Atlas of Worlds

This page is about the game mechanic. For the expansion, see Atlas of Worlds (expansion).

A nearly completed Atlas of Worlds.

The Atlas of Worlds is Path of Exile's end-game map system. The Atlas is a series of linked maps that players can progress through after completing a quest for Zana, Master Cartographer.

Overview

The Atlas of Worlds is a visualisation of the dream worlds that are opened by activating maps, how these worlds are linked and the way they progress towards the centre. The Atlas is separated in four quadrants which can be entered through a tier 1 map, one in each corner of the Atlas. These tier 1 maps start dropping in Act 8. When the player progresses through the maps, their tiers - and difficulty - will increase.

The Atlas also displays areas influenced by the Shaper and the Elder, which have a chance to drop Shaper or Elder items which have their own unique affixes. When the Elder zone grows large enough, 5 maps in the Elder-influenced area will have the Elder and the Elder Guardians replacing the bosses.

Completion

All maps, both base maps and unique maps, are located on the Atlas of Worlds. Map drops are not completely random; instead a specific tier is chosen first and the map type is chosen from pool of maps completed for that tier or connected to the map the player is currently playing.

Each completed map base type also gives a 1% chance to upgrade the tier of a map, with values over 100% giving a chance to increase the tier a second time. The maximum map tier however can not bypass drop restrictions, even if it would have been upgraded.

For example, a rare monster in a tier 6 map with 125% completion bonus:

• a rare monster can drop +1 maps, as such it can drop tier 1 to 7 maps
• it will only drop maps that are adjacent or already unlocked on the atlas
• a tier 5 drop would be upgraded to tier 6, with a 25% chance to be upgraded to tier 7
• a tier 6 drop would be upgraded to tier 7, but can't be upgraded any further
• a tier 7 is already the highest possible drop, and can't be upgraded any further

and The Beachhead do not count towards Atlas completion.

Influenced areas

Shaper-influenced maps have a cosmic background, while Elder-influenced maps have a grey tentacle background.

Initially, Shaper influenced maps will appear on the Atlas, marked with a cosmic background surrounding the map. Shaper influenced areas can contain additional enemies or the boss becomes enhanced by the Shaper, making them more difficult. These areas have a chance to drop a rare Shaper item, which can contain modifiers not found in regular crafted items. Once a Shaper-influenced map is cleared, it will disappear. New influenced areas will appear over time and old areas can disappear.

Elder-influenced areas start appearing as you progress through the Epilogue quests, after clearing 4 Shaper-influenced maps followed by a Tier 6+ Shaper-influenced map. Like Shaper-influenced areas, these areas can drop Elder items with their own unique set of modifiers. The Elder-influenced area will expand as maps are cleared, but will stop growing if a Shaper-influenced area is in the way. Clearing the Shaper-influenced area that's blocking the way will allow the Elder-influenced area to continually grow. Unlike Shaper-influenced areas, Elder-influenced areas must be connected together. Clearing an Elder-influenced area that severs a connection between parts will cause you to lose influence on multiple disconnected areas.

When the area of influence grows large enough which is around 15 maps above, 5 random maps in the area will have the Elder or an Elder Guardian replace the map's boss.^{[citation needed]} You must defeat all four Elder Guardians before you can fight the Elder. These areas will not change until the corresponding map is cleared. After clearing 20 maps while the Elder is residing in the Atlas, there is a chance for the Elder and his guardians to leave the map they are influencing.

Elder-influenced areas can only have 30 on the Atlas at most.^{[citation needed]}

Elder-influenced areas can also contain a Memory Fragment, which can be traded in to Zana for a Shaper's Orb. Memory Fragments I to X can be found in Tier 6 to 15 Elder-influenced maps, and Memory Fragments XI to XV can be obtained by defeating an Elder Guardian or the Elder in a red tier map.

Shaper's Stronghold

After meeting the Shaper for the first time, a Shaper's Stronghold will appear over a map. A map that contains a Shaper's Stronghold will be permanently Shaper-influenced until cleared and blocks off Elder influence. They contain multiple Shaper-influenced zone mods and give additional items when cleared, such as sextants, Cartographer's Chisels, Shaper rares, and unique items, which also can be league-specific.

Four Shaper's Strongholds will initially be spawned on the Atlas on yellow-tier maps. Clearing one of them will relocate it to another red-tier map. After all 8 Strongholds are cleared, they will have a chance to spawn periodically.

Currency

• Shaper's Orbs are awarded for completing an Elder-influenced map that contains a Memory Fragment. They can be used to upgrade a map into a "Shaped" map to drop which are 5 tiers higher than their regular counterpart
• Cartographer's Sextants allow applying a special modifier to map, which applies its stats in a radius to other nearby maps. Those stats can be stacked, but a mod is used up after 3 uses
• Unshaping Orbs can be used to unshape a map.
• Cartographer's Seals "uncomplete" a map.

Shaping maps

Main page: Shaper's Orb

Shaper's Orbs are used to upgrade lower tier maps whose layout or bosses a player may find accessible but whose drops and experience gains wouldn't otherwise be attractive. A Shaper's Orb grants +5 to the tier of those maps, i.e. increases the difficulty. The result is a shaped map.

Players acquire Shaper's Orbs by collecting Memory Fragments and giving them to Zana. Memory Fragments are found by killing the bosses of Elder-influenced maps circled in blue on the Atlas.

One Elder's OrbElder's OrbUpgrades any map on the Atlas to Tier 16Right click this item then left click on a map on the Atlas to upgrade it to tier 16. can be obtained from the Epilogue quest after collecting all 15 Memory Fragments and defeating the Shaper. It upgrades a map of any tier into a tier 16 map.

End of league transfer

When the current league ends the progress on the Atlas of Worlds is transferred to the relevant parent league. The parent league is generally Standard or Hardcore.

The merge has the following rules:

• Maps or bonus objectives completed transferred to the parent league
• Cartographer's Sextant mods:
  • They will be moved to the parent league; if the map already has a mod, the parent league mods will be kept
  • Legacy modifiers continue to exist and work as long they have not been overridden
• Shaped maps will carry over if the equivalent level Shaper's Orb hasn't been used on parent league; if you already shaped a map of the tier the parent league takes preference
• Shaper's Orbs:
  • If a specific level has already been used in the parent league, it will be removed from the character's inventory
  • If you have the same in both parent league and temporary league, both Shaper's Orbs will be removed when you use either

Atlas exclusive base items

Main page: List of atlas base items

This is a list of base item types that can only drop on particular maps on the Atlas of Worlds based on the map's region.

Item types

Item		Stats
Apothecary's GlovesApothecary's GlovesArmour: 108 Energy Shield: 27Requires Level 70, 46 Str, 58 Int(14–18)% increased Damage over Time	70	(14–18)% increased Damage over Time
Fingerless Silk GlovesFingerless Silk GlovesEnergy Shield: 43Requires Level 70, 95 Int(12-16)% increased Spell Damage	70	(12-16)% increased Spell Damage
Fugitive BootsFugitive BootsEvasion: 112 Energy Shield: 31Requires Level 70, 56 Dex, 76 Int+(13–17)% to Chaos Resistance	70	+(13–17)% to Chaos Resistance
Gripped GlovesGripped GlovesEvasion: 220Requires Level 70, 95 Dex(14-18)% increased Projectile Attack Damage	70	(14-18)% increased Projectile Attack Damage
Spiked GlovesSpiked GlovesArmour: 220Requires Level 70, 95 Str(16-20)% increased Melee Damage	70	(16-20)% increased Melee Damage
Two-Toned BootsTwo-Toned BootsArmour: 126 Evasion: 126Requires Level 70, 62 Str, 62 Dex+(8-12)% to Fire and Cold Resistances	70	+(8-12)% to Fire and Cold Resistances
Two-Toned BootsTwo-Toned BootsArmour: 126 Energy Shield: 24Requires Level 70, 62 Str, 62 Int+(8-12)% to Fire and Lightning Resistances	70	+(8-12)% to Fire and Lightning Resistances
Two-Toned BootsTwo-Toned BootsEvasion: 126 Energy Shield: 24Requires Level 70, 62 Dex, 62 Int+(8-12)% to Cold and Lightning Resistances	70	+(8-12)% to Cold and Lightning Resistances
Convoking WandConvoking WandWand Physical Damage: 30-56 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 72, 242 IntCan roll Minion Modifiers	72	Can roll Minion Modifiers
Bone HelmetBone HelmetArmour: 197 Energy Shield: 38Requires Level 73, 76 Str, 76 IntMinions deal (15-20)% increased Damage	73	Minions deal (15-20)% increased Damage
Artillery QuiverArtillery QuiverRequires Level 74(20–30)% increased Totem Placement speed	74	(20–30)% increased Totem Placement speed
Marble AmuletMarble AmuletRequires Level 74Regenerate (1.2-1.6)% of Life per second	74	Regenerate (1.2-1.6)% of Life per second
Seaglass AmuletSeaglass AmuletRequires Level 74(10–15)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge	74	(10–15)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge
Blue Pearl AmuletBlue Pearl AmuletRequires Level 77(48-56)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate	77	(48-56)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Iolite RingIolite RingRequires Level 78(17–23)% increased Chaos Damage	78	(17–23)% increased Chaos Damage
Vanguard BeltVanguard BeltRequires Level 78+(260-320) to Armour and Evasion Rating	78	+(260-320) to Armour and Evasion Rating
Crystal BeltCrystal BeltRequires Level 79+(60-80) to maximum Energy Shield	79	+(60-80) to maximum Energy Shield
Cerulean RingCerulean RingRequires Level 80(8-10)% increased maximum Mana	80	(8-10)% increased maximum Mana
Opal RingOpal RingRequires Level 80(15-25)% increased Elemental Damage	80	(15-25)% increased Elemental Damage
Steel RingSteel RingRequires Level 80Adds (3-4) to (10-14) Physical Damage to Attacks	80	Adds (3-4) to (10-14) Physical Damage to Attacks
Vermillion RingVermillion RingRequires Level 80(5-7)% increased maximum Life	80	(5-7)% increased maximum Life

Drop location based on atlas region

Atlas Region	White maps (T1-T5)	Yellow maps (T6-T10)	Red maps (T11+)
Glennach Cairns	Gripped GlovesGripped GlovesEvasion: 220Requires Level 70, 95 Dex(14-18)% increased Projectile Attack Damage Spiked GlovesSpiked GlovesArmour: 220Requires Level 70, 95 Str(16-20)% increased Melee Damage	Cerulean RingCerulean RingRequires Level 80(8-10)% increased maximum Mana Gripped GlovesGripped GlovesEvasion: 220Requires Level 70, 95 Dex(14-18)% increased Projectile Attack Damage Spiked GlovesSpiked GlovesArmour: 220Requires Level 70, 95 Str(16-20)% increased Melee Damage	Cerulean RingCerulean RingRequires Level 80(8-10)% increased maximum Mana Gripped GlovesGripped GlovesEvasion: 220Requires Level 70, 95 Dex(14-18)% increased Projectile Attack Damage Spiked GlovesSpiked GlovesArmour: 220Requires Level 70, 95 Str(16-20)% increased Melee Damage Cerulean RingCerulean RingRequires Level 80(8-10)% increased maximum Mana Gripped GlovesGripped GlovesEvasion: 220Requires Level 70, 95 Dex(14-18)% increased Projectile Attack Damage Spiked GlovesSpiked GlovesArmour: 220Requires Level 70, 95 Str(16-20)% increased Melee Damage
Haewark Hamlet	Marble AmuletMarble AmuletRequires Level 74Regenerate (1.2-1.6)% of Life per second	Marble AmuletMarble AmuletRequires Level 74Regenerate (1.2-1.6)% of Life per second Opal RingOpal RingRequires Level 80(15-25)% increased Elemental Damage	Marble AmuletMarble AmuletRequires Level 74Regenerate (1.2-1.6)% of Life per second Opal RingOpal RingRequires Level 80(15-25)% increased Elemental Damage
Lex Ejoris	Convoking WandConvoking WandWand Physical Damage: 30-56 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 72, 242 IntCan roll Minion Modifiers Iolite RingIolite RingRequires Level 78(17–23)% increased Chaos Damage	Cerulean RingCerulean RingRequires Level 80(8-10)% increased maximum Mana Convoking WandConvoking WandWand Physical Damage: 30-56 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 72, 242 IntCan roll Minion Modifiers Iolite RingIolite RingRequires Level 78(17–23)% increased Chaos Damage	Cerulean RingCerulean RingRequires Level 80(8-10)% increased maximum Mana Convoking WandConvoking WandWand Physical Damage: 30-56 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 72, 242 IntCan roll Minion Modifiers Iolite RingIolite RingRequires Level 78(17–23)% increased Chaos Damage
Lex Proxima	Two-Toned Boots (Fire and Cold Resistance)Two-Toned BootsArmour: 126 Evasion: 126Requires Level 70, 62 Str, 62 Dex+(8-12)% to Fire and Cold Resistances Two-Toned Boots (Fire and Lightning Resistance)Two-Toned BootsArmour: 126 Energy Shield: 24Requires Level 70, 62 Str, 62 Int+(8-12)% to Fire and Lightning Resistances	Two-Toned Boots (Fire and Cold Resistance)Two-Toned BootsArmour: 126 Evasion: 126Requires Level 70, 62 Str, 62 Dex+(8-12)% to Fire and Cold Resistances Two-Toned Boots (Fire and Lightning Resistance)Two-Toned BootsArmour: 126 Energy Shield: 24Requires Level 70, 62 Str, 62 Int+(8-12)% to Fire and Lightning Resistances Vermillion RingVermillion RingRequires Level 80(5-7)% increased maximum Life	Two-Toned Boots (Fire and Cold Resistance)Two-Toned BootsArmour: 126 Evasion: 126Requires Level 70, 62 Str, 62 Dex+(8-12)% to Fire and Cold Resistances Two-Toned Boots (Fire and Lightning Resistance)Two-Toned BootsArmour: 126 Energy Shield: 24Requires Level 70, 62 Str, 62 Int+(8-12)% to Fire and Lightning Resistances Vermillion RingVermillion RingRequires Level 80(5-7)% increased maximum Life
Lira Arthain	Bone HelmetBone HelmetArmour: 197 Energy Shield: 38Requires Level 73, 76 Str, 76 IntMinions deal (15-20)% increased Damage Fugitive BootsFugitive BootsEvasion: 112 Energy Shield: 31Requires Level 70, 56 Dex, 76 Int+(13–17)% to Chaos Resistance	Bone HelmetBone HelmetArmour: 197 Energy Shield: 38Requires Level 73, 76 Str, 76 IntMinions deal (15-20)% increased Damage Fugitive BootsFugitive BootsEvasion: 112 Energy Shield: 31Requires Level 70, 56 Dex, 76 Int+(13–17)% to Chaos Resistance Steel RingSteel RingRequires Level 80Adds (3-4) to (10-14) Physical Damage to Attacks	Bone HelmetBone HelmetArmour: 197 Energy Shield: 38Requires Level 73, 76 Str, 76 IntMinions deal (15-20)% increased Damage Fugitive BootsFugitive BootsEvasion: 112 Energy Shield: 31Requires Level 70, 56 Dex, 76 Int+(13–17)% to Chaos Resistance Steel RingSteel RingRequires Level 80Adds (3-4) to (10-14) Physical Damage to Attacks
New Vastir	Apothecary's GlovesApothecary's GlovesArmour: 108 Energy Shield: 27Requires Level 70, 46 Str, 58 Int(14–18)% increased Damage over Time Blue Pearl AmuletBlue Pearl AmuletRequires Level 77(48-56)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate	Apothecary's GlovesApothecary's GlovesArmour: 108 Energy Shield: 27Requires Level 70, 46 Str, 58 Int(14–18)% increased Damage over Time Blue Pearl AmuletBlue Pearl AmuletRequires Level 77(48-56)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Vermillion RingVermillion RingRequires Level 80(5-7)% increased maximum Life	Apothecary's GlovesApothecary's GlovesArmour: 108 Energy Shield: 27Requires Level 70, 46 Str, 58 Int(14–18)% increased Damage over Time Blue Pearl AmuletBlue Pearl AmuletRequires Level 77(48-56)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Vermillion RingVermillion RingRequires Level 80(5-7)% increased maximum Life
Tirn's End	Artillery QuiverArtillery QuiverRequires Level 74(20–30)% increased Totem Placement speed Two-Toned Boots (Cold and Lightning Resistance)Two-Toned BootsEvasion: 126 Energy Shield: 24Requires Level 70, 62 Dex, 62 Int+(8-12)% to Cold and Lightning Resistances	Artillery QuiverArtillery QuiverRequires Level 74(20–30)% increased Totem Placement speed Crystal BeltCrystal BeltRequires Level 79+(60-80) to maximum Energy Shield Two-Toned Boots (Cold and Lightning Resistance)Two-Toned BootsEvasion: 126 Energy Shield: 24Requires Level 70, 62 Dex, 62 Int+(8-12)% to Cold and Lightning Resistances	Artillery QuiverArtillery QuiverRequires Level 74(20–30)% increased Totem Placement speed Crystal BeltCrystal BeltRequires Level 79+(60-80) to maximum Energy Shield Two-Toned Boots (Cold and Lightning Resistance)Two-Toned BootsEvasion: 126 Energy Shield: 24Requires Level 70, 62 Dex, 62 Int+(8-12)% to Cold and Lightning Resistances
Valdo's Rest	Fingerless Silk GlovesFingerless Silk GlovesEnergy Shield: 43Requires Level 70, 95 Int(12-16)% increased Spell Damage Seaglass AmuletSeaglass AmuletRequires Level 74(10–15)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge	Fingerless Silk GlovesFingerless Silk GlovesEnergy Shield: 43Requires Level 70, 95 Int(12-16)% increased Spell Damage Seaglass AmuletSeaglass AmuletRequires Level 74(10–15)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge Vanguard BeltVanguard BeltRequires Level 78+(260-320) to Armour and Evasion Rating	Fingerless Silk GlovesFingerless Silk GlovesEnergy Shield: 43Requires Level 70, 95 Int(12-16)% increased Spell Damage Seaglass AmuletSeaglass AmuletRequires Level 74(10–15)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge Vanguard BeltVanguard BeltRequires Level 78+(260-320) to Armour and Evasion Rating

Gallery

• Atlas of Worlds redrawn.jpg

  The Atlas with all maps completed.

• Old Atlas of Worlds completed.jpg

  The old Atlas (pre-3.1.0) with all maps completed.

External links

• Online interactive Atlas map

Version history

Version	Changes
3.4.0	Added a new Atlas of Worlds feature: Shaper's Strongholds. These will appear once you have met the Shaper. They have multiple Shaper Influence mods active. Bosses of these maps can drop extra sextants, cartographer's chisels, Shaper-influenced items, and unique items.
3.3.0	Once you have completed 20 maps while the Elder and its guardians are on your atlas without actually defeating any of them, there is a chance for the Elder and its guardians to disappear and remove the Elder-influence from the maps they were on. This will make it difficult to maintain an "Elder Ring", but will also allow players who weren't capable of defeating the Elder or its guardians to clear them from their atlas. Shaper memory fragments XI through to XV no longer require you to defeat the Elder or its guardians in specific map tiers. Instead, defeating each guardian and the elder within ANY red-tier map will get you one of these fragments. You can no longer get Shaper memory fragments XI through to XV from a map if you are not the map's owner.
3.1.0	Introducing the War for the Atlas expansion. If you complete a map that was created before the expansion, it will complete a chain of maps from the start pointing on the Atlas up until the tier of map you completed. Shaped and Elder items do not drop on these maps. Elder Guardians also cannot spawn from them. Shaper and Elder areas will not be influenced on the Atlas.
2.4.0	Introduced to the game. Non-unique maps pre-Atlas of Worlds do not count towards Atlas completion, even for maps where the map type and tier are identical to the current version. Older versions of unique maps will count towards Atlas completion, including the bonus objective, but the Shaper's Orb does not drop in old versions (affecting Oba's Cursed TroveOba's Cursed Trove Primordial Blocks MapMap Level: 78 Map Tier: 11 Guild Character: # Item Quantity: +40%Area has patches of desecrated ground 20 patches with Ground Effect per 100 tiles (Hidden) Ground Effect has a radius of 10 (Hidden) (40-50)% more Monster Life (30-40)% increased Monster Damage Area becomes fatal after some time"Here the soil is more deadly than any swing of the axe." - Oba of the Karui, Conqueror of Corruption.Travel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once., Poorjoy's AsylumPoorjoy's Asylum Temple MapMap Level: 76 Map Tier: 9 Guild Character: ß Item Quantity: +100% Item Rarity: +250%150% increased Experience gain (140-160)% more Monster Life (140-160)% increased Monster Damage 25% increased Monster Movement Speed 25% increased Monster Attack Speed 25% increased Monster Cast Speed Area is a large Maze Unique Boss drops (10-15) additional Rare (Life Flasks-Boots)Laughs of all the twisted Echo through these halls of gold. In this cold forgotten void They wander, forever uncontrolled.Travel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once., Death and TaxesDeath and Taxes Necropolis MapMap Level: 79 Map Tier: 12 Guild Character: ¿ Item Quantity: +150%Unique Boss deals (30-35)% increased Damage Unique Boss has (25-30)% increased Attack and Cast Speed Unique Boss gives 20000% increased ExperienceSo the raiders danced, leading their foe ever west, towards certain death.Travel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. and The Vinktar SquareThe Vinktar Square Courtyard MapMap Level: 77 Map Tier: 10 Guild Character: ² Item Quantity: (+100%-+150%) Item Rarity: (+100%-+150%) Monster Pack Size: (+30%-+50%)20% more Monster Life Monsters cannot be Shocked 30% increased Monster Damage +35% Monster Lightning Resistance Monsters deal 35% extra Physical Damage as LightningTo the east, it cannot be seen. To the west, it cannot be touched. To the south, it cannot be remembered. And to the north, it cannot be contained.Travel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.).