How to Obtain All Four Voidstones in Path of Exile
The Voidstones are crucial endgame items in Path of Exile, directly influencing your map progression and overall character power. These powerful stones, socketed into your Atlas, increase the tier of maps, allowing you to tackle the highest challenges the game has to offer. Acquiring all four is a significant step for any serious player. Here’s a comprehensive guide on how to obtain each one:
The Four Voidstones and How to Get Them
The four Voidstones are acquired by defeating specific endgame bosses in the game. Each Voidstone has a different method of obtaining it, and they are often obtained in a specific order of difficulty. Here’s a breakdown:
- Grasping Voidstone: This is the first Voidstone you will likely obtain, and is granted by defeating the Eater of Worlds. The Eater of Worlds is one of two Celestial Influences, which manifest in specific maps, once you have progressed far enough through the Atlas quest line.
- Omniscient Voidstone: The second of the voidstones is awarded for defeating the Searing Exarch. This boss is the counterpart to the Eater of Worlds and can be found in maps influenced by the other Celestial Influence.
- Ceremonial Voidstone: The third voidstone is acquired by slaying the Maven. This is a unique boss encounter requiring you to engage in her questline, which includes witnessing you kill map bosses. You will need to gather Crescent Splinters to craft The Maven’s Writ, which is used to access her encounter in the Crucible.
- Decayed Voidstone: The final and arguably the most difficult Voidstone is acquired by defeating The Uber Elder. This encounter is a dual boss fight against both The Elder and The Shaper simultaneously, making it a formidable challenge for most builds.
Obtaining the Grasping Voidstone (Eater of Worlds)
To obtain the Grasping Voidstone, you must first unlock Celestial Influences on your Atlas. Once unlocked, Eater of Worlds influenced maps will begin to appear. You will need to complete several of these maps to build the progress of the Eater of Worlds. The final fight requires you to defeat the boss itself. Slaying the Eater of Worlds for the first time grants you the Grasping Voidstone.
Obtaining the Omniscient Voidstone (Searing Exarch)
Similar to the Eater of Worlds, the Searing Exarch appears in his own Celestial Influenced maps. Once you have unlocked the Celestial Influences on your Atlas, his influence will begin to spread. Progress through the influenced maps until you encounter the Searing Exarch in a final battle. Defeating him for the first time grants the Omniscient Voidstone.
Obtaining the Ceremonial Voidstone (Maven)
The Maven encounter is different from the Celestial Bosses. You need to interact with the Maven through the Map Device. As you complete maps and defeat map bosses, you will have the option to invite the Maven to witness your fights. Once she has witnessed a certain number of bosses, she will issue invitations. By completing these invitations, you earn Crescent Splinters. Collect ten Crescent Splinters to craft The Maven’s Writ, which allows you to fight her. Defeating The Maven for the first time awards you the Ceremonial Voidstone.
Obtaining the Decayed Voidstone (Uber Elder)
The Uber Elder fight is one of the most challenging boss fights in Path of Exile. The path to fighting this boss can be lengthy and difficult to learn. First, you must start mapping and progress through the Atlas until you encounter Shaper Influenced maps. Complete Shaper Influenced maps until The Elder begins to influence your maps. From here, complete enough Elder influenced maps and he will spawn along with his guardians on your Atlas. After defeating the guardians, you will have access to the Uber Elder encounter, where you must defeat both The Elder and The Shaper simultaneously. Defeating Uber Elder for the first time will grant you the Decayed Voidstone.
How Voidstones Enhance Your Gameplay
Once obtained, Voidstones can be socketed into your Atlas below the map grid. Each voidstone raises the tier of all maps on your Atlas, pushing you into higher-level content and ultimately making every map a Tier 16 map when you have all four socketed. This significantly increases the difficulty, quantity and potential rewards of your maps, allowing you to earn better loot and challenge yourself with higher-tier content. Additionally, Sextants can be applied to these Voidstones further enhancing their impact and your map quality.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. How many Voidstones can you obtain in total?
There are four Voidstones available to obtain in Path of Exile.
2. Do Voidstones affect only map tier, or other aspects of map drops?
Voidstones only directly affect the tier of map drops. However, by raising the tier of maps, they also indirectly affect other aspects of map drops such as quantity and quality of loot.
3. Can I trade Voidstones with other players?
No, Voidstones are not tradable items. They must be earned by defeating the specific bosses that grant them.
4. What are Crescent Splinters and how do I get them?
Crescent Splinters are fragments that are used to craft The Maven’s Writ. They drop from the Maven’s invitations which can be found in Crucible Area Level 83.
5. What is the Map Device and how is it related to Voidstones?
The Map Device is a crucial tool that allows players to access maps. It is also where the Voidstones are socketed on the bottom. It’s obtained after completing the Chamber of Sins in Act 7.
6. How does the Maven witness my map boss fights?
After upgrading your Map Device with a beacon, a button will appear that will summon The Maven to witness your fights. Select this button when entering a map for the Maven to appear.
7. What are Sextants, and how do they interact with Voidstones?
Sextants are items that add modifiers to maps. When applied to a Voidstone, these modifiers will apply to all maps in your atlas that are affected by the voidstone.
8. Can I remove a Voidstone from my Atlas once socketed?
Yes, you can remove a Voidstone from your Atlas if you wish, but it will revert the map tiers that the voidstone affected.
9. Is the Uber Elder the hardest boss in Path of Exile?
The Uber Elder is often considered one of the hardest boss encounters in the game, due to the need to fight The Elder and Shaper simultaneously.
10. How do I unlock the Celestial Influences for the Searing Exarch and Eater of Worlds?
You will automatically unlock the Celestial Influences as you progress through the Atlas Questline. Just follow the quest prompts.
11. What is a ‘5-way’ in Path of Exile?
A 5-way refers to the Domain of Timeless Conflict encounter with four emblems used, often used for leveling. The portal for this encounter opens six portals into the area.
12. What are Favored Map Slots and how do they relate to map drops?
Favored Map Slots increase the chance for a specific map to drop by a factor of 10x, allowing players to target certain maps that they need. There are 12 Favored Map Slots.
13. Which is the rarest Legion in Path of Exile?
The Maraketh Legion is the rarest of the five Legion encounters.
14. Is the Shadow class hard to play in Path of Exile?
The Shadow class is often considered one of the more difficult classes to play due to needing well-planned strategy to be effective.
15. When should I start fighting the Maven?
You can start fighting the Maven once you have 10 Crescent Splinters collected from her invitations.
By understanding the methods of obtaining each Voidstone and addressing common questions, you’ll be well-equipped to navigate the endgame of Path of Exile and make full use of the power these items provide. Happy mapping!