Guide:Acts quick guide
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:
- 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.
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 3 Glyphs from Rhoa Nests - Activate Wall - Go to Fetid Pool
- Fetid Pool - Go to Mud Flats
- Mud Flats - Go to Submerged Passage
- Submerged Passage - 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 - 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 Alira (same side as WP, broken side of road) - Take Alira's AmuletAlira's AmuletSegregated by treachery, this artefact
longs to be reunited with her sisters. - 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 Act 2 Town - Talk to Eremir - WP to Northern Forest - Go to Caverns
- Caverns - Tag WP - Go to Ancient Pyramid
- Ancient Pyramid - Go to Pyramid Apex
- The Apex - 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 SlumsTolmen's
- 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 Keys from Clarissa - Go to Slums
- Slums - Go to Sewers
- The Sewers - Take Bust - Tag WP - Take 2 remaining Busts - 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
- 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 - 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 - Go to Solaris Temple Level 2
- Solaris Temple Level 2 - Talk to Dialla - WP to Sewers
- Sewers - Open Undying Blockage - Go to Ebony Barracks
- Ebony Barracks - Tag WP - Kill General Gravicius - Go to Lunaris Temple
- Lunaris Temple Level 1 - 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)
- Imperial Gardens - Tag WP - Solve Trial - (Don't pick up Plum) - TP to Town, WP back - 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 - Go to Act IV
Act IV
- Aqueduct - Go to Town
- Town - Go to Dried Lake
- Dried Lake - Kill Voll - TP to Town
- Town - 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 Daresso's Dream
- Daresso's Dream - Kill Barkhul - Go to Grand Arena
- Grand Arena - Kill Unique Trio - Kill Daresso - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Crystal Veins
- Crystal Veins - Go to Kaom's Dream
- Kaom's Dream - Go to Kaom's Stronghold
- Kaom's Stronghold - Kill Kaom - TP to Town
- Town - 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 - Run around and Kill Doedre, Maligaro, and Shavronne - TP to Town - WP to Harvest - Go to Black Core
- Black Core - Kill Malachai - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Go to Ascent
- The Ascent - Activate Resonator - Go to Act V
Act V
- The Slave Pens - Kill Overseer Krow - Go to Town
- Town - 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' - Kill Justicar Casticus - Go to Oriath Square - Oriath Square - Go to Templar Courts
- The Templar Courts - Go to Chamber of Innocence
- The Chamber of Innocence - 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 - 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 - Collect Kitava's Torments (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 - Get teleported to Town
- Town - Sail to Act VI
Act VI
- Town - Go to Twilight Strand
- Twilight Strand - Kill all Monsters (for all gems from Lilly) - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Go to Coast
- Coast - Go to Mudflats
- Mud Flats - Kill Dishonoured Queen (top/right) - Go to Karui Fortress (top/left)
- The Karui Fortress - Kill Tukohama (right) - Go to Ridge (outside of Arena and right)
- The Ridge - Go to Lower Prison
- Lower Prison - 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 - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Prisoner's Gate
- Prisoner's Gate - Go to Western Forest
- Western Forest - Go to Riverways (follow road)
- Riverways - Tag WP - Go to Wetlands (up)
- Wetlands - Go to Spawning Ground
- Spawning Ground - Kill Ryslatha - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Riverways
- Riverways - Go to Southern Forest (follow road, then down)
- Southern Forest - 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 - Refuel the Beacon - Light the Beacon - Sail to Brine King's Reef
- The Brine King's Reef - (follow the left hand shore line) - Kill Tsoagoth - Sail to Act VII
Act VII
- Town - Go to Broken Bridge
- Broken Bridge - Go to Crossroads (follow road/left)
- Crossroads - Tag WP - Go to Fellshrine Ruins (down/right)
- Fellshrine Ruins - Go to Crypt
- The Crypt Level 1 - Solve Trial - 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
- Chamber of Sins Level 1 - Find Map Device - Open Maligaro's Map - Go to Maligaro's Sanctum
- Maligaro's Sanctum - Kill Maligaro - TP to Chamber of Sins
- Chamber of Sins Level 1 - Take Key from Sin - Go to Chamber of Sins Level 2 (direction of WP)
- Chamber of Sins Level 2 - Solve Trial - Go to Den (top/right)
- Den - Go to Ashen Fields
- The Ashen Fields - 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 Fireflys - Kill Gruthkul (in her Den) - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Northern Forest
- Northern Forest - Go to Causeway (right hand wall follow)
- 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
- 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
Act VIII
- The Sarn Ramparts - Go to Sarn Encampment
- Sarn Encampment - Go to Toxic Conduits
- The Toxic Conduits - Go to Doedre's Cesspool (direction of black paint sludge at beginning of the zone)
- Doedre's Cesspool - Go to Cauldron - Kill Deodre - Tag WP - Go to Grand Promenade (down/left from WP)
- The Grand Promenade - Go to Bath House (right hand fence follow)
- 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
- Lunaris Temple Level 1 – Go to Lunaris Temple Level 2
- Lunaris Temple Level 2 - Kill Dusk - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Deodre's Cesspool (WP is called Toxic Conduits)
- Deodre's Cesspool - Go to Quay (up/right from WP)
- 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)
- The Grain Gate - Kill Gemling Legion - Go to Imperial Fields
- The Imperial Fields - Go to Solaris Temple (follow road then further up)
- Solaris Temple Level 1 - Go to Solaris Temple Level 2 (up from WP)
- Solaris Temple Level 2 - Kill Dawn - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Lunaris Concourse
- Lunaris Concourse - Go to Harbour Bridge (down/right)
- Harbour Bridge - Kill Lunaris and Solaris - Go to Act IX
Act IX
- The Blood Aqueduct - Go to Highgate
- Highgate - Go to Descent
- Descent - Go to Vastiri Desert
- 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 - Town - Talk to NPCs (Get Bottled Storm) - TP to Vastiri Dessert
- Vastiri Dessert - Tag WP - Go to Oasis (up/right)
- Oasis - Kill Shakari - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Vastiri Dessert
- Vastiri Dessert - Go to Foothills (up/left)
- The Foothills - Tag WP - 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 - Solve Trial (before the WP) - Go to Quarry
- Quarry - Tag WP - Go to Shrine of the Winds (left)
- Shrine of the Winds - Kill Garukhan - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Quarry
- Quarry - Go to Refinery (right/up and 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 - 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 Shavronne, Maligaro, Deodre - Kill Depraved Trinity - Sail to Act X
Act X
- Oriath Docks - Go to Cathedral Rooftop
- Cathedral Rooftop - Go to Cathedral Apex and save Bannon (left) - 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 - Kill 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)
- Ossuary - Solve Trial - TP to Town
- Town - Talk to NPCs – WP to Desecrated Chambers
- Desecrated Chambers – Go to Sanctum of Innocence (left and down)
- 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 - 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
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 Miasmeter 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 the 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 - Kill Abberath, the Cloven One in Act 6 and 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 Star 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 Blade, 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