History of The Nether

Overview

The Nether is a roguelike activity from Episode: Heresy, set aboard the Dreadnaught in the rings of Saturn. It is launched from Eris Morn's apartment in the Last City and plays like the Deep Dive and the Coil: limited revives, health regeneration disabled by default, and random boons.

Mechanics

• Spend Sigil Shards (earned from chests) to upgrade your Tome of Want and unlock runes before entering.
• Each of five areas has randomized objectives; complete three to reach a mini-boss, then the area boss. The run ends after the third round.
• Boons come in minor, major and corrupted forms.
• Bosses by area: Lezrel, Eversion Channeler (The Trenchway), Kelrosh, Spawn Keeper (The Mausoleum), Hashon of Endless Horrors (The Founts), Herald of the Weapon (Hall of Souls) and Irkaril of Xivu Arath (Hull Breach).

Difficulty

• Advanced (also a Private variant): matchmaking, power starts at 0 with a -5 penalty per room.
• Expert: no matchmaking; adds Champions, Banes and Overcharge.
• Exploration: see The Nether: Explore.

Rewards

Reputation with the Essence of Desire vendor, Sigil Shards, Heresy weapons and armor, materials and Metasized Essentia. Rewards are influenced by active rituals in the Tome of Want.