Shrine

This page is about the game mechanic. For the map area, see Shrine Map.

A 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
	Lightning Shrine Open the eye of the storm.	Shock Novas happen around you Casts Shock NovaShock NovaSpell, AoE, Lightning, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: (140-190)% AoE Radius: 26 / 14Requires Level 28Casts a ring of Lightning around you, followed by a larger Lightning nova. Each effect hits enemies caught in their area with Lightning Damage.Deals (34-537) to (101-1610) Lightning Damage +10% to Maximum Effect of Shock Ring always Shocks Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.5-10)% to Maximum Effect of ShockPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and creates shocking ground.
	Freezing Shrine Turn your world to ice.	Ice Novas happen around you Casts Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: (200-230)% AoE Radius: 30Requires Level 12A circle of ice expands from the caster.Deals (23-988) to (34-1481) Cold Damage Base radius is (2.6-3) metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base radius is (0.015-0.3) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and creates chilled ground.
	Shrouded Shrine Shroud your path in the fog of war.	Smoke shrouds you Creates smoke clouds.
	Massive Shrine Courage stands tall.	You have increased Life, Area of Effect, and Size 30% increased Character Size 40% increased Area of Effect 40% increased maximum Life
	Resistance Shrine Fear not the elements.	You have additional Resistance to Elemental Damage +50% to all Elemental Resistances +10% to all maximum Resistances
	Impenetrable Shrine None shall stop you.	You have increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield 100% increased Armour 100% increased Evasion Rating 100% increased maximum Energy Shield
	Skeletal Shrine The past shall serve the present.	Skeletons are summoned to you Casts 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..
	Acceleration Shrine Death doesn't wait.	You are faster, and have increased Projectile Speed 50% increased Action Speed 80% increased Projectile Speed Action speed is a modifier affecting animation speed. This effect stacks additively with other modifiers like Temporal Chains and Chill.
	Diamond Shrine Deliver pain exquisite.	You always deal Critical Strikes All hits are Critical Strikes Does not override Resolute Technique
	Replenishing Shrine Restore that which was lost.	You are regenerating Life and Mana 10% of Mana Regenerated per second 6.7% of Life Regenerated per second
	Brutal Shrine Hit hard. Hit once.	Your hits have Knockback, and increased Damage and Stun Duration 50% increased Damage Knocks Enemies Back on Hit 30% increased Stun Duration on Enemies Extra gore
	Echoing Shrine Let your rage flow freely.	Your skills are repeated. 100% more Attack Speed 100% more Cast Speed Skills Repeat an additional Time
	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. 20% chance to gain a Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charge on Hit 60% chance to gain a Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charge on Kill 50% increased Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge 4% increased Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge 4% increased Cast Speed per Frenzy Charge 4% more Damage per Frenzy Charge 4% additional Physical Damage Reduction per Endurance Charge 4% additional Elemental Damage Reduction per Endurance Charge 5% increased Damage per Frenzy, Power or Endurance Charge
	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. Gain 10% of Non-Chaos Damage as extra Chaos Damage Enemies you Kill have a 40% chance to Explode, dealing a quarter of their maximum Life as Chaos Damage
	Divine Shrine Become the nightmare.	You cannot be Damaged Cannot be Damaged Lasts 20 seconds, less than the default

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 suggests the following rough tentative distribution of weights for the different buffs:

Shrine distribution

Shrines	Joint weight
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
	Lesser Acceleration Shrine Death doesn't wait.	You are faster, and have increased Projectile Speed 10% increased Action Speed 30% increased Projectile Speed
	Lesser Brutal Shrine Hit hard, hit once.	Your hits have Knockback, and increased Damage and Stun Duration 20% increased Damage Knocks Enemies Back on Hit 20% increased Stun Duration on Enemies
	Lesser Impenetrable Shrine None shall stop you.	You have increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield 50% increased Armour 50% increased Evasion Rating 50% increased maximum Energy Shield
	Lesser Massive Shrine Courage stands tall.	You have increased Life, Area of Effect, and Size 10% increased Character Size 20% increased Area of Effect 20% increased maximum Life
	Lesser Replenishing Shrine Restore that which was lost.	You are regenerating Life and Mana 3.3% of Mana Regenerated per second 3.3% of Life Regenerated per second
	Lesser Resistance Shrine Fear not the elements.	You have additional Resistance to Elemental Damage +25% to all Elemental Resistances +2% to all maximum Resistances

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
	Evolving Shrine Bring life, bring power.	Slain Enemies have a chance to Evolve when defeated Whenever a monster is killed under the shrine effect, it has a 5% chance to revive with a higher rarity tier (e.g. Normal monsters will Evolve into a Magic monster, Magic monsters will Evolve into a Rare monster); Rare monsters cannot Evolve into a Unique monster.

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
	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 Gain 80% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage An apparition of Drox will attack enemies during the effect. Found rare items have a 5% chance to drop with a Warlord influence.
	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 Gain 80% of your Physical Damage as Extra Lightning Damage An apparition of Baran will attack enemies during the effect. Found rare items have a 5% chance to drop with a Crusader influence.
	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 Gain 80% of your Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage An apparition of Veritania will attack enemies during the effect. Found rare items have a 5% chance to drop with a Redeemer influence.
	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 Gain 80% of your Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage An apparition of Al-Hezmin will attack enemies during the effect. 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
	Covetous Shrine Your heart's desire, drenched in blood.	You have increased Item Quantity and Rarity but take increased Damage 15% increased Quantity of Items found 50% increased Rarity of Items found Buff grants 20% increased Damage taken

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
	Tsoagoth Shrine Tame the roiling oceans.	You cannot be Chilled, Frozen or Stunned. You take some Physical Damage as Cold Damage. 100% chance to Avoid being Chilled 100% chance to Avoid being Frozen Cannot be Stunned 20% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage
	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. Avoid Projectiles Fires 2 additional Projectiles Chains +2 Times 50% increased Cold Damage
	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. 100% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments All hits are Critical Strikes Take no Extra Damage from Critical Strikes 50% increased Fire Damage
	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. Gain 15% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage 100% reduced Damage taken from Damage Over Time 50% increased Chaos Damage Gain 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage

Related items

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to shrines:

Item	Base item		Stats
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	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
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.	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
Domination ScarabDomination ScarabStack Size: 20 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 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.	1	Area contains 2 additional Apparition Shrines
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.	2	Area contains an additional Evolving Shrine
Domination Scarab of TerrorsDomination Scarab of TerrorsStack Size: 20 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
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

Version	Changes
3.25.0	You now have a chance to find a Gloom Shrine or Charged Shrine in Areas. Divine Shrines are now rarer, and have a duration of 20 seconds (previously 45). Added Domination Scarab of Apparitions, which causes an area to contain 2 additional Apparition Shrines. Added Domination Scarab of Evolution, which causes an area to contain an additional Evolving Shrine. Fixed an issue where Lesser Shrines, created by sources such as The Gull Unique Helmet, were difficult to interact with.
3.17.1	Updated the description of the Syncretism Atlas Passive to clarify it only applies to Shrines in Areas. Note that Atlas Passives that refer to Shrines do not apply to Lesser Shrines, Lesser Shrines are only affected by increased Effect of Shrines and Shrine Effect Duration from the Atlas Passive Tree.
3.14.0	Reduced the chance for Map Areas to contain Abyss, Ambush, Blight, Breach, Domination, Essence, Heist, Legion, Metamorph and Torment encounters by 20%. The chance to encounter a Zana mission containing any of these mechanics has also been lowered by the same amount.
3.7.0	Added Resonating Shrine and Gloom Shrine through new Sextants
2.6.0	Some types of Shrines now affect all nearby allied players when activated.
2.3.0e	Exiles in the Deadly Rivalry chain will now have Brutal Shrine instead of Hexing Shrine. Fixed various bad cases of Masters and shrines spawning in the Solaris Temple and the Crematorium.
2.0.5	Fixed a bug where the Abandoned Dam corrupted side area spawned too many shrines.
2.0.4	Fixed a bug where Shrines couldn't spawn in the Upper Prison.
2.0.2	Fixed various cases of new maps not being able to spawn adequate amount of shrines when using the Zana crafted mod.
2.0.0	Fire Shrines, Static Shrines and Hexing Shrines will no longer spawn. Shrine effects now last 45 seconds. Many shrine effects have also been rebalanced.
1.3.0	Some shrines such as the Acceleration Shrine have been removed from CTF arenas.
1.2.4	Fixed a bug where too many Shrines were being generated when the Domination Zana crafted map mod was applied to certain maps. Fixed a bug where not enough shrines were being generated when the Domination Zana crafted map mod was applied to the Temple map.
1.1.3	Added a Shrine symbol for the Static Shrine.
1.1.0	Several new shrine icons have been added so that the shrines can be more easily distinguished. Shrines can now spawn in all leagues. The Thorned shrine no longer spawns. Fixed a bug where Offering skills would affect some shrine effects on you.
1.0.6	Fixed crashes with some skills when they were echoed by the Echoing Shrine.
1.0.1	Shrine effects for players that are based on skills have been buffed at higher levels.
1.0.0e	At higher levels, spells cast by shrines that you have tagged now do more damage.
1.0.0d	Monster packs around shrines are now not spawned if they are too close to an area entrance or waypoint.
1.0.0b	Fixed a crash related to Shrines.
1.0.0	Added to the game.

See also

• Mysterious Darkshrine
• Darkshrine (Darkshrine league)