A Sanctum run contains 4 floors, each containing 8 rooms. The 8th room of each floor always contains a Boss. Players can choose to engage in a room every time they encounter the portal to the Sanctum in an area or map, or defer up to 8 rooms (1 floor) to be run consecutively at a later time. Crashing during a Sanctum room will reset progress for that room and will resume the same area on your next map. Aureus and rewards are only locked in upon successful completion of a room. Each Sanctum run is independent between characters on the same account.
Name | Icon | Floor | Contains |
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Decrepit Cellar | Sanctum Vaults |
All room types other than boss rooms can become Afflicted. Afflicted rooms are indicated by a purple border and cause the character to gain an Affliction on entry.
Each room contains several Guard unique monsters, as well as one of three tasks to complete the room:
The Decrepit Cellar is a common room found in The Forbidden Sanctum, an end-game Delve mechanic in Path of Exile. It often appears on Floor 2 of the Sanctum and offers a quick escape route or a quick fight depending on your preference.
Here's what you can expect:
Tips:
Overall, the Decrepit Cellar is a straightforward room with minimal challenge. It provides a quick escape route or a minor combat encounter depending on your choice.
Name | Icon | Floor | Contains |
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Abandoned Library | Sanctum Archives | ||
Templar Annals | Sanctum Archives | ||
Chambers of Inscription | Sanctum Archives | ||
Holy Trials | Sanctum Archives | ||
Scriptorium | Sanctum Archives | ||
Candlelit Chapel | Sanctum Archives | ||
Merchant | Sanctum Archives | Contains Merchant | |
Accursed Pact | Sanctum Archives | Contains Accursed Pact | |
Fountain | Sanctum Archives | Contains Fountain | |
Afflicted Fountain | Sanctum Archives | Contains Afflicted Fountain | |
Benevolent Fountain | Sanctum Archives | Contains Benevolent Fountain | |
Radiant Fountain | Sanctum Archives | Contains Radiant Fountain | |
Offer | Sanctum Archives | Offers Items on Completion | |
Major Treasure | Sanctum Archives | Contains Major Treasure Reward | |
Minor Treasure | Sanctum Archives | Contains Minor Treasure Reward | |
Candlelit Chapel | Sanctum Archives | Contains Varakath, the Waxen | |
Battleground | Sanctum Vaults | ||
Decrepit Cellar | Sanctum Vaults | ||
Derelict Caverns | Sanctum Vaults | ||
Gauntlet | Sanctum Vaults | ||
Reliquary | Sanctum Vaults | ||
Experimentation Chamber | Sanctum Vaults | ||
Merchant | Sanctum Vaults | Contains Merchant | |
Accursed Pact | Sanctum Vaults | Contains Accursed Pact | |
Fountain | Sanctum Vaults | Contains Fountain | |
Afflicted Fountain | Sanctum Vaults | Contains Afflicted Fountain | |
Benevolent Fountain | Sanctum Vaults | Contains Benevolent Fountain | |
Radiant Fountain | Sanctum Vaults | Contains Radiant Fountain | |
Offer | Sanctum Vaults | Offers Items on Completion | |
Major Treasure | Sanctum Vaults | Contains Major Treasure Reward | |
Minor Treasure | Sanctum Vaults | Contains Minor Treasure Reward | |
Candlelit Chapel | Sanctum Vaults | Contains Braom and Uzar, the Experiments | |
Halls of Worship | Sanctum Cathedral | ||
Unholy Lair | Sanctum Cathedral | ||
Infernum | Sanctum Cathedral | ||
Crucible | Sanctum Cathedral | ||
Sanctum Bellum | Sanctum Cathedral | ||
Hall of Mirrors | Sanctum Cathedral | ||
Merchant | Sanctum Cathedral | Contains Merchant | |
Accursed Pact | Sanctum Cathedral | Contains Accursed Pact | |
Offer | Sanctum Cathedral | Offers Items on Completion | |
Fountain | Sanctum Cathedral | Contains Fountain | |
Afflicted Fountain | Sanctum Cathedral | Contains Afflicted Fountain | |
Benevolent Fountain | Sanctum Cathedral | Contains Benevolent Fountain | |
Radiant Fountain | Sanctum Cathedral | Contains Radiant Fountain | |
Major Treasure | Sanctum Cathedral | Contains Major Treasure Reward | |
Minor Treasure | Sanctum Cathedral | Contains Minor Treasure Reward | |
Candlelit Chapel | Sanctum Cathedral | Contains Xenathar, Templar Reaper | |
Lost Catacombs | Sanctum Necropolis | ||
Desecrated Crypts | Sanctum Necropolis | ||
Undercroft | Sanctum Necropolis | ||
Entombment | Sanctum Necropolis | ||
Mausoleum | Sanctum Necropolis | ||
Sanctum Sanctorum | Sanctum Necropolis | ||
Fountain | Sanctum Necropolis | Contains Fountain | |
Afflicted Fountain | Sanctum Necropolis | Contains Afflicted Fountain | |
Benevolent Fountain | Sanctum Necropolis | Contains Benevolent Fountain | |
Radiant Fountain | Sanctum Necropolis | Contains Radiant Fountain | |
Merchant | Sanctum Necropolis | Contains Merchant | |
Accursed Pact | Sanctum Necropolis | Contains Accursed Pact | |
Offer | Sanctum Necropolis | Offers Items on Completion | |
Major Treasure | Sanctum Necropolis | Contains Major Treasure Reward | |
Minor Treasure | Sanctum Necropolis | Contains Minor Treasure Reward | |
Candlelit Chapel | Sanctum Necropolis | Contains Lycia, Unholy Heretic |