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The Harbinger of Hatred is a formidable endgame boss inLast Epoch, introduced in Patch 1.1 as part of the Forgotten Knight faction questline. This boss embodies the Tank archetype, combining heavy-hitting physical attacks with devastating void abilities borrowed from Rahyeh, The Black Sun.
Defeating the Harbinger is crucial for progressing through the Forgotten Knight faction and is a prerequisite forchallenging the pinnacle boss, Aberroth. To stand a chance, you’ll need to know where it spawns, what to bring, and how to survive its most punishing mechanics.
Where To Find The Harbinger Of Hatred
To encounter the Harbinger of Hatred, you must first defeat Rahyeh, the final boss in The Black Sun timeline. It’s important to note that the Harbinger’s appearance is tied to thecorruption level of the timeline; higher corruption increases the likelihood of the Harbinger spawning. Specifically, the first Harbinger encounter becomesavailable at 100 corruption, with subsequent Harbingers appearing every 25 corruption levels thereafter, up to 300 corruption. Normal monoliths cap at 50 corruption, so you’re going to have to empower them. To unlock the empowered versions of all timelines, you’ll first need toclear the normal versionsof the timelines Spirits of Fire, The Last Ruin, and The Age of Winter.
After finishing those, head to the central island that connects the three timelines and interact with the chest there. Doing this will activate the empowered versions across the board, giving you access to tougher challenges and better rewards. Once empowered, run through the Black Sun timeline as usual, doing each Quest Echo (seen on the timeline’s stability bar) and maxing out its stability.
Corruption is a mechanic within theMonolith of Fatesystem that increases encounter difficulty and reward quality. As Corruption rises, enemies become tougher, but players benefit from higher item rarity, more experience, and increased chances for valuable Echo rewards.
Gear and Modifiers
Before facing the Harbinger of Hatred, it’s important to come prepared with gear that can handleboth void and physical damage. Choosing the right modifiers along the way can make the path to the boss easier and stop you from walking into a fight you’re not ready for.
Recommended Gear
Endurance Threshold and Endurance Damage Reductionwill help you soak up attacks andincrease your tankiness.
Echo Modifiers
Harbinger Of Hatred Strategy
Before you take on the Harbinger of Hatred, you’ll first have to defeat Rahyeh, The Black Sun, in the same encounter. Pay close attention to Rahyeh’s abilities, because once they fall, the Harbinger will immediately pick up the fight and use some of their attacks against you. The Harbinger of Hatred is built like a tank and hits extremely hard. Itsoaks up damage and dishes out some nasty AoE attacks, so staying mobile and learning its patterns is the key to making it out alive.
The Harbinger often hasbrief windows of vulnerabilitybetween its powerful attacks. Observing and learning the timing of these windows allows you to maximize your damage output while minimizing the risk of taking damage.
Mechanics And Counters
The Harbinger’s abilities can be categorized into two groups: its inherent Tank archetype skills and the void-based abilities inherited from Rahyeh.
Rewards
Gaze of Orobyss is a mechanic thatboosts how much Corruption you earnwhen defeating the Shade of Orobyss. Each stack of Gaze is gained by killing Timeline Bosses in Empowered Timelines.
Defeating the Harbinger of Hatred can yield several unique items and rewards for the Forgotten Knight Faction.
