This level occupies the map slot MAP08. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP08.
MAP08: Korax's Domain is the eighth and final map of Vestiges of Grandeur, the new Hexen episode in Heretic + Hexen. It was designed by Matt Tropiano (MTrop) and uses the music track "Fortress" by Kevin Schilder.
Walkthrough[edit]
Essentials[edit]
Go up the steps to a wooden bridge and cross it, then go through the doors that open ahead to enter a room with mana, artifacts and a chronicle that you can use to change your player class. Pull the switch on the north wall to lower the lift next to it, then go up to the floor above and step forward to see Korax rise from the hole in the center of the room. As well as launching projectiles from his arms, Korax can summon other enemies, turn the floor into lava, raise spikes from the floor, and cause the demon faces on the walls to shoot fireballs.
Once Korax is at 50% health he will teleport away and the surrounding doors will open. Deal with all the waiting enemies, then go to the center chamber and look at the four symbols that rise from the floor. Each symbol corresponds to one of the four corner chambers, and you must press the matching symbol inside each corner chamber to solve the puzzle; choosing the wrong symbol will swap in two new symbols and spawn more enemies. Once all four symbols have been pressed the north chamber will open and you can resume the fight with Korax; he retains all his attacks from phase one but can now teleport to other chambers to elude you. Once Korax is dead, go back into the north chamber and kill some brown chaos serpents that have been released, then enter the portal at the north end to finish the game.
Other points of interest[edit]
Secrets[edit]
There are no official secrets on this map.
The doors that open Korax's second chamber in the north may stay closed and never open, halting completion.[citation needed]
Demo files[edit]
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Speedrunning[edit]
Routes and tricks[edit]
Current records[edit]
The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are:
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File |
Notes
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The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on August 9, 2025.
Deathmatch[edit]
Player spawns[edit]
This level contains fourteen spawn points:
- facing north. (thing 268)
- facing north-east. (thing 591)
- facing east. (thing 592)
- facing south-west. (thing 593)
- facing north-west. (thing 594)
- facing north-east. (thing 595)
- facing south-east. (thing 596)
- facing west. (thing 597)
- facing north-west. (thing 598)
- facing north-west. (thing 599)
- facing north-east. (thing 600)
- facing south. (thing 601)
- facing south-west. (thing 602)
- facing south-east. (thing 603)
Statistics[edit]
Map data[edit]
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1919.
This level contains the following numbers of things per skill level:
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| Fighter single-player
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| Monsters |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
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| Afrit |
0 |
12 |
28
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| Dark bishop |
12 |
22 |
24
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| Reiver |
6 |
10 |
10
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| Ettin |
16
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| Brown chaos serpent |
9 |
15 |
18
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| Green chaos serpent |
8 |
12 |
12
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| Slaughtaur |
8 |
8 |
22
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| Korax |
1
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| Ammunition |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
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| Blue mana |
26
|
| Green mana |
26
|
| Combined mana |
9
|
| Health & Armor |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
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| Crystal vial |
40
|
| Items |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
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| Chaos Device |
1
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| Disc of Repulsion |
19
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| Dragonskin bracers |
3
|
| Fléchette |
28
|
| Krater of Might |
1
|
| Mystic urn |
1
|
| Quartz flask |
8
|
| Miscellaneous |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
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| Destructible tree |
18
|
| Evergreen tree |
18
|
| Spike down |
32
|
| Teleport landing |
8
|
| Teleport smoke |
1
|
| Ambient sounds |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
| Silence |
14
|
|
| Mage single-player
|
| Monsters |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
| Afrit |
0 |
12 |
28
|
| Dark bishop |
12 |
22 |
24
|
| Reiver |
6 |
10 |
10
|
| Ettin |
16
|
| Brown chaos serpent |
9 |
15 |
18
|
| Green chaos serpent |
8 |
12 |
12
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| Slaughtaur |
8 |
8 |
22
|
| Korax |
1
|
| Ammunition |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
| Blue mana |
26
|
| Green mana |
26
|
| Combined mana |
9
|
| Health & Armor |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
| Crystal vial |
40
|
| Items |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
| Chaos Device |
1
|
| Disc of Repulsion |
19
|
| Dragonskin bracers |
3
|
| Fléchette |
28
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| Krater of Might |
1
|
| Mystic urn |
1
|
| Quartz flask |
8
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| Miscellaneous |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
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| Destructible tree |
18
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| Evergreen tree |
18
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| Spike down |
32
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| Teleport landing |
8
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| Teleport smoke |
1
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| Ambient sounds |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
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| Silence |
14
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| Cooperative
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| Monsters |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
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| Afrit |
0 |
12 |
28
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| Dark bishop |
12 |
22 |
24
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| Reiver |
6 |
10 |
10
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| Ettin |
16
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| Brown chaos serpent |
9 |
15 |
18
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| Green chaos serpent |
8 |
12 |
12
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| Slaughtaur |
8 |
8 |
22
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| Korax |
1
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| Ammunition |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
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| Blue mana |
26
|
| Green mana |
26
|
| Combined mana |
9
|
| Health & Armor |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
| Crystal vial |
40
|
| Items |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
| Chaos Device |
1
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| Disc of Repulsion |
19
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| Dragonskin bracers |
3
|
| Fléchette |
28
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| Krater of Might |
1
|
| Mystic Ambit Incant |
4
|
| Mystic urn |
1
|
| Quartz flask |
8
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| Miscellaneous |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
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| Cooperative start |
8
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| Destructible tree |
18
|
| Evergreen tree |
18
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| Spike down |
32
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| Teleport landing |
8
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| Teleport smoke |
1
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| Ambient sounds |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
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| Silence |
14
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