Vessel of Kulemak

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Vessel of Kulemak
Vessel of Kulemak
Level(s)	80-82
Location(s)	The Black Cathedral

Vessel of Kulemak is the pinnacle boss of the Abyss encounter. It is located in The Black Cathedral.

Abilities

Each time Vessel of Kulemak is defeated, players are provided to either "Steal a Lich's Power", reviving and empowering the boss, or "Take the Finger", ending the encounter. If the player opts to steal a Lich's power, they can interact with one of three petrified Liches nearby to empower the boss up to three times (comes in three fixed combinations in a random order) and add a custom unrevealed desecrated modifier to Grip of KulemakGrip of Kulemak
Abyssal SignetInflict Abyssal Wasting on Hit(20-30)% reduced Presence Area of Effect
(20-30)% reduced Light Radius
<Can gain 0-4 custom Desecrated Modifiers> (Hidden)Drink deeply of the Well.
Let the Abyss coil within.. On the fourth revive, instead of stealing a Lich's power, players are given the option to "Return the Finger", causing the Vessel of Kulemak to revive at full power and opening Abyssal portals and a massive fissure in the centre of the arena. This will also increase Vessel of Kulemak's level between Level 80 to Level 82.

List of Lich's empowerments, in random order

Empowerment type	Amanamu	Kurgal	Ulaman
Crystals	Amanamu's Fracturing Crystals periodically shatter and spread shards across the arena which explode on proximity	Kurgal's Grip A nearby crystal tethers a beam to you and inflicts stacks of Soul Drain when you move, dealing escalating cold damage over time; staying still will remove stacks	Ulaman's Storm Crystals periodically fire rapid beams between several crystals; the beams will flash slightly before firing
Minions	Amanamu's Horde Summons Lightless Serpents instead of Abyssal Walkers	Kurgal's Gaze Summons Blackblooded Elite instead of Abyssal Walkers	Ulaman's Persistence Summons a Shepherd of the Pit instead of Abyssal Walkers
Enhancement	Amanamu's Deceit Kulemak's Inferno now also inflicts its debuff inside of the ring	Kugal's Memory Arena-wide Cleave now creates multiple overlapping areas	Ulaman's Expanse Eyebeam now also creates two apparitions which also fire beams on either side at 45 degree angles

Phase 1-3

• Melee Swipe
• "Serve..."/"Rise..."/"Obey..." - Summon Minions: Opens up its neck to create a large green orb which raises Abyssal Walkers from the earth.
  • Empowered Minions: Summons Lightless Serpents, Blackblooded Elites, or Shepherd of the Pit instead of Abyssal Walkers depending on which Lich's empowerment was selected.
• Arena-wide Cleave: Creates a large marked rectangular area covered by wind before launching a wave of cold damage across the area, following the directions indicated by the wind and its neck movement, then does another wave in the opposite direction. The marked area overlaps both waves.
  • Empowered Cleave: Creates multiple overlapping areas.
• "Vision... of endless hate..."/"Horizon... of eternal sorrow..." - Eyebeam: Opens its neck before firing a large green beam, dealing lightning damage.
  • Empowered Eyebeam: Also creates two apparitions which also fire beams on either side at 45 degree angles.
• Kulemak's Inferno: Channels for a duration, creating a tracking ring around the character and covering the entire arena outside the ring in a stackable debuff called Kulemak's Inferno, which deals fire damage over time. After a duration, the ring will flash and remain stationary, no longer track the player.
  • Empowered Inferno: Also inflicts its debuff inside of the ring.
• "Under his shadow... We are saved from the light..."/"From his prison... Darkness promises eternity..." - Engulfing Darkness: Engulfs all of the arena except a small circle in Darkness, preventing you from dealing damage while in it.

Phase 4

A massive fissure spawns, splitting the entire length of the arena in half. Floating green orbs will periodically appear from it, following the player before crashing down, creating pools of Desecrated ground, dealing physical damage over time and preventing life/energy shield recovery while standing on it.

The crystals on the side of the arena will turn into Abyssal portals will also open on either side of the arena. Approaching one will teleport you to the other side, disabling the pair of portals for a duration.

Crystal mechanics and Kulemak's Inferno are not used in Phase 4. Vessel of Kulemak will always use Empowered Eyebeam and Empowered Cleave in this phase even if not selected.

• "Darkness... Shall find you..."/"Fate... unyielding..." - Teleport Slam: Digs into the ground before slamming down from the sky in an area.
• Arena-wide Cleave: Creates two large marked rectangular areas covered by wind on either side of the arena before launching a wave of cold damage across both sides, following the directions indicated by the wind, then does another wave in the opposite direction. The marked area overlaps both waves.
• "Serve..."/"Rise..."/"Obey..." - Summon Minions: Opens up its neck to create a large green orb to summon Lightless Serpents, Blackblooded Elites, or Shepherd of the Pit depending on which Lich's empowerment was selected.
• "Vision... of endless hate..."/"Horizon... of eternal sorrow..." - Empowered Eyebeam: Opens its neck before firing a large green beam, dealing lightning damage. Creates two apparitions which also fire beams on either side at 45 degree angles.
• "Under his shadow... We are saved from the light..."/"From his prison... Darkness promises eternity..." - Engulfing Darkness: Engulfs all of the arena except a small circle in Darkness, preventing you from dealing damage while in it.

Drops

Vessel of Kulemak always drops a Grip of KulemakGrip of Kulemak
Abyssal SignetInflict Abyssal Wasting on Hit(20-30)% reduced Presence Area of Effect
(20-30)% reduced Light Radius
<Can gain 0-4 custom Desecrated Modifiers> (Hidden)Drink deeply of the Well.
Let the Abyss coil within. that can be empowered to have up to 4 custom desecrated modifiers. The modifiers it gains depends on the Lich empowerments chosen.

Vessel of Kulemak will always drops one of the following unique items:

• Darkness EnthronedDarkness Enthroned
  Fine BeltRequires Level 62Flasks gain 0.17 charges per Second
  Has (1-3) Charm SlotsThis item gains bonuses from Socketed Items as though it was <Random socketable equipment type>
  +(50-100)% increased effect of Socketed Items
  Has 2 Rune Sockets (Hidden)Kulemak sat triumphant, raising the crown.
  Darkness coiled the world in eternal night.
  Victory, a mere moment, came crashing down.
  No conqueror, no conquered, only searing Light.
• The Unborn LichThe Unborn Lich
  Ravenous StaffStaffRequires Level 78, 137 IntGrants Skill: Level (18-20) Feast of Flesh(60-80)% increased Desecrated Modifier magnitudes
  <Custom Desecrated prefix>
  <Lich's Desecrated suffix>
  <Lich's Desecrated prefix or suffix>In ghastly pits beneath the world,
  Kulemak grows countless new bodies,
  each more powerful than the last.
  Not all of his abominations survive.
• Undying HateUndying Hate
  Timeless JewelLimited to: 1 Historic
  Radius: Very LargeGlorifying the defilement of (79-30977) souls in tribute to (Amanamu-Ulaman-Kurgal-Tecrod-Kulemak)
  Passives in radius are Conquered by the Abyssals
  Historic
  <Can gain 0-4 custom Desecrated Modifiers> (Hidden)They believed themselves driven by necessity,
  but that desperation made them monstrous.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
  Can be Desecrated 4 Times.
  Desecration makes the item unstable.

In addition, it can also drop:

• Tecrod's RevengeTecrod's RevengeSupport, Lineage, Minion, Persistent, Duration
  Category: Last GaspRequires Level 65
  Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a short duration or when they take further damage exceeding their maximum Life. Minions from Supported Skills gain Soul Eater and a burst of speed on entering this state.Minions from Supported Skills die 10 seconds after their Life is reduced to 0
  Minions from Supported Skills gain Soul Eater when their Life is reduced to 0
  Minions from Supported Skills gain 20% increased Attack and Cast Speed when their Life is reduced to 0The Lich Lords destroyed his body, but with his dying fury,
  Tecrod found a way. He lurks deep, in the blood, in the flesh,
  in the Well... perhaps walking among them even now, unseen.Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.

Additionally, Witches that have ascended to become a Lich can opt to change into the Abyssal Lich alternate ascendancy.

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Trivia

Vessel of Kulemak has a similar model to a pinnacle boss in Path of Exile - Incarnation of Dread.

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0b	The Vessel of Kulemak's Teleport Slam can no longer be avoided, and the damage it deals has been reduced. Improved the telegraphing for the Vessel of Kulemak's arena-wide cleave. The cleave has also been made easier to dodge in the final part of the fight.
0.3.0	Introduced to the game.