Path of Exile 2: Realmgate Explained

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• How to Locate the Realmgate in PoE 2
• Utilizing the Realmgate in PoE 2

The Realmgate is a pivotal endgame feature in Path of Exile 2. Unlike standard map nodes, accessing the Realmgate doesn't involve Waystones. This guide explains the Realmgate's location, proper usage, and what awaits beyond. 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 selecting the floating home icon on the map screen (illustrated above). This recenters the screen on the mapping phase's origin. The Realmgate is located next to the stone Ziggurat.

The home icon might sometimes overlap with the red skull icon marking the Burning Monolith. These locations are usually close. Clicking on one will reveal 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. Use this at the Realmgate to engage Xesht.
• Olroth, Origin of the Fall (Expeditions Pinnacle Boss): Use a Level 79 or higher 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), after which he becomes a permanent Hideout resident.
• The Simulacrum (Delirium Pinnacle Event): Combine 300 Simulacrum Splinters to create The Simulacrum, usable at the Realmgate. This generates a map with 15 waves of Delirium enemies—mapping builds are highly recommended.
• King in the Mists (Ritual Pinnacle Boss): Acquire "An Audience With the King" item from the Ritual Favour system using Tribute. Use this at the Realmgate to initiate the fight.

Note that the Trialmaster and Zarokh, the Temporal (found in the Trial of Chaos and Trial of Sekhemas, respectively) are endgame bosses not accessed via the Realmgate.

The Arbiter or Ash, the ultimate endgame 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.