The Ancient Pyramid

The Ancient Pyramid

area

Id	1_2_14_3
Act	2
Area level	23
Area type tags	inca
Tags	indoors_area, act_boss_area, no_tempests, delve_chest, einharthornspiders, vaal_pyramid_area
Connections	The Caverns The City of Sarn
Vaal Side Areas	Forbidden Chamber

Two thousand years of regret.

The Ancient Pyramid is the final area in Act 2. This area does not have a waypoint and is connected to The Caverns and The City of Sarn.

This area is split into four separate levels with the Vaal Oversoul at the end. The first three levels continue the maze of rooms from the previous area, and since the player is climbing through a pyramid the levels get progressively smaller. The top level is named Pyramid Apex and is a large circular room with the Dark Altar in the center. The boss battle begins when a player with The ApexThe ApexThough its power has been shared, there
is still more the Apex might unlock. in their inventory activates the altar.

Quests

• Shadow of the Vaal

Monsters

• Vaal Oversoul
  • Shadow Minion - Summoned by Vaal Oversoul
  • Vaal Fallen - Summoned by Vaal Oversoul
• Undead packs
  • Ash Prophet
  • Death Bishop
  • Sin Lord
  • Flame / Frost / Thunder Archmagi
  • Flame / Frost / Thunder Champions
• totems
  • Grinning Totem
  • Vaal Totem
• construct
  • Ancient Construct
  • Serpentine Construct
  • Flame Scuttler

Guests:

• Colossal Bonestalker
• Chimeric Croaker

Note that except non-humanoid-sized constructs, there no other vaal construct-type monsters. The skeletons in this subarea are normal undead that can be raised by necromancer.

Items found in this area

The following drop-restricted items can drop in this area.

Item	Drop Level
The CatalystThe Catalyst3Vaal OrbSimple actions can lead the world to an early grave.	23
The InventorThe Inventor610x Vaal OrbJump right in, But beware Of things broken Or beyond compare.	23

Version history

Version	Changes
3.17.0	We have adjusted the life and damage of various Monsters found throughout Act 2. New Monster types have been added throughout Act 2: Spriggans, Wasps, Undead Vaal, Scuttlers, and Salvagers. Flame Scuttler is added to The Ancient Pyramid. [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
3.12.0	Monster packs in The Caverns and The Ancient Pyramid now spawn with the appropriate necromancer (no more Ash Prophets with lightning skeletons).
Unknown	Flame / Frost / Thunder Guardians, as well as Flame / Frost / Thunder Harbingers, as well as Bone Warden and Crypt Stalker (a snake construct) are removed from this area. [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
3.0.0	Additional difficulties are removed. The game now has 1 difficulty and 10 Acts. The Ancient Pyramid's area level is 23 and there is no more cruel and merciless versions, due to removal of difficulties and merging of areas.
0.9.11	The Vaal Oversoul boss was added to the game.