The Crypt of the Ancients is a dungeon within the Festering Woods in Act I. You will need to visit this dungeon for The Broken Blade quest. There are usually a couple of chests to check out too.
Contents
Access to Levels
Quests in Crypt of the Ancients
Bounties
Common Monsters found in Crypt of the Ancients
Monsters only spawning as minions of a rare monster
Checkpoints
Checkpoints are respawn points. Players who die appear back at the last checkpoint they reached. Players can also leave the game and resume at the last checkpoint at a later date. In effect they are a 'save game' feature. The following Checkpoints appear in Crypt of the Ancients
- Just inside the entrance
Lore Entries Found in Crypt of the Ancients
- Tomb Robber's Journal - (required for Historian of Tristram achievement]]
Associated Achievements
Crypt of the Ancients is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).
Name | Points | Description | Banner |
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Gallery
Collect Beacon of Light in The Broken Blade quest
A rare Skeleton with Vortex
Sanctuary[e] Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5 |
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Act 1 | [e] | ||||
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Char. Level: 1 - 20 |
Khanduras |
• The Old Ruins (m) | |||
(X) = Typical character level for that area - (m) = Map of area |
Act 1 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps |
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Bonus Areas Cemetery of the Forsaken Fields of Misery |
Festering Woods Leoric's Hunting Grounds |
The Old Ruins Old Tristram Road |
[e]
• The Royal Crypts (m) Wortham Southern Highlands |
Blank for now. Maps are the small (m)s |
[e] |
Act 2 | [e] | ||||
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Char. Level: 12 - ? |
Kehjistan |
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(X) = Typical character level for that area |
Act 2 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps |
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Kehjistan |
[e] |
Caldeum |
[e] |
Blank for now. Maps are the small (m)s |
[e] |
Act 3 | [e] | ||||
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Char. Level: ? - ? |
Dreadlands |
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(X) = Typical character level for that area |
Act 3 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps |
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[e] |
Bash |
Cleave |
Frenzy |
[e] |
Bash |
Cleave |
Frenzy |
[e] |
Bash |
Cleave |
Frenzy |
[e] |
Act 4 | [e] | ||||
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Char. Level: ? - ? |
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(X) = Typical character level for that area |
Act 4 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps |
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Bash |
Cleave |
Frenzy |
[e] |
Bash |
Cleave |
Frenzy |
[e] |
Bash |
Cleave |
Frenzy |
[e] |
Bash |
Cleave |
Frenzy |
[e] |
Act 5 | [e] | ||||
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Char. Level: 60 - ? |
Khanduras |
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(X) = Typical character level for that area |