Herald of the End
REQUIRED LEVEL: 135
DIFFICULTY: IMPOSSIBLE
LOCKDOWN: 13 minutes
Location
Edge of Nothingness (cannot open a Town Portal in the corridor)
Defeat Baal on the Hell difficulty to chance upon a mystery item. Solve its riddle, and gain access to the Edge of Nothingness.
Lore
The Eternal Conflict between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells has been raging from times immemorial. Angel fighting demon. Demon fighting angel. On, and on, and on... with no end in sight. The demon Lilith captured an angel, Inarius, and to her surprise, she discovered that they both grew tired of the Eternal Conflict. They decided to use the powers of the Worldstone to create Sanctuary, a world apart from the struggles of the everlasting war. They used the Worldstone to hide it from both sides of the conflict, but both sides soon discovered it, and tried to use it to their gain. The Burning Hells invaded Sanctuary, headed by the three Prime Evils, but were faced by a group of heroes, defending their home realm. The prime evils were defeated by mere mortals, but not before Baal could corrupt the Worldstone, trying to bind Sanctuary to the Burning Hells. The archangel Tyrael destroyed the Worldstone to prevent that, but in doing so, he also destroyed what was hiding the Sanctuary from the Heavens, Hell...
...and the worlds beyond the bounds of the known. Then, a foolish hero, in search of glory, to defeat evil, played with the unknown forces of the shards of the destroyed Worldstone, and through the gates of oblivion, from the Edge of Nothingness, stepped in a Herald of the End.
Strategy
Samael, Herald of the End, has powers beyond this realm. As an elder being, he has powerful direct attacks and latent powers. He casts a pentagram that renders everything asunder, except at its very center, and a dark energy orb which bombards the area with bone spears. If you survive, he will teleport to you causing a delayed flaming nova. Of course, he also has a powerful aura that reduces the powers of puny mortals in his presence, deals damage, and makes energy fields randomly appear and detonate after a short time. As if these horrors were not enough, he also has his minions from the beyond, which are ethereal and cannot be harmed, shooting bolts at you. And he will occasionally cast a pillar of flames to fall on you. Good luck, mortal, may you die a painful death for bringing the end upon us all!
Reward
If the stars of the all known realms align, and you defeat Samael on Hell difficulty, you will find that his blood holds immense powers. It would be wise to gather it in a Vial of Elder Blood. You will also gain one of a few elder items he brought with him.
To unleash true powers of the Vial of Elder Blood, you need to cube it with some powerful items:
Vial of Elder Blood + two Greater Signets of Learning + Any Great Rune → Vial of Elder Blood with added bonuses
Vial of Elder Blood
Required Level: 135
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
-5% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Maximum Life +3%
Maximum Mana +(6 to 10)%
+50 Life after each Kill
+(5 to 25)% to Experience Gained
Transmute with a Nephalem Dimensional Key
with unlocked Dimensional Alchemy
and a Greater Signet of Learning to open
a portal to the Heart of Darkness
To unleash true powers of the Maleficence, Desolation, Despondence, or the Celestial Sigil, you need to cube them with some powerful items:
Elder item + 2x Greater Signets of Learning + Lew Rune + Phul Rune → elder item with added bonuses
Celestial Sigil
Amulet
Required Level: 125
Item Level: 110
Level 20 Warp Field Aura
Nearby Enemies: -30% Attack Rating
and -25% Weapon Physical Damage
16.6 Yard Radius
1% Chance to cast level 50 Bloodlust on Death Blow
+(2 to 4) to All Skills
+20% to Spell Damage
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
5% Deadly Strike
Lightning Resist -100%
Desolation
Voidsworn Bow
Two-Hand Damage: 70 to 79
Required Level: 125
Item Level: 110
Adds 4000 - 5000 Magic Damage
5% Chance to cast level 60 Dark Power on Kill
1% Chance to cast level 21 Lifeblood on Striking
+1 to Ultimate Chaos
Lightning Resist -100%
Physical Resist (15 to 25)%
100% Magic Find
Despondence
Voidforged Staff
Two-Hand Damage: 13 to 16
Required Level: 125
Item Level: 110
Despair
Nearby Enemies: -10% Elemental and Magic Resistances
20 Yard Radius
+30% to Spell Damage
+1 to Vindicate
+20 to Voidstar
+(600 to 1000) to Life
Lightning Resist -100%
Maleficence
Tyrannical Blade
One-Hand Damage: 399 to 450
Required Level: 125
Item Level: 110
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
1% Chance to cast level 20 Orb of Annihilation on Striking
+200% Enhanced Damage
+50 to Harbinger
Lightning Resist -100%
(1 to 5)% Chance to Avoid Damage
+3% to Experience Gained
Bonus quest
Defeat the Samael between minutes 11 and 12 of entering, without dying. Transmute the upgraded charm to add extra stats. The charm becomes bound to your character class. You also have a 20% chance of gaining a glorious veneer.
Vial of Elder Blood + 2x Greater Signet of Learning + Great Rune (any)→ Vial of Elder Blood with added bonuses
This upgrade recipe adds the following bonuses:
Champion of Sanctuary
-5% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Maximum Mana 5%
