The Encroaching Darkness

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The Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 73
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Drops from any map area. Has a minimum drop level restriction of 73 Equivalent to T6 maps,
Magic monsters in T5 maps,
or Rare/Unique monsters in T4 maps.
.
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Divination Card
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/DivinationCards/DivinationCardTheEncroachingDarkness

The Encroaching Darkness is a divination card. A set of eight can be exchanged for a random corrupted unique map.

Mechanics

When this item is exchanged the vendor trades any of unique map that can drop normally. Unique maps that have a special condition will not be traded to the character, for example:

  • The Beachhead
  • The Vinktar SquareThe Vinktar Square
    Courtyard Map
    Map Level: 72
    Map Tier: 5
    Guild Character: ²
    Item Quantity: +(100-150)%
    Item Rarity: +(100-150)%
    Monster Pack Size: +(30-50)%
    20% more Monster Life
    (30-50)% increased Pack size
    Monsters are Unaffected by Shock
    20% increased Monster Damage
    +35% Monster Lightning Resistance
    Monsters deal 35% extra Physical Damage as Lightning
    To the east,
    it cannot be seen.
    To the west,
    it cannot be touched.
    To the south,
    it cannot be remembered.
    And to the north,
    it cannot be contained.
    Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
  • Doryani's MachinariumDoryani's Machinarium
    Maze Map
    Map Level: 81
    Map Tier: 14
    Guild Character:
    Item Quantity: +(40-60)%
    Item Rarity: +(40-60)%
    (20-50)% increased Experience gain
    Found Items have 10% chance to drop Corrupted in Area
    Unique Boss is augmented by Player choices
    We are ever the makers of our own undoing.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
  • Synthesis Map
  • Untainted Paradise

Item acquisition

The Encroaching Darkness has restrictions on where or how it can drop. Drops from any map area. Has a minimum drop level restriction of 73 Equivalent to T6 maps,
Magic monsters in T5 maps,
or Rare/Unique monsters in T4 maps.
.

Area restrictions

This item can be acquired in the following areas:

Recipes

The Encroaching Darkness can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
5The GamblerThe Gambler5Divination Card"I don't believe in karma. If it were real, I would never win."Random divination cardA
1Stacked DeckStacked DeckStack Size: 20A stack of unknown divination cardsRight click to take a divination card out of the deck.Random divination cardA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Usage in recipes

The Encroaching Darkness is used in the following recipes:

ResultAmountPartDescriptionMeta
Oba's Cursed TroveOba's Cursed Trove
Underground Sea Map
Map Level: 77
Map Tier: 10
Item Quantity: +40%
Area has patches of desecrated ground
20 patches with Ground Effect per 100 tiles (Hidden)
Ground Effect has a radius of 10 (Hidden)
(40-50)% more Monster Life
(30-40)% increased Monster Damage
Area becomes fatal after some time
"Here the soil is more deadly than any swing of the axe."
- Oba of the Karui, Conqueror of Corruption.
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Pillars of ArunPillars of Arun
Dunes Map
Map Level: 69
Map Tier: 2
Guild Character:
Item Quantity: +(100-150)%
Item Rarity: +(200-300)%
(60-100)% increased Experience gain
Area contains unbridged gaps to cross
Monsters have 50% chance to Avoid Ailments
(20-25)% increased Monster Movement Speed
(20-25)% increased Monster Attack Speed
(20-25)% increased Monster Cast Speed
Players have 200% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for Movement Skills
Man creates where nature cannot.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Olmec's SanctumOlmec's Sanctum
Bone Crypt Map
Map Level: 68
Map Tier: 1
Guild Character: $
Item Quantity: +(120-200)%
(40-50)% more Monster Life
(30-40)% increased Monster Damage
Final Boss drops higher Level Items
They flew, and leapt, and clambered over,
They crawled, and swam, and slithered under.
Still its ancient secrets await unclaimed
And of this hidden temple, only legends remain.
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
The Coward's TrialThe Coward's Trial
Cursed Crypt Map
Map Level: 74
Map Tier: 7
Guild Character: Å
Contains waves of Monsters
Contains additional waves of Undead Monsters
<0 to 7 random additional waves modifiers>
For his sins he was hunted in his sleep,
judgement wrought of twisted nightmare.
The Coward bound his dreams to stone, awaiting
another to walk the path of true atonement.
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Acton's NightmareActon's Nightmare
Overgrown Shrine Map
Map Level: 70
Map Tier: 3
Guild Character: Ô
Item Quantity: +(80-100)%
Item Rarity: +(220-250)%
Area has patches of Burning Ground
20 patches with Ground Effect per 100 tiles (Hidden)
Ground Effect has a radius of 14 (Hidden)
Area is inhabited by Skeletons
Restless Dead
Undead Monsters resurrect after 10 seconds (Hidden)
Area is a large Maze
Area contains a Large Chest
Curious, she shook it then,
And tiny screams emerged.
Curiouser, she shook again,
And an eerie silence purred.
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Whakawairua TuahuWhakawairua Tuahu
Strand Map
Map Level: 70
Map Tier: 3
Guild Character: È
Item Quantity: +(40-60)%
Item Rarity: +(120-160)%
Area contains many Totems
Curses have 50% reduced effect on Monsters
We all began life in darkness, we shall all end it there.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Death and TaxesDeath and Taxes
Necropolis Map
Map Level: 79
Map Tier: 12
Guild Character: ¿
Item Quantity: +150%
Unique Boss deals (30-35)% increased Damage
Unique Boss has (25-30)% increased Attack and Cast Speed
Unique Boss gives 20000% increased Experience
Unique Boss drops (12-20) additional Currency Items
So the raiders danced,
leading their foe ever west,
towards certain death.
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Maelström of ChaosMaelström of Chaos
Atoll Map
Map Level: 72
Map Tier: 5
Guild Character: Ç
Item Quantity: +(40-60)%
Item Rarity: +(200-400)%
Area has patches of Chilled Ground
20 patches with Ground Effect per 100 tiles (Hidden)
Ground Effect has a radius of 14 (Hidden)
Monsters deal 50% extra Physical Damage as Lightning
Monsters are Immune to randomly chosen Elemental Ailments or Stun
Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit
Monsters Reflect Hexes
Whispers from a world apart
Speak my name beyond the tomb;
Bound within the Maelström's heart,
Will they grant me strength or doom?
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Hallowed GroundHallowed Ground
Cemetery Map
Map Level: 71
Map Tier: 4
Guild Character: Ð
Item Quantity: +100%
Item Rarity: +100%
Unique Boss drops 3 additional Maps
Unique Boss gives 2000% increased Experience
0.5 Flask Charges recovered every 3 seconds
+(-2-2) to Monster Level of Area
Some dead have long envied the living.
When given the chance, they take from us what they can.
So we offer our suffrage.
In return, they give only suffering.
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Caer Blaidd, Wolfpack's DenCaer Blaidd, Wolfpack's Den
Underground River Map
Map Level: 82
Map Tier: 15
Guild Character: æ
Item Quantity: +150%
Item Rarity: +150%
Unique Boss drops 4 additional Maps
(20-50)% more Magic Monsters
(20-50)% increased number of Rare Monsters
25% more Monster Life
30% increased Monster Damage
Howls and laughter
They hide in the day
They smell you, they watch you
They track their new prey
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Hall of GrandmastersHall of Grandmasters
Promenade Map
Map Level: 73
Map Tier: 6
Guild Character: Ù
Contains the Immortalised Grandmasters
PvP damage scaling in effect
The grandest and greatest ever to fight,
Divine the champions stand tall.
But match their power, best their might,
And even the immortal may fall.
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Mao KunMao Kun
Shore Map
Map Level: 73
Map Tier: 6
Guild Character: À
Item Quantity: +(100-120)%
(60-100)% increased Experience gain
Monsters deal (175-190)% extra Physical Damage as Lightning
Monsters gain an Endurance Charge on Hit
Monsters gain a Power Charge on Hit
The Treasures of the Tides wait
in agony at the End of the World.
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
The Putrid CloisterThe Putrid Cloister
Museum Map
Map Level: 79
Map Tier: 12
Guild Character: Õ
Item Quantity: +90%
Item Rarity: +45%
Players are Cursed with Vulnerability
Players are Cursed with Conductivity
Players are Cursed with Flammability
Players are Cursed with Frostbite
Players are Cursed with Despair
Unique Boss drops divination cards
Please take out your blades,
your whips, and your spikes.
Class is now in session.
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Poorjoy's AsylumPoorjoy's Asylum
Temple Map
Map Level: 81
Map Tier: 14
Guild Character: ß
Item Quantity: +100%
Item Rarity: +250%
150% increased Experience gain
(140-160)% more Monster Life
(140-160)% increased Monster Damage
25% increased Monster Movement Speed
25% increased Monster Attack Speed
25% increased Monster Cast Speed
Area is a large Maze
Unique Boss drops (10-15) additional Rare <Item Class>
Laughs of all the twisted
Echo through these halls of gold.
In this cold forgotten void
They wander, forever uncontrolled.
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
The Twilight TempleThe Twilight Temple
Moon Temple Map
Map Level: 71
Map Tier: 4
Guild Character: ^
Item Quantity: +(75-100)%
Item Rarity: +(125-175)%
Monster Pack Size: +(25-50)%
Area has increased monster variety
Players are Cursed with Flammability
Players are Cursed with Frostbite
Area is inhabited by Lunaris fanatics
Area is inhabited by Solaris fanatics
(25-50)% increased Pack size
In the shadow of war,
all are eclipsed.
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA
Vaults of AtziriVaults of Atziri
Vaal Pyramid Map
Map Level: 71
Map Tier: 4
Guild Character: g
Chests have (2500-3500)% increased Item Rarity
Area contains no monsters
Chest drop scaling is disabled. (Hidden)
Found Items have (20-40)% chance to drop Corrupted in Area
"Should I depart this mortal coil,
so shall all of my treasures."
- Atziri, Queen of the Vaal
Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
8The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Random corrupted mapA

Design attribution

This card has not yet been assigned or the creator wishes to remain anonymous.

Version history

Version Changes
3.17.0
  • This card's drop level requirement was changed. [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
  • Drop weightings and minimum area levels for the vast majority of cards have not been changed, but drop weightings for a very small number of cards have been reduced in cases where the number of maps they're available from has greatly increased.
  • A longstanding bug in the code determining area level restrictions for some divination card drops has been fixed. This means that cards intended to have a high area level requirement (mostly ones that grant item level 100 items) will no longer fluctuate wildly in availability from league to league.
2.6.0
  • Now drops in map areas.
2.0.1b

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