In this guide, we will delve into the secrets of one of the most sought-after unique items in all of Wraeclast – The Eternity Shroud. Prepare to witness its celestial power and learn how to wield it to your advantage!

• Introduction to The Eternity Shroud
• Acquiring The Shaper's Realm
• Exclusivity and Orb of Chance
• Vendor Prices and Offers
• The Power of Elemental to Chaos Conversion
• Breaking Resistance Barriers
• The Utility of Glimpse of Eternity
• Understanding the Slow Effect
• Creative Use of Glimpse of Eternity
• Mastering The Eternity Shroud's Potential
• Endgame Bosses and Limitations
• Conclusion

 

↖ Introduction to The Eternity Shroud

The Eternity Shroud is an exquisite ant game body armor that bestows incredible power and utility upon those who build around it. With its unique modifier, Gain Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage, it boasts remarkable DPS output capabilities. This interaction with multiple damage conversions allows it to benefit exponentially from the elemental damage it receives.

 

Additionally, this extraordinary item comes with a distinctive utility skill called Glimpse of Eternity. This skill creates a potent area-of-effect (AOE) slow effect when you're hit. When stacked with other slow mechanics, it can drastically reduce enemy movement speed, giving you a strategic advantage in battle. Despite its potential, not many characters optimize their builds around this skill, making it a hidden gem for those who harness its true power.

 

Pros

+ Very High DPS

+ Ignore Enemy Monster Chaos Resistance

+ Strong Utility Slow

 

Cons

- Very Restrictive Gearing

 

The Eternity Shroud	Blood Raiment
Item Class	Body Armours
Quality	+20%
Evasion	(959-1177)
Energy Shield	(154-189)
Movement Speed	-3%
Level Requirement	65
Dexterity Requirement	107
Intelligence Requirement	90
Triggered Skill	Glimpse of Eternity
Trigger Level	20
Modifier	(100-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
Modifier	+(70-100) to maximum Life
Modifier	+(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance
Modifier	Gain (3-5)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage per Shaper Item Equipped
Modifier	Hits ignore Enemy Monster Chaos Resistance if all Equipped Items are Shaper Items

 

↖ Acquiring The Shaper's Realm

The Shaper's Realm is a drop-restricted unique item, which means it can only be obtained as a drop from the Uber Elder encounter. To face the Uber Elder, you must first delve into the treacherous War for the Atlas expansion content. This challenging end-game content involves confronting both the Shaper and the Elder multiple times in high-tier maps. Only by merging their influence and triggering the Uber Elder encounter can you have a chance to obtain this elusive item.

 

Remember, the Uber Elder fight is one of the most demanding and difficult battles in Path of Exile, requiring skill, strategy, and well-geared characters. But the rewards for conquering this challenge are nothing short of extraordinary.

 

↖ Exclusivity and Orb of Chance

The Shaper's Realm is a unique body armor with unmatched power, and its rarity is reflected in its exclusivity. Unlike some other unique items that can be obtained by using an Orb of Chance on specific base items, The Shaper's Realm cannot be chanced into existence. This further adds to its allure and prestige among players.

 

↖ Vendor Prices and Offers

As with any unique item, The Shaper's Realm can be sold to vendors in exchange for valuable currencies. However, considering its rarity and power, the vendor prices for this item are substantial.

• Vendor Prices: If you decide to sell The Shaper's Realm to a vendor, you will receive 8x Chaos Orbs as compensation. This reflects the unique item's significance and value within the economy of Wraeclast.
• Vendor Offer: Alternatively, you can choose to break down The Shaper's Realm into smaller poe currency fragments. When vendored, it provides 13x Alchemy Shards and 6x Alteration Shards. These shards can be combined to form their respective orbs, providing you with more flexibility when dealing with the item's value.

 

↖ The Power of Elemental to Chaos Conversion

The Eternity Shroud's Gain Elemental as Extra Chaos Damage mod is unique in that it applies separately to each element. For instance, if you convert all of an Ice Nova skill's cold damage into fire and then convert that fire damage into chaos, you will gain extra chaos damage for each step of the conversion. This opens up incredible possibilities for certain builds to triple-dip on the modifier's power, turning it into an unrivaled source of chaos damage.

 

↖ Breaking Resistance Barriers

Equipping The Eternity Shroud and other Shaper-influenced items offers another exceptional advantage: the ability to bypass an enemy's chaos resistance entirely. This means your chaos damage will cut through their defenses as if their resistance was zero, making you a true force to be reckoned with.

 

However, it's worth noting that in some cases, especially against certain builds or groups with chaos resistance reduction, you might want to include at least one item without Shaper influence to avoid negating this resistance reduction.

 

↖ The Utility of Glimpse of Eternity

Apart from its destructive power, The Eternity Shroud also comes with a unique utility skill called Glimpse of Eternity. This skill creates a powerful area-of-effect slow effect when triggered, making enemies sluggish and more susceptible to your attacks.

 

↖ Understanding the Slow Effect

The slow effect from Glimpse of Eternity is an action speed reduction, affecting any action the enemy performs with an animation component, such as attacking, spellcasting, or moving. This slow effect can stack with other sources of action speed reduction, like chill, leading to a significant decrease in the enemy's movement and attack speed.

 

↖ Creative Use of Glimpse of Eternity

You can trigger Glimpse of Eternity not only by being hit by enemies but also through self-inflicted hit damage from specific skills and items. By utilizing trigger mechanics like those provided by The Saboteur ascendancy, you can spawn multiple Eternity Spheres for even better area coverage.

 

↖ Mastering The Eternity Shroud's Potential

To unleash the full potential of The Eternity Shroud, you must be prepared for some gear restrictions. However, even without complete optimization, this unique item remains an immense source of damage and provides potent defensive capabilities through Glimpse of Eternity.

 

↖ Endgame Bosses and Limitations

Keep in mind that certain pinnacle bosses, such as Elder, Shaper, or the Sirus, cannot be fully slowed down, maintaining a minimum action speed of 70% of their base value even when affected by the slow effect. Nevertheless, you can still stack other debuffs like Maim and Hinder to further reduce their movement speed.

 

↖ Conclusion

The Eternity Shroud is a powerful and sought-after unique item in Path of Exile. Its ability to convert elemental damage to chaos, ignore enemy chaos resistance, and apply a potent slow effect through Glimpse of Eternity makes it a force to be reckoned with in the right hands. While it may require some strategic gearing and skillful play, mastering The Eternity Shroud can lead to unparalleled destruction and control over the battlefield.