The Searing Exarch

The Searing Exarch
The Searing Exarch
Level(s)	83 (QuestIncandescent InvitationFrom the corona of an ancient star, the Searing Exarch seeks to master the Atlas.) 84 (RegularIncandescent 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.) 85 (Uber)
Location(s)	Absence of Patience and Wisdom
Quest(s)	The Searing Exarch
Resistance(s)	50% Fire 50% Cold 50% Lightning 30% Chaos
Modifier(s)	Cannot Be Fully Slowed Immune To Knockback Eldritch

The Searing Exarch is one of the Eldritch Horrors. Defeating The Searing Exarch for the first time will drop an 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. 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

See also: The Searing Exarch (quest)

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.
• Dash Slash - Dashes and deal damage on contact. 50% 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 (3.00-4.90) seconds
  Base secondary duration is (1.00-2.00) seconds
  Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  Wall will be (4-5.9) meters 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 From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.05-1) Maximum Flame Walls at a timePlace 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 (3.00-4.90) seconds
    Base secondary duration is (1.00-2.00) seconds
    Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
    Wall will be (4-5.9) meters 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 From 1-20% Quality:
    +(0.05-1) Maximum Flame Walls at a timePlace 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.
• 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 (5-7) Projectiles
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace 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, and Spell Suppression. The charge-up indicator AOE is slightly larger than the actual hit.
• Fires of a Thousand Suns/Rolling Meteors - "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, and bypasses all of Block, Dodge, and Spell Suppression.
• 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.

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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 20.00 seconds
  Summons (2-3) Skeleton Warriors
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.05-1) to Maximum Summoned SkeletonsPlace 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 (3.00-4.90) seconds
  0.15 seconds between appearance of Wall sections
  Wall will be (2.8-5.6) meters long
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace 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: (80-140)%Requires Level 10Teleport to a location, damaging enemies and leaving a trail of burning ground. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills.Deals (19.7-1738.6) Base Fire Damage per second
  Base duration is 4.00 seconds
  Deals (7-659) to (11-988) Fire Damage
  Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  (0-19)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (0.5-10)% 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

Using five Blazing FragmentsBlazing FragmentThe Absence of Patience and Wisdom is level 85
The Searing Exarch's full power is unleashed in The Absence of Patience and WisdomConstellations are systematically incinerated
in the wake of an ever-expanding archive of minds.Use five of these in a personal Map Device to open Portals to The Absence of Patience and Wisdom. Can only be used once. opens a harder instance of the boss fight. The Searing Exarch is fought in Area Level 85 and greatly increases in difficulty. The fight with the Searing 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.

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Uber Exarch can also drop a 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. with a hidden Ascendancy Notable skill.

Drops

Drop rates are estimated based on crowdsourced data and may not be accurate. version 3.24.0, n=200^r_{(70+ quant)}/1100^u

	Exarch	Uber Exarch
Guaranteed Unique	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. (65%) 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 (33%) 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. (~2%)	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. (47.5%) 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. (25%) The Celestial BraceThe Celestial Brace Goliath GauntletsArmour: (313-440)Requires Level 53, 77 Str(80-120)% increased Armour 1% increased Attack Speed per Fortification +(1-10) to maximum Fortification Melee Hits from Strike Skills FortifyForged from the heart of the densest star, your courage will fail long before it does. (25%) 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. (2.5%)
Encounter- specific drops	—	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. (Hidden Ascendancy Notable variant) 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. (1.5%) Curio of AbsorptionCurio of Absorption Primordial FragmentPerfect knowledge is only possible in an empty universe.This item will transform when correctly arranged with other items. (5%)
Additional drops	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. (Quest Item, drops on first kill) 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. (5-10%) 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. (15-30%) 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. (5-10%) 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. (5-10%) Eldritch Exalted OrbEldritch Exalted OrbStack Size: 20If 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. (5-10%) Auspicious AmbitionsAuspicious Ambitions4Experimented Item Item Level: 100 Double-Influenced Item"Gaze upon the mirrors of what may come and step backward into infinity." - Dexion, Thaumetic Aspirant Additional drops are affected by area item quantity. Lower values correspond to quest/normal regular Exarch or Uber Exarch base drop rates. Higher values correspond to rare regular Exarch.

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. The various unique item flavor texts from the Searing Exarch and the Forbidden Sanctum suggests it is the true origin of the symbol; a group known as the Newcomers worshipped the symbol out of fear, but Innocence manipulated them into worshipping him as their savior and adopted the symbol for himself to gather his first followers.

See also

• The Eater of Worlds
• Incinerator Apparition Portal EffectIncinerator Apparition Portal EffectPortalThis character's portals use the Incinerator Apparition Portal Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.24.0	The Cosmic Wounds, Memento Mori, Thirst for Knowledge, Insatiable Appetite, Throw the Gauntlet, and The Perfect Storm Atlas Keystone Passives have been removed. Instead, we have added a new set of fragments that can be used to access the Uber Pinnacle Bosses. Uber Pinnacle Bosses no longer drop additional rewards granted from their respective keystones (Uber Exarch no longer has a chance to duplicate Eldritch Currency). [Undocumented] Rebalanced the drops and drop rates of Uber Pinnacle Bosses and introduced new exclusive Uber unique items. [Undocumented]
3.20.0	Pinnacle bosses, Map bosses, Incursion architects, Betrayal targets, Breachlords and others no longer have 33% or 66% less effect of curses on them respectively.
3.18.1	Reduced the damage of Molten Minotaur's enraged slam attack by 25%.
3.18.0	Added 7 new uber versions of Pinnacle Boss fights, accessible through Atlas Keystone Passives. These fights are extremely difficult, so only attempt them if you have a very powerful character. Increased the damage dealt by The Searing Exarch's Flame Wall Skill and their melee Attack. The Searing Exarch's rolling meteors are now considered larger for the purposes of collision detection against enemies (that means you, Exile). The chance for The Eater of Worlds and The Searing Exarch to drop the Forbidden Flesh and Forbidden Flame Unique Items now scales with Map Item Quantity.
3.17.1	The Searing Exarch is now immune to damage during their Fires of a Thousand Suns phase.
3.17.0	Introduced to the game.