Thirst for Knowledge PoE Uber Searing Exarch

PoE 3.24 Changes

  • The most difficult and most rewarding content in Path of Exile can be found in Uber Pinnacle bosses, such as The Maven and The Searing Exarch. Currently the only way to access these bosses is by allocating specific Keystones on the Atlas Passive Tree. While this system offers a nice element of control, it causes a problem: Rewards and access to the non-Uber variants are now economically priced around the rewards of the Uber fights. This means it is wasteful to run the non-Uber variants instead of simply selling them.
  • In addition, the difficulty jump between the Pinnacle and Uber Pinnacle content was relatively large, and there wasn't obvious content available that could bridge this gap. Many players would give up on their character before being able to defeat the Uber Pinnacle Bosses.
  • The Cosmic Wounds, Memento Mori, Thirst for Knowledge, Insatiable Appetite, Throw the Gauntlet, and The Perfect Storm Atlas Keystone Passives have been removed. Instead, we have added a new set of fragments that can be used to access the Uber Pinnacle Bosses.
  • These fragments can be obtained from the new Tier 17 Maps we're also introducing with this patch. Not only do these Maps give you access to the Uber Pinnacle content, they also test your characters in new ways. These feature a new set of Bosses, Uber Monsters, and a new tier of modifiers that can roll on Maps.
  • Tier 17 Maps have 20% Quality and are Unmodifiable.

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Thirst for Knowledge Keystone

Thirst for Knowledge is a new Atlas Keystone Passive Skill. It is for fighting the Uber Searing Exarch. The fight is extremely difficult, so only attempt it if you have a very powerful character.

  • The Absence of Patience and Wisdom is level 85
  • The Searing Exarch's full power is unleashed in The Absence of Patience and Wisdom
  • Eldritch Currency Items dropped by The Searing Exarch have 50% chance to be Duplicated

Flavour Text: Constellactions are systematically incinerated in the wake of an ever-expanding archive of minds.

Thirst for Knowledge PoE

Challenge: Defeat The Searing Exarch in Absence of Patience and Wisdom while the area is level 85

Firstly, you must allocate the Thirst for Knowledge keystone in the Atlas passives.

  • Level: 85
  • Location: Absence of Patience and Wisdom
  • Resistenace: 50% Fire, 50% Cold, 50% Lightning, 30% Chaos
  • Modifiers: 66% Less Curse Effectiveness, Cannot Be Fully Slowed.

The Searing Exarch is one of the Eldritch Horrors. It serves as one of the Pinnacle bosses of the Atlas of Worlds during the Siege of the Atlas.

To encounter the Searing Exarch, the player must first defeat The Black Star. After doing so and following the quest steps, a quest version of the Incandescent Invitation can be obtained, allowing access to the Absence of Patience and Wisdom.

Afterwards, tradeable versions of the Incandescent Invitation can drop in the 28th (and 28+28 , 28+28+28 and soon) T14+ Map influenced by the Searing Exarch after finishing the quest. 28 T14 maps must be influenced by The Searing Exarch and the 14th and 28th map bosses must be killed.

Name How to use Boss Fighting Description
Incandescent Invitation Incandescent Invitation Open portals to Absence of Patience and Wisdom by using this item in a personal Map Device.

In order to use it, the player must first kill The Searing Exarch in its quest.

Afterwards, tradeable versions can drop in any T14+ Map influenced by the Searing Exarch after defeating the Dark Star in a Polaric Invitation Polaric Invitation.

 The Searing Exarch Modifiers to Item Quantity affect the amount of rewards dropped by the boss

Tips

  • Logging out during the Rolling Meteor phase will usually cause the phase to restart. Leaving the arena or dying during this phase may also cause the Exarch's animations to bug out, rendering it invisible.
  • Minions such as Summon Skeletons, Totems, and Frost Wall can be used to body block Rolling Meteors, causing the meteors to be destroyed. Note that it will cause an AOE explosion which may still hit the character if not far enough away.
  • Teleportation movement skills (like Flame Dash) allow players to pass through Rolling Meteor walls without taking damage.
  • Avoid rolling the Buffered - 13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area, 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area, Monsters gain (40-49)% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield (Prefix) invitation mod, as the boss will recharge to full Energy Shield if the player fails to consecutively hit the boss or during immunity phases such as the Rolling Meteor Wall Phase. This mod will significantly increase the effective health of the boss and is not recommended for builds with low damage.

Attacks and Spells

  • Default attack - 75% of Physical Damage converted to Fire.
  • Flame Wall - "Disintegration!" - casts a long Flame Wall
    • Push Flame Wall - "Cleansing!" - causes the Flame Wall to move in a straight line away.
  • Bug Barrage - "Annihilation!" - casts a channeled version of Blazing Salvo that can turn while casting.
  • Lantern Explosion - "Incineration!" - charges up for a short duration, unleashing a very large AOE of Fire that bypasses Block/Dodge. The charge-up indicator AOE is slightly larger than the actual hit.
  • Rolling Meteor Wall - "The fires of a thousand suns!" - becomes invulnerable, unleashing 4~16 lines of Rolling Meteors across the arena. The Maven will destroy 4~10 Rolling Meteors per line (depending on the total number of lines) to give the player a gap to dodge the line. This skill always Ignites.
  • Searing Rune - Tiled rune patterns move across the arena causing players standing on them to receive two debuffs:
    • Cauterised Flesh: You have -5% maximum Fire Resistance and your Travel Skills have 50% reduced Cooldown Recovery Speed. Persists for 10 seconds after moving off
    • Searing Rune: Deals Fire Damage over time and prevents recovery of Life or Energy Shield. Applies while standing on the rune.

Uber Pinnacle Boss Fights

PoE 3.18 added 7 new uber versions of Pinnacle Boss fights, accessible through Atlas Keystone Passives. These fights are extremely difficult, so only attempt them if you have a very powerful character.

Six new keystones create uber versions of Path of Exile's pinnacle boss fights: Venarius, Sirus, The Maven, The Searing Exarch, The Eater of Worlds and The Shaper and The Uber Elder.

Uber Pinnacle Boss Atlas Keystone Description
Uber Venarius Memento Mori
  • The Cortex is level 85
  • Venarius' full power is unleashed in the Cortex
  • Venarius drops 3 additional Rare Items with 3 less common Synthesised Implicit Modifiers
Uber Eater of Worlds Insatiable Appetite
  • The Absence of Symmetry and Harmony is level 85
  • The Eater of Worlds' full power is unleashed in The Absence of Symmetry and Harmony
  • The Eater of Worlds has a 25% chance to drop an additional Exceptional Eldritch Ichor
Uber Maven Throw the Gauntlet
  • The Absence of Mercy and Empathy is level 85
  • The Maven's full power is unleashed in The Absence of Mercy and Empathy
  • The Maven drops an Elevated Sextant
Uber Searing Exarch Thirst for Knowledge
  • The Absence of Patience and Wisdom is level 85
  • The Searing Exarch's full power is unleashed in The Absence of Patience and Wisdom
  • Eldritch Currency Items dropped by The Searing Exarch have 50% chance to be Duplicated
Uber Sirus The Perfect Storm
  • The Eye of the Storm is level 85
  • Sirus' full power is unleashed in The Eye of the Storm
  • Sirus has 20% chance to drop an Awakened Support Gem
Uber Shaper and Uber Uber Elder Cosmic Wounds
  • The Shaper's Realm is level 85
  • The Shaper's and The Elder's full power are unleashed in The Shaper's Realm
  • The Shaper and The Elder in The Shaper's Realm have 100% increased chance to drop an Orb of Dominance

Allocating one of these keystones on your Atlas passive tree ramps up the corresponding boss fight so that it is extremely difficult. Like, really hard. Harder than saying goodbye to Zana hard. Only allocate these keystones if your character is extremely powerful and you know you can handle the challenge. In general, the encounters' rules are modified to be far more punitive and difficult. In return, though, you can earn some very enticing rewards. Each of the uber fights has an additional high-chance reward and a chance of getting a very very rare chase reward. For example, the Uber Maven guarantees an Elevated Sextant if you're able to complete the encounter. Very rarely, you may be able to earn an Awakened Exceptional Support Gem as well such as Empower, Enlighten or Enhance.

These keystones unlock crazy battles that will challenge our most aspiring players who are deep in Path of Exile's endgame. They add a new level of difficulty for those who want to push their builds even farther than they ever have before.

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