The Price of Protection

The Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map
Map Tier: 14 to 16
Modifiers: 8
CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything.

Something answered.Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 81
Drops from Invasion bosses or Vaal side areas in maps.Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Divination Card
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/DivinationCards/DivinationCardThePriceOfProtection

The Price of Protection is a divination card. A set of five can be exchanged for a random corrupted rare tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers. The resulting map has Elder influence and is occupied by an Elder Guardian.

Item acquisition

The Price of Protection has restrictions on where or how it can drop. Drops from Invasion bosses or Vaal side areas in maps.

Monster restrictions

This item can be acquired from the following monsters:

• Anacuacotli, Death's Worship
• Atziri's Pride
• Atziri's Pride
• Beheader Ataguchu
• Beheader Ataguchu
• Calxipher
• Cava, Artist of Pain
• Cava, Artist of Pain
• Ch'aska, Maker of Rain
• Ch'aska, Maker of Rain
• Cintiq, the Inescapable
• Cintiq, the Inescapable
• Commander of Flesh
• Coniraya, Shadow of Malice
• Coniraya, Shadow of Malice
• Corpsestitch
• Curator Miem
• Curator Miem
• Daluatti, Stoneraiser
• Droolscar
• Exartze, the Woven Stone
• Guraq, Daylight's Blade
• Harbinger of Disorder
• Haviri, Vaal Metalsmith
• Haviri, Vaal Metalsmith
• Huitepa the Blind
• Inti of the Blood Moon
• Inti of the Blood Moon
• Iorphia, Dream Eater
• Kall Foxfly
• Kamaq, Soilmaker
• Kamaq, Soilmaker
• Konu, Maker of Wind
• Konu, Maker of Wind
• Kutec, Vaal Fleshsmith
• Kutec, Vaal Fleshsmith
• M'gaska, the Living Pyre
• M'gaska, the Living Pyre
• Mother of the Hive
• Mother of the Hive
• Mother of the Swarm
• Necribrae
• Ossecati, Boneshaper
• Ossecati, Boneshaper
• Perquil the Lucky
• Perquil the Lucky
• Quetzerxi
• Rima, Deep Temptress
• Rima, Deep Temptress
• Shadow of Vengeance
• Shadow of Vengeance
• Sheaq, Maker of Floods
• Sheaq, Maker of Floods
• Shivershell
• Shrapnelbearer
• Shrapnelbearer
• Simi, the Nature Touched
• Simi, the Nature Touched
• The All-seeing Eye
• The All-seeing Eye
• The Bolt Juggler
• The Sunburst Queen
• The Sunburst Queen
• Thornrunner
• Thornrunner
• Torrent of Fear
• Wiraq, the Impaler
• Wiraq, the Impaler
• Wiraqucha, Ancient Guardian
• Wiraqucha, Ancient Guardian
• Xuatl, Cutting Wind

Recipes

The Price of Protection can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
5	The GamblerThe Gambler5Divination Card"I don't believe in karma. If it were real, I would never win."	Random divination card	A
1	Stacked DeckStacked DeckStack Size: 10A stack of unknown divination cardsRight click to take a divination card out of the deck. Shift click to unstack.	Random divination card	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Usage in recipes

The Price of Protection is used in the following recipes:

Result	Amount	Part	Description	Meta
Ghetto MapGhetto MapMap Level: 83 Map Tier: 16 Guild Character: œAmongst the rabble, brutality is the law.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Ancient City MapAncient City MapMap Level: 83 Map Tier: 16 Guild Character: RThis was not the first civilization to believe itself the greatest. And it will not be the last.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Graveyard MapGraveyard MapMap Level: 83 Map Tier: 16 Guild Character: NUnknown legacies. Untold stories.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Toxic Sewer MapToxic Sewer MapMap Level: 83 Map Tier: 16 Guild Character: ÏAffluence and effluence, separated by a few feet of soil.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Maze MapMaze MapMap Level: 81 Map Tier: 14 Guild Character: lThey live trapped forever in darkness and confusion. We are no different.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Underground Sea MapUnderground Sea MapMap Level: 81 Map Tier: 14 Guild Character: qSilent stillness. The waters are as cold as they are black.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Carcass MapCarcass MapMap Level: 81 Map Tier: 14 Guild Character: §Life's wet, reproductive stink abates, relenting to death's chaste ritual of decay.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Sunken City MapSunken City MapMap Level: 81 Map Tier: 14 Guild Character: •From the walls, water, and ferns... Death comes crawling on ancient steps.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Canyon MapCanyon MapMap Level: 81 Map Tier: 14 Guild Character: jA deep wound in the land. One that will never heal.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Grotto MapGrotto MapMap Level: 82 Map Tier: 15 Guild Character: hTrapped in absolute darkness. Despair. Panic. Terror.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Overgrown Ruin MapOvergrown Ruin MapMap Level: 82 Map Tier: 15 Guild Character: ]Only fear remains unforgotten, where once magnificent rites drew important crowds.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Dunes MapDunes MapMap Level: 82 Map Tier: 15 Guild Character: AShifting, morphing, expanding. A reminder of the virtues of an agile mind.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Ashen Wood MapAshen Wood MapMap Level: 82 Map Tier: 15 Guild Character: KDesperately reaching skyward and digging downwards. Sustenance is an eternal struggle.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A
Foundry MapFoundry MapMap Level: 82 Map Tier: 15 Guild Character: àEver does man look to emulate his creator, only to match his indifference.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	5	The Price of ProtectionThe Price of Protection5Elder Guardian Occupied Map Map Tier: 14 to 16 Modifiers: 8 CorruptedTo protect her mansion, she would cut a deal with anyone. Anything. Something answered.	Random corrupted tier 14–16 map with 8 modifiers and occupied by an Elder Guardian	A

Supporter attribution

The Price of Protection was created by supporter sirgog.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.18.0	Can now drop in Vaal Side Areas in Maps. Now awards a Corrupted Elder Guardian Occupied Map with a Map Tier of 14-16 and 8 modifiers (previously, a Normal tier 16 Map).
3.17.0	Turning in a full stack of The Price of Protection now awards a tier 16 Map. (Previously, a 4 watchstone Chateau MapChateau MapMap Level: 71 Map Tier: 4 Guild Character: OBeauty and brutality in such close proximity.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.)
3.10.0	The Divination Card The Price of Protection can once again drop. It now always grants a Chateau map of tier equal to whatever tier it would be if all Watchstones are socketed in its region in the current league.
3.9.0	Has been temporarily disabled from dropping, because Tier 16 Elder Chateau Maps are no longer a thing. You can still turn in existing sets for a map from the previous series.
3.4.0	Introduced to the game.