Drox, the Warlord Boss Guide

Drox is - along with Veritania, Al-Hezmin and Baran - one of the Conquerors of the Atlas of Worlds. In order to fight him, you have to open a Warlord influenced Map. Conqueror Influenced Maps have a special border on top of the typical Map Icon. Defeating a Conqueror for the first time unlocks a Favorite Map slot for your Atlas.

Each of the Conquerors drop a specific Map Fragment that is required to face Sirus, Awakener of Worlds.

Conquerors - Boss Guides:

• Drox, the Warlord - Drox's Crest
• Veritania, the Redeemer - Veritania's Crest
• Al-Hezmin, the Hunter - Al-Hezmin's Crest
• Baran, the Crusader - Baran's Crest

Sirus, Awakener of Worlds - Boss Guide:

• Sirus, Awakener of Worlds

Conqueror Maps can be dropped upon killing any regular T14+ Map Boss on the Atlas and have 2 implicit modifiers:

Map contains Drox's Citadel

Item Quantity increases amount of Rewards Drox drops by 20% of its value

Map contains Drox's Citadel
This implicit modifier adds the Warlord influence to the Map, adding Warlord monster packs. It also adds Drox as an additional Encounter after defeating the default Map Boss.

Item Quantity increases amount of Rewards Al-Hezmin drops by 20% of its value
This implicit modifier determines how much Loot Drox drops upon death.

You can increase the drop rate of these Maps with the Atlas Passive skill Conquered Conquerors and Martial Forces. You can also access Conqueror Maps from Kirac or encounter a Conqueror as part of his Atlas missions. These Maps can also be acquired by getting Map rewards in other League Mechanics such as Tujen from Expedition, Delirium or the Ritual Altar.

A Conqueror Map can be converted into another Map via an Orb of Horizon and even upgraded in Tier with a Harbinger's Orb. If you do so, a Tier 14 / Tier 15 Conqueror influenced Map can result in a corrupted The Beachhead Map. However, you cannot change the Conqueror that is influencing the Map itself.

Defeating a Conqueror counts as clearing the Map in terms of Master Missions and unlocking them for your Atlas. It is possible to have multiple influences on a single Map, making it more rewarding, but also increasing the difficulty.

Loot Table

In addition to regular loot, Drox has the following boss-specific drops:

• Drox's Crest (100%)
• Warlord's Exalted Orb
• Dementophobia
• The Strategist
• The Eternal War
• The Price of Prescience
• Justified Ambition
• A Fate Worse Than Death
• Warlord influenced Items

Skills Breakdown

Drox attacks you at close range, dealing Physical Damage.

Drox smashes his hands in a cone in front of him, dealing Physical Damage.

Drox summons an enormous fist above his current target and slams the ground, dealing massive amounts of
Physical Damage. This attack is lethal to most common Builds, make sure to dodge it at all costs.
He yells "Hand of Justice" which indicates his Glove Slam ability.

Drox summons a pair of gloves that draw a straight line across the arena. This ability can be avoided by
standing in the corridor next to this ability, as it can't cut corners.

If you leave the center of the arena and sit in a corridor, Drox summons several boulders that collapses on
the corridor, dealing heavy Physical Damage. To avoid this ability, move out of the corridor he uses it on.

Drox summons several War Banners that deal Area of Effect Damage on impact while granting heavy damage
reduction to any enemy within the radius, including Drox himself.

When Drox reaches approximately 70% Health, Phase 2 begins. He shields himself, granting him high Damage
Reduction, casting multiple War Banners as well as summoning Minions at all four corridors. While channeling
his Defensive Shield, Drox won't attack. Once the Shield is depleted, Phase 3 begins.

Occasionally, Minions enter the arena trough the corridors. Make sure to kill them right away, since they provide
flask charges and can easily overwhelm you if ignored.

Boss Mechanics

Once you have defeated the default Map boss in an influenced Map, a Portal to the Conqueror's Citadel appears. Make your way through the portal and encounter the Conqueror in his Citadel.

Make sure to check out the Skills Breakdown above to learn more about each of the abilities.

Map Modifiers

Like any other Map, a Conqueror Map can be modified with Currency. But be careful! Some Map modifiers can make it very difficult.

Below is an example of Map modifiers you might want to avoid based on your build.

Dangerous Map Modifiers

Boss Specific Modifiers

• None

Global Map Modifiers that can disable your Build

• Monsters reflect X% of Elemental Damage
• Monsters reflect X% of Physical Damage
• Players cannot Regenerate Life, Mana or Energy Shield
• Monsters have X% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments

Boss Modifiers

• Unique Boss has X% increased Life
  Unique Boss has X% increased Area of Effect

Monster Modifiers (also counts for Bosses)

• Monsters have X% increased Critical Strike Chance
• X% increased Monster Damage
• X% increased Monster Movement Speed
  X% increased Monster Attack Speed
  X% increased Monster Cast Speed
• Monsters have X% increased Area of Effect
• X% more Monster Life
• Monsters gain X% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield

Atlas Passive Tree

The newly revamped Atlas Passive Tree provides us with additional ways to enhance the Pack Size and drop chances of Conqueror influenced Maps:

Notables

• Conquered Conquerors

Nodes

• Conqueror Influenced Pack Size

Summary

• Drox, the Warlord, deals Physical Damage.
• He summons War Banners that grant heavy damage reduction to enemies within the circle, including himself.
• Make sure to kill War Banners and summoned Minions as soon as possible.
• Avoid his lethal abilities like Glove Slam and Glove Cascade.
• Keep moving! The Majority of Drox's abilities can be outmaneuvered.
• Since Drox deals Physical Damage, it is recommended to bring a healthy amount of Armour to the fight.

Good Luck, Exile!

Credits

Written by mbXtreme
Reviewed by Palsteron