Eldritch Horrors

The Eldritch Horrors are the first bosses players face in the epilogue. They are competing with The Maven for control of the Atlas.

Although specifically The Searing Exarch and The Eater of Worlds are the two canonical Eldritch Horrors, their sub-bosses can also be considered part of this group in some circumstances. The Maven and The Elder may also be directly related to the Eldritch Horrors.

Horrors

Name	The Black Star	The Searing Exarch	The Infinite Hunger	The Eater of Worlds
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Invitation Key	Polaric InvitationPolaric InvitationOnce within the grasp of the Black Star, there can be no escape. Polaric InvitationPolaric InvitationModifiers to Item Quantity affect the amount of rewards dropped by the bossOnce within the grasp of the Black Star, there can be no escape.Open portals to Polaric Void by using this item in a personal Map Device.	Incandescent InvitationIncandescent InvitationFrom the corona of an ancient star, the Searing Exarch seeks to master the Atlas. Incandescent InvitationIncandescent InvitationModifiers to Item Quantity affect the amount of rewards dropped by the bossFrom the corona of an ancient star, the Searing Exarch seeks to master the Atlas.Open portals to Absence of Patience and Wisdom by using this item in a personal Map Device.	Writhing InvitationWrithing InvitationThe Infinite Hunger awaits in a cosmic stomach where whole civilisations are digested - but do not die. Writhing InvitationWrithing InvitationModifiers to Item Quantity affect the amount of rewards dropped by the bossThe Infinite Hunger awaits in a cosmic stomach where whole civilisations are digested - but do not die.Open portals to Seething Chyme by using this item in a personal Map Device.	Screaming InvitationScreaming InvitationFrom the heart of the Tangle, the Eater of Worlds reaches out for control of the Atlas. Screaming InvitationScreaming InvitationModifiers to Item Quantity affect the amount of rewards dropped by the bossFrom the heart of the Tangle, the Eater of Worlds reaches out for control of the Atlas.Open portals to Absence of Symmetry and Harmony by using this item in a personal Map Device.
Main Drop	Polaric DevastationPolaric Devastation Opal RingRequires Level 80(15-25)% increased Elemental Damage(15-25)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance +(20-40)% to Fire Resistance +(20-40)% to Cold Resistance (10-20)% increased Duration of Ailments on Enemies Left Ring slot: Cover Enemies in Ash for 5 seconds when you Ignite them Right Ring slot: Cover Enemies in Frost for 5 seconds when you Freeze themThose that escaped the annihilating light sank eternally into crushing darkness. Sudden DawnSudden Dawn Steel CircletEnergy Shield: (196-247)Requires Level 48, 101 Int(300-350)% increased Energy Shield +(50-70) to maximum Mana (10-20)% chance for Energy Shield Recharge to start when you Kill an Enemy (40-30)% less Energy Shield Recharge RateWhere that searing dawn fell, silence reigned. We sought the shadows, but none remained. The Eternal StruggleThe Eternal Struggle Onyx AmuletRequires Level 61<<Random Searing Exarch implicit>> <<Random Eater of Worlds implicit>>+(20-50) to Strength +(20-50) to Dexterity +(20-50) to Intelligence (10-15)% increased Global Defences Critical Strikes inflict Malignant Madness if The Eater of Worlds is dominant Kill Enemies that have 15% or lower Life on Hit if The Searing Exarch is dominantSimply the way it must be, so that existence may be.	Crystallised OmniscienceCrystallised Omniscience Onyx AmuletRequires Level 61+(10-16) to all AttributesModifiers to Attributes instead apply to Omniscience +1% to all Elemental Resistances per 15 Omniscience Penetrate 1% Elemental Resistances per 15 Omniscience Attribute Requirements can be satisfied by (15-25)% of OmniscienceThat winter, scorched refugees emerged from the shrine, speaking only in strange tongues. They prayed to a new symbol of power, not out of love, but out of fear. Forbidden FlameForbidden Flame Crimson JewelLimited to: 1Requires Class <Random Character Class>Allocates <Random Ascendancy Notable> if you have the matching modifier on Forbidden FleshCorruptedThe minds of those studied utterly by the Cleansing Fire continue to think and dream and beg for silence...Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. Dissolution of the FleshDissolution of the Flesh Crimson JewelLimited to: 1Removes all Energy Shield Life that would be lost by taking Damage is instead Reserved until you take no Damage to Life for 2 seconds (20-30)% more Maximum Life"We awoke to a sudden dawn cresting through the mountains. Each peak rose into searing fire, a massive roiling tide. A great eye gazed upon us, and we became known - utterly."Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. The Annihilating LightThe Annihilating Light QuarterstaffStaff Physical Damage: 51-86 Critical Strike Chance: 7.50% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 68, 78 Str, 78 Int+22% Chance to Block Spell Damage while wielding a Staff(70-60)% reduced Elemental Resistances Deal Triple Damage with Elemental SkillsThere is no force more destructive in the heavens than the scintillating light of utter clarity. DawnbreakerDawnbreaker Colossal Tower ShieldChance to Block: (43-48)% Armour: (1305-2103) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 67, 159 Str+(10-20) to maximum Life(150-250)% increased Armour +(20-25)% Chance to Block -1% Chance to Block Attack Damage for every 200 Fire Damage taken from Hits Recently (10-20)% of Cold Damage taken as Fire Damage (10-20)% of Lightning Damage taken as Fire Damage (10-20)% of Physical Damage taken as Fire Damage Scorch Enemies in Close Range when you Block"The newcomers warn of doom and death beyond mortal ken. I ask, why should we fear the fire when we serve the Lord of Light?" - Maxarius, the first High Templar Exceptional Eldritch EmberExceptional Eldritch EmberStack Size: 10Adds an Exceptional Searing Exarch implicit modifier to a Body Armour, Boots, Gloves or Helmet This replaces any existing implicit modifiers other than Eater of Worlds implicit modifiersRight click this item then left click a normal, magic or rare item to apply it. Cannot be used on Shaper, Elder or Elderslayer influenced items. Omniscient VoidstoneOmniscient VoidstoneTier 1-15 Maps found have 25% chance to become 1 tier higher Tier 16 Maps Dropped in Areas have 0.4% chance to become a Tier 17 Map for each Socketed VoidstoneThe Searing Exarch spread the Word of Enlightenment for countless eons without ever understanding its master's message.Socket this into your Atlas to increase the Tier of all Maps. DawnstriderDawnstrider Vaal GreavesArmour: (220-253)Requires Level 62, 117 Str+(80-100) to maximum Life 30% increased Movement Speed Socketed Slam Gems are Supported by Level 25 Earthbreaker Ancestral Bond (3-5)% of Damage from hits is taken from your nearest Totem's Life before youIn a void strewn with incandescent stardust, the emissary of flame traverses interplanetary space consuming the knowledge of fallen civilisations. Annihilation's ApproachAnnihilation's Approach Dragonscale BootsArmour: (193-278) Evasion: (193-278)Requires Level 65, 62 Str, 62 DexGrants Level 20 Approaching Flames Skill (60-100)% increased Armour and Evasion 30% increased Movement Speed Cannot be Chilled Cannot be Frozen Take 6000 Fire Damage per Second while Flame-Touched Gain Adrenaline when you become Flame-Touched Lose Adrenaline when you cease to be Flame-TouchedPray that the flames find fascination, for the true end follows when the great eye closes.	Ceaseless FeastCeaseless Feast Spiked GlovesArmour: (440-632)Requires Level 70, 95 Str(16-20)% increased Melee DamageAdds (2-3) to (22-26) Physical Damage to Attacks (100-150)% increased Armour (20-30)% chance to inflict Corrosion on Hit with Attacks (20-30)% chance to gain an Endurance Charge on Hitting an Enemy with no Armour (20-30)% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hitting an Enemy with no Evasion RatingLost in a sea of limbs and screaming faces, they claw for any fleeting pleasure which might dull the pain. Black ZenithBlack Zenith Fingerless Silk GlovesEnergy Shield: (108-145)Requires Level 70, 95 Int(12-16)% increased Spell DamageSocketed Projectile Spells deal 150% more Damage with Hits Socketed Projectile Spells have +4 seconds to Cooldown Socketed Projectile Spells fire 4 additional Projectiles Socketed Projectile Spells fire Projectiles in a circle Socketed Projectile Spells have 80% less Skill Effect Duration (140-180)% increased Energy ShieldHe reached for his home one last time, a shining jewel among the stars... Only to watch in horror as it ruptured and shattered under a tide of limbs. The Eternal StruggleThe Eternal Struggle Onyx AmuletRequires Level 61<<Random Searing Exarch implicit>> <<Random Eater of Worlds implicit>>+(20-50) to Strength +(20-50) to Dexterity +(20-50) to Intelligence (10-15)% increased Global Defences Critical Strikes inflict Malignant Madness if The Eater of Worlds is dominant Kill Enemies that have 15% or lower Life on Hit if The Searing Exarch is dominantSimply the way it must be, so that existence may be.	Ashes of the StarsAshes of the Stars Onyx AmuletRequires Level 60+(10-16) to all Attributes(5-10)% increased Experience Gain of Gems +1 to Level of all Skill Gems +(20-30)% to Quality of all Skill GemsA single facet contains the wisdom of countless disintegrated worlds. Forbidden FleshForbidden Flesh Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1Requires Class <Random Character Class>Allocates <Random Ascendancy Notable> if you have the matching modifier on Forbidden FlameCorruptedThe bodies of those wholly subsumed by the Tangle continue to merge and mutate and cry out for release...Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. Melding of the FleshMelding of the Flesh Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1-(80-70)% to all Elemental Resistances Elemental Resistances are capped by your highest Maximum Elemental Resistance instead -(6-4)% to all maximum Elemental Resistances"We awoke to a sudden jungle rupturing the valleys of our home. Grasping limbs coiled around us, into us. We sank into each other, then rose into the living sky. My family screams alongside me still."Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. The Gluttonous TideThe Gluttonous Tide Citadel BowBow Physical Damage: (79.2-93.6) to (316.8-374.4) Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Attacks per Second: (1.45-1.50)Requires Level 58, 185 Dex(120-160)% increased Physical Damage (16-20)% increased Attack Speed Lose all Frenzy Charges on reaching Maximum Frenzy Charges to make the next Bow Attack you perform fire that many additional Arrows +(30-50)% Global Critical Strike Multiplier while you have a Frenzy Charge (20-40)% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge for each Enemy you hit with a Critical StrikeTo eat, to feast, to forget the horror of endless agonizing existence if but for a moment... only to disgorge and do it all again... Inextricable FateInextricable Fate Fugitive BootsEvasion: (112-129) Energy Shield: (32-37)Requires Level 70, 56 Dex, 76 Int+(13-17)% to Chaos Resistance+(80-100) to maximum Life 30% increased Movement Speed You gain 3 Grasping Vines when you take a Critical Strike Nearby stationary Enemies gain a Grasping Vine every 0.5 seconds All Damage inflicts Poison against Enemies affected by at least 3 Grasping Vines You take (50-30)% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes by Poisoned EnemiesA multitude of beings share a wretched existence irrevocably bound together in perpetual torture. Exceptional Eldritch IchorExceptional Eldritch IchorStack Size: 10Adds an Exceptional Eater of Worlds implicit modifier to a Body Armour, Boots, Gloves or Helmet This replaces any existing implicit modifiers other than Searing Exarch implicit modifiersRight click this item then left click a normal, magic or rare item to apply it. Cannot be used on Shaper, Elder or Elderslayer influenced items. Grasping VoidstoneGrasping VoidstoneTier 1-15 Maps found have 25% chance to become 1 tier higher Tier 16 Maps Dropped in Areas have 0.4% chance to become a Tier 17 Map for each Socketed VoidstoneThe Eater of Worlds consumed for countless eons to satiate the desperation of masters that could never be satisfied.Socket this into your Atlas to increase the Tier of all Maps. NimisNimis Topaz RingRequires Level 48+(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance+(30-50) to Dexterity (25-35)% increased Projectile Damage Projectiles Return to you Projectiles are fired in random directionsToo much of something is bad enough; too much of nothing is just as tough.

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Lore

The Eldritch Horrors were the end-game bosses of the Siege of the Atlas expansion and storyline.

In the Siege of the Atlas expansion, after defeating Kitava, you meet Commander Kirac in the Karui Shores and join his militia to safeguard the Atlas of Worlds. The Envoy inform you that two Eldritch Horrors, the Searing Exarch and the Eater of Worlds, are approaching and will consume everything. By completing maps affected by their influence, you can hunt down their sub-bosses, the Black Star and the Infinite Hunger, before finally facing the Searing Exarch and the Eater of Worlds themselves.

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"They... are coming."

It was impossible to miss the Envoy's warning. Prior to Siege of the Atlas, exiles were continually told that eldritch abominations had noticed the Elder's absence and were on their way. The Black Star and The Searing Exarch serve a cosmic force called the Cleansing Fire, while The Infinite Hunger and The Eater of Worlds serve the Tangle.

Based on flavour texts and dialogue, the Cleansing Fire seems to be a colossal brain composed of 'blazing suns and black stars' that developed the ability to think, and has spent eternity voraciously seeking knowledge at the expense of disintegrating everything it studies. Somehow, it even keeps a library of minds, refusing to let those it has annihilated actually cease to exist. Meanwhile, the Tangle is some sort of horrific mass of organic beings melded together, and every one of those beings is pulling and clawing away eternally, trying to escape the pain and pursue even the smallest pleasure or consumption to distract themselves from the agony of their horrible existence. The more those trapped in the Tangle reach out, the more beings get absorbed, making the whole thing even more painful and cacophonous. Needless to say, death would be preferable to becoming part of either of these horrific entities.

In the Struggle, by which forces as tremendous as the Tangle and the Cleansing Fire cannot and do not clash directly, lest they 'rend the very cosmos asunder', conflicts are instead settled through duels between mortal champions. These can safely do battle without rupturing reality.

In that vein, the Exile is directed by Kirac to act as the Maven's champion. Without the exile, she would lose to much older and more powerful entities, and without her, the exile would have no recognized claim on the Atlas, because humans are nothing to them. The Tangle and the Cleansing Fire would simply move in and begin consuming everything, and no force we could muster could possibly defeat their true forms.

In pinnacle boss battles, after the Maven has been defeated in her own questline, the player can unlock a hidden tier of dialogue from her where she can finally take what she learns from that defeat to heart and be a little less callous toward the exile. Astute players might also notice that she is the only eldritch entity that acknowledges the exile. The pinnacle bosses only talk to her, not the exile. Humans are beneath their notice. Fortunately, the exile's connection to the Maven allows us to understand the eldritch language they're using.

By the end of the current Siege of the Atlas storyline, the Exile earns the Citizen Vanguard a moment's respite, but the Envoy is quite clear that this war is far from over. The Tangle and the Cleansing Fire are just two of many in a universe filled with horrors that 'outnumber the stars'.

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- paraphrased from the official webpage

Version history

Version	Changes
3.17.0	Introduced to the game

See also

• Atziri, Queen of the Vaal - end game boss of Sacrifice of the Vaal expansion
• Shaper - end game boss of the Atlas of Worlds storyline
  • Shaper Guardians
• Elder, Uber Elder - end game boss of the War for the Atlas storyline
  • Elder Guardians
• Sirus - end game boss of the Conquerors of the Atlas storyline
  • Conquerors
• Maven - end game boss of the Echoes of the Atlas storyline