The Black Star

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The Black Star
The Black Star
The Black Star
Level(s) 79 (QuestPolaric InvitationOnce within the grasp of the Black Star,
there can be no escape.)
83 (RegularPolaric InvitationModifiers to Item Quantity affect the amount of rewards dropped by the bossOnce within the grasp of the Black Star,
there can be no escape.Open portals to Polaric Void by using this item in a personal Map Device.)
Location(s) Polaric Void
Quest(s) The Searing Exarch
Resistance(s) 50% Fire
50% Cold
50% Lightning
30% Chaos
Modifier(s) Cannot Be Fully Slowed
Eldritch

The Black Star is one of the Eldritch Horrors. It must be defeated before you can face The Searing Exarch.

Entry

See also: The Searing Exarch (quest)

Players must use the Polaric InvitationPolaric InvitationOnce within the grasp of the Black Star,
there can be no escape. in their map device to fight The Black Star. The invitation drops after progressing through the Searing Exarch's questline.

After finishing the The Searing Exarch quest, tradeable versions of the Polaric InvitationPolaric InvitationModifiers to Item Quantity affect the amount of rewards dropped by the bossOnce within the grasp of the Black Star,
there can be no escape.Open portals to Polaric Void by using this item in a personal Map Device. will drop by the boss in the 14th T14+ Map which is influenced by the Searing Exarch. This can be repeated every subsequent 28 maps.

The arena is called Polaric Void. Note that the quest invitation will open area level 79 and the repeatable and tradable version will open area level 83.

Skills

Similar to other major bosses, the Black Star has voiceline callouts that precede major skills, which aid the player's reactions. These are:

  • "Astral avalanche!": The most deadly move the boss has. A scattering of cold damage comets fall from the sky, diagonally to the ground, exploding in a small AOE upon hitting the ground. Pillars on the red section will break when hit, pillars on the blue section will shield the player from damage. Large comets do dramatically more damage than small comets. Dodge large comets by moving up and down, not side to side. Guard skills, decent spell suppression/block, and careful movements to avoid large comets all help here.
  • "Solar storm!": A 5-beam-wide fire DOT attack aimed at the player with strong radial tracking, but deals relatively little damage. Pillars on the blue section will break when hit, pillars on the red section will shield the player from damage. Staying very close to the boss and pivoting around them will avoid most of the damage.
  • "Deep space!" - Performs a cold damage wave, similar to the Glacial CascadeGlacial CascadeSpell, AoE, Cold, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (10-20) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 65%    Requires Level 28Icicles emerge from the ground in a series of small bursts, each damaging enemies caught in the area and knocking them back in the direction of the next burst.Deals (21-300) to (32-450) Physical Damage
    Knocks Enemies Back on Hit
    100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
    Cannot Knockback Unique Enemies more than once per second
    Final Burst Deals 200% more Damage
    Final Burst has 100% more Area of Effect
    Final Burst cannot Knockback
    Causes 4 Bursts

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Final Burst Deals +(2.5-50)% more Damage    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.     gem skill. Moderate damage, can inflict frozen, comes out very fast.
  • "Star flare!" - Performs a small circular slam, moderate-low damage. Avoid standing still too long, doesn't really hit even moderately mobile players.
  • "Simulacrum!"/"Replica!" - Creates a clone to distract the player. Avoid attacking the clone, and focus the real copy of the boss. The clones will attack with melee attacks and small spells, the real boss continues performing major skills. Clone melee attacks do moderate-high damage, avoid standing near them when possible.

Strategy

  • Matching colour - Pillar Cover
    • When the Black Star uses Astral Avalanche, hide behind pillars on the blue section of the arena. (Pillars on the red section will break.) Ensure you are angled correctly away from the meteors. The meteors will always fall in the direction from the Black Star towards the center.
    • When the Black Star uses her Beam, hide behind pillars on the red section of the arena. (Pillars on the blue section will break.) The Black Star will strafe slightly while using this attack.
    • Be wary that being in the red section gives you a debuff that makes you more susceptible to fire damage from hits, and being in the blue section makes you more susceptible to cold damage from hits.
  • Opposite colour - High Debuff
    • An alternate strategy is to gain stacks of the Annihilating Light debuff (red section) before Astral Avalanche and stacks of the Crushing Darkness debuff (blue section) before the Beam. Both of these debuffs will grant you less damage taken of the opposite element, allowing you to easily tank the damage if timed correctly.
  • The tooltip description for the The Black Star's Annihilating Light debuff: "You take more Fire damage, less Cold damage, and have additional chance to be Ignited."

    Annihilating Light debuff

  • The tooltip description for the The Black Star's Crushing Darkness debuff: "You take more Cold damage, less Fire damage, and have additional chance to be Frozen."

    Crushing Darkness debuff

Drops

Drop rates are estimated based on crowdsourced data and may not be accurate. version 3.20.0, n=2450[1][2]; version 3.22.0, n=3600[3]

Drop rates are scaled by area item quantity. The lower values represent base drop rates; higher values represent rare+corrupted invitations.

  • Polaric DevastationPolaric Devastation
    Opal Ring    Requires Level 80(15-25)% increased Elemental Damage(15-25)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
    +(20-40)% to Fire Resistance
    +(20-40)% to Cold Resistance
    (10-20)% increased Duration of Ailments on Enemies
    Left Ring slot: Cover Enemies in Ash for 5 seconds when you Ignite them
    Right Ring slot: Cover Enemies in Frost for 5 seconds when you Freeze them    Those that escaped the annihilating light
    sank eternally into crushing darkness.     (3-5%)
  • Sudden DawnSudden Dawn
    Steel Circlet    Energy Shield: (196-247)Requires Level 48, 101 Int(300-350)% increased Energy Shield
    +(50-70) to maximum Mana
    (10-20)% chance for Energy Shield Recharge to start when you Kill an Enemy
    (40-30)% less Energy Shield Recharge Rate    Where that searing dawn fell, silence reigned.
    We sought the shadows, but none remained.     (3-5%)
  • The Eternal StruggleThe Eternal Struggle
    Onyx Amulet    Requires Level 61<<Random Searing Exarch implicit>>
    <<Random Eater of Worlds implicit>>    +(20-50) to Strength
    +(20-50) to Dexterity
    +(20-50) to Intelligence
    (10-15)% increased Global Defences
    Critical Strikes inflict Malignant Madness if The Eater of Worlds is dominant
    Kill Enemies that have 15% or lower Life on Hit if The Searing Exarch is dominant    Simply the way it must be, so that existence may be.     (5-10%)
  • Eldritch Orb of AnnulmentEldritch Orb of AnnulmentStack Size: 20If The Searing Exarch is dominant, remove a prefix modifier
    If The Eater of Worlds is dominant, remove a suffix modifier    Right click this item then left click on a magic or rare item with The Searing Exarch or The Eater of Worlds dominance to apply it.     (5-10%)
  • Eldritch Chaos OrbEldritch Chaos OrbStack Size: 20If The Searing Exarch is dominant, reroll prefix modifiers
    If The Eater of Worlds is dominant, reroll suffix modifiers    Right click this item then left click a rare item with The Searing Exarch or The Eater of Worlds dominance to apply it.     (5-10%)
  • Eldritch Exalted OrbEldritch Exalted OrbStack Size: 20If The Searing Exarch is dominant, add a prefix modifier
    If The Eater of Worlds is dominant, add a suffix modifier    Right click this item then left click a rare item with The Searing Exarch or The Eater of Worlds dominance to apply it. Rare items can have up to six random modifiers.     (5-10%)
  • Grand Eldritch EmberGrand Eldritch EmberStack Size: 10Adds a Grand Searing Exarch implicit modifier to
    a Body Armour, Boots, Gloves or Helmet
    This replaces any existing implicit modifiers other than Eater of Worlds implicit modifiers    Right click this item then left click a normal, magic or rare item to apply it. Cannot be used on Shaper, Elder or Elderslayer influenced items.     (12-20%)
  • Greater Eldritch EmberGreater Eldritch EmberStack Size: 10Adds a Greater Searing Exarch implicit modifier to
    a Body Armour, Boots, Gloves or Helmet
    This replaces any existing implicit modifiers other than Eater of Worlds implicit modifiers    Right click this item then left click a normal, magic or rare item to apply it. Cannot be used on Shaper, Elder or Elderslayer influenced items.     (12-20%)

Lore

The Black Star serves the Cleansing Fire. It served as one of the minor bosses of the Atlas of Worlds during the Siege of the Atlas.

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See also

Version history

Version Changes
3.20.0
  • Pinnacle bosses, Map bosses, Incursion architects, Betrayal targets, Breachlords and others no longer have 33% or 66% less effect of curses on them respectively.
3.18.0
3.17.0
  • Introduced to the game.
  1. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13JveskpNLqSSmy-Rw31wKwV6DOPX7CqXno6qpN-PQhg/edit#gid=0
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d29D1AZ7_8k
  3. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VWOHGDem-6lE_0Dc9Yh9dRCKF0wvEREMdGQBpkrKaow
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