Act 2

The map of Act 2

Act Two is Path of Exile's second storyline act. In this act , the exile is driven farther inland. Among the forests, riverways and caves, groups of bandits have built fortified camps and openly challenge one another while extorting food and supplies from a small, struggling village. In the north, an ancient Vaal spirit is stirring in the dark.

It covers monster levels 13–23. Its town is The Forest Encampment.

NPCs:

• Greust - weapon (except wands) and armour vendor
• Yeena - wands, jewellery, flask, currency and gem vendor
• Eramir
• Silk
• Helena - Only appears after completing Intruders in Black

Master:

• Einhar, Beastmaster

Quests

• Deal with the Bandits
• The Bandit Lord Alira / The Bandit Lord Oak / The Bandit Lord Kraityn
• The Great White Beast
• Intruders in Black
• Sharp and Cruel
• Through Sacred Ground
• The Root of the Problem
• Shadow of the Vaal
• The Lord's Labyrinth
• Einhar's Hunt
• Einhar's Menagerie
• Safe and Sound

Progression

								Chamber of Sins Level 2 16
								↑
				The Southern Forest 13				Chamber of Sins Level 1 15
				↓				↑
				The Forest Encampment	→	The Old Fields 14	→	The Crossroads 15	→	The Broken Bridge 16
				↓		↓		↓
		The Western Forest 17	←	The Riverways 15		The Den 15		The Fellshrine Ruins 16
		↓		↓				↓
		Weaver's Chambers 18		The Wetlands 19				The Crypt Level 1 17
				↓				↓
				Vaal Ruins 20				The Crypt Level 2 18
				↓
				Northern Forest 21	→	The Dread Thicket 21
				↓
				The Caverns 22
				↓
				Ancient Pyramid 23

Version history

Version	Changes
3.17.0	Improve the behaviour of most Act 2 monsters, raise the life of some weaker Act 2 monsters and add new monster varieties to some Act 2 areas. Adjusted the life and damage of various Monsters found throughout Act 2. New Monster types have been added throughout Act 2: Spriggans, Wasps, Undead Vaal, Scuttlers, and Salvagers.
3.0.0	The Waypoint in The Chamber of Sins Level 2 has been moved to The Chamber of Sins Level 1. Cruel and Merciless difficulties have been removed.
2.0.0	Due to 2.0 progression balancing zone levels changed to Normal 13-23, Cruel 44-48, Merciless 59-63 The Chamber of Sins Level 3 has been replaced by The Chamber of Sins Level 2. Its Waypoint is now at the start of the new The Chamber of Sins Level 2. The Wetlands area has been moved prior to The Vaal Ruins. They now connect to The Riverways. You can now find Oak without having killed Lorrata (the tree). A Waypoint has been added to The Riverways. The Blackwood has been removed. The Vaal Ruins Level 1 and The Vaal Ruins Level 2 have been merged. Its waypoint has been removed. A new area, The Northern Forest, has been added after the Vaal Ruins. The Dread Thicket is now attached to the Northern Forest rather than the Wetlands. The Dread Thicket is now always 50%. The Caverns Level 1 and The Caverns Level 2 have been merged.
0.9.3	Added tent bandit-spawners in Act Two.
0.8.6	Plenty more improvements to Act Two dungeons.
0.8.4	Decreased Act Two outdoors monster density slightly.
0.8.3	Increased variety of Act Two area randomness.
0.8.1	Some more variety of Act Two areas added. Named most of the Act Two monsters. Improved the size, branchiness and challenge of dungeons in Act Two.
0.8.0	Added Act Two. It's low on quests for now. Monkeys can come down from trees in Act Two.