Sanctum league
Release version | 3.20.0 |
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Release date | 2022-12-09 19:00:00 UTC |
End date | 2023-04-04 21:00:00 UTC |
Links | Official Page |
Sanctum League was a challenge league. It launched on December 9, 2022 as part of Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum in version 3.20.0.[1] It ended on April 4, 2023.[2][3]
Lore
The Forbidden Sanctum is an ancient Templar enclave hidden beneath the Fellshrine Ruins. Abandoned for a long time, it is now controlled by a malevolent entity. Players must explore it, uncover its secrets, and deal with the evil that lurks within.
League Mechanic
Upon entering the Sanctum, you'll uncover a map that reveals a few of the rooms ahead of you. Sparse details of the room and its rewards are shown, so you must plan carefully as each mistake will dwindle your resolve. When your resolve runs out, your Sanctum run ends. Each time you enter the Sanctum, you will seek to push yourself farther than before through its four floors.
The Sanctum's rooms hold many secrets. Some contain ancient fountains you can rest at to restore a portion of your resolve. Others will curse you with an affliction, hindering your progress. These afflictions stack up as you explore deeper and deeper within the Sanctum. You can also receive boons, blessings that help you overcome the Sanctum's dangers. Each time you enter the Sanctum, you will encounter a unique layout that you must assess and adapt to as you explore.
Inside the Sanctum, you will find gold coins called Aureus, a currency that the Templar used for commerce. It's stored in treasure chests and falls from slain monsters. Although these coins belong to the Sanctum and will not leave with you, they can be traded with a merchant who you may encounter from time to time. Spend your Aureus wisely as it can be used to purchase a crucial boon when the time is right.
The sinister powers controlling the Sanctum will occasionally present you with an Accursed Pact. These pacts offer you a powerful benefit with a dangerous cost. Although the Pact will tempt you greatly, you must choose with care. The result of your choice could signal the end of your time in the Sanctum or be the turning point in your success.
Many rooms in the Sanctum will offer you a choice of currency items. You can take the reward now or leave it behind, with the promise of an even larger reward later. Deferring your reward to the end of the current floor or even the end of the entire Sanctum escalates it with great risk. If you run out of resolve before reaching this goal, you lose everything you gambled. Do you believe in yourself enough to take the risk and potentially reap a massive reward? Or do you play it safe and leave with what you have?
As you explore the Sanctum, you'll discover a special altar that Templar Relics can be placed on. These relics make you more powerful in the Sanctum and persist from run to run. Their continued power is the key to making it deeper into the Sanctum's vaults each time you enter. As you accumulate more relics, you'll need to make decisions around which ones most benefit you and arrange the Altar accordingly.
You may also uncover Sanctified Relics, a very rare type that directly affects your character's build. You may use only one of these, but its benefits stay with you beyond the Sanctum walls and bestow the Templars' power on you as you journey through Wraeclast.
The Forbidden Sanctum is home to many bosses, including random miniboss encounters, bosses at the end of each floor and an ultimate showdown against the entity that controls the Sanctum. These fights yield valuable rewards including Relics, piles of Aureus coins, masses of experience, new Unique Items and more.
Ladders
In Sanctum league, players could choose to enable any of these optional game modes:
- Hardcore (HC)
- Solo Self-Found (SSF)
- Ruthless (R)
This means that there were eight distinct ladders for Sanctum league:
- Sanctum league
- HC Sanctum league
- SSF Sanctum league
- HC SSF Sanctum league
- R Sanctum league
- HC R Sanctum league
- SSF R Sanctum league
- HC SSF R Sanctum league
Minimap Icons
New items
Base items
Item | Stats |
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Candlestick Relic![]() ![]() | — |
Censer Relic![]() ![]() | — |
Coffer Relic![]() ![]() | — |
Papyrus Relic![]() ![]() | — |
Processional Relic![]() ![]() | — |
Tome Relic![]() ![]() | — |
Urn Relic![]() ![]() | — |
Unique items
These unique are exclusive to Sanctum league mechanic:
Item | Base item | Stats | ||
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Eternal Damnation![]() Agate AmuletRequires Level 52+(16-24) to Strength and Intelligence+(40-70) to maximum Mana +(-13-13)% to Chaos Resistance -5% to all maximum Resistances Gain additional Elemental Damage Reduction equal to half your Chaos Resistance Maximum Endurance, Frenzy and Power Charges is 0The price of immortality is isolation. ![]() | Agate Amulet | +(16-24) to Strength and Intelligence+(40-70) to maximum Mana +(-13-13)% to Chaos Resistance -5% to all maximum Resistances Gain additional Elemental Damage Reduction equal to half your Chaos Resistance Maximum Endurance, Frenzy and Power Charges is 0 | ||
The Balance of Terror![]() Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances <2 random curse modifiers>Fellshrine stood as a holy bastion opposite the Chamber of Sins, and all that it represented. For one to rise, the other must fall.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. ![]() | Cobalt Jewel | +(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
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Sandstorm Visage![]() Necromancer CircletEnergy Shield: (165-224)Requires Level 54, 112 Int(8-10)% increased Cast Speed (200-250)% increased Energy Shield Ignore Stuns while Casting Base Spell Critical Strike Chance of Spells is equal to that of Main Hand Weapon Cannot deal Critical Strikes with AttacksA fell wind brings death. ![]() | Necromancer Circlet | (8-10)% increased Cast Speed (200-250)% increased Energy Shield Ignore Stuns while Casting Base Spell Critical Strike Chance of Spells is equal to that of Main Hand Weapon Cannot deal Critical Strikes with Attacks | ||
The Winds of Fate![]() Foul StaffWarstaff Physical Damage: (520-585) to (968-1089) Critical Strike Chance: 7.50% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 55, 94 Str, 94 Int+22% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff(700-800)% increased Physical Damage +100% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier 75% of Physical Damage converted to a random Element 25% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Maximum Critical Strike Chance is 50% Non-Critical Strikes deal no DamageLife... Death... The whim of the cosmos. ![]() | Foul Staff | +22% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff(700-800)% increased Physical Damage +100% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier 75% of Physical Damage converted to a random Element 25% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Maximum Critical Strike Chance is 50% Non-Critical Strikes deal no Damage | ||
Original Sin![]() Amethyst RingRequires Level 52+(17-23)% to Chaos ResistanceAll Elemental Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Nearby Enemies' Chaos Resistance is 0Innocence rose to godhood not on inspired faith, but on the vilification and hatred of another. ![]() | Amethyst Ring | +(17-23)% to Chaos ResistanceAll Elemental Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Nearby Enemies' Chaos Resistance is 0 |
These unique relics are exclusive to Sanctum league mechanic:
Item | Base item | Stats | ||
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The Gilded Chalice![]() Processional RelicRequires Level 64Duplicates up to 4 random Offer Rewards upon defeating the Herald of the Scourge Cannot recover Resolve Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 75 This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"He took the newcomers' symbol and made it his own. Finally, they flocked to him. Finally, he had the power and wealth he so desired." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run ![]() | Processional Relic | Duplicates up to 4 random Offer Rewards upon defeating the Herald of the Scourge Cannot recover Resolve Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 75 This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable | ||
The Original Scripture![]() Papyrus RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge drops the Original Sin Cannot have Inspiration Maximum Resolve is 1 Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 83 This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"It's all here. The lie at the core of my faith. Maxarius was not the first chosen of Innocence. Maxarius was Innocence himself. A charlatan, a liar, and a power-seeker." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run ![]() | Papyrus Relic | The Herald of the Scourge drops the Original Sin Cannot have Inspiration Maximum Resolve is 1 Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 83 This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable | ||
The Hour of Divinity![]() Censer RelicRequires Level 64Duplicates up to 2 random Offer Rewards upon defeating the Herald of the Scourge Cannot have Boons This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"They ascended together, one unwillingly. The vilified became black as coal, and the lauded, golden. After a lifetime of ambition, he finally had his heart's desire. It only cost him his brother." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run ![]() | Censer Relic | Duplicates up to 2 random Offer Rewards upon defeating the Herald of the Scourge Cannot have Boons This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable | ||
The Night Lamp![]() Urn RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge drops an additional Forbidden Tome No Resolve Mitigation, chance to Avoid Resolve loss or Resolve Aegis This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"The newcomers were terrified of fire. He used their fear to control them, to lay the seeds of unquestioning faith. He claimed only his god could protect them." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run ![]() | Urn Relic | The Herald of the Scourge drops an additional Forbidden Tome No Resolve Mitigation, chance to Avoid Resolve loss or Resolve Aegis This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable | ||
The Second Sacrament![]() Candlestick RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge deals 100% more Damage The Herald of the Scourge takes 70% less Damage The Herald of the Scourge drops the Winds of Fate Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 83 This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"He took many of his people's traditions and gilded them, hollowed them. They rejected his new religion, and he and his followers were forced to depart the mountains for lands unknown." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run ![]() | Candlestick Relic | The Herald of the Scourge deals 100% more Damage The Herald of the Scourge takes 70% less Damage The Herald of the Scourge drops the Winds of Fate Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 83 This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable | ||
The Broken Censer![]() Tome RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge drops 2 additional Forbidden Tomes Rooms are unknown on the Sanctum Map Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 75 This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"His followers were too small in number to spark divinity, so he turned to a greater power: hatred. He vilified his brother, sparking zealotry, and the change finally began." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run ![]() | Tome Relic | The Herald of the Scourge drops 2 additional Forbidden Tomes Rooms are unknown on the Sanctum Map Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 75 This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable | ||
The First Crest![]() Coffer RelicRequires Level 64This item is destroyed when applied to a Sanctum Aureus Coins are converted to <3 variants> upon defeating the Herald of the ScourgeUnmodifiable"In pursuit of divinity, he tried many times to found a religion. Few followed his initial symbols and proverbs. He needed something greater. A symbol none could deny." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run ![]() | Coffer Relic | This item is destroyed when applied to a Sanctum
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Currency items
Lycia's Invocations are currency items that can be applied to sanctified relics to add keystone modifiers.
Challenges and rewards
The Sanctum league includes 40 optional challenges. Completing them awards the following cosmetic items:
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Note that these challenges were not completable in Ruthless mode versions of the temporary league.
League Artwork
League artwork from the Forbidden Sanctum presskit:[4]
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League artwork
References
- ↑ Community_Team (December 8, 2022). "The Forbidden Sanctum Launches Soon". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ↑ Community_Team (March 2, 2023). "Will the Sanctum League go Core?". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ↑ Community_Team (March 19, 2023). "Sanctum Supporter Packs and Kirac's Vault Pass End Soon". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ↑ Grinding Gear Games (December 1, 2022). "Press Kit". Official Path of Exile Website. Retrieved December 1, 2022.