Whakawairua Tuahu (War for the Atlas)

Whakawairua Tuahu is a unique .

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.

Map type: Outdoors

Boss

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

Shade of a Witch: Similar in appearance to the rogue exile Igna Phoenix. Uses Righteous Fire, Lightning Warp, Spark 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

Shade of a Ranger: Rain of Arrows, Explosive Arrow

Shade of a Scion: Spectral Throw, Vaal Spectral Throw, Animate Weapon

Shade of a Templar:

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.

Buff

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.

Divination card

The following divination card can drop in this area:

• The GamblerThe Gambler5Divination Card"I don't believe in karma. If it were real, I would never win."

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.