The Vaal Ruins Level 1

This article describes historical game content.
The Vaal Ruins Level 1 and The Vaal Ruins Level 2 were merged into The Vaal Ruins in Version 2.0.0 due to zone progression rebalancing.

The Vaal Ruins Level 1 was an area in Act 2. This area did not have a waypoint and was connected to The Riverways and The Northern Forest.

To enter the Vaal Ruins, players must finish the quest The Root of the Problem. This requires the Baleful GemBaleful GemThe withering glare of corruption, made
corporeal and pellucid in crystal. Baleful Gem inventory icon from The Chamber of Sins Level 2 and Maligaro's SpikeMaligaro's SpikeMaligaro loved his tools, and took great
pains to keep them excruciatingly sharp. from The Weaver's Chambers.

The ruins are a large maze with rooms of various sizes. Sarcophagi appear in some rooms and act like normal chests.

Monsters[ | ]

Guest Monsters:

Corrupted areas[ | ]

Forbidden Chamber had a chance to spawn.

Version history[ | ]

Version	Changes
2.0.0	The Vaal Ruins Level 1 and Vaal Ruins Level 2 have been merged. Its waypoint has been removed.

v t e The World

Act 1	The Twilight Strand Lioneye's Watch The Coast The Tidal Island The Mud Flats The Fetid Pool The Submerged Passage The Flooded Depths The Ledge The Climb The Lower Prison The Upper Prison Prisoner's Gate The Ship Graveyard The Ship Graveyard Cave The Cavern of Wrath The Cavern of Anger

Act 2	The Southern Forest The Forest Encampment The Old Fields The Den The Crossroads The Broken Bridge The Fellshrine Ruins The Crypt Level 1 The Crypt Level 2 The Chamber of Sins Level 1 The Chamber of Sins Level 2 The Riverways The Western Forest The Weaver's Chambers The Wetlands The Vaal Ruins The Northern Forest The Dread Thicket The Caverns The Ancient Pyramid

Act 3	The City of Sarn The Sarn Encampment The Slums The Crematorium The Sewers The Marketplace The Catacombs The Battlefront The Solaris Temple Level 1 The Solaris Temple Level 2 The Eternal Laboratory The Docks The Ebony Barracks The Lunaris Temple Level 1 The Lunaris Temple Level 2 The Imperial Gardens The Library The Archives The Sceptre of God The Upper Sceptre of God

Act 4	The Aqueduct Highgate The Dried Lake The Mines Level 1 The Mines Level 2 The Crystal Veins Kaom's Dream Kaom's Stronghold Daresso's Dream The Grand Arena The Belly of the Beast Level 1 The Belly of the Beast Level 2 The Harvest The Ascent

Act 5	The Slave Pens Overseer's Tower The Control Blocks Oriath Square The Templar Courts The Chamber of Innocence The Torched Courts The Ruined Square The Reliquary The Ossuary The Cathedral Rooftop

Act 6	Lioneye's Watch The Twilight Strand The Coast The Tidal Island The Mud Flats The Karui Fortress The Ridge The Lower Prison Shavronne's Tower Prisoner's Gate The Western Forest The Riverways The Wetlands The Southern Forest The Cavern of Anger The Beacon The Brine King's Reef

Act 7	The Bridge Encampment The Broken Bridge The Crossroads The Fellshrine Ruins The Crypt The Chamber of Sins Level 1 The Chamber of Sins Level 2 Maligaro's Sanctum The Den The Ashen Fields The Northern Forest The Dread Thicket The Causeway The Vaal City The Temple of Decay Level 1 The Temple of Decay Level 2

Act 8	The Sarn Ramparts The Sarn Encampment The Toxic Conduits Doedre's Cesspool The Grand Promenade The High Gardens The Bath House The Lunaris Concourse The Lunaris Temple Level 1 The Lunaris Temple Level 2 The Quay The Grain Gate The Imperial Fields The Solaris Concourse The Solaris Temple Level 1 The Solaris Temple Level 2 The Harbour Bridge

Act 9	The Blood Aqueduct Highgate The Descent The Vastiri Desert The Oasis The Foothills The Boiling Lake The Tunnel The Quarry The Refinery The Belly of the Beast The Rotting Core

Act 10	Oriath Docks The Cathedral Rooftop The Ravaged Square The Control Blocks The Reliquary The Ossuary The Torched Courts The Desecrated Chambers The Canals The Feeding Trough

Epilogue	Oriath The Templar Laboratory The Fallen Courts The Haunted Reliquary Karui Shores

Other	Hideout Vaal side areas Sarn Arena The Lord's Labyrinth Normal Maps Unique Maps Trial of Ascendancy The Apex of Sacrifice The Alluring Abyss The Shaper's Realm Chayula's Domain Esh's Domain Tul's Domain Uul-Netol's Domain Xoph's Domain Absence of Value and Meaning Abyssal Depths The Menagerie The Temple of Atzoatl Azurite Mine Syndicate Safehouses Mastermind's Lair Domain of Timeless Conflict Eye of the Storm Tane's Laboratory Lunacy's Watch The Bridge Enraptured The Syndrome Encampment Hysteriagate Oriath Delusion The Rogue Harbour Absence of Mercy and Empathy

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