The Trialmaster – Boss Guide

The Trialmaster is the Final Boss of the Trial of Chaos mechanic in Path of Exile 2, defeating either him or Zarokh, the Temporal, grants the 2 last points for your Ascendancy. This guide will go over his attacks and abilities.

In Path of Exile 2, certain attacks must be dodged, indicated by the boss flashing red and an accompanying sound cue. These attacks and abilities are highlighted in bold with the text (Requires Dodge) throughout this guide.

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Abilities

Zone: end of round 10 in Trial of Chaos, use the 3 fate fragments, Cowardly, Deadly and Victorious, on his door.

Damage Type: Physical, Cold, Fire and Lightning.

Trailmaster fights either with his spear or unarmed. His attacks below are split into these 2 categories.

With Spear

• Wide swings with his spear.
• Special Attack: Splitting Sunder
  • The Trialmaster performs an overhead slam, that causes multiple lines split apart to erupt in front of him.

• Special Attack: Blood Explosion (Requires Dodge)
  • The Trialmaster jams his spear in the ground channeling a large explosion.

• Special Attack: Rip and Tear
  • The Trialmaster spreads his arms out, before performing a series of spins with his spear, causing small waves of chaos energy to fire from his spear.

• Special Attack: Spear Throw
  • Trialmaster throws his spear at the player. On impact with the ground, it creates an expanding area of chaos. The Trialmaster then switches to unarmed combat.

While Unarmed

• Throws 3 orbs of Lightning, Cold, and Fire damage that explode on impact.
• Special Ability: Blood Orb
  • The Trialmaster throws a blood orb. If it hits a wall, it bounces and duplicates. The orb apply armor break on hit.

• Special Ability: Heart Tether
  • The Trialmaster spawns a heart somewhere in the arena. If the player enters the surrounding circle, the player becomes tethered to the heart and slowed. Moving out of the circle breaks the chain, stunning the player and makes the heart to explode.

With Spear or While Unarmed

• Special Ability: Ultimatum
  • Trialmaster freezes time before teleporting 3 times either performing Splitting Sunder or Blood Orb between each teleport, depending on his current state, and then unfreezes time. Note: look at where he is teleporting, be ready to dodge roll to safety

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