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The Guardians of the Void are the four bosses of certain Tier 16 maps, who each drop a different map fragment required to fight the Shaper. They are the guardians of the Shaper.

Guardians[]

Name Guardian of the Phoenix Guardian of the Hydra Guardian of the Minotaur Guardian of the Chimera
Image Guardian of the Phoenix Guardian of the Hydra Guardian of the Minotaur Guardian of the Chimera
Map Forge of the Phoenix Map (Ritual) inventory iconForge of the Phoenix MapForge of the Phoenix MapMap Level: 83
Map Tier: 16
Guild Character: ¤
Area is influenced by The ShaperTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
Forge of the Phoenix Map (Ritual) inventory icon
Lair of the Hydra Map (Ritual) inventory iconLair of the Hydra MapLair of the Hydra MapMap Level: 83
Map Tier: 16
Guild Character: ¢
Area is influenced by The ShaperTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
Lair of the Hydra Map (Ritual) inventory icon
Maze of the Minotaur Map (Ritual) inventory iconMaze of the Minotaur MapMaze of the Minotaur MapMap Level: 83
Map Tier: 16
Guild Character: £
Area is influenced by The ShaperTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
Maze of the Minotaur Map (Ritual) inventory icon
Pit of the Chimera Map (Ritual) inventory iconPit of the Chimera MapPit of the Chimera MapMap Level: 83
Map Tier: 16
Guild Character: Â
Area is influenced by The ShaperTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
Pit of the Chimera Map (Ritual) inventory icon
Main Drop Fragment of the Phoenix inventory iconFragment of the PhoenixFragment of the PhoenixItem Quantity: +5%5% increased Quantity of Items found in this AreaEnter the crucible. The nexus of
nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.
Can be used in a personal Map Device.
Fragment of the Phoenix inventory icon
Fragment of the Hydra inventory iconFragment of the HydraFragment of the HydraItem Quantity: +5%5% increased Quantity of Items found in this AreaEnter the crucible. The nexus of
nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.
Can be used in a personal Map Device.
Fragment of the Hydra inventory icon
Fragment of the Minotaur inventory iconFragment of the MinotaurFragment of the MinotaurItem Quantity: +5%5% increased Quantity of Items found in this AreaEnter the crucible. The nexus of
nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.
Can be used in a personal Map Device.
Fragment of the Minotaur inventory icon
Fragment of the Chimera inventory iconFragment of the ChimeraFragment of the ChimeraItem Quantity: +5%5% increased Quantity of Items found in this AreaEnter the crucible. The nexus of
nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.
Can be used in a personal Map Device.
Fragment of the Chimera inventory icon

Mechanics[]

The Uncharted Realms bossing

The Uncharted Realms Atlas passive skill tree that enhances drops from The Shaper, The Elder and from their respective guardians.

Occasionally, a Shaper-influenced Tier 16 map can drop, which has one of the four Shaper Guardian specific map bases. The map can be sold by Zana or offered in-map as part of her Atlas Mission. Player can use an Orb of Horizons inventory iconOrb of HorizonsOrb of HorizonsStack Size: 20Reforges a map item as another of the same tierRight click this item then left click a map to apply it.
Shift click to unstack.
Orb of Horizons inventory icon
to reroll the map between the 4 Shaper Guardians Maps. However, player cannot roll other T16 Map into Shaper Guardians Maps, or vice versa.

Upon slaying the boss, they will drop a Shaper Map fragment that named after the boss (i.e. Guardian of the Minotaur drop Fragment of the Minotaur inventory iconFragment of the MinotaurFragment of the MinotaurItem Quantity: +5%5% increased Quantity of Items found in this AreaEnter the crucible. The nexus of
nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.
Can be used in a personal Map Device.
Fragment of the Minotaur inventory icon
) Place a complete set of Shaper map fragments in the map device in correct order, can open 6 portals to fight the Shaper.

  • Fragment of the Phoenix inventory iconFragment of the PhoenixFragment of the PhoenixItem Quantity: +5%5% increased Quantity of Items found in this AreaEnter the crucible. The nexus of
    nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.
    Can be used in a personal Map Device.
    Fragment of the Phoenix inventory icon
  • Fragment of the Hydra inventory iconFragment of the HydraFragment of the HydraItem Quantity: +5%5% increased Quantity of Items found in this AreaEnter the crucible. The nexus of
    nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.
    Can be used in a personal Map Device.
    Fragment of the Hydra inventory icon
  • Fragment of the Minotaur inventory iconFragment of the MinotaurFragment of the MinotaurItem Quantity: +5%5% increased Quantity of Items found in this AreaEnter the crucible. The nexus of
    nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.
    Can be used in a personal Map Device.
    Fragment of the Minotaur inventory icon
  • Fragment of the Chimera inventory iconFragment of the ChimeraFragment of the ChimeraItem Quantity: +5%5% increased Quantity of Items found in this AreaEnter the crucible. The nexus of
    nothingness and equilibrium of eternity.
    Can be used in a personal Map Device.
    Fragment of the Chimera inventory icon

Lore[]

They are the main antagonists of Atlas of Worlds storyline, they are the guardians of the Void, which all 4 are needed to defeat to fight Shaper.[1]

In War for the Atlas storyline, their maps would be occupied by Elder Guardians instead if the players beat all four Guardians of the Void and spread Elder influence to their maps.

Since Conquerors of the Atlas expansion, they do not appear in the epilogue questline nor on the Atlas, and they are thus assumed to be defeated and slain like The Elder. They are still accessible from Zana and from the Map Device.

In Echoes of the Atlas expansion, the Guardians of the Void are somehow back to the lore as bosses in the Uncharted Realms. They can be duplicated by the Maven and fight them all at once in Maven's Invitation The Formed inventory iconMaven's Invitation: The FormedMaven's Invitation: The FormedThe Maven must Witness:
Lair of the Hydra,
Maze of the Minotaur,
Forge of the Phoenix,
Pit of the Chimera
For those who must not endure it,
there may be found a perverse joy
in watching the struggle for survival.
Can be used in a personal Map Device. Modifiers to Item Quantity will affect the number of encounter rewards dropped.
Maven's Invitation The Formed inventory icon
.

See also[]

Version history[]

Version Changes
3.9.1
  • Zana Atlas Objectives can now offer Shaper Guardian Maps as options as long as you are in a Tier15+ Map.
3.9.0d
  • Fixed a bug where completing Shaper Guardians Maps caused all Maps in the Atlas of Worlds to be completed.
3.9.0
  • The Atlas of Worlds has been reworked. You now start at the centre and will work your way outwards as you explore a new storyline.
  • The Shaper and Elder storyline is gone and has been replaced by a story that takes place in the aftermath of the old story.
  • Zana can now sell Shaper- and Elder-influenced maps once you have progressed your Atlas enough. These act like the old Atlas influence, creating new monsters, threats, and rewards.
  • The Elder, Shaper, and combined Elder and Shaper encounters can still be accessed. If you're lucky, Zana may offer a Elder or Shaper guardian's map!
2.4.1
  • The Guardians of the Void can no longer be permanently taunted. They can only be taunted every so often.
2.4.0
  • Introduced to the game.

References[]

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