The Twilight Strand (Act 1)

The Twilight Strand is the first area of Act 1 and is connected to Lioneye's Watch. On Cruel and Merciless difficulties, this area has a Waypoint near the Dying Exile.

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

Class	Weapon	Skill Gem
Marauder	Driftwood ClubDriftwood ClubOne Handed Mace Physical Damage: 6-8 Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.45 Weapon Range: 1110% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold	Heavy Strike
Duelist	Rusted SwordRusted SwordOne Handed Sword Physical Damage: 4-9 Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.55 Weapon Range: 1140% increased Global Accuracy Rating	Double Strike
Ranger	Crude BowCrude BowBow Physical Damage: 5-13 Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 120	Burning Arrow
Shadow	Glass ShankGlass ShankDagger Physical Damage: 6-10 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Attacks per Second: 1.50 Weapon Range: 1030% increased Global Critical Strike Chance	Viper Strike
Witch	Driftwood WandDriftwood WandWand Physical Damage: 5-9 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 120(8-12)% increased Spell Damage	Fireball
Templar	Driftwood SceptreDriftwood SceptreSceptre Physical Damage: 5-8 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Attacks per Second: 1.55 Weapon Range: 1110% increased Elemental Damage	Glacial Hammer
Scion	Rusted SwordRusted SwordOne Handed Sword Physical Damage: 4-9 Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.55 Weapon Range: 1140% increased Global Accuracy Rating	Spectral Throw

NPCs

• Dying Exile

Monsters

• Hillock

• Unstable Aberration (not on Normal difficulty)

• Drowned
• Hungry Corpse
• Sandspitter

Native monsters in this area resist cold damage or lightning damage and inflict physical damage. On Cruel difficulty or higher, the boss fight can include chaos damage over time.

Quests

• File:Enemy at the Gate Quest icon.png Enemy at the Gate

Corrupted Areas

Corrupted areas can't spawn in this zone. Before Version 1.2.0, Concealed Cavity and Strange Sinkhole had a chance to spawn.

Divination Cards

The following divination cards can drop in this area:

• Birth of the ThreeBirth of the Three3The Goddess BoundA small token of Her affliction. from Hillock (Cruel and Merciless)
• Lantador's Lost LoveLantador's Lost Love7Two-Stone RingThey fought the storm together as one,
  Until the longest of days was done.
  Their love grew stronger
  with every breath,
  Until it was broken apart in death. (Cruel)

Achievements

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

Version History

Version	Changes
2.0.0	Zone levels changed from 1/35/52 to 1/40/56 due to 2.0 zone progression balancing.