PoE Acton's Nightmare Map: An Overgrown Shrine

Acton's Nightmare Overgrown Shrine Map

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Acton's Nightmare

Acton's Nightmare is a unique Overgrown Shrine Map. Maps. Map Tier: 6, 9, 13, 16, 16. Guild Tag Editor: ¾.

  • Area has patches of Burning Ground
  • Area is inhabited by Skeletons
  • Restless Dead
  • Area is a large Maze
  • Area contains a Large Chest
  • (80–100)% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area
  • (220–250)% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area
  • map ground effect patches per 100 tiles [20]
  • map ground effect radius [14]

Flavour Text: Curious, she shook it then, And tiny screams emerged. Curiouser, she shook again, And an eerie silence purred.

Acton's Nightmare is a unique map in Path of Exile and completing it contributes to the "Remarkable Realms" challenge. Here's a detailed breakdown of the map to help you navigate and conquer it:

Acton's Nightmare: An Overgrown Shrine

Acquisition:

  • Acton's Nightmare can be dropped by various monsters throughout the game, with a higher chance in endgame content like high-tier maps, incursions, or defeating endgame bosses.
  • You can also acquire it through trading with other players using the in-game currency system.

Map Layout:

Acton's Nightmare is an open map with a central boss arena and branching pathways. It features the "Overgrown Shrine" tileset, filled with overgrown vegetation and ruined structures.

Map Mechanics:

  • Restless Dead: Monsters resurrect after 10 seconds of being slain (hidden modifier). Be prepared to face enemies multiple times during your clear.
  • Burning Ground: Patches of burning ground appear throughout the map, dealing fire damage over time. Keep moving to avoid taking excessive damage.

Boss:

  • Acton, the Nightmare: The boss resides in the central arena. It's a powerful skeletal warrior that can summon adds and unleash fiery attacks.

Tips:

  • Movement Skill: Having a reliable movement skill like Dash or Blink Arrow helps you dodge burning ground and reposition quickly.
  • Area Damage: Skills or items with Area of Effect damage can be effective for clearing the large packs of enemies that often spawn in this map.
  • Fire Resistance: Increasing your fire resistance helps mitigate damage from burning ground and the boss's attacks.
  • Life Regeneration: Life regeneration helps sustain yourself through the constant stream of enemies and burning ground hazards.

Additional Notes:

  • Acton's Nightmare has a unique soundtrack that creates an eerie atmosphere.
  • The map has a decent chance of dropping valuable currency items and divination cards.

By understanding the map layout, mechanics, and utilizing these tips, you'll be well-equipped to conquer Acton's Nightmare and progress towards completing the "Remarkable Realms" challenge in Path of Exile!

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Modifiers

  • Area has patches of Burning Ground
    20 patches with Ground Effect per 100 tiles (Hidden)
    Ground Effect has a radius of 14 (Hidden)
This mod deals 16,000 fire damage per 10 seconds (or 1,600 per second), this does not take into account on player character's fire resistance, as well as other scaling such as Awakening Level of the Atlas.
  • This map has its own unique mods, Restless Dead and Undead Monsters resurrect after 10 seconds (Hidden). Monsters will come back to life 10 seconds after being killed, unless the corpse is removed by the time it would resurrect, for example by being shattered from cold damage, or by removal from using detonate dead/devouring totem/raise zombie/Inpulsa explosions etc. Killing the bosses also stops them from resurrecting.

Bosses

  • Thorn and Rose, two unique necromancers who can resurrect any monster to life, including each other.
Item Level
The Craving 1

Item acquisition

Acton's Nightmare can drop anywhere. It can be chanced.

Recipes

Acton's Nightmare can be created from the following recipes:

Amount Part Description
8 The Encroaching Darkness Random corrupted map
1 Otherworldly Incubator Random map
4 Jack in the Box Random item
1 Singular Incubator Random item
1 The Void Random divination card set exchange

Items found in this area

The following drop-restricted items can drop in this area.

Item Drop
Level
Monochrome 80
The Wilted Rose 72
The Wretched 68

Achievement

Name Description
Golden Touch
 Open a Large Chest.

Trivia

This map has its own unique soundtrack.

Supporter attribution

Acton's Nightmare was created by supporter IronCageSkirt.