The Rotting Core

The Rotting Core is an area in Act 9. It is connected to The Belly of the Beast. Vaal side area has a chance to spawn.

The area has a subarea The Black Core, which in turn connects to Doedre's Despair, Maligaro's Misery, Shavronne's Sorrow and finally The Black Heart.

NPCs

• Sin (in the Black Heart)

Quests

• Recurring Nightmare

Monsters

The Rotting Core:

• Stygian Revenant
• Bloodstained Warrior
• Bloodstained Archer
• Gut Flayer
• Gut Spiker
• Noisome Ophidian

In Doedre's Despair:

• Doedre, Darksoul
  • Accursed Monolith (found in boss room. Area of effect debuffs, stacks up to 5 times^{[citation needed]}: Doedre's Torment, Doedre's Withering or Doedre's Suffering)
• Doedre's Loyal
• Doedre's Ichor
• Doedre's Monolith (found in the road led to boss room. Cast curse auras: , or )
• Doedre's Loyal
• Doedre's Suffering
• Doedre's Torment
• Bonewarped Warrior
• Bonewarped Archer

In Maligaro's Misery:

• Maligaro, The Broken
• Maligaro's Cruelty
• Maligaro's Passion
• Maligaro's Inspiration
• Maligaro's Muse
• Bonewarped Warrior
• Bonewarped Archer

In Shavronne's Sorrow:

• Shavronne, Unbound
• Shavronne's Greed
• Shavronne's Envy
• Shavronne's Legacy
• Shavronne's Vision
• Lightning Orb
• Bonewarped Warrior
• Bonewarped Archer

The Black Heart after killing; Doedre, Darksoul, Maligaro, The Broken, Shavronne, Unbound:

• The Depraved Trinity (Effluent debuffs and other skills)
  • Unholy Abbaration

Lore

It is the same area as The Harvest. After the player controlled protagonist killed The Beast in Act 5, it seems also affects the area.

Gallery

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  The outdoor area after the boss fight

Version history

Version	Changes
3.0.0	Introduced to the game.