Exiled Mages

Exiled Mages is a new Event that can appear in the Campaign or Monolith of Fate. The rewards these Mages provide are powerful and exclusive, so be on the lookout and take them out whenever you can!

What Are Exiled Mages?

Lore-wise, they were Mages that experimented on forbidden magic and were caught, leading to their imprisonment. These prisons can be found throughout the campaign and Monolith of Fate. Opening a prison releases the Mage, who attacks both you and any monsters in the area. The Mage has a variety of skills at his disposal and also uses Teleport, making him very agile. He is more challenging than the other enemies in the area, so be prepared for a battle!

Locating Exiled Mages

Aside from the first few campaign maps, Exiled Mages have a chance to spawn on any map that isn't purely a boss fight. Finding them is as simple as exploring the map and looking for the icon on the minimap. Once you've located one, walk over to it and click on the prison that's trapping the Mage inside. After a short animation, the Mage appears and the fight begins!

Rewards

Once you defeat the Mage he drops a variety of items, including one item with an Experimental Affix. This Affix is exclusive to the Mage, so it cannot drop anywhere else in the world.

Farming Exiled Mages

Since Exiled Mages drop very valuable and exclusive loot, many players will want to farm them to get the items they need. Here are some tips:

• General Farming Strategies:
  • The Weaver Tree is a great way to juice both the Spawn rate and the loot of Exiled Mages. If you're already planning on targeting them, consider taking the relevant nodes in the Weaver Tree to make your efforts even more fruitful.
  • The Rune Prison Complex Woven Echo has a large number of Exiled Mages to fight, making it a great place to farm them in bulk.
  • Farm higher area level. Experimental Affixes can be Exalted, but only if the area level is high enough.
  • Once you reach Empowered Monoliths, farm at the highest Corruption you can efficiently.

Following these strategies improves your chance of getting what you're looking for, but ultimately it's up to RNG, so good luck!

Alternative Experimental Affix Method

The Rune Prison Complex Woven Echo isn't just a great place to farm Exiled Mages. It can also be used to craft an Experimental Affix onto an item that doesn't already have one. Once you've completed the Echo, use the Thaumaturgy Device by place an item with two prefixes inside it. You can then select which prefix to replace and what Experimental Affix you want. The prefix tiers of the item you're crafting on determines the likelihood of getting a high tier Experimental Affix, with a maximum tier of 5.

Summary

• Exiled Mages is a new Event that can appear in the Campaign or Monolith of Fate.
• Defeated Exiled Mages drop items with Experimental Affixes, which are exclusive to them.
• Experimental Affixes can also be crafted from the Rune Prison Complex Woven Echo.

Credits

Written by McFluffin.
Reviewed by Facefoot, Lizard_IRL, Dredscythe