Act IV — Wraeclast Awakens

Patch 0.5 · Lvl 42–52 · All classes · Optimal routing

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
⚡ Speedrun Tips (Community)
  • ◆ Pre-organize your stash on Standard a few days before league start — tab names, layouts and highlights carry over to your fresh league character. Saves a chunk of first-town time.
  • ◆ Save artificers / runes / whetstones for your weapon at the end of Act 4 once you know what you're carrying into Interludes/Maps.
  • ◆ Aim for ~5 hours campaign without layout study — pure urgency + magic-pack focus + breakpoint-aware crafting gets you there.
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 Quest 4 Unlocks 13 Ancient Runes via Remnants
0.5 NewFarrow's Act 4 quest unlocks the 13 Ancient Runes — powerful weapon-type-specific runes crafted at Remnant encounters. Crafting detail in the Codex.
Heads-upFarrow does nothing further here for now — his quest only completes later at the Plunder's Point Deserted Post.
Runeforging ladderOne tier unlocks per act: Act 1 Armour Runeforging → Act 2 Runic Inscriptions → Act 3 Unique Runeforging → Act 4 Ancient Runes. Act 4 has no Runestones — collect the Torn Map Pieces (4 in total) instead.
Talk to Makoru on ship, choose destination
Whakapanu Island FRAG/MATIKI? MAP Lvl 42–43
(Opt) 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
(Opt) 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
(Opt) 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
(Opt) 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 quest and the most-skipped leg of the chain. The Plunder's Point expedition opens the Deserted Post → summon Farrow → Runesmithing of Knowledge, which unlocks the 13 Ancient Runes. Skip it and you forgo Ancient Runes 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
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