Fate of the Vaal

Fate of the Vaal moved into the core game in v0.5.0, with a dedicated Atlas tree, a new Atlas location, Temple tablets, and major Temple cleanup.

Core access

• You first encounter Fate of the Vaal through six Ancient Beacons in Act 3.
• A second set of six Ancient Beacons appears in the Interludes.
• Energising beacons gives Energised Crystals and opens a portal to the Vaal Ruins.
• The mechanic now has its own Fate of the Vaal Atlas Passive Tree.
• Atziri's Temple appears on the Atlas in Lira Vaal, north-east of the start.

Temple rework

• Maps inside Lira Vaal always have Energised Crystals and grant Fate of the Vaal Atlas points.
• Temple Precursor Tablets can guarantee Vaal Beacons in maps for focused farming.
• The old room-deletion prevention strategy is gone; required deletions now turn connected rooms into simple path rooms.
• Temples start with more rooms, making Atziri faster to reach.
• Rooms can be upgraded to Tier 4 after unlocking the ability on the Temple Atlas Tree.

Item and currency notes

• Reward rooms from the Architect console were significantly improved.
• Medallion drop rate now scales with temple paths as well as other rooms.
• The default storage cap is now 60 Energised Crystals and 6 Medallions.
• Infusers now come in Armourer's, Blacksmith's, Arcanist's, and Catalysing versions.
• All Infusers require items at or above 20% quality.