# The Maven > For an eternity, the darkness swelled within a ceaseless churn of its feeding, and then... silence. Such silence is deafening to those who listen for it. The abyss cast its gaze upon its source. The first lurching movement of boundaries drawn long before the dawn. A claimant has arrived. You may know who. You wish to know why. > The Maven seeks new conflict. Bored, she is, with the realm she has given. She is not the only one. The silence is deafening to all. > The Envoy The Maven is an NPC and boss encountered within maps. Progressing the Maven's questline allows the player to unlock powerful atlas passive skills that enhance the rewards and fights of maps within the Atlas of Worlds. ## Entry ### Maven's Crucible By slaying 3 map bosses in the Maven's presence, you'll earn an invitation to The Maven's Crucible where she will request that you defeat these bosses simultaneously. Having demonstrated your strength, she challenges you to defeat four bosses, then five, then six and finally ten at the same time. Only then can you take on the new pinnacle boss of the Atlas: the Maven herself. The Atlas Quick Guide takes the player through all the steps required to find The Maven and to unlock The Maven's Crucible. To know if the map is eligible to have Maven's presence, you can check if her symbol is highlighted before activating your map device. Maven will boost the boss in one of the following ways: - Create a clone of the boss - Increase the boss's damage mitigation - Increase the boss's speed - Recover the boss's life - Cast [[Spatial Decay]] on the player - Cast [[Ethereal Tendrils]] on the player - Cast an orb that follows the player and deals fire damage over time from the debuff [[Orb Fire]] - Cast an orb that, when triggered, drops [[Frozen Ground]] which deals cold damage over time - Cast an orb that chases the player and explodes, dealing lightning damage ### Maven boss Players can fight The Maven by collecting [[Crescent Splinters]] from fights within The Maven's Crucible and combining them to form [[The Maven's Writ]]. Using the Maven's Writ with the map device will allow the player to fight the Maven. Defeating the Maven for the first time will reward the player with two passive points for The Uncharted Realms. Additionally, she will drop exclusive unique items as listed below, as well as the [[Maven's Orb]] and [[Elevated Sextant]]. Usually the latter two worth way more than the unique items. ## Items found from this monster - [[Legacy of Fury]] 69 - [[Viridi's Veil]] 68 - [[Arn's Anguish]] 68 - [[Olesya's Delight]] 68 - [[Graven's Secret]] 68 - [[Doppelgänger Guise]] 68 - [[Elevated Sextant]] 1 - [[Maven's Orb]] 1 ### Other item drops Permanent upgrades: - [[The Maven's Beacon]] Crucible Invitations (drop when Maven witnessing boss fight): - [[Maven's Invitation: Glennach Cairns]] (1) (3/4.5/6 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Haewark Hamlet]] (1) (3/4.5/6 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Lex Ejoris]] (1) (3/4.5/6 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Lex Proxima]] (1) (3/4.5/6 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Lira Arthain]] (1) (3/4.5/6 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: New Vastir]] (1) (3/4.5/6 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Tirn's End]] (1) (3/4.5/6 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Valdo's Rest]] (1) (3/4.5/6 bosses) Craftable - [[Maven's Invitation: Glennach Cairns]] (10 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Haewark Hamlet]] (10 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Lex Ejoris]] (10 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Lex Proxima]] (10 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Lira Arthain]] (10 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: New Vastir]] (10 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Tirn's End]] (10 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: Valdo's Rest]] (10 bosses) - [[Maven's Invitation: The Feared]] - [[Maven's Invitation: The Forgotten]] - [[Maven's Invitation: The Formed]] - [[Maven's Invitation: The Hidden]] - [[Maven's Invitation: The Twisted]]