Sacred Flame is one of the strongest Scepters in Path of Exile 2, and it only drops from the hardest boss in the entire game when it is at its strongest. Multiple builds rely on Sacred Flame to function, making it one of the desirable items in the trade market.
Obtaining this item is only within reach of players with an MF Endgame-ready build or a lot of currency to throw at the problem. Here’s the breakdown.
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How to Get Sacred Flame Shrine Scepter in PoE 2
There are three ways to obtain the Sacred Flame Shrine Scepter in Path of Exile 2.
- Arbiter of Ash
- Trade with other players
- Reliquary Vault
Arbiter of Ash
The Sacred Flame Shrine Scepter is an exclusive limited drop that has a chance to drop every time you defeat Arbiter of Ash, the pinnacle boss at Difficulty 4. Players can fight the Arbiter of Ash in the Burning Monolith, the large structure at the starting point of the Atlas of Worlds, right next to the Ziggurat Refuge, where you begin your journey.
The Arbiter of Ash can also drop the Sacred Flame at lower difficulties, but the drop chance is absurdly low. In order to target farm this item, defeating the Arbiter at Difficulty 4 is recommended.
To open the Burning Monolith and fight the Arbiter of Ash, you will need to find three Citadel Keys, one from each of the three types of Citadels: Iron, Copper, and Stone. When all three Citadel Keys—called Crisis Fragments—have been gathered at the Burning Monolith, the fight against the Arbiter of Ash will be unlocked. Every time you defeat this pinnacle boss, you will earn two Arbiter Atlas points to allocate in the Atlas skill tree. Doing so allows you to increase the difficulty level of the Arbiter of Ash, making him stronger but also more lucrative. At Difficulty 4 (max difficulty), the Arbiter of Ash starts dropping its most valuable Unique drops with regular frequency: the Sacred Flame Shrine Scepter and the Prism of Belief Diamond.
Trade with Players
The most reliable way to obtain a Sacred Flame with the exact stats and modifiers you want is to buy it through the official PoE 2 trade site from other players. Keep in mind, however, that doing so will cost you a lot of currency due to the rarity of this item.
Sacred Flame cannot be obtained using an 
Orb of Chance.
Reliquary Vault
If a PoE 2 supporter has drafted and submitted a Foiled Sacred Flame, there is a chance players will be able to obtain it through a Reliquary Key dropped by the Arbiter of Ash. Using this Key at the Reliquary Vault (right next to the Burning Monolith) will net them a foiled version of this Unique.
A Reliquary Key for a Sacred Flame will be an exclusive drop from the Arbiter of Ash, just like the base item.
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How Does Sacred Flame’s Resistance Presence Work in PoE 2
The stat that makes Sacred Flame an OP item in Path of Exile 2 is “Enemies in your Presence Resist Elemental Damage based on their Lowest Resistance.” This makes it so that whenever you or your allies attack an enemy, that enemy is forced to use its worst resistance stat to tank those attacks. This is insanely good because enemies in PoE 2 always specialize in one thing and are lackluster in others.
As a general rule, if you’re facing an enemy that spews fire, it’ll specialize in fire attributes and will have relatively high fire resistance at the expense of its other resistance. For obvious reasons, attacking this enemy with a lightning attack will be much more effective than using a fire attack. With the Sacred Flame, this is no longer the case. Attacking this very same enemy with a fire attack will be as if you’ve attacked with a lightning attack (assuming lightning is its lowest resistance), and the effects will be devastating. It’s easy to see how this effect can change the course of the game and make situational builds work in a way no other item can.
Chaos resistance does not count as elemental resistance; the only elemental resistances are Fire, Cold, and Lightning.
This also means that lowering the elemental resistance of an enemy will force that lowered resistance to be used to calculate all incoming elemental damage. So, even if you’re a fire Sorceress, lowering the lightning resistance of a character will benefit you massively.
Also note that while the Sacred Flame Shrine Scepter’s level requirement is technically only Level 24, it typically has a level requirement of 78 or above. This is because this item only drops from Arbiter of Ash, which scales the dropped Sacred Flame’s ilvl to 82+, increasing the level requirement as a result. The only exception to this rule is a Foiled Sacred Flames obtained from the Reliquary Vault.
Path of Exile II
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 88 /100 Critics Rec: 100%
- Released
- December 6, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Nudity, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Language, Users Interact, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)
- Developer(s)
- Grinding Gear Games
- Publisher(s)
- Grinding Gear Games
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG, Hack and Slash, MMORPG
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
