The Second Sacrament

The Second Sacrament
Candlestick RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge deals 100% more Damage
The Herald of the Scourge takes 70% less Damage
The Herald of the Scourge drops the Winds of Fate
Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 83
This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"He took many of his people's traditions and gilded them, hollowed them. They
rejected his new religion, and he and his followers were forced to depart the
mountains for lands unknown." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Sanctum
Has a chance to drop from Lycia, Herald of the Scourge in a Sanctum of area level 81+.Vendor Offer
21x Alteration ShardMetadata
Item class: Relic

The Second Sacrament is a unique Candlestick RelicCandlestick RelicUnmodifiablePlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run.

Mechanics

• This Unique Relic can only be used in Forbidden Sanctum areas of level 83.
• Unique Relics are destroyed upon completing or failing a run.
• This item guarantees that the Herald of the Scourge will drop The Winds of FateThe Winds of Fate
  Foul StaffWarstaff
  Physical Damage: (520-585) to (968-1089)
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.10%
  Attacks per Second: 1.30
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 55, 94 Str, 94 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff(700-800)% increased Physical Damage
  +100% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
  75% of Physical Damage converted to a random Element
  25% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
  Maximum Critical Strike Chance is 50%
  Non-Critical Strikes deal no DamageLife... Death...
  The whim of the cosmos..

Strategies

• This Relic causes the fight to be a pseudo-Uber boss; ensure your character has the defences necessary for this boss as it ignores Resolve mechanics.
• Prioritize Boons that increase your damage and reduce enemy damage. Avoid Afflictions that benefit Lycia's attack/cast/action speed if possible.

Item acquisition

The Second Sacrament has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced. Has a chance to drop from Lycia, Herald of the Scourge in a Sanctum of area level 81+.

Monster restrictions

This item can be acquired from the following monsters:

• Lycia, Herald of the Scourge

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.0	The Forbidden Sanctum has been added to the core game. Relics have returned and are now tradeable. Unique Relics have been rebalanced and reworked. No longer can roll The Herald of the Scourge drops an additional Balance of Terror with an extra Modifier. Now has The Herald of the Scourge drops the Winds of Fate and Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 83. This item is destroyed when your Sanctum ends now reads This item is destroyed when applied to a Sanctum. Due to changes in The Second Sacrament, it is no longer possible to obtain new three curse modifier versions of The Balance of TerrorThe Balance of Terror Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances <2 random curse modifiers>Fellshrine stood as a holy bastion opposite the Chamber of Sins, and all that it represented. For one to rise, the other must fall.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. from Lycia. [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
3.20.2d	Sanctum league mechanics and items were not added to the core game. Relics and Lycia's Invocations will be deleted upon logging in.
3.20.1	Introduced to the game in Sanctum league.