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The Dark Seer
Shadow Sceptre
Sceptre
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: 34.8-52.8
Critical Strike Chance: 6.20%
Attacks per Second: 1.25
Weapon Range: 11
Requires Level 32, 52 Str, 62 Int22% increased Elemental Damage(40-60)% increased Global Damage
10% Global chance to Blind Enemies on hit
Blind does not affect your Chance to Hit
Enemies Blinded by you while you are Blinded have Malediction
+1 Maximum Energy Shield per Level
+1 Maximum Life per Level
Feed on the light of the living,
Bring darkness to all I see,
Until we are one in shadow.
The Dark Seer inventory icon
Acquisition
League(s): Beyond
Slaying the monster of Prophecy inventory iconBeyond Sight IVBeyond Sight IVMy vision grows dark. A horror draws near. Its soul would be a treasured prize for Hinekora.You will slay the Herald of Bameth and the very powerful foe it summons.Right-click to add this prophecy to your character.Prophecy inventory icon may also drop The Dark Seer.
Vendor Prices
Unique5x Chaos Orb
Vendor Offer
22x Alchemy Shard
Weapon DPS
Physical: 54.8
Phys+Chaos: 54.8
Total: 54.8
Metadata
Item class: Sceptres
Main page: The Dark Seer

The Dark Seer is a unique Shadow Sceptre inventory iconShadow SceptreShadow SceptreSceptre
Physical Damage: 29-44
Critical Strike Chance: 6.20%
Attacks per Second: 1.25
Weapon Range: 11
Requires Level 32, 52 Str, 62 Int22% increased Elemental Damage
Shadow Sceptre inventory icon
, one of three attainable variants.

Mechanics[ | ]

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Slaying the monster of Prophecy inventory iconBeyond Sight IVBeyond Sight IVMy vision grows dark. A horror draws near. Its soul would be a treasured prize for Hinekora.You will slay the Herald of Bameth and the very powerful foe it summons.Right-click to add this prophecy to your character.Seal Cost:
7x Silver Coin inventory iconSilver CoinSilver Coin inventory icon
Prophecy inventory icon
may also drop The Dark Seer.

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
6Divination card inventory iconThe CallingThe Calling card artDivination card frameThe Calling6Beyond ItemBlood flows not just through veins, but through worlds.Divination card inventory iconrandom Beyond itemAutomatic
4Divination card inventory iconAtziri's ArsenalAtziri's Arsenal card artDivination card frameAtziri's Arsenal4Weapon
Corrupted
In the prison of all sins, will you grasp godhood or sorrow? Only hope lies under the shadows.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted weaponAutomatic
9Divination card inventory iconFateful MeetingFateful Meeting card artDivination card frameFateful Meeting9League-Specific Item
Double-Influenced Item
Item Level: 97
Two-Implicit
Corrupted
Some people act as beacons,
illuminating the path for others.
I was lucky to meet one such person.

- Anton to Zhenya
Divination card inventory icon
random two-implicit corrupted level 97 league-specific itemAutomatic
7Divination card inventory iconPrejudicePrejudice card artDivination card framePrejudice7Item
Influenced Item
One who is blinded by their past may
only see a sliver of the present.
Divination card inventory icon
random influenced itemAutomatic
8Divination card inventory iconArrogance of the VaalArrogance of the Vaal card artDivination card frameArrogance of the Vaal8Item
Two-Implicit
Corrupted
Discovery can lead to beauty, or it can lead to ruin.
Divination card inventory icon
random two-implicit corrupted itemAutomatic
10Divination card inventory iconTime-Lost RelicTime-Lost Relic card artDivination card frameTime-Lost Relic10League-Specific ItemTime cannot wash away that which cannot be forgotten.Divination card inventory iconrandom league-specific itemAutomatic
1Time-Lost Incubator inventory iconTime-Lost IncubatorTime-Lost IncubatorAdds an incubated League-specific Unique item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
League-specific Unique ItemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Time-Lost Incubator inventory icon
random league-specific itemAutomatic
4Divination card inventory iconJack in the BoxJack in the Box card artDivination card frameJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank,
close your eyes,
and pray to the gods
for a pleasant surprise.
Divination card inventory icon
random itemAutomatic
1Singular Incubator inventory iconSingular IncubatorSingular IncubatorAdds an incubated Unique item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Unique ItemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Singular Incubator inventory icon
random itemAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Legacy variants[ | ]

The Dark Seer has legacy variants.

Version Discontinued Modifiers
3.11.0


  • 22% increased Elemental Damage
  • (30-50)% increased Global Damage
  • 7% Global chance to Blind Enemies on hit
  • Blind does not affect your Chance to Hit
  • Enemies Blinded by you while you while you are Blinded have Malediction
  • Cannot be Blinded
  • +1 Maximum Energy Shield per Level
  • +1 Maximum Life per Level
3.0.0


  • 22% increased Elemental Damage
  • (30-50)% increased Global Damage
  • 7% Global chance to Blind Enemies on hit
  • +1 Mana gained on Kill per Level
  • +1 Energy Shield gained on Kill per Level
  • Blind does not affect your Chance to Hit
  • Enemies Blinded by you while you while you are Blinded have Malediction
  • Cannot be Blinded
  • +1 Maximum Energy Shield per Level
  • +1 Maximum Mana per Level
2.3.0


  • 15(30)% increased Elemental Damage[a]
  • (30-50)% increased Global Damage
  • 7% Global chance to Blind Enemies on hit
  • +1 Mana gained on Kill per Level
  • +1 Energy Shield gained on Kill per Level
  • Blind does not affect your Chance to Hit
  • Enemies Blinded by you while you while you are Blinded have Malediction
  • Cannot be Blinded
  • +1 Maximum Energy Shield per Level
  • +1 Maximum Mana per Level

Gallery[ | ]

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.11.0
  • Now causes Blind to not affect your chance to hit, rather than preventing Blind.
  • Now grants 40-60% increased Global Damage (from 30-50%), 10% Global chance to Blind enemies on Hit (from 7%), and while you are Blinded, enemies Blinded by you have Malediction.
3.0.0
  • No longer grants Mana or Energy Shield on kill. Now grants two of: 1 Maximum Life per level, 1 Maximum Mana per level or 1 Maximum Energy Shield per level.
2.6.0
  • Base type damage increased to 29-44 (up from 25-37).
  • Base type critical strike chance reduced to 6.5% (down from 6.2%).
2.3.0
  • The implicits on Sceptres and Wands have been increased in value. Sceptres now also follow an increasing sequence of elemental damage similar to what wands have. The highest Wand implicit can go up to 42%. The highest Sceptre implicit can go up to 40%.
1.2.0
  • Introduced to the game.

Notes[ | ]

  1. Using a Blessed Orb inventory iconBlessed OrbBlessed OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the numeric values of the implicit modifiers of an itemRight click this item then left click another item to apply it.
    Shift click to unstack.
    Blessed Orb inventory icon
    on a legacy The Dark Seer with the implicit modifier 15% increased Elemental Damage will increase the value of that modifier to 30%.[1]

References[ | ]

  1. Rory (June 8, 2016). "Re: Using a Blessed Orb on wands and sceptres from before 2.3 will not update them to new values.". Official Path of Exile forums. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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