Guide:Acts quick guide

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The 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:

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.

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

Merveil, the Siren, the final boss of Act I
  1. Twilight Strand - Kill Hillock - Go to Town
  2. Town - Talk to NPCs - Go to Coast
  3. Coast - Tag WP - Go to Tidal Island
  4. Tidal Island - (Kill Hailrake for Quicksilver FlaskQuicksilver FlaskLasts 6.00 Seconds
    Consumes 30 of 60 Charges on use
    40% increased Movement Speed    Requires 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
  5. Coast - Go to Mud Flats
  6. Mud Flats - Get 3 Glyphs from Rhoa Nests - Activate Wall - Go to Fetid Pool
  7. Fetid Pool - Go to Mud Flats
  8. Mud Flats - Go to Submerged Passage
  9. Submerged Passage - Go to Flooded Depths
  10. The Flooded Depths - Kill Deep Dweller - TP to town
  11. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Submerged Passage
  12. Submerged Passage - Go to Ledge
  13. Ledge - Tag WP - Go to Climb
  14. The Climb - Kill Faun to unlock Navali - Go to Lower Prison
  15. Lower Prison - Complete Trial - Go to Upper Prison
  16. Upper Prison - Go to Warden's Quarters
  17. Warden's Quarters - Follow Blood to Warden's Chambers
  18. Warden's Chambers - Kill Brutus - Go to Prisoner's Gate
  19. Prisoner's Gate - Tag WP - Go to Town
  20. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Prisoner's Gate
  21. Prisoner's Gate - Go to Ship Graveyard
  22. Ship Graveyard - Tag WP - Go to Ship Graveyard Cave
  23. 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
  24. Cavern of Wrath - Tag WP - WP to Ship Graveyard
  25. Ship Graveyard - Kill Fairgraves - TP to Town
  26. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Cavern of Wrath (Merveil’s Caverns)
  27. Cavern of Wrath - Go to Cavern of Anger
  28. Cavern of Anger - Go to Merveil's Lair
  29. Merveil's Lair - Kill Merveil - Go to Act II

Act II

The Vaal Oversoul, the final boss of Act II
  1. Southern Forest - Go to Town
  2. Town - Go to Old Fields (top-right)
  3. Old Fields - (Enter the Den and kill the Great White Beast for Quicksilver Reward) - Go to Crossroads
  4. Crossroads - Tag WP - Go up/left to Chamber of Sins
  5. Chamber of Sins Level 1 - Go to Chamber of Sins Level 2
  6. Chamber of Sins Level 2 - Complete Trail - Kill Fidelitas - TP to Town
  7. Town - Talk to NPCs (for Heralds) - WP to Crossroads
  8. Crossroads - Go up/right to Broken Bridge
  9. Broken Bridge - Kill Kraityn - TP to town
  10. Town - WP to Crossroads
  11. Crossroads - Go to Fellshrine Ruins (right/down)
  12. Fellshrine Ruins - Go to Crypt Level 1
  13. The Crypt Level 1 - Solve Trial - TP to Town
  14. Town - Go to Riverways
  15. Riverways - Tag WP - Go to Western Forest (down)
  16. Western Forest - Tag WP - Kill Alira (same side as WP, broken side of road) - Kill Captain Arteri (end of road) - Open Thaumetic Seal - Go to Weaver's Chamber (other side than Alira)
  17. The Weaver's Chambers - Go to Weaver's Nest
  18. Weaver's Nest - Kill Weaver - TP to Town
  19. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Act I town (Lioneye’s Watch)
  20. Lioneye's Watch - Talk to Bestel for Reward - WP to Riverways
  21. Riverways - Go to Wetlands (up/left)
  22. Wetlands - Kill Oak (middle) - Remove Roots - TP to Town
  23. Town - Talk to Eremir - TP to Wetlands
  24. Wetlands - Go to Vaal Ruins
  25. Vaal Ruins - Go to Northern Forest
  26. Northern Forest - Go to Caverns
  27. Caverns - Go to Ancient Pyramid
  28. Ancient Pyramid - Go to Pyramid Apex
  29. The Apex - Kill Vaal Oversoul - Go to Act III

Act III

Dominus, High Templar, the final boss of Act III
  1. The City of Sarn - Kill Guard Captain - Talk to Clarissa - Go to Town
  2. Town - Go to Slums
  3. Slums - Go to Crematorium
  4. Crematorium - Solve Trial - Kill Piety - Get Bracelet - TP to Town
  5. Town - Get Keys from Clarissa - Go to Slums
  6. Slums - Go to Sewers
  7. The Sewers - Take Bust - Tag WP - Take 2 remaining Busts - Go to Marketplace (top)
  8. Marketplace - Tag WP - Go to Catacombs (near WP)
  9. Catacombs - Solve Trial - TP to Town
  10. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Marketplace
  11. Marketplace - Go to Battlefront (up/left)
  12. Battlefront - Tag WP - Kill Aurelianus - Take Ribbon SpoolRibbon SpoolMachinery makes the minions.
    Minions make the master.     - Go to Docks (left)
  13. Docks - Take Thaumetic SulphiteThaumetic SulphiteEssence of pure thaumaturgy.
    Apply with trepidation.     - TP to Town
  14. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Battlefront
  15. Battlefront - Go to Solaris Temple (up)
  16. Solaris Temple Level 1 - Go to Solaris Temple Level 2
  17. Solaris Temple Level 2 - Talk to Dialla - WP to Sewers
  18. Sewers - Open Undying Blockage - Go to Ebony Barracks
  19. Ebony Barracks - Tag WP - Kill General Gravicius - Go to Lunaris Temple
  20. Lunaris Temple Level 1 - Go to Lunaris Temple Level 2
  21. 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
  22. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ebony Barracks
  23. Ebony Barracks - Go to Imperial Gardens (right)
  24. Imperial Gardens - Tag WP - Solve Trial - (Don't pick up Plum) - TP to Town, WP back - Go to Sceptre of God
  25. Sceptre of God - Go to Upper Sceptre of God
  26. Upper Sceptre of God - Go to Tower Rooftop
  27. Tower Rooftop - Kill Dominus - Go to Act IV

Act IV

Malachai, The Nightmare, the final boss of Act IV
  1. Aqueduct - Go to Town
  2. Town - Go to Dried Lake
  3. Dried Lake - Kill Voll - TP to Town
  4. Town - Go to Mines
  5. The Mines Level 1 - Go to Mines Level 2
  6. The Mines Level 2 - Tag Deshret's Spirit - Go to Crystal Veins
  7. Crystal Veins - Tag WP - Go to Daresso's Dream
  8. Daresso's Dream - Kill Barkhul - Go to Grand Arena
  9. Grand Arena - Kill Unique Trio - Kill Daresso - TP to Town
  10. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Crystal Veins
  11. Crystal Veins - Go to Kaom's Dream
  12. Kaom's Dream - Go to Kaom's Stronghold
  13. Kaom's Stronghold - Kill Kaom - TP to Town
  14. Town - WP to Crystal Veins
  15. Crystal Veins - Talk to Dialla - Go to Belly of the Beast
  16. The Belly of the Beast Level 1 - Go to Belly of the Beast Level 2
  17. The Belly of the Beast Level 2 - Kill Piety - Go to Harvest
  18. Harvest - Tag WP - Run around and Kill Doedre, Maligaro, and Shavronne - TP to Town - WP to Harvest - Go to Black Core
  19. Black Core - Kill Malachai - TP to Town
  20. Town - Talk to NPCs - Go to Ascent
  21. The Ascent - Activate Resonator - Go to Act V

Act V

Kitava, the Insatiable, the final boss of Act V
  1. The Slave Pens - Kill Overseer Krow - Go to Town
  2. Town - Go to Control Blocks
  3. 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'     - Kill Justicar Casticus - Go to Oriath Square
  4. Oriath Square - Go to Templar Courts
  5. The Templar Courts - Go to Chamber of Innocence
  6. The Chamber of Innocence - Go to Sanctum of Innocence
  7. The Sanctum of Innocence - Kill High Templar Avarius - Kill Innocence - Go to Chamber of Innocence
  8. Chamber of Innocence - Go to Torched Courts
  9. Torched Courts - Go to Ruined Square
  10. Ruined Square - Tag WP - Go to Ossuary (near WP)
  11. 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
  12. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ruined Square
  13. Ruined Square - Go to Reliquary (down)
  14. Reliquary - Collect Kitava's Torments (corners of zone) - TP to Town
  15. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ruined Square
  16. Ruined Square - Go to Cathedral Rooftop (left)
  17. Cathedral Rooftop - Go to Cathedral Apex
  18. Cathedral Apex - Kill Kitava - Get teleported to Town
  19. Town - Sail to Act VI

Act VI

Tsoagoth, The Brine King, the final boss of Act VI
  1. Town - Go to Twilight Strand
  2. Twilight Strand - Kill all Monsters (for all gems from Lilly) - TP to Town
  3. Town - Talk to NPCs - Go to Coast
  4. Coast - Go to Mudflats
  5. Mud Flats - Kill Dishonoured Queen (top/right) - Go to Karui Fortress (top/left)
  6. The Karui Fortress - Kill Tukohama (right) - Go to Ridge (outside of Arena and right)
  7. The Ridge - Go to Lower Prison
  8. Lower Prison - Solve Trial - Go to Shavronne's Tower
  9. Shavronne's Tower - Go to Prison Rooftop
  10. Prison Rooftop - Kill Brutus and Shavronne - Go to Warden's Chambers
  11. Warden's Chambers - Go to Prisoner's Gate
  12. Prisoner's Gate - Tag WP - Go to Valley of the Fire Drinker
  13. Valley of the Fire Drinker - Kill Abberath - TP to Town
  14. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Prisoner's Gate
  15. Prisoner's Gate - Go to Western Forest
  16. Western Forest - Go to Riverways (follow road)
  17. Riverways - Tag WP - Go to Wetlands (up)
  18. Wetlands - Go to Spawning Ground
  19. Spawning Ground - Kill Ryslatha - TP to Town
  20. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Riverways
  21. Riverways - Go to Southern Forest (follow road, then down)
  22. Southern Forest - Go to Cavern of Anger
  23. 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
  24. Beacon - Refuel the Beacon - Light the Beacon - Sail to Brine King's Reef
  25. The Brine King's Reef - (follow the left hand shore line) - Kill Tsoagoth - Sail to Act VII

Act VII

Arakaali, Spinner of Shadows, the final boss of Act VII
  1. Town - Go to Broken Bridge
  2. Broken Bridge - Go to Crossroads (follow road/left)
  3. Crossroads - Tag WP - Go to Fellshrine Ruins (down/right)
  4. Fellshrine Ruins - Go to Crypt
  5. The Crypt Level 1 - Solve Trial - Go to Crypt Level 2
  6. 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
  7. Town - WP to Crossroads
  8. Crossroads - Go to Chamber of Sins
  9. Chamber of Sins Level 1 - Find Map Device - Open Maligaro's Map - Go to Maligaro's Sanctum
  10. Maligaro's Sanctum - Kill Maligaro - TP to Chamber of Sins
  11. Chamber of Sins Level 1 - Take Key from Sin - Go to Chamber of Sins Level 2 (direction of WP)
  12. Chamber of Sins Level 2 - Solve Trial - Go to Den (top/right)
  13. Den - Go to Ashen Fields
  14. The Ashen Fields - Go to Fortress Encampment (follow road to the left/down)
  15. The Fortress Encampment - Kill Greust - Go to Northern Forest
  16. Northern Forest - Tag WP - Go to Dread Thicket (follow left hand wall)
  17. Dread Thicket - Collect 7 Fireflys - Kill Gruthkul (in her Den) - TP to Town
  18. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Northern Forest
  19. Northern Forest - Go to Causeway (right hand wall follow)
  20. The Causeway - Take Kishara's StarKishara's StarTo the wily Kishara's eye, a star brighter than the sun. (At some point go back to Town and talk to Weylam for skill and regret points) - Go to The Temple of Decay Level 1
  21. The Temple of Decay Level 1 - Go to The Temple of Decay Level 2
  22. The Temple of Decay Level 2 - Kill Arakaali - Go to Act VIII

Act VIII

Solaris, Eternal Sun, one of the final bosses of Act VIII
  1. The Sarn Ramparts - Go to Sarn Encampment
  2. Sarn Encampment - Go to Toxic Conduits
  3. The Toxic Conduits - Go to Doedre's Cesspool (direction of black paint sludge at beginning of the zone)
  4. Doedre's Cesspool - Go to Cauldron - Kill Deodre - Tag WP - Go to Grand Promenade (down/left from WP)
  5. The Grand Promenade - Go to Bath House (right hand fence follow)
  6. 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)
  7. High Gardens – Go to Pools of Terror (right) - Kill Yugul - TP to Town
  8. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Bath House
  9. Bath House - Go to Lunaris Concourse (right)
  10. The Lunaris Concourse - Tag WP - Go to Lunaris Temple
  11. Lunaris Temple Level 1 – Go to Lunaris Temple Level 2
  12. Lunaris Temple Level 2 - Kill Dusk - TP to Town
  13. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Deodre's Cesspool (WP is called Toxic Conduits)
  14. Deodre's Cesspool - Go to Quay (up/right from WP)
  15. The Quay - Take Ankh of EternityAnkh of Eternity"The amulet, it... whispers to me. Horrible things..." (down, near beginning of zone) - Kill Tolman (down/right) – TP to Town and WP to Grain Gate (up/right)
  16. The Grain Gate - Kill Gemling Legion - Go to Imperial Fields
  17. The Imperial Fields - Go to Solaris Temple (follow road then further up)
  18. Solaris Temple Level 1 - Go to Solaris Temple Level 2 (up from WP)
  19. Solaris Temple Level 2 - Kill Dawn - TP to Town
  20. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Lunaris Concourse
  21. Lunaris Concourse - Go to Harbour Bridge (down/right)
  22. Harbour Bridge - Kill Lunaris and Solaris - Go to Act IX

Act IX

The Depraved Trinity, the final boss of Act IX
  1. The Blood Aqueduct - Go to Highgate
  2. Highgate - Go to Descent
  3. Descent - Go to Vastiri Desert
  4. The Vastiri Desert - 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
  5. Town - Talk to NPCs (Get Bottled Storm) - TP to Vastiri Dessert
  6. Vastiri Dessert - Tag WP - Go to Oasis (up/right)
  7. Oasis - Kill Shakari - TP to Town
  8. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Vastiri Dessert
  9. Vastiri Dessert - Go to Foothills (up/left)
  10. The Foothills - Tag WP - Go to Boiling Lake (right from WP)
  11. 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
  12. Town - WP to Foothills
  13. Foothills - Go to Tunnel (top/left)
  14. Tunnel - Solve Trial (before the WP) - Go to Quarry
  15. Quarry - Tag WP - Go to Shrine of the Winds (left)
  16. Shrine of the Winds - Kill Garukhan - TP to Town
  17. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Quarry
  18. Quarry - Go to Refinery (right/up and left)
  19. 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
  20. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Quarry
  21. Quarry - Go to Belly of the Beast
  22. Belly of the Beast - Go to Rotting Core
  23. The Rotting Core - Go to Black Heart
  24. Black Heart - Enter the Portals and Kill Shavronne, Maligaro, Deodre - Kill Depraved Trinity - Sail to Act X

Act X

Kitava, the final boss of Act X
  1. Oriath Docks - Go to Cathedral Rooftop
  2. Cathedral Rooftop - Go to Cathedral Apex and save Bannon (left) - Go to Ravaged Square (top/right)
  3. The Ravaged Square - Tag WP (right/up) - Go to Torched Courts (right)
  4. Torched Courts - Go to Desecrated Chambers
  5. The Desecrated Chambers - Kill Avarius - TP to Town
  6. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ravaged Square
  7. Ravaged Square - Go to Control Blocks (down)
  8. Control Blocks - Kill Vilenta (right hand wall follow) - TP to Town
  9. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ravaged Square
  10. Ravaged Square - Go to Ossuary (next to WP)
  11. Ossuary - Solve Trial - TP to Town
  12. Town - Talk to NPCs – WP to Desecrated Chambers
  13. Desecrated Chambers – Go to Sanctum of Innocence (left and down)
  14. 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
  15. Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Ravaged Square
  16. Ravaged Square - Talk to Innocence (right/top) - Go to Canals
  17. The Canals - Go to Feeding Trough (follow canal)
  18. The Feeding Trough – Go to Altar of Hunger (top)
  19. Altar of Hunger - Kill Kitava - Go to Oriath

Passive Skill Points

In order to ensure that you have all the skill points from the Act quests & sidequests, do the following:

  1. Open the game chat window
  2. Type '/passives' and press Enter
  3. The game will display a list of the quests that award passive skill points
  4. All of the quests must display '1' or higher
  5. 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.

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