The Shaper
The Shaper | |||
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Level(s) | 84 (Regular) 85 (Uber) | ||
Location(s) | The Shaper's Realm | ||
Quest(s) | The Shaper (legacy) Sanity's Requiem (legacy) The Eldritch Decay (legacy) | ||
Health | 74 712 908 | ||
Damage | 5689 | ||
ApS | 1.76 | ||
Resistance(s) | 50% Fire 50% Cold 50% Lightning 30% Chaos | ||
Modifier(s) | Cannot Be Fully Slowed Immune To Knockback Humanoid |
The Shaper is one of the bosses of the Atlas end game system. He is a pinnacle boss in the the Shaper's Realm. The Shaper also occasionally appears in Shaper-influenced maps. Players can fight the Shaper using the Key to the Crucible map fragment set. These map fragments can be obtained by defeating the Guardians of the Void.
Defeating the Shaper is guaranteed to drop a map fragment required for the Uber Elder encounter, either Fragment of ShapeFragment of ShapeStack Size: 10Beauty is in the eye of the creator.Can be used in a personal Map Device.
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Fragment of KnowledgeFragment of KnowledgeStack Size: 10Understanding leads to mastery.Can be used in a personal Map Device.
. The other 2 fragments are dropped by The Elder.
Items influenced by the Shaper have a red star icon on its header and have unique Shaper modifiers. Shaper-influenced items can drop from the Shaper boss as well as from monsters killed in maps influenced by the Shaper.
Entry

Players must use the Key to the Crucible fragments in their map device to fight The Shaper. They can be collected by fighting various bosses, and can also be traded amongst players.
Fragment of the HydraFragment of the HydraStack Size: 10Enter the crucible. The nexus of
nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.Can be used in a personal Map Device.- obtained by defeating the
Lair of the Hydra MapLair of the Hydra MapMap Level: 83
Map Tier: 16
Guild Character: ¢Area is influenced by The ShaperOne of my captors wore many faces,
yet kept her true face hidden.
Now she cannot escape her true face.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.boss
Fragment of the ChimeraFragment of the ChimeraStack Size: 10Enter the crucible. The nexus of
nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.Can be used in a personal Map Device.- obtained by defeating the
Pit of the Chimera MapPit of the Chimera MapMap Level: 83
Map Tier: 16
Guild Character: ÂArea is influenced by The ShaperOne of my captors hid a beast within his heart.
Now his true self can be seen by all.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.boss
Fragment of the PhoenixFragment of the PhoenixStack Size: 10Enter the crucible. The nexus of
nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.Can be used in a personal Map Device.- obtained by defeating the
Forge of the Phoenix MapForge of the Phoenix MapMap Level: 83
Map Tier: 16
Guild Character: ¤Area is influenced by The ShaperOne of my captors refused redemption.
He did not see value in a new life.
Now new life surrounds him.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.boss
Fragment of the MinotaurFragment of the MinotaurStack Size: 10Enter the crucible. The nexus of
nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.Can be used in a personal Map Device.- obtained by defeating the
Maze of the Minotaur MapMaze of the Minotaur MapMap Level: 83
Map Tier: 16
Guild Character: £Area is influenced by The ShaperOne of my captors felt no emotion.
He did not hesitate to inflict pain.
Now all he feels is intense, unstoppable agony.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.boss
The arena is called The Shaper's Realm.
Recommendations
The following is recommended:
- At least 1 million damage per second
- Capped elemental resistances (fire, cold and lightning resistance at 75%); additional Maximum Cold Resistance is also useful for Shaper balls.
- At least 5,000 combined Life and Energy Shield and a reliable source of recovery
- Moderate mitigation or avoidance, including Physical damage reduction, Armour, Block, Spell Suppression
- Movement skill to avoid Shaper's slams and beams
The fight consists of multiple phases. Before the Shaper encounter begins, the player must defeat four side bosses at the nexus. After that a portal opens to the Shaper's arena. The Shaper himself has three phases. At the end of the first and second phases he banishes Zana and the player to a passage while he heals up. The players must traverse the passage and return to the arena to begin the next phase. The Shaper recovers health slowly between phases.
Skills
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Shaper Beam (Spell) |
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Projectiles/Balls (Spell) |
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Teleport Slam (Attack) |
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Volatile Anomalies/Vortex (Spell) |
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Monster Portal |
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Bullet Hell (Spell) |
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Zana's Bubble |
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Video guide
Strategy
Summary
The following is a quick summary of the entire fight with The Shaper.
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Phase Three |
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The Nexus

The entry area is X shaped and contains four paths, each leading to a boss that must be killed before a portal in the middle opens. The bosses are four randomly-chosen map bosses. After they are killed, the Shaper fight can begin.
The 4 bosses will be a random selection from the following:
- The Cursed King (Dark Forest)
- God's Chosen and The Hallowed Husk (Palace)
- Eater of Souls (Core)
- Tyrant (Colonnade)
- Ambrius, Legion Slayer (Colosseum)
- The Infernal King (Caldera)
- Piety the Empyrean (Shrine)
- Shadow of the Vaal (Maze)
- Merveil, the Reflection and Merveil, the Returned (Legacy Mineral Pools)
- Penitentiary Incarcerator (Dungeon)
- Fire and Fury (Lava Chamber)
- Shock and Horror (Legacy Torture Chamber)
- Spinner of False Hope (Arachnid Nest)
- Olof, Son of the Headsman (Pit)
- The Goddess (Plaza)
Nightmare Manifest (Transformed Piety from Malformation) no longer spawns as a possible boss.
Phase Mechanics


You are prevented from opening portals to your hideout while in the Shaper's arena.
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Phase Three |
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Between Phases
Between each of the Shaper phases, Zana and the player must traverse an area filled with monsters and kill a boss at its end. These areas use randomly-chosen tilesets, and appear to be thin, floating islands in a sea of stars. At the end there is a boss that players must defeat, after which a portal opens up that returns players to the main arena.
The bosses at the end are based on Riftwalker from the Laboratory MapLaboratory MapMap Level: 69
Map Tier: 2
Guild Character: ÄMy last waking moments looked very
much like this place... I miss it. I miss her.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once., but have much higher health.
- The Uncreated is the boss between phase 1 and phase 2. It has the same skill set as Riftwalker.
- The Unshaped is the boss between phase 2 and phase 3. He is similar to The Uncreated but also fires a volley of Frostbolts in quick succession every once in a while.
The Shaper slowly regenerates his health during this time, so it's recommended to reach the end as quickly as possible. Once The Uncreated/Unshaped is killed, this regeneration stops, and the intermission phase is complete.
Uber boss variant
Using five Cosmic FragmentsCosmic FragmentThe Shaper's Realm is level 85
The Shaper's full power is unleashed in The Shaper's RealmA single act of love and defiance
may cascade destruction across the cosmos.Use five of these in a personal Map Device to open Portals to The Shaper's Realm. Can only be used once. opens a harder instance of the boss fight. The Shaper is fought in Area Level 85 and greatly increases in difficulty. The fight with the Shaper will have the following changes:
- Area has the mod Monsters take 70% less damage
- The Shaper will summon two shadow clones throughout the fight, which can use Shaper's balls, melee, and beam skills.
- Volatile Anomalies (and their Vortexes on detonation) are not cleared between phases.
- The Shaper's ball projectile spell fires two additional projectiles to the side, and penetrates 40% of Cold Resistance instead.
- The Shaper's slam attack is faster, has a larger area of effect, does more damage, and cannot be blocked.
- Zana will not shield you against his Bullet Hell attack, but he fires less projectiles per attack. Penetrates 40% of Cold Resistance instead.
Uber Shaper can also drop Sublime VisionSublime Vision
Prismatic JewelLimited to: 1<Aura bonus modifier>This world is not good enough for her,
so I will make a better one. Nothing
matters but the pursuit of perfection.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket..
Drops
Drop rates are estimated based on crowdsourced data and may not be accurate. version 3.24.0, n=214r[1]/352u[2][3][4]
Shaper | Uber Shaper | |
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There is a rare chance to find and unlock the Celestial Hideout upon killing the Shaper. Each player in the area receives the hideout, irrespective of who deal the final blow.
Lore
I no longer believe these are realms of chance, rather, they must have been formulated by a sentient mind... a designer or architect. Every shadow in this place creeps about with an unforeseen purpose.
The Shaper is the creator of the Atlas of Worlds and was the main antagonist of the Atlas of Worlds expansion. The Shaper's real name is Valdo Caeserius, and is the father of Zana Caeserius. Zana assists the player during the battle with the Shaper and constantly implores him to stop fighting and join her, but he refuses.
The Synthesis league also expanded the backstory of the Shaper and his construction of the map device.
Historical
Path of Exile has gone through multiple expansions since the Shaper was introduced, and as such mechanics that used to pertain to him no longer exist, or were modified.
Background information about the Shaper was written in the Book of Memories, which was filled as the exile collected his Memory Fragments from Elder-influenced zones.
Voice actor
The Shaper is voiced by New Zealand actor, Daryl Habraken.[5]
Gallery
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Promotional image of The Shaper
Version history
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3.24.0 |
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3.23.1 |
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3.20.0 |
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3.19.1 |
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3.18.0 |
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3.13.1e |
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3.13.1 |
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3.9.0 |
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3.6.0 |
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3.2.0 |
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See also
- Uber Elder - Dual boss fight along with the Elder
- Book of Memories - Lore that provides the backstory of Valdo Caeserius's quest against the Elder
References
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1ckijuo/quest_for_dying_sun_loot_from_200_shapers/
- ↑ https://i.imgur.com/aaDaYiU.png
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1cfahyv/i_lost_my_sanity_so_you_dont_have_to_loot_from/
- ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hOwajX2iMNnAFkDcLnD4rUTgqqZ0f0w8__HaNwJpNvw/
- ↑ PhysGGG (January 16, 2017). "The voice acting for the shaper memories is superb.". Official Path of Exile subreddit. Retrieved January 16, 2017.