Whakawairua Tuahu

Whakawairua Tuahu
Strand MapMap Level: 68
Map Tier: 1
Guild Character: È
Item Quantity: (+40%-+60%)
Item Rarity: (+120%-+160%)Area contains many Totems
Curses have 50% reduced effect on MonstersWe 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.Vendor Offer
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Item class: Map

Whakawairua Tuahu

Map area, Unique Map area

Id	MapWorldsStrandUnique
Act	11
Area level	71
Bosses	Tormented Temptress
Area type tags	beach
Tags	unique_map, map, limited_tempests, area_with_water, domination_leaguestone, coast_boat_area, map_area_with_open_water, ocean_area, sea_witch_boss_area, rogue_exile_boss_area

We all began life in darkness, we shall all end it there.

Whakawairua Tuahu (pronunciation) is a unique Strand MapStrand MapMap Level: 68
Map Tier: 1
Guild Character: 8Nothing good washes up
on this dark shore.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once..

Layout

The map is divided into 2 large areas and 1 boss arena. The first area, the one the player spawns in, is similar to Strand MapStrand MapMap Level: 68
Map Tier: 1
Guild Character: 8Nothing good washes up
on this dark shore.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.. The second area, accessed via a red portal found in the first region, is similar in style to the Ship Graveyard from Act I, and the boss arena is located in a cave entrance much like The Ship Graveyard Cave.

The Boss arena features an Ancient Seal (similar to the one that unleashes the darkness in the Vaal Ruins of Act 2). Interacting with the Seal spawns the Shade boss(es).

Note, it is advisable to finish the first area before moving on to the second via the teleporter, as there is no way to return to the first area other than by logging out or dying and respawning from the portal. The boss arena cannot be exited until all bosses are defeated.

Mechanics

While inside the map area, a modifier called Creeping Darkness is applied on all players:

Light Radius, Item Rarity and Item Quantity decays over time, and is increased by kills.

Killing monsters will grant a temporary invisible buff that increase in light radius, player IIR and player IIQ based on the rarity of the enemy:

Creeping Darkness scaling

Monster Rarity	Light Radius	IIQ	IIR
Normal	5%	5%	10%
Magic	15%	15%	30%
Rare	25%	25%	50%
Unique	100%	200%	200%

These bonuses are capped at 100% increased Light Radius, 100% increased Quantity, and 200% increased Rarity from kills and decays at a rate of 5%/5%/10% per second. The bonuses do not decay past the baseline IIR/IIQ of your character.

Sources of increased or reduced Light Radius from items also linearly apply an increase or decrease of IIQ and IIR at the same ratios of 1:1:2 which are not affected by the decaying buff. It is also not affected by the 100/100/200% cap, meaning that it is possible to stack light radius to maintain very high IIQ/IIR stats in the map.

Encounters

Boss

A boss monster is spawned for every player in the party, depending on their class.

• Shade of a Witch: Uses Conductivity, Righteous Fire, Lightning Warp, Flame Surge and Ball Lightning.
• Shade of a Duelist: Reave
• Shade of a Shadow: Lightning Trap, Fire Trap, Ice Trap, and Smoke Mines for movement.
• Shade of a Marauder: Cyclone, Summon Raging Spirit, Ground Slam
• Shade of a Ranger: Rain of Arrows, Explosive Arrow, Vaal Burning Arrow, Slower Projectile Ice Shot
• Shade of a Scion: Spectral Throw, Vaal Spectral Throw, Animate Weapon
• Shade of a Templar: Storm Herald, Flameblast Totem, Ice Firestorm,

Once these are killed, there is a final boss:

• Tormented Temptress: uses Proximity Shield, Icestorm, Ice Nova, Arctic Breath, Frost Wall, Smoke Mine.

Item	Drop Level
Divine BeautyDivine Beauty127x Divine OrbIn a land far away lived a maiden most fair. Her smile melted the coldest of hearts, her song made men and beast cry, her beauty unparalleled; Divine.	68

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Items found in this area

The following drop-restricted items can drop in this area.

Item	Drop Level
Lantador's Lost LoveLantador's Lost Love7Two-Stone RingThey fought the storm together as one, Until the longest of days was done. Their love grew stronger with every breath, Until it was broken apart in death.	23
MonochromeMonochrome32x Elevated Sextant"You cannot portray the world using just one colour. Together, you and I, we will paint our world into perfection." - Kyra, renegade thaumaturgist	80
ProsperityProsperity10Perandus' Gold RingAccumulating wealth has its own costs.	61
Scholar of the SeasScholar of the Seas7Mao KunI've never come upon a ship I could not command. I have however met sailors that were not willing to be led.	68
The Darkest DreamThe Darkest Dream6Severed in Sleep CorruptedA dream from which you cannot awake is nothing other than a nightmare.	80
The Deep OnesThe Deep Ones5Tidebreaker"The Seas Call, the Mad Answer"	49
The DoppelgangerThe Doppelganger2Mirror Arrow Quality: +20%Upon seeing her face, I am terrified—the moon shows me my own form!	23
The Formless SeaThe Formless Sea7VarunastraFormless might, Wild beauty tamed, The brine of gods, The seas restrained.	51
The JourneyThe Journey3Harbinger's OrbOh the places you will go, the sights you will see, the things you will meet.	68
The LandingThe Landing5The Beachhead Map Tier: 15 CorruptedWarriors of a distant land, you embark on a journey from which you may not return, but which we will be all the better for.	73
The UndauntedThe Undaunted5Nemesis Item Corrupted"Fate was always my nemesis... But it didn't stop me then, and it won't stop me now." - Kjetilbrann, The Undaunted	23

Item acquisition

Whakawairua Tuahu can drop anywhere. It can be chanced.

Recipes

Whakawairua Tuahu can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
8	The Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness8Map CorruptedNo matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.	Random corrupted map	A
1	Otherworldly IncubatorOtherworldly IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Unique Map item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. Shift click to unstack.	Random map	A
4	Jack in the BoxJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank, close your eyes, and pray to the gods for a pleasant surprise.	Random item	A
1	Singular IncubatorSingular IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Unique item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. Shift click to unstack.	Random item	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Legacy variants

Whakawairua Tuahu has legacy variants.

Version discontinued	Base item	Stats Compare each legacy variant to the current variant. Stat line – Same as current variant Stat line – Different from current variant
3.1.0	Strand Map Map Level: 73	Area contains many Totems Curses have 50% reduced effect on Monsters (120 to 160)% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area Rare Monsters each have a Nemesis Mod
2.0.0	Strand Map Map Level: 71	Area contains many Totems Curses have 50% reduced effect on Monsters (120 to 160)% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area Rare Monsters each have a Nemesis Mod

Version history

Version	Changes
1.2.3	Introduced to the game.