If you’re trying to get one of the pieces to the key from the Sorrow Among Stones quest in Path of Exile 2, you will need to defeat Draven, The Eternal Praetor; an undead regent. You can get one half of the key from him while the other half is with his consort Asinia. Here is how you can find and beat Draven, The Eternal Praetor in Path of Exile 2 before you complete Act 1.
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How To Find Draven, The Eternal Praetor In Path Of Exile 2
Following the objectives for the Sorrow Among Stars quest will lead you to the Draven boss fight in Path of Exile 2. This area will be the Mausoleum of the Praetor and the boss arena where he can be found is in the Heart of the Mausoleum, a large room with a grave where Draven will be rising out of. But you will soon realize that Draven isn’t the only thing coming out of these graves that you need to watch out for, it’s also the Ghouls.
Strategy To Defeat Draven In Path Of Exile 2
- A unique mechanic with the Draven boss fight in Path of Exile 2 is the Ghouls. These spirit-like beings will appear after the fight starts and make their way to Draven. If you step on one of these Ghouls while it is over a grave, it will trigger an Eternal Knight to spawn. Doesn’t seem like much of an issue until you realize that killing the Eternal Knight will now make its corpse turn into another trigger for a Ghoul. Similarly, if you step on a Ghoul while it’s above the Eternal Knight’s corpse, it will resurrect the knight so be careful of that.
- When three Ghouls reach Draven, he will get an empowered buff which lasts for 20 long seconds. During this, he will have increased movement speed, and faster attacks, and will now throw waves of the Volley of Souls attack. Do not try and attack him if this ends up happening, wait for him to come back to normal. This is indicated by the glow around Draven which will go away once he is not buffed anymore.
- Since Ghouls empower Draven when they reach him, make sure you step on the ghouls while also making sure you don’t do that when it is above a grave and while also dodging Draven’s attacks. It’s best to keep Draven moving around the arena so that the Ghouls have a tough time catching up to him. Whenever Draven sends out his volley attack, take the opportunity to attack when he is recovering from it but you will have to be precise with your timing and managing the Ghouls at the same time.
- The fight gets more difficult after Draven reaches below 66% health as Asinia will now aid him in the fight, making him do a new large AoE attack along with an increase in Ghouls. At this point, it’s best to try and keep Draven in one of the corners so the Ghouls can only come at him from one or two directions which makes it easy to step on them before they reach him. But if you are a ranged build, you can let Draven consume the Ghouls and get empowered since you can still attack from afar, you will just need to be careful of dodging his attacks.
Rewards For Defeating Draven, The Eternal Praetor In Path of Exile 2
You will get the Memorial Key Piece after defeating Draven, The Eternal Praetor in Path of Exile 2. This is a quest item that is used to complete the Sorrow Among Stones quest in Path of Exile 2. Apart from that, you will also receive some random loot like gold and gear. Now that you defeated Draven, The Eternal Praetor; it is time you learn how to defeat Asinia, The Praetor’s Consort in Path of Exile 2.