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{{Guide|subject=Map Cheat Sheet|date=December 11, 2024‎}}
{{Guide|subject=summarising map layouts and encounters|date=December 11, 2024‎}}


This guide is meant to give a general layout/type of each [[List of maps|map]] along with notable mob types or encounters.
This guide is meant to give a general layout/type of each [[List of maps|map]] along with notable mob types or encounters.


==Abyss==
Fubgun has put together a guide on the different maps with tiers here: https://tinyurl.com/Map-rating
 
==Marrow==
* Cave map type
* Cave map type
* Medium-width corridors that go in random directions
* Medium-width corridors that go in random directions
* Spiders spawn from the sides of the map randomly
* Spiders spawn from the sides of the map randomly
* Boss is Zar Wali, The Bone Tyrant
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Abyss_map.png|Minimap
File:Abyss_map.png|Minimap
File:Abyss boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
</gallery>


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* Big square
* Big square
* Lots of roots and trees obstructing movement
* Lots of roots and trees obstructing movement
* Boss is the multi-phase crow boss with the bell
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Blooming_field_map.png|Minimap
File:Blooming_field_map.png|Minimap
File:Blooming_field_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
</gallery>


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* Long winding map with large obstacles along the way
* Long winding map with large obstacles along the way
* Similar to Strand in PoE 1
* Similar to Strand in PoE 1
* Boss is Grudgelash, Vile Ent
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Burial_bog.png|Minimap
File:Burial_bog.png|Minimap
File:Burial_bog_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
==Cenotes==
* Beach type map
* Fairly open layout
<gallery>
File:Cenotes_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Channel==
* Indoor temple type map
* Has a chest that, when opened, turns a lot of statues into mobs
<gallery>
File:Channel map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Creek==
* Linear map with wide sides
* Large tree and rock obstacles, but there are large open areas as well
* Boss is the big chainsaw guy
<gallery>
File:Creek map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
</gallery>


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* Mausoleum map type
* Mausoleum map type
* Long narrow corridors
* Long narrow corridors
* Boss is the first floor sanctum boss from PoE 1
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Crypt_map.png|Minimap
File:Crypt_map.png|Minimap
File:Crypt boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
==Decay==
* Swamp map type
* Circular map with lots of obstacles
* Boss is [[The Rotten Druid]]
<gallery>
File:Decay_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Deserted==
* Desert type map
* Long linear-ish map
<gallery>
File:Deserted_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Forge==
* Long, straight hallways
* Looks like crucible maps from PoE1
<gallery>
File:Forge_map.png|Minimap
File:Forge_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
==Fortress==
* Circular map with big open areas
* Boss is Pirasha, The Forgotten Prisoner, which is the map version of [[Balbala, the Traitor]], but the arena is a lot larger
<gallery>
File:Fortress_map.png|Minimap
File:Fortress_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
==Gothic City==
* City type map
* Wide connecting corridors
* Spawns next to Iron citadels
<gallery>
File:Gothic city map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Hidden Grotto==
* Cave type map
* Circular shape
<gallery>
File:Hidden_grotto_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
</gallery>


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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Hive_map.png|Minimap
File:Hive_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Iron Citadel==
* Maze type map
* Area is like the final area of Act 1
* Boss is the act 1 boss
<gallery>
File:Iron_citadel_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Lofty Summit==
* Winter type map
* Fairly linear, but lots of back tracking to fully complete the map
* Long corridors that are wide and narrow at parts
<gallery>
File:Lofty_summit_map.png|Minimap
File:Lofty_summit_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
==Mineshaft==
* Cave type map
* A maze of hallways
<gallery>
File:Mineshaft_map.png|Minimap
File:Mineshaft_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
</gallery>


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* Swamp map type
* Swamp map type
* Thin bridges connecting small islands
* Thin bridges connecting small islands
* Boss is Rinoa, Winter's Cackle
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:mire_map.png|Minimap
File:mire_map.png|Minimap
File:mire_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
</gallery>


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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Oasis_map.png|Minimap
File:Oasis_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Penitentiary==
* Act 1 town type
* Boss is the Executioner
* Map is next to the Iron Citadel
<gallery>
File:Penitentiary_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Ravine==
* Castle map type
* Long linear map with little to no obstacles
<gallery>
File:Ravine_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Rustbowl==
* Fairly linear map with wide sides
* Boss is Gozen, Rebellious Rustlord
<gallery>
File:Rustbowl_map.png|Minimap
File:Rustbowl_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
==Sandspit==
* Beach map type
* Long linear map just like strand in PoE 1
<gallery>
File:Sandspit map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
</gallery>


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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:slick_map.png|Minimap
File:slick_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Spider Woods==
* Forest type map
* Linear-ish, but mostly wide open space
<gallery>
File:Spider_woods_map.png|Minimap
File:Spider_woods_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
</gallery>


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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Steaming_springs_map.png|Minimap
File:Steaming_springs_map.png|Minimap
File:Steaming_springs_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
</gallery>


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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Sulphuric_caverns_map.png|Minimap
File:Sulphuric_caverns_map.png|Minimap
File:Sulphuric_caverns_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
==Sump==
* Forest map type
* Circular map with lots of narrow passages
* The boss is the witch that flies around on a broom
<gallery>
File:Sump_map.png|Minimap
File:Sump_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
==Sump==
* Forest map type
* Circular map with lots of narrow passages
* The boss is the witch that flies around on a broom
<gallery>
File:Sump_map.png|Minimap
File:Sump_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
==Untained Paradise==
* Beach type map
* Special map type that gives extra exp but no items drop
<gallery>
File:Untainted_paradise_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Vaal Factory ==
* Boss is [[Tetzcatl, the Blazing Guardian]]
==Vaal Foundry==
* Layout is similar in every map - head top right
* Boss is the same as the molten vault (lava boss)
<gallery>
File:Vaal_foundry_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Wetlands==
* Forest type map
* Extremely open layout with very little obstacles
* Boss is Gorian, the Moving Earth
<gallery>
File:Wetlands_map.png|Minimap
</gallery>
==Willow==
* Forest type map
* Lots of tree obstacles
* Mostly open map, good for Breach
* Boss is Connal, The Tormented
<gallery>
File:Willow map.png|Minimap
File:Willow_boss.png|Boss
</gallery>
</gallery>


Latest revision as of 09:51, 28 August 2025

This is a guide on the subject of summarising map layouts and encounters.

Last updated on December 11, 2024‎.

This guide is meant to give a general layout/type of each map along with notable mob types or encounters.

Fubgun has put together a guide on the different maps with tiers here: https://tinyurl.com/Map-rating

Marrow

  • Cave map type
  • Medium-width corridors that go in random directions
  • Spiders spawn from the sides of the map randomly
  • Boss is Zar Wali, The Bone Tyrant
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Augury

  • Indoor temple map with a locked inner sanctum
  • Must pull 3 levers to open the middle of the map to fight rare mobs
  • The 3 levers are in the middle of each side that you did not spawn on
  • You cannot cancel pulling the levers - make sure you kill all mobs around them first
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Lever

    Lever

Backwash

  • Forest map type
  • Islands connected with bridges
  • Lots of tree obstacles
  • Boss is Yaota, the Loathsome
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Bloodwood

  • Forest map type
  • Fairly linear
  • Long winding corridor
  • Can easily miss rares if you don't check all sides as you go down the corridor
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Blooming Field

  • Forest map type
  • Big square
  • Lots of roots and trees obstructing movement
  • Boss is the multi-phase crow boss with the bell
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Burial Bog

  • Swamp map type
  • Long winding map with large obstacles along the way
  • Similar to Strand in PoE 1
  • Boss is Grudgelash, Vile Ent
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Cenotes

  • Beach type map
  • Fairly open layout
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Channel

  • Indoor temple type map
  • Has a chest that, when opened, turns a lot of statues into mobs
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Creek

  • Linear map with wide sides
  • Large tree and rock obstacles, but there are large open areas as well
  • Boss is the big chainsaw guy
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Crypt

  • Mausoleum map type
  • Long narrow corridors
  • Boss is the first floor sanctum boss from PoE 1
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Decay

  • Minimap

    Minimap

Deserted

  • Desert type map
  • Long linear-ish map
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Forge

  • Long, straight hallways
  • Looks like crucible maps from PoE1
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Fortress

  • Circular map with big open areas
  • Boss is Pirasha, The Forgotten Prisoner, which is the map version of Balbala, the Traitor, but the arena is a lot larger
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Gothic City

  • City type map
  • Wide connecting corridors
  • Spawns next to Iron citadels
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Hidden Grotto

  • Cave type map
  • Circular shape
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Hive

  • Desert type map
  • Lots of rocks and jagged edges to get caught on or stuck
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Iron Citadel

  • Maze type map
  • Area is like the final area of Act 1
  • Boss is the act 1 boss
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Lofty Summit

  • Winter type map
  • Fairly linear, but lots of back tracking to fully complete the map
  • Long corridors that are wide and narrow at parts
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Mineshaft

  • Cave type map
  • A maze of hallways
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Mire

  • Swamp map type
  • Thin bridges connecting small islands
  • Boss is Rinoa, Winter's Cackle
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Oasis

  • Desert map type
  • Long linear corridor
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Penitentiary

  • Act 1 town type
  • Boss is the Executioner
  • Map is next to the Iron Citadel
  • Minimap

    Minimap


Ravine

  • Castle map type
  • Long linear map with little to no obstacles
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Rustbowl

  • Fairly linear map with wide sides
  • Boss is Gozen, Rebellious Rustlord
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Sandspit

  • Beach map type
  • Long linear map just like strand in PoE 1

Savannah

  • Desert map type
  • Open layout with long brick walls throughout
  • Boss is the desert boss from act 2
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Seepage

  • Indoor temple map with long corridors
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Slick

  • Castle type map
  • Long, wide corridors
  • Is generally linear but has large tangents
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Spider Woods

  • Forest type map
  • Linear-ish, but mostly wide open space
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Steaming Springs

  • Beach map type
  • Open layout in a square with lots of obstacles
  • Boss is Manassa, The Serpent Queen
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Steppe

  • Forest/plain map type
  • Open layout in a square
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Sulphuric Caverns

  • Cave map type
  • Linear-ish map but you have to traverse the sides quite a bit
  • Boss is the dual boss with the beast and the mage
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Sump

  • Forest map type
  • Circular map with lots of narrow passages
  • The boss is the witch that flies around on a broom
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Sump

  • Forest map type
  • Circular map with lots of narrow passages
  • The boss is the witch that flies around on a broom
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss


Untained Paradise

  • Beach type map
  • Special map type that gives extra exp but no items drop
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Vaal Factory

Vaal Foundry

  • Layout is similar in every map - head top right
  • Boss is the same as the molten vault (lava boss)
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Wetlands

  • Forest type map
  • Extremely open layout with very little obstacles
  • Boss is Gorian, the Moving Earth
  • Minimap

    Minimap

Willow

  • Forest type map
  • Lots of tree obstacles
  • Mostly open map, good for Breach
  • Boss is Connal, The Tormented
  • Minimap

    Minimap

  • Boss

    Boss

Woodland

  • Forest map type
  • Circular'ish map with lots of tree obstacles
  • Minimap

    Minimap

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