The Maven Boss Guide Path of Exile Boss Guide - POE Maxroll.gg (2024)

The Maven fires a single Projectile at the player, dealing Lightning Damage.

The Nucleus shoots out a bunch of Projectiles that turn into Volatile Orbs, floating around in the arena. If you
collide with the Orb, they explode after a short period of time, dealing Lightning Damage.

If you leave the Volatile Orbs untouched, the Maven occasionally shouts "MINE!" This turns the Volatile Orbs
purple, and they start chasing the player.

The Nucleus randomly shoots out 5 slow-moving Ball-Lightnings that travel across the Arena,
exploding on impact.

Throughout the encounter, the Maven occasionally shouts "STAND STILL!" This indicates the Tri-Beam
Claws ability. This Skill deals a pretty heavy amount of damage if you get stuck in it, so dodging it is a
high priority. In order to do so, you can simply outrun the scratch or run away from her. The Maven is
vulnerable while performing the Ability, giving you a perfect opportunity to squeeze in extra damage.

"DO WHAT I SAY!" indicates the Circle Slam ability. The Maven charges up a circle that explodes after a
short period of time. The damage of this ability is converted into Fire, Cold and Lightning -
applying Ignite, Freeze and Shock.

The Cascade of Pain projectiles deal heavy Cold Damage, making them a high priority to be avoided.
The Maven fires a series of projectiles towards the player that also penetrate your cold resistance.
There are multiple efficient ways to dodge this ability without harm:
- Use a Mobility Skill like Dash or Flame Dash and blink behind the Maven
- Run a circle around Maven
- Stay at a long distance and simply side-step her incoming projectiles with tiny movements.
It is recommended to use a Quicksilver Flask to make dodging these projectiles a lot easier.

The Maven tracks the player while conjuring up a giant Sun Projectile. This ability explodes on impact,
dealing Fire Damage and always Ignites. Make sure to side-step the flying Orb.

The Nucleus charges up a massive Beam ability that deals lethal Amounts of Cold and Lightning Damage. This Ability also bypasses Block or Dodge Chance. The ability stays stationary once you see it charge up
and fires after a short delay, so you need to move out immediately!

The Nucleus spits out three Celestial Orbs that chase the player. Once you collide with them, they
explode, leaving a puddle behind. This Pool reduces your Action Speed and deals damage over time. These Orbs accelerate over time, making it impossible to outrun them. They also leave a degen area on the floor so make
sure to stack them up in the same spot. The best place for them is the center of the arena, this leaves enough space for dodging other abilities throughout the encounter. After every Nucleus phase, these puddles are cleared.

While the Nucleus is active, it creates 2 Beams which rotate around the Arena. The beginning of the beams
is always the 2 outer platforms that you used to avoid the Brain Blast ability. Touching the beam applies the
Maven's Punishment Debuff, reducing all Maximum Elemental Resistances by 10% and prevents all forms of
recovery of Life and Energy Shield for 10 seconds. It is very hard to survive the Debuff duration, so make sure
to not touch it!

Once the Maven's health is depleted, she teleports out of the Area, and the Nucleus enters the
Arena. Once in the center, it channels a massive lethal Blast ability. In order to dodge this Ability,
you have to step in 1 of the 2 outer Platforms that become active while the Channel persists.
The occurring massive explosion remove all remaining Volatile Orbs.

Once you defeated the Nucleus for the 3rd Time, it collapses, creating 5 Beams that rotate around the
arena. Similar to the Beams from the Intermission Phases, they inflict the Maven's Punishment Debuff,
lowering your Maximum Resistances by 10% and preventing you to recover Life and Energy Shield for
10 Seconds.

Once you step closer to the Maven the Encounter starts and after a few seconds she teleports to the Arena. After Maven becomes targetable, she teleport herself to a random location on the platform and engages.

The Maven uses the following abilities in Phase 1:

When the Maven reaches 0% Health, she teleports out of the Arena and the Nucleus makes his way into the center of the Platform. On arrival, he starts channeling a massive blast that deals lethal damage to your Character. In order to avoid that, run to the outer rotating platforms that are available in this phase.

Things like Life Leech, Life Regeneration or the use of Life & Hybrid Flasks won't work, and you have to avoid every source of damage in order to survive the debuff. The beams also slowly rotate around the arena, effectively creating two moving safe zones for you.

While it's your turn to damage, 3 random Map Bosses will spawn. These can range from very easy to incredibly dangerous, depending on their abilities. Some may slow, stun or damage you from range, so be aware of which bosses are present. You don't have to kill the Map Bosses if you have enough damage, but it makes the Intermission Phases easier. Once the Nucleus hits 66% of his health, he floats to the orbit again and Phase 3 begins.

The Path of Exile's version of "Simon says" makes this fight pretty unique. The Maven teleports to the center of the Arena and becomes invulnerable. The Memory Game consists of splitting the Area into 3 different Zones (Left, Top, Right). After a short delay, the platforms randomly light up in a sequence (indicated with a purple flash), and you have to repeat her pattern by walking into the zones in the order they were lit up. While doing so, the Maven channels a massive blast ability that is lethal. If you repeat a wrong pattern, the channel will be sped up and your character receives reduced Action Speed. It's almost impossible to complete the Memory Game after making a mistake, and it's better to log out to save 10% Experience. It's very important to focus on the given patterns in order to successfully beat the Memory Game. In Phase 3, a pattern of 3 zones light up while in Phase 6 & 7, 6 zones light up, making the phase a lot harder to beat.

Since you can freely move your Character while she is lighting up the Zones, it's best to pre-position yourself in the first zone, so you only have to remember 2 more tiles.

Since the Nucleus is dead, the puddles you left from the Gravity Well ability will not disappear. Make sure to stack them up in the center of the arena, especially during Phase 5, as you will have to deal with them for the rest of the encounter. Otherwise, you will have a hard time playing the Memory Game while dodging the Beams and getting slowed from the Void Zones.

The Maven uses her entire toolkit as well as a 6-Stage Memory Game. This is by far the hardest phase, so try to nuke her down before you get overwhelmed by her countless abilities.

Good Luck, Exile!