Hillock, the Blacksmith

For Twilight Strand boss, see Hillock.

For the map boss, see The Blacksmith.

Hillock, the Blacksmith
Level(s)	1 - 82
Resistance(s)	30% Fire 30% Cold 30% Lightning 15% Chaos
Modifier(s)	60% Less Curse Effectiveness Cannot Be Fully Slowed Immune To Knockback Unwavering

Hillock, the Blacksmith is one of the 18 Immortal Syndicate members.

Lore

Hillock is the name of the first boss of the entire game, located in The Twilight Strand (Act 1). It is suggested by the in-game dialogues that the Mastermind resurrected the corpse.

Before Hillock was killed by the player character in Act 1, he was a "mindless" zombie already, so apparently after the Mastermind resurrected Hillock, still affects his ability to think.

Before the open beta, the game developer released a lore in their website regarding Hillock, which mentioned he was a blacksmith. Despite the lore is not certain to be still canon and the webpage is not accessible anymore, a map boss that is based on Hillock, The Blacksmith, is named after the occupation. Not all the names of the map boss have a logical explanation.

This resurrected boss, now known as "Hillock, the Blacksmith", now has safehouse rewards that matching the nickname. As a member of Immortal Syndicate, he rewards the player in the Syndicate Safehouse by adding quality to items (weapon, body armour and flask; map until 3.14). Note that Abyss Scarab is added in version 3.14.0 and apparently arbitrarily linked to Hillock.

Dialogues

"

Want a friend, I do. Sit in my room, bashing my hammer, talking to myself... gettin' ANGRY... with a friend maybe I wouldn't hurt people no more. Will you help me find a friend?

"

- Hillock

"

My head still hurts!

"

- Hillock

"

Maybe this will make the bad thoughts go...

"

- Hillock (after the player let Hillock escape)

Safehouse Rewards

Tier	Transportation	Fortification	Research	Intervention
in-game text	Escorting Personal Weaponsmithing Equipment			Collecting 'Shiny Things' (Abyss Scarabs?)
Sergeant	Improve the quality of a weapon to 24%	Improve the quality of an armour to 24%	Improve the quality of a flask to 22%	Rusted Abyss ScarabRusted Abyss ScarabArea contains an additional AbyssAs the hordes of bone and blood and foul magic surge across the Vastiri Plains, the scant survivors of our akhara agree to your alliance, ash-scarred Ahkeli. Disorder means death. Order may mean life.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map.
Lieutenant	Improve the quality of a weapon to 26%	Improve the quality of an armour to 26%	Improve the quality of a flask to 24%	Polished Abyss ScarabPolished Abyss ScarabArea contains an additional Abyss Abysses in Areas spawn 50% increased MonstersYour golems and your leadership have slowed the tide of death, Clayshaper. The relics of power you bid us find have kept the Vastiri Plains from the brink of oblivion. The defences of the Maraketh will hold.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map.
Captain	Improve the quality of a weapon to 28%	Improve the quality of an armour to 28%	Improve the quality of a flask to 26%	Gilded Abyss ScarabGilded Abyss ScarabArea contains 2 additional Abysses Abysses in Areas spawn 50% increased MonstersThe Winter of the World has ended at the hands of the Three Sisters. We lay this scarab upon your ancient grave in thanks for your efforts, Honoured Founder. As you hoped, the fate of your people will never befall another.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map.
Tier 4 (Mastermind's Lair)	Improve the quality of a weapon to 30%	Improve the quality of an armour to 30%	Improve the quality of a flask to 28%	Winged Abyss ScarabWinged Abyss ScarabArea contains 3 additional Abysses Abysses in Areas spawn 100% increased MonstersThe Abyssals creep forth by night and by storm. Their eons underground were not a respite, but an amassing, and now they number beyond comprehension.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map.

Items found from this monster

Item
The Crimson StormThe Crimson Storm Steelwood BowBow Quality: +20% Physical Damage: (104-116) to (156-174) Critical Strike Chance: (6.88%-7.43%) Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 57, 190 Dex6% increased Movement Speed(140-170)% increased Physical Damage (25-35)% increased Critical Strike Chance 50% chance to inflict Bleeding on Critical Strike with Attacks Enemies you inflict Bleeding on grant (60-100)% increased Flask Charges Adds (100-120) to (150-165) Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemies 50% chance to Maim Enemies on Critical Strike with Attacks Veiled Suffix"There were no survivors. It had only been fired twice." - Order of the Djinn inscriptionTake this item to Jun Ortoi to have her Unveil it.	57
VivinsectVivinsect Unset RingRequires Level 45Has 1 Socket+5 to Level of Socketed Aura Gems Socketed Gems have 10% increased Mana Reservation +(15-25) to all Attributes Regenerate 15 Life per second for each Uncorrupted Item Equipped -2 to Total Mana Cost of Skills for each Corrupted Item Equipped Veiled Suffix"Fusing the parasite with another ring has manifested unpredictable effects. I theorise the sacrificial vessel's level of anguish is a key variable. - Arzaak, Syndicate ResearcherTake this item to Jun Ortoi to have her Unveil it.	45
ParadoxicaParadoxica Vaal RapierOne Handed Sword Quality: +20% Physical Damage: 26.4-104.4 Critical Strike Chance: 6.50% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 14Requires Level 66, 212 Dex+25% to Global Critical Strike MultiplierAttacks with this Weapon deal Double Damage Veiled Prefix Veiled SuffixWhat has no siblings but is always a twin?Take this item to Jun Ortoi to have her Unveil it.	66
HyperboreusHyperboreus Leather BeltRequires Level 53+(25-40) to maximum Life+(30-40)% to Cold Resistance Chill nearby Enemies when you Focus, causing 30% reduced Action Speed Focus has (30-50)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate (50-70)% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Chilled Enemies Veiled SuffixCold winds whirl at the crown of the world.Take this item to Jun Ortoi to have her Unveil it.	53

Signature mod

Items with Hillock's signature veiled modifiers are dropped from Hillock himself. Unveiling the modifiers would also unlock the modifiers as a craftable modifiers by using the Crafting Bench.

unveil only

• (7-8)% increased Attributes (body armour only)

Craftable version

Cost	Affix type	Stats	Item Classes Categories	Unveils
2x Orb of Alchemy	Suffix	5% increased Attributes	Body Armour	1
4x Chaos Orb	Suffix	6% increased Attributes	Body Armour	4

Legacy mods

Since version 3.6.0, Hillock's signature mods have been re-tiered, from 4 tiers to 3. These first generation crafted mods can only be found in items in permanent leagues as legacy crafted mods:

Name	Generation Type		Stats	Spawn Weighting
of Hillock	Suffix	1	3% increased Attributes	body_armour 0 default 0
of Hillock	Suffix	25	4% increased Attributes	body_armour 0 default 0
of Hillock	Suffix	50	5% increased Attributes	body_armour 0 default 0
of Hillock	Suffix	75	6% increased Attributes	body_armour 0 default 0

The lowest tier of the second generation Hillock craftable mod, introduced in 3.6.0, is retired since version 3.14.0

Name	Generation Type		Stats	Spawn Weighting
of Hillock	Suffix	60	4% increased Attributes	body_armour 2000 default 0

Gallery

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  Hillock's room in the safehouse as the Intervention leader

Version history

Version	Changes
3.14.0	Modifiers that are unveiled through Jun are now more powerful than before. Previously, when an item was unveiled, the veiled modifier added to the item would be equal to the highest tier modifier available on the Crafting Bench. Now, the modifier being unveiled no longer counts as a crafted modifier and will be stronger than any craftable veiled modifier.
3.9.0	Monster resistances throughout the game have been reviewed and made more consistent. In many cases this has resulted in more resistances on monsters.
3.6.0	Bosses which previously had 60% or 80% less effect of curses on them now have 33% or 66% less effect of curses on them respectively. This includes map bosses, Incursion architects, Betrayal targets, Breachlords, Shaper, Elder and others. In 3.6.0, Jun is introduced in Highgate in Act 9. Thus, Tora now can be encountered from Act 9 onwards only. Several veiled modifiers now have fewer tiers. Low tiers contribute more towards unlocking higher tiers, however it will, on average, take more unveils to unlock the highest tier.
3.5.0	Introduced to the game.