Path of Exile 2’s ending includes the Realmgate, which grants players access to the game’s most powerful bosses. These opponents are the most formidable you will ever encounter, providing the ultimate challenge to anyone with endgame upgrades. But you have to know where the Realmgate appears and how it works before you can utilize it.
In Path of Exile 2, map nodes are often reachable by Waystones once you’ve reached the endgame content. Waystones aren’t used in the Realmgate, though, because there are obstacles you must overcome before you can take on apex bosses. Check out Realmgate’s prerequisites to initiate conflicts instead of worrying about farming Waystones to activate it.
How to Find the Realmgate: Start Your Endgame Journey Here
On the endgame Atlus map, you should be able to locate the Realmgate after completing the main game. This new map features multiple nodes that lead to many known locales, and the Realmgate will be located at a starting point. You start your endgame travels to the south at the Zigurrat Refuge, where the Realmgate typically appears.
By using your choices while viewing the endgame Atlus map, you can quickly make the Realmgate visible. To refocus your view while viewing the endgame map, tap the home icon located in the top left corner of your screen. This will place the Realmgate in a visible location and reorient your Atlus image to match where its mapping began.
Tip – Only after completing all three tale Acts on Cruel difficulty may you enter the Atlus of Worlds, which contains the Realmgate. Once one of your characters achieves this, you are granted the Map Device that you use to view the Atlus.
Try to keep the location of the Realmgate in mind for the future after you find it among the other nodes on your map. The Realmgate is a little icon that looks like an altar and glows blue when your cursor is over it. As you attempt to farm stat boosts in Path of Exile 2 to take on apex bosses visible through the Realmgate, it can be simple to lose sight of this amidst the throng of other endgame nodes.
How to Unlock the Realmgate and Challenge Pinnacle Bosses
Once you locate the Realmgate, you can complete its prerequisites to battle one of the four Pinnacle Bosses that are only available in the endgame of Path of Exile 2. The rules for confronting each monster vary, ranging from talking to a particular NPC to gathering enough of a rare item. The Arbiter, another endgame boss that only shows up during a Burning Monolith event, should not be confused with these bosses.
The only Pinnacle Bosses that are currently available are:
| Pinnacle Boss | Realmgate Requirement(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| King in the Mists | To obtain “An Audience With the King,” a unique item, one must pay enough tribute through ritual favors. | Travel to the Crux of Nothingness to face a powerful Ritual Pinnacle boss. |
| Olroth, Origin of the Fall | When exploring an expedition map, you can find the NPC Danning at random and recruit him into your hideout. Talk to him once he joins you to obtain the Level 79 or above Logbook from the character that is required to activate the Realmgate. | Travel to a new realm and face a powerful Expeditions Pinnacle boss. |
| The Simulacrum | Create The Simulacrum region at the Realmgate by combining 300 Simulacrum Splinters. | Create a new map where you face 15 waves of Delirium enemies in a horde-mode Pinnacle boss fight. |
| Xesht, We That Are One | To make a Breachstone that opens the Realmgate, combine 300 Breach Splinters. | Travel to the Twisted Domain to face a powerful Breach Pinnacle boss. |
To activate the Realmgate and fight any Pinnacle Boss, you must have certain items. Four item slots are utilized as offers, and you can click on it after you have enough of the items required to satisfy the Realmgate’s requirements. After filling these spaces with the boss-related materials you gathered, choose “Traverse” to go to the Pinnacle battlefield, where your challenge is waiting for you.
You can access Pinnacle Bosses without taking part in other endgame events, unlike the Trials of Skhemas in Path of Exile 2. You can challenge it right away if you fulfill Realmgate’s boss requirements.
Some of the difficult encounters given by Pinnacle Bosses are only accessible to the most powerful endgame setups in Path of Exile 2. Be ready before you traverse because it will take everything you have to survive the 15 waves of The Simulacrum or defeat someone like Xesht.
With bigger fights and more difficulties than you might anticipate, Pinnacle Bosses functions similarly to endgame events. You should farm some high-quality equipment to prepare for the challenges of the Realmgate after you know how to locate and use it in Path of Exile 2.
