Steel Kite ShieldQuality: +20%
Chance to Block: 26%
Armour: 175
Energy Shield: 34
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 46, 60 Str, 60 IntCorrupted Soul
Divine Flesh
Eternal Youth
Everlasting Sacrifice
Immortal Ambition
Vaal PactThe Banished Architect sought to employ all the
darkest secrets of the Vaal... at the same time.
AcquisitionLeague(s): UltimatumVendor Prices
| Unique | 5x Chaos Orb |
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Shields
Mahuxotl's Machination is a unique 
Steel Kite ShieldSteel Kite ShieldChance to Block: 26%
Armour: 146
Energy Shield: 29
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 46, 60 Str, 60 Int
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Modifiers[]
The Corrupted Soul, Divine Flesh, Eternal Youth, Everlasting Sacrifice, Immortal Ambition, and Vaal Pact modifiers have the same effect as the keystones, Corrupted Soul, Divine Flesh, Eternal Youth, Everlasting Sacrifice, Immortal Ambition, and Vaal Pact. Taking the keystones in addition to equipping this item will impart no additional benefit.
This item gives you the following effects:
- Life Regeneration has no effect
- All Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield
- Cannot Recharge or Regenerate Energy Shield
- Energy Shield starts at zero
- Lose 5% of Energy Shield per second
- Life Leeched per Second is doubled
- Life Leech effects are not removed at Full Life
- Life Leech effects Recover Energy Shield instead while on Full Life
- Gain 15% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield
- 50% of Elemental Damage taken as Chaos Damage
- +5% to maximum Chaos Resistance
- When you reach full Energy Shield, Sacrifice all Energy Shield to gain +5% to all Maximum Resistances for 4 seconds
Interactions - Mahuxotl's Machination grants Divine Flesh. When combined with Tempered by War, no lightning or cold damage is taken. Half of the damage is taken as fire and the other as chaos. When combined with Avian Twins Talisman, no lightning or cold damage from hits only is taken. See Damage taken as for more information.
Video explanation[]
Item acquisition
 | Following the version 3.14.0 changes, it is unclear exactly which league-specific items have been added to the core drop pool. If this item does not exist in the core drop pool, then it can only drop in areas with the league flag for Ultimatum active. League-specific items can also be acquired in other ways. |
Upgrade paths
This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:
| Amount | Ingredient | General Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  The Mercenary  The Mercenary5ShieldCorruptedLoyalty can be bought. Just make sure you know who the buyer is.  | random corrupted shield | Automatic |
| 9 | Fateful Meeting Fateful Meeting9League-Specific ItemDouble-Influenced Item Item Level: 97 Two-Implicit CorruptedSome people act as beacons, illuminating the path for others. I was lucky to meet one such person. - Anton to Zhenya | random two-implicit corrupted level 97 league-specific item | Automatic |
| 7 | Prejudice Prejudice7ItemInfluenced ItemOne who is blinded by their past may only see a sliver of the present. | random influenced item | Automatic |
| 8 | Arrogance of the Vaal Arrogance of the Vaal8ItemTwo-Implicit CorruptedDiscovery can lead to beauty, or it can lead to ruin. | random two-implicit corrupted item | Automatic |
| 10 | Time-Lost Relic Time-Lost Relic10League-Specific ItemTime cannot wash away that which cannot be forgotten. | random league-specific item | Automatic |
| 1 |  Time-Lost IncubatorTime-Lost IncubatorAdds an incubated League-specific Unique item to an equippable itemItem drops after killing # monstersLeague-specific Unique ItemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.  | random league-specific item | Automatic |
| 4 | Jack in the Box Jack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank, close your eyes, and pray to the gods for a pleasant surprise. | random item | Automatic |
| 1 |  Singular IncubatorSingular IncubatorAdds an incubated Unique item to an equippable itemItem drops after killing # monstersUnique ItemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.  | random item | Automatic |
| 1 | The Void The Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | random divination card set exchange | Automatic |
Gallery[]
3D art
Version history[]
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 3.14.0 |
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