The Archives

Id	1_3_17_2
Act	3
Area level	31
Bosses	Trinian, Intellectus Prime
Area type tags	library
Tags	indoors_area, delve_chest, library_area, archives_area
Connections	The Library
Vaal Side Areas	Restricted Gallery

All the knowledge in the Empire could not save them.

The Archives is an area in Act 3. This area does not have a waypoint and is connected to The Library.

Four golden pages appear in separate rooms randomly placed in the area. The layout is a branching maze of small rooms lined with bookcases.

Quests

A Fixture of Fate

Monsters

Item drops

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

Item	Drop level
The ScholarThe Scholar340x Scroll of WisdomIt is with the smallest of words that we find the largest of truths.	23

Crafting recipes

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

Cost	Affix type	Stats	Item Classes Categories	Unlock
1x Orb of Alchemy	Suffix	Regenerate (12-20) Life per second Regenerate (1.8-3) Mana per second	Amulet	The Archives

The recipe is located in a hidden room, which can be accessed by clicking a candle that appears on a random wall.^[1]

Achievements

Killing all monsters in the Archives grants an achievement:

Name	Description
Full Clear: Archives	Fully clear the Archives.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.24.0	Added a myriad of small improvements and surprises to the Campaign. The Archives contains the crafting bench recipe Life and Mana Regeneration - Rank 1. [Undocumented]
1.0.0	Introduced to the game.

References

↑ pumaofshadow (March 30, 2024). "New Recipe location - Library > Archives > hidden candle stick". Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

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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

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