Vaal_side_area
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| 1 | + | # Vaal side area | |
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| 3 | + | A **Vaal side area** or **corrupted area** is a randomly-generated side area indicated by a glowing, beating heart and swirling ribbons of blood. Every corrupted area contains a boss, guarding a Vaal Vessel that drops Vaal Skill Gems, Vaal Fragments, and corrupted equipment. One Vaal skill gem is guaranteed to drop. Near the vessel there is a Vaal Letter or Research Journal, which provides Vaal-related lore. | |
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| 5 | + | Corrupted areas have [[modifiers]], similar to end-game [[map]]s, which substantially increase their difficulty. Since corrupted items cannot be modified, the modifiers cannot be rerolled. Corrupted areas found in act zones spawn have 1 to 2 affixes (magic), while corrupted areas found in maps spawn with 4 to 6 affixes (rare). | |
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| 7 | - | * Ores and bars are interchangeable. Bars count 5x to the Port Quota cap compared to their ore versions and contribute approximately 4x to Shipment Value. | |
| 8 | - | * Fulfilling quotas will also add an additional reward, typically a unique item. | |
| 9 | - | * Port Quotas can be completed over several shipments and do not expire. | |
| 10 | - | * Port Quotas refresh once completed, randomizing the requested resource type, quantity, and multiplier. | |
| 11 | - | * Kalguuran Ports (Riben Fell, Pondium, Kalguur) can additionally reward runes | |
| 12 | - | * Karui Ports (Ngakanu, Te Onui) can additionally reward tattoos | |
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| 15 | - | Resource |Shipment Value | Riben Fell | Ngakanu | Pondium | Te Onui | Kalguur | Mota Aro | |
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| 17 | - | Port Rewards | | ??? | STR Tattoos | ??? | DEX Tattoos | Runegrafts | INT Tattoos | |
| 18 | - | Wheat | 12 | Staves<br>Warstaves | STR Body Armours | Wands | DEX Body Armours | Sceptres | INT Body Armours | |
| 19 | - | Corn | 15 | Claws | STR Helmets | Daggers | DEX Helmets | Bow<br>Quivers | INT Helmets | |
| 20 | - | Pumpkin | 18 | Swords | STR Boots | Maces | DEX Boots | Axes | INT Boots | |
| 21 | - | Orgourd | 21 | Ward Boots | STR Gloves | Ward Gloves | DEX Gloves | Ward Helmets | INT Gloves | |
| 22 | - | Blue Zanthimum | 24 | Rings | STR Shields | Belts | DEX Shields | Amulets | INT Shields | |
| 23 | - | Crimson Iron Ore<br>Crimson Iron Bar | 4<br>16 | Regular currency | |
| 24 | - | Orichalcum Ore<br>Orichalcum Bar | 5<br>19 | Regular currency | |
| 25 | - | Petrified Amber Ore<br>Petrified Amber Bar | 6<br>24 | Regular currency | |
| 26 | - | Bismuth Ore<br>Bismuth Bar | 9<br>37 | Regular currency | |
| 27 | - | Verisium Ore<br>Verisium Bar | 16<br>64 | Regular currency | |
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| 29 | - | ### Thaumaturgic dust scaling | |
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| 31 | - | Shipment Value | Dust sent | Calculate | Final Shipment Value | |
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| 33 | - | 1000 | 500 | | 1000+500 = 1500 | |
| 34 | - | 1000 | 999 | | 1000+999 = 1999 | |
| 35 | - | 1000 | 1000 | sqrt(1000/1000) = 100% more | 1000 * (1 + 100%) = 2000 | |
| 36 | - | 1000 | 4000 | sqrt(4000/1000) = 200% more | 1000 * (1 + 200%) = 3000 | |
| 37 | - | 1000 | 9000 | sqrt(9000/1000) = 300% more | 1000 * (1 + 300%) = 4000 | |
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| 40 | - | ### Fishing | |
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| 42 | - | * 108 111 110 - Lon | |
| 43 | - | * 103 32 115 - g s | |
| 44 | - | * 101 97 115 - eas | |
| 45 | - | * 1 111 10 - o | |
| 46 | - | * 11 1 110 - n | |
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| 48 | - | [long season](https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1efncv6/i_decrypted_a_hidden_message_in_the_gold_prices/) | |
| 7 | + | Due to the small size of corrupted areas, league mechanics are generally disabled from spawning in corrupted areas during challenge [[league]]s. [[Master]]s, more corrupted areas and Trials of [[Ascendancy]] also cannot spawn in corrupted areas. Notable exceptions which CAN spawn in them include [[Silver Coin]]s, Strongboxes, Shrines, Rogue exiles and [[Tormented Spirit]]s. Many of the corrupted area bosses were also formerly [Invasion bosses](Invasion_league). | |
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