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With Path of Exile: Siege of the Atlas adding and then many new mechanics to the game, information technology'due south to be expected that a few older mechanics and items are being removed (good day Navali). One of the larger sets of items on their mode out are Watchstones, which were previously used to unlock and upgrade sure endgame maps. The organisation doesn't leave entirely in their absence, though, as the Watchstones will have their office filled by Voidstones.

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In full general, Voidstones are a simplification of the older system. Instead of placing an array of Watchstones into xvi dissimilar slots to unlock and upgrade your maps, you only demand to track downward and place iv Voidstones into your Atlas. Although Voidstones are no longer necessary for unlocking certain maps, they are still used to upgrade the difficulty of your maps, to a maximum of tier sixteen.

Each of the four Voidstones drops from a different endgame dominate. The Formalism Voidstone drops from The Maven. The Rust-covered Voidstone drops from the Uber Elder. The Grasping and Omniscient Voidstones drop from the ii Elevation bosses, the Eater of Worlds and the Searing Exarch respectively.

Like Watchstones, Voidstones tin still be modified using Sextants, and Siege of the Atlas adds a few new Sextants to the mix. Additionally, since Sextant modifications tin no longer be stored in Watchstones for situational swapping, they tin instead be stored using Surveyor's Compasses. You lot can purchase Surveyor'southward Compasses from Kirac in an unlimited quantity, at the cost of one Chaos Orb apiece.

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