PoE Vaal Oversoul: the final boss of Act 2

Vaal Oversoul is the final boss of Act 2, located on the top floor of The Ancient Pyramid. Related quest: Shadow of the Vaal. Location: The Ancient Pyramid(It is connected to The Caverns). One must use The Apex, or the complete amulet from the quest Deal with the Bandits in the Dark Altar in order to summon it. The Apex is required to summon Vaal Oversoul within The Ancient Pyramid. Obtain The Apex by completing Deal with the Bandits quest.

Encounter:

To awaken the Vaal Oversoul, you'll need to complete the quest "Deal with the Bandits" and acquire the Apex amulet.
The fight unfolds on the highest floor of the Ancient Pyramid.

Defeat Vaal Oversoul

Mechanics:

The Vaal Oversoul utilizes a diverse arsenal of attacks, including:
- Lightning strikes: These powerful bolts deal significant lightning damage and can target specific players.
- Sweeping flames: The Oversoul unleashes fiery arcs that deal burning damage in a wide area.
- Chilled blasts: It can create zones of intense cold that inflict damage over time and potentially freeze players.
The arena itself can be a hazard. The ceiling crumbles during the fight, forcing players to reposition themselves.

Strategies:

Elemental Resistances: Having high resistances, especially to lightning and fire, is crucial to survive the Oversoul's onslaught.
Movement Skills: The ability to dodge quickly is essential to avoid the Oversoul's targeted attacks and area-of-effect spells.
Focused Damage: Concentrate your attacks on the Vaal Oversoul to bring it down swiftly.

Rewards:

Conquering the Vaal Oversoul grants access to Act 3: The City of Sarn.
You'll also be rewarded with valuable loot, including experience points and potentially unique items.

By understanding the Vaal Oversoul's mechanics and employing strategic tactics, you'll be well on your way to overcoming this formidable guardian and progressing through Path of Exile's captivating storyline.

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Lore:

The Vaal Oversoul is a remnant of the fallen Vaal civilization, an empire that succumbed to the allure of forbidden power.
This entity represents a destructive force and serves as a guardian, preventing passage to the City of Sarn.

Vaal Oversoul

Stats	Resists Fire. Resists Cold. Resists Lightning. Resists Chaos. monster dropped item rarity +% [11000] monster slain experience +% [250] cannot be taunted when taunted ms [0] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1] heal aura owner % max life on death [0]
Spectre	N
Tags	caster, cold_affinity, construct, extra_extra_large_height, fire_affinity, hard_armour, is_unarmed, large_model, lightning_affinity, not_dex, not_int, physical_affinity, ranged, red_blood, slashing_weapon, slow_movement

Life: 1408% Armour: +100% Ailment Threshold: 1408% Resistance: (Resists Fire: 15/30/40) (Resists Cold: 15/30/40) (Resists Lightning: 15/30/40) (Resists Chaos: 7/20/25) Damage: 1595% Accuracy: 100% Critical Strike Chance: +5% Critical Strike Multiplier: +130% Attack Distance: 6 ~ 7 Attack Time: 4.005 Second Damage Spread: ±20% Experience: 220% Model Size: 100% Type: IncaShadowMonster Metadata: BossIncaShadow

Lvl 84 Lvl 82 Lvl 78 Lvl 73 Lvl 68

Level 84

The following values do not include map affix bonuses, monster buff bonuses, altar bonuses, atlas skill bonuses(ex: Thirst for Knowledge -70% damage taken).

Life: 496,954 Armour: 32,530 Evasion: 8,120 Energy Shield: 0 Damage: 15,204 Spell Damage: 15,204 Accuracy: 538 Attack Time: 4.005 Experience: 29,150 Ailment Threshold: 496,954 Chill: 1,571 Shock: 1,571 Brittle: 8,890 Scorch: 1,571 Sap: 4,341

The following values are skill base values and do not include map affix bonuses, monster buff bonuses, altar bonuses, atlas skill bonuses, monster base damage(ex: The Maven 150% multiplier), monster rarity bonuses (ex: unique 70% more, unique attack 33% less).

IncaBossRocks Spell, Damage Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 4 Second Deals 1598 to 2397 Physical Damage Base duration is 6 seconds One impact every 0.2 seconds is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]	IncaBossSpray Spell, Damage Critical Strike Chance: 5% Cast Time: 3.6 Second Projectiles Pierce all Targets Base duration is 8 seconds projectile uses contact direction [1] projectile uses contact position [1]
IncaBossTravel Spell Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Base duration is 3 seconds	IncaBossExplosion Spell, Damage, Area, AreaSpell Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 2.25 Second Never deal Critical Strikes Deals 17% less Damage 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]
IncaBossSummon Spell, Minion, CreatesMinion Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 4 Second Deals 364.4 to 546.5 Physical Damage 40% more Cast Speed is area damage [1] number of inca minions allowed [8] projectile uses contact direction [1] projectile uses contact position [1]	IncaBossLaser Spell, Damage, Triggerable Critical Strike Chance: 15% Cast Time: 1.45 Second Deals 4501 to 6752 Lightning Damage Skills Repeat an additional 2 Times 100% chance to Shock enemies active skill shock duration +% final [100]
IncaBossRocksTriggered Spell, Damage, Area, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Fire, Cascadable, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell Firestorm Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Flaming bolts rain down over the targeted area. They explode when landing, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals 700.8 to 1051 Physical Damage Base duration is 0.9 seconds One impact every 0.3 seconds firestorm base area of effect +% [-50] is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]	IncaBossColdSnapTriggered Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cold, Cascadable, Duration, ChillingArea, AreaSpell, Cooldown Cold Snap Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. This also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge. Deals 0 to 0 Cold Damage Base duration is 7 seconds Deals 2446.9 Base Cold Damage per second active skill area of effect radius +% final [-50] active skill chill effect +% final [200] is area damage [1]

Level 82

Life: 402,146 Armour: 28,850 Evasion: 7,608 Energy Shield: 0 Damage: 13,563 Spell Damage: 13,563 Accuracy: 499 Attack Time: 4.005 Experience: 28,613 Ailment Threshold: 402,146 Chill: 1,272 Shock: 1,272 Brittle: 7,194 Scorch: 1,272 Sap: 3,513

IncaBossRocks Spell, Damage Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 4 Second Deals 1430 to 2145 Physical Damage Base duration is 6 seconds One impact every 0.2 seconds is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]	IncaBossSpray Spell, Damage Critical Strike Chance: 5% Cast Time: 3.6 Second Projectiles Pierce all Targets Base duration is 8 seconds projectile uses contact direction [1] projectile uses contact position [1]
IncaBossTravel Spell Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Base duration is 3 seconds	IncaBossExplosion Spell, Damage, Area, AreaSpell Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 2.25 Second Never deal Critical Strikes Deals 17% less Damage 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]
IncaBossSummon Spell, Minion, CreatesMinion Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 4 Second Deals 331 to 496.4 Physical Damage 40% more Cast Speed is area damage [1] number of inca minions allowed [8] projectile uses contact direction [1] projectile uses contact position [1]	IncaBossLaser Spell, Damage, Triggerable Critical Strike Chance: 15% Cast Time: 1.45 Second Deals 3993 to 5989 Lightning Damage Skills Repeat an additional 2 Times 100% chance to Shock enemies active skill shock duration +% final [100]
IncaBossRocksTriggered Spell, Damage, Area, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Fire, Cascadable, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell Firestorm Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Flaming bolts rain down over the targeted area. They explode when landing, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals 634.1 to 951.2 Physical Damage Base duration is 0.9 seconds One impact every 0.3 seconds firestorm base area of effect +% [-50] is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]	IncaBossColdSnapTriggered Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cold, Cascadable, Duration, ChillingArea, AreaSpell, Cooldown Cold Snap Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. This also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge. Deals 0 to 0 Cold Damage Base duration is 7 seconds Deals 2191.2 Base Cold Damage per second active skill area of effect radius +% final [-50] active skill chill effect +% final [200] is area damage [1]

Level 78

Life: 256,792 Armour: 22,656 Evasion: 6,667 Energy Shield: 0 Damage: 10,768 Spell Damage: 10,768 Accuracy: 428 Attack Time: 4.005 Experience: 27,229 Ailment Threshold: 256,792 Chill: 812 Shock: 812 Brittle: 4,594 Scorch: 812 Sap: 2,243

IncaBossRocks Spell, Damage Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 4 Second Deals 1144 to 1717 Physical Damage Base duration is 6 seconds One impact every 0.2 seconds is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]	IncaBossSpray Spell, Damage Critical Strike Chance: 5% Cast Time: 3.6 Second Projectiles Pierce all Targets Base duration is 8 seconds projectile uses contact direction [1] projectile uses contact position [1]
IncaBossTravel Spell Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Base duration is 3 seconds	IncaBossExplosion Spell, Damage, Area, AreaSpell Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 2.25 Second Never deal Critical Strikes Deals 17% less Damage 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]
IncaBossSummon Spell, Minion, CreatesMinion Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 4 Second Deals 272.7 to 409 Physical Damage 40% more Cast Speed is area damage [1] number of inca minions allowed [8] projectile uses contact direction [1] projectile uses contact position [1]	IncaBossLaser Spell, Damage, Triggerable Critical Strike Chance: 15% Cast Time: 1.45 Second Deals 3137 to 4705 Lightning Damage Skills Repeat an additional 2 Times 100% chance to Shock enemies active skill shock duration +% final [100]
IncaBossRocksTriggered Spell, Damage, Area, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Fire, Cascadable, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell Firestorm Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Flaming bolts rain down over the targeted area. They explode when landing, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals 518.4 to 777.6 Physical Damage Base duration is 0.9 seconds One impact every 0.3 seconds firestorm base area of effect +% [-50] is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]	IncaBossColdSnapTriggered Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cold, Cascadable, Duration, ChillingArea, AreaSpell, Cooldown Cold Snap Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. This also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge. Deals 0 to 0 Cold Damage Base duration is 7 seconds Deals 1754.7 Base Cold Damage per second active skill area of effect radius +% final [-50] active skill chill effect +% final [200] is area damage [1]

Level 73

Life: 152,802 Armour: 16,696 Evasion: 5,633 Energy Shield: 0 Damage: 8,032 Spell Damage: 8,032 Accuracy: 352 Attack Time: 4.005 Experience: 25,054 Ailment Threshold: 152,802 Chill: 483 Shock: 483 Brittle: 2,733 Scorch: 483 Sap: 1,335

IncaBossRocks Spell, Damage Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 4 Second Deals 863.6 to 1295 Physical Damage Base duration is 6 seconds One impact every 0.2 seconds is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]	IncaBossSpray Spell, Damage Critical Strike Chance: 5% Cast Time: 3.6 Second Projectiles Pierce all Targets Base duration is 8 seconds projectile uses contact direction [1] projectile uses contact position [1]
IncaBossTravel Spell Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Base duration is 4 seconds	IncaBossExplosion Spell, Damage, Area, AreaSpell Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 2.25 Second Never deal Critical Strikes Deals 14% less Damage 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]
IncaBossSummon Spell, Minion, CreatesMinion Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 4 Second Deals 213.4 to 320.1 Physical Damage 40% more Cast Speed is area damage [1] number of inca minions allowed [8] projectile uses contact direction [1] projectile uses contact position [1]	IncaBossLaser Spell, Damage, Triggerable Critical Strike Chance: 15% Cast Time: 1.45 Second Deals 2314 to 3470 Lightning Damage Skills Repeat an additional 2 Times 100% chance to Shock enemies active skill shock duration +% final [100]
IncaBossRocksTriggered Spell, Damage, Area, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Fire, Cascadable, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell Firestorm Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Flaming bolts rain down over the targeted area. They explode when landing, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals 401.8 to 602.7 Physical Damage Base duration is 0.9 seconds One impact every 0.3 seconds firestorm base area of effect +% [-50] is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]	IncaBossColdSnapTriggered Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cold, Cascadable, Duration, ChillingArea, AreaSpell, Cooldown Cold Snap Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. This also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge. Deals 0 to 0 Cold Damage Base duration is 7 seconds Deals 1325.3 Base Cold Damage per second active skill area of effect radius +% final [-50] active skill chill effect +% final [200] is area damage [1]

Level 68

Life: 90,582 Armour: 12,254 Evasion: 4,739 Energy Shield: 0 Damage: 5,958 Spell Damage: 5,958 Accuracy: 290 Attack Time: 4.005 Experience: 22,561 Ailment Threshold: 90,582 Chill: 286 Shock: 286 Brittle: 1,620 Scorch: 286 Sap: 791

IncaBossRocks Spell, Damage Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 4 Second Deals 649.3 to 973.9 Physical Damage Base duration is 6 seconds One impact every 0.2 seconds is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]	IncaBossSpray Spell, Damage Critical Strike Chance: 5% Cast Time: 3.6 Second Projectiles Pierce all Targets Base duration is 8 seconds projectile uses contact direction [1] projectile uses contact position [1]
IncaBossTravel Spell Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Base duration is 5 seconds	IncaBossExplosion Spell, Damage, Area, AreaSpell Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 2.25 Second Never deal Critical Strikes Deals 6% less Damage 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]
IncaBossSummon Spell, Minion, CreatesMinion Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 4 Second Deals 166.4 to 249.6 Physical Damage 40% more Cast Speed is area damage [1] number of inca minions allowed [8] projectile uses contact direction [1] projectile uses contact position [1]	IncaBossLaser Spell, Damage, Triggerable Critical Strike Chance: 15% Cast Time: 1.45 Second Deals 1700 to 2550 Lightning Damage Skills Repeat an additional 2 Times 100% chance to Shock enemies active skill shock duration +% final [100]
IncaBossRocksTriggered Spell, Damage, Area, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Fire, Cascadable, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell Firestorm Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Flaming bolts rain down over the targeted area. They explode when landing, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals 310.3 to 465.5 Physical Damage Base duration is 0.9 seconds One impact every 0.3 seconds firestorm base area of effect +% [-50] is area damage [1] monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]	IncaBossColdSnapTriggered Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cold, Cascadable, Duration, ChillingArea, AreaSpell, Cooldown Cold Snap Critical Strike Chance: 0% Cast Time: 1 Second Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. This also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge. Deals 0 to 0 Cold Damage Base duration is 7 seconds Deals 997.4 Base Cold Damage per second active skill area of effect radius +% final [-50] active skill chill effect +% final [200] is area damage [1]

Strategy

The best counter to its powerful attacks is good mobility. Always pay attention to its movements and see which arm it is using. A good way to avoid sudden spike damage (beam & slam) is to back off and start moving before the cycle of its current ability has finished. This way you are in a safe position to counter its next choice of ability.

The longer, thinner fork arm shoots lightning beams and ice shards. Dodging the lightning beams is important, as it causes Shock on hit, causing you to take 50% increased damage. Having maximum Lightning Resistance at this point is a good safety net, even though the shots are very easy to dodge with simple circling maneuvers. You should try to stay away from the ground ice as it slows down both your movespeed and attack/cast speed, weakening your position considerably.

The bigger ball arm is used for the quake and slam abilities. The slam is slow and relatively easy to dodge. Having very high Armour and fire resistance can help you survive a hit. However, trying to tank it is generally a bad idea as the damage may be unsurvivable for weaker builds. The falling rocks are relatively hard to dodge if they happen to fall near you due to the short time frame you're given to react. A small, non-damaging rock will indicate the location where a bigger rock will fall shortly after. The rocks are more likely to fall further away from Vaal Oversoul, but there's no place guaranteed to be safe.

The third arm is used to summon monsters. The ranged monsters it summons deal high physical damage and chaos damage. The melee monsters are slow and can inflict elemental status effects on hit. A good time to take care of them quickly is when the boss hasn't yet reappeared. While taking care of the monsters, it's a good idea to be ready for when the boss reappears as it can sometimes almost immediately start its next choice of ability. The summoning cycle can be repeated immediately if enough of the summoned monsters have died before the end of the cycle.

Causing the boss to get stunned, while extremely hard to execute considering its life pool, can interrupt its current ability and initiate the next one. The boss can generally repeat most of the abilities multiple times back to back.

When fighting the boss as melee, it is a good idea to play it very safe, as you are extremely vulnerable to its slam attack. The safest time to attack is when Vaal is summoning monsters, as that phase lasts a decent amount of time. It is also possible to attack when Vaal is shooting ice shards, but the duration of this attack is generally shorter. Try not to approach the boss when it teleports near a wall or corner. Not only is your view of the battlefield obstructed, but you also have fewer avenues of escape.

When attempting to tank the slam attack (again, extremely inadvisable), your life pool will matter much less than your fire and physical resistance stats. Using as many Endurance Charges as possible + high armor will propel you to very high physical reduction; having 75% fire resistance will remove 30%-40% of the total damage. This will generally prove ineffective, however, given that the sheer amount of physical damage dealt will still probably kill you due to armor effectiveness scaling.

As ranged, it is important to instantly start moving when he changes his weapon, because if he chooses the Lightning Beam, this can be a deadly strike and it is cast almost instantly after choosing this weapon. Also when he disappears, you should start to move around after a short period of time before he reappears, because it is possible that he chooses the lightning beam instantly which will be fired very quickly after, barely leaving reaction time.

Abilities

Skill	Effect

Lightning Beam	Fires a lightning beam with a 100% chance to cause Shock on hit. One cycle contains 3 shots.
Ice Shards	Shoots ice shards that spread ground ice on the floor, causing the players walking on it to become chilled.
Slam	A powerful slam to the ground, dealing massive damage in an area (50% Physical, 50% Fire) with increased critical chance.
Summoning	Summons monsters.
Hide	Hides in the ground for several seconds and then emerges in a different location. Triggered after the cycle of summoning monsters.
Quake	Causes rocks to fall from the ceiling in a random pattern, dealing high physical damage in a small area.

PoE Vaal Oversoul: the final boss of Act 2

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Vaal Oversoul

Level 84

IncaBossRocks

IncaBossSpray

IncaBossTravel

IncaBossExplosion

IncaBossSummon

IncaBossLaser

IncaBossRocksTriggered

IncaBossColdSnapTriggered

Level 82

IncaBossRocks

IncaBossSpray

IncaBossTravel

IncaBossExplosion

IncaBossSummon

IncaBossLaser

IncaBossRocksTriggered

IncaBossColdSnapTriggered

Level 78

IncaBossRocks

IncaBossSpray

IncaBossTravel

IncaBossExplosion

IncaBossSummon

IncaBossLaser

IncaBossRocksTriggered

IncaBossColdSnapTriggered

Level 73

IncaBossRocks

IncaBossSpray

IncaBossTravel

IncaBossExplosion

IncaBossSummon

IncaBossLaser

IncaBossRocksTriggered

IncaBossColdSnapTriggered

Level 68

IncaBossRocks

IncaBossSpray

IncaBossTravel

IncaBossExplosion

IncaBossSummon

IncaBossLaser

IncaBossRocksTriggered

IncaBossColdSnapTriggered

Strategy

Abilities

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