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The Twilight Strand
area
No Waypoint
Id1_1_1
Act1
Area level1
BossesHillock
Tagsno_tempests, area_with_water
ConnectionsLioneye's Watch
Hope was drowned here.
Act1 loading screen
The Twilight Strand (Act 1) area screenshot

The Twilight Strand is the first area of Act 1 and is connected to Lioneye's Watch.

The beginning[ | ]

Newly created characters begin washed up on the beach. Players start with 3× Scroll of Wisdom inventory iconScroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it.
Shift click to unstack.
Scroll of Wisdom inventory icon
, a Small Life Flask inventory iconSmall Life FlaskSmall Life FlaskRecovers 70 Life over 6.00 seconds
Consumes 7 of 21 Charges on use
Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.
Small Life Flask inventory icon
in flask slots 1 and 2, and a Small Mana Flask inventory iconSmall Mana FlaskSmall Mana FlaskRecovers 50 Mana over 3.00 seconds
Consumes 6 of 24 Charges on use
Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.
Small Mana Flask inventory icon
in flask slot 5. A class-dependent weapon with two linked sockets can be found on the ground nearby, and the Hungry Corpse that kills the Dying Exile drops a class-dependent skill gem when killed.

Halfway along the shore there is a Large Chest containing a support gem for the skill gem dropped earlier, also class-dependent.

Class Weapon Skill Gem Support Skill Gem
Marauder Driftwood Club inventory iconDriftwood ClubDriftwood ClubOne Handed Mace
Physical Damage: 6-8
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.45
Weapon Range: 11
10% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
Driftwood Club inventory icon
Heavy Strike inventory iconHeavy StrikeHeavy StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: (195-250)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (195-250)%
Attacks enemies with a forceful blow, knocking them back. Requires a Mace, Sceptre, Axe, Sword or Two-Handed Weapon.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Stun Duration on enemies
1% increased Damage
1% increased Knockback Distance5% reduced Knockback Distance
Deals (195-313)% of Base Attack Damage
Knocks Enemies Back on Hit
25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
+(2-4) to Melee Strike Range
20% chance to deal Double Damage
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Heavy Strike skill icon
Heavy Strike inventory icon
Ruthless Support inventory iconRuthless SupportRuthless SupportSlam, Support, Melee, Attack, Strike
Icon: u
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Supports melee attack skills. Every third time you use a supported attack, that use of the skill will be more powerful. Cannot support channelling skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Attack DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedSupported Skills have 1% reduced Attack Speed
Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills deal 1% more Melee Damage
Every third Attack with Supported Melee Attacks deals a Ruthless Blow
Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills deal (70-98)% more Melee Damage
Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills have a base Stun Duration of 0.8 seconds
Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills deal (70-98)% more Damage with Bleeding caused by Melee Hits
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Ruthless Support inventory icon
Duelist Rusted Sword inventory iconRusted SwordRusted SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: 4-9
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.55
Weapon Range: 11
40% increased Global Accuracy Rating
Rusted Sword inventory icon
Double Strike inventory iconDouble StrikeDouble StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Speed: 80% of base
Attack Damage: (91-112)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (91-112)%
Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed2% increased Elemental Damage1% chance to Maim on HitDeals (91.3-112)% of Base Attack Damage
Adds (3-113) to (5-169) Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemies
25% chance to cause Bleeding
+(0-2) to Melee Strike Range
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Double Strike skill icon
Double Strike inventory icon
Chance to Bleed Support inventory iconChance to Bleed SupportChance to Bleed SupportAttack, Physical, Support
Icon: E
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills that create minions.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Attacks deal 0.5% increased Damage with BleedingSupported Attacks have 1% increased Bleeding DurationSupported Skills have 1% more Added DamageSupported Attacks have 25% chance to cause Bleeding
Supported Attacks deal (1-44) to (2-66) added Physical Damage with Weapons
Supported Attacks deal (0-19)% more Damage with Bleeding
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Chance to Bleed Support inventory icon
Ranger Crude Bow inventory iconCrude BowCrude BowBow
Physical Damage: 5-13
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.40
Weapon Range: 120
Crude Bow inventory icon
Burning Arrow inventory iconBurning ArrowBurning ArrowAttack, Projectile, Fire, Duration, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Attack Damage: (150-184)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-184)%
Projectile Speed: 3260
Fires a burning arrow that deals fire damage. If it ignites an enemy, it will also inflict an additional debuff for a duration, dealing burning damage based on the magnitude of the ignite. This damage is not affected by your damage modifiers. Up to five of these debuffs can apply simultaneously to an enemy.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent+0.5% to Fire Damage over Time Multiplier3% increased Critical Strike ChanceProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsDeals (150-184.2)% of Base Attack Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
50% chance to Ignite enemies
(50-88)% more Damage with Ignite
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
If this Skill Ignites an Enemy, it also inflicts a Burning Debuff
Debuff deals Fire Damage per second equal to (30-39)% of Ignite Damage per second
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Burning Arrow skill icon
Burning Arrow inventory icon
Pierce Support inventory iconPierce SupportPierce SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: p
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsProjectiles from Supported Skills that have Pierced deal 2% increased DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce (2-4) additional Targets
Supported Skills deal (0-19)% more Projectile Damage
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Pierce Support inventory icon
Shadow Glass Shank inventory iconGlass ShankGlass ShankDagger
Physical Damage: 6-10
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.50
Weapon Range: 10
30% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
Glass Shank inventory icon
Viper Strike inventory iconViper StrikeViper StrikeAttack, Duration, Melee, Strike, Chaos
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Damage: (90-135)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90-135)%
Hits enemies, adding some of your physical damage as chaos damage and inflicting poison which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. If dual wielding, will strike with both weapons. Requires a claw, dagger or sword.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack Speed
0.5% increased Poison Duration
1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage1% increased Chaos Damage0.5% chance to also Poison a nearby Enemy when you inflict Poison
Deals (90-135)% of Base Attack Damage
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
60% chance to Poison on Hit
Base duration is 4 seconds
(5-169) to (7-254) Added Chaos Damage
Each Weapon Hits separately if Dual Wielding, dealing 20% less Damage
30% Less Attack Speed if Dual Wielding
+(0-2) to Melee Strike Range
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Viper Strike skill icon
Viper Strike inventory icon
Chance to Poison Support inventory iconChance to Poison SupportChance to Poison SupportChaos, Support
Icon: O
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Damage with PoisonSupported Skills have 0.2% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Killing Blow against Enemies with at least 5 PoisonsSupported Skills deal 1% increased Damage with HitsSupported Skills have (1-94) to (2-141) added Chaos Damage
Supported Skills have 40% chance to Poison on Hit
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Chance to Poison Support inventory icon
Witch Driftwood Wand inventory iconDriftwood WandDriftwood WandWand
Physical Damage: 5-9
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.40
Weapon Range: 120
(8-12)% increased Spell Damage
Driftwood Wand inventory icon
Fireball inventory iconFireballFireballProjectile, Spell, AoE, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 240%
Projectile Speed: 1040
Radius: 9
Unleashes a ball of fire towards a target which explodes, damaging nearby foes.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile Speed2% reduced Projectile Speed
3% increased Area of Effect
3% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies
-2% more Damage with Ignite
0.25% chance to Debilitate Enemies for 1 second on Hit
Deals (9-1095) to (14-1643) Fire Damage
(20-39)% chance to Ignite enemies
Projectiles gain Radius as they travel farther, up to +(0-9) Radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Fireball skill icon
Fireball inventory icon
Arcane Surge Support inventory iconArcane Surge SupportArcane Surge SupportArcane, Support, Spell, Duration
Icon: N
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
Each supported spell will track how much mana you spend on it, granting a buff when the total mana spent reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell DamageArcane Surge grants 0.01% of Mana Regenerated per secondArcane Surge lasts 0.1 secondsGain Arcane Surge after Spending a total of (15-400) Mana with Supported Skills
Arcane Surge grants (10-20)% more Spell Damage
Arcane Surge grants (30-58)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Arcane Surge lasts 4 seconds
Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Spell Damage while you have Arcane Surge
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Arcane Surge Support inventory icon
Templar Driftwood Sceptre inventory iconDriftwood SceptreDriftwood SceptreSceptre
Physical Damage: 5-8
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.55
Weapon Range: 11
10% increased Elemental Damage
Driftwood Sceptre inventory icon
Glacial Hammer inventory iconGlacial HammerGlacial HammerAttack, Melee, Strike, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Damage: (165-215)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165-215)%
Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to cold damage. If an enemy is frozen and is on less than one third life, they will shatter when hit by Glacial Hammer. If striking three times in a row, the third strike will freeze enemies more easily. Requires a Mace, Sceptre or Staff.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Duration of Cold Ailments0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Area of EffectDeals (165-269)% of Base Attack Damage
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
25% chance to Freeze enemies
35% increased Duration of Cold Ailments
(10-29)% increased Effect of Cold Ailments
+(2-4) to Melee Strike Range
Every third successive strike Freezes enemies as though dealing (200-390)% more Damage
Adds (2-75) to (3-113) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Glacial Hammer skill icon
Glacial Hammer inventory icon
Elemental Proliferation Support inventory iconElemental Proliferation SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCold, Fire, Lightning, Support, AoE
Icon: S
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Duration of Elemental Ailments on EnemiesSupported Skills have 1% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills deal 1% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments per Freeze, Shock or Ignite on EnemyElemental Ailments caused by Supported Skills spread to other enemies in a Radius of (12-15)
Supported Skills have 20% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite
(0-19)% increased Duration of Elemental Ailments on Enemies
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Elemental Proliferation Support inventory icon
Scion Rusted Sword inventory iconRusted SwordRusted SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: 4-9
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.55
Weapon Range: 11
40% increased Global Accuracy Rating
Rusted Sword inventory icon
Spectral Throw inventory iconSpectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-9) Mana
Attack Speed: 110% of base
Projectile Speed: 1000
Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% reduced Projectile Speed
Fires an additional Projectile
Deals (80-100)% of Base Attack DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Spectral Throw skill icon
Spectral Throw inventory icon
Onslaught Support inventory iconOnslaught SupportOnslaught SupportSupport
Icon: n
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast Speed1% increased Onslaught durationSupported Skills have 1% increased Attack and Cast Speed during OnslaughtSupported Skills have (20-39)% chance to grant Onslaught for (3-6.8) seconds on
dealing a Killing Blow
Supported Skills have 10% chance to grant Onslaught for 3 seconds when you Hit a Unique Enemy
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Onslaught Support inventory icon

NPCs[ | ]

Quests[ | ]

Monsters[ | ]

Native monsters in this area resist cold damage or lightning damage[confirmation needed because of 3.0.0] and inflict physical damage.

Items found in this area

There are currently no items that have a drop table specific to this area.

Achievements[ | ]

Name Description
Beginner's Luck achievement icon Beginner's Luck Have a unique item drop in the Twilight Strand.

Soundtrack[ | ]

Gallery[ | ]

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.0.0
  • Removed the Cruel and Merciless difficulty levels which had waypoints near the Dying Exile. Path of Exile is now a single ten-act playthrough.
2.0.0
  • Zone levels changed from 1/35/52 to 1/40/56 due to 2.0 zone progression balancing.
1.2.0
  • Corrupted secret areas can no longer spawn in the first area of an act (the one before the town of the act).

External links[ | ]

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