PoE 2 Act 4 Walkthrough — Kingsmarch & The Four Islands (Patch 0.5.5)

Permanent Rewards

+4 Skill Points

+5% Max Mana

Tattoo Choice

Hideout

Routing Notes

◆ Weapon Fragments and Matiki are randomized across the four islands each league — Kingsmarch dialogue tells you which
◆ Matiki is held captive in a cage on the islands — you must click the cage to free her to progress (she then waits at the Eye of Hinekora well)
◆ Magma Twins (Volcanic Warrens) — kill order matters: Lightning first → Ruby Ring · Fire first → Topaz Ring
◆ Mimok the Enslaved (Isle of Kin) drops a guaranteed Tier 4 Support Gem
◆ Halls of the Dead tattoo: pick +5% Fire/Cold/Lightning Resistance for most builds (Str/Dex/Int alternative for stat-thresholds)
◆ Eye of Hinekora — hidden chest behind waterfall = Spirit Gem Lv12
◆ Blind Beast (Isle of Kin) drops Greater Blank Rune (skill points moved to Omniphobia)
◆ 0.5: Greater Orbs of Transmutation / Augmentation can now begin dropping in Act 4 (min mod level dropped 55 → 44)
◆ 0.5: monster density reduced in the back half of the campaign — Act 4 is comparatively XP-rich, but pace still tightens overall

Kingsmarch HUB TOWN Lvl 42

Talk to Doryani

Continue to town, talk to Alva (with Rog)

Talk to Tujen → accept quest

0.5Rog does nothing this patch — the boat charter is handled by Makoru (step below).

Talk to Farrow → accept the Runeseeker quest Unlocks Verisium Anvil

0.5.5 Verisium AnvilOutside Runes of Aldur — i.e. in Forbidden Rites and Standard — this Act 4 chain is the only way to unlock the Verisium Anvil. Once unlocked, Farrow can be placed in your Hideout in all leagues, and Farrow / Dannig / Expedition become core Atlas content, Standard included.

UnverifiedThe 0.5.5 notes name this quest "The Runeseeker" and confirm only the Verisium Anvil unlock; the step list below still uses the 0.5 name "Runekeeper". Whether the 13 Ancient Runes still come with it outside Runes of Aldur is not stated — verify in game.

Heads-upFarrow does nothing further here — the quest only completes later at the Plunder's Point Deserted Post.

Runes of Aldur onlyThe per-act Runeforging ladder — Armour Runeforging → Runic Inscriptions → Unique Runeforging → Ancient Runes — is league-only. Act 4 has no Runestones; the gate here is the Torn Map Pieces (4 in total).

Talk to Makoru on ship, choose destination

Whakapanu Island FRAG/MATIKI? MAP Lvl 42–43

Petrified Pirate on coast Torn Map (4 in total)

(Opt) Shark Pit: Great White One Shark Fin

Shark FinHand the Shark Fin to Kaimana to complete Tribal Medicine — at Ngakanu early, or on the docks after defeating Tavakai if the islands are already corrupted. Reward: choice of Uncut Gem Lv11 (Skill / Spirit / Support) + a permanent Tukuama stat blessing.

(Opt) Crabshell Cavern: Clawcrunch Support Gem 4

Enter Singing Caverns

Singing Caverns WAYPOINT

(Opt) Beckoning Clam → Humming Pearl (give to Rog)

Kill Diamora, Song of Death Fragment?

Talk to Hooded One, TP to town

Kingsmarch — Hideout

Talk to Ange → Shoreline Hideout

Clear hideout, talk to Ange Hideout + Trading

Shrike Island FRAG/MATIKI? MAP Lvl 43–44

Corpse Nest (Impaled Karui) Torn Map (4 in total)

Kill Scourge of the Skies Fragment?

Talk to Hooded One, TP, sail next

Abandoned Prison FRAG/MATIKI? WAYPOINT Lvl 44

Kill mobs until Chapel Key drops

(Opt) Side areas: Armoury (kill the elite for a Jewel + Blackstone) & Forgotten Cells (loot)

Open Chapel, kill Forael, use Goddess of Justice Flask choice

Enter Solitary Confinement

Solitary Confinement

Kill The Prisoner Fragment?

Talk to Hooded One, sail to Isle of Kin

Isle of Kin MATIKI? MAP Lvl 45

Flayed Sailor near shore Torn Map (4 in total)

(Opt) Doomed Mine — abandoned delving site (Fossilised Formation) Lesser Jeweller's Orb

(Opt) Beast Pen Skill + Support Gem

Kill Mimok the Enslaved (Beast Pen boss) Tier 4 Support Gem

(Opt) Primal Arena: Blind Beast Greater Blank Rune

Enter Volcanic Warrens

Volcanic Warrens WAYPOINT Lvl 45–46

(Opt) Volcanic Nest: Magma Twins — kill order matters: Lightning first → Ruby Ring · Fire first → Topaz Ring Ruby / Topaz Ring

Kill Krutog, Lord of Kin (The Tyrant Throne)

TP to Kingsmarch

Eye of Hinekora WAYPOINT Lvl 46–47

Talk to Matiki at the well (he's at the well, not in town), click well

(Opt) Chest behind waterfall Spirit Gem 12

Complete 3 Tests: Fire, Nature, Cold

Silent Hall altar (Pay Respects), talk to Navali +5% Max Mana

Enter Halls of the Dead

Halls of the Dead Lvl 47

Trial of Ngakanu (3 tests in clover-leaf), loot Tattoos — choose +5% Fire/Cold/Lightning Res (recommended) or +5 Str/Dex/Int

Fight Yama the White (low life pool — easy stun)

Enter Trial of Ancestors

Trial of the Ancestors Lvl 47–48

Talk to Navali & Hinekora +2 Skill Points

TP, sail to Kedge Bay

Kedge Bay MAP WAYPOINT Lvl 47–48

Dead Man's Chest / Smuggler's Stash Torn Map (4 in total)

(Opt) Abandoned Ship (loot)

(Opt) Tidal Cay with Tombgrowl (loot)

(Opt) Doran, the Deft — challenging, highly mobile Rogue Exile near the entrance (loot)

Enter Journey's End

Journey's End WAYPOINT Lvl 48–49

Talk to Tujen

Kill Captain Harlin, loot Verisium

Talk to Freya Hartlin

Town → Dannig → Verisium Spikes

Back to Journey's End → Freya

Totem → kill Omniphobia

Talk to Tujen in town for reward +2 Skill Points

Plunder's Point

0.5 GatingPlunder's Point can only be entered once you have turned in all 4 Map Pieces at Kingsmarch (Torn Maps from Whakapanu, Shrike, Isle of Kin, Kedge Bay).

Required — don't skipThis is the Runekeeper / Runeseeker quest and the most-skipped leg of the chain. The Plunder's Point expedition opens the Deserted Post → summon Farrow → Runesmithing of Knowledge. In Forbidden Rites and Standard this is what unlocks the Verisium Anvil — skip it and you lose access to Runeforging entirely.

Give 4 maps to Makoru → sail → Dannig → Expedition → Deserted Post → summon Farrow

Arastas WAYPOINT Lvl 49–50

Missionari Lorandis → follow → destroy shield

(Opt) Evening / Morning Bells Evening → 3 Exalted · Morning → 3 Regal

Kill Torvian → enter Excavation

TacticLet Torvian throw stones at the 2 priests above to break the fight open.

The Excavation Lvl 50–51

Kill Benedictus (Precursor Forge), talk to Hooded One

(Opt) Excavated Cache at the checkpoint (loot)

TP to Kingsmarch → sail to Ngakanu

Ngakanu Lvl 51

(Opt) Abyss → Abyssal Depths (loot)

(Opt) Mad Butcher in the large hut (loot)

Enter Heart of the Tribe

Heart of the Tribe Lvl 52

(Opt) Meeting House in the Heart of the Tribe has chests (loot)

Kill Tavakai (Final Act 4 Boss), talk to him

Return, talk to Hooded One → unlocks Interludes