The Beachhead (Low Tier)

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The Beachhead
Harbinger Map
Map Level: 72
Map Tier: 5
Item Quantity: +(40-60)%
Item Rarity: +(40-60)%
Area contains 6 additional HarbingersCorrupted
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
Vendor Offer
14x Alchemy Shard
Metadata
Item class: Map
The Beachhead
Map area, Unique Map area
No Waypoint
IdMapWorldsHarbingerLow
Act11
Area level72
Bosses<<>>
Area type tagsbeach, mountain
Tagsmap, no_leaguestone, map_not_on_atlas

The Beachhead is a unique Harbinger MapHarbinger MapMap Level: 72
Map Tier: 5
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
. It is the lowest tier of The Beachhead maps.

The Beachhead is not part of the Atlas of Worlds. There is no bonus objective for this map.

Encounters

Boss

Harbinger Portal

ItemDrop MonstersAdditional
Drop Restrictions
First Piece of the ArcaneFirst Piece of the Arcane
Legion Sword Piece
This item will transform when correctly arranged with other items.
<<>>This item can only be obtained by defeating the Harbinger Portal map boss in any of the three variants of The Beachhead.
First Piece of TimeFirst Piece of Time
Cloth Belt Piece
This item will transform when correctly arranged with other items.
<<>>This item can only be obtained by defeating the Harbinger Portal map boss in any of the three variants of The Beachhead.
Second Piece of the ArcaneSecond Piece of the Arcane
Legion Sword Piece
This item will transform when correctly arranged with other items.
<<>>This item can only be obtained by defeating the Harbinger Portal map boss in any of the three variants of The Beachhead.
Second Piece of TimeSecond Piece of Time
Cloth Belt Piece
This item will transform when correctly arranged with other items.
<<>>This item can only be obtained by defeating the Harbinger Portal map boss in any of the three variants of The Beachhead.
Third Piece of the ArcaneThird Piece of the Arcane
Legion Sword Piece
This item will transform when correctly arranged with other items.
<<>>This item can only be obtained by defeating the Harbinger Portal map boss in any of the three variants of The Beachhead.

Items found in this area

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

No items include this area in their drop restrictions.

Item acquisition

The Beachhead has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced.

This map can be acquired (by chance) if a Harbinger's OrbHarbinger's OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a map item as another of a higher tierRight click this item then left click a map to apply it. is used on a map between Tier 1 through Tier 5. It is also possible to rarely obtain them from other sources of Harbinger Rewards.

The resulting unique map will always be corrupted.

Legacy variants

The Beachhead (Low Tier) does not have any legacy mods. However, the game create a new map series in each expansions (except Delve (3.4), which still uses War for the Atlas map series, or Ultimatum (3.14), which still uses Ritual map series). There is a vendor recipe that convert map from older map series to current map series.

Related items

  • The BeachheadThe Beachhead
    Harbinger Map
    Map Level: 77
    Map Tier: 10
    Item Quantity: +(40-60)%
    Item Rarity: +(40-60)%
    Area contains 6 additional HarbingersCorrupted
    Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
  • The BeachheadThe Beachhead
    Harbinger Map
    Map Level: 82
    Map Tier: 15
    Item Quantity: +(40-60)%
    Item Rarity: +(40-60)%
    Area contains 6 additional HarbingersCorrupted
    Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.

Version history

Version Changes
3.19.0
  • The Beachhead Boss Fight no longer drops normal rarity weapons throughout the fight, as Animate Weapon no longer requires them.
3.0.1c
  • Harbingers in The Beachhead now drop more white items.
3.0.1b
  • Monsters in The Beachhead now will drop items, so that players using Animate WeaponAnimate WeaponDuration, Minion, Spell, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (4-16) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Requires Level 4Animates a Melee Weapon Item or Lingering Blade to fight by your side. You cannot animate unidentified Weapons. Will not animate weapons with 6 sockets. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Base duration is 40.00 seconds
    Can use Items requiring up to Level (9-100)
    Minions' Attacks deal (5-126) to (8-184) additional Physical Damage
    Animated Lingering Blades deal (1-17) to (2-80) Added Attack Physical Damage
    Minions deal (0-38)% more Damage
    Maximum (5-14) Animated Weapons
    Minions have (0-38)% more Attack Speed

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    +(0.1-2) to maximum number of Animated Weapons
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    can replace their minions.
  • Currency Shards from The Beachhead final encounter now have more concentrated stacks.
3.0.1
  • The chance of The Beachhead map being created by a Harbinger's Orb has been increased.
  • The Beachhead map now has a wider variety of monsters.
  • Monsters slain as part of the Beachhead portal encounter now don't drop items, but still award experience.
  • Upon completing The Beachhead portal encounter, the Obelisks now will shatter and drop shards.
  • Completing the encounter awards significantly more items.
  • The encounter itself has been rebalanced, and players now have to defeat an especially powerful Harbinger as part of it.
3.0.0
  • Introduced to the game.