Build of the MonthArgus the Unmaker is a boss in the Antorus, the Burning Throne raid in World of Warcraft. Our strategy guide will help you to defeat the Argus the Unmaker encounter and the loot listing below contains all of the loot he drops on each difficulty.
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Overview
Argus the Unmaker is the last boss of the expansion. In this encounter you will be fighting the titan Argus through four unique phases.Heroic Changes
- During Phase 3, adds gain Inevitability after being interrupted, preventing any interrupts for 20 seconds.
- In Phase 4, Sweeping Scythe is replaced with Deadly Scythe.
- Heroic specific mechanics and abilities will be marked with
throughout the guide.
Strategy and Positioning
- Positioning and strategy will vary each Phase due to their unique nature.
Phase 1 (100-70%):
- The boss should be tanked in the middle of the room.
- The raid should stack right behind the boss, and move clockwise while he casts of Cone of Death.
- Players affected by Soulblight should run out directly behind the stack of players and allow their debuff to time out.
- Only one tank should stand in front of the boss at any given time.
- Golganneth’s Aid will mark two players with Gift of the Sky and Gift of the Sea.
- We recommend placing the lightning orb in melee range behind the boss, while the water orb can be placed slightly further back.
- Coming into contact with one of the orbs will provide a stacking buff that lasts 30 seconds.
- Water: Versatility and Haste bonus.
- Lightning: Critical Strike and Mastery Bonus.
- These buffs are mutually exclusive, and picking up the opposite buff will clear any stacks you had, so we suggest stacking one of the buffs as high as possible throughout the phase.
- We recommend placing the lightning orb in melee range behind the boss, while the water orb can be placed slightly further back.
Phase 2 (70-40%):
- During the start of the transition Golganneth’s Wrath will clear all the Death Fog in the area.
- The boss should be tanked close to the edge of the encounter area.
- The raid can loosely spread behind the boss to make dodging Edge of Obliteration easier.
- When the boss reaches 100 Energy two players will be marked with Soulburst, and one player with Soulbomb.
- Players affected by Soulburst should move as far from the raid as possible. We recommend having set markers, making it easier for the two players to stay farm from each other and the raid.
- The player affected by Soulbomb should run to the direct opposite side of the platform, and should be accompanied by the tank with the Aggramar’s Boom buff.
- At 50 Energy, the boss will apply two Soulburst debuffs. These should be handled in the same way.
Phase 3 (40%):
- Temporal Blast will split the boss into seven adds.
- The raid should be loosely spread around the middle of the room.
- Cosmic Ray will mark random players, sending a ray towards them which hits anyone in its path.
- Cosmic Beacon should be the only ability that is interrupted during this phase. We suggest assigning at least one player to interrupt this cast on each of the adds.
- A random add will gain Sword of the Cosmos. This add should be picked up by the tank and moved at least 20 yards away from other adds.
- A random add will gain Blades of the Eternal. This add should be picked up by the other tank and moved to one of the adds around the edges of the room to make cleaving easier.
- Each of the adds will gain Discs of Norgannon, increasing their damage taken by a specific school of magic. Keep an eye on which add has the weakness for the school of magic that your class is strong at dealing.
Phase 4 (Below 40%):
- Right before the transition into this Phase, the raid should stack in the center of the platform.
- After the whole raid is killed by Reap Soul, Eonar will spawn a single Gift of the Lifebinder (tree) in the area, allowing everyone to Release Spirit.
- The Death Mechanic:
- Coming into contact with the Gift of the Lifebinder will revive the dead player.
- Avoid running into Hungering Souls, because they will slow you, and knock you away from the tree.
- Each time a player is revived the energy of the tree diminishes. After it is completely gone, the tree will gain a dot that causes it to take more damage whenever a player is revived. Healers can direct heal the tree to keep it alive at this point.
- After the raid is revived the boss should be interrupted before he finishes casting End of All Things, and moved to the same position he was tanked in during Phase 2.
- The raid should loosely stack beind the boss, while avoiding the Ember of Rage, which will consistently fall during this Phase.
- At 100 Energy, the boss will apply Soulburst to two players, and Soulbomb to one player. These should be handled the same way as Phase 2.
- Periodically Reorigination Modules will appear around the room, and start creating and increasing Reorigination Pulse Zone. We suggest killing these adds as soon as possible to minimize the area of the pulse.
- When Reorigination Modules die, Motes of Titanic Power will appear in the Spirit World, which can be picked up by any dead players to grant power to Khaz’goroth.
- While Khaz’goroth remain above 20 Power he will buff the entire raid with the Titanforged Buff. His energy is drained every 1.5 second, making it important to maintain it by consuming Motes of Titanic Power in the Spirit World.
- Deadly Scythe does not have a duration, so we suggest a single tank taking hits until he dies, then the other tank taunting the boss. This downtime gives opportunity for the dead tank to collect as many Motes of Titanic Power as possible before reviving.
Strategies by Role
Hopefully these strategies and tips in our Argus the Unmaker guide will help you to defeat this encounter!All Roles
- The transition to Phase 4 resets all potion timers, so we suggest using two during the first 3 Phases.
- Avoid standing in Death Fog during Phase 1.
- Never stand in front of the boss if you are a non-tank class.
- Avoid standing in the Reorigination Pulse zone when the Modules die.
DPS
- Focus on maintaining and stacking the buff that is more beneficial for your class during Phase 1.
- Prioritize killing the add that has weakness to your school of magic during Phase 3.
- Cosmic Beacon should be the only ability interrupted during Phase 3.
Healers
- Prioritize keeping the tanks alive after Soulbomb and Soulburst explosions.
- After the tree becomes withered in Phase 4, some healing should be directed towards it.
- Tortured Rage, along with another aoe ability can easily kill the raid if not quickly healed up.
Tanks
- Tanks should taunt after 3 stacks of Sweeping Scythe. Make sure to use stronger defensive cooldowns for later stacks.
- Deadly Scythe applies a permanent debuff, making death the only way to clear it. One tank should take as many stacks as possible before dying.
- During Phase 3, make sure to quickly taunt the adds who gain weapons. The weapons can randomly switch to caster adds throughout the phase, so we suggest keeping an eye on them.
Argus the Unmaker Abilities
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Bound. Broken.Eons of existence, knowing only pain.
A shattered soul, fueling infinite evil.
The master beckons. Rise... Rise!
Begin the end of all things.
- The Unmaking of Creation - The Speaker has heard the anguished whispers of the Unmaker, an emerald star calling out from the darkness. Little is known of him, only that his once-noble soul has been twisted by ages of endless torment.
Tanks - - Alternate tanks on Argus to minimize Sweeping Scythe damage.
- If you are made the Avatar of Aggramar, you will need to protect players afflicted by Soulbomb so they are not killed by Soulbomb Detonation.
- Constellar Designates equipped with Sword of the Cosmos and Blades of the Eternal should be tanked. Additionally, try to keep the Designate equipped with Sword of the Cosmos away from any other designates to avoid Cosmic Power stacking too high.
Healers - - Players afflicted by Soulbomb and Soulburst will take heavy damage - make sure their health is high enough that they are not subsequently killed by Soulbomb Detonation and Soulburst Detonation.
- If you are afflicted by Soulbomb, move to the Avatar of Aggramar to avoid being killed by Soulbomb Detonation.
- Once Gift of the Lifebinder is afflicted with Withering Roots, heal it to keep it alive so that players can use it to come back to life.
- Collect the Motes of Titanic Power while you are a ghost to empower Khaz'goroth, enabling him to cast Titanforging.
Damage Dealers - - Move into Gift of the Sky or Gift of the Sea to gain the power of Golganneth. However, make sure you always move into the same one, as the effects are mutually exclusive!
- If you are afflicted by Soulbomb, move to the Avatar of Aggramar to avoid being killed by Soulbomb Detonation.
- Collect the Motes of Titanic Power while you are a ghost to empower Khaz'goroth, enabling him to cast Titanforging.
- Stage One: Storm and Sky -
- Cone of Death - When Argus reaches 100 Titanic Essence, he cleaves the fabric of reality, creating a cone of Death Fog in front of him.
Death Fog - Inflicts 1,790,000 Shadow damage to players every 1 sec.
- Soulblight Orb - Summons a Soulblight Orb, which periodically applies Soulblight to players before dissipating.
- Soulblight - Inflicts 669,750 Shadow damage every 2 sec. for 8 sec and creates a pool of Death Fog at the affected player's location when it expires.
- Death Fog - Inflicts 1,790,000 Shadow damage to players every 1 sec.
- Soulblight - Inflicts 669,750 Shadow damage every 2 sec. for 8 sec and creates a pool of Death Fog at the affected player's location when it expires.
- Tortured Rage - Argus strikes the ground in rage, inflicting 1,425,000 Shadow damage to all players.
- Sweeping Scythe - Cleaves players in a half-circle in front of him, inflicting 4,290,000 Physical damage and increasing damage taken by subsequent Sweeping Scythes by 50% for 15 sec. This effect stacks.
- Golganneth's Aid -
Sky and Sea - Golganneth channels his fury to empower players, creating a Gift of the Sky and a Gift of the Sea.
- Gift of the Sky - A swirling essence of storms that lasts for 10 sec, granting any player who enters it the Strength of the Sky.
Players may only gain Strength of the Sky once from each Gift of the Sky.
- Strength of the Sky - Increases Critical Strike and Mastery by 2,000 for 30 sec. This effect stacks.
This effective is mutually exclusive with Strength of the Sea. Gaining Strength of the Sea will cancel Strength of the Sky.
- Strength of the Sky - Increases Critical Strike and Mastery by 2,000 for 30 sec. This effect stacks.
- Gift of the Sea - A torrential mass of water that lasts for 10 sec, granting any player who enters it the Strength of the Sea.
Players may only gain Strength of the Sea once from each Gift of the Sea.
- Strength of the Sea - Increases Haste and Versatility by 2,000 for 30 sec. This effect stacks.
This effective is mutually exclusive with Strength of the Sky. Gaining Strength of the Sky will cancel Strength of the Sea.
- Strength of the Sea - Increases Haste and Versatility by 2,000 for 30 sec. This effect stacks.
- Cone of Death - When Argus reaches 100 Titanic Essence, he cleaves the fabric of reality, creating a cone of Death Fog in front of him.
- Stage Two: The Protector Redeemed - When Argus reaches 70% health, Golganneth begins to cast Golganneth's Wrath, clearing away any Death Fog on the platform.
- Volatile Soul - At 100 Titanic Essence, Argus exposes the volatility in living souls, applying Soulburst to two players and Soulbomb to one.
The lingering corruption will then again apply Soulburst to two players when Argus reaches 50 Titanic Essence.
- Soulburst - Inflicts 357,000 Shadow damage every 3 sec. for 15 sec.
When Soulburst wears off, a Soulburst Detonation is triggered from the afflicted players location.
- Soulburst Detonation - Inflicts 1,430,000 Shadow damage to the afflicted player.
- Soulbomb - Inflicts 536,000 Shadow damage every 3 sec. for 15 sec.
When Soulbomb wears off, a Soulbomb Detonation is triggered from the afflicted players location.
- Soulbomb Detonation - Inflicts 7,140,000 Shadow damage to the afflicted player.
- Soulburst - Inflicts 357,000 Shadow damage every 3 sec. for 15 sec.
- Edge of Obliteration - Manifests a scythe of dark energy which travels in a line, inflicting 893,000 Physical damage every 2 sec. for 12 sec, and knocking back any players it comes into contact with.
- Sweeping Scythe - Cleaves players in a half-circle in front of him, inflicting 4,290,000 Physical damage and increasing damage taken by subsequent Sweeping Scythes by 50% for 15 sec. This effect stacks.
- Aggramar's Aid -
- Avatar of Aggramar - Aggramar grants a player a measure of his strength, increasing health by 100% and movement speed by 40% for 60 sec.
The Avatar of Aggramar also grants Agrammar's Boon to all nearby players, redirecting damage taken by nearby players to themselves.
- Aggramar's Boon - Players who stand near the Avatar of Aggramar have any damage they take redirected to the Avatar.
- Volatile Soul - At 100 Titanic Essence, Argus exposes the volatility in living souls, applying Soulburst to two players and Soulbomb to one.
- Stage Three: The Arcane Masters - When Argus reaches 40% health, he is sufficiently weakened such that Aman'Thul is able to subdue him with a Temporal Blast. However, the players must then contend with Argus' Constellar Designates.
- The Constellar Designates -
- Cosmic Ray - Channels a beam of cosmic energy towards a player, inflicting 2,140,000 Arcane damage to any players hit by the beam.
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Cosmic Beacon - Selects a player as a targeting beacon for Cosmic Smash, calling one down at their position after 4 sec.
- Cosmic Smash - Inflicts 1,337,500 Arcane damage to all players immediately and an additional 803,750 Arcane damage every 2 sec. for 6 sec. This effect stacks.
- Impending Inevitability - Constellars gain Inevitability when their casts are interrupted.
- Inevitability - Immune to interrupts for 20 sec.
- Starblast - Inflicts 671,000 Arcane damage to an enemy.
- The Stellar Armory - Periodically, two of the Constellar Designates will be granted arms from the Stellar Armory. When equipped with these arms, the Designates will no longer use their other abilities and will instead engage in melee attacks.
- Sword of the Cosmos - Increases melee attack damage by 200% and grants the ability Cosmic Power.
- Cosmic Power - Empowers the caster and any other Constellar Designates within 20 yds., increasing damage done by 20% for 3 min.
- Blades of the Eternal - Melee attack damage increased by 300%.
- Sword of the Cosmos - Increases melee attack damage by 200% and grants the ability Cosmic Power.
- Norgannon's Aid -
- The Discs of Norgannon - Exposes elemental weaknesses in the Constellar Designates. Each Designate takes 200% increased damage from a single school.
- The Constellar Designates -
- Stage Three: The Arcane Masters - When Argus reaches 40% health, he is sufficiently weakened such that Aman'Thul is able to subdue him with a Temporal Blast.
Or, so it seems... - Stage Four: The Gift of Life, The Forge of Loss - His Constellar Designates buying him the time to regain his strength, Argus kills the players with Reap Soul. All hope would be lost, were it not for the titans...
- End of All Things - Argus ends creation, killing everything.
- Ember of Rage - Argus' pure rage manifests as burning embers of titanic energy, which fall to the platform and detonate, inflicting 2,140,000 Shadow damage immediately and 714,000 Shadow damage every 2 sec. for 20 sec to any players hit. This effect stacks.
- Tortured Rage - Argus strikes the ground in rage, inflicting 1,425,000 Shadow damage to all players.
- Volatile Soul - At 100 Titanic Essence, Argus exposes the volatility in living souls, applying Soulburst to two players and Soulbomb to one.
The lingering corruption will then again apply Soulburst to two players when Argus reaches 50 Titanic Essence. - Sweeping Scythe - Cleaves players in a half-circle in front of him, inflicting 4,290,000 Physical damage and increasing damage taken by subsequent Sweeping Scythes by 50% for 15 sec. This effect stacks.
- Deadly Scythe - Cleaves players in a half-circle in front of him, inflicting 6,000,000 Physical damage and increasing damage taken by subsequent Deadly Scythes by 200%. This effect lasts forever and stacks.
- Reorigination Modules - Reorigination Modules will begin an Initialization Sequence when created.
When their health is consumed, they will cast Reorigination Pulse.
- Initialization Sequence - Drains the Reorigination Module's health over 15 sec, increasing the radius of Reorigination Pulse the longer the Initialiation Sequence is channeled.
- Reorigination Pulse - Inflicts 800,000 Arcane damage to all players and 4,000,000 Arcane damage to players within the area of Reorigination Pulse.
- The Spirit World -
- Hungering Souls - Hungering Souls stalk the spirit world, released by Argus' wrath. If they come into contact with any ghosts they will burst, applying Soul Detonation to any nearby ghosts.
- Soul Detonation - Knocks back nearby ghosts and reduces their movement speed by 40% for 8 sec.
- Motes of Titanic Power - When Reorigination Modules complete a Reorigination Pulse, their Titanic energy is released into the Spirit World as Motes of Titanic Power. Players can walk into these to collect them, granting Khaz'goroth Titanic Essence that he can use to fuel his Titanforging ability.
- Hungering Souls - Hungering Souls stalk the spirit world, released by Argus' wrath. If they come into contact with any ghosts they will burst, applying Soul Detonation to any nearby ghosts.
- Eonar's Aid -
- Gift of the Lifebinder - Eonar causes the Gift of the Lifebinder to spring forth to save the players. While the Gift of the Lifebinder lives, players may freely Release Spirit after dying. If players move to the tree as ghosts, they will be returned to life, at the cost of some of the Gift of the Lifebinder's Life Energy.
When the Gift of the Lifebinder's Life Energy is depleted, it becomes the Withered Gift of the Lifebinder.
- Withered Gift of the Lifebinder - Players may heal the Withered Gift of the Lifebinder. Additionally, when they use it to resurrect, it is afflicted by Withering Roots.
- Withering Roots - Inflicts 1,150,000 Nature damage every 1 sec. This effect stacks.
- Withered Gift of the Lifebinder - Players may heal the Withered Gift of the Lifebinder. Additionally, when they use it to resurrect, it is afflicted by Withering Roots.
- Gift of the Lifebinder - Eonar causes the Gift of the Lifebinder to spring forth to save the players. While the Gift of the Lifebinder lives, players may freely Release Spirit after dying. If players move to the tree as ghosts, they will be returned to life, at the cost of some of the Gift of the Lifebinder's Life Energy.
- Khaz'goroth's Aid - When Khaz'goroth has at least 20 Titanic Essence, he will begin to channel Titanforging.
Players can collect Motes of Titanic Power within the Spirit World to grant Khaz'goroth Titanic Energy.
- Titanforging - Channels, draining Titanic Essence every 1.5 sec., to grant all living players Titanforged. At higher amounts of Titanic Essence, Golganneth will consume more Titanic Essence to increase the magnitude of the Titanforged effect.
- Titanforged - Khaz'goroth reforges players in his image, granting them increased damage, healing and movement speed as long as he is able to channel Titanforging.
- Titanforging - Channels, draining Titanic Essence every 1.5 sec., to grant all living players Titanforged. At higher amounts of Titanic Essence, Golganneth will consume more Titanic Essence to increase the magnitude of the Titanforged effect.
Argus the Unmaker Achievements
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Argus the Unmaker Loot List
Argus the Unmaker drops item level 925 (LFR), 940 (Normal), 955 (Heroic), 970 (Mythic) loot. Loot can have higher item levels if it becomes Titanforged or Warforged.| Level | Type | Slot | Name | Model Viewer |
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| 940 | Neck | Neck |  Chain of the Unmaker | |
| 940 | Finger | Finger |  Sullied Seal of the Pantheon | |
| 940 | Trinket | Trinket |  Aman'Thul's Vision | |
| 940 | Trinket | Trinket |  Aggramar's Conviction | |
| 940 | Trinket | Trinket |  Norgannon's Prowess | |
| 940 | Trinket | Trinket |  Khaz'goroth's Courage | |
| 940 | Trinket | Trinket |  Golganneth's Vitality | |
| 940 | Trinket | Trinket |  Eonar's Compassion | |
| 940 | Cloth | Chest |  Gambeson of Sargeras' Corruption |  Modelviewer |
| 940 | Cloth | Hands |  Handwraps of Inevitable Doom | Modelviewer |
| 940 | Leather | Chest |  Vest of Waning Life | Modelviewer |
| 940 | Leather | Waist |  Death-Enveloping Cincture | Modelviewer |
| 940 | Head |  Helm of the Awakened Soul | Modelviewer | |
| 940 | Shoulders |  Pauldrons of Colossal Burden | Modelviewer | |
| 940 | Plate | Legs |  Cosmos-Culling Legplates | Modelviewer |
| 940 | Plate | Hands |  Nascent Deathbringer's Clutches | Modelviewer |
| 930 | Arcane Relic |  Miniaturized Cosmic Beacon | ||
| 930 | Blood Relic |  Cruor of the Avenger | ||
| 930 | Fel Relic |  Condensed Blight Orb | ||
| 930 | Fire Relic |  Flickering Ember of Rage | ||
| 930 | Frost Relic |  Rime of the Spirit Realm | ||
| 930 | Holy Relic |  Reorigination Spark | ||
| 930 | Shadow Relic |  Volatile Soul Fragment | ||
| 930 | Storm Relic |  Conch of the Thunderer | ||
| 930 | Life Relic |  Root of the Lifebinder | ||
| 930 | Iron Relic |  Mote of the Forgemaster | ||
| 110 | Other |  Pantheon's Blessing |
| Level | Type | Slot | Name | Model Viewer |
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| Type | Slot | Name | ||
| 955 | Neck | Neck | Chain of the Unmaker | |
| 955 | Finger | Finger | Sullied Seal of the Pantheon | |
| 955 | Trinket | Trinket | Aman'Thul's Vision | |
| 955 | Trinket | Trinket | Aggramar's Conviction | |
| 955 | Trinket | Trinket | Norgannon's Prowess | |
| 955 | Trinket | Trinket | Khaz'goroth's Courage | |
| 955 | Trinket | Trinket | Golganneth's Vitality | |
| 955 | Trinket | Trinket | Eonar's Compassion | |
| 955 | Cloth | Chest | Gambeson of Sargeras' Corruption | Modelviewer |
| 955 | Cloth | Hands | Handwraps of Inevitable Doom | Modelviewer |
| 955 | Leather | Chest | Vest of Waning Life | Modelviewer |
| 955 | Leather | Waist | Death-Enveloping Cincture | Modelviewer |
| 955 | Head | Helm of the Awakened Soul | Modelviewer | |
| 955 | Shoulders | Pauldrons of Colossal Burden | Modelviewer | |
| 955 | Plate | Legs | Cosmos-Culling Legplates | Modelviewer |
| 955 | Plate | Hands | Nascent Deathbringer's Clutches | Modelviewer |
| 945 | Arcane Relic | Miniaturized Cosmic Beacon | ||
| 945 | Blood Relic | Cruor of the Avenger | ||
| 945 | Fel Relic | Condensed Blight Orb | ||
| 945 | Fire Relic | Flickering Ember of Rage | ||
| 945 | Frost Relic | Rime of the Spirit Realm | ||
| 945 | Holy Relic | Reorigination Spark | ||
| 945 | Shadow Relic | Volatile Soul Fragment | ||
| 945 | Storm Relic | Conch of the Thunderer | ||
| 945 | Life Relic | Root of the Lifebinder | ||
| 945 | Iron Relic | Mote of the Forgemaster | ||
| 125 | Other | Pantheon's Blessing |
| Level | Type | Slot | Name | Model Viewer |
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| Type | Slot | Name | ||
| 970 | Neck | Neck | Chain of the Unmaker | |
| 970 | Finger | Finger | Sullied Seal of the Pantheon | |
| 970 | Trinket | Trinket | Aman'Thul's Vision | |
| 970 | Trinket | Trinket | Aggramar's Conviction | |
| 970 | Trinket | Trinket | Norgannon's Prowess | |
| 970 | Trinket | Trinket | Khaz'goroth's Courage | |
| 970 | Trinket | Trinket | Golganneth's Vitality | |
| 970 | Trinket | Trinket | Eonar's Compassion | |
| 970 | Cloth | Chest |  Gambeson of Sargeras' Corruption | Modelviewer |
| 970 | Cloth | Hands |  Handwraps of Inevitable Doom | Modelviewer |
| 970 | Leather | Chest |  Vest of Waning Life | Modelviewer |
| 970 | Leather | Waist |  Death-Enveloping Cincture | Modelviewer |
| 970 | Head |  Helm of the Awakened Soul | Modelviewer | |
| 970 | Shoulders |  Pauldrons of Colossal Burden | Modelviewer | |
| 970 | Plate | Legs |  Cosmos-Culling Legplates | Modelviewer |
| 970 | Plate | Hands |  Nascent Deathbringer's Clutches | Modelviewer |
| 960 | Arcane Relic | Miniaturized Cosmic Beacon | ||
| 960 | Blood Relic | Cruor of the Avenger | ||
| 960 | Fel Relic | Condensed Blight Orb | ||
| 960 | Fire Relic | Flickering Ember of Rage | ||
| 960 | Frost Relic | Rime of the Spirit Realm | ||
| 960 | Holy Relic | Reorigination Spark | ||
| 960 | Shadow Relic | Volatile Soul Fragment | ||
| 960 | Storm Relic | Conch of the Thunderer | ||
| 960 | Life Relic | Root of the Lifebinder | ||
| 960 | Iron Relic | Mote of the Forgemaster | ||
| 140 | Other | Pantheon's Blessing |
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