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* Maps now have a 10% chance to contain a Vaal Side Area. | * Maps now have a 10% chance to contain a Vaal Side Area. | ||
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* Atlas-only item basetypes can no longer be found in Vaal side areas. | |||
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* "[[Achievement|No Stone Unturned]]" is now broken up by act. Many new pieces of environmental lore are included, such as the Vaal Letters found in corrupted areas, as well as content in Act 4 and earlier acts. | |||
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Revision as of 06:08, 30 June 2024
A Vaal side area is a randomly-generated optional area indicated by a glowing, beating heart and swirling ribbons of blood. Every corrupted area contains a boss, guarding a Vaal Vessel that drops Vaal Skill Gems, Vaal Fragments, and corrupted equipment. At least one Vaal skill gem is guaranteed to drop. Near the vessel, there is a Vaal Letter or Research Journal, which provides Vaal-related lore.
Vaal side areas have their own exclusive set of modifiers, similar to end-game maps, which substantially increase their difficulty. Vaal side areas found in act zones have 1 to 2 affixes (magic), while Vaal side areas found in maps spawn with 4 to 6 affixes (rare). They also have an implicit modifier that adds a number of packs of Corrupted Vaal monsters. Vaal side areas have the Corrupted modifier by default making them uncraftable, but the Lucid Dreams Atlas keystone passive causes them to spawn uncorrupted in the player's maps, allowing them to be modified with regular crafting currency. Entering a Vaal side area will automatically cause it to become corrupted.
A variation known as an Alluring Vaal side area can be accessed in maps. Alluring areas have different implicit modifiers: Vaal Vessel contains Mortal Fragments, 60% more Monster Damage, Monsters in Area are at least MagicUpgradedVaalSideArea
Intrinsic
Vaal Vessel contains Mortal Fragments
60% more Monster Damage
Monsters in Area are at least Magic. They can only spawn if the player allocates For Love of the Queen Atlas Notable, or uses a special Map Device craft. If an Alluring Vaal side area is chanced or corrupted to the Endless Nightmare unique side area, the implicit modifiers inherent to Alluring areas are retained. If a portal to another Nightmare area spawns at the end, this new area will not be Alluring.
Due to the small size of the area, most league mechanics are generally disabled from spawning during challenge leagues. Masters, Vaal side areas, and Trials of Ascendancy also cannot spawn in Vaal side areas. Notable exceptions which CAN spawn inside include Strongboxes, Shrines, Rogue exiles and Tormented Spirits. Many of the Vaal side area bosses were also formerly Invasion bosses.
A Vaal fragment or Mortal Fragment can be used in the Map Device to generate a random Vaal side area of a fixed area level. Vaal side areas that appear in maps or acts will have the same area level of their parent zone. When a portal to another Endless Nightmare appears in Endless Nightmare, both will have the same area level.
Vaal side areas do not spawn in Ruthless mode.
List of Vaal side areas
Vaal side areas in act zones spawn based on the zone it spawned in. Areas found in maps are chosen randomly.
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List of unique Vaal side areas
Unique Vaal side areas can be obtained by chancingOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. a normal Vaal side area (approximately 400 attempts on average[1]) or by vaalingVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again. an uncorrupted area (approximately 4-10%[2][3]) with Lucid Dreams allocated. Omen of FortuneOmen of FortuneWill be Consumed when you use an Orb of Chance
on an item which can become Unique to ensure it does soEach player can only consume one Omen in each combat area., Ancient OrbAncient OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a unique equipment as another of the same item classRight click this item then left click a unique item to apply it., and Tainted Mythic OrbTainted Mythic OrbStack Size: 20Unpredictably either upgrades a corrupted item to unique rarity or destroys itRight click this item then left click a corrupted item to apply it. Cannot apply to Maps. do not work as a Vaal side area is not an item.
The areas are weighted differently in frequency, with Endless Nightmare > Grand Dreams > Bane of Chaos.[4]. A sample of 50 chance/scour gave an estimated distribution of 60%/35%/5%[5].
List of Vaal side area modifiers
Related Atlas passive skills
Name | Stats |
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Lucid Dreams | Vaal Side Areas in your Maps are no longer Corrupted [1] |
Vaal Side Area Chance | Your Maps have +2% chance to contain a Vaal Side Area [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
For Love of the Queen | Your Maps have +4% chance to contain a Vaal Side Area Vaal Side Areas in your Maps have 20% chance to be an Alluring Vaal Side Area [1] |
Unimaginable Horrors | Unique Bosses in Vaal Side Areas in your Maps have 100% more Life Unique Bosses in Vaal Side Areas in your Maps deal 30% more Damage Vaal Side Areas in your Maps have 20% chance for Rewards from Vaal Vessels to be Duplicated [1] |
Version history
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3.24.0 |
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- ↑ n=50/20512, published in Prohibited Library (community) - Link to Discord forum thread
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/19exrxn/comment/kjlmfn3/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/19exrxn/comment/kk8optl/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/19exrxn/comment/kjg8v5u/
- ↑ Published in Prohibited Library (community) - Link to Discord forum thread