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Path of Exile – Act 6: Lioneye's Watch

The second campaign half starts with dangerous elemental damage. Lilly makes switching to your intended main skill easier.

Released3.29 / Curse of the Allflame • checked 23 Oct 2026WindowsmacOSPlayStation 4Xbox One
Guide coverage

PoE 1 • regular campaign and softcore; Ruthless may differ.

Route and starting point

Twilight Strand detour; Coast → Mud Flats → Karui Fortress → Ridge → Lower Prison → Shavronne’s Tower → Prisoner’s Gate → Western Forest/Riverways/Wetlands → Southern Forest → Cavern of Anger → Beacon → Brine King’s Reef.

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. Fallen from Grace

    Fully clear the Twilight Strand and speak to Lilly. Two refund points and her broad gem shop help with rebuilding; this does not award another permanent passive point.

  2. Bestel's Epic

    Optionally recover Bestel’s Manuscript on the Tidal Island and return it to Lioneye’s Watch. Choose a belt or amulet for life, resistances and required attributes.

  3. The Father of War

    Reach the Karui Fortress through the Mud Flats and defeat Tukohama. Collect the skill book in town; his Pantheon soul also becomes available.

  4. Essence of Umbra

    Speak to Sin, cross the Prison and defeat Shavronne in her tower. Her defeated essence advances the main route; the equipment reward is not a passive point.

  5. The Cloven One

    Branch from Prisoner’s Gate to the Valley of the Fire Drinker and defeat Abberath. Bestel awards the passive point; the Pantheon soul is an additional reward.

  6. The Puppet Mistress

    Reach the Wetlands from the Riverways and defeat Ryslatha in the Spawning Grounds. Collect Tarkleigh’s passive point afterwards and choose a useful Pantheon power.

  7. The Brine King

    Follow Nessa’s trail through the Cavern of Anger to the Beacon. Escort both beacon carts, use the Black Flag and sail with Weylam to the Reef. Defeat the Brine King there.

Boss strategy and power check

Brine King: remain in the traversable ring during storm phases and avoid the outer storm wall. Keep a flask answer for cold damage or freezing. Long fights are a reason to check your main gem and support compatibility.

Before the next act

Three skill books used; Lilly unlocked; Pantheon selected; Lower Prison trial completed.

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Sources & editorial reference date

Independently written guidance. Linked sources support verification of game systems, versions and described changes. Editorial reference date: 2026-10-23.

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