Path of Exile: How to Farm and Defeat Uber Elder

This guide walks you through how to spawn Uber Elder, prepare for the fight, and execute the battle successfully.

1. Understanding Uber Elder Requirements

Uber Elder is not a naturally occurring boss — you must manipulate the Atlas to trigger his appearance.

Required Maps: Tier 14–16 Elder and Shaper Guardian maps.

Endgame State: Elder influence must spread over The Shaper’s Realm.

Key Items:

Fragment of Shape (drops from Shaper Guardians)

Fragment of Knowledge

Fragment of Emptiness

Fragment of Terror

Fragment of Eradication

These fragments open The Shaper’s Realm and Elder’s Realm encounters.

2. How to Spawn Uber Elder

Step-by-Step Influence Control

Push Elder Influence: Run maps adjacent to Elder-influenced areas to expand his territory.

Capture Shaper Guardians: Defeat all four Shaper Guardians while Elder influence is on their maps.

Cover The Shaper’s Realm: Continue expanding Elder influence until it fully surrounds the center of the Atlas.

Trigger Spawn: Once Elder’s influence covers Shaper’s Realm, the Uber Elder portal becomes available via the center Atlas map.

Tip: Avoid running maps that would shrink Elder influence before completing the setup — this will delay your spawn.

3. Fight Preparation

Build Requirements

Uber Elder combines heavy cold damage, chaos damage over time (DoT), and physical hits. Your build should have:

75% Cold Resistance (overcapped for debuffs)

Good Chaos Resistance (optional but recommended)

High Life or ES pool (5,500+ for life builds, 7k+ for ES builds)

Reliable Movement Skill (Flame Dash, Dash, or Blink Arrow)

Flask Setup

Quicksilver Flask (movement speed)

Diamond Flask (crit builds) or Silver Flask (onslaught)

Ruby/Topaz Flask (swap for elemental mitigation)

Life Flask (instant recovery with bleed removal)

Quartz Flask (phasing for dodging projectiles)

Gear & Gems

Prioritize freeze immunity (crafted on boots or flask mod)

Use Increased Duration support for movement and guard skills

Chaos mitigation from items like Atziri’s Promise can help

4. Arena Layout

The Uber Elder fight takes place in a large circular arena with:

No terrain obstacles

Constant Elder tentacle slams and Shaper projectiles

Growing cold degeneration zones (must be avoided)

5. Boss Mechanics

Shaper Abilities

Teleport Slam: Big physical hit — lethal if not dodged.

Bullet Hell: Fires a spiral of projectiles.

Beam Attack: Sweeping energy beam; slow but deadly.

Elder Abilities

Expanding Ring (Nova): Cold damage; step inside or outside quickly.

Tentacle Slam: Physical damage AOE.

Summon Portal Adds: Spawns Null Portals that release trash mobs.

Joint Mechanics

Slow Debuff Orbs: Floating balls that reduce movement speed.

Cold Degeneration Pools: Expanding puddles that linger, limiting safe space.

Overlap Danger: Both bosses may target you at the same time — positioning is critical.

6. Fight Strategy

Phase 1 – Controlled Movement

Keep bosses on opposite sides of the arena.

Focus on avoiding Elder’s Nova and Shaper’s Slam.

Burn Elder to 75% HP to push next phase.

Phase 2 – Adds and Pool Control

Kill Null Portals quickly to prevent mob overflow.

Lure degeneration pools to the edges.

Position so that both bosses are visible and predictable.

Phase 3 – DPS Push

As arena space shrinks, burst damage becomes important.

Use Vaal skills or flasks during Shaper downtime.

If slow orbs clutter the arena, prioritize movement over DPS.

7. Key Tips for Success

Learn Patterns First: Do several practice runs on Shaper and Elder separately before attempting Uber Elder.

Stay Mobile: Static play leads to overlapping projectiles and death.

Flask Discipline: Don’t spam; use during telegraphed big attacks.

Manage Arena Space: Always kite degeneration pools to safe zones.

Portal Kill Priority: Ignoring Null Portals will overwhelm you late in the fight.

8. Loot & Rewards

Uber Elder drops include:

Watcher's Eye (multi-mod aura jewel; extremely valuable with triple useful mods)

Voidfletcher Quiver

Indigon Helmet

Cyclopean Coil Belt

Shaper/Elder Base Items (usable for influenced crafting)

Large amounts of currency from map completion

Market Tip: Triple Watcher’s Eye jewels can sell for dozens of Exalted Orbs if mods align with popular meta builds.

9. Farming Efficiency

To farm Uber Elder consistently:

Stockpile high-tier maps in Elder/Shaper regions.

Maintain multiple Atlas layouts to quickly re-influence the center.

Sell excess Shaper Guardian maps for profit or swap with other players to speed spawn cycles.

Use Scarabs and Sextants to juice maps for more influence spread.

10. Final Fight Flow Summary

Spawn Setup: Spread Elder influence to cover Shaper’s Realm.

Gear Up: Cap cold res, bring mobility, and buy POE Exalted Orbs secure flask immunity.

Phase 1: Separate bosses, avoid big hits.

Phase 2: Manage adds and degeneration pools.

Phase 3: Push DPS while preserving movement space.

Collect Loot: Prioritize Watcher’s Eye — check mods before selling.

With patience, practice, and the right build, Uber Elder farming becomes a top-tier currency strategy in Path of Exile, combining mechanical skill with high-value drops. Once you master the encounter, you’ll not only profit but also join the ranks of elite Exiles capable of clearing one of the hardest fights in the game.