Guide:Acts quick guide
The Acts Quick Guide is a speed-running guide for all the Acts. It is designed to assist experienced players who have completed the Acts at least once and are aware of the game mechanics. Therefore we do not cover basic gameplay aspects in this guide.
This guide includes:
- All Book of Skill Quests
- All Trials
- All minor and major Gods (to fully unlock The Pantheon)
- Kills all Bandits (optional, you can save the bandit of your choice as per your build guide)
This guide does not include:
- All Book of Regrets Quests, because regret points can be easily obtained through Orb of RegretOrb of RegretStack Size: 40Grants a passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it.s.
Leveling Gear
Tip: For fastest progression through the Acts, prioritize obtaining a Quicksilver Flask of AdrenalineQuicksilver FlaskLasts 6.00 Seconds
Consumes 30 of 60 Charges on use
40% increased Movement SpeedRequires Level 4Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. and any Boots with +30 Increased Movement Speed (or a lower value).
The following gear is helpful while leveling during the Acts, as they are cheap Unique items that provide significant boosts, and can be worn from a low level onwards. These are not necessarily required, and players with no currency can simply use the gear that drops during the Acts, and linked gear purchased from town vendors.
Slot | Builds | Item | Benefits | |
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Helmet | All | GoldrimGoldrim Leather CapEvasion: (49-77)+(30-50) to Evasion Rating 10% increased Rarity of Items found +(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Reflects 4 Physical Damage to Melee Attackers Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden)No metal slips as easily through the fingers as gold. |
Elemental resistances | |
Body | All | Tabula RasaTabula Rasa Simple RobeMovement Speed: -3%Has no Attribute Requirements or Energy Shield (Hidden) Has 6 Linked White Sockets (Hidden) |
Ability to 6-link your main attack ability | |
Gloves | All | Lochtonial CaressLochtonial Caress Iron GauntletsArmour: (6-9)(10-15)% increased Attack Speed (10-15)% increased Cast Speed (15-10)% reduced maximum Mana (10-15)% chance to gain a Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charge on Kill ConduitWhy cling to your sanity? It offers you nothing. Surrender to me, and I will grant you everything. |
More damage and and charge generation | |
Boots | All | WanderlustWanderlust Wool ShoesEnergy Shield: (15-27)+5 to Dexterity +(10-20) to maximum Energy Shield (20-40)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate 20% increased Movement Speed Cannot be FrozenAll the world is my home. / Nomic's StormNomic's Storm Strapped BootsEvasion: (60-89) Energy Shield: (22-39)Requires Level 16, 18 Dex, 18 Int+(20-30) to Dexterity +(30-50) to Evasion Rating +(15-30) to maximum Energy Shield +20% to Cold Resistance 20% increased Movement Speed 15% increased Damage taken while on Full Energy Shield 20% increased Movement Speed while on Full Energy ShieldIt takes a clear mind to outrun a storm. / Shavronne's PaceShavronne's Pace Scholar BootsEnergy Shield: (46-60)Requires Level 32, 59 Int+(20-30) to Intelligence (100-140)% increased Energy Shield (150-200)% increased Stun and Block Recovery 15% increased Movement Speed 20% increased Movement Speed when on Full LifeShavronne raced to Brutus' side, her last hope against the Karui tide. / Victario's FlightVictario's Flight Goathide BootsEvasion: (84-135)Requires Level 12, 26 Dex+15 to Dexterity +15 to Intelligence (100-150)% increased Evasion Rating (10-20)% increased Movement Speed (10-20)% increased Movement Speed when on Low Life Quicksilver Flasks you Use also apply to nearby AlliesAlive but not unscathed, Victario fled as slaughter blossomed at the gates. |
Faster movement | |
Belt | Melee/Ranger | Meginord's GirdleMeginord's Girdle Heavy BeltRequires Level 8+(25-35) to Strength+25 to Strength Adds 10 to 20 Physical Damage to Attacks 10% increased maximum Life +(10-20)% to Cold Resistance 25% increased Flask Life Recovery rateKaom's strength was rivaled only by the great Meginord of the north. / Perandus BlazonPerandus Blazon Cloth BeltRequires Level 16(15-25)% increased Stun and Block Recovery+(20-30) to all Attributes (6-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +20% to Fire Resistance 20% increased Flask Effect Duration -2 Physical Damage taken from Attack HitsA large enough debt turns even a friend into an enemy, and the Perandus family had more debtors than anyone. / Belt of the DeceiverBelt of the Deceiver Heavy BeltRequires Level 20+(25-35) to Strength(15-25)% increased Global Physical Damage You take 30% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes +(30-40) to maximum Life +(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances Nearby Enemies are IntimidatedIn battle, virtue matters not. Only victory. / Wurm's MoltWurm's Molt Leather BeltRequires Level 41+(25-40) to maximum Life+(20-30) to Strength +(20-30) to Intelligence +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance 2% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life 2% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana (500-1000)% increased total Recovery per second from Life Leech (500-1000)% increased total Recovery per second from Mana LeechThey say a lifetime of wisdom is carried in every skin the great beasts shed. |
More damage and elemental resistances | |
Spellcaster | Perandus BlazonPerandus Blazon Cloth BeltRequires Level 16(15-25)% increased Stun and Block Recovery+(20-30) to all Attributes (6-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +20% to Fire Resistance 20% increased Flask Effect Duration -2 Physical Damage taken from Attack HitsA large enough debt turns even a friend into an enemy, and the Perandus family had more debtors than anyone. |
Easier leveling | ||
Rings | All | 2 PraxisPraxis Paua RingRequires Level 22+(20-30) to maximum Mana+(30-60) to maximum Mana Regenerate (3-6) Mana per second -(8-4) to Total Mana Cost of Skills 8% of Damage taken Recouped as ManaThe Thaumaturgical masters of the Eternal Empire, as unpredictable and varied as they were, all understood one thing: Free thinking leads to free action. / 2 Perandus SignetPerandus Signet Paua Ring+(20-30) to maximum Mana+(25-30) to maximum Mana (45-65)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate 2% increased Experience gain 2% increased Intelligence for each Unique Item Equipped 3% chance for Slain monsters to drop an additional Scroll of Wisdom"Our warehouses are bursting. Our vaults are full. But our minds are still hungry." - Medici Perandus, Prefect to the Treasury / Kaom's SignKaom's Sign Coral Ring+(20-30) to maximum Life+(10-20) to Strength Grants Level 10 Enduring Cry Skill +1 to Maximum Endurance ChargesA token from the sea A sign for Kaom to lead his Karui to Wraeclast. / BlackheartBlackheart Iron RingAdds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to AttacksAdds (10-15) to (20-25) Chaos Damage to Attacks Regenerate (10-15) Life per second 10% chance to Cause Monsters to FleeFear is highly infectious. |
Reduced mana cost of skills / Increased XP gain | |
Amulet | Melee/Ranger | Karui WardKarui Ward Jade AmuletRequires Level 5+(20-30) to Dexterity+(20-30) to Strength +100 to Accuracy Rating 30% increased Projectile Speed 10% increased Movement Speed 30% increased Projectile Damage"Shoot first, ask no questions." - Karui wisdom |
More damage, faster attacks | |
Spellcaster | Atziri's FoibleAtziri's Foible Paua AmuletRequires Level 16(20-30)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate+100 to maximum Mana (16-24)% increased maximum Mana (80-100)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Items and Gems have 25% reduced Attribute RequirementsThe world is but a piece of parchment, blank and symmetric. We label each side: one Good, one Evil; one Black, one White. The divine truth, however, is that both are one and the same. -Jaetai, Vaal Advisor |
More mana, improved mana regeneration | ||
Weapons | Melee | 2 The Screaming EagleThe Screaming Eagle Jade HatchetOne Handed Axe Physical Damage: (20-25) to (40-45) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.45 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 6, 21 StrSocketed Gems are supported by Level 2 Chance to Flee Adds (10-15) to (25-30) Physical Damage +(10-15) to maximum Life Gain (5-7) Life per Enemy Killed 10% increased Movement SpeedThe eagle knows nothing but the scream and the strike. / 2 DreadarcDreadarc CleaverOne Handed Axe Physical Damage: (17-27) to (55-60) Elemental Damage: (5-15) to (20-25) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: (1.39-1.43) Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 16, 48 StrAdds (5-15) to (20-25) Physical Damage Adds (5-15) to (20-25) Fire Damage (7-10)% increased Attack Speed +(15-25)% to Fire Resistance 5% increased Movement Speed Curse Enemies with Flammability on HitThe fastest way to a man's heart is through his sternum. / LimbsplitLimbsplit WoodsplitterTwo Handed Axe Physical Damage: (43.2-48) to (88.2-98) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 13, 36 Str, 17 Dex+1 to Level of Socketed Strength Gems Trigger Level 1 Gore Shockwave on Melee Hit if you have at least 150 Strength +(15-30) to Strength (80-100)% increased Physical Damage Adds 5 to 10 Physical Damage Culling StrikeSwinging through the air, it sings of sundered, severed, missing things. / 2 The PrincessThe Princess SabreOne Handed Sword Physical Damage: (9.6-13.5) to (32.4-45) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.78 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 10, 18 Str, 26 Dex40% increased Global Accuracy Rating(20-50)% increased Physical Damage Adds (3-4) to (5-8) Physical Damage 15% increased Attack Speed Gain (25-30)% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage 10% increased Damage taken from Skeletons 10% increased Damage taken from Ghosts"She's pretty, aye. So pretty you'll want to be with her long after you're dead." |
High damage output with low level requirement | |
Ranger | SilverbranchSilverbranch Crude BowBow Physical Damage: (9-10) to (23.4-26) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.54+1 to Level of Socketed Bow Gems (80-100)% increased Physical Damage 10% increased Attack Speed Gain 10 Mana per Enemy Killed +30 to Accuracy Rating"The wild takes care of its own." - Hyrri of the Karui / Roth's ReachRoth's Reach Recurve BowBow Physical Damage: (24-27) to (72-81) Critical Strike Chance: 6.70% Attacks per Second: 1.25Requires Level 18, 65 Dex+(15-25)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier(60-80)% increased Physical Damage Skills Chain +2 times 30% increased Projectile Speed (60-80)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills"Exiled to the sea; what a joke. I'm more free than I've ever been." - Captain Weylam "Rot-tooth" Roth of the Black Crest, along with Asphyxia's WrathAsphyxia's Wrath Feathered Arrow QuiverRequires Level 20(20-30)% increased Projectile SpeedGrants Level 5 Frostbite Skill (8-12)% increased Attack Speed +(30-40)% to Cold Resistance (30-40)% increased Chill Duration on Enemies Gain 20% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage (7-10)% chance to Freeze Hexes Transfer to all Enemies within 3 metres when Hexed Enemy diesMist of breath Icing to lips and throat As the warm ones choke and fall Upon the frozen wasteland. / Hyrri's BiteHyrri's Bite Sharktooth Arrow QuiverRequires Level 14Gain (6-8) Life per Enemy Hit with Attacks+(15-25) to Strength +(35-45) to Dexterity +(15-25) to Intelligence Adds 10 to 20 Cold Damage to Attacks (7-10)% increased Attack Speed Gain (2-3) Life per Enemy Hit with Attacks 10% increased Area of EffectA Karui woman's place was not the battlefield, but the hearth. Hyrri changed all of that. | |||
Spellcaster | 2 LifesprigLifesprig Driftwood WandWand Physical Damage: 5-9 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40(8-12)% increased Spell Damage+1 to Level of Socketed Spell Gems (20-28)% increased Spell Damage (5-8)% increased Cast Speed +(15-20) to maximum Life +(15-20) to maximum Mana Regenerate (6-8) Life over 1 second when you Cast a SpellFrom the smallest seeds To the tallest redwoods, Life endures in Wraeclast. / 2 Axiom PerpetuumAxiom Perpetuum Bronze SceptreSceptre Physical Damage: 15-29 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Attacks per Second: 1.10 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 10, 22 Str, 22 Int12% increased Elemental DamageAdds (2-3) to (5-6) Fire Damage to Spells Adds (2-3) to (5-6) Cold Damage to Spells Adds 1 to (10-12) Lightning Damage to Spells (4-6)% increased Cast Speed (100-140)% increased Critical Strike Chance for SpellsThe worst of Axiom were imprisoned by more than iron. / FencoilFencoil Gnarled BranchStaff Physical Damage: 9-19 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 1.3 metres+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a StaffSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 8 Trap (40-50)% increased Global Damage (10-20)% increased maximum Life (10-20)% increased maximum ManaYou've no reason for fear when you're a root in a fen - Old Ezomyte saying. | |||
Poison | 2 GoredrillGoredrill Skinning KnifeDagger Physical Damage: (7.5-10.2) to (30-37.4) Critical Strike Chance: 7.80% Attacks per Second: 1.45 Weapon Range: 1.0 metresRequires Level 5, 16 Dex30% increased Global Critical Strike Chance+(10-15) to Dexterity (50-70)% increased Physical Damage Adds (1-2) to (3-5) Physical Damage 30% increased Critical Strike Chance 40% increased Attack Damage against Bleeding Enemies 50% chance to cause Bleeding on Critical StrikeA tap on the shoulder A peck on the cheek A sip of your wine So red and so sleek / 2 BloodplayBloodplay StilettoDagger Physical Damage: (12-18.2) to (43.2-56) Critical Strike Chance: 6.10% Attacks per Second: 1.65 Weapon Range: 1.0 metresRequires Level 15, 30 Dex, 30 Int30% increased Global Critical Strike Chance+20 to Dexterity (20-40)% increased Physical Damage Adds (3-6) to (9-13) Physical Damage 10% increased Attack Speed 30% chance to cause Bleeding on Hit Extra gore"I'm a painter, and crimson is my chosen hue." - Coralito, Brotherhood of Silence |
Terminology
- "WP" means Waypoint - use a Waypoint at a town to quickly navigate to the location
- "TP" means Teleport - use a Portal Scroll, the Portal skill or exit to character select to teleport straight to the last town you have been in
Act I
- Twilight Strand - Kill Hillock - Go to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Go to Coast
- Coast - Tag WP - Go to Tidal Island
- Tidal Island - (Kill Hailrake for Quicksilver FlaskQuicksilver FlaskLasts 6.00 Seconds
Consumes 30 of 60 Charges on use
40% increased Movement SpeedRequires Level 4Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. Reward - TP to town and claim reward) - WP/Go to Coast - Coast - Go to Mud Flats
- Mud Flats - Get Roseus GlyphRoseus GlyphIts pleasing sheen remains even in shadow,
as if it were somehow lit from within., Ammonite GlyphAmmonite GlyphWhen put to the ear it whispers not of
the sea, but long dead incantations. and Haliotis GlyphHaliotis GlyphIts corrugated surface brings a strange tingle
to the fingertips. This is no mere decoration. from Rhoa Nests - Activate Strange Glyph Wall - Go to Submerged Passage - Submerged Passage - Tag WP - Go to Flooded Depths
- The Flooded Depths - Kill Deep Dweller - TP to town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Submerged Passage
- Submerged Passage - Go to Ledge
- Ledge - Tag WP - Go to Climb
- The Climb - Kill Faun to unlock Navali - Go to Lower Prison
- Lower Prison - Complete Trial - Go to Upper Prison
- Upper Prison - Go to Warden's Quarters
- Warden's Quarters - Follow Blood to Warden's Chambers
- Warden's Chambers - Kill Brutus - Go to Prisoner's Gate
- Prisoner's Gate - Tag WP - Go to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Prisoner's Gate
- Prisoner's Gate - Go to Ship Graveyard
- Ship Graveyard - Tag WP - Go to Ship Graveyard Cave
- Ship Graveyard Cave - Pick up AllflameAllflameDistilled from naked ambition and unfettered obsession,
the Allflame emanates a silvern warmth like no other,
and engulfs those moths fool enough to embrace it. - Exit Cave - Continue to Cavern of Wrath - Tag WP - WP to Ship Graveyard - Cavern of Wrath - Tag WP - WP to Ship Graveyard
- Ship Graveyard - Kill Fairgraves - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Cavern of Wrath (Merveil’s Caverns)
- Cavern of Wrath - Go to Cavern of Anger
- Cavern of Anger - Go to Merveil's Lair
- Merveil's Lair - Kill Merveil - Go to Act II
Act II
- Southern Forest - Go to Town
- Town - Go to Old Fields (top-right exit from town)
- Old Fields - (Enter the Den and kill the Great White Beast for Quicksilver Reward) - Go to Crossroads
- Crossroads - Tag WP - Go up/left to Chamber of Sins
- Chamber of Sins Level 1 - Go to Chamber of Sins Level 2
- Chamber of Sins Level 2 - Complete Trail - Kill Fidelitas - Take Baleful GemBaleful GemThe withering glare of corruption, made
corporeal and pellucid in crystal. - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs (for Heralds) - WP to Crossroads
- Crossroads - Go up/right to Broken Bridge
- Broken Bridge - Tag WP - Kill Kraityn - Take Kraityn's AmuletKraityn's AmuletWhile this artefact resonates with power,
it is simply a piece in a larger puzzle. - TP to town - Town - WP to Crossroads
- Crossroads - Go to Fellshrine Ruins (right/down)
- Fellshrine Ruins - Go to Crypt Level 1
- The Crypt Level 1 - Solve Trial - TP to Town
- Town - Go to Riverways (bottom-left exit from town)
- Riverways - Tag WP - Go to Western Forest (down)
- Western Forest - Tag WP - Kill or Save Alira - (Take Alira's AmuletAlira's AmuletSegregated by treachery, this artefact
longs to be reunited with her sisters. if you killed her) - Western Forest - Kill Captain Arteri (end of road) - Take Thaumetic EmblemThaumetic EmblemA sigil of thaumaturgy graven in granite. - Open Thaumetic Seal - Go to Weaver's Chamber (other side than Alira)
- The Weaver's Chambers - Go to Weaver's Nest
- Weaver's Nest - Kill Weaver - Take Maligaro's SpikeMaligaro's SpikeMaligaro loved his tools, and took great
pains to keep them excruciatingly sharp. - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Act I town (Lioneye’s Watch) - Talk to NPCs - WP to Riverways
- Riverways - Go to Wetlands (up/left)
- Wetlands - Kill Oak (middle) - Take Oak's AmuletOak's AmuletA relic of a sundered relationship,
it awaits reconciliation with its kin. - Remove Tree Roots - Go to Vaal Ruins - Vaal Ruins - Go to Northern Forest
- Northern Forest - Tag WP - TP to Town - Talk to Eremir for The ApexThe ApexThough its power has been shared, there
is still more the Apex might unlock. - WP to Northern Forest - Go to Caverns - Caverns - Tag WP - Go to Ancient Pyramid
- Ancient Pyramid - Go to Pyramid Apex
- The Apex - Activate Dark Altar - Kill Vaal Oversoul - Go to Act III
Act III
- The City of Sarn - Tag WP - Kill Guard Captain - Talk to Clarissa - Go to Town
- Town - Go to Slums
- Slums - Go to Crematorium
- Crematorium - Solve Trial - Kill Piety - Get Tolman's BraceletTolman's BraceletA craftswoman's ode to
fresh hope, a new love. - TP to Town - Town - Get Sewer KeysSewer KeysTo enter a city's bowels is to be
privy to its best-kept secrets. from Clarissa - Go to Slums - Slums - Go to Sewers
- The Sewers - Take Bust of Gaius SentariBust of Gaius SentariThe Emperor honours Gaius Sentari as Supreme Servant.
"A man's thoughts are his shackles. A man's thoughts are his wings." - Tag WP - Take Bust of Hector TituciusBust of Hector TituciusThe Emperor honours Hector Titucius as Supreme Servant.
"Strength in purpose is strength in deed." and Bust of Marceus LioneyeBust of Marceus LioneyeThe Emperor honours Marceus Lioneye as Supreme Servant.
"The road to Glory is paved with Sacrifice." - Go to Marketplace (top) - Marketplace - Tag WP - Go to Catacombs (near WP)
- Catacombs - Solve Trial - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Marketplace - Go to Battlefront (up/left)
- Battlefront - Tag WP - Kill Aurelianus - Take Ribbon SpoolRibbon SpoolMachinery makes the minions.
Minions make the master. - Go to Docks (left) - Docks - Tag WP (near Fairgraves) - Take Thaumetic SulphiteThaumetic SulphiteEssence of pure thaumaturgy.
Apply with trepidation. - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Battlefront
- Battlefront - Go to Solaris Temple (up)
- Solaris Temple Level 1 - Tag WP - Go to Solaris Temple Level 2
- Solaris Temple Level 2 - Tag WP - Talk to Dialla for Infernal TalcInfernal Talc"A Virtue Gem is a raging thunderstorm imprisoned within a single raindrop.
Infernal Talc simply lets the storm out." - Malachai the Soulless - WP to Sewers - Sewers - Open Undying Blockage - Go to Ebony Barracks
- Ebony Barracks - Tag WP - Kill General Gravicius (up) - Go to Lunaris Temple (up)
- Lunaris Temple Level 1 - Tag WP - Go to Lunaris Temple Level 2
- Lunaris Temple Level 2 - Kill Piety - Take Tower KeyTower KeyGod will only offer the door.
Man must choose whether to open it. - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ebony Barracks
- Ebony Barracks - Go to Imperial Gardens (right/top right)
- Imperial Gardens - Tag WP - Solve Trial - (Don't pick up Plum) - TP to Town
- Town - WP to Imperial Gardens - Tag WP - Open Locked Room (top/right) - Go to Sceptre of God
- Sceptre of God - Go to Upper Sceptre of God
- Upper Sceptre of God - Go to Tower Rooftop
- Tower Rooftop - Kill Dominus and Dominus, Ascendant - Go to Act IV
All Skill Gems
If players require skill gems for their build, they can purchase it from Siosa at The Library:
- TP to Imperial Gardens - Go to Library (top-left)
- The Library - Tag WP (near Siosa) - Talk to Siosa - Activate Loose Candle (top-left of area) - Go to Archives
- The Archives - Find 4 Golden Pages - Go to Library
- Library - Talk to Siosa - Purchase Skill Gems
- If certain skill gems are unavailable at Siosa, then players must wait for Act 7 after which Lilly Roth offers all gems in the game
Act IV
- Aqueduct - Go to Town
- Town - Go to Dried Lake (bottom-left exit of Town)
- Dried Lake - Kill Voll - Take Deshret's BannerDeshret's BannerWhen the sun sets, the plains should be red. - TP to Town
- Town - Open Deshret's Seal (near Niko) - Go to Mines
- The Mines Level 1 - Go to Mines Level 2
- The Mines Level 2 - Tag Deshret's Spirit - Go to Crystal Veins
- Crystal Veins - Tag WP - Go to Kaom's Dream
- Kaom's Dream - Go to Kaom's Stronghold
- Kaom's Stronghold - Tag WP - Kill King Kaom - Take The Eye of FuryThe Eye of Fury"Fear becomes Hatred.
Hatred becomes Fury.
Thus is Man transformed
from Martyr to Maker."
- Malachai - TP to Town - WP to Crystal Veins - Crystal Veins - Talk to Dialla - Go to Daresso's Dream
- Daresso's Dream - Kill Barkhul - Go to Grand Arena
- Grand Arena - Tag WP - Kill Unique Trio - Kill Daresso - Take The Eye of DesireThe Eye of Desire"It is a cruel joke that
Man was born with more
Intent than Life."
- Malachai - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Crystal Veins
- Crystal Veins - Talk to Dialla - Go to Belly of the Beast
- The Belly of the Beast Level 1 - Go to Belly of the Beast Level 2
- The Belly of the Beast Level 2 - Kill Piety - Go to Harvest
- Harvest - Tag WP - Talk to Piety - Click Black Core - Run to the 3 Arenas:
- Kill Shavronne - Take Malachai's EntrailsMalachai's EntrailsMy organs tether me to mortality
like a chain. This chain holds me
from my true potential. - Kill Maligaro - Take Malachai's HeartMalachai's HeartMy heart forces blood through my veins.
But one who may bleed may die, and
death is no fitting end to genius. - Kill Doedre - Take Malachai's LungsMalachai's LungsMy lungs breathe the same air as
the foolish and the weak. May I be
yet another step removed from them.
- Kill Shavronne - Take Malachai's EntrailsMalachai's EntrailsMy organs tether me to mortality
- Harvest - Talk to Piety - Go to Black Core - Kill Piety and Malachai - Go to Black Heart
- Black Heart - Kill Malachai and all 3 Black Hearts - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Go to Ascent
- The Ascent - Walk to the summit - Activate Lever - Go to Act V
Act V
- The Slave Pens - Tag WP - Kill Overseer Krow - Go to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Go to Control Blocks
- Control Blocks - Pick up MiasmeterMiasmeter"We shall peer at these cosmic wonderments as they
wake and writhe within that deep and nameless dark."
- Vilenta, 'Miasmeter: A Thesis' (down/left) - Kill Justicar Casticus (top/right) - Take Eyes of ZealEyes of ZealEyes blazing with holy flame, the Pilgrim saw
a great palace descend from the burgeoning sky,
its gates barred against the unfaithful. - Go to Oriath Square - Oriath Square - Tag WP - Open Templar Courts Entrance (top right) - Go to Templar Courts
- The Templar Courts - Tag WP - Go to Chamber of Innocence
- The Chamber of Innocence - Tag WP - Go to Sanctum of Innocence
- The Sanctum of Innocence - Kill High Templar Avarius - Kill Innocence - Go to Chamber of Innocence
- Chamber of Innocence - Go to Torched Courts
- Torched Courts - Go to Ruined Square
- Ruined Square - Tag WP (top left) - Go to Ossuary (near WP)
- Ossuary - Pick up Sign of PuritySign of PurityWrought from blood and gold, Innocence fashioned a weapon of tempered purity,
capable of banishing darkness, and bringing order to the chaos in men's hearts. - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ruined Square
- Ruined Square - Go to Reliquary (down)
- Reliquary - Tag WP - Collect Tukohama's ToothTukohama's Tooth"The belly cannot hunger for what the eyes cannot see."
- Karui Proverb, Hinekora's HairHinekora's Hair"What we steal in life we repay in death."
- Karui Proverb and Valako's JawValako's Jaw"One day you eat the fish. One day you feed the fish."
- Karui Proverb (corners of zone) - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ruined Square
- Ruined Square - Go to Cathedral Rooftop (left)
- Cathedral Rooftop - Go to Cathedral Apex
- Cathedral Apex - Kill Kitava and Kitava's Heart - Get teleported to Town
- Town - Sail to Act VI
Act VI
- Town - Go to Twilight Strand
- Twilight Strand - Kill all Monsters (for all skill gems from Lilly Roth) - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Go to Coast
- Coast - Go to Mudflats
- Mud Flats - Kill Dishonoured Queen - Take Eye of ConquestEye of Conquest"Weakness must be purged lest it
poison the blood of all Karui."
- Prayer to Tukohama - Go to Karui Fortress (top/left) - The Karui Fortress - Kill Tukohama (right) - Go to Ridge (outside of Arena and right)
- The Ridge - Tag WP - Go to Lower Prison
- Lower Prison - Tag WP - Solve Trial - Go to Shavronne's Tower
- Shavronne's Tower - Go to Prison Rooftop
- Prison Rooftop - Kill Brutus and Shavronne - Go to Warden's Chambers
- Warden's Chambers - Go to Prisoner's Gate
- Prisoner's Gate - Tag WP - Go to Valley of the Fire Drinker
- Valley of the Fire Drinker - Kill Abberath - Go back to Prisoner's Gate
- Prisoner's Gate - Go to Western Forest
- Western Forest - Tag WP (follow road) - Go to Riverways (follow road)
- Riverways - Tag WP - Go to Wetlands (up)
- Wetlands - Go to Spawning Ground
- Spawning Ground - Destroy 3 Ryslatha's Nests - Kill Ryslatha - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Riverways
- Riverways - Go to Southern Forest (follow road, then down/right)
- Southern Forest - Tag WP (end of area) - Go to Cavern of Anger
- Cavern of Anger - Take The Black FlagThe Black Flag"May the lubbers feel fear in their
nethers, and may our blades follow."
- Rot-tooth's Rallying Cry - Go to Beacon - Beacon - Tag WP - Refuel the Beacon - Light the Beacon - Talk to Weylam Roth - Sail to Brine King's Reef
- The Brine King's Reef - Tag WP - Go to The Brine King's Throne - Kill Tsoagoth - Sail to Act VII
Act VII
- Town - Go to Broken Bridge
- Broken Bridge - Go to Crossroads (follow road/left)
- Crossroads - Tag WP (follow road) - Go to Fellshrine Ruins (down/right)
- Fellshrine Ruins - Go to Crypt (follow road then right)
- The Crypt Level 1 - Tag WP - Solve Trial - Open Sarcophagus - Go to Crypt Level 2
- The Crypt Level 2 - Take Maligaro's MapMaligaro's Map"Certain maps can only be rendered in the most vivid of viscera."
- Inquisitor Maligaro - TP to Town - Town - WP to Crossroads
- Crossroads - Go to Chamber of Sins (left)
- Chamber of Sins Level 1 - Place Maligaro's Map into the Map Device - Start Map - Go to Maligaro's Sanctum
- Maligaro's Sanctum - Kill Maligaro, Black Death and Fidelitas - Take Black VenomBlack Venom"The spider is not defined by how
it lives, but by how it kills."
- Inquisitor Maligaro - TP to Chamber of Sins - Chamber of Sins Level 1 - Talk to Silk for Obsidian KeyObsidian Key"The cool blanket of shadows preserves our treasures."
- Inquisitor Maligaro - Go to Chamber of Sins Level 2 (direction of WP) - Chamber of Sins Level 2 - Solve Trial - Open Secret Passage (top/right) - Go to Den
- Den - Tag WP - Go to Ashen Fields (top/right)
- The Ashen Fields - Tag WP - Go to Fortress Encampment (follow road to the left/down)
- The Fortress Encampment - Kill Greust - Go to Northern Forest
- Northern Forest - Tag WP - Go to Dread Thicket (follow left hand wall)
- Dread Thicket - Collect 7 Fireflies - Go to Den of Despair (center) - Kill Gruthkul - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Northern Forest
- Northern Forest - Go to Causeway (top right/top left)
- The Causeway - Tag WP (end of area) - Take Kishara's StarKishara's StarTo the wily Kishara's eye, a star brighter than the sun. - Go to Vaal City
- Vaal City - Tag WP (middle of zone) - Talk to Yeena - Go to The Temple of Decay Level 1
- The Temple of Decay Level 1 - Go to The Temple of Decay Level 2
- The Temple of Decay Level 2 - Kill Arakaali - Go to Act VIII
- TP to Act 7 Town - Talk to Weylam for reward
Act VIII
- The Sarn Ramparts - Go to Sarn Encampment
- Sarn Encampment - Go to Toxic Conduits
- The Toxic Conduits - Go to Doedre's Cesspool
- Doedre's Cesspool - Go to Cauldron - Activate Lever - Kill Deodre - Tag WP - Go to Grand Promenade (down/left from WP)
- The Grand Promenade - Go to Bath House (follow right-hand fence)
- The Bath House - Tag WP - Kill Hector Titucius - Take Wings of VastiriWings of VastiriAnd mounting her mighty Roc, Garukhan, holy queen of the sky,
descended upon her enemies and their armies of darkness. - Solve Trial (top or left) - Go to High Gardens (top or left) - High Gardens – Go to Pools of Terror (right) - Kill Yugul - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Bath House
- Bath House - Go to Lunaris Concourse (right)
- The Lunaris Concourse - Tag WP - Go to Lunaris Temple (top)
- Lunaris Temple Level 1 – Tag WP - Go to Lunaris Temple Level 2
- Lunaris Temple Level 2 - Kill Dusk - Take Moon OrbMoon Orb"Moonlight is a wise mother. The moon which bathes us in soft,
cooling light, does so with the intent of illuminating our paths.
Moonlight is wisdom. Moonlight is life."
- The Lunar Verses - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Toxic Conduits
- Toxic Conduits - Go to Quay (up/right from WP)
- The Quay - Take Ankh of EternityAnkh of Eternity"The amulet, it... whispers to me. Horrible things..." (down) - Go to Resurrection Site (down/left) - Kill Tolman - Talk to Clarissa (nearby) – Go to Grain Gate (up/right)
- The Grain Gate - Tag WP - Kill Gemling Legion - Go to Imperial Fields
- The Imperial Fields - Tag WP (up) - Go to Solaris Temple (follow road then further up)
- Solaris Temple Level 1 - Tag WP - Go to Solaris Temple Level 2 (up from WP)
- Solaris Temple Level 2 - Kill Dawn - Take Sun OrbSun Orb"The sun is a devoted mother. She casts her golden blessings on
the crops of the pious and makes barren the fields of heresy.
Sunlight is belief. Sunlight is life."
- The Solar Verses - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Lunaris Concourse
- Lunaris Concourse - Go to Harbour Bridge (down/right)
- Harbour Bridge - Go to Sky Shrine (middle of bridge) - Activate Statue of the Sisters - Kill Lunaris and Solaris - Go to Act IX
Act IX
- The Blood Aqueduct - Tag WP - Go to Highgate
- Highgate - Go to Descent (top-right exit of Town)
- Descent - Go to Supply Hoist (twice) - Go to Vastiri Desert
- The Vastiri Desert - Tag WP - Open Storm-Weathered Chest - Kill Monsters - Pick up Storm BladeStorm BladeGarukhan sought madness and knowledge amongst the billowing clouds of a
blackened sky. A vulture of pride, she would not be refused, and so the
stratosphere divulged unto her eldritch secrets of its tumultuous past. - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs for Bottled StormBottled Storm"One should not entice the storm; one cannot invite the storm, or give warrant
to its tyrant-soul. We survive only by appeasing the storm, with gifts and
offerings of adoration. We hope that, in its mercy, it shall pass us by."
- Tempestology of the Maraketh, Repudion IV - TP to Vastiri Dessert - Vastiri Dessert - Go to Oasis (up/right)
- Oasis - Go to The Sand Pit - Kill Shakari - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Vastiri Dessert
- Vastiri Dessert - Go to Foothills (up/left)
- The Foothills - Tag WP (up) - Go to Boiling Lake (right from WP)
- The Boiling Lake - Kill Basilisk - Take Basilisk AcidBasilisk AcidNobility once thought to capture the Basilisks and keep them as exotic pets.
This only served to fatten the vileness of their hearts, and with a hateful
acid that festered inside, the creatures became soured to their very bones. - TP to Town - Town - WP to Foothills
- Foothills - Go to Tunnel (top/left)
- Tunnel - Tag WP - Solve Trial (before the WP) - Go to Quarry
- Quarry - Tag WP - Go to Shrine of the Winds (top right/top left) - Kill Garukhan and Kira - Take Sekhema FeatherSekhema Feather"And how shall we know a sekhema worthy of rule?
By the anointing of the Great Roc, under whose wings we grow and soar."
- Maraketh Coronation Ritual - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Quarry
- Quarry - Go to Refinery (top right/top left)
- The Refinery - Kill General Adus - Take Trarthan PowderTrarthan Powder"Blow it all down! The emperor must have his gems, no matter the cost!" - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Quarry
- Quarry - Talk to Sin - Go to Belly of the Beast
- Belly of the Beast - Go to Rotting Core
- The Rotting Core - Go to Black Heart
- Black Heart - Enter the Portals and kill Deodre, Maligaro and Shavronne - Kill Depraved Trinity - Sail to Act X
Act X
Warning: After you kill Kitava, you will have -60% to all resistances, making all combat harder if you don't have gear with sufficient resistances. Therefore you might want to level up at The Blood Aqueduct in Act 9, or The Ravaged Square in Act 10, till you reach around level 70, and then kill Kitava.
- Oriath Docks - Go to Cathedral Rooftop
- Cathedral Rooftop - Go to Cathedral Apex (left) - Kill Plaguewing - Talk to Bannon - Go to Ravaged Square (top/right)
- The Ravaged Square - Tag WP (right/up) - Go to Torched Courts (right)
- Torched Courts - Go to Desecrated Chambers
- The Desecrated Chambers - Tag WP – Go to Sanctum of Innocence (go leftmost, then right)
- Sanctum of Innocence - Kill Avarius – Take The Staff of PurityThe Staff of Purity"Worry not for the heathens. They are devoid of soul.
Made vessels of wrath, they are damned by holy design."
- High Templar Avarius - TP to Town - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ravaged Square
- Ravaged Square - Go to Control Blocks (down)
- Control Blocks - Kill Vilenta (right hand wall follow) - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ravaged Square
- Ravaged Square - Go to Ossuary (next to WP) - Solve Trial - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ravaged Square
- Ravaged Square - Talk to Innocence (right/top) - Go to Canals
- The Canals - Go to Feeding Trough (follow canal)
- The Feeding Trough – Go to Altar of Hunger (top)
- Altar of Hunger - Kill Kitava - Go to Oriath - Talk to Lani for skill point
Next Steps
Unlock Maps
- Oriath - Talk to NPCs - Go to Templar Laboratory (top right)
- The Templar Laboratory - Use Stairs - Go to Sealed Storeroom - Exit and re-enter the lab till Officer Kirac appears - Talk to Kirac - Exit to Oriath
- Oriath - Go to Fallen Courts (down right) - Go to The Fallen Courts (top right)
- The Fallen Courts - Take Vault KeyVault KeySome sins were never meant to be remembered... from Desk - TP to Oriath
- Oriath - Go to Haunted Reliquary (bottom left) - Go to The Haunted Reliquary
- The Haunted Reliquary - Open both Vault Keys - Stand on Flower tile - Use Stairs - Talk to Kirac - TP to Hideout
- Hideout - Talk to Kirac - Add reward map in Map Device - Enter Map - Complete Map - Talk to Kirac to unlock Atlas
Upgrades
- Complete Trial of Ascendancy and Ascend your character in The Lord's Labyrinth
- Complete your Pantheon by upgrading your chosen gods
Passive Skill Points
In order to ensure that you have all the skill points from the Act quests & sidequests, do the following:
- Open the game chat window
- Type '/passives' and press Enter
- The game will display a list of the quests that award passive skill points
- All of the quests must display '1' or higher
- If any of the quests display '0', then ensure you have completed the quest and collected the reward from the town NPC
Incomplete Quests
Follow this quick guide to finish up any incomplete quests that grant passive skillpoints. You only need to do this if any of these quests display a "0" before it.
- The Dweller of the Deep - WP to The Submerged Passage, Go to Flooded Depths, Kill The Dweller of the Deep in Act 1, and talk to Tarkleigh in Act 1 Town
- The Marooned Mariner - Kill Fairgraves in Act 1, and talk to Bestel in Act 1 Town
- The Way Forward - Open the Blocked Pass between the Western Forest and Prisoner's Gate and talk to Bestel in the Act 1 Town.
- Deal with the Bandits - Kill all 3 Bandits in Act 2, or save 1 Bandit and kill the other 2 (based on your build guide)
- Victario's Secrets - Find the 3 Platinum Busts in the Sewers and deliver it to Hargan in Act 3 Town.
- Piety's Pets - Kill Piety in Act 3, and talk to Grigor in Act 3 Town.
- An Indomitable Spirit - Find the Spirit of Deshret in the Mines accessible from Act 4 Town.
- In Service to Science - Find Vilenta's MiasmeterMiasmeter"We shall peer at these cosmic wonderments as they
wake and writhe within that deep and nameless dark."
- Vilenta, 'Miasmeter: A Thesis' in The Control Blocks in Act 5 (not the The Control Blocks in Act 10), and return it to her at the Act 5 Town. - Kitava's Torments - Collect 3 Kitava's Torments from the The Reliquary in Act 5 (not the The Reliquary in Act 10), and deliver it to Lani at the Overseer's Tower (Act 3 town)
- The Father of War - Kill Tukohama, Karui God of War in Act 6 and find the Karui Fortress Exit
- The Puppet Mistress - WP to The Riverways in Act 6 (not The Riverways in Act 2) go to The Wetlands, and then to Spawning Grounds, kill Ryslatha, the Puppet Mistress
- Queen of Despair - WP to the Northern Forest in Act 7 (not the Northern Forest in Act 2) and go to Dread Thicket, Kill Gruthkul, Mother of Despair in Act 7
- The Cloven One - WP to Prisoner's Gate in Act 6 (not the Prisoner's Gate in Act 1) - Go to Valley of the Fire Drinker (right) - Kill Abberath, the Cloven One - Talk to Bestel in Act 6 Town
- The Master of a Million Faces - Kill Greust and Ralakesh, Master of a Million Faces in Act 7
- Kishara's Star - Find Kishara's StarKishara's StarTo the wily Kishara's eye, a star brighter than the sun. and deliver it to Weylam in Act 7
- Love is Dead - WP to The Grain Gate in Act 8, find The Quay entrance close to the Waypoint, find Ankh of Eternity, go to Resurrection Site, Kill Tolman
- Reflection of Terror - WP to The Bath House, Kill Yugul, Reflection of Terror in Act 8, and talk to Hargan in Act 8 Town
- The Gemling Legion - Kill The Gemling Legion in Act 8 The Grain Gate, and talk to Maramoa in Act 8 Town
- Queen of the Sands - WP to The Vastiri Desert in Act 9, get the Storm BladeStorm BladeGarukhan sought madness and knowledge amongst the billowing clouds of a
blackened sky. A vulture of pride, she would not be refused, and so the
stratosphere divulged unto her eldritch secrets of its tumultuous past., talk to Petarus and Vanja, go to The Vastiri Desert, go to The Oasis, Kill Shakari, talk to Irasha in Act 9 Town - The Ruler of Highgate - WP to The Quarry in Act 9, go to Shrine of the Winds, Kill Garukhan, Queen of the Winds, and talk to Irasha or Oyun in Act 9 Town
- Vilenta's Vengeance - Kill Vilenta in The Control Blocks in Act 10 (not the The Control Blocks in Act 5) and talk to Lani at Oriath Docks or Karui Shores
- An End to Hunger - Kill Kitava in Act 10, and talk to Lani at Oriath (in Epilogue) or Karui Shores