Action Role-Playing Games (ARPGs) frequently feature endgame difficulty options, and Last Epoch is a notable example. Players can heighten the challenge through the Monolith of Fate by increasing a mechanic known as Corruption. Elevating Corruption not only toughens up adversaries but also enhances the rewards and experience points earned. Thus, managing and increasing your Corruption becomes essential for success in the endgame.
Understanding Corruption in Last Epoch
When you first access the Monolith of Fate, your Corruption begins at zero. To accumulate Corruption stacks, you must defeat the Shade of Orobyss boss located within the Echo of A World node. The standard Monolith allows for a maximum of 50 Corruption stacks.
In contrast, the Empowered Monolith of Fate initiates at 100 Corruption and imposes no upper limit. A strategic method for gaining additional Corruption during your runs is to vanquish Timeline bosses, which bestow the Gaze of Orobyss as a reward.
Before confronting the Shade of Orobyss, you can gather several Gaze of Orobyss stacks; each stack grants 10 bonus Corruption upon the boss’s defeat.
However, excessive Corruption can hinder your endgame progress due to increased enemy levels. If this happens, you can reduce your Corruption level by completing a boss fight in the Sanctuary of Eterra.
This sanctuary becomes accessible only after overcoming the Shade of Orobyss in the standard Monolith, allowing you to decrease your Corruption as needed.
The Benefits of Increasing Corruption
Boosting Corruption, particularly within the Empowered Monolith, raises the game’s challenge, but why pursue such difficulty? The primary incentive is the potential for improved rewards. Increased Corruption directly correlates to superior loot and enhancements, which enrich your gameplay experience.
The advantages extend to item rarity, as the likelihood of obtaining boss-specific drops significantly rises. Furthermore, navigating greater challenges allows players to truly test and refine their builds, creating a profound sense of accomplishment when besting notoriously tough bosses.
- Enhanced drop rates for rare items
- Better chances for boss-specific loot
- The thrill of overcoming heightened challenges