How to Unlock Oshabi, Avatar of the Grove in Path of Exile
Unlocking the fight against Oshabi, Avatar of the Grove in Path of Exile (PoE) is a rewarding challenge that involves engaging with the Harvest mechanic. This unique boss encounter offers significant crafting opportunities and valuable loot. To face Oshabi, you must progress through specific steps within the Harvest system. Here’s a comprehensive guide on how to unlock this encounter:
The Two-Step Process to Oshabi
The path to Oshabi isn’t straightforward; it requires you to interact with the Harvest mechanic by growing specific Tier 4 (T4) seeds and opening a significant amount of Seed Caches. Here’s a breakdown:
- Grow and Defeat T4 Seeds:
- The initial step involves planting and growing T4 seeds of any color.
- Upon maturing, these seeds will spawn a challenging monster. Defeat this monster to progress to the next step.
- Important: Any T4 seed will work for this step, so you don’t need to worry about specific color requirements.
- Open 100 Seed Caches in Red Maps (T10+):
- The next part is more of a grind. You must open a total of 100 Seed Caches within red maps (Tier 10 and above).
- These caches are found within the Harvest encounters in the maps you’re running.
- Ensure you are running maps of T10 or higher, as these are required for this step.
Once you have completed these two steps, you’ve unlocked the ability to find and trigger the Oshabi encounter by obtaining and using the Sacred Blossom map fragment.
How to Find the Sacred Blossom
The Sacred Blossom is the key item needed to fight Oshabi. Here’s how you obtain it:
- T4 Harvest Bosses: The Sacred Blossom is a random drop from the T4 Harvest monsters. These are:
- Ersi, Mother of Thorns
- Janaar, the Omen
- Namharim, Born of Night
- Drop Rate: The drop rate for Sacred Blossoms is relatively low. It is estimated to be around 1 in 100 T4 boss encounters, which equates to approximately 1 in 500 Harvest encounters overall. This makes farming for the item a time-consuming but valuable task.
How to Trigger the Oshabi Fight
Once you have a Sacred Blossom, follow these steps to engage the Oshabi, Avatar of the Grove fight:
- Access the Map Device: Navigate to your Map Device in your hideout or a town.
- Insert the Sacred Blossom: Place the Sacred Blossom into the Map Device, just like a normal map.
- Activate the Map Device: Click to open the portal. This will open a portal to the Sacred Grove, where you will find Oshabi, Avatar of the Grove.
- Engage the Boss: Once inside the Sacred Grove, fight and defeat Oshabi, Avatar of the Grove to receive your rewards.
Understanding the Harvest Mechanic
To successfully reach Oshabi, it’s crucial to understand how the Harvest mechanic works:
- The Sacred Grove: This is a special area you can find randomly within normal maps. When found, a portal will appear in your map leading to the Sacred Grove.
- Harvest Crafting: The Sacred Grove contains pre-created gardens with various plants. By defeating the monsters that spawn from these plants, you can access a range of powerful Harvest crafting options.
- Tiers of Seeds: There are different tiers of seeds, ranging from T1 to T4. Higher tier seeds offer more potent and rewarding monsters and crafting options.
- Lifeforce: When you defeat the Harvest monsters, you obtain Lifeforce, which is the primary currency for Harvest crafting.
- Harvest Bosses: T4 harvest monsters (Ersi, Janaar and Namharim) are the most sought after and offer the best rewards for completing Harvest encounters.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Here are some frequently asked questions to further clarify the Oshabi encounter and related mechanics:
1. Can I find Oshabi in my Hideout?
No, Oshabi does not appear in your hideout directly. She is the final boss of the Harvest mechanic, found in the Sacred Grove, accessed via the Sacred Blossom. After completing the tutorial quest she does turn into the Heart of the Grove.
2. What is the Heart of the Grove?
The Heart of the Grove is the non-combative, permanent version of Oshabi located in the Sacred Grove. This will only be visible after the tutorial quest for the mechanic. The boss fight of Oshabi is accessed through the Sacred Blossom.
3. Is the Harvest Mechanic Profitable?
Yes, the Harvest mechanic is considered incredibly valuable and highly profitable due to the exclusive crafting options it provides. These options can be used to create powerful items, making Harvest a sought-after mechanic.
4. How do I unlock Horticrafting?
To unlock the Horticrafting Station for your hideout, you must first find the Sacred Grove in a map. Then, you must complete the initial Sacred Grove quest to unlock the hideout decoration.
5. How rare is the Sacred Blossom?
The Sacred Blossom has a low drop rate. It is estimated to drop approximately 1 in 100 from T4 Harvest boss encounters or roughly 1 in 500 harvest encounters overall.
6. What are the T4 Harvest Monsters?
The T4 Harvest monsters that drop the Sacred Blossom are Ersi, Mother of Thorns, Janaar, the Omen, and Namharim, Born of Night.
7. What are Seed Caches?
Seed Caches are chests found within the Harvest encounters in maps. They contain lifeforce, seeds and other rewards.
8. Do I need to run specific map tiers to encounter Harvest?
No. Harvest encounters can appear in any non-unique map, but you must complete the 100 Seed Caches in Tier 10 (Red) Maps step to unlock the Oshabi encounter.
9. Can I buy a Sacred Blossom?
Yes, the Sacred Blossom is a tradable item. If you don’t want to farm for it, you can purchase it from other players on the trade market.
10. What kind of loot does Oshabi drop?
Oshabi can drop unique items exclusive to her fight, as well as a good amount of crafting materials. Her loot table contains valuable items used in powerful crafting strategies.
11. What is the Vivid Vulture?
The Vivid Vulture is a T3 Harvest monster that drops Vivid Crystallised Lifeforce when encountered in the Sacred Grove. They can also be found as a “red beast” in Einhar’s Memory.
12. Is there a hidden or secret area in the Sacred Grove?
The Sacred Grove itself is the secret area in a map that contains the Harvest crafting system. There are no other hidden areas within the Sacred Grove.
13. How does the Harvest mechanic differ from when it was a league mechanic?
The Harvest mechanic is now a core mechanic of the game and was reworked since its league implementation. The main changes are that the Grove is found in maps instead of through the Nexus and the bosses are found by using the Sacred Blossom map fragment.
14. What’s the best way to farm for Oshabi?
The most efficient way is to focus on running high-tier maps (T10+), completing all Harvest encounters you find, and prioritising killing T4 Harvest monsters to increase the chance of dropping a Sacred Blossom.
15. How long does it typically take to unlock Oshabi?
The time to unlock Oshabi depends on your farming efficiency and luck. The process of completing the 100 seed caches and obtaining a Sacred Blossom can take varying amounts of time depending on the drop rates.
By understanding the requirements, the Harvest mechanic, and following these steps, you will be well on your way to unlocking the encounter with Oshabi, Avatar of the Grove, and reaping the rewards that come with it. Happy Farming, Exile!