# Apex of Ascension **Apex of Ascension** is one of the level 3 incursion rooms of the Temple of Atzoatl that can be obtained by upgrading the [[Hall of Offerings]] during temporal incursion. The room contains an Altar of Sacrifice which provides the player with one of two different functions: - Sacrifice a unique item for another random unique item of the same item class, including items not ordinarily obtainable. - Transforms unique items found exclusively in the Temple of Atzoatl. The altar may only be used once per temple. ## Sacrifice a unique item for another unique item League mechanics: Incursion. While in an incursion, the player can open passages and kill architects to change or upgrade the room, which affects the Temple's layout in the future. After 11 incursions, the Temple in present time can be raided for loot and special altars which modify items. Crafting Bench | Tier | Incursion room | Sacrifice - | - | - | - Table of Sacrifice | Tier 1 | Sacrificial Chamber | Allows you to sacrifice a unique item. Ahuana drops an additional random Unique Item. Table of Sacrifice | Tier 2 | Hall of Offerings | Sacrifice a unique item for another random unique item. The same item class unique can be obtained. Altar of Sacrifice | Tier 3 | Apex of Ascension | Change a unique item into another. You will gain a unique item of the same item class as the one sacrificed. <br>Transforms unique items found exclusively in the Temple of Atzoatl. PoE 3.20: Ancient Orbs and the Altar of Sacrifice in the Temple of Atzoatl can no longer be used on Unique Jewels, Flasks or Maps. Vials are currency items used to upgrade certain unique items to their more powerful versions. They are used by placing one in the Altar of Sacrifice in Apex of Ascension (a level 3 room that upgraded from Sacrificial Chamber and Hall of Offerings) along with the required unique item. Vials can only be obtained from The Vaal Omnitect. Vial | Original item | Upgraded item - | - | - [[Vial of Awakening]] | [[Apep's Slumber]] | [[Apep's Supremacy]] [[Vial of Consequence]] | [[Coward's Chains]] | [[Coward's Legacy]] [[Vial of Dominance]] | [[Architect's Hand]] | [[Slavedriver's Hand]] [[Vial of Fate]] | [[Story of the Vaal]] | [[Fate of the Vaal]] [[Vial of Summoning]] | [[Mask of the Spirit Drinker]] | [[Mask of the Stitched Demon]] [[Vial of the Ritual]] | [[Dance of the Offered]] | [[Omeyocan]] [[Vial of Transcendence]] | [[Tempered Flesh]] | [[Transcendent Flesh]] [[Vial of Transcendence]] | [[Tempered Spirit]] | [[Transcendent Spirit]] [[Vial of Transcendence]] | [[Tempered Mind]] | [[Transcendent Mind]] [[Vial of Sacrifice]] | [[Sacrificial Heart]] | [[Zerphi's Heart]] [[Vial of the Ghost]] | [[Soul Catcher]] | [[Soul Ripper]] Corrupted unique items can be used on the altar for a random non-corrupted unique item. Exmaple: [[Vial of Summoning]] + [[Mask of the Spirit Drinker]] = [[Mask of the Stitched Demon]]