Volatile Anomalies and Madness Propagators will continuously spawn during the fight, alternating every 20 seconds. These will create vortex ground or eldritch decay pools on the floor which deal damage over time and last for the duration of the fight. Madness Propagators must be defeated to prevent them from creating their degens; Volatile Anomalies cannot be hit but can be walked through to detonate them in a safe location.
Uber boss variant
With the Cosmic Wounds Atlas keystone passive, Uber Elder is fought in Area Level 85 and greatly increases in difficulty. The fight with the Uber Elder will have the following changes:
- Area has the mod Monsters take 70% less damage
- The Shaper’s ball projectile attack fires two additional projectiles, and penetrates 40% Cold Resistance instead.
- The Shaper’s slam attack is faster, has a larger area of effect, and does more damage.
- The Shaper will use his Bullet Hell attack, but he fires less projectiles (but more than in the Uber Shaper fight).
- The Elder will create three Rings of Death in a row.
Uber Uber Elder has a 100% increased chance to drop an Orb of Dominance, and can also drop a double-influenced Impresence.
The Uber Elder encounter in Path of Exile is notoriously difficult, and tackling it while affected by both Vortex ground and Eldritch Decay significantly increases the challenge. Here's a breakdown of the situation and strategies to maximize your chances of success:
Understanding the Challenges:
- Vortex Ground: Deals damage over time and slows movement speed, making dodging Uber Elder's attacks more difficult.
- Eldritch Decay: Degenerates life and energy shield over time, forcing constant life regeneration or flask usage.
- Uber Elder Attacks: These include powerful slams, energy blasts, and area-of-effect attacks. Avoiding them is crucial while managing the DoT effects.
Strategies for Success:
- High Damage Output: This remains the top priority. The quicker you defeat Uber Elder, the less time you spend dealing with the DoT effects.
- Movement Skills: Having a reliable movement skill like Flicker Strike, Leap Slam, or Shield Charge becomes even more critical for dodging attacks while slowed by Vortex.
- Life Regeneration and Flasks: Prioritize high life regeneration through gear or passive skills. Utilize instant recovery life flasks strategically to counter the DoT effects. Consider using a "Basalt Flask" for additional physical damage reduction.
- Pantheon Power: Use Pantheon powers that enhance survivability. "Soul of Shakari" offers increased life and energy shield recovery, while "Soul of Gruthkul" grants a chance to gain a fortify buff when hit, reducing physical damage taken.
- Phase Retreats: Uber Elder occasionally retreats to the center of the arena and spawns Shaper and Elder. Use this moment to focus on recovering life and energy shield with flasks and skills before engaging again. The Vortex ground and Eldritch Decay don't persist through phases.
Additional Tips:
- Flasks with "Removes Burning Ground" (Optional): If the Vortex ground deals fire damage, consider using a flask with the "Removes Burning Ground" modifier to temporarily negate its effects and improve mobility.
- Curse Removal: Having a way to remove curses like "Vulnerability" can significantly improve your survivability. This can be achieved through gear or linked support gems.
- Character Build: Consider if your character build is well-suited for this challenge. Builds with high innate life regeneration, chaos resistance (if Eldritch Decay deals chaos damage), and high movement speed might have a better chance.
Alternative Strategies (League Dependent):
- Some leagues might offer temporary mechanics that can help mitigate the effects of Vortex ground and Eldritch Decay. Look for these in the current league mechanics or consult Path of Exile forums and online resources.
Important Note:
This encounter will be extremely challenging and might require multiple attempts with optimized gear and practice. Don't get discouraged if you don't succeed immediately.
Community Resources:
- Consult Path of Exile forums or online resources for the current league to see if there are any special mechanics related to Vortex ground, Eldritch Decay, or the Uber Elder encounter.
- You can also check the Path of Exile Wiki for the Uber Elder's page to learn more about its attack patterns: [invalid URL removed]
By using a combination of these strategies, adapting your approach based on your character build, and considering the current league mechanics, you can attempt to conquer the Uber Elder while affected by these DoT effects. Remember, maximizing damage output, staying mobile, and managing your life regeneration are crucial for success. Good luck!
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Skills
The Elder is assisted by the Shaper in this battle. The battle essentially pits the player against both bosses, with some differences:
- One of the bosses will be invulnerable, alternating between the Elder then the Shaper for every 25% health lost. After the 25% health intermission phase, both bosses will be vulnerable; the Shaper can be killed, but the Elder cannot be killed or culled and instead plays a death cutscene upon reaching 0% health.
- Volatile Anomalies and Madness Propagators will continuously spawn during the fight, alternating every 20 seconds. These will create vortex ground or eldritch decay pools on the floor which deal damage over time and last for the duration of the fight. Madness Propagators must be defeated to prevent them from creating their degens; Volatile Anomalies cannot be hit but can be walked through to detonate them in a safe location.
- There are no special intermission phases from either boss.
- At each 1/4 health lost from both bosses, the Elder or Shaper will spawn additional monsters.
- The Elder will summon multiple Null Portals at 25 and 75% health. The Elder will not attack during this intermission phase.
- The Shaper channels a monster portal like in his regular fight at 50% health. The Shaper will not attack during this intermission phase.
- The Elder does not use his Super Siphon attack or the debuff Crystalised Fear
- The Shaper does not use his Shadow Clone or Bullet Hell attack.
Uber Elder is a dual boss encounter where the player fights both the Elder and the Shaper at the same time. Defeating the Uber Elder for the first time will reward the player with a Decayed Voidstone that can be socketed into the Atlas.
The encounter has no phases, however, one of the bosses will be invulnerable, and this will alternate between the two bosses every time the player damages the vulnerable boss for 25% of his health. Zana Caeserius does not assist the player during this fight, unlike both the Elder and the Shaper encounters where she is present and provides various defensive abilities.
The Uber Elder can drop one of the most valuable items in the game, a 3-mod Watcher’s Eye with highly variable value depending on the random mods it has, being worth potentially hundreds of Divine Orbs if its 3 mods work extremely well together. Such items are highly valuable because they are unique, cannot be duplicated or replicated, and cannot be crafted by players.
| Uber Elder |
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| Level(s) |
84 |
| Location(s) |
The Shaper’s Realm |
| Health |
Elder: 48 096 435
Shaper: 48 096 435 |
| Damage |
Elder: 6078
Shaper: 5689 |
| ApS |
Elder: 1.88
Shaper: 1.76 |
| Resistance(s) |
50% Fire
50% Cold
50% Lightning
30% Chaos |
| Modifier(s) |
Cannot Be Fully Slowed
Cannot be stunned while stunned
Cannot be stunned for 4s after stun finished
etc. |
Entry
Players must use the following fragments in their map device to fight Uber Elder (Elder and Shaper). These fragments can be obtained by defeating The Shaper and The Elder, and can also be traded amongst players.
- Fragment of Knowledge – obtained by defeating The Shaper
- Fragment of Shape – obtained by defeating The Shaper
- Fragment of Terror – obtained by defeating The Elder
- Fragment of Emptiness – obtained by defeating The Elder
The arena is the same as the Absence of Value and Meaning, but the character first enters The Shaper’s Realm, and then takes a portal to the final arena. The arena and staging areas are in the same instance.
Recommendations
The Uber Elder is considered to be one of the most difficult boss encounters in Path of Exile, as players are pitted against both The Elder and The Shaper simultaneously. Players must be very careful to place the Shaper’s Vortex portals around the edges of the arena failing which the entire arena will littered with permanent vortices that cause heavy damage over time. Players have to also avoid the Elder’s Ring of Death and the Shaper Beam and Projectiles, all of which can be deadly if not dealt with properly.
The following is recommended:
- Mastery of the mechanics of The Elder and The Shaper
- 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 and Elder icicles.
- 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 beam and both bosses’ slams
Punishing Pinnacle Pressure x5
Defeat any five of the following Pinnacle Boss Encounters in the specified ways.