Quest

The story of Path of Exile 2 progresses through a series of quests, currently spanning six acts. In order to progress the story and reach other acts, the respective act's main questline must be completed.

There are also optional side quests, which by definition are not mandatory, but they usually give additional quest rewards after completion, with a lot of them being moreless mandatory later on.

Quests are viewed on the World Screen (Default Hotkey: U) and often require quest items.

Act 1

• Reaching Clearfell
• Treacherous Ground
• The Hunt Begins (optional)
• Cracks in the Earth (optional)
• Secrets in the Dark
• The Mysterious Shade
• Sorrow Among Stones
• The Trail of Corruption
• Ominous Altars (optional)
• The Lost Lute (optional)
• Finding the Forge (optional)
• The Mad Wolf of Ogham

Act 2

• Earning Passage
• The Trail of Corruption
• The Well of Souls (optional)
• A Theft of Ivory
• The City of Seven Waters
• A Crown of Stone
• Ancient Vows (optional)
• Ascent to Power (optional)
• Tradition's Toll (optional)

Act 3

• Legacy of the Vaal
• Treasures of Utzaal (optional)
• The Slithering Dead (optional)
• Tribal Vengeance (optional)
• The Trials of Chaos (optional)

Act 4

• The Search
• Shrike Island (rotating requirement)
• Land of the Kin (rotating requirement)
• Whakapanu Island (rotating requirement)
• Abandoned Prison (rotating requirement)
• Dark Mists (rotating requirement)
• Utopia
• Tribal Medicine (optional)
• Forgotten Bounty (optional)
• Trial of the Ancestors (optional)
• Tawhoa's Test (optional)
• Tasalio's Test (optional)
• Ngamahu's Test (optional)
• Hostile Takeover (optional)

Act 5

Act 6

Interludes

• Recruit the Ezomytes
• Recruit the Maraketh
• Recruit the Vaal

Epilogue

• Legacy of the Vaal
• Cataclysm's Wake
• The Pinnacle of Flame
• Ezomyte Infiltration
• Faridun Foray
• Vaal Incursion
• Power Awaits You

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