Whakawairua Tuahu (War for the Atlas)

Whakawairua Tuahu is a unique Strand MapStrand MapMap Level: 71
Map Tier: 4
Guild Character: 8Travel to this Map by using it in the Templar Laboratory or a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once..

Layout

The map is divided into 2 main regions and 1 boss arena. The first region, the one the player spawns in, is similar to the normal Strand map. The second area, accessed via a red portal found in the first region, is similar in style to the Ship Graveyard from Act I, and the boss arena is found in a cave entrance much like the Ship Graveyard Cave.

The Boss arena features an Ancient Seal (similar to the one that unleashes the darkness in the Vaal Ruins of Act 2). Opening the Seal releases the Boss.

Note, it is advisable to finish the first area before moving on to the second, as you cannot return to the first. The boss arena cannot be exited until the boss is defeated.

Debuff

While inside the map area, a debuff named Creeping Darkness is applied on all players:

The player's light radius, Item Rarity and Item Quantity slowly decrease over time. When the player kills an enemy those stats increase.

Encounters

Boss

A boss monster is spawned for every player in the party, depending on their class.

• Shade of a Witch: Uses Righteous Fire, Lightning Warp, Flame Surge and Ball Lightning.
• Shade of a Duelist: Reave
• Shade of a Shadow: Lightning Trap, Fire Trap, Ice Trap, and Smoke Mines for movement.
• Shade of a Marauder: Cyclone, Summon Raging Spirit, Ground Slam
• Shade of a Ranger: Rain of Arrows, Explosive Arrow, Vaal Burning Arrow, Slower Projectile Ice Shot
• Shade of a Scion: Spectral Throw, Vaal Spectral Throw, Animate Weapon
• Shade of a Templar: Storm Herald, Flameblast Totem, Ice Firestorm,

Once these are killed, there is a final boss:

• Tormented Temptress: Ice Aura. Freezing Breath. Proximity Shield. Ice Nova Mine. Continuous Freezing Pulse. Uses Smoke Mines for movement.

Items found in this area

Item
The GamblerThe Gambler5Divination Card"I don't believe in karma. If it were real, I would never win."	1
The DoppelgangerThe Doppelganger2Superior Mirror Arrow Quality: +20%Upon seeing her face, I am terrified—the moon shows me my own form!	1
Her MaskHer Mask4Sacrifice FragmentTo her beauty you submit, lest your neck the great Queen slit.	1
The Darkest DreamThe Darkest Dream6Severed in Sleep CorruptedA dream from which you cannot awake is nothing other than a nightmare.	1
MonochromeMonochrome310x Sextant"You cannot portray the world using just one colour. Together, you and I, we will paint our world into perfection." - Kyra, renegade thaumaturgist	1
The LandingThe Landing5The Beachhead Map Tier: 15 CorruptedWarriors of a distant land, you embark on a journey from which you may not return, but which we will be all the better for.	1

Item acquisition

This item is drop disabled.

Trivia

Because Item Rarity and Item Quantity decrease proportionally with Light Radius, they may increase as well. Stacking Light Radius in this map increases Item Rarity and Item Quantity. Casting Desecrate will increase your current Light Radius, effectively increasing both Item Rarity and Item Quantity for a short time.

Legacy variants

Whakawairua Tuahu has a legacy variant.

Version Discontinued	Base Item	Modifiers
2.0.0	Strand Map Map Level: 71	Area contains many Totems Curses have 50% reduced effect on Monsters (120 to 160)% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area Rare Monsters each have a Nemesis Mod

Version history

Version	Changes
1.2.3	Introduced to the game.