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The Realmgate is a pivotal endgame feature in Path of Exile 2. Unlike standard map nodes, accessing it doesn't involve Waystones. This guide explains its location, usage, and what awaits beyond. Proper preparation is key to maximizing its potential.
How to Locate the Realmgate in PoE 2
The Realmgate is situated adjacent to your mapping phase's starting point. The fastest way to return is by clicking the home icon (depicted above) on the mapping screen. This centers the screen on the initial mapping location. The Realmgate is positioned near the stone Ziggurat.
The home icon might sometimes overlap with the red skull icon (Burning Monolith location). These points are usually close; locating one reveals the other.
Utilizing the Realmgate in PoE 2
Waystones are ineffective with the Realmgate. Its purpose is to access endgame Pinnacle boss encounters. Four Pinnacle bosses currently utilize the Realmgate:
- Xesht, We That Are One (Breach Pinnacle Boss): Combine 300
Breach Splinters to create a Breachstone. Activate the Breachstone at the Realmgate to engage Xesht. - Olroth, Origin of the Fall (Expeditions Pinnacle Boss): Use a Level 79+ Logbook (obtained from Expeditions) by interacting with Dannig in your Hideout. Dannig appears randomly during Expedition maps, alongside other Expedition NPCs (Rog, Gwennen, and Tujen), and then permanently resides in your Hideout.
- The Simulacrum (Delirium Pinnacle Event): Combine 300
Simulacrum Splinters to create The Simulacrum, usable at the Realmgate. This initiates a 15-wave Delirium map encounter, ideal for optimized mapping builds. - King in the Mists (Ritual Pinnacle Boss): Acquire "An Audience With the King" item from the Ritual Favour system using Tribute. Use this item at the Realmgate to access the fight.
Note: The Trialmaster and Zarokh, the Temporal (found at the end of the Trial of Chaos and Trial of Sekhemas respectively) are not accessed via the Realmgate.
The Arbiter of Ash, the ultimate Pinnacle boss, is located within the Burning Monolith, not the Realmgate. Three Citadel keys, obtained through a quest triggered upon your first Burning Monolith encounter, are required to access this fight.
