Maelström of Chaos

Maelström of Chaos
Atoll MapMap Level: 72
Map Tier: 5
Guild Character: Ç
Item Quantity: +(40-60)%
Item Rarity: +(200-400)%Area has patches of Chilled Ground
20 patches with Ground Effect per 100 tiles (Hidden)
Ground Effect has a radius of 14 (Hidden)
Monsters deal 50% extra Physical Damage as Lightning
Monsters are Immune to randomly chosen Elemental Ailments or Stun
Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit
Monsters Reflect HexesWhispers from a world apart
Speak my name beyond the tomb;
Bound within the Maelström's heart,
Will they grant me strength or doom?Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.

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Item class: Map

Maelström of Chaos

Map area, Unique Map area

Id	MapWorldsAtollUnique
Act	11
Area level	73
Bosses	Merveil, the Returned Merveil, the Reflection
Area type tags	mountain
Tags	unique_map, map, limited_tempests, map_drops_can_upgrade_to_citadel

Whispers from

a world apart Speak my name beyond the tomb; Bound within the Maelström's heart, Will they grant me

strength or doom?

Maelström of Chaos is a unique Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72
Map Tier: 5
Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once..

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

Map Type

Outdoors. Based on The Ledge.

Boss

• Merveil, the Reflection (second phase as Merveil, the Returned)

Item drops

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

Item	Drop level
The AvengerThe Avenger12Mjölner CorruptedJustice comes swift Equal to the crime Revenge is a gift Life for a life Eye for an eye	60
The LoverThe Lover2Jewellery Item Level: 79"I wanted to give you three things. I've given you my eternal love. I've sung to you my most beautiful song. I'd have given you the moon last, but it couldn't be found. I hope you'll accept this instead."	68
The SirenThe Siren7The Whispering Ice CorruptedAt the beck and call of The Siren's hand, winter ravages the trembling land, and the weight of ice that binds will break the strongest of minds.	33
Divine BeautyDivine Beauty127x Divine OrbIn a land far away lived a maiden most fair. Her smile melted the coldest of hearts, her song made men and beast cry, her beauty unparalleled; Divine.	35

Item acquisition

Maelström of Chaos can drop anywhere. It can be chanced.

Recipes

Maelström of Chaos can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
8	The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map CorruptedNo matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.	Random corrupted map	A
4	Jack in the BoxJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank, close your eyes, and pray to the gods for a pleasant surprise.	Random item	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Design attribution

Maelström of Chaos was created by supporter Skivverus.

Legacy variants

Maelström of Chaos has legacy variants.

Version discontinued	Base item	Stats Compare each legacy variant to the current variant. Stat line – Same as current variant Stat line – Different from current variant
3.17.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 3/?/?/14 Map Level: 70/?/?/81	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.16.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 5/?/?/14 Map Level: 72/?/?/81	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.15.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 5/?/?/16 Map Level: 72/?/?/83	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.13.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 5/?/?/16 Map Level: 72/?/?/83	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.12.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 5/9/11/14 Map Level: 72/76/78/81	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.11.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 5/9/11/14 Map Level: 72/76/78/81	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.10.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 5/9/11/14 Map Level: 72/76/78/81	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.9.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 8 Map Level: 75	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.8.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 6 Map Level: 73	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.7.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 3 Map Level: 70	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.6.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 1 Map Level: 68	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.5.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 72 Map Tier: 5 Guild Character: ÍTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 6 Map Level: 73	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
3.1.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 75 Map Tier: 8 Guild Character: DTravel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 8 Map Level: 75	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
2.4.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 69 Map Tier: 2 Guild Character: DTravel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 2 Map Level: 69	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes
2.0.0	Atoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 67 Map Tier: 2 Guild Character: LTravel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. Map Tier: 2 Map Level: 67	Area has patches of chilled ground Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental ailments or stun Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit Monsters Reflect Hexes

Version history

Maelström of Chaos was originally a waypoint that characters could travel to after reaching the Dark Altar at the top of the Ancient Pyramid in Act 2 on Merciless difficulty and speaking to Eramir. Entering an instance of the Maelström of Chaos would bring the character to a random high level area. This served as Path of Exile's first endgame system before maps were introduced during the Closed Beta in version 0.9.11.

Maelström of Chaos was introduced to the game as a unique map in version 0.10.3.

Version	Changes
3.14.2b	Fixed a bug where monsters in the Maelström of Chaos unique map were incorrectly reflecting Marks.
3.12.0	The map now has Monsters Reflect Hexes mod and affects all versions. However, due to bug, the map still reflects Mark. [Undocumented]
3.9.0	The Atlas of Worlds has been reworked. You now start at the centre and will work your way outwards as you explore a new storyline. Added a new mechanic - Watchstones: These can only be obtained by defeating one of the new Atlas bosses. They can be used to raise the tier of all maps in a particular region of the Atlas, causing all maps of those base types to drop at the new higher tier. Unique maps can now drop with varied tiers based on the state of your Atlas. Maps that previously had monster level overrides (such as Hallowed GroundHallowed Ground Cemetery MapMap Level: 71 Map Tier: 4 Guild Character: Ð Item Quantity: +100% Item Rarity: +100%Unique Boss drops 3 additional Maps Unique Boss gives 2000% increased Experience 0.5 Flask Charges recovered every 3 seconds +(-2-2) to Monster Level of AreaSome dead have long envied the living. When given the chance, they take from us what they can. So we offer our suffrage. In return, they give only suffering.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.) now instead rely on the variable tier.
3.5.0	The Atlas of Worlds has been shuffled. Most maps have changed tier and location within the Atlas. As part of this Atlas shuffle, many maps have been reviewed with the goal of bringing their layouts or monster densities up to par with other maps. The Atlas will now be shuffled every league. [Undocumented]
3.3.0d	Incursions can no longer spawn in the Maelström of Chaos unique map.
3.1.0	War for the Atlas map series was introduced
2.4.0	Atlas of Worlds map series was introduced
2.3.0	Fixing a bug where Maelström monsters could get Soul Conduit and other mods which did not work with them.
2.0.0	The Awakening map series was introduced
1.2.4	Fixed a bug where rocks could spawn in the boss room in the Maelstrom of Chaos unique map. Merveil could teleport inside of them and become trapped.
1.2.0	Updated to the new Merveil fight.
0.10.3	Introduced to the game as unique item.
0.9.11	Removed the Maelstrom of Chaos. It has been replaced by our Maps end-game. For more information about Maps, please read the development diary entry on our site.
0.9.5g	Changed all Maelstrom of Chaos levels to be level 58.
0.9.5e	Added the new Ancient Pyramid monsters to the Maelstrom of Chaos.
0.9.5	We're now biasing towards higher item base types extremely strongly for most item types. This means that it's much easier to stay up to date with the current highest item type for each slot. For example, if a bow drops in the Maelstrom of Chaos, there's a ~40% chance that it's the level 58 bow.
0.9.3f	Fixed some more problems with the beach levels
0.9.3e	Reduced the frequency of rare monsters by 20%. Slightly increased the difficulty of monsters
0.9.2b	Removed Mud Flats ambient sounds from all Maelstrom of Chaos areas.
0.9.1	Fixed a crash that occurred if you kill a Shield Crab on level 6-20 of the Maelström of Chaos.
0.8.6	Added a new end-game. After completing Merciless difficulty, you can talk to an Act Two NPC who will give you access to the Maelstrom of Chaos via a waypoint. The Maelstrom is a highly experimental work in progress, and will grow substantially with each patch. There are currently eight different level templates in it.