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Maelström of Chaos
Atoll Map
Map Level: 68
Map Tier: 1
Guild Character: Ç
Item Quantity: (+40%-+60%)
Item Rarity: (+200%-+400%)
Area has patches of Chilled Ground
20 patches with Ground Effect per 100 tiles (Hidden)
Ground Effect has a radius of 14 (Hidden)
Monsters deal 50% extra Physical Damage as Lightning
Monsters are Immune to randomly chosen Elemental Ailments or Stun
Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Hexes on Hit
Monsters Reflect Hexes
Whispers from a world apart
Speak my name beyond the tomb;
Bound within the Maelström's heart,
Will they grant me strength or doom?
Travel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
Maelström of Chaos inventory icon
Acquisition
DROP DISABLED
Vendor Prices
Unique10x Chaos Orb
Vendor Offer
12x Alchemy Shard
Metadata
Item class: Maps
Maelström of Chaos
Map area, Unique Map area
No Waypoint
IdMapWorldsAtollUnique
Act11
Area level73
BossesMerveil, the Returned
Merveil, the Reflection
Area type tagsmountain
Tagsunique_map, map, limited_tempests, area_with_water, map_area_with_open_water
Whispers from

a world apart Speak my name beyond the tomb; Bound within the Maelström's heart, Will they grant me

strength or doom?
Maps loading screen

Maelström of Chaos is a unique Atoll Map (Betrayal) inventory iconAtoll MapAtoll MapMap Level: 68
Map Tier: 1
Guild Character: Í
Time turns even the vicious volcanoes to hollow shells.Travel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
Atoll Map (Betrayal) inventory icon
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Map Type[]

Outdoors. Based on The Ledge.

Boss[]

Items found in this area

ItemLvl.
Divination card inventory iconThe LoverThe Lover card artDivination card frameThe Lover2Jewellery
Item Level: 79
"I wanted to give you three things. I've given you my eternal love. I've sung to you my most beautiful song. I'd have given you the moon last, but it couldn't be found. I hope you'll accept this instead."
Divination card inventory icon
1
Divination card inventory iconThe GamblerThe Gambler card artDivination card frameThe Gambler5Divination Card"I don't believe in karma. If it were real, I would never win."Divination card inventory icon1
Divination card inventory iconThe Encroaching DarknessThe Encroaching Darkness card artDivination card frameThe Encroaching Darkness8Map
Corrupted
No matter where your dreams take you, Nightmare follows close behind.
Divination card inventory icon
1
Divination card inventory iconThe SirenThe Siren card artDivination card frameThe Siren7The Whispering Ice inventory iconThe Whispering IceThe Whispering Ice inventory icon
Corrupted
At the beck and call
of The Siren's hand,
winter ravages
the trembling land,
and the weight of ice that binds
will break the strongest of minds.
Divination card inventory icon
1
Divination card inventory iconLysah's RespiteLysah's Respite card artDivination card frameLysah's Respite6Agate Amulet inventory iconAgate AmuletAgate Amulet inventory icon
Corrupted
So many memories,
so much pain in
such a small token.
Drown it in blood
so you can forget.
Divination card inventory icon
1

Item acquisition
Questionmark

This item is drop disabled.

Supporter attribution[]

Maelström of Chaos was created by supporter Skivverus.[citation needed]

Legacy variants[]

Maelström of Chaos has legacy variants.

Version Discontinued Base Item Modifiers
3.1.0 Atoll Map
Map Level: 75
Area has patches of chilled ground
Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning
Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental status ailments or stun
Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Curses on Hit
Monsters reflect Curses
(200 to 400)% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area
2.4.0 Atoll Map
Map Level: 69
Area has patches of chilled ground
Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning
Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental status ailments or stun
Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Curses on Hit
Monsters reflect Curses
(200 to 400)% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area
2.0.0 Atoll Map
Map Level: 67
Area has patches of chilled ground
Monsters deal 50% extra Damage as Lightning
Monsters are immune to randomly chosen elemental status ailments or stun
Monsters' Melee Attacks apply random Curses on Hit
Monsters reflect Curses
(200 to 400)% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area


Version history[]

Version Changes
3.14.2b
  • Fixed a bug where monsters in the Maelström of Chaos unique map were incorrectly reflecting Marks.
3.12.0
  • (Not documented in patch note) The map now has Monsters Reflect Hexes mod and affects all version. However, due to bug, the map still reflect Mark.
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.
  • Added a new mechanic - Watchstones: These can only be obtained by defeating one of the new Atlas bosses. They can be used to raise the tier of all maps in a particular region of the Atlas, causing all maps of those base types to drop at the new higher tier.
  • Unique maps can now drop with varied tiers based on the state of your Atlas. Maps that previously had monster level overrides (such as Hallowed Ground inventory iconHallowed GroundHallowed Ground
    Cemetery Map
    Map Level: (73-79)
    Map Tier: 12
    Guild Character: Ð
    Item Quantity: +100%
    Item Rarity: +100%
    Monster Level: (73-79)
    Unique Boss drops 3 additional Maps
    Unique Boss gives 2000% increased Experience
    0.5 Flask Charges recovered every 3 seconds
    Some dead have long envied the living.
    When given the chance, they take from us what they can.
    So we offer our suffrage.
    In return, they give only suffering.
    Travel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
    Hallowed Ground inventory icon
    ) now instead rely on the variable tier.
3.5.0
  • The Atlas of Worlds has been shuffled. Most maps have changed tier and location within the Atlas.
  • As part of this Atlas shuffle, many maps have been reviewed with the goal of bringing their layouts or monster densities up to par with other maps.
  • (Not in patch notes) The Atlas will now be shuffled every league.
3.3.0d
  • Incursions can no longer spawn in the Maelström of Chaos unique map.
3.1.0
2.4.0
2.3.0
  • Fixing a bug where Maelström monsters could get Soul Conduit and other mods which did not work with them.
2.0.0
1.2.4
  • Fixed a bug where rocks could spawn in the boss room in the Maelstrom of Chaos unique map. Merveil could teleport inside of them and become trapped.
1.2.0
  • Updated to the new Merveil fight.
0.10.3
  • Introduced to the game as unique item.
0.9.11
  • Removed the Maelstrom of Chaos. It has been replaced by our Maps end-game. For more information about Maps, please read the development diary entry on our site.
0.9.5g
  • Changed all Maelstrom of Chaos levels to be level 58.
0.9.5e
  • Added the new Ancient Pyramid monsters to the Maelstrom of Chaos.
0.9.5
  • We're now biasing towards higher item base types extremely strongly for most item types. This means that it's much easier to stay up to date with the current highest item type for each slot. For example, if a bow drops in the Maelstrom of Chaos, there's a ~40% chance that it's the level 58 bow.
0.9.3f
  • Fixed some more problems with the beach levels
0.9.3e
  • Reduced the frequency of rare monsters by 20%.
  • Slightly increased the difficulty of monsters
0.9.2b
  • Removed Mud Flats ambient sounds from all Maelstrom of Chaos areas.
0.9.1
  • Fixed a crash that occured if you kill a Shield Crab on level 6-20 of the Maelström of Chaos.
Unknown
  • Introduced to the game as area


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