In the ever-evolving world of Path of Exile, legacy league mechanics continue to offer unique avenues for item acquisition even long after they rotate out of the main roster. One such mechanic is the Perandus family’s treasure hoard—a system introduced in the Perandus League that centered around Cadiro Perandus, the mysterious trader who sells powerful items for Perandus Path of exile currency. Among the coveted rewards is the Perandus Blazon, a distinctive amulet prized for its defensive modifiers and suitability for tanky builds. Whether you’re a new exile curious about legacy content or a veteran looking to augment your stash tabs, here’s a deep dive into what the Perandus Blazon is, why it matters, and—most importantly—how to farm and obtain it.

What Is the Perandus Blazon?

The Perandus Blazon is a unique amulet introduced in the Perandus League (February 2016) and remains obtainable through legacy mechanics. Its flavour text evokes the grandeur of the Perandus family’s hoarded wealth, and its affix pool offers rare defensive bonuses not commonly found on standard rare amulets. Typical mods on a Perandus Blazon include:

+X to maximum Life

X% additional Physical Damage Reduction

X% increased Armour and Evasion

Modifiers to resistances (often capped at +20 to all Resists)

These properties make it an excellent candidate for builds aiming to stack mitigation—such as tanky Juggernauts, Totem Hierophants, or Summoners relying on spectres. Because the Blazon is a unique, it cannot be crafted directly but only acquired through specific Perandus-related drops and trades.

Core Sources of the Perandus Blazon

1. Cadiro Perandus’ Trade Offers

At the heart of the Perandus mechanic lies Cadiro Perandus, who appears in towns when you collect Perandus Coins. He offers a rotating selection of unique items—often including the Perandus Blazon—in exchange for 40 Perandus Coins each.

How to earn Perandus Coins: Open Perandus Strongboxes found in zones where Perandus beasts roam, notably in maps with the “Contains Perandus Strongboxes” sextant modifier. Each strongbox has a chance to drop 1–3 coins.

Trading with Cadiro: Every time you accumulate 40 coins, Cadiro refreshes his shop. Visit him to see if he’s offering the Blazon. If not, you can choose to “Refuse” and spend another 40 coins to re-roll his inventory. You can do this indefinitely, provided you have coins.

TIP: Keep Cadiro’s shop open in a hideout tab so you can quickly check and reroll without loading screens.

2. Perandus Strongbox Drops

Beyond coins, the Perandus Strongbox itself has a chance—albeit small—to directly drop Perandus-specific uniques, including the Blazon. There are three tiers of Perandus Strongboxes, each with increasing item quantity and rarity rewards:

Regular Perandus Strongbox: Base tier; low chance (~0.1–0.3%) to drop the Blazon.

Silver Perandus Strongbox (upgraded via multiple Sextants/Scarabs): Moderate tier; improved drop table.

Gold Perandus Strongbox (heavily modified map): Highest tier; best chance (~0.5–1.0%) for unique rewards.

To maximize your odds:

Use Sextants on adjacent map connectors, looking specifically for “Perandus Strongboxes appear in this area.”

Apply Perandus Scarabs (if available) to boost the box’s tier and quantity.

Use Cartographer’s Strongboxes: Farming these in Tier 16 maps with strongbox-focused Atlas passive nodes (e.g., “Packleader”) increases the number of Perandus Strongboxes you encounter.

Advanced Farming Strategies

1. Map Crafting for Perandus Content

On the Atlas passive skill tree, allocate nodes that boost strongbox or Perandus content—particularly “Cartographer’s Strongboxes have +1 socket,” “Packleader,” and “More Map Drops” nodes along the “Atlas of Worlds” tree. Then:

Select a high-tier map (Tier 14–16) with a “+Strongbox” Atlas passive.

Socket sextants onto six adjacent maps; aim for modifiers that spawn Perandus Strongboxes.

Use Perandus Scarabs on exploration to further increase strongbox drops (if you can still acquire them).

Zana’s Map Device Modifiers: If you have Zana unlocked, some map device modifiers can guarantee extra strongboxes.

By combining these, you’ll flood the map with strongboxes, increasing both your coin yield and direct unique drop chances.

2. Party Play for More Coins and Drops

In party play, Perandus mechanics scale: more players equals more strongboxes, more coins, and slightly higher unique drop rates (in practice, more map clears per hour). Coordinate with a small group (2–4 players) running the same map:

Split up to cover more ground.

Share Perandus Coins to ensure everyone can use Cadiro.

Trade duplicates of Blazons or coins as needed.

3. Legacy Items Trading on Trade Sites

Even if you’re not farming Perandus content yourself, you can obtain the Blazon via player-to-player trades:

Path of Exile Trade website: Search for “perandus blazon” in the legacy sections.

Third-party trade bots in Global Trade Channel.

Expect to pay either perandus coins combined with currency or premium currency (e.g., chaos or exalted orbs), depending on league activity and scarcity.

Why the Perandus Blazon Is Worth Farming

Defensive Synergies: Many unique amulets lack strong flat life or hybrid armor/evasion mods. The Blazon fills this niche, boosting survivability without sacrificing damage.

Min-Max Potential: For you “delve deep” exiles building endgame push characters—such as Abyss League’s reflect-immune builds or Uber Elder clears—the defensive cushion of a Blazon can mean the difference between life and death.

Legacy Collection: If you’re a collector of unique items or aiming for a full legacy set, the Blazon is among the rarest and most sought-after Perandus uniques.

Barter Currency: Even if you don’t use it, Perandus uniques often fetch good prices on trade sites since they’re limited by legacy league content.

Optimizing Your Delves and Maps

While Perandus content is map-based, don’t overlook Delve as a complementary farm:

Azurite Scarabs: Use scarabs to modify Delve areas that overlap with Perandus-influenced maps.

Fossilized Strongboxes: Occasionally, fossils will craft strongbox-heavy Delve nodes—look for “Artisan” or “Hunter” fossils for extra rewards.

Sextanted Delve Encounters: Applying sextant-like modifiers (via harvest or scarabs) to Delve areas can mimic Perandus strongbox mechanics, occasionally rewarding coins.

Building Around the Perandus Blazon

Ideal Affix Priorities

When you finally acquire a Perandus Blazon, you’ll want “roll” the affixes via crafting—or trade for an ideal roll. Target:

>80 Life (higher if you’re tanking boss hits)

>20% Physical Damage Reduction

>40% increased Armour and Evasion

+ to Maximum Resistances (if possible)

Example Builds That Love the Blazon

Juggernaut (Unstoppable): Gains huge benefit from flat life and phys reduction.

Hierophant Totems: Totems inherit your defenses—more life means more totem survival.

Summon Raging Spirit (SRS) Necromancer: Spectres can take more damage when your own defenses are strong.

Glacial Hammer or Cyclone Slayer: Hybrid defense helps tank melee damage.

Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Wasting Coins on Cadiro Rerolls

Solution: Only reroll if you have a comfortable buffer of coins. Aim to farm maps in batches (e.g., 200 coins before entering Cadiro).

Ignoring Map Mods That Block Strongboxes

Solution: Avoid maps with the “No Strongboxes” or “Reduced Strongbox Quantity” modifiers.

Failing to Use Party Scaling

Solution: Partner with friends to maximize chest count and coin yield per map.

Conclusion

The Perandus Blazon remains one of Path of Exile’s most intriguing legacy uniques—melding defensive prowess with a storied league mechanic. Whether you’re diving into Perandus Strongboxes, bartering with Cadiro Perandus, or trading on the market, a methodical approach will ensure you land this coveted amulet. Focus on high-tier maps, strongbox-focused atlas investments, POE orbs and cooperative farming strategies to maximize your Perandus Coin yield and unique drop opportunities.

Armed with this guide, set your course for wealth untold in the Perandus Manor’s shadowy vaults. The Blazon awaits the persistent exile—will you claim it?