Guide:Acts quick guide
This is a guide on the subject of Act progression.
Last updated on September 27, 2025.
This guide helps you complete the Acts in the fastest way possible, by only including essential quests and zones.
This guide includes:
- All weapon set passive skill points
- All quests that unlock passive stat boosts
- All quests that unlock major crafting functions (Ex. Reforging Bench)
This guide does not include:
- Other side quests that grant minor rewards like skill gems and orbs
Levelling Uniques
| Slot | Item | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Boots | Straw SandalsEnergy Shield: 1410% increased Movement Speed +(20-30) to maximum Energy Shield +(5–10) to Intelligence (20–30)% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate 100% faster start of Energy Shield RechargeBlessed are those who tend the Grove. |
10% movement speed |
| Boots | Wrapped SandalsEnergy Shield: 22Requires Level 11, 20 Int20% increased Movement Speed +(10-20) to maximum Energy Shield +5 to Dexterity Your speed is unaffected by SlowsAll the world is my home. |
20% movement speed |
| Helmet | Brimmed HelmArmour: 23 Evasion: 18Requires Level 5+(30–50) to Strength +(30–50) to Dexterity +(30–50) to Intelligence -1 to all Attributes per LevelIn the end, even heroes fade away. |
Attributes which helps upgrade skillgems and gear |
| Body | GarmentHas 6 Jewel Sockets (Hidden) |
Can equip 6 jewels with powerful mods |
| Gloves | Suede BracersEvasion: 10+(15-25) to Evasion Rating Adds (3-5) to (8-10) Physical Damage to Attacks (10-15)% increased Critical Damage Bonus Base Critical Hit Chance for Attacks with Weapons is 7%Fight with the ferocity of the First Ones. |
Damage boost for melee builds |
| Wand | Attuned WandWandRequires Level 2Grants Skill: Level (1-20) +(1-3) to Level of all Spell Skill Gems (5-10)% increased Cast Speed Leeches 1% of maximum Life when you Cast a SpellFrom the Smallest seeds To the tallest redwoods Life endures in Wraeclast. |
Low level wand for spellcaster builds |
| Amulet | Azure Amulet(20-30)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate+(40-60) to maximum Mana (40-60)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Gain (4-6)% of Maximum Mana as Extra Maximum Energy ShieldWhat they saw was what they believed, and they believed Lunaris had not abandoned them. |
~90% mana regen (like Atziri's Foible) |
Terminology
- "WP" means Waypoint
Act 1

- Kill Bloated Miller - Use skillpoint - Go to Clearfell Encampment.
- Town (Clearfell Encampment) - Talk to NPCs - Go to Clearfell.
- Clearfell - Kill Beira of the Rotten Pack (Cold Resistance bonus) - Go to Grelwood.
- Grelwood - Tag WP - Summon Una (near WP) - Go to Red Vale (opposite side).
- Red Vale - Activate 3 Obelisks of Rust & Kill Rust King - Take
Runed GirdleRuned GirdleThe rune on the buckle means
'unity' or 'safety from harm.',
Runed GuardRuned GuardThe rune at the base of the blade
means 'to strike true' or 'truth.' and
Runed Skull CapRuned Skull CapThe rune emblazoned on the crest means
'freedom' or 'for a worthy cause.' - Portal to Town. - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Grelwood.
- Grelwood - Talk to Una - Activate 3 Runic Seals - Talk to Una - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Go to Grelwood.
- Grelwood - Go to Grim Tangle (near zone entrance) - Summon Una - Go to Cemetery of the Eternals.
- Cemetery - Talk to Lachlann - Enter Mausoleum of the Praetor - Kill Draven, Eternal Praetor - Take
Draven's Memorial Key PieceDraven's Memorial Key Piece... shall never be forgotten. - Go to Cemetery. - Cemetery - Enter Tomb of the Consort (opposite WP) - Kill Asinia, Praetor Consort - Take
Asinia's Memorial Key PieceAsinia's Memorial Key PieceThe cruelty of the Eternals... - Go to Cemetery. - Cemetery - Talk to Lachlann - Kill Lachlann of Endless Lament - Take
Count Lachlann's RingCount Lachlann's RingThe rune of Authority is said to dim one lunar
cycle after a Count's soul is laid to rest. - Portal to Town. - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Hunting Grounds.
- Hunting Grounds - Talk to Delwyn - Kill The Crowbell (2 skillpoints) - Go to Freythorn.
- Freythorn - Complete all rituals - Kill The King in the Mists (30 Spirit bonus) - Talk to Finn - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Hunting Grounds - Go to Ogham Farmlands.
- Ogham Farmlands - Tag WP - Take
Una's LuteUna's LuteThis grelwood heirloom hums softly with latent emotion,
imbued by centuries of songs passed from mother to daughter. from Una's Lute Box (before farms) - Go to Ogham Village. - (Once per league) Ogham Village - Tag WP - Take
Smithing ToolsSmithing ToolsForgework tools belong to Renly and his son. (salvage bench), Take
Blank RuneBlank RuneUntouched by fate. Its power waits for a purpose.Take this Rune to Renly in Clearfell Encampment to be forged into a Rune of your choosing from Blacksmith's Chest (nearby) - Portal to Town - Talk to Renly - Return to Ogham Village - Ogham Village - Kill The Executioner (end of zone) - Use Lever - Talk to Leitis - Go to Manor Ramparts.
- Manor Ramparts - Tag WP - Go to Town - Talk to NPCs (2 skillpoints) - WP to Manor Ramparts - Go to Ogham Manor.
- Ogham Manor - Kill Candlemass, the Living Rite (Life bonus) - Go down stairs to Arena - Kill Count Geonor - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Talk to Hooded One - Go to Act 2.
Act 2

- Vastiri Outskirts - Kill Rathbreaker - Portal to Town - Talk to Zarka - Go to Ardura Caravan.
- Town (Ardura Caravan) - Talk to NPCs - Desert Map to Mawdun Quarry.
- Mawdun Quarry - Go to Mawdun Mine.
- Mawdun Mine - Tag WP - Kill Rudja, the Dread Engineer - Open Cage - Talk to Risu - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Desert Map to Halani Gates - Talk to Asala - Go to Town - Talk to NPCs - Desert Map to Traitor's Passage.
- Traitor's Passage - Tag WP - Activate Ancient Seal (middle of zone) - Activate 3 Runic Seals - Kill Balbala, the Traitor - Take
Balbala's BaryaBalbala's BaryaArea Level: 22
Number of Trials: 1"Why are you standing there gawking at me?
We must go to the Trial of the Sekhemas!"Take this item to the Trial of the Sekhemas. Right-click to listen to Balbala. - Go to Halani Gates. - Halani Gates - Tag WP - Summon Asala - Defeat Jamanra, the Risen King - Go to sandstorm - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Desert Map to Keth.
- Keth - Kill serpents for
Kabala Clan RelicKabala Clan RelicBy the terms of the Third Pact, the Constrictor Queen
was banished from Keth, but given the eastern sands.Notches in the side await a connection. - Kill Kabala, Constrictor Queen (2 skillpoints) - Go to Lost City. - Lost City - Go to Buried Shrines - Go to Heart of Keth.
- Heart of Keth - Kill Azarian, the Forsaken Son - Talk to Water Goddess - Take Everburning Cinders - Ignite Water Goddess - Take
The Essence of WaterThe Essence of WaterThe last few drops from veins dry as sand.Return this to Zarka to help recreate the Horn of the Vastiri. - Portal to Town. - Town - Talk to NPCs - Desert Map to Mastodon Badlands - Go to Bone Pits.
- (Rise of the Abyssals league only, once per league) Go to Lightless Passage - Go to The Well of Souls - Speak to Lurking Creature (Reveal Desecrated mods) - Return to Bone Pits
- Bone Pits - Tag WP - Kill monsters for
Sun Clan RelicSun Clan RelicBy the terms of the Third Pact, the Sun Clan
agreed to never again attack the Maraketh.Notches in the side await a connection. - Go to Blackrib Pit - Kill Iktab, the Deathlord and Ekbab, Ancient Steed - Take
Mastodon TusksMastodon TusksAge-old ivory from a forgotten era.Return this to Zarka to help recreate the Horn of the Vastiri. - Portal to Town. - Town - Talk to NPCs - Desert Map to Valley of Titans - Tag WP - Activate Medallion near WP (Charm bonus - Can be changed) - Activate 3 Ancient Seals around the zone - Enter Titan Grotto.
- Titan Grotto - Kill Zalmarath, the Colossus - Take
The Flame RubyThe Flame RubyIt burns with the primordial heat
of a long-ago Wraeclast.Return this to Zarka to help recreate the Horn of the Vastiri. - Portal to Town. - Town - Talk to NPCs - Desert Map to Halani Gates - Go to the front of the caravan and Sound The Horn - Talk to NPCs - Desert Map to Deshar.
- Deshar - Find Lailuma's Body (Fallen Dekhara) - Take
Final LetterFinal LetterExtremely personal words of love, honour,
and hopelessness scrawled by a shaking hand...
It appears to have been carefully written to
avoid revealing who it was intended for. - Kill Watchful Twins - Take
Djinn BaryaDjinn BaryaArea Level: #
Number of Trials: #"Take me to the Trial of the Sekhemas.
I will serve."Take this item to the Relic Altar at the Trial of the Sekhemas. - Go to Path of Mourning. - Path of Mourning - Go to Spires of Deshar - Tag WP - Activate Sisters of Garukhan shrine (Lightning Resistance boost) - Kill Tor Gul, the Defiler - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs (2 skillpoints) - Desert Map to Dreadnought.
- Dreadnought - Go to Dreadnought Vanguard - Tag WP - Kill Jamanra, the Abomination - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Talk to Asala - Go to Act 3.
Act 3

- Sandswept Marsh - Go to Ziggurat Encampment.
- Town (Ziggurat Encampment) - Talk to NPCs - Go to Jungle Ruins (top).
- Jungle Ruins - Kill Mighty Silverfist (2 skillpoints) - Go to Venom Crypts (near WP).
- Venom Crypts - Take
Corpse-snake VenomCorpse-snake VenomBeware the bite of those serpents that call a human corpse home.
Nature has given them the means to acquire a new dwelling. from Corpse (end of zone) - Portal to Town. - Town - Talk to Servi (Stun/ailment threshold or mana regen boost) - WP to Jungle Ruins - Go to Infested Barrens (opposite from WP).
- Infested Barrens - Tag WP - Summon Alva - Go to Azak Bog.
- Azag Bog - Tag WP - Summon Servi - Kill Ignagduk, the Bog Witch (30 Spirit bonus) - Take
Ignagduk's Ghastly SpearIgnagduk's Ghastly SpearThe skulls of stolen children adorn carved wood. - Portal to Town. - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Infested Barrens - Go to Chimeral Wetlands (opposite Azak Bog).
- Chimeral Wetlands - Tag WP - Kill Xyclucian, the Chimera - Take
Chimeral Inscribed UltimatumChimeral Inscribed UltimatumArea Level: 40
Number of Trials: 4Mortals spend their lives wondering which
fate shall be theirs. Chaos takes amusement
in knowing the answer: all of them.Take this item to The Temple of Chaos to participate in a Trial of Chaos. - Go to Jiquani's Machinarium (within boss arena). - Jiquani's Machinarium - Tag WP - Summon Alva - Take
Small Soul CoreSmall Soul CoreAncient facets remain warm to the touch. - Activate Stone Altar - Take
Small Soul CoreSmall Soul CoreAncient facets remain warm to the touch.s & Activate Stone Altars - Kill Blackjaw, the Remnant (Fire Resistance boost) - Go to Jiquani's Sanctum. - Jiquani's Sanctum - Tag WP - Summon Alva - Find 2
Medium Soul CoreMedium Soul CoreSomewhere, a distant scream echoes.s & Start 2 Generators (corners of zone) - Activate Large Soul Core near Alva - Kill Zicoatl, Warden of the Core - Take
Large Soul CoreLarge Soul CoreHeat emanates from the facets,
living warmth encased in crystal. - WP to Infested Barrens. - Infested Barrens - Activate Stone Altar (near WP) - Go to Matlan Waterways (nearby).
- Matlan Waterways - Pull all the Canal Levers - Pull the large Canal Lever (end of zone) - Portal to Town.
- Town - Go down the stairs - Talk to Alva - Go to Drowned City.
- Drowned City - Tag WP - Summon Oswald - Go to Molten Vault.
- (Once per league) Molten Vault - Tag WP - Use Lever - Pull Sluice Gate Lever - Kill Mektul, the Forgemaster (reforging bench) - Take
The Hammer of KamasaThe Hammer of KamasaThe smith may not remember higher
pursuits, but the hammer does. - Portal to Town. - Town - Talk to NPCs - WP to Drowned City - Go to Apex of Filth.
- Apex of Filth - Tag WP - Kill Queen of Filth (end of zone) - Take
Temple Door IdolTemple Door IdolThis idol seems strangely shaped, as if made specifically to fit into something. - Portal to Town. - Town - Talk to Alva (down) - Open Door - Go to Temple of Kopec.
- Temple of Kopec - Climb Stairs twice (corner of pyramid) - Kill Ketzuli, High Priest of the Sun - Summon Alva, Investigate Platform - Enter gateway - Tag WP (behind gateway) - Go down stairs - Go to Utzaal.
- Utzaal - Tag WP - Kill Viper Napuatzi - Kill monsters for
Sacrificial HeartSacrificial HeartA soul still clings to fading shreds of life.Sacrifice this Heart at the proper ritual site to gain two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points. - Go to Aggorat. - Aggorat - Tag WP - Go to altar - Take
Sacrificial DaggerSacrificial DaggerHave this in your inventory when you undertake the ritual.Death is both a mercy and a curse.Necessary to ritually sacrifice a Heart at the proper site - Place and stab
Sacrificial HeartSacrificial HeartA soul still clings to fading shreds of life.Sacrifice this Heart at the proper ritual site to gain two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points. (2 skillpoints) - Go to Black Chambers. - Black Chambers - Tag WP - Kill Doryani, Royal Thaumaturge and Doryani's Triumph - Talk to Doryani - Portal to Town - Talk to Doryani for apocalypse.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Talk to Alva - Go to Act 4.
Act 4
Note: Only two of the first four of these islands are essential for the main quest, but the required islands will change between leagues. One of these four islands also holds Matiki, who needs to be saved to access Eye of Hinekora.

- Town (Kingsmarch) - Talk to NPCs for Book Charter - Talk to Makoru - Sail to Isle of Kin.
- Isle of Kin - Kill The Blind Beast (2 skillpoints) - Go to Volcanic Warrens
- Volcanic Warrens - Kill Krutog, Lord of Kin - Talk to Hooded One - Return to Ship.
- Ship - Talk to Makoru - Sail to Abandoned Prison.
- Abandoned Prison - Kill monsters for
Chapel KeyChapel KeyBlind to pleas. Deaf to lies.
Her scales weigh only truth.This key can be used to unlock the Chapel Door in the Abandoned Prison. - Open Chapel Door - Tag WP - Activate Goddess of Justice (flask recovery - Can be changed) - Use Levers - Go to Solitary Confinement. - Solitary Confinement - Use Levers - Kill The Prisoner - Talk to Hooded One - Return to Ship.
- Ship - Talk to Makoru - Sail to Whakapanu Island.
- Whakapanu Island - Go to Singing Caverns.
- Singing Caverns - Kill Diamora, Song of Death - Talk to Hooded One - Return to Ship.
- Ship - Talk to Makoru - Sail to Shrike Island.
- Shrike Island - Kill Scourge of the Skies - Talk to Hooded One - Return to Ship.
- Ship - Talk to Makoru - Sail to Eye of Hinekora.
- Eye of Hinekora - Talk to NPCs - Find Navali's Gift (Mana boost) - Go to Halls of the Dead
- Halls of the Dead - Complete all 3 tests for tattoos (Attributes or resistances) - Defeat Yama The White - Take
Silver CoinSilver CoinTo the unknowing, it is nothing. To Yama, it is everything.This Silver Coin can be exchanged with Navali in Halls of the Dead. - Go to Trial of the Ancestors - Trial of the Ancestors - Talk to Hinekora - Take
Tattoo of HinekoraTattoo of HinekoraGrants two Weapon Set Passive Skill PointsHinekora is not the master of Death, but she is its Mother.Right-click to apply the Tattoo directly to your body and gain two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points. (2 skillpoints) - Return to Ship. - Ship - Talk to Makoru - Sail to Arastas.
- Arastas - Tag WP - Talk to Missionary Lorandis - Enter church, Exit the church, Destroy forcefield - Kill Torvian, Hand of the Saviour - Go to Excavation.
- Excavation - Kill Benedictus, First Herald of Utopia - Enter forge - Talk to Hooded One - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Talk to Rhodri (at the ship) - Sail to Ngakanu.
- Ngakanu - Go to Heart of the Tribe.
- Heart of the Tribe - Tag WP - Kill Tavakai, the Chieftain, Tavakai, the Fallen and Tavakai, the Consumed - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Talk to Hooded One - Go to Ogham, Vastiri, or Mount Kriar.
Interludes
Note: You can complete the areas in any order.
Ogham
- Town (The Refuge) - Talk to NPCs - Go to Scorched Farmlands.
- Scorched Farmlands - Kill Heldra of the Black Pyre and Isolde of the White Shroud - Go to Stones of Serle.
- Stones of Serle - Activate all Runed Megaliths - Go to center rune - Kill Siora, Blade of the Mists - Talk to Una - Go to Scorched Farmlands.
- Scorched Farmlands - Go to darkness - Go to Blackwood - Go to Holten.
- Holten - Go to Wolvenhold.
- Wolvenhold - Kill Oswin, The Dread Warden (2 skillpoints) - Go to Holten - Go to Holten Estate.
- Holten Estate - Tag WP - Kill Thane Wulfric and Lady Elswyth - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Talk to Hooded One - Go to Vastiri.
Vastiri
- Town (The Khari Bazaar) - Talk to NPCs - Go to Khari Crossing.
- Khari Crossing - Kill Akthl, the Final Sting and Anundr, the Sandworm - Portal to town - Talk to Risu (2 skillpoints) - Return to Khari Crossing - Activate Wayfinder's Seal - Follow arrow - Find Skullmaw Stairway - Take
Molten One's GiftMolten One's GiftGrants 5% increased Maximum LifeThe blood of the Titans flows within humanity
still. It need only be reawakened.Right-click to embrace the gift and claim the energies within. (Life boost) - Go to Khari Crossing. - Khari Crossing - Tag WP - Go to Pools of Khatal.
- Pools of Khatal - Tag WP - Go to Sel Khari Sanctuary.
- Sel Khari Sanctuary - Tag WP - Kill Elzarah, the Cobra Lord - Talk to Asala - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Go to Khari Crossing - Go to Galai Gates.
- Galai Gates - Tag WP - Kill Vornas, the Fell Flame - Go to Qimah.
- Qimah - Tag WP - Activate Seven Pillars (Various boosts - Can be changed) - Summon Jado (end of zone) - Go to Qimah Reservoir.
- Qimah Reservoir - Tag WP - Kill Azmadi, the Faridun Prince - Activate Grand Barya - Talk to Jado - Portal to Town.
- Town - Talk to NPCs - Talk to Hooded One - Go to Mount Kriar.
Mount Kriar
- Town (The Glade) - Talk to NPCs - Go to Ashen Forest.
- Ashen Forest - Go to Kriar Village.
- Kriar Village - Tag WP - Kill Lythara, the Wayward Spear (40 Spirit boost) - Go to Glacial Tarn.
- Glacial Tarn - Tag WP - Go to Howling Caves.
- Howling Caves - Tag WP - Kill The Abominable Yeti - Take
Icy TusksIcy TusksFrozen trophies of a predator's reign. - Portal to Town. - Town - Talk to Hilda (2 skillpoints) - WP to Glacial Tarn.
- Glacial Tarn - Kill Rakkar, the Frozen Talon - Go to Kriar Peaks.
- Kriar Peaks - Tag WP - Take gift from Elder Madox - Go to Etched Ravine.
- Etched Ravine - Tag WP - Kill Stormgore, the Guardian - Go to Cuachic Vault.
- Cuachic Vault - Tag WP - Kill Zelina, Blood Priestess and Zolin, Blood Priest - Summon Doryani - Portal to Town.
Endgame
- WP to Kingsmarch (Act 4 town)
- Kingsmarch - Talk to NPCs - Talk to Hooded One (2 skillpoints) - Travel to Oriath.
- The Ziggurat Refuge - Talk to NPCs - Start mapping
Next Steps
Ascendancy
You need to complete the following activities to obtain 8 total ascendancy points on your character.
| Reward | Items required | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2 ascendancy points | Number of Trials: 1"Why are you standing there gawking at me? We must go to the Trial of the Sekhemas!"Take this item to the Trial of the Sekhemas. Right-click to listen to Balbala. |
Trial of the Sekhemas |
| 2 ascendancy points | Number of Trials: 4Mortals spend their lives wondering which fate shall be theirs. Chaos takes amusement in knowing the answer: all of them.Take this item to The Temple of Chaos to participate in a Trial of Chaos. |
Trial of Chaos |
| 2 ascendancy points | Number of Trials: #"Take me to the Trial of the Sekhemas. I will serve."Take this item to the Relic Altar at the Trial of the Sekhemas. or Number of Trials: #Mortals spend their lives wondering which fate shall be theirs. Chaos takes amusement in knowing the answer: all of them.Take this item to The Temple of Chaos to participate in a Trial of Chaos. |
Trial of the Sekhemas or Trial of Chaos |
| 2 ascendancy points | Number of Trials: #Mortals spend their lives wondering which fate shall be theirs. Chaos takes amusement in knowing the answer: all of them.Take this item to The Temple of Chaos to participate in a Trial of Chaos. (Level 75+) becomes all but inevitable.Can be placed in the door at the end of the Trial of Chaos to challenge the Trialmaster. that you might actually succeed.Can be placed in the door at the end of the Trial of Chaos to challenge the Trialmaster. |
Trial of Chaos and The Trialmaster |
Ascendancy carry
Alternatively, if you wish to use an Ascendancy carry service, the player carrying you will have to complete the following:
| Reward | Items required | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8 ascendancy points | Number of Trials: #"Take me to the Trial of the Sekhemas. I will serve."Take this item to the Relic Altar at the Trial of the Sekhemas. (Level 75+, 4 floors) |
Trial of the Sekhemas |