Act 2 — The Southern Forest

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The Southern Forest
Travel
Travel to The Southern Forest
The Forest Encampment
Travel
Travel to The Forest Encampment
The Old Fields
Travel
Travel to The Old Fields
Go head ~45°
Pick up
Find the entrance to The Den, place a portal here
You'll come back through this portal after the optional Great White Beast detour
The Crossroads
Travel
Travel to The Crossroads
Follow the road
The Forest Encampment
Waypoint◆ Waypoint
Take the waypoint to The Forest Encampment
Follow the road
The Den
Travel
Take the portal into The Den
Kill
Find and kill The Great White Beast
⚠The Great White Beast is an optional superboss well above the curve for this point in the campaign — big health pool, hard-hitting charges, and easy to underestimate on a fresh character. Worth doing for the flask/belt reward if you're comfortable, but skip it without hesitation if it's not going down fast.
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Quest
Hand in The Great White Beast
The Crossroads
Waypoint◆ Waypoint
Take the waypoint to The Crossroads
The Chamber of Sins Level 1
Travel
Travel to The Chamber of Sins Level 1
Go head ~315°
The Chamber of Sins Level 2
Travel
Travel to The Chamber of Sins Level 2
Go in the same direction as the waypoint
Trial
Complete Trial of Ascendancy
Kill
Find and kill Fidelitas, the Mourning, take Baleful Gem
Look for the long hallway; Recommended Level: 14-15
⚠Fidelitas summons wolves to flank you while he pressures you directly — thin the wolves first so you're not fighting on two fronts, then focus him down.
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Quest
Hand in Intruders in Black
The Crossroads
Waypoint◆ Waypoint
Take the waypoint to The Crossroads
The Fellshrine Ruins
Travel
Travel to The Fellshrine Ruins
Go head ~135°
The Crypt Level 1
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Travel to The Crypt Level 1
Follow the road
Trial
Complete Trial of Ascendancy
The Crypt Level 2
Travel
Travel to The Crypt Level 2
Pick up
Find the Altar, take the Golden Hand
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Quest
Hand in Through Sacred Ground
The Riverways
Travel
Travel to The Riverways
Go head ~225°
Waypoint◆ Waypoint
Get the waypoint
Follow the road
The Western Forest
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Travel to The Western Forest
Follow the road
Waypoint◆ Waypoint
Get the waypoint
Follow the road
The Weaver's Chambers
Travel
Travel to The Weaver's Chambers
Search the side of the road opposite the waypoint
The Weaver's Nest
Kill
Travel to The Weaver's Nest, kill The Weaver, take Maligaro's Spike
Try go head ~270°, if it's blocked go head ~45°; Recommended Level: 16
⚠The Weaver's attacks stack poison quickly and it nests among eggs that can add more monsters to the fight — keep moving so poison doesn't pile up, and don't let the room fill up around you.
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Quest
Hand in Sharp and Cruel
The Crossroads
Waypoint◆ Waypoint
Take the waypoint to The Crossroads
The Broken Bridge
Travel
Travel to The Broken Bridge
Go head ~45°
Kill
Kill Kraityn, Scarbearer, take Kraityn's Amulet
Follow the road
⚠This guide defaults to killing all three bandits for a simple, build-agnostic path — sparing Kraityn instead is equally valid if you'd rather have her amulet; just swap this step for "Help Kraityn".
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The Riverways
Waypoint◆ Waypoint
Take the waypoint to The Riverways
The Wetlands
Travel
Travel to The Wetlands
Look for 2 pillars near the waypoint, follow the trail
Kill
Find and kill Oak, Skullbreaker, take Oak's Amulet
The Western Forest
Waypoint◆ Waypoint
Take the waypoint to The Western Forest
Search opposite direction of the encampment entrance
Kill
Kill Alira Darktongue, take Alira's Amulet
Go head ~180°, look for the torch touching the road; Follow the trail in the direction of the torch
Kill
Kill Captain Arteri
Follow the road, head ~225°
⚠Arteri guards the Thaumetic Seal and hits noticeably harder than the trash around him — treat him like a mini-boss and don't be afraid to use a flask.
Pick up
Take the Thaumetic Emblem, activate the Thaumetic Seal
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Quest
Hand in Deal with the Bandits, take The Apex
Lioneye's Watch
Waypoint◆ Waypoint
Take the waypoint to Lioneye's Watch
Quest
Hand in The Way Forward
The Wetlands
Waypoint◆ Waypoint
Take the waypoint to The Wetlands
The Vaal Ruins
Travel
Poison the Tree Roots, then head into The Vaal Ruins
Optional area — no further steps require it, but it's worth a look for extra loot before moving on
The Northern Forest
Travel
Travel to The Northern Forest
S shape or L shape leads to the exit
The Caverns
Travel
Travel to The Caverns
Pick up
Pick up the crafting bench recipe: Vaal Skill Damage - Rank 1
The Ancient Pyramid
Travel
Travel to The Ancient Pyramid
Pyramid Apex
Kill
Travel to Pyramid Apex, kill Vaal Oversoul
First floor exit will be in one of the 3 corners; Remaining floors will have the exit diagonally across from the entrance; Recommended Level: 20-22
⚠Vaal Oversoul telegraphs a room-wide beam that hits hard if you're caught in it — keep an eye on the charge-up and reposition rather than trading hits through it.
The Ancient Pyramid
Pick up
Pick up the crafting bench recipe: Spell Damage - Rank 1

Wanderlust · Boots
Cheap unique boots with movement speed and freeze immunity. One of the most commonly recommended budget leveling boots — freeze immunity alone is a big early-game quality-of-life win.
Goldrim · Helmet
Unique leather cap with flat resistances to all elements plus increased rarity. Very cheap and a big early survivability boost before your rings/belt start covering resistances.
Lifesprig · Wand
Unique wand with added spell damage and reduced mana cost — a strong, inexpensive starter weapon for any caster leveling through Act 1.
Tabula Rasa · Body Armour
Simple robe with 6 white (unlinked-color) sockets, always fully linked. Removes link/color problems entirely while leveling — pricier than the others, so treat it as a 'buy if you can afford it' rather than a given.

Chromatic Orb
Sell an item with linked sockets that includes at least one Red, one Green, and one Blue socket.
Grants 1 Chromatic Orb. The fastest way to farm these early — any 3+ linked item with off-color sockets works.
Resistance Flask
Sell any flask together with a ring or amulet whose only affix is a resistance modifier (e.g. a Coral Ring with just Fire Resistance).
Returns the same flask, now granting that resistance while it's active. Cheap, renewable resistance cover while your gear catches up.
Orb of Alchemy
Sell a full rare item set: one rare item in every equipment slot, no two sharing the same base type.
Grants 1 Orb of Alchemy. An easy passive source of upgrade currency once you're picking up rares anyway — don't vendor rares individually if you're close to a full set.
Glassblower's Bauble
Sell flasks whose quality adds up to 40% or more (e.g. two 20%-quality flasks, or four 10%-quality flasks).
Grants 1 Glassblower's Bauble. Worth remembering once flasks start dropping with quality on them instead of vendoring them for scraps.