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The Rotting Core
area
No Waypoint
Id2_9_10_2
Act9
Area level64
BossesDoedre, Darksoul
Maligaro, The Broken
Shavronne, Unbound
The Depraved Trinity
Area type tagssewers
Tagsindoors_area, act_boss_area, belly_area, otherworldly_story_area, harvest_area, vile_areas
ConnectionsThe Belly of the Beast
Oriath Docks
The putrid interior oozes and spoils.
Act4 loading screen

The Rotting Core is an area in Act 9. It is connected to The Belly of the Beast. Vaal side area has a chance to spawn.

The area has a subarea The Black Core, which in turn connects to Doedre's Despair, Maligaro's Misery, Shavronne's Sorrow and finally The Black Heart.

NPCs[ | ]

  • Sin (in the Black Heart)

Quests[ | ]

Monsters[ | ]

The Rotting Core:

In Doedre's Despair:

In Maligaro's Misery:

In Shavronne's Sorrow:


The Black Heart after killing; Doedre, Darksoul, Maligaro, The Broken, Shavronne, Unbound:

Items found in this area

ItemLvl.
Divination card inventory iconThe HoarderThe Hoarder card artDivination card frameThe Hoarder12Exalted Orb inventory iconExalted OrbExalted Orb inventory icon"More! I want more!" - Faendris, the InsatiableDivination card inventory icon1
Divination card inventory iconThe HungerThe Hunger card artDivination card frameThe Hunger9Taste of Hate inventory iconTaste of HateTaste of Hate inventory icon"How many lives have you consumed?"
"How many times have you blinked?"
Divination card inventory icon
1
Divination card inventory iconThe OathThe Oath card artDivination card frameThe Oath6Death's Oath inventory iconDeath's OathDeath's Oath inventory iconAn oath once made is an oath never broken. Do not delay in keeping it, for I take no pleasure in fools.Divination card inventory icon1
Divination card inventory iconThe InsatiableThe Insatiable card artDivination card frameThe Insatiable3The Harvest inventory iconThe HarvestThe Harvest inventory icon
Corrupted
A lust for souls. The urge to kill just to satisfy its thirst. An unbearable burden that would make even the purest heart blacken over time.
Divination card inventory icon
1
Divination card inventory iconVile PowerVile Power card artDivination card frameVile Power5Prophecy inventory iconAncient DoomProphecy inventory iconDread and danger
makes the air feel thin.
Above, power slumbers, tempting fate.
Greed and ambition
draws countless in,
For those who seek power
can never wait.
Divination card inventory icon
1

Lore[ | ]

It is the same area as The Harvest. After the player controlled protagonist killed The Beast in Act 5, it seems also affects the area.

Gallery[ | ]

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.0.0
  • Introduced to the game.
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