Apex of Filth

Apex of Filth

area

Id	G3_11
Act	3
Area level	41
Bosses
Tags	area_with_water, VaalStrongbox, vaal_shrine
Connections	The Drowned City

An ascent into squalor and madness.

Apex of Filth is an area in Act 3. This area has a waypoint and is connected to The Drowned City.

Area

Apex of Filth is a large mostly-linear area.

Points of interest

• [Boss arena] Stenchpools: A small arena containing a filthy fountain. The Queen of Filth drops the Temple Door IdolTemple Door IdolThis idol seems strangely shaped, as if made specifically to fit into something., which is required to unlock the entrance to the Temple of Kopec and proceed with the Main Story Line.
• [Notable landmark] Bubbling Respite: Located next to Cauldron Keeper. Interact with the bubbling Cauldron to throw in the Red MushroomRed MushroomA curious find..., Green MushroomGreen MushroomA curious find..., and Blue MushroomBlue MushroomA curious find... found in the area (either from monsters or sometimes randomly in the area) for a magic Gargantuan Life FlaskGargantuan Life FlaskRecovers 710 Life over 5.00 Seconds
  Consumes 10 of 75 Charges on useRequires Level 40Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refill at Wells or by killing monsters. and Gargantuan Mana FlaskGargantuan Mana FlaskRecovers 185 Mana over 2.00 Seconds
  Consumes 10 of 75 Charges on useRequires Level 40Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refill at Wells or by killing monsters. both with quality. Note that although the mushrooms are not instance local items and will persist in the character's inventory on respawn, throwing only one or two of the mushrooms in and respawning will reset the progress for this reward.
  • The Cauldron Keeper also serves as a vendor, selling magic or rare caster weapons, seceptres, foci, and sometimes jewellery.

Layout

This area is a large, winding path with multiple small dead ends. Following the outer perimeter of the area will eventually lead to the boss.

Environmental lore

• Ancient Carving at entrance from The Drowned City.

NPCs

Cauldron Keeper and her cauldron.

• Cauldron Keeper - Sells caster weapons, foci, flasks, charms, and jewellery; vendors items for gold

Quests

• Legacy of the Vaal

Monsters

The Queen of Filth.

• The Queen of Filth
• Pyromushroom Cultivator
• Foul Sage
• Foul Blacksmith
• Foul Mauler
• Hunchback Clubber
• Flathead Clubber
• Flathead Youngling
• Filthy Lobber
• Flathead Warrior
• Filthy Crone

Item drops

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

No items include this area in their drop restrictions.

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0e	The Apex of Filth has had the layout updated to resemble more of a linear flow, like Aggorat, making it smaller and faster to navigate.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.