The Searing Exarch

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The Searing Exarch | |||
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Level(s) | 83 (![]() the Searing Exarch seeks to master the Atlas. ![]() 84 ( ![]() 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. ![]() 85 (Uber) | ||
Location(s) | Absence of Patience and Wisdom | ||
Quest(s) | ![]() | ||
Resistance(s) | 50% Fire 50% Cold 50% Lightning 30% Chaos | ||
Modifier(s) | Cannot Be Fully Slowed Immune To Knockback |

The Searing Exarch is one of the Eldritch Horrors. Defeating The Searing Exarch for the first time will drop an Omniscient VoidstoneOmniscient 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. that can be socketed into the Atlas.
Any item with a Searing Exarch implicit modifier has a red symbol on its header.
Some items that are not Elder/Shaper/Conqueror Influenced can obtain a Searing Exarch implicit modifier by using one of the several Eldritch Ember currencies. You can use the currencies on Fractured item without any restriction. You can also use the currencies on Synthesised item but they will delete the Synthesised implicit, replacing it with the Searing Exarch implicit.
Entry
Players must use the Incandescent InvitationIncandescent InvitationFrom the corona of an ancient star,
the Searing Exarch seeks to master the Atlas. in their map device to fight Searing Exarch. The invitation drops after defeating The Black Star and following the quest steps.
After finishing the The Searing Exarch quest, tradeable versions of the
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. will drop by the boss in the 28th T14+ Map which is influenced by the Searing Exarch. This can be repeated every subsequent 28 maps.
The arena is called Absence of Patience and Wisdom.
Skills
- Default attack - 75% of Physical Damage converted to Fire.
- Flame Wall - "Disintegration!" - casts a long
Flame WallFlame WallSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 4Create a wall of fire for a duration, which deals burning damage to everything in its area. Each enemy that enters the wall also receives a secondary burning debuff which persists for a short duration after leaving the wall. Any projectiles fired through the wall by you and allies deal added fire damage and apply the wall's secondary debuff on hit.Deals (2.1-679.9) Base Fire Damage per second
Secondary Debuff Deals (7.2-2266.4) Base Fire Damage per second
Base duration is (3-4.9) seconds
Base secondary duration is (1-2) seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Wall will be (40-59) units long
Projectiles which pass through the wall deal (3-78) to (5-117) Added Fire Damage
Maximum 3 Flame Walls at a time
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.- Push Flame Wall - "Cleansing!" - causes the
Flame WallFlame WallSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 4Create a wall of fire for a duration, which deals burning damage to everything in its area. Each enemy that enters the wall also receives a secondary burning debuff which persists for a short duration after leaving the wall. Any projectiles fired through the wall by you and allies deal added fire damage and apply the wall's secondary debuff on hit.Deals (2.1-679.9) Base Fire Damage per second
Secondary Debuff Deals (7.2-2266.4) Base Fire Damage per second
Base duration is (3-4.9) seconds
Base secondary duration is (1-2) seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Wall will be (40-59) units long
Projectiles which pass through the wall deal (3-78) to (5-117) Added Fire Damage
Maximum 3 Flame Walls at a time
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.to move in a straight line away.
- Push Flame Wall - "Cleansing!" - causes the
- Mortar - "Annihilation!" - casts a channeled version of
Blazing SalvoBlazing SalvoSpell, AoE, Fire, Projectile
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%Requires Level 12Fires projectiles which fly in an arc, dealing area damage on impact with either enemies or the ground near where you target. Targeting farther away causes the projectiles to spread out and land over a wider area.Deals (7-270) to (10-405) Fire Damage
Fires (4-6) additional Projectiles
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.that can turn while casting.
- Lantern Explosion - "Incineration!" - charges up for a short duration, unleashing a very large AOE of Fire that bypasses Block/Dodge. The charge-up indicator AOE is slightly larger than the actual hit.
- Rolling Meteor Wall - "The fires of a thousand suns!" - becomes invulnerable, unleashing 4~16 lines of Rolling Meteors across the arena. The Maven will destroy 4~10 Rolling Meteors per line (depending on the total number of lines) to give the player a gap to dodge the line. This skill always Ignites.
- Searing Rune - Tiled rune patterns move across the arena causing players standing on them to receive two debuffs:
- Cauterised Flesh: You have -5% maximum Fire Resistance and your Travel Skills have 50% reduced Cooldown Recovery Speed. Persists for 10 seconds after moving off
- Searing Rune: Deals Fire Damage over time and prevents recovery of Life or Energy Shield. Applies while standing on the rune.
Strategy
- Logging out during the Rolling Meteor phase will usually cause the phase to restart. Leaving the arena or dying during this phase may also cause the Exarch's animations to bug out, rendering it invisible.
- Minions such as
Summon SkeletonsSummon SkeletonsSpell, Minion, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 10Summon Skeleton Warrior minions at the targeted location. They use a melee attack and die after a duration. If made aggressive, Skeleton Warriors will also dash towards nearby enemies.Maximum (5-7) Summoned Skeletons
Base duration is 20 seconds
Summons (2-3) Skeleton Warriors
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Minions deal 1% increased DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Totems, and
Frost WallFrost WallSpell, Duration, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-33) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 4Creates a wall of ice which holds back enemies. Targets under the wall are damaged and pushed back.Deals (8-462) to (12-693) Cold Damage
Base duration is (3-4.9) seconds
0.15 seconds between appearance of Wall sections
Wall will be (28-56) units long
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.can be used to body block Rolling Meteors, causing the meteors to be destroyed. Note that it will cause an AOE explosion which may still hit the character if not far enough away.
- Teleportation movement skills (like
Flame DashFlame DashSpell, Movement, Duration, Fire, Travel, Blink
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.50 sec
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140%Requires Level 10Teleport to a location, damaging enemies and leaving a trail of burning ground in your wake. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills.Deals (19.7-1738.6) Base Fire Damage per second
Base duration is 4 seconds
Deals (7-659) to (11-988) Fire Damage
(0-19)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.) allow players to pass through Rolling Meteor walls without taking damage.
- Avoid rolling the Buffered - 13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area, 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area, Monsters gain (40-49)% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield (Prefix) invitation mod, as the boss will recharge to full Energy Shield if the player fails to consecutively hit the boss or during immunity phases such as the Rolling Meteor Wall Phase. This mod will significantly increase the effective health of the boss and is not recommended for builds with low damage.
Uber boss variant
With the Thirst for Knowledge Atlas keystone passive, the Searing Exarch is fought in Area Level 85 and greatly increases in difficulty. The fight with the Exarch will have the following changes:
- Area has the mod Monsters take 70% less damage
- Exarch's Mortar fires 2 additional projectiles per projectile fired.
- Summons a Molten Minotaur minion at the start of each Rolling Meteor phase that persists throughout the fight until it is killed.
- Rolling Meteor Walls range from 16 to 18 lines, rather than 8 to 16.
Uber Exarch has a 50% chance to duplicate dropped Eldritch currency, and can also drop a Forbidden FlameForbidden Flame
Crimson JewelLimited to: 1Requires Class <Random Character Class>Allocates <Random Ascendancy Notable> if you have the matching modifiers 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. with a hidden Ascendancy Notable skill.
Drops
Drop rates are crowdsourced in version 3.20.0 - version 3.21.0 from alch & go Uber Exarch, sample size 2752 [1][2][3] Actual drop rates may vary.
This boss drops a guaranteed unique from a pool. The following crowdsourced drop rates were determined during version 3.18:
The Annihilating LightThe Annihilating Light
QuarterstaffStaff
Physical Damage: 51-86
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 13.0 metresRequires Level 68, 78 Str, 78 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack 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.(42%)
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(Scorched Enemies have -10% to Elemental Resistances)(30%)
DawnstriderDawnstrider
Vaal GreavesArmour: (220-253)Requires Level 62, 117 Str+(80-100) to maximum Life
30% increased Movement Speed
100% increased Effect of Buffs your Ancestor Totems grant while Active
Buffs from Active Ancestor Totems Linger for 4 seconds
Maximum 1 Buff from an Active Ancestor Totem at a timeIn a void strewn with incandescent stardust,
the emissary of flame traverses interplanetary space
consuming the knowledge of fallen civilisations.(22%)
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.(4%)
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.(2%)
The following items only drop from the Uber Exarch encounter:
Forbidden FlameForbidden Flame
Crimson JewelLimited to: 1Requires Class <Random Character Class>Allocates <Random Ascendancy Notable> if you have the matching modifiers 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.(Hidden Ascendancy Notable variant; extra unique)
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 10000 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.(~1.5%)
Archive Reliquary KeyArchive Reliquary KeyMinds are not the only thing
the Cleansing Fire keeps eternal...Travel to the Archive Reliquary by using this item in a personal Map Device. Can only be used once.(~1%)
In addition, the boss also drops
Forbidden FlameForbidden Flame
Crimson JewelLimited to: 1Requires Class <Random Character Class>Allocates <Random Ascendancy Notable> if you have the matching modifiers 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.(~6%; extra unique)
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.
Shift click to unstack.(~30%; 50% chance to duplicate in Uber Exarch)
Eldritch Orb of AnnulmentEldritch Orb of AnnulmentStack Size: 20If The Searing Exarch is dominant, remove a prefix modifier
If The Eater of Worlds is dominant, remove a suffix modifierRight click this item then left click on a magic or rare item with The Searing Exarch or The Eater of Worlds dominance to apply it.
Shift click to unstack.(~8%; 50% chance to duplicate in Uber Exarch)
Eldritch Chaos OrbEldritch Chaos OrbStack Size: 20If The Searing Exarch is dominant, reroll prefix modifiers
If The Eater of Worlds is dominant, reroll suffix modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item with The Searing Exarch or The Eater of Worlds dominance to apply it.
Shift click to unstack.(~8%; 50% chance to duplicate in Uber Exarch)
Eldritch Exalted OrbEldritch Exalted OrbStack Size: 10If The Searing Exarch is dominant, add a prefix modifier
If The Eater of Worlds is dominant, add a suffix modifierRight click this item then left click a rare item with The Searing Exarch or The Eater of Worlds dominance to apply it. Rare items can have up to six random modifiers.
Shift click to unstack.(~6%; 50% chance to duplicate in Uber Exarch)
Omniscient VoidstoneOmniscient 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.(Quest Item, drops on first kill)
Auspicious Ambitions
Auspicious Ambitions
4Experimented Item
Item Level: 100
Double-Influenced Item"Gaze upon the mirrors of what may come and step backward into infinity."
- Dexion, Thaumetic Aspirant(~2%)
Lore
Siege of the Atlas
The Searing Exarch serves the Cleansing Fire. It served as one of the Pinnacle bosses of the Atlas of Worlds during the Siege of the Atlas.
Despite originating outside of Wraeclast, the Searing Exarch prominently display a symbol very similar to the Descry, a symbol associated with Innocence. It is implied through various unique item flavor texts that Innocence adopted a symbol similar to the Searing Exarch's to coerce people into worshiping him, notably the Firstcomers, a group of people who for uncertain reasons worship the Cleansing Fire out of fear, by representing himself as their savior from the Cleansing Fire.
See also
- The Eater of Worlds
Incinerator Apparition Portal EffectIncinerator Apparition Portal EffectPortalThis character's portals use the Incinerator Apparition Portal Effect.
Version history
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3.20.0 |
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3.18.0 |
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3.17.0 |
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