Path of Exile – Act 1: Lioneye's Watch

Route and starting point

Twilight Strand → Lioneye’s Watch → Coast/Tidal Island → Mud Flats → Submerged Passage/Flooded Depths → Ledge → Climb → Prison → Prisoner’s Gate → Ship Graveyard → Cavern of Wrath/Anger.

The area sequence describes connections rather than fixed screen directions: instances are procedurally generated. Activate waypoints and keep quest items until handed in.

Main and side quests

1. Enemy at the Gate

   Defeat Hillock at the end of the Twilight Strand and collect the initial skill reward from Tarkleigh in Lioneye’s Watch. Refill flasks as you progress and allocate your first passive point.

2. Mercy Mission

   Detour from the Coast to the Tidal Island, defeat Hailrake and bring the Medicine Chest to Nessa. The Quicksilver Flask is a useful beginner choice; select a support gem that actually supports your main skill.

3. Breaking Some Eggs

   Collect the three glyphs from Rhoa nests in the Mud Flats and use them at the Glyph Wall. Open the Submerged Passage, then collect the gem reward in town.

4. A Dirty Job

   Optionally enter the Fetid Pool from the Mud Flats and clear every monster. Tarkleigh awards two passive refund points; these are not additional permanent passive skill points.

5. The Dweller of the Deep

   Find the Flooded Depths branch in the Submerged Passage and kill the Deep Dweller. Collect and use the skill book from Tarkleigh.

6. The Caged Brute

   Progress through the Prison and defeat Brutus. Choose the support reward afterwards; since 3.29 all classes can buy Faster Attacks from Nessa. Do not buy it blindly for a spell: it improves attacks.

7. The Marooned Mariner

   Talk to Fairgraves in the Ship Graveyard. Retrieve the Allflame from the Ship Graveyard Cave, return it and fight Fairgraves. Bestel awards the skill book in town.

8. The Spirit Flame

   Current Allflame content: take the Allflame recovered after Fairgraves to Valerie on the Coast or aboard the Sovereign. This quest is separate from the old Fairgraves passive reward and does not grant another passive point.

9. The Siren's Cadence

   Defeat Merveil in the Caverns and leave for the Southern Forest. Gem options depend on class; Sunder is one possible main skill for a Marauder melee start.

10. The Way Forward

    This quest continues in Act 2: defeat Captain Arteri in the Western Forest, take the Thaumetic Emblem and open the seal. Return to Tarkleigh in Act 1 to claim the passive point.

Boss strategy and power check

Brutus: move sideways after his attack tell and attack during safe pauses. Merveil: add cold resistance on rings or other equipment; avoid standing inside summoned packs. A portal before a difficult fight shortens the return trip.

Before the next act

Two skill books from Dweller/Fairgraves used; Way Forward noted for Act 2; life and mana flasks up to date; main skill linked to a compatible support.

YOUR NEXT STEP

Your checklist

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