In the Incursion League, Alva Valai will thrust you into various rooms of the Temple of Atzoatl during its construction, so that you can learn more about its location, steer its development and reap the rewards when she locates the ruins of the temple in the present day.
Yesterday, we teased an item with two corrupted implicits. You may be wondering how it's possible to achieve this result on your item! The answer lies in the Temple of Atzoatl, among the many secrets it contains. The Corruption Chamber in its fully-upgraded Tier III form contains the Corruption Altar which allows you to effectively "super-corrupt" an item. Just like with Vaal Orbs, using the Altar has some potentially very powerful rewards, but it may destroy your item completely. If your Incursion takes you to the Corruption Chamber, you will have the opportunity to swap this room or upgrade it based on which architect you choose to kill. This is a decision you'll need to weigh carefully as all tiers of the Corruption Room apply a penalty to your maximum resistances in the final temple. If you have one of the first two tiers of the Corruption Chamber in your final room you'll suffer the downside and have no Corruption Altar to make it worthwhile... As you assess the risk, ponder the four possible outcomes from crafting your item at the Corruption Altar:
Each outcome has an equal chance. Items that are already corrupted cannot be used at the Altar. There are many room variants you'll encounter in your Incursions that follow a similar pattern, where the rewards will only unlock in their fully upgraded form. As you discover the secrets of the temple, you'll be able to discern which rooms you automatically want to swap out and which ones are wisest to keep. Getting access to a room early or late in your set of 11 Incursions may also be a factor in your decisions to upgrade or swap rooms. For example, if you enter the Corruption Room for the first time in your 10th Incursion, you will likely want to swap it for another as you won't be able to upgrade it in time for your journey into the final Temple. There are, however, many rooms that are rewarding at every level and offer even more rewards as they're unlocked! We'll showcase more of these in the news over the coming week! |
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