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** Additional monsters: [[River Hag]], [[Drowned Crawler]]
** Additional monsters: [[River Hag]], [[Drowned Crawler]]
* [[Clearfell Encampment]]
* [[Clearfell Encampment]]
** The [[Salvage Bench]] is available by default if previously unlocked.
** The [[Salvage Bench]] and [[Reforging Bench]] are available in Clearfell Encampment and all other Cruel difficulty towns by default if previously unlocked.
* [[Clearfell]]
* [[Clearfell]]
** '''Frostblood Ritual''': Beira drops an additional {{il|Head of the Winter Wolf}}.
** [[Beira of the Rotten Pack]] drops an additional {{il|Head of the Winter Wolf}}.
** '''Mysterious Campsite''': Abandoned Stash contains a random {{c|rare|rare}} weapon.
** '''Mysterious Campsite''': Abandoned Stash contains a random {{c|rare|rare}} weapon.
* [[Mud Burrow]]
* [[Mud Burrow]]
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** Additional monsters: [[Bloom Serpent]], [[Risen Arbalest]], [[Knight-Gaunt]]
** Additional monsters: [[Bloom Serpent]], [[Risen Arbalest]], [[Knight-Gaunt]]
* [[The Grim Tangle]]
* [[The Grim Tangle]]
** '''Den of the Druid''': Drops a Level 2 {{il|Uncut Support Gem}}.
** [[The Rotten Druid]] drops a Level 2 {{il|Uncut Support Gem}}.
* [[Cemetery of the Eternals]]
* [[Cemetery of the Eternals]]
** '''Memorial of the Lost''': Drops a Level 2 {{il|Uncut Support Gem}}.
** [[Lachlann of Endless Lament]] drops a Level 2 {{il|Uncut Support Gem}}.
** '''Ancient Ruin''': The Sarcophagus drops a {{c|magic|magic}} ring instead.
** '''Ancient Ruin''': The Sarcophagus drops a {{c|magic|magic}} ring instead.
* [[Tomb of the Consort]]
* [[Tomb of the Consort]]
** '''Haunted Treasure''': The rare Eternal Knight drops a Level 2 {{il|Uncut Support Gem}}.
** '''Haunted Treasure''': The rare Eternal Knight drops a Level 2 {{il|Uncut Support Gem}}.
* [[Hunting Grounds]]
* [[Hunting Grounds]]
**  '''The Hunt Stone''': The Crowbell drops another {{il|Book of Specialisation}}.
**  [[The Crowbell]] drops another {{il|Book of Specialisation}}.
**  '''Dryadic Ritual''': The rare Cultivated Grove drops a rare weapon.
**  '''Dryadic Ritual''': The rare [[Cultivated Grove]] drops a rare weapon.
**  '''Ritual Altar''': Drops a Level 12 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}} on completing the Ritual.
**  '''Ritual Altar''': Drops a Level 12 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}} on completing the Ritual.
* [[Ogham Farmlands]]
* [[Ogham Farmlands]]
** '''Crop Circle''': Vargir drops a Level 12 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}}.
** [[Vargir the Feral Mutt]] drops a Level 12 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}}.
** Additional monsters: [[Iron Thaumaturgist]], [[Werewolf Prowler]]
** Additional monsters: [[Iron Thaumaturgist]], [[Werewolf Prowler]]
* [[Ogham Village]]
* [[Ogham Village]]
** The Executioner drops a Level 2 {{il|Uncut Support Gem}}.
** [[The Executioner]] drops a Level 2 {{il|Uncut Support Gem}}.
* [[The Manor Ramparts]]
* [[The Manor Ramparts]]
** The hanged man drops a Level 2 {{il|Uncut Support Gem}}.
** The hanged man drops a Level 2 {{il|Uncut Support Gem}}.
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* [[Mawdun Mine]]
* [[Mawdun Mine]]
** Additional monsters: [[Forgotten Crawler]]
** Additional monsters: [[Forgotten Crawler]]
** In cruel difficulty the area boss does not have any guaranteed drop. This is also reflected in the world map ({{key press|U}}), which lack of an icon for the boss, unlike the normal difficulty. The boss is still required to kill in order to progress the storyline.
** [[Rudja, the Dread Engineer]] does not have a guaranteed drop in Cruel difficulty. This is also reflected in the world map ({{key press|U}}), which lacks an icon for the boss, unlike the normal difficulty. The boss must still be killed in order to progress the storyline.
* [[Traitor's Passage]]
* [[Traitor's Passage]]
** '''Balbala, the Traitor''' drops an Area Level 52 {{il|Djinn Barya}} (instead of [[Balbala's Barya|the quest version]]) and a Level 12 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}}. This drop is only a guaranteed drop for the first boss kill only. Afterwards the world map ({{key press|U}}) will crossed the boss.
** [[Balbala, the Traitor]] drops an Area Level 52 {{il|Djinn Barya}} (instead of [[Balbala's Barya|the quest version]]) and a Level 12 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}}. This drop is only a guaranteed drop for the first boss kill only. Afterwards the world map ({{key press|U}}) will crossed the boss.
* [[Keth]]
* [[Keth]]
** '''Abandoned Shrine''': The chest drops a {{c|magic|magic}} [[amulet]].
** '''Abandoned Shrine''': The chest drops a {{c|magic|magic}} [[amulet]].
* [[The Lost City]]
* [[The Lost City]]
** '''The Galleria''': The Ninth Treasure of Keth drops another {{c|magic|magic}} regular [[jewel]].
** [[The Ninth Treasure of Keth]] drops another {{c|magic|magic}} regular [[jewel]].
** '''Golden Tomb''': Drops a Level 13 {{il|Uncut Spirit Gem}}.
** '''Golden Tomb''': Drops a Level 13 {{il|Uncut Spirit Gem}}.
* [[Buried Shrines]]
* [[Buried Shrines]]
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** '''Hushed Urn''': Drops a Level 13 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}}.
** '''Hushed Urn''': Drops a Level 13 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}}.
* [[The Spires of Deshar]]
* [[The Spires of Deshar]]
** '''Sisters of Garukhan''': Once again grants a permanent {{c|mod|+10% to Lightning Resistance}}.
** '''Sisters of Garukhan''': Grants an additional permanent {{c|mod|+10% to Lightning Resistance}}.
** '''Tor Gul, the Defiler''': Drops a Level 14 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}}.
** [[Tor Gul, the Defiler]]: Drops a Level 14 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}}.
* [[Sandswept Marsh]]
* [[Sandswept Marsh]]
** '''Azak Campfire''': Contains a chest that drops a {{il|Lesser Jeweller's Orb}}.
** '''Azak Campfire''': Contains a chest that drops a {{il|Lesser Jeweller's Orb}}.
** '''Hanging Tree''': A nearby corpse contains a {{c|magic|magic}} ring.
** '''Hanging Tree''': A nearby corpse contains a {{c|magic|magic}} ring.
* [[Ziggurat Encampment]]
** Completing {{ql|The Slithering Dead}} grants one of {{il|Venom Draught of the Lost}}, {{il|Venom Draught of the Sky}}, or {{il|Venom Draught of the Marshes}}.
* [[Chimeral Wetlands]]
* [[Chimeral Wetlands]]
** [[Xyclucian, the Chimera]] does not drop [[Chimeral Inscribed Ultimatum|the quest version Inscribed Ultimatum]].
** [[Xyclucian, the Chimera]] does not drop [[Chimeral Inscribed Ultimatum|the quest version Inscribed Ultimatum]].
* [[Jiquani's Machinarium]]
** [[Blackjaw, the Remnant]] drops an additional {{il|The Flame Core}}.
* [[The Azak Bog]]
* [[The Azak Bog]]
** [[Ignagduk, the Bog Witch]] drops {{il|Gemcrust Skull}} instead of {{il|Gemrot Skull}}.
** [[Ignagduk, the Bog Witch]] drops {{il|Gemcrust Skull}} instead of {{il|Gemrot Skull}}.
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** [[Ketzuli, High Priest of the Sun]] drops a Level 14 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}}.
** [[Ketzuli, High Priest of the Sun]] drops a Level 14 {{il|page=Uncut Skill Gem}}.
* [[Utzaal]]
* [[Utzaal]]
==Cruel difficulty==
** [[Viper Napuatzi]] drops a Level 3 {{il|page=Uncut Support Gem}}.
** '''Legion Blockade''': Drops a Level 3 {{il|page=Uncut Support Gem}}.
** '''Trialmaster's Challenge''': Take the Ultimatum Key from the statue of the Trialmaster for an area level 62 {{il|Inscribed Ultimatum}}.
** '''Trialmaster's Challenge''': Take the Ultimatum Key from the statue of the Trialmaster for an area level 62 {{il|Inscribed Ultimatum}}.
** '''Peculiar Fortunes''':  
** '''Peculiar Fortunes''':  
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*** {{il|Grand Idol}} vendors for 1750 Gold.
*** {{il|Grand Idol}} vendors for 1750 Gold.
*** {{il|Glorious Idol}} vendors for 2625 Gold.
*** {{il|Glorious Idol}} vendors for 2625 Gold.
** An additional {{il|Sacrificial Heart}} can drop from [[Vaal Goliath]]s either here or in Aggorat.
* [[Aggorat]]
** An additional {{il|Sacrificial Heart}} can drop from [[Vaal Goliath]]s either here or in Utzaal.
* [[The Black Chambers]]
** Defeating [[Doryani]] will cause the Vaal Cataclysm to occur, leading to the player being taken to [[The Ziggurat Refuge]] and the [[epilogue]] instead of returning to [[The Riverbank]].


==Version history==
==Version history==

Latest revision as of 13:23, 23 August 2025

This article describes historical game content.

Cruel difficulty was the moniker for the level-upscaled versions of Act 1, Act 2, and Act 3 temporarily introduced during Early Access as a replacement for Acts 4 to Act 6, before a player can reach Endgame.

Cruel difficulty was removed in Version 0.3.0 and replaced with Act 4 and three Interludes.

Overview

After defeating the act boss of Act 3 and being at least Level 25, the player will advance to Act 1 at Cruel difficulty. The permanent -10% all resistance penalty will apply after the completion of each Cruel act as well.

Cruel difficulty contains the same areas, monsters, and quests (with some minor differences). The difference between the default difficulty is primarily the increased area level, consequentially increasing the local monster level and item level within these areas.

Higher level versions of some existing equipment base types will also begin to appear in these areas, usually designated by "Advanced" in the item name. These are placeholder base types as equipment is themed towards each act they begin appearing in.

Cruel acts will not repeat tutorials found in the earlier acts.

Content differences from regular acts

  • Some areas may have new monster types.
  • Quest rewards provide higher level or different rewards.
  • Chests and strongboxes innately have 50% more item rarity and quantity.
  • The ending of Act 3 is different.

Changes by area

The following is not an exhaustive list:

Version history

Version Changes
0.3.0
  • The Third Edict also marks the removal of Cruel Difficulty. We've introduced three new temporary interludes, a set of side stories that will take you to level 65, where the Endgame begins.
0.2.0
  • Characters are now required to be at least level 25 to enter Cruel difficulty areas and level 50 to enter Endgame areas.
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.
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