The Black Star
The Black Star | |||
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Level(s) | 79 (![]() there can be no escape. ![]() 83 ( ![]() 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) | ![]() | ||
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
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 DamagePlace 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.
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Annihilating Light debuff
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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 RingRequires 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 themThose that escaped the annihilating light
sank eternally into crushing darkness.(3-5%)
Sudden DawnSudden Dawn
Steel CircletEnergy 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 RateWhere that searing dawn fell, silence reigned.
We sought the shadows, but none remained.(3-5%)
The Eternal StruggleThe Eternal Struggle
Onyx AmuletRequires 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 dominantSimply 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 modifierRight 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 modifiersRight 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 modifierRight 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 modifiersRight 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 modifiersRight 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.
Videos
See also
- The Infinite Hunger
Annihilator Apparition Portal EffectAnnihilator Apparition Portal EffectPortalThis character's portals use the Annihilator Apparition Portal Effect.
Nebular Legacy of FuryNebular Legacy of FuryBoots SkinYour Legacy of Fury takes on the appearance of The Black Star's armour, and burns enemies with nebulous flames.
Version history
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