timeline where the Shaper and Elder have already been defeated by the Elderslayers. It is presumed that the Elder Guardians were also defeated as a result of said battle. Their fights are still accessible through their map encounters but do not have any impact on the current storyline as antagonists. To explain this, a new Zana voiceline was added:
"
You must think me a fool for taking so long to understand just how mad the Elderslayers have become, but... you don't know what we were up against. Look, I'm going to show you a memory of a battle against one of the Elder's guardians. Perhaps then you'll see why it wasn't so clear."
- - Zana
In the Echoes of the Atlas expansion, the Elder Guardians are referred to in the Uncharted Realms.
Version history
These unique items were previously exclusive to Elder Guardians, with two themed around each Guardian, but were moved to the core drop table in version 3.14.0:
- AugyreAugyre
Void SceptreSceptre
Physical Damage: (140-160) to (212.8-243.2)
Critical Strike Chance: (13.14-14.60)%
Attacks per Second: (1.38-1.44)
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 68, 104 Str, 122 Int40% increased Elemental Damage(180-220)% increased Physical Damage
(10-15)% increased Attack Speed
(80-100)% increased Critical Strike Chance
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Every 16 seconds you gain Elemental Overload for 8 seconds
You have Resolute Technique while you do not have Elemental Overload
100% increased Physical Damage while you have Resolute TechniqueWhen the world spins out of control,
the safest place to be is in the centre. - Leper's AlmsLeper's Alms
Mirrored Spiked ShieldChance to Block: (29-30)%
Evasion: (906-1218)
Energy Shield: (186-245)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 66, 85 Dex, 85 Int+5% chance to Suppress Spell Damage(500-600)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+(60-80) to maximum Life
40% increased Duration of Ailments on Enemies
+(3-4)% Chance to Block
Shared SufferingOne's burden is another's gift. - Grelwood ShankGrelwood Shank
Eternal SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: (116.85-129.15) to (193.8-214.2)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.72-1.80)
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 66, 104 Str, 122 Dex+475 to Accuracy Rating(185-215)% increased Physical Damage
(15-20)% increased Attack Speed
80% increased Armour while stationary
Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles if you've been Hit Recently
Point Blank
Iron Reflexes while stationaryThrough countless seasons they stand, stoic,
Each season leaving its mark;
a memory written in fibrous flesh. - Beltimber BladeBeltimber Blade
Eternal SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: (116.85-129.15) to (193.8-214.2)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.72-1.80)
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 66, 104 Str, 122 Dex+475 to Accuracy Rating(185-215)% increased Physical Damage
(15-20)% increased Attack Speed
80% increased Evasion Rating while moving
Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles if you've used a Movement Skill Recently
Far ShotBy wind and wing they are carried,
Their fates not theirs to control,
Yet the fates of others dragged in their wake. - GloomfangGloomfang
Blue Pearl AmuletRequires Level 77(48-56)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate0.5% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life
Lose (15-10) Life per Enemy Hit with Spells
Lose (25-20) Life per Enemy Hit with Attacks
Skills Chain +1 times
(30-40)% increased Projectile Speed
Projectiles that have Chained gain (20-35)% of Non-Chaos Damage as extra Chaos DamageDarkness never stops feeding. - Yoke of SufferingYoke of Suffering
Onyx AmuletRequires Level 70+(10-16) to all Attributes+(10-20)% to Fire Resistance
+(10-20)% to Cold Resistance
+(20-40)% to Lightning Resistance
30% reduced Duration of Ailments on Enemies
(5-10)% chance to Shock
Enemies take (5-10)% increased Damage for each type of Ailment you have inflicted on them
Your Elemental Damage can ShockLet the unrepentant be dragged ever downwards by the weight of their sins. - Memory VaultMemory Vault
Praetor CrownArmour: (161-185)
Energy Shield: (181-218)Requires Level 68, 62 Str, 91 Int+(130-160) to maximum Energy Shield
+(150-200) to maximum Mana
(30-40)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
+(20-30)% to Fire Resistance
20% reduced Reservation Efficiency of Skills
1% increased Armour per 50 Reserved ManaYour memories are a bridge to the past. Let no one cross. - VulconusVulconus
Demon DaggerRune Dagger
Physical Damage: (109-134) to (232-247)
Elemental Damage: (130-160) to (220-240)
Critical Strike Chance: 8.50%
Attacks per Second: 1.20
Weapon Range: 1.0 metresRequires Level 68, 76 Dex, 149 Int40% increased Global Critical Strike ChanceAdds (85-110) to (135-150) Physical Damage
Adds (130-160) to (220-240) Fire Damage
50% chance to cause Bleeding on Hit
(70-100)% increased Fire Damage with Hits and Ailments against Bleeding Enemies
(70-100)% increased Physical Damage with Hits and Ailments against Ignited Enemies
Every 8 seconds, gain Avatar of Fire for 4 seconds
(160-200)% increased Critical Strike Chance while you have Avatar of Fire
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire while you have Avatar of Fire
+2000 Armour while you do not have Avatar of FireLava bled from the earth and,
after a time, cooled and hardened.
The world protecting its beating heart
with a thick, black scab.
In addition, ArborixArborix
Assassin BowBow
Physical Damage: (123-143) to (330-355)
Critical Strike Chance: 6.70%
Attacks per Second: 1.25Requires Level 62, 212 Dex+(15-25)% to Global Critical Strike MultiplierGrants Level 30 Dash Skill
Adds (80-100) to (200-225) Physical Damage
Bow Attacks fire 2 additional Arrows if you haven't Cast Dash recently
(20-30)% increased Attack Speed if you haven't Cast Dash recently
(100-160)% increased Evasion Rating if you've Cast Dash recently
(20-30)% increased Movement Speed if you've Cast Dash recently
Travel Skills other than Dash are Disabled
Iron ReflexesThrough droughts, fires, floods and frost,
the ancient giants stand resolute,
while deep in the rich, dark earth,
their grasp stretches ever farther. is obtained from fusingOrb of FusingStack Size: 20Reforges the links between sockets on an itemRight click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it. The item's quality increases the chances of obtaining more links. Grelwood ShankGrelwood Shank
Eternal SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: (116.85-129.15) to (193.8-214.2)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.72-1.80)
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 66, 104 Str, 122 Dex+475 to Accuracy Rating(185-215)% increased Physical Damage
(15-20)% increased Attack Speed
80% increased Armour while stationary
Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles if you've been Hit Recently
Point Blank
Iron Reflexes while stationaryThrough countless seasons they stand, stoic,
Each season leaving its mark;
a memory written in fibrous flesh. and Beltimber BladeBeltimber Blade
Eternal SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: (116.85-129.15) to (193.8-214.2)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.72-1.80)
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 66, 104 Str, 122 Dex+475 to Accuracy Rating(185-215)% increased Physical Damage
(15-20)% increased Attack Speed
80% increased Evasion Rating while moving
Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles if you've used a Movement Skill Recently
Far ShotBy wind and wing they are carried,
Their fates not theirs to control,
Yet the fates of others dragged in their wake., thus it was an indirect Elder Guardians exclusive item. A similar bow is used by the Constrictor during its fight.
Version | Changes |
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3.25.0 |
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3.24.2 |
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3.22.0 |
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3.13.1c |
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3.9.0e |
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3.9.0 |
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3.5.0 |
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3.1.0 |
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See also
References
- ↑ https://www.pathofexile.com/war
- ↑ Jatin_GGG (January 9, 2019). "Re: The Enslaver is able to drop Beltimber Blade (and probably Grelwood Shank too)". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved January 28, 2019.