Shrine

Shrines are special objects that apply an effect to nearby monsters or cast spells at nearby players. Interacting them allows the player to temporarily steal their power for themselves. This mechanic is also referred to as Domination.
Shrines are considered a form of Extra Content.
Mechanics
Shrines can appear randomly in most areas. Shrines are often surrounded by a pack of monsters guarding it. Initially, shrines will only buff enemies and damage players. When touched, the shrine's effect is removed and given to the player for 45 seconds (20 seconds for Divine Shrines) in the form of a status effect. Shrine effects will either buff the player (but not their allies) or cast spells that damage enemies. A player can be affected by multiple different shrine effects.
Shrine effect duration and buff effect can be modified with certain items and passives.
Certain effects from shrines, namely effect that deal with on death effects, are symmetrical. For example, enemies near an Apparition Shrine have a chance to drop influenced items on death, as do monsters killed by the player while they have the Apparition Shrine buff effect on them.
Right-clicking on the status icon will remove the shrine effect.
Lesser shrines
Lesser shrines do not spawn naturally and are generated by the Create Lesser Shrine skill from
The GullThe Gull
Raven MaskEvasion: (228-297)
Energy Shield: (114-175)Requires Level 38, 44 Dex, 44 IntTrigger Level 1 Create Lesser Shrine when you Kill an Enemy
(120-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+(30-45) to maximum Energy Shield
+(60-80) to maximum Life
+(30-40)% to Cold Resistance
75% increased Effect of Shrine Buffs on you
50% increased Duration of Shrine Effects on you"It is the Gull that delivers Man unto Ancestor.
The consumer of our flesh. The seeder of our
souls unto the earth. We give the Gull his life.
The Gull gives us our Way."
- Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom. Unlike regular shrines, they have no ongoing effects before being touched and disappear after 10 seconds, which can be modified with duration modifiers. Touching a lesser shrine grants a buff to the player for 20 seconds. Lesser Shrine buffs are also affected by Shrine buff effect and duration modifiers.
Shrine types
There are two kinds of shrines: Buff and Spell; Buff shrines grants buffs to affected monsters, players, the player's nearby party members. Spell shrines cast spells around themselves or affected players, but do not originate from the player and thus are unaffected by their mods.
Basic
Shrine | Description | |
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Lightning Shrine Open the eye of the storm. |
Shock Novas happen around you
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Freezing Shrine Turn your world to ice. |
Ice Novas happen around you
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Shrouded Shrine Shroud your path in the fog of war. |
Smoke shrouds you
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Massive Shrine Courage stands tall. |
You have increased Life, Area of Effect, and Size
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Resistance Shrine Fear not the elements. |
You have additional Resistance to Elemental Damage
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Impenetrable Shrine None shall stop you. |
You have increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
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Skeletal Shrine The past shall serve the present. |
Skeletons are summoned to you
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Acceleration Shrine Death doesn't wait. |
You are faster, and have increased Projectile Speed
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Diamond Shrine Deliver pain exquisite. |
You always deal Critical Strikes
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Replenishing Shrine Restore that which was lost. |
You are regenerating Life and Mana
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Brutal Shrine Hit hard. Hit once. |
Your hits have Knockback, and increased Damage and Stun Duration
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Echoing Shrine Let your rage flow freely. |
Your skills are repeated.
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Resonating Shrine Overpower, overrun, overcome. |
You have a chance to gain a Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charge on Hit and on Kill, and gain extra bonuses from Charges.
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Gloom Shrine Wield your shadows. |
You gain a portion of Non-Chaos Damage as extra Chaos Damage and Enemies you Kill have a chance to Explode, dealing a portion of their Maximum Life as Chaos Damage.
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Divine Shrine Become the nightmare. |
You cannot be Damaged
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Cycling shrine buffs
Staves with the Gain a random shrine buff every 10 seconds from the Runesmithing staff enchantment select a random shrine buff from the above list every 10 seconds. Swapping or unequipping the weapon removes the shrine buff. The base duration of each buff is 10 seconds. Increasing the duration through applicable modifiers allows several shrine buffs acquired this way to be active simultaneously. Note that some of the shrine buffs might not apply in all areas, such as low-level campaign areas.
In maps, small-sample testing[1] suggests the following rough tentative distribution of weights for the different buffs:
Shrines | Joint weight |
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Divine, Gloom | 2 |
Brutal, Charged, Echoing | 10 |
Acceleration, Diamond, Replenishing, Skeletal | 30 |
Freezing, Impenetrable, Lightning, Massive, Resistance, Shrouded | 90 |
Lesser
These shrines are produced by the Create Lesser Shrine skill, available from
The GullThe Gull
Raven MaskEvasion: (228-297)
Energy Shield: (114-175)Requires Level 38, 44 Dex, 44 IntTrigger Level 1 Create Lesser Shrine when you Kill an Enemy
(120-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+(30-45) to maximum Energy Shield
+(60-80) to maximum Life
+(30-40)% to Cold Resistance
75% increased Effect of Shrine Buffs on you
50% increased Duration of Shrine Effects on you"It is the Gull that delivers Man unto Ancestor.
The consumer of our flesh. The seeder of our
souls unto the earth. We give the Gull his life.
The Gull gives us our Way."
- Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom. Alternatively, BlunderboreBlunderbore
Astral PlateArmour: (1279-1720)
Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 62, (680-880) Str+(8-12)% to all Elemental Resistances+(500-700) Strength Requirement
(80-120)% increased Armour
(50-75)% increased Effect of Shrine Buffs on you
You have Lesser Brutal Shrine Buff
You have Lesser Massive Shrine BuffThe giant cares not for the ants. also grants two of these Lesser Shrines.
Shrine | Description | |
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Lesser Acceleration Shrine Death doesn't wait. |
You are faster, and have increased Projectile Speed
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Lesser Brutal Shrine Hit hard, hit once. |
Your hits have Knockback, and increased Damage and Stun Duration
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Lesser Impenetrable Shrine None shall stop you. |
You have increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
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Lesser Massive Shrine Courage stands tall. |
You have increased Life, Area of Effect, and Size
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Lesser Replenishing Shrine Restore that which was lost. |
You are regenerating Life and Mana
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Lesser Resistance Shrine Fear not the elements. |
You have additional Resistance to Elemental Damage
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Scarab
Evolving
This shrine can appear in maps with an Domination Scarab of EvolutionDomination Scarab of EvolutionStack Size: 20
Limit: 2Area contains an additional Evolving ShrineThe Atlas and Wraeclast share one terrifying secret.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map. applied to it.
Shrine | Description | |
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Evolving Shrine Bring life, bring power. |
Slain Enemies have a chance to Evolve when defeated
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Apparition
These shrines can appear in maps with an Domination Scarab of ApparitionsDomination Scarab of ApparitionsStack Size: 20
Limit: 1Area contains 2 additional Apparition ShrinesSome paths to power lead only to madness.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map. applied to it. The shrines themselves are guarded by apparitions of the respective elderslayers.
Shrine | Description | |
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Warlord's Shrine There is no Law without strength. |
You gain a portion of Physical Damage as extra Fire Damage Found Rare Items have a chance to be Warlord Influenced
Found rare items have a 5% chance to drop with a Warlord influence. |
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Crusader's Shrine There is no Purity without sacrifice. |
You gain a portion of Physical Damage as extra Lightning Damage Found Rare Items have a chance to be Crusader Influenced
Found rare items have a 5% chance to drop with a Crusader influence. |
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Redeemer's Shrine There is no Meaning without change. |
You gain a portion of Physical Damage as extra Cold Damage Found Rare Items have a chance to be Redeemer Influenced
Found rare items have a 5% chance to drop with a Redeemer influence. |
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Hunter's Shrine There is no catching you. |
You gain a portion of Physical Damage as extra Chaos Damage Found Rare Items have a chance to be Hunter Influenced
Found rare items have a 5% chance to drop with a Hunter influence. |
Atlas
Allocating the All That Glitters Atlas passive node provides a 10% chance for each shrine in your maps to instead be a Covetous Shrine.
Shrine | Description | |
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Covetous Shrine Your heart's desire, drenched in blood. |
You have increased Item Quantity and Rarity but take increased Damage
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Pantheon
These shrines are produced by the Kirac's MemoryKirac's MemoryUnmodifiableRight-click on this, then left click on a completed Map on your Atlas to apply this Memory. of the Pantheon.
Shrine | Description | |
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Tsoagoth Shrine Tame the roiling oceans. |
You cannot be Chilled, Frozen or Stunned. You take some Physical Damage as Cold Damage.
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Lunaris Shrine The moon rises for war, cresting the star-filled night. |
You have increased Cold Damage, your skills chain additional times, you fire additional Projectiles, and you always avoid Projectiles.
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Solaris Shrine A new dawn burns the world. |
You have increased Fire Damage, always critically strike, take no extra damage from critical strikes and avoid all Elemental Ailments.
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Arakaali Shrine Lecherous delight, unto ash. |
You have increased Chaos Damage, gain some Physical and Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage and take reduced damage from Damage Over Time.
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Related items
Related unique items
The following unique items are related to shrines:
Item | Base item | ![]() | Stats |
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The Gull![]() Raven MaskEvasion: (228-297) Energy Shield: (114-175)Requires Level 38, 44 Dex, 44 IntTrigger Level 1 Create Lesser Shrine when you Kill an Enemy (120-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(30-45) to maximum Energy Shield +(60-80) to maximum Life +(30-40)% to Cold Resistance 75% increased Effect of Shrine Buffs on you 50% increased Duration of Shrine Effects on you"It is the Gull that delivers Man unto Ancestor. The consumer of our flesh. The seeder of our souls unto the earth. We give the Gull his life. The Gull gives us our Way." - Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom | Raven Mask | 38 | Trigger Level 1 Create Lesser Shrine when you Kill an Enemy (120-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(30-45) to maximum Energy Shield +(60-80) to maximum Life +(30-40)% to Cold Resistance 75% increased Effect of Shrine Buffs on you 50% increased Duration of Shrine Effects on you |
Blunderbore![]() Astral PlateArmour: (1279-1720) Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 62, (680-880) Str+(8-12)% to all Elemental Resistances+(500-700) Strength Requirement (80-120)% increased Armour (50-75)% increased Effect of Shrine Buffs on you You have Lesser Brutal Shrine Buff You have Lesser Massive Shrine BuffThe giant cares not for the ants. | Astral Plate | 62 | +(8-12)% to all Elemental Resistances+(500-700) Strength Requirement (80-120)% increased Armour (50-75)% increased Effect of Shrine Buffs on you You have Lesser Brutal Shrine Buff You have Lesser Massive Shrine Buff |
Related scarabs
The following scarabs are related to shrines:
Item | Limit | Description |
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Domination Scarab![]() Limit: 4Area contains 2 additional ShrinesA simple exchange. Blood for power.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map. | 4 | Area contains 2 additional Shrines |
Domination Scarab of Apparitions![]() Limit: 1Area contains 2 additional Apparition ShrinesSome paths to power lead only to madness.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map. | 1 | Area contains 2 additional Apparition Shrines |
Domination Scarab of Evolution![]() Limit: 2Area contains an additional Evolving ShrineThe Atlas and Wraeclast share one terrifying secret.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map. | 2 | Area contains an additional Evolving Shrine |
Domination Scarab of Terrors![]() Limit: 1Shrines in Area are guarded by an Atlas Boss Modifiers to the Final Map Boss also apply to these Atlas BossesWhatever the prize, fight for it.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map. | 1 | Shrines in Area are guarded by an Atlas Boss Modifiers to the Final Map Boss also apply to these Atlas Bosses |
Related Atlas passive skills
The following Atlas passive skills are related to shrines:
Name | Stats |
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Domination Shrine Chance | Your Maps have a 20% chance to contain an additional Shrine [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
Domination Shrine Duration | 25% increased Duration of Shrine Effects on Players in your Maps [1] [2] [3] |
Domination Shrine Effect | 20% increased Effect of Shrine Buffs on Players in your Maps [1] |
All That Glitters | Shrines in your Maps have 10% chance to be a Covetous Shrine [1] |
Drawn to Power | Shrines in your Maps are guarded by at least one Magic Pack Shrines in your Maps have 50% chance to be guarded by an additional Pack of Monsters [1] |
Supplication | Your Maps contain an additional Shrine [1] |
Syncretism | Shrines in your Maps grant a random additional Shrine Effect 30% increased Effect of Shrine Buffs on Players in your Maps [1] |
Version history
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