Grand Eldritch Ichor is an Eldritch currency item in Path of Exile that adds a Grand Eater of Worlds implicit modifier to a normal, magic or rare helmet, gloves, boots or body armour. It replaces the item’s existing non-Exarch implicit modifiers, but preserves any Searing Exarch implicit. You can therefore have one Eater of Worlds implicit and one Searing Exarch implicit on the same item.
Grand Eldritch Ichor: Quick Facts
| Item type | Eldritch currency |
|---|---|
| Effect | Adds or rerolls a Grand Eater of Worlds implicit |
| Eligible slots | Body armour, helmet, gloves and boots |
| Eligible rarities | Normal, magic and rare (not unique) |
| Cannot use on | Shaper-, Elder- or Conqueror/Elderslayer-influenced items; other ineligible items |
| Drop level | 78 (currency drop level, not a universal equipment level requirement) |
| Main sources | Eater of Worlds-influenced monsters in maps; The Infinite Hunger |
| Maximum stack size | 10 |
| Grand implicit strength | Third of six tiers, counting from Lesser upward |
How to Use Grand Eldritch Ichor
- Choose a non-unique, non-influenced helmet, pair of gloves, pair of boots or body armour with useful explicit modifiers.
- Right-click Grand Eldritch Ichor, then left-click the equipment item.
- Inspect the new Grand Eater of Worlds implicit. The outcome is random within the eligible modifier pool for that equipment slot.
- If the implicit is not useful, apply another Grand Eldritch Ichor. It rerolls the Eater implicit; it does not improve the current implicit to Exceptional.
- Optionally apply an Eldritch Ember to obtain a Searing Exarch implicit as well. Reapplying Ichors will preserve the Exarch implicit, and reapplying Embers will preserve the Eater implicit.
Important: Applying an Ichor changes implicit modifiers, not the item’s ordinary explicit prefixes and suffixes. However, it can remove a valuable native, synthesised or other existing implicit. Check the base item before using it. Items bearing Eldritch implicits are not the same as traditional Shaper/Elder/Conqueror-influenced items.
How to Get and Farm Grand Eldritch Ichor
- Eater-influenced maps: Run maps with The Eater of Worlds influence and defeat the influenced monsters. Grand Eldritch Ichor is a restricted drop associated with these monsters.
- The Infinite Hunger: This Eldritch boss is another documented source of Grand Eldritch Ichor.
- Divination cards: A complete set of four Underground Forest cards grants ten Grand Eldritch Ichors. Check the current availability and cost of the card set before pursuing it.
- Trading: In a trade-enabled league, compare the current price of single Ichors with bulk listings and divination cards. Prices change by league and date; a fixed Chaos Orb price is not reliable.
Farming tip: If your Atlas strategy already focuses on Eater influence, collecting Grand Ichors as part of normal mapping is often more practical than targeting only this currency. For a specific crafting project, buying a batch may be more predictable than relying on random drops.
Grand Eldritch Ichor Mods by Equipment Slot
Grand Ichors roll from the Eater of Worlds implicit pool, not the Searing Exarch pool. The tables below give selected Grand-tier examples and common use cases. They are not a claim that every listed modifier has equal weight, and they are not an exhaustive database. Some modifier families also have separate while a Unique Enemy is in your Presence or while a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence variants with different values and weights. Do not substitute a Perfect-tier value for a Grand-tier roll.
Gloves: Grand Eater of Worlds Implicits
| Grand-tier modifier | Best suited for |
|---|---|
| +7% chance to Suppress Spell Damage | Spell-suppression builds |
| Inflict Fire Exposure on Hit, applying -13% to Fire Resistance | Fire hit builds |
| Inflict Cold Exposure on Hit, applying -13% to Cold Resistance | Cold hit builds |
| Inflict Lightning Exposure on Hit, applying -13% to Lightning Resistance | Lightning hit builds |
| Hits have (39–42)% chance to ignore Enemy Physical Damage Reduction | Physical hit builds |
| 0.4% of Physical Damage Leeched as Life | Physical damage sustain |
| 0.4% of Fire Damage Leeched as Life | Fire damage sustain |
| 15% chance to Aggravate Bleeding on targets you Hit with Attacks | Bleeding attack builds |
| 15% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit with Attacks | Impale attacks |
| Attacks have 15% chance to cause Bleeding | Bleeding application |
| Exerted Attacks deal (26–28)% increased Damage | Warcry/exerted attacks |
| Projectiles Pierce an additional Target | Projectile clear |
Conditional modifier example: At the Grand tier, glove spell-suppression variants include the unconditional +7% roll, +9% while a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, and +12% while a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence. The conditional versions do not provide those bonuses at all times. Choose according to your actual content, not merely the largest number on the tooltip.
Helmets: Grand Eater of Worlds Implicits
| Grand-tier modifier | Best suited for |
|---|---|
| 9% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills | Aura and reservation setups |
| Damage Penetrates 5% Fire Resistance | Fire hit damage |
| Damage Penetrates 5% Cold Resistance | Cold hit damage |
| Damage Penetrates 5% Lightning Resistance | Lightning hit damage |
| 7% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage | Physical-hit mitigation with strong fire resistance |
| 7% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage | Physical-hit mitigation with strong cold resistance |
| (20–22)% increased Attack Damage | Attack builds |
| (20–22)% increased Spell Damage | Spell builds |
| (10–11)% increased Effect of Arcane Surge on you | Arcane Surge setups |
Boots: Grand Eater of Worlds Implicits
| Grand-tier modifier | Best suited for |
|---|---|
| Ignites you inflict deal Damage 7% faster | Ignite damage over time |
| Poisons you inflict deal Damage 7% faster | Poison damage over time |
| Bleeding you inflict deals Damage 7% faster | Bleeding damage over time |
| Gain 5% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage | Physical-to-fire scaling |
| Gain 5% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage | Physical-to-cold scaling |
| Gain 5% of Physical Damage as Extra Lightning Damage | Physical-to-lightning scaling |
| Gain 5% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage | Physical-to-chaos scaling |
| (39–41)% chance to Avoid Bleeding | Bleed avoidance |
| (39–41)% chance to Avoid being Poisoned | Poison avoidance |
| (10–11)% increased Elusive Effect | Builds that can gain Elusive |
Body Armour: Grand Eater of Worlds Implicits
| Grand-tier modifier | Best suited for |
|---|---|
| 7% Chance to Block Attack Damage | Attack block |
| 7% Chance to Block Spell Damage | Spell block |
| +(9–10)% to all Elemental Resistances | Resistance requirements |
| (21–22)% increased Armour | Armour-based defence |
| (21–22)% increased Evasion Rating | Evasion-based defence |
| 9% increased Life Recovery rate | Life recovery |
| 55% of Damage from your Hits cannot be Reflected | Hit-based builds encountering reflect |
| Discipline has (25–27)% increased Aura Effect | Energy Shield aura setups |
| 1% less Damage Taken per 210 Strength | High-Strength stacking |
| 1% less Damage Taken per 210 Dexterity | High-Dexterity stacking |
For the complete live list of Eater of Worlds implicit modifiers, all conditional versions and their spawn weights, consult the PoE Wiki Eater of Worlds modifier database. Select the Grand tier (the third tier when counting upward from Lesser). Modifiers are added, disabled or rebalanced over time, so using the current database is safer than relying on a static hundreds-of-rows table from an older patch.
Eldritch Ichor Tiers Explained
| Power rank (low to high) | Eater of Worlds implicit | How to obtain that strength |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser | Lesser Eldritch Ichor |
| 2 | Greater | Greater Eldritch Ichor |
| 3 | Grand | Grand Eldritch Ichor |
| 4 | Exceptional | Exceptional Eldritch Ichor |
| 5 | Exquisite | Upgrade an existing implicit with Orb of Conflict |
| 6 | Perfect | Upgrade an existing implicit with Orb of Conflict |
Grand is a mid-to-high crafting tier, not the maximum. The tier numbers shown in external modifier databases may follow the opposite ordering or use internal filtering tags. Read the tier name before comparing numeric values.
How to Upgrade a Grand Implicit with Orb of Conflict
- Use Grand Eldritch Ichor to roll the Eater implicit you actually want.
- Add a Searing Exarch implicit with an Ember, so that both sides are present.
- Apply an Orb of Conflict. It raises one Eldritch implicit by a tier and lowers the other. The result is weighted by their current relative strength; it is not always a 50/50 roll.
- If the Eater implicit increases to Exceptional, you can continue attempting to reach Exquisite or Perfect. If it decreases, assess whether to reroll or recover the target implicit before continuing.
- Once your desired high-tier Eater implicit is established, reroll the Exarch side with the appropriate Ember if needed. Avoid overwriting your upgraded Eater implicit with another Ichor.
Budget tip: Orbs of Conflict can consume considerable currency when pushing for the highest tiers. For routine mapping, a good Grand implicit paired with a useful Exarch implicit is often sufficient.
Grand Eldritch Ichor and Eldritch Currency Dominance
When both Eater and Exarch implicits exist, the side with the higher tier is dominant. If both implicits have the same tier, neither is dominant. Dominance controls the effects of Eldritch Chaos Orbs, Eldritch Exalted Orbs and Eldritch Orbs of Annulment on regular explicit modifiers.
| Dominant influence | Eldritch Chaos Orb | Eldritch Exalted Orb | Eldritch Orb of Annulment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eater of Worlds | Rerolls suffixes | Adds a suffix | Removes a suffix |
| Searing Exarch | Rerolls prefixes | Adds a prefix | Removes a prefix |
For example, a Grand Eater implicit plus a Greater Exarch implicit makes the Eater dominant. This allows eligible Eldritch currency to target suffixes. A Grand/Grand pair has no dominant influence until the relative tiers differ.
Common Grand Eldritch Ichor Mistakes
- Using it on an influenced item: Shaper, Elder and Conqueror/Elderslayer influence is incompatible with applying Eldritch Ichors.
- Confusing tiers: Grand cannot directly roll Exquisite or Perfect implicits. Those require Orb of Conflict upgrades.
- Copying outdated modifier values: Some older lists show +9% unconditional spell suppression or 4% life leech at Grand. Current examples are +7% spell suppression and 0.4% life leech for the corresponding Grand rolls.
- Ignoring conditions: A bonus that works only in the presence of a Unique Enemy or Pinnacle Atlas Boss is not an always-on bonus.
- Overwriting valuable base implicits: Applying an Ichor can erase a useful existing non-Exarch implicit.
- Assuming a fixed market price: Prices and the value of self-farming change during each league.
Grand Eldritch Ichor FAQ
What does Grand Eldritch Ichor do?
It adds a random Grand-tier Eater of Worlds implicit to eligible non-unique body armour, boots, gloves or a helmet, replacing other non-Exarch implicits.
Can Grand Eldritch Ichor be used on weapons, shields or jewellery?
No. Its standard crafting use is limited to the four armour slots. Special items such as The Eternal Struggle can naturally have Eldritch implicits, but they are not valid ordinary targets for an Ichor.
Does it remove a Searing Exarch implicit?
No. Ichor affects the Eater of Worlds side and preserves the Searing Exarch implicit.
Can I use an Ichor repeatedly to get a better roll?
Yes. Reusing Grand Eldritch Ichor rerolls the Eater implicit at the Grand tier. It does not raise the implicit tier.
Where does Grand Eldritch Ichor drop?
Its documented sources include Eater of Worlds-influenced monsters in maps and The Infinite Hunger. It has a drop level of 78.
Should I use Grand or Exceptional Eldritch Ichor?
Use Grand when you want an economical third-tier roll or are preparing an Orb of Conflict crafting project. Exceptional creates a fourth-tier implicit immediately, but may cost more. Compare prices in your current league before deciding.
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