Kaom's Stronghold

Id	1_4_4_3
Act	4
Area level	38
Bosses	King Kaom
Area type tags	inland
Tags	act_boss_area, no_echo, area_with_water, einharfuryhound, kaom_area, otherworldly_story_area, king_boss_area
Connections	Kaom's Dream

A holdfast built of hubris.

Kaom's Stronghold is an area in Act 4. It contains a waypoint and is connected to Kaom's Dream and The Caldera of the King.

Quests

The King of Fury

Monsters

Item drops

The following drop-restricted items can drop in this area.

Item	Drop level
The Battle BornThe Battle Born5Axe"No man can best me, no demon can fell me. For I vanquish all with my axe!"	23

Crafting recipes

The following crafting bench recipes can be unlocked from this location:

Unlock Location	Modification	Cost
Kaom's Stronghold	Two Linked Sockets	1x Orb of FusingOrb of FusingStack Size: 20Reforges the links between sockets on an itemRight click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it. The item's quality increases the chances of obtaining more links.
Kaom's Stronghold	Three Linked Sockets	3x Orb of FusingOrb of FusingStack Size: 20Reforges the links between sockets on an itemRight click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it. The item's quality increases the chances of obtaining more links.
Kaom's Stronghold	Four Linked Sockets	5x Orb of FusingOrb of FusingStack Size: 20Reforges the links between sockets on an itemRight click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it. The item's quality increases the chances of obtaining more links.

Lore

Version history

Version	Changes
3.5.0	Overhauled Mastercrafting: You now have a single Crafting Bench in your Hideout that covers all item types and crafting mods. You now gain new crafting mods from a variety of different sources, including through exploration and helping the new Masters. You can also overwrite previously crafted mods at the cost of an Orb of Scouring.
2.4.2	Removal of Kaom's Path
2.0.2	Kaom's areas now rain down fiery meteoric flame golems.
2.0.0	Introduced to the game.

v t e The World

Act 1	The Twilight Strand Lioneye's Watch The Coast The Tidal Island The Mud Flats The Fetid Pool The Submerged Passage The Flooded Depths The Ledge The Climb The Lower Prison The Upper Prison Prisoner's Gate The Ship Graveyard The Ship Graveyard Cave The Cavern of Wrath The Cavern of Anger

Act 2	The Southern Forest The Forest Encampment The Old Fields The Den The Crossroads The Broken Bridge The Fellshrine Ruins The Crypt Level 1 The Crypt Level 2 The Chamber of Sins Level 1 The Chamber of Sins Level 2 The Riverways The Western Forest The Weaver's Chambers The Wetlands The Vaal Ruins The Northern Forest The Dread Thicket The Caverns The Ancient Pyramid

Act 3	The City of Sarn The Sarn Encampment The Slums The Crematorium The Sewers The Marketplace The Catacombs The Battlefront The Solaris Temple Level 1 The Solaris Temple Level 2 The Eternal Laboratory The Docks The Ebony Barracks The Lunaris Temple Level 1 The Lunaris Temple Level 2 The Imperial Gardens The Library The Archives The Sceptre of God The Upper Sceptre of God

Act 4	The Aqueduct Highgate The Dried Lake The Mines Level 1 The Mines Level 2 The Crystal Veins Kaom's Dream Kaom's Stronghold Daresso's Dream The Grand Arena The Belly of the Beast Level 1 The Belly of the Beast Level 2 The Harvest The Ascent

Act 5	The Slave Pens Overseer's Tower The Control Blocks Oriath Square The Templar Courts The Chamber of Innocence The Torched Courts The Ruined Square The Reliquary The Ossuary The Cathedral Rooftop

Act 6	Lioneye's Watch The Twilight Strand The Coast The Tidal Island The Mud Flats The Karui Fortress The Ridge The Lower Prison Shavronne's Tower Prisoner's Gate The Western Forest The Riverways The Wetlands The Southern Forest The Cavern of Anger The Beacon The Brine King's Reef

Act 7	The Bridge Encampment The Broken Bridge The Crossroads The Fellshrine Ruins The Crypt The Chamber of Sins Level 1 The Chamber of Sins Level 2 Maligaro's Sanctum The Den The Ashen Fields The Northern Forest The Dread Thicket The Causeway The Vaal City The Temple of Decay Level 1 The Temple of Decay Level 2

Act 8	The Sarn Ramparts The Sarn Encampment The Toxic Conduits Doedre's Cesspool The Quay The Grain Gate The Hidden Underbelly The Imperial Fields The Solaris Concourse The Solaris Temple Level 1 The Solaris Temple Level 2 The Harbour Bridge The Grand Promenade The Bath House The High Gardens The Lunaris Concourse The Lunaris Temple Level 1 The Lunaris Temple Level 2

Act 9	The Blood Aqueduct Highgate The Descent The Vastiri Desert The Oasis The Foothills The Boiling Lake The Tunnel The Quarry The Refinery The Belly of the Beast The Rotting Core

Act 10	Oriath Docks The Cathedral Rooftop The Ravaged Square The Control Blocks The Reliquary The Ossuary The Torched Courts The Desecrated Chambers The Canals The Feeding Trough

Epilogue	Karui Shores Normal Maps Unique Maps The Apex of Sacrifice The Alluring Abyss The Shaper's Realm Absence of Value and Meaning Eye of the Storm The Maven's Crucible Absence of Mercy and Empathy Seething Chyme Absence of Symmetry and Harmony Polaric Void Absence of Patience and Wisdom Chayula's Domain Esh's Domain Tul's Domain Uul-Netol's Domain Xoph's Domain Abyssal Depths Domain of Timeless Conflict Lunacy's Watch The Bridge Enraptured The Syndrome Encampment Hysteriagate Oriath Delusion

Other	Hideout Vaal side areas Sarn Arena Trial of Ascendancy The Lord's Labyrinth The Menagerie The Temple of Atzoatl Azurite Mine Syndicate Safehouses Mastermind's Lair The Rogue Harbour The Necropolis The Sacred Grove Kingsmarch