The Purifier

The Purifier is one of the four Elder Guardians, and can be encountered in any map with the implicit modifier. The fight with the Purifier will replace the ordinary map boss fight.

Such maps would also have the implicit modifier, which drop enables Elder influenced items (using the same "stat id" as ordinary Elder-influenced maps ).

Encounter
Upon approaching the map boss, the player will witness the Elder appear from a portal. He will proceed to slay the map boss, consume their life force, then leave through the same portal. Following the Elder through the portal, he will transfer the previously consumed life force into a black egg, from which the Purifier will emerge. The Elder will leave the area and the fight with the Purifier will begin.

Zones
Vaults of Insanity Halls of Delirium Pits of Sorrow
 * Stage 1: Beams of light move across the stage, dealing fire damage over time.
 * Stage 2: A totem at the center fires two rows of flame in random directions.
 * Stage 3: Golden circles in the corner fire slow-moving Spark projectiles.
 * Stage 1: Small circular explosions occur periodically in random areas.
 * Stage 2: Multiple golden orbs drop down from mid-air in random areas.
 * Stage 3: Beams of light fire down which chase the player, dealing fire damage over time.
 * To be documented

Fighting sequence
Each Elder Guardian is fought in one of three stages, each with different hazards. The boss will change phases, teleporting you to a new area with different stage hazards. This occurs at 2/3 and 1/3 health.

The Purifier uses the following attacks:
 * Melee attack
 * Double slam: Performs a slam with both weapons, dealing heavy physical damage.
 * Sceptre toss: Goes airborne and tosses a weapon in each hand twice, dealing physical damage in a large area twice.
 * The Purifier begins to over and uses the following attacks:
 * Spectral throw: Throws a sceptre forward.
 * Circle blast: Deals area of effect damage in an area.
 * Crossed swords: Spawns seven tentacled swords which surround the player, which each of them firing a shot towards the center of the circle.
 * Bladestorm: Calls down a flurry of weapons targeting the player multiple times, which land and deal damage.
 * Add spawn: Fires a wave of projectiles that transform into animated weapons, which can be killed for flask charges.

Exclusive drops
Defeating The Purifier has a high chance of dropping the which is required to fight the Elder.

Since 3.5 the Elder Guardians shared the same pool of unique items. is The Purifier's signature weapon and was its exclusive drop.

Version history

 * The Shaper and Elder storyline is gone and has been replaced by a story that takes place in the aftermath of the old story.
 * The Elder, Shaper, and combined Elder and Shaper encounters can still be accessed (Not stated in patch note, Shaper Guardian and Elder Guardian map as well). If you're lucky, Zana may offer a Shaper or Elder guardian's map!
 * Elder Guardians are no longer in a separate instance to that of their map. (Not stated in patch note: Elder Guardians now appears as a map implicit)


 * No longer immune to Taunt, though they may not retarget based on being taunted.


 * Introduced to the game.
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