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[[File:SekhemaTrialMap.png|thumb|right|800px|An example of a Trial Map.]]
[[File:SekhemaTrialMap.png|thumb|right|600px|An example of a Trial Map.]]
The '''Trial of the Sekhemas''' is one of three [[Ascension Trial]]s, first accessible in [[Act 2]]. It is a randomized gauntlet of rooms filled with monsters and traps that must be traversed before the player runs out of Honour. It is based on [[poewiki:The Forbidden Sanctum|the Forbidden Sanctum]] from the first game.
[[File:Trial of the Sekhemas loading screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
The '''Trial of the Sekhemas''' is one of three [[Ascension Trial]]s, first accessible in [[Act 2]]. It is a randomized gauntlet of rooms filled with monsters and traps that must be traversed before the player runs out of Honour. It is based on [[poewiki:The Forbidden Sanctum|the Forbidden Sanctum]] from [[Path of Exile 1]].


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The player can preview the layout and room connections of the current floor, as well as a limited number of columns of rooms ahead, including their layout, objectives, rewards, and afflictions.
The player can preview the layout and room connections of the current floor, as well as a limited number of columns of rooms ahead, including their layout, objectives, rewards, and afflictions.
Damage taken during the Trial of the Sekhemas will also damage your '''Honour''', which cannot be recovered by normal means. Running out of Honour will fail the trial.
The exile may be supported or impeded by '''Boons''' and '''Afflictions''', special buffs and debuffs that persist throughout the trial. '''Sacred Water''' may be traded with Balbala for boons and relics.


All of your progress, including Honour, Sacred Water, Boons, Afflictions, etc. are carried over between floors. A full Trial contains 4 floors, each containing 8 rooms. The 8th room of each floor always contains a Boss. Crashing during a Trial room will reset the room's progress, as long as the player did not fail the room due to honour loss. However, any changes to your honour during the room's progress will be retained. Sacred Water and rewards are locked in upon successful completion of a room. It is possible to return back into a completed room from the reward room to kill any remaining enemies or open chests.  
All of your progress, including Honour, Sacred Water, Boons, Afflictions, etc. are carried over between floors. A full Trial contains 4 floors, each containing 8 rooms. The 8th room of each floor always contains a Boss. Crashing during a Trial room will reset the room's progress, as long as the player did not fail the room due to honour loss. However, any changes to your honour during the room's progress will be retained. Sacred Water and rewards are locked in upon successful completion of a room. It is possible to return back into a completed room from the reward room to kill any remaining enemies or open chests.  
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==Relic Altar==
==Relic Altar==
The Relic Altar is an interactable object in the Trials of the Sekhemas. It is used to activate the effects of your relics, and is found at the beginning of each floor.
* The Relic Altar is unlocked automatically when Balbala's Barya is brought into the starting area.
* The Relic Altar is unlocked automatically when Balbala's Barya is brought into the starting area.
* Each character has its own Relic Altar and uses separate Relics. However, the Relic Locker is shared between all of your characters in the same league.
* Each character has its own Relic Altar and uses separate Relics. However, the Relic Locker is shared between all of your characters in the same league.
* Relics placed in the Relic Altar are locked in for the entire Trial run as soon as they are confirmed and cannot be added or removed in the middle of a run. The current run must be completed, failed, or forfeited to add or remove Relics.
* Relics placed in the Relic Altar are locked in for the entire Trial run as soon as they are confirmed and cannot be added or removed in the middle of a run. The current run must be completed, failed, or forfeited to add or remove Relics.
* The Relic Altar contains 18 inventory spaces, but 12 are initially locked and can be obtained by defeating specific minibosses or floor bosses.
* The Relic Altar contains 18 inventory spaces, but 12 are initially locked and can be obtained by defeating specific floor bosses or opening specific types of key caches.
* Unlocking the Ritual Altar for the first time will reward the player with a magic rarity {{il|Urn Relic}}.
 
===Relics===
{{main|Relic}}
 
Relics are a type of item that is exclusive to the Trial of the Sekhemas. They can be placed in the {{c|flavour|Relic Altar}} to provide buffs various beneficial stats that can make the run easier or more rewarding.
* Relics can be found within the Trial of the Sekhemas from monsters or purchased for Sacred Water.
* They can be stored in a special separate stash called the Relic Locker, which can also be placed as a hideout decoration.
* To equip a relic, they must be placed in the {{c|flavour|Relic Altar}} on a 5x4 grid with two of the corner slots blocked off. Additional grid slots can be unlocked as you progress, up to a total of 18 slots.
* Relics are craftable. {{c|magic|Magic}} relics can have up to two modifiers. They cannot become {{c|rare|rare}}.
* The pool of modifiers relics can roll depends on the total number of inventory slots it takes up, ranging from 2/3/4 or small/medium/large respectively.
 
===Unlocking===
Initially you can only place relics in the centre 6 squares of the Relic Altar. Locked inventory spaces can be unlocked by completing various floors in the Trial. These unlocks are shared by your characters in a league.
 
Floor completion required to unlock squares:
{| class="wikitable"
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 2 || X
|-
| 2 ||  ||  ||  || 3
|-
| 3 ||  ||  ||  || 4
|-
| X || 4 || 1 || 2 || 4
|}


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RelicAltarEmpty.png|Empty Relic Altar before putting in a coin
RelicAltarEmpty.png|Empty Relic Altar before putting in a coin
RelicAltarLocked.png|The Relic Altar in its initial state
RelicAltarLocked.png|The Relic Altar in its initial state
RelicAltarUnlocked.jpg|Fully unlocked Relic Altar
RelicAltarUnlocked.png|Fully unlocked Relic Altar
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</gallery>
The trial is composed of several progressive rooms within a floor. Each room will have an objective to accomplish before the room is passed, and the floor is ended by a [[boss]]. Every room will have a reward - for example, they may reward a
Damage taken during the Trial of the Sekhemas will also damage your '''Honour''', which cannot be recovered by normal means. Running out of honour will fail the trial.
The exile may be supported or impeded by '''Boons''' and '''Afflictions''', special buffs and debuffs that persist throughout the trial. '''Sacred Water''' may be traded with Balbala for boons and relics. 
At the end of the trial, the exile may access the Altar of Ascendancy. For exiles who reach it for the first time, The Altar of Ascendancy grants two ascendancy points and allows them to choose an ascendancy class.


==Mechanics==
==Mechanics==
===Honour===
===Honour===
* Honour is an additional stat player characters have while participating in the Trial.  
* Honour is an additional stat player characters have while participating in the Trial.  
* The default maximum Honour is #. Honour is maintained between rooms, and the player is ejected from the Trial if it hits 0, resetting all floors and rooms. Being ejected does not count as a death, nor does it remove [[experience]].
* The default maximum Honour is based on the sum of the player's default maximum [[life]] and [[energy shield]] upon starting the trial. If a character possesses the [[Mind over Matter]] [[keystone]], maximum [[mana]] will be added to this total as well. Honour is maintained between rooms, and the player is ejected from the Trial if it hits 0, resetting all floors and rooms. Being ejected does not count as a death, nor does it remove [[experience]].
* Honour is lost from hits from monsters or traps in the Trial. Closer proximity to monsters reduces the Honour lost on hit.{{confirm}}
** If a player [[level]]s up within the Trial, causing the player to gain additional life, an equivalent amount of Honour and maximum Honour will also be increased.<ref>https://youtu.be/I68bBRA8aa8?si=Aupuun4wCnB8HhFa&t=598</ref>
* Honour is lost from hits from monsters or traps in the Trial. Closer proximity to monsters reduces the Honour lost on hit, up to 35% less in close range.
* Minions and non-party allies do not cause Honour to be lost if hit.
* Minions and non-party allies do not cause Honour to be lost if hit.
* A fixed amount of Honour can be restored in Fountain rooms.
* A varying percentage of Honour can be restored in Fountain rooms.
* Gaining additional Maximum Honour will also cause the character to gain current Resolve of the same amount. Losing Maximum Honour will not further affect the current Honour.
* Gaining additional Maximum Honour will also cause the character to gain current Honour of the same amount. Losing Maximum Honour will not further affect the current Honour.
* Honour Resistance reduces the amount of Honour lost by the listed percentage.


===Sacred Water===
===Sacred Water===
* Sacred Water is a type of non-tradeable currency can be found in the Trial from chests or killed enemies. Sacred Water is collected automatically when the player is near it.
* Sacred Water is a type of non-tradeable currency can be found in the Trial from chests or killed enemies. It appears as light blue droplets of water emitting a blue energy. Sacred Water is collected automatically when the player is near it.
* Sacred Water can be traded to the merchant for a small amount of Honour recovery, various Boons, or [[relic]]s.
* Sacred Water can be traded to the merchant for a small amount of Honour recovery, various Boons, or [[relic]]s.
* Sacred Water is maintained between rooms and floors, and is reset when the Trial run ends.
* Sacred Water is maintained between rooms and floors, and is reset when the Trial run ends.
Leftover Sacred Water can be converted into Keys at the Keth Forge in the cache reward room after a floor boss.


===Keys===
===Keys===
Completing a room may reward the player with a {{il|Bronze Key}}, {{il|Silver Key}}, or {{il|Golden Key}}. These can be used to open their respective caches at the end of the trial for various items and rewards.  
Completing a room may reward the player with a {{il|Bronze Key}}, {{il|Silver Key}}, or {{il|Gold Key}}. Bronze and Silver Keys can be infrequently obtained from defeating monsters or opening chests and other loot containers in Trial areas.
 
Keys can also be obtained by converting Sacred Water in the Keth Forge in the cache reward room after a floor boss.
 
These can be used to open their respective caches at the end of the trial for various items and rewards.


===Boon===
===Boon===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Boon Type !! Image !! Boon Name !! Description
! Boon Type !! Image !! Boon Name !! Description !! Merchant cost
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Boonsmallclaygolemicon.png]] || Ahkeli's Guard || You cannot be Damaged for 1 second after taking Damage from an Enemy Hit ||
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Boonallseeingeyeicon.png]] || All-Seeing Eye || The Trial Map is fully revealed<br>''Note: This overrides the Black, Golden, and Red Smoke afflictions.'' || 300-600
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Booncrystalshardicon.png]] || Crystal Shard || The next Affliction you gain is converted into a random Minor Boon ||
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Boondekharasresolveicon.png]] || Dekhara's Necklace || You cannot receive any more Minor Afflictions ||
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Boonwarriorstatueicon.png]] || Earned Honour || Restore # of your Honour on room completion || 600
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Boongarukhanstatueicon.png]] || Garukhan's Favour || Ignore the first Damage taken from an Enemy Hit in each Room (note: this stacks between rooms) ||
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Boonholywatericon.png]] || Holy Water || Gain a random Minor Boon when you venerate a Maraketh Shrine ||
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Boonimperialsealicon.png]] || Imperial Seal || Traps are Disabled || 600
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Boonmarakethleatherarmouricon.png]] || Orbala's Leathers || Upon reaching 0 Honour, revive once with 50% less Honour ||
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Boonraincallingstafficon.png]] || Raincaller || Sacred Water found is doubled ||
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Boongoldfragmentgifticon.png]] || Reparations || Gain 2 Sacred Water when you take Damage from an Enemy Hit ||
|-
| Major Boon || [[File:Boonholydescryicon.png]] || Sekhema's Cloak || Upon reaching 0 Life, revive once with Full Honour
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonadrenalinevialicon.png]] || Adrenaline Vial || Restore 30% of your Honour on entering a Boss Room || 220-320
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonassassinsbladeicon.png]] || Assassin's Blade || The next 10 non-Boss Monsters you Hit are killed instantly || 220-420
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonbalbalasmaskicon.png]] || Balbala's Gift || Your next purchase from the Merchant has no cost || 280-320
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonblackpearlicon.png]] || Black Pearl || Traps deal 50% less damage || 280 - 320
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boongoldfragmentriverbentrivericon.png]] || Diverted River || Sacred Water found on this floor is doubled || 220-360
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonenchantedurnicon.png]] || Enchanted Urn || 30% increased Effect of your Non-Unique Relics || 220
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boongoldfragmentrivericon.png]] || Flooding Rivers || 50% more Sacred Water found || 220-420
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonfountainofyouthicon.png]] || Fountain of Youth || Restore #(2.5%?) of your Honour when you venerate a Maraketh Shrine || 280-420
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonfrightmaskicon.png]] || Fright Mask || Monsters deal 20% less damage || 220-320
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boongloworbicon.png]] || Glowing Orb || The next time you go below 20% of Maximum Life, restore all Life, Energy Shield and 50% of Honour || 160-420
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonharefooticon.png]] || Hare Foot || 40% increased Movement Speed || 320
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boongoldfragmentheroineicon.png]] || Honoured Challenger || 50% increased Honour restored || 220-420
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonlustrouslacquericon.png]] || Lustrous Lacquer || You have 50% more Defences || 220-360
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonlustrouspearlicon.png]] || Lustrous Pearl || Traps are slower || 280-360
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonmirroroffortuneicon.png]] || Mirror of Fortune || The next Key you pick up is duplicated || 360
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonclothfragmenttreeicon.png]] || Moment's Peace || You cannot be Damaged until you complete the next room || 220-320
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonorbalastatueicon.png]] || Orbala Statuette || You have 25% more Maximum Life || 280-360
|-
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonfancydaggericon.png]] || Ornate Dagger || You and your minions deal 50% more Damage || 220-360
|-
|-
| Major Boon ||   || Sekhema's Cloak || Upon reaching 0 Life, revive once with Full Honour
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonsanguinevialicon.png]] || Sanguine Vial || Monsters have 30% less Maximum Life || 220-420
|-
|-
| Minor Boon || || Adrenaline Vial || Restore 30% of your Honour on entering a Boss Room
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonsliverchaliceicon.png]] || Silver Chalice || The next Minor Boon you gain is converted into a random Major Boon ||
|-
|-
| Minor Boon || || Honoured Challenger || 50% increased Honour restored
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonsilvertongueicon.png]] || Silver Tongue || 50% reduced Merchant prices || 280-320
|-
|-
| Minor Boon || || Viscous Ichor || Monsters have 20% reduced Action Speed
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonscryingcrystalicon.png]] || Scrying Crystal || You can see an additional room ahead on the Trial Map || 280-420
|-
|-
| Minor Boon || || Orbala Statuette || You have 25% more Maximum Life
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boongoldtrophyicon.png]] || Upward Path || Your Sacred Water found is increased by 10% on room completion (removed when you purchase something from the Merchant) || 280
|-
|-
| Minor Boon || || Flooding Rivers || 50% more Sacred Water found
| Minor Boon || [[File:Boonviciousichoricon.png]] || Viscous Ichor || Monsters have 15% reduced Action Speed || 220-360
|}
|}
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! Affliction Type !! Icon !! Affliction Name !! Description
! Affliction Type !! Icon !! Affliction Name !! Description
|-
|-
| Minor Affliction ||   || Spiked Shell || Monsters have 50% increased Maximum Life
| Major Affliction || [[File:Cursecorrosiveconcoctionicon.png]]  || Corrosive Concoction || You have no defences
|-
| Major Affliction || [[File:Curseheightenedsecurityicon.png]]  || Deadly Snare || Traps deal Triple Damage
|-
| Major Affliction || [[File:Cursedeathtollicon.png]]  || Death Toll || Take # Physical Damage after completing 8 rooms
|-
| Major Affliction || [[File:Curseghastlyscytheicon.png]]  || Ghastly Scythe || Losing Honour ends the Trial (removed after 3 rooms)
|-
| Major Affliction || [[File:Curseglassshardicon.png]]  || Glass Shard || The next Boon you gain is converted into a random Minor Affliction
|-
| Major Affliction || [[File:Curseorbofnegationicon.png]]  || Orb of Negation || Non-Unique Relics have no Effect
|-
| Major Affliction || [[File:Curseunassumingbrickicon.png]]  || Unassuming Brick || You cannot gain any more Boons
|-
| Major Affliction || [[File:Afflictionunquenchedthirsticon.png]]  || Unquenched Thirst || You cannot gain Sacred Water
|-
| Major Affliction || [[File:Curseveiledsighticon.png]]  || Veiled Sight || Rooms are unknown on the Trial Map
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Curseblacksmokeicon.png]]  || Black Smoke || You can see one fewer room ahead on the Trial Map
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursebluntswordicon.png]]  || Blunt Sword || You and your Minions deal 40% less Damage
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictionbrandedbalbalakhicon.png]]  || Branded Balbalakh || Cannot restore Honour
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursechainofbindingicon.png]]  || Chains of Binding || Monsters inflict [[Binding Chains]] on hit
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursechiselledstoneicon.png]]  || Chiselled Stone || Monsters Petrify on Hit
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictioncostlyaidicon.png]]  || Costly Aid || Gain a random Minor Affliction when you venerate a Maraketh Shrine
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursedarkpiticon.png]]  || Dark Pit || Traps deal 100% increased Damage
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursemirroricon.png]]  || Deceptive Mirror || You are not always taken to the room you select
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictiondishonouredtattooicon.png]]  || Dishonoured Tattoo || 100% increased Damage Taken while on Low Life
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursefiendishwingsicon.png]]  || Fiendish Wings || Monsters' Action Speed cannot be slowed below base
Monsters have 25% increased Attack, Cast, and Movement speed
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictionforgottentraditionsicon.png]]  || Forgotten Traditions || 50% reduced Effect of your Non-Unique Relics
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursegoldensmokeicon.png]]  || Golden Smoke || Rewards are unknown on the Trial Map
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursehaemorrhageicon.png]]  || Haemorrhage || You cannot restore Honour (removed after killing the next Boss)
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursehonedclawsicon.png]]  || Honed Claws || Monsters deal 30% more Damage
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursehungryfangsicon.png]]  || Hungry Fangs || Monsters remove 3% of your Life, Mana, and Energy Shield on Hit
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Curseironmanaclesicon.png]]  || Iron Manacles || You have no Evasion
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictionleakingwaterskinicon.png]]  || Leaking Waterskin || Lose 20 Sacred Water when you take Damage from an Enemy Hit
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictionlowriversicon.png]]  || Low Rivers || 50% less Sacred Water found
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursepurplesmokeicon.png]]  || Purple Smoke || Afflictions are unknown on the Trial Map
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Curserapidquicksandicon.png]]  || Rapid Quicksand || Traps are faster
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Curseredsmokeicon.png]]  || Red Smoke || Room types are unknown on the Trial Map
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursesharpenedarrowheadicon.png]]  || Sharpened Arrowhead || You have no Armour
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Curseshatteredshieldicon.png]]  || Shattered Shield || You have no Energy Shield
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursespikedentranceicon.png]]  || Spiked Exit || Take 25 Physical Damage upon Room Completion
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursespikedshellicon.png]]  || Spiked Shell || Monsters have 50% increased Maximum Life
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictionsuspectedsympathisericon.png]]  || Suspected Sympathiser || 50% reduced Honour restored
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursetatteredblindfoldicon.png]]  || Tattered Blindfold || 90% reduced Light Radius<br>Minimap is hidden
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictiontradetariffficon.png]]  || Trade Tariff || 50% increased Merchant prices
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictiontraditionsdemandicon.png]]  || Tradition's Demand || The Merchant only offers one choice
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictionuntouchableicon.png]]  || Untouchable || You are Cursed with [[Enfeeble]]
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictionweakenedfleshicon.png]]  || Weakened Flesh || 25% less Maximum Honour
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Afflictionwinterdroughticon.png]]  || Winter Drought || Lose all Sacred Water on floor completion
|-
| Minor Affliction || [[File:Cursewornsandalsicon.png]]  || Worn Sandals || 25% reduced Movement Speed
|-
|-
| Minor Affliction ||  || Blunt Sword || You and your Minions deal 40% less Damage
|}
|}
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===Pledges===
[[File:Sanctum accursed pact icon.png|50px]] Players may sometimes be able to take on a Pledge to Kochai the Inscrutable at a Shrine, allowing the player to pick one of three Pledges which provide significant upsides and downsides.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Pledge outcomes
|-
! Icon !!  Upside !! Downside
|-
| [[File:Gain b 25.png|70px]] || {{c|lightning|Gain a specific Minor Boon}} || {{c|prophecy|Lose 25% Maximum Honour}}
|-
| [[File:Gain B 50.png|70px]]  || {{c|lightning|Gain a random Major Boon}} || {{c|prophecy|Lose 50% Maximum Honour}}
|-
| [[File:Gain bb 50.png|70px]] || {{c|lightning|Gain 2 random Minor Boons}} || {{c|prophecy|Lose 50% Maximum Honour}}
|-
| [[File:Gain b+a.png|70px]] || {{c|lightning|Gain a specific Minor Boon}} || {{c|prophecy|Gain a specific Minor Affliction}}
|-
| [[File:Lose b+a.png|70px]] || {{c|lightning|Lose a specific Minor Boon}} || {{c|prophecy|Lose a specific Minor Affliction}}
|-
| [[File:Gain b+Ra.png|70px]] || {{c|lightning|Gain a specific Minor Boon}} || {{c|prophecy|Gain a random Minor Affliction}}
|-
|  [[File:Lose a+Gain Ra.png|70px]]|| {{c|lightning|Lose a specific Minor Affliction}} || {{c|prophecy|Gain a random Minor Affliction}}
|-
| [[File:Gain Rb+Ra.png|70px]]  || {{c|lightning|Gain a random Minor Boon}} || {{c|prophecy|Gain a random Minor Affliction}}
|-
|  [[File:Lose Rb+Rb.png|70px]]|| {{c|lightning|Lose a random Minor Affliction}} || {{c|prophecy|Lose a random Minor Boon}}
|-
| [[File:Gain rbbb + A.png|70px]]  || {{c|lightning|Gain 3 random Minor Boons}} || {{c|prophecy|Gain a specific Major Affliction}}
|-
|  [[File:Lose Raaa+Gain A.png|70px]]  || {{c|lightning|Lose 3 random Minor Afflictions}} || {{c|prophecy|Gain a random Major Affliction}}
|-
|  [[File:Lose Rbbb + Gain B.png|70px]]  || {{c|lightning|Gain a random Major Boon}} || {{c|prophecy|Lose 3 random Minor Boons}}
|}
===Traps===
* '''Spike Trap''': Several large spikes will shoot out of the ground periodically, indicated by rumbling and dust.
* '''Flamethrower Trap''': A four-way flamethrower spins around in a circle. Some ruined walls may provide paths to avoid them. Inflicts a fire damage over time effect on health and honour.
* '''Poison gas pressure plate''': A pressure plate that releases poison gas when the player steps on it. Deals high chaos damage if stood on.
* '''Poison gas pressure plate that activates a colored lock''': Similar to the above, except these will be connected to a colored lock and release gas after a short delay.
* '''Poison dart pressure plate''': A pressure plate that causes poison darts to be fired.
* '''Fixed fireball turret''': Slow-moving fireballs are shot out of the wall in a sequential pattern, with a short reload.
* '''Rotating fireball turret''': Slow-moving fireballs are shot out sequentially while the turret rotates, with a short reload.
* '''Fire mine''': Indicated by an orange circle on the ground. When stepped on it activates after a very quick delay, dealing high fire damage.
* '''Quicksand''': Standing on it builds the quicksand debuff, slowing the player's action and movement speed. Deals no damage.
* '''Time mine''': Standing on it inflicts the temporal rift debuff, teleporting the player back to the mine's location, then exploding after a short delay. Sometimes next to other traps.
* '''Fixed portal turret''': Fires slow moving projectiles through portal in a straight line. Inflicts shock.
====Tips for dealing with traps====
* Most traps can be dodge-rolled through, with immunity for the entire animation.


==Trial objectives==
==Trial objectives==
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* '''Chalice Trial''' - Defeat the Rare Monsters: The player must defeat all of the rare monsters in the room to fill the blood chalice. Clearing 50% of the rare monsters will cause an indicator to appear, pointing towards remaining rare monsters.
* '''Chalice Trial''' - Defeat the Rare Monsters: The player must defeat all of the rare monsters in the room to fill the blood chalice. Clearing 50% of the rare monsters will cause an indicator to appear, pointing towards remaining rare monsters.
* ''''Gauntlet Trial''' - Disable the Crystals: The player must disable all of the Death Crystals in the room. Any Crystals still active when the timer expires will deal damage.
* '''Escape Trial''' - Disable the Crystals: The player must disable all of the Death Crystals in the room. Any Crystals still active when the timer expires will deal damage. Clicking a Crystal adds time to the timer and indicates the direction of the next Crystal.
* '''Ritual Trial''' - Defeat the Ritual Casters: Defeat the Ritual Casters to close the portals.
* '''Ritual Trial''' - Defeat the Ritual Casters: Defeat the Ritual Casters to close the portals spawning endless monsters.
* '''Escape Trial''' - Find the Exit: Find the exit, avoiding traps and monsters.
* '''Gauntlet Trial''' - Find the Exit: Find the exit, avoiding traps and monsters. Players will need to pull coloured levers to unlock paths.
* '''Hourglass Trial''' - Survive: Survive until the timer expires.
* '''Hourglass Trial''' - Survive: Survive until the timer expires. Killing rare monsters reduces the timer.


==Room Reward Types==
==Room Reward Types==
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===Sacred Water Fountain===
===Sacred Water Fountain===
Contains a fountain containing Sacred Water; comes in 2 types: Regular (160) or Large.
Contains a fountain containing Sacred Water; comes in 2 types: Regular or Large.
 
===Shrine===
* '''Honour Tabina''': Spend 5 Sacred Water to Restore 10% of your Honour.
* '''Honour Balbala''': Spend 5 Sacred Water to Restore 10% of your Honour and gain a random Boon.
* '''Honour Ahkeli''': Spend 5 Sacred Water to Restore 25% of your Honour and gain a random Minor Affliction.
* '''Honour Galai''': {{c|mod|Bestows the fickle Blessings of the Wind}} - Spend 5 Sacred Water to Restore 50% of your Honour before increases, gain a random Boon, and cleanse a random Affliction.
 
Note: The Honour Restored is based on your default Honour before any increases or decreases.


===Orbala Statue===
===Pledge===
Players can spend 5 Sacred Water to recover 20% of Honour and gain a random Boon.
'''Pledge to Kochai''': Players can spend 5 Sacred Water to select one of three random Pledges.


===Merchant===
===Merchant===
Merchant rooms contain the NPC [[Orbala]] who sells you Boons or [[relic]]s in exchange for Sacred Water. He can also recover 50 Honour once per encounter for a fee.
Merchant rooms contain the NPC [[Balbala, the Released]] who sells you Boons or [[relic]]s or restores your Honour in exchange for Sacred Water. Boons cost have individual prices, while relics cost 300, 400, or 500 Sacred Water based on their size.


==Enemies==
Balbala is also guaranteed to appear at the end of each floor in the reward cache room after defeating a floor boss.
Each room in the Sanctum contains a number of normal and rare enemies. All rare enemies must be killed before being able to complete the room.


===Floor Bosses===
==Floor Bosses==
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|+ Sanctum Bosses
|+ Trial Bosses
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! Boss Name !! Boss Room !! Description
! Boss Name !! Boss Room !! Floor name !! Description
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|-
| [[Rattlecage, the Earthbreaker]] || Collapsing Cavern ||  
| [[Rattlecage, the Earthbreaker]] || Collapsing Cavern || Test of Strength || Four-legged golem that uses fiery slam attacks.
|-
|-
| [[Hadi of the Flaming River]]<br>[[Rafiq of the Frozen Spring]] ||  
| [[Hadi of the Flaming River]]<br>[[Rafiq of the Frozen Spring]] || Ceremonial Chamber || Test of Will || Two large melee sentinels that use fire and ice melee attacks.
|-
|-
| ??? ||  
| [[Ashar, the Sand Mother]] || Sand Pit || Test of Cunning || A large scorpion that burrows and inflicts poison attacks.
|-
|-
| [[Zarokh, the Eternal]] ||  
| [[Zarokh, the Temporal]] || Outside of Time || Test of Time || A floating chronomancer with several gimmicks related to [[action speed]] and time. Cannot pause the game against this boss.
|}
|}
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==Rewards==
==Rewards==
===Ascendancy===
===Ascendancy===
{{main|Ascendancy class}}
{{main|Ascendancy class}}
Completing a floor in the Trial at certain level thresholds will allow players to unlock their Ascendancy class and ascendancy passive skill points.
Completing a floor in the Trial at certain level thresholds will allow players to unlock their Ascendancy class and ascendancy passive skill points. The room also contains a Keth Forge to convert leftover Sacred Water into keys, and Balbala appears as a merchant to sell Relics.
 
The first ascendancy and the first set of points (2) can be obtained with the quest item {{il|Balbala's Barya}}. To obtain subsequent ascendency points with this ascendancy method you must complete more floors on the Trial of the Sekhemas with a random drop key. The number of floor available is determined by the area level of the {{il|Djinn Barya|Djinn Baryas}} used.
 
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! Area level !! Available trial
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| < 45 || 1 
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| 45 - 59 || 2
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| 60 - 74 || 3
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| > 74 || 4
|}
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===Key caches===
===Key caches===
After defeating each floor boss, players can enter a vault with several reward caches. These vary from Bronze, Silver, and Gold, and can be opened by spending one of the respective keys. These are the following types of caches:
After defeating each floor boss, players can enter a vault with several reward caches. These vary from Bronze, Silver, and Gold, and can be opened by spending one of the respective keys. These are the following types of caches:


* Hoarder's Cache: Contains random items
* Warrior's Cache: Contains melee [[weapon]]s
* Arcanist's Cache: Contains currency
* Mage's Cache: Contains [[caster weapon]]s and [[foci]]
* Armour Cache: Contains [[armour (equipment)|armour]]
* Ranger's Cache: Contains [[bow]]s and [[crossbow]]s
* Mysterious Cache:
* Helmet Cache: Contains [[helmet]]s
* Body Armour Cache: Contains [[body armour]]s
* Gloves Cache: Contains [[gloves]]
* Boots Cache: Contains [[boots]]
* Shield Cache: Contains [[shield]]s
* Jewellery Cache: Contains [[ring]]s and [[amulet]]s
* Amulet Cache: Contains [[amulet]]s
* Ring Cache: Contains [[ring]]s
* Belt Cache: Contains [[belt]]s
* Royal Cache: Contains regular [[jewel]]s
* Time-lost Cache: Contains time-lost jewels
* Arcanist's Cache: Contains basic [[currency]]
* Hoarder's Cache: Contains random stacks of gold
* Relic Cache: Contains [[relic]]s
* Small Relic Cache: Contains small [[relic]]s
* Medium Relic Cache: Contains medium [[relic]]s
* Mysterious Cache: Contains a random selection of [[gold]] and items including relics
* Cartographer's Cache: Contains [[waystone]]s
* Gold Spectrum Cache: Contains a random [[Grand Spectrum]] unique jewel
 
Bronze Caches typically drop a few items, Silver Caches drop multiple items, and Gold Caches drop even more items.
 
'''Superior''' and '''Prime''' affixes may also be found on caches found after the Floor 2 and Floor 3/4 bosses respectively which appear to have increased item rarity.


===Time-Lost Jewels===
===Time-Lost Jewels===
Time-Lost Jewels are [[jewel]] base types that can be found in randomly throughout the trial from monsters or chests. These jewels roll modifiers that affect passive nodes within its radius.
Time-Lost Jewels are [[jewel]] base types that can be found in randomly throughout the trial from monsters or chests. These jewels roll modifiers that affect passive nodes within its radius.


===Relics===
{{main|Relic}}
Relics are a type of item that is exclusive to the Trial of the Sekhemas. They can be placed in the [[Relic Altar]] to provide buffs various beneficial stats that can make the run easier or more rewarding.
* Relics can be found within the Trial of the Sekhemas from monsters or purchased for Sacred Water.
* They can be stored in a special separate stash called the Relic Locker, which can also be placed as a hideout decoration.
* To equip a relic, they must be placed in the [[Relic Altar]] on a 5x4 grid with two of the corner slots blocked off. Additional grid slots can be unlocked as you progress, up to a total of 18 slots.
* Relics are craftable. {{c|magic|Magic}} relics can have up to two modifiers. They cannot become {{c|rare|rare}}.
* The pool of modifiers relics can roll depends on the total number of inventory slots it takes up, ranging from 2/3/4 or small/medium/large respectively.
{{:List of relics}}


==Party mechanics==
==Party mechanics==
* The Trial of the Sekhema's choices are made by the area's instance owner.
* The Trial of the Sekhema's choices are made by the area's instance owner.
* All party members share Honour.
* All party members share Honour.
* If a party member joins midway through the trial, their relics apply to calculate their maximum honour, and then the flat amount of honour damage lost by the instance owner is applied to them. This can lead to instant death for the joining party member if, for example, the instance owner has 6000/7000 honour, and the newly joining party member has 1000 max honour.
==Videos==
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==Version history==
==Version history==
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* Added keyword for Honour Resistance.
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{{Version history table row|0.1.0e|
* (Hotfix 5) You can no longer use the instance manager to create multiple instances of the Trial of the Sekhemas.
* Honour Damage now scales down based on distance to enemies, you now take up to 35% less Honour Damage when in close range, tapering as you are further away from Monsters.
* Fixed a bug where Damage over Time was dealing three-times as much damage to Honour as intended in the Trial of the Sekhemas, and fixed a bug where Honour Resistance was only applying to two-thirds of that damage taken. (This got confusing for us too).
* Skitter Golems no longer use basic attacks and instead now just explode as their attacks were largely unavoidable when in Melee Range.
* Serpent Clan burrow and ambush attacks now have improved visual telegraphing and cannot be used from as far away.
* Volcanoes created by Rattlecage's Fissure Slam now last half the duration.
* Added keyword hover for the Honour mechanic in the Trial of the Sekhamas.
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* Introduced to the game.
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Latest revision as of 20:55, 25 February 2025

An example of a Trial Map.

The Trial of the Sekhemas is one of three Ascension Trials, first accessible in Act 2. It is a randomized gauntlet of rooms filled with monsters and traps that must be traversed before the player runs out of Honour. It is based on the Forbidden Sanctum from Path of Exile 1.

Overview

To gain access, the player must first defeat Balbala, the Traitor and obtain Balbala's BaryaBalbala's BaryaArea Level: 22
Number of Trials: 1"Why are you standing there gawking at me?
We must go to the Trial of the Sekhemas!"Take this item to the Trial of the Sekhemas. Right-click to listen to Balbala.. This coin can be placed within the Relic Altar to begin the trial. Doing so will grant access to the entire first floor of the Trial. Higher level Djinn BaryasDjinn BaryaArea Level: #
Number of Trials: #"Take me to the Trial of the Sekhemas.
I will serve."Take this item to the Relic Altar at the Trial of the Sekhemas. obtained later in the game provide access to additional floors and improved rewards, and are also tradeable. Each floor contains 8 rooms, with the 8th room being a boss. There are 4 floors in total.

The player can preview the layout and room connections of the current floor, as well as a limited number of columns of rooms ahead, including their layout, objectives, rewards, and afflictions.

Damage taken during the Trial of the Sekhemas will also damage your Honour, which cannot be recovered by normal means. Running out of Honour will fail the trial.

The exile may be supported or impeded by Boons and Afflictions, special buffs and debuffs that persist throughout the trial. Sacred Water may be traded with Balbala for boons and relics.

All of your progress, including Honour, Sacred Water, Boons, Afflictions, etc. are carried over between floors. A full Trial contains 4 floors, each containing 8 rooms. The 8th room of each floor always contains a Boss. Crashing during a Trial room will reset the room's progress, as long as the player did not fail the room due to honour loss. However, any changes to your honour during the room's progress will be retained. Sacred Water and rewards are locked in upon successful completion of a room. It is possible to return back into a completed room from the reward room to kill any remaining enemies or open chests.

Each Trial run is independent between characters on the same account.

Relic Altar

The Relic Altar is an interactable object in the Trials of the Sekhemas. It is used to activate the effects of your relics, and is found at the beginning of each floor.

  • The Relic Altar is unlocked automatically when Balbala's Barya is brought into the starting area.
  • Each character has its own Relic Altar and uses separate Relics. However, the Relic Locker is shared between all of your characters in the same league.
  • Relics placed in the Relic Altar are locked in for the entire Trial run as soon as they are confirmed and cannot be added or removed in the middle of a run. The current run must be completed, failed, or forfeited to add or remove Relics.
  • The Relic Altar contains 18 inventory spaces, but 12 are initially locked and can be obtained by defeating specific floor bosses or opening specific types of key caches.
  • Unlocking the Ritual Altar for the first time will reward the player with a magic rarity Urn RelicUrn RelicPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of the Trial of the Sekhemas.

Relics

Main page: Relic

Relics are a type of item that is exclusive to the Trial of the Sekhemas. They can be placed in the Relic Altar to provide buffs various beneficial stats that can make the run easier or more rewarding.

  • Relics can be found within the Trial of the Sekhemas from monsters or purchased for Sacred Water.
  • They can be stored in a special separate stash called the Relic Locker, which can also be placed as a hideout decoration.
  • To equip a relic, they must be placed in the Relic Altar on a 5x4 grid with two of the corner slots blocked off. Additional grid slots can be unlocked as you progress, up to a total of 18 slots.
  • Relics are craftable. Magic relics can have up to two modifiers. They cannot become rare.
  • The pool of modifiers relics can roll depends on the total number of inventory slots it takes up, ranging from 2/3/4 or small/medium/large respectively.

Unlocking

Initially you can only place relics in the centre 6 squares of the Relic Altar. Locked inventory spaces can be unlocked by completing various floors in the Trial. These unlocks are shared by your characters in a league.

Floor completion required to unlock squares:

3 1 1 2 X
2 3
3 4
X 4 1 2 4
  • Empty Relic Altar before putting in a coin

    Empty Relic Altar before putting in a coin

  • The Relic Altar in its initial state

    The Relic Altar in its initial state

  • Fully unlocked Relic Altar

    Fully unlocked Relic Altar

Mechanics

Honour

  • Honour is an additional stat player characters have while participating in the Trial.
  • The default maximum Honour is based on the sum of the player's default maximum life and energy shield upon starting the trial. If a character possesses the Mind over Matter keystone, maximum mana will be added to this total as well. Honour is maintained between rooms, and the player is ejected from the Trial if it hits 0, resetting all floors and rooms. Being ejected does not count as a death, nor does it remove experience.
    • If a player levels up within the Trial, causing the player to gain additional life, an equivalent amount of Honour and maximum Honour will also be increased.[1]
  • Honour is lost from hits from monsters or traps in the Trial. Closer proximity to monsters reduces the Honour lost on hit, up to 35% less in close range.
  • Minions and non-party allies do not cause Honour to be lost if hit.
  • A varying percentage of Honour can be restored in Fountain rooms.
  • Gaining additional Maximum Honour will also cause the character to gain current Honour of the same amount. Losing Maximum Honour will not further affect the current Honour.
  • Honour Resistance reduces the amount of Honour lost by the listed percentage.

Sacred Water

  • Sacred Water is a type of non-tradeable currency can be found in the Trial from chests or killed enemies. It appears as light blue droplets of water emitting a blue energy. Sacred Water is collected automatically when the player is near it.
  • Sacred Water can be traded to the merchant for a small amount of Honour recovery, various Boons, or relics.
  • Sacred Water is maintained between rooms and floors, and is reset when the Trial run ends.

Leftover Sacred Water can be converted into Keys at the Keth Forge in the cache reward room after a floor boss.

Keys

Completing a room may reward the player with a Bronze KeyBronze KeyUsed to open Bronze Caches within the Trials, Silver KeySilver KeyUsed to open Silver Caches within the Trials, or Gold KeyGold KeyUsed to open Golden Caches within the Trials. Bronze and Silver Keys can be infrequently obtained from defeating monsters or opening chests and other loot containers in Trial areas.

Keys can also be obtained by converting Sacred Water in the Keth Forge in the cache reward room after a floor boss.

These can be used to open their respective caches at the end of the trial for various items and rewards.

Boon

  • Major boons are grouped in a symbol with a very thick and bright yellow-bordered boon symbol, while all minor boons are grouped in a plain yellow-bordered boon symbol. Boons are shown when hovering the according symbol.
  • Boons grant various benefits to your Trial run and can help recover or mitigate damage to your Honour, increase your Sacred Water and rewards, debuff monsters, or provide other helpful buffs.
Boon Type Image Boon Name Description Merchant cost
Major Boon Ahkeli's Guard You cannot be Damaged for 1 second after taking Damage from an Enemy Hit
Major Boon All-Seeing Eye The Trial Map is fully revealed
Note: This overrides the Black, Golden, and Red Smoke afflictions.		 300-600
Major Boon Crystal Shard The next Affliction you gain is converted into a random Minor Boon
Major Boon Dekhara's Necklace You cannot receive any more Minor Afflictions
Major Boon Earned Honour Restore # of your Honour on room completion 600
Major Boon Garukhan's Favour Ignore the first Damage taken from an Enemy Hit in each Room (note: this stacks between rooms)
Major Boon Holy Water Gain a random Minor Boon when you venerate a Maraketh Shrine
Major Boon Imperial Seal Traps are Disabled 600
Major Boon Orbala's Leathers Upon reaching 0 Honour, revive once with 50% less Honour
Major Boon Raincaller Sacred Water found is doubled
Major Boon Reparations Gain 2 Sacred Water when you take Damage from an Enemy Hit
Major Boon Sekhema's Cloak Upon reaching 0 Life, revive once with Full Honour
Minor Boon Adrenaline Vial Restore 30% of your Honour on entering a Boss Room 220-320
Minor Boon Assassin's Blade The next 10 non-Boss Monsters you Hit are killed instantly 220-420
Minor Boon Balbala's Gift Your next purchase from the Merchant has no cost 280-320
Minor Boon Black Pearl Traps deal 50% less damage 280 - 320
Minor Boon Diverted River Sacred Water found on this floor is doubled 220-360
Minor Boon Enchanted Urn 30% increased Effect of your Non-Unique Relics 220
Minor Boon Flooding Rivers 50% more Sacred Water found 220-420
Minor Boon Fountain of Youth Restore #(2.5%?) of your Honour when you venerate a Maraketh Shrine 280-420
Minor Boon Fright Mask Monsters deal 20% less damage 220-320
Minor Boon Glowing Orb The next time you go below 20% of Maximum Life, restore all Life, Energy Shield and 50% of Honour 160-420
Minor Boon Hare Foot 40% increased Movement Speed 320
Minor Boon Honoured Challenger 50% increased Honour restored 220-420
Minor Boon Lustrous Lacquer You have 50% more Defences 220-360
Minor Boon Lustrous Pearl Traps are slower 280-360
Minor Boon Mirror of Fortune The next Key you pick up is duplicated 360
Minor Boon Moment's Peace You cannot be Damaged until you complete the next room 220-320
Minor Boon Orbala Statuette You have 25% more Maximum Life 280-360
Minor Boon Ornate Dagger You and your minions deal 50% more Damage 220-360
Minor Boon Sanguine Vial Monsters have 30% less Maximum Life 220-420
Minor Boon Silver Chalice The next Minor Boon you gain is converted into a random Major Boon
Minor Boon Silver Tongue 50% reduced Merchant prices 280-320
Minor Boon Scrying Crystal You can see an additional room ahead on the Trial Map 280-420
Minor Boon Upward Path Your Sacred Water found is increased by 10% on room completion (removed when you purchase something from the Merchant) 280
Minor Boon Viscous Ichor Monsters have 15% reduced Action Speed 220-360

Affliction

  • Major afflictions are grouped in a symbol with a very thick and bright purple-bordered boon symbol, while all minor afflictions are grouped in a plain purple-bordered affliction symbol. Afflictions are shown when hovering according symbol.
  • Afflictions grant various downsides to your Trial run and can reduce or prevent Honour recovery, spawn additional traps, buff monsters, affect your Sacred Water generation, or hide rooms or rewards on the Trial Map.
Affliction Type Icon Affliction Name Description
Major Affliction Corrosive Concoction You have no defences
Major Affliction Deadly Snare Traps deal Triple Damage
Major Affliction Death Toll Take # Physical Damage after completing 8 rooms
Major Affliction Ghastly Scythe Losing Honour ends the Trial (removed after 3 rooms)
Major Affliction Glass Shard The next Boon you gain is converted into a random Minor Affliction
Major Affliction Orb of Negation Non-Unique Relics have no Effect
Major Affliction Unassuming Brick You cannot gain any more Boons
Major Affliction Unquenched Thirst You cannot gain Sacred Water
Major Affliction Veiled Sight Rooms are unknown on the Trial Map
Minor Affliction Black Smoke You can see one fewer room ahead on the Trial Map
Minor Affliction Blunt Sword You and your Minions deal 40% less Damage
Minor Affliction Branded Balbalakh Cannot restore Honour
Minor Affliction Chains of Binding Monsters inflict Binding Chains on hit
Minor Affliction Chiselled Stone Monsters Petrify on Hit
Minor Affliction Costly Aid Gain a random Minor Affliction when you venerate a Maraketh Shrine
Minor Affliction Dark Pit Traps deal 100% increased Damage
Minor Affliction Deceptive Mirror You are not always taken to the room you select
Minor Affliction Dishonoured Tattoo 100% increased Damage Taken while on Low Life
Minor Affliction Fiendish Wings Monsters' Action Speed cannot be slowed below base

Monsters have 25% increased Attack, Cast, and Movement speed

Minor Affliction Forgotten Traditions 50% reduced Effect of your Non-Unique Relics
Minor Affliction Golden Smoke Rewards are unknown on the Trial Map
Minor Affliction Haemorrhage You cannot restore Honour (removed after killing the next Boss)
Minor Affliction Honed Claws Monsters deal 30% more Damage
Minor Affliction Hungry Fangs Monsters remove 3% of your Life, Mana, and Energy Shield on Hit
Minor Affliction Iron Manacles You have no Evasion
Minor Affliction Leaking Waterskin Lose 20 Sacred Water when you take Damage from an Enemy Hit
Minor Affliction Low Rivers 50% less Sacred Water found
Minor Affliction Purple Smoke Afflictions are unknown on the Trial Map
Minor Affliction Rapid Quicksand Traps are faster
Minor Affliction Red Smoke Room types are unknown on the Trial Map
Minor Affliction Sharpened Arrowhead You have no Armour
Minor Affliction Shattered Shield You have no Energy Shield
Minor Affliction Spiked Exit Take 25 Physical Damage upon Room Completion
Minor Affliction Spiked Shell Monsters have 50% increased Maximum Life
Minor Affliction Suspected Sympathiser 50% reduced Honour restored
Minor Affliction Tattered Blindfold 90% reduced Light Radius
Minimap is hidden
Minor Affliction Trade Tariff 50% increased Merchant prices
Minor Affliction Tradition's Demand The Merchant only offers one choice
Minor Affliction Untouchable You are Cursed with Enfeeble
Minor Affliction Weakened Flesh 25% less Maximum Honour
Minor Affliction Winter Drought Lose all Sacred Water on floor completion
Minor Affliction Worn Sandals 25% reduced Movement Speed

Pledges

Players may sometimes be able to take on a Pledge to Kochai the Inscrutable at a Shrine, allowing the player to pick one of three Pledges which provide significant upsides and downsides.

Pledge outcomes
Icon Upside Downside
Gain a specific Minor Boon Lose 25% Maximum Honour
Gain a random Major Boon Lose 50% Maximum Honour
Gain 2 random Minor Boons Lose 50% Maximum Honour
Gain a specific Minor Boon Gain a specific Minor Affliction
Lose a specific Minor Boon Lose a specific Minor Affliction
Gain a specific Minor Boon Gain a random Minor Affliction
Lose a specific Minor Affliction Gain a random Minor Affliction
Gain a random Minor Boon Gain a random Minor Affliction
Lose a random Minor Affliction Lose a random Minor Boon
Gain 3 random Minor Boons Gain a specific Major Affliction
Lose 3 random Minor Afflictions Gain a random Major Affliction
Gain a random Major Boon Lose 3 random Minor Boons

Traps

  • Spike Trap: Several large spikes will shoot out of the ground periodically, indicated by rumbling and dust.
  • Flamethrower Trap: A four-way flamethrower spins around in a circle. Some ruined walls may provide paths to avoid them. Inflicts a fire damage over time effect on health and honour.
  • Poison gas pressure plate: A pressure plate that releases poison gas when the player steps on it. Deals high chaos damage if stood on.
  • Poison gas pressure plate that activates a colored lock: Similar to the above, except these will be connected to a colored lock and release gas after a short delay.
  • Poison dart pressure plate: A pressure plate that causes poison darts to be fired.
  • Fixed fireball turret: Slow-moving fireballs are shot out of the wall in a sequential pattern, with a short reload.
  • Rotating fireball turret: Slow-moving fireballs are shot out sequentially while the turret rotates, with a short reload.
  • Fire mine: Indicated by an orange circle on the ground. When stepped on it activates after a very quick delay, dealing high fire damage.
  • Quicksand: Standing on it builds the quicksand debuff, slowing the player's action and movement speed. Deals no damage.
  • Time mine: Standing on it inflicts the temporal rift debuff, teleporting the player back to the mine's location, then exploding after a short delay. Sometimes next to other traps.
  • Fixed portal turret: Fires slow moving projectiles through portal in a straight line. Inflicts shock.

Tips for dealing with traps

  • Most traps can be dodge-rolled through, with immunity for the entire animation.

Trial objectives

Each room contains one of the following trial objectives:

  • Chalice Trial - Defeat the Rare Monsters: The player must defeat all of the rare monsters in the room to fill the blood chalice. Clearing 50% of the rare monsters will cause an indicator to appear, pointing towards remaining rare monsters.
  • Escape Trial - Disable the Crystals: The player must disable all of the Death Crystals in the room. Any Crystals still active when the timer expires will deal damage. Clicking a Crystal adds time to the timer and indicates the direction of the next Crystal.
  • Ritual Trial - Defeat the Ritual Casters: Defeat the Ritual Casters to close the portals spawning endless monsters.
  • Gauntlet Trial - Find the Exit: Find the exit, avoiding traps and monsters. Players will need to pull coloured levers to unlock paths.
  • Hourglass Trial - Survive: Survive until the timer expires. Killing rare monsters reduces the timer.

Room Reward Types

Note: All room types other than boss rooms can become Afflicted. Afflicted rooms are indicated by a purple border and cause the character to gain an Affliction on entry.

Sacred Water Fountain

Contains a fountain containing Sacred Water; comes in 2 types: Regular or Large.

Shrine

  • Honour Tabina: Spend 5 Sacred Water to Restore 10% of your Honour.
  • Honour Balbala: Spend 5 Sacred Water to Restore 10% of your Honour and gain a random Boon.
  • Honour Ahkeli: Spend 5 Sacred Water to Restore 25% of your Honour and gain a random Minor Affliction.
  • Honour Galai: Bestows the fickle Blessings of the Wind - Spend 5 Sacred Water to Restore 50% of your Honour before increases, gain a random Boon, and cleanse a random Affliction.

Note: The Honour Restored is based on your default Honour before any increases or decreases.

Pledge

Pledge to Kochai: Players can spend 5 Sacred Water to select one of three random Pledges.

Merchant

Merchant rooms contain the NPC Balbala, the Released who sells you Boons or relics or restores your Honour in exchange for Sacred Water. Boons cost have individual prices, while relics cost 300, 400, or 500 Sacred Water based on their size.

Balbala is also guaranteed to appear at the end of each floor in the reward cache room after defeating a floor boss.

Floor Bosses

Trial Bosses
Boss Name Boss Room Floor name Description
Rattlecage, the Earthbreaker Collapsing Cavern Test of Strength Four-legged golem that uses fiery slam attacks.
Hadi of the Flaming River
Rafiq of the Frozen Spring		 Ceremonial Chamber Test of Will Two large melee sentinels that use fire and ice melee attacks.
Ashar, the Sand Mother Sand Pit Test of Cunning A large scorpion that burrows and inflicts poison attacks.
Zarokh, the Temporal Outside of Time Test of Time A floating chronomancer with several gimmicks related to action speed and time. Cannot pause the game against this boss.
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Rewards

Ascendancy

Main page: Ascendancy class

Completing a floor in the Trial at certain level thresholds will allow players to unlock their Ascendancy class and ascendancy passive skill points. The room also contains a Keth Forge to convert leftover Sacred Water into keys, and Balbala appears as a merchant to sell Relics.

The first ascendancy and the first set of points (2) can be obtained with the quest item Balbala's BaryaBalbala's BaryaArea Level: 22
Number of Trials: 1"Why are you standing there gawking at me?
We must go to the Trial of the Sekhemas!"Take this item to the Trial of the Sekhemas. Right-click to listen to Balbala.. To obtain subsequent ascendency points with this ascendancy method you must complete more floors on the Trial of the Sekhemas with a random drop key. The number of floor available is determined by the area level of the Djinn BaryasDjinn BaryaArea Level: #
Number of Trials: #"Take me to the Trial of the Sekhemas.
I will serve."Take this item to the Relic Altar at the Trial of the Sekhemas. used.

Area level Available trial
< 45 1
45 - 59 2
60 - 74 3
> 74 4

Key caches

After defeating each floor boss, players can enter a vault with several reward caches. These vary from Bronze, Silver, and Gold, and can be opened by spending one of the respective keys. These are the following types of caches:

  • Warrior's Cache: Contains melee weapons
  • Mage's Cache: Contains caster weapons and foci
  • Ranger's Cache: Contains bows and crossbows
  • Helmet Cache: Contains helmets
  • Body Armour Cache: Contains body armours
  • Gloves Cache: Contains gloves
  • Boots Cache: Contains boots
  • Shield Cache: Contains shields
  • Jewellery Cache: Contains rings and amulets
  • Amulet Cache: Contains amulets
  • Ring Cache: Contains rings
  • Belt Cache: Contains belts
  • Royal Cache: Contains regular jewels
  • Time-lost Cache: Contains time-lost jewels
  • Arcanist's Cache: Contains basic currency
  • Hoarder's Cache: Contains random stacks of gold
  • Relic Cache: Contains relics
  • Small Relic Cache: Contains small relics
  • Medium Relic Cache: Contains medium relics
  • Mysterious Cache: Contains a random selection of gold and items including relics
  • Cartographer's Cache: Contains waystones
  • Gold Spectrum Cache: Contains a random Grand Spectrum unique jewel

Bronze Caches typically drop a few items, Silver Caches drop multiple items, and Gold Caches drop even more items.

Superior and Prime affixes may also be found on caches found after the Floor 2 and Floor 3/4 bosses respectively which appear to have increased item rarity.

Time-Lost Jewels

Time-Lost Jewels are jewel base types that can be found in randomly throughout the trial from monsters or chests. These jewels roll modifiers that affect passive nodes within its radius.


Party mechanics

  • The Trial of the Sekhema's choices are made by the area's instance owner.
  • All party members share Honour.
  • If a party member joins midway through the trial, their relics apply to calculate their maximum honour, and then the flat amount of honour damage lost by the instance owner is applied to them. This can lead to instant death for the joining party member if, for example, the instance owner has 6000/7000 honour, and the newly joining party member has 1000 max honour.

Videos

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OST: Trial of the Sekhemas (Early Access)

Version history

Version Changes
0.1.1
  • Added keyword for Honour Resistance.
0.1.0e
  • (Hotfix 5) You can no longer use the instance manager to create multiple instances of the Trial of the Sekhemas.
  • Honour Damage now scales down based on distance to enemies, you now take up to 35% less Honour Damage when in close range, tapering as you are further away from Monsters.
  • Fixed a bug where Damage over Time was dealing three-times as much damage to Honour as intended in the Trial of the Sekhemas, and fixed a bug where Honour Resistance was only applying to two-thirds of that damage taken. (This got confusing for us too).
  • Skitter Golems no longer use basic attacks and instead now just explode as their attacks were largely unavoidable when in Melee Range.
  • Serpent Clan burrow and ambush attacks now have improved visual telegraphing and cannot be used from as far away.
  • Volcanoes created by Rattlecage's Fissure Slam now last half the duration.
  • Added keyword hover for the Honour mechanic in the Trial of the Sekhamas.
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.

References

  1. ↑ https://youtu.be/I68bBRA8aa8?si=Aupuun4wCnB8HhFa&t=598
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