PoE2

Campaign Speedrun Guide

This is the absolute minimum a character must do to complete the campaign and acquire all permanent character upgrades. If the game ever tells you that you need to speak to any NPCs other than the ones on this list, the game is lying to you.

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How To Read This Guide

  • This guide is designed as a list that can be completed from top-to-bottom.
  • The icon next to the name of each zone indicates how you will usually reach that zone, although this can change slightly depending on map generation and preference:
    • Flag Start of Act
    • Door Enter From Previous Zone
    • Portal Use Town Portal
    • Waypoint Use Waypoint
  • Sometimes you will see instructions like the following:
    Find WaypointThe Grim Tangle and WaypointThe Red Vale.
    • This means that you should find the entrance to each of these zones and grab the waypoint directly inside before doing anything else. Once you have all the waypoints you can proceed without worrying about having to backtrack or re-explore.
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Warnings

  • This guide was not designed for new players or first playthroughs.
  • If you follow this guide you will be chronically under-leveled so make sure your build doesn't suck.
  • This guide skips a few once-per-league quests to unlock things like the Salvage Bench (will be added soon).

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— Act 1 —

PortalThe Riverbank
Find and kill BossThe Bloated Miller
DoorClearfell Encampment
Speak to Renly
DoorClearfell
Find and kill BossBeira for Head of the Winter Wolf
DoorThe Grelwood
Find WaypointThe Grelwood, WaypointThe Grim Tangle, and WaypointThe Red Vale
DoorThe Red Vale
Complete all three Obelisk of Rust for Runed Girdle, Runed Guard and Runed Skull Cap
PortalClearfell Encampment
Speak to Renly for Runed Spikes
WaypointThe Grelwood
Stab the three Runic Seal
PortalClearfell Encampment
Speak to Una
WaypointThe Grim Tangle
Speak to Una to clear the path
DoorThe Cemetery of the Eternals
Find WaypointMausoleum of the Praetor and WaypointTomb of the Consort
DoorTomb of the Consort
Kill BossAsinia for Asinia's Memorial Key Piece
DoorMausoleum of the Praetor
Kill BossDraven for Draven's Memorial Key Piece
Portal→WaypointThe Cemetery of the Eternals
Open the Memorial Gate and kill BossLachlann for Count Lachlann's Ring
DoorHunting Grounds
Find WaypointOgham Farmlands and WaypointFreythorn
Find and kill BossCrowbell for Book of Specialisation
DoorFreythorn
Complete all four Ritual Altars and kill BossThe King In The Mists for Gembloom Skull
Portal→WaypointOgham Farmlands
Find Una's Lutebox for Una's Lute
PortalClearfell Encampment
Give Una Count Lachlann's Ring
Give Una Una's Lute for Book of Specialisation
PortalOgham Farmlands
DoorOgham Village
Find and kill BossThe Executioner and pull the Lever on his platform
DoorThe Manor Ramparts
DoorOgham Manor
Find the Psalm of Madness and kill BossCandlemass for Candlemass' Essence
Follow the Stairs and kill BossCount Geonor
PortalClearfell Encampment
Speak to The Hooded One to begin Act 2

— Act 2 —

PortalThe Vastiri Outskirts
Find and kill BossRathbreaker then use PortalTown Portal and speak to Zarka
DoorThe Ardura Caravan
Speak to Asala until you unlock the Desert Map
Send the Caravan to The Halani Gates
DoorThe Halani Gates
Speak to Asala
PortalThe Ardura Caravan
Send the Caravan to Mawdune Quarry
DoorMawdune Quarry
DoorMawdune Mine
Find and kill BossRudja and then free Risu from her cage and speak to her
PortalThe Ardura Caravan
Speak to Risu
Send the Caravan back to The Halani Gates
DoorTraitor's Passage
Find the Ancient Seal and kill BossBalbala for Balbala's Barya
DoorThe Halani Gates
Clear the gauntlet and fight BossJamanra
Head down the Stairs and see the sandstorm
PortalThe Ardura Caravan
Speak to Zarka
Speak to Asala
Send the Caravan to Trial of the Sekhemas
DoorTrial of the Sekhemas
Complete the Trial
PortalThe Ardura Caravan
Send the Caravan to Keth
DoorKeth
Kill enemies until you get the Kabula Clan Relic
Find The Snake Pit event and kill Kabala for Book of Specialisation
DoorThe Lost City
DoorBuried Shrines
Find and enter The Heart of Keth
Kill BossAzarian and then burn The Water Goddess for The Essence of Water
PortalThe Ardura Caravan
Speak to Zarka
Send the Caravan to Mastodon Badlands
DoorMastodon Badlands
DoorThe Bone Pits
Kill enemies until you get the Sun Clan Relic
Find and kill BossEkbab for Mastodon Tusks
PortalThe Ardura Caravan
Speak to Zarka
Send the Caravan to Valley of the Titans
DoorValley of the Titans
Find the WaypointWaypoint and place the Clan Relics in the nearby pedestal
Find and activate all three Ancient Seal and then find The Titan Grotto
DoorThe Titan Grotto
Find and kill BossZalmarath for The Flame Ruby
PortalThe Ardura Caravan
Speak to Zarka for The Horn of Vastiri
Send the Caravan back to Traitor's Passage
Walk to the front of the Caravan and blow the horn
Send the Caravan to Deshar
DoorDeshar
Find the Fallen Dekhara and loot the Final Letter
DoorThe Path of Mourning
DoorThe Spires of Deshar
Find the Sisters of Garukhan shrine
Find and kill BossTor Gul
PortalThe Ardura Caravan
Give The Final Letter to Shambrin
Send the Caravan to The Dreadnought
DoorThe Dreadnought
DoorDreadnought Vanguard
Find and kill BossJamanra and then talk to Asala
PortalThe Ardura Caravan
Walk northwest off the caravan and talk to The Hooded One
Speak to Asala to begin Act 3

— Act 3 —

PortalSandswept Marsh
DoorZiggurat Encampment
DoorJungle Ruins
Find the WaypointWaypoint
Find and kill BossMighty Silverfist for Book of Specialisation
DoorInfested Barrens
Find WaypointInfested Barrens, WaypointChimeral Wetlands, and WaypointThe Azak Bog
DoorThe Azak Bog
Find and kill BossIgnagduk for Gemcrust Skull
Portal→WaypointJungle Ruins
DoorThe Venom Crypts
Find the Corpse to get Corpse-Snake Venom
PortalZiggurat Encampment
Give the Corpse-Snake Venom to Servi to choose a buff
WaypointChimeral Wetlands
Find WaypointThe Temple of Chaos
Find and kill BossXiclucian
DoorJiquani's Machinarium
Find and use three Small Soul Core:
  • Use one to unlock the initial Stone Altar
  • Use one to unlock the Oubliette to kill BossBlackjaw for The Flame Core
  • Use one to unlock the path to the next area
DoorJiquani's Sanctum
Find two Medium Soul Core and use them to activate the two Generator
Return to the start of the zone and kill BossZicoatl for Large Soul Core
WaypointInfested Barrens
Place the Large Soul Core on the Stone Altar to drain the aqueduct
DoorMatlan Waterways
Find and pull the final Canal Lever
Portal→WaypointTemple of Chaos
Complete the Trial
PortalZiggurat Encampment
Walk down the steps to the southeast and speak to Alva
DoorThe Drowned City
DoorThe Apex of Filth
Find and kill BossQueen of Filth for Temple Door Idol
PortalZiggurat Encampment
Walk back down the steps and unlock the door
DoorTemple of Kopec
Find and kill BossKetzuli and then ask Alva to investigate
PortalZiggurat Encampment
Enter the Gateway and follow Alva
DoorUtzaal
Kill enemies until you get the Sacrificial Heart
Find and kill BossViper Napuatzi
DoorAggurat
Find the Sacrificial Dagger and use it to stab the Sacrificial Heart
DoorThe Black Chambers
Find and kill BossDoryani