All Path of Exile 2 Campaign bosses, explored

Path of Exile 2 Early Access features a wealth of bosses — some optional, the others mandatory. As of now, there are about fifty bosses in the game. Some of them just give you regular loot, some drop valuable quest items, and others are just infuriating gatekeepers preventing you from proceeding with optional Ascension trials. However, they all have very interesting mechanics to keep in mind.

As the Early Access period of PoE 2 goes on, we’ll likely see further Acts be added to the game — which means more content and bosses to engage with. For now, we’ve got every potential boss you can fight in the Campaign.

Note: This article will be updated as more bosses are added to the game.

All Act 1 Campaign bosses in Path of Exile 2

Act 1’s bosses in Path of Exile 2 are primarily incredibly easy. The difficulty only really ramps up when you get to The King in the Mists, then the Executioner, and Count Geonor. Everyone else is pretty simple to overcome. Below is the list of all mandatory and optional bosses you can fight in Act 1.

Main Bosses - Act 1
Boss	Area	Level	Elemental Weaknesses	Elemental Resistances
The Bloated Miller	The Riverbank	1	None	None
The Rust King	The Red Vale	5	Lightning	Fire, Physical
Draven, the Eternal Praetor	Mausoleum of the Praetor	9	None	Fire, Physical
Asinia, Praetor Consort	Tomb of the Consort	9	None	Physical, Cold
Lachlann of Endless Lament	Cemetery of the Eternals	9	None	Physical
The Executioner	Ogham Village	13	None	Fire
Count Geonor	Ogham Manor	15	None	Cold

Optional Bosses - Act 1
Boss	Area	Level	Elemental Weaknesses	Elemental Resistances
The Devourer	Mud Burrow	3	None	Physical
Beira of the Rotten Pack	Clearfell	2	Fire	Cold
Areagne, Forgotten Witch	The Grelwood	4	Unknown	Unknown
The Brambleghast	The Grelwood	4	Fire	Physical, Cold
The King in the Mists	Freythorn	11	None	Physical, Chaos
The Crowbell	The Hunting Grounds	10	None	None
Ervig, the Rotten Druid	The Grim Tangle	6	None	None
Candlemass, the Living Rite	Ogham Manor	15	None	Fire, Cold, Physical

Each of these bosses drops a pile of loot upon defeat — sometimes it’s Skill Gems, crafting materials, or just armor and weapons. However, some of them drop incredibly useful things — quest items, Skill Point books, and more. For example, King in the Mists gives a permanent +30 Spirit, which is extremely valuable. Act 1 has a few Weapon Skill Points, as well as some elemental resistances and Spirit buffs to offer, given you go through every boss.

All Act 2 Campaign bosses in Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2’s Act 2 features a pretty huge number of optional bosses, some of which you may never encounter in your main Campaign run. This is because they come from the Trial of the Sekehemas, and the boss you fight appears to be random. You’ll always fight Rattlecage first, but there are other potential bosses.

Main Bosses - Act 2
Boss	Area	Level	Elemental Weaknesses	Elemental Resistances
Rathbreaker	Vastiri Outskirts	16	None	None
Rudja, the Dread Engineer	Mawdun Mine	18	Cold	Fire, Physical
Ekbab and Iktab	The Bone Pits	27	None	Lightning
Azarian, the Forsaken Son	Buried Shrines	27	None	Fire, Physical
Zalmarath, the Living Colossus	The Titan Grotto	27	Cold	Fire, Physical
Tor Gul, the Defiler	The Spires of Deshar	30	None	Fire, Physical
Jamanra, the Risen King	The Halani Gates	20	Cold	Fire, Physical, Lightning
Jamanra, the Abomination	Dreadnought Vanguard	32	Cold	Fire, Physical, Lightning

Optional Bosses - Act 2
Boss	Area	Level	Elemental Weaknesses	Elemental Resistances
Balbala, the Traitor	Traitor's Passage	19	Cold	Fire
Kabala, the Constrictor Queen	Keth	25	Cold	None
The Twins	Deshar	28	None	Fire, Physical, Lightning, Cold
Rattlecage, the Earthbreaker	Trial of Sekehemas	22	Cold	Physical, Fire, Lightning
Terracotta Sentinels	Trial of Sekehemas	22	Cold (Hadi), Fire (Rafiq)	Physical, Fire (Hadi), Cold (Rafiq)
Ashar, the Sand Mother	Trial of Sekehemas	22	Cold	Fire, Physical, Lightning
L'im, The Impaler	The Halani Gates	20	None	Physical

Another interesting facet of Act 2 is that several of the bosses can be fought in any order that you please. For instance, Kebab, Azarian, and Zalmarath can be fought in the order of your choosing; so if they’re too difficult, you can always level up and try a different boss. It’s a really nice change of pace for a game like this.

All Act 3 Campaign bosses in Path of Exile 2

Technically, Act 3 of Path of Exile 2 is where the story begins to wrap up. As far as we’re aware, there are no new bosses in the Cruel difficulties, though there is a story reason to tie the time travel into the game — though we won’t spoil it. However, the maps in this Act are massive, with plenty of challenging bosses.

Main Bosses - Act 3
Boss	Area	Level	Elemental Weaknesses	Elemental Resistances
Xyclucian, the Chimera	Chimeral Wetlands	36	None	Fire, Lightning, Cold
Zicoatl, Warden of the Core	Jiquani's Sanctum	38	Lightning	Fire, Physical, Cold
Queen of Filth	Apex of Filth	41	None	Physical
Ketzuli, High Priest of the Sun	Temple of Topec	42	Cold	Fire
Viper Napuatzi	Utzaal	42	None	Fire, Physical, Lightning, Cold
Doryani	The Black Chambers	44	None	Fire, Lightning

Optional Bosses - Act 3
Boss	Area	Level	Elemental Weaknesses	Elemental Resistances
Rootdredge	Sandswept Marsh	33	Fire	Physical, Cold
Mighty Silverfist	Jungle Ruins	34	None	Physical
Ignaduk, the Bog Witch	The Azak Bog	36	Cold	Fire
Blackjaw, the Remnant	Jiquani's Machinarium	37	Cold	Fire, Physical
Mektul, the Forgemaster	Molten Vault	41	Cold	Fire, Physical
Chetza, the Feathered Plague	Temple of Chaos	38	Fire	Cold
Bahlak, the Sky Seer	Temple of Chaos	38	Fire	Lightning
Uxmal, the Beastlord	Temple of Chaos	38	None	Fire, Lightning, Cold

Like Act 2, you have some bosses that might or not show up, depending on how hard you grind at the Trial of Chaos. Chetza, the Feathered Plague is always first, but the other bosses (Bahlak, Uxmal) could also show up after that.

This wraps up all the current bosses in Path of Exile 2's main Campaign. As more are added, we’ll update this article accordingly.

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Edited by Niladri Roy