We have written a new Complete Path of Exile Archnemesis League Challenges Complete Guide. Below you can see the full list of PoE 3.17 challenges and tips on how to complete them. We have divided them into categories starting from the easiest ones. If you what to know about Path of Exile 3.17 Archnemesis Challenge Rewards List just click on the link.

There are 40 challenges in PoE. Some are easy to obtain during levelling, others are harder or almost impossible to achieve. In our Path of Exile, Archenemesis League Challenges Complete Guide you will read the tips that will help you do as many PoE challenges as you can even all 40 if that is your goal.

Our guide is presented in the rating difficulty list. That means that we have divided the full Archnemesis challenges list into four difficulties: easy (the most part of them you’ll do while levelling), normal (you can obtain them with a minimal effort), hard (you’ll need to try and repeat several times to do them), very hard (you’ll need to farm numerous maps and know and be able to kill end-game bosses). If you want to get 20 challenges completed you can combine challenges from different difficulty levels to pick the most appropriate ones for you.

Easy Difficulty Archnemesis Challenges

As we have already said you’ll see them get completed while you play and level up your champion. If you finish the last act you’d probably have all the following 12 challenges completed.

Skill Up

Socket at least six Skill Gems at the same time.

It is very easy. All you need to do is get items with sockets (at least 6) to complete this challenge you don’t need to link them all. After that socket 6 gems in 6 sockets and you are done. You can find more information about gems in PoE Gems guide.

Defeat Archnemeses I

Complete the following Archnemesis encounters.

• Collect Archnemesis modifiers x10
• Defeat Archnemesis monsters x5
• Complete an Archnemesis modifier recipe

This is new league mechanics. You will see dropping modifiers as you play and to defeat monsters you’ll need to activate the Archenemesis statue and apply the mods. As for the Archnemesis modifier recipes you’ll find how to make them in the linked post. Or you can read Path of Exile 3.17 Archnemesis League Mechanics Guide to learn every detail about this league mechanics.

Exile Against the World I

Complete the following encounters.

• Defeat a Rogue Exile
• Open a Strongbox
• Defeat a monster holding an Essence

These are pieces of previous leagues mechanics. You will find them even while you level up. Rogue Exiles often appear as a mod on Strongboxes, especially rare ones. And you can make two conditions at once for this challenge. Also, Rogue Exiles can appear as a mod on maps, and different areas. Strongboxes you’ll see in almost any area. As for the Essences, you will see specific freeze encounters holding an essence, you need to click three times on it to activate. Kill it and they drop an essence. You can read more about essences in our guide.

Defeat these Act Bosses I

Defeat each of the following Unique Act Bosses.

• Act 1: Merveil, the Twisted
• Act 2: Vaal Oversoul
• Act 3: Dominus, Ascendant
• Act 4: Malachai, The Nightmare
• Act 5: Kitava, the Insatiable

You will find these bosses at the end of each act as referred to above. Kill them and you are done.

Explore the Labyrinth

Complete each of the following within the Lord’s Labyrinth.

• Open a Silver Chest
• Touch a Darkshrine
• Obtain at least three Treasure Keys from defeating Izaro a single time

To complete this challenge you will need to give some effort. To find a Silver Chest you will need to know the locations of the Silver Door and the Silver Key to open the door. Behind the door there will be a puzzle at the end of it you’ll find the silver chest. You can see the location of the current silver door in the post Path of Exile: Labyrinth Trials Guide – there you will find a link to the website that shares the Labyrinth’s layout every day. The same you’ll need to know the location of a Darkshrine. Which can come in handy when you try to complete the last condition of this challenge. Sometimes Darkshrine can give you a mod “Izaro drops one additional key on death”. But let’s talk about Izaro and the number of keys he drops in more detail.

How to get thee Treasure Keys from Izaro?

By default, after killing Izaro (the third time you encounter him in one labyrinth trial) you will get one Treasure key. But you can increase this number by several means:

• Skip mechanics on all previous encounters. When you fight Izaro you’ll see different mechanisms that make the encounter stronger, like Gargoyles, Mirrors, Skeletons etc. Don’t kill those at the first and second ecnounters and Izaro will drop two addition Treauser Keys (one fore each encounter).
• Touch a Darkshrine with a specific mode. If you exidentely killed or disabled one of the mechanisms you can try to get a mode from a Darkshire that makes Izaro drop one additional key on death.

Any other means where you can get additional Treasure Keys will not count for this challenge. Only three Treasure keys from Izaro will work.

Exile Against the World II

Complete the following encounters.

• Touch a Mirror of Delirium
• Open an Abyssal Trove
• Complete a Heist Contract

All of these actions are from previous leagues mechanics. Delirium Mirrors will start to appear after you kill Innocence. Speak with Banon, enter the next location and there you go. Also, you can craft Delirium mods on maps or activate Atlass Passives that grant Delirium appearance increased chance.

Abyss will appear earlier while you level up. It looks like a big crack in the ground and a green spot on a mini-map. Path of Exile Abyss League Guide has more details about these mechanics. The Trove will appear at the end of the abyssal line of monsters.

The last one can take some time. You will unlock Heist mechanics after you try killing Kitava for the first time and appear on the coast of the Lion Eye’s Watch again. There you’ll see Rogue Merker’s. Take them and go to town. Speak with a new NPC or use a Merker as a portal to the Rogue’s Harbour where you can activate contracts. Path of Exile 3.12 Heist League Guide is the place to learn more about Heist Contracts.

Defeat these Act Bosses II

Defeat each of the following Unique Act Bosses.

• Act 6: Tsoagoth, The Brine King
• Act 7: Arakaali, Spinner of Shadows
• Act 8: Lunaris, Eternal Moon and Solaris, Eternal Sun
• Act 9: The Depraved Trinity
• Act 10: Kitava, the Insatiable

You will find these bosses at the end of each act as referred to above.

Complete Vaal Side Areas

Complete five Vaal Side Areas by opening the Vaal Vessel.

Vaal Side Areas are red corrupted zones in areas. They start to appear from Act 3 when you level up. Vaal Vessel can be opened after you kill the boss at the end of the Vaal Side Area.

Unlock the Map Device

Unlock a personal Map Device for your Hideout.

Now it is a bit easier to unlock the map device. After killing Kitava in Act 10 Sin will open the portal to the new zone – Karui Shores. You will need to speak to Kirac and make a quest that teaches you how to use the map device. After that, you can go to your Hideout and activate your personal map device there.

Well Hydrated

Have five flasks of at least Magic rarity and 20% quality equipped, including at least one with an enchantment.

To complete this challenge you can craft them yourself or receive them as drop. If you don’t care about the mods on these flasks you can make them easily. Take any five flasks. Better general white flasks and increase their quality with Glassblower’s Bauble (can be bought from vendors who sell equipment). You can use them on magic flasks as well but you will need more Glassblower’s Baubles. Now to make the flasks magic use the orb of Transmutation on them. And the last step is to enchant at least one flask. There are two currency types that can enchant flasks – Enkindling Orb and Instilling Orb (they drop in the middle of the game while you level) use any of them. Now equip these five flasks and the challenge is done.

Power Overwhelming

Apply six or more Support Gem effects to a single Skill Gem at once.

It is pretty easy if you know how to do that. The easiest way is to buy an item that already has effects from support gems. For example, Bitterdream Shadow Sceptre (PoE trade link) has effects from 6 Support Gems if you socket one active gem there and equip it you’ll get the challenge done.

Enchanted Arsenal x5

Equip enchanted items from five of the following item classes.

• Weapon
• Body Armour
• Helmet
• Gloves
• Boots
• Amulet
• Ring
• Belt

You can enchant Boots, Gloves and Helmet in normal Labyrinth after completing it. Eternal Labyrinth of Potential can also enchant a Belt. Weapons and Armour in Heist (Tempering Orb and Tailoring Orb), weapons can be also enchanted in Sacred Grove (Path of Exile All Harvest Craft Mods List). Rings and Amulets can be enchanted by Blight league mechanics (Path of Exile Blight Oils and Anointing Guide).

Normal Difficulty Archnemesis Challenges

These challenges are as hardy autocomplete as the previous ones. Here you’ll need to do some research, but they are also pretty easy to obtain.

Exile Against the World III

Complete the following encounters.

• Awaken a Legion
• Defeat a Metamorph
• Unearth an Expedition encounter

These are also parts of the previous league mechanics. Legion encounters you can see on maps. They look like purple pillars. You can activate them and the legions will appear to kill them while they are frozen and once again when they get active.

As for the Metamorph we have a guide that will help you understand it better (Path of Exile Metamorph League Mechanics Guide). The same is about Expedition encounters (Path of Exile 3.15 Expedition League Mechanics Guide).

Defeat Archnemeses II

Defeat Archnemesis monsters with the following modifiers.

• Toxic
• Chaosweaver
• Frostweaver
• Permafrost
• Hasted
• Deadeye
• Bombardier
• Flameweaver
• Incendiary
• Arcane Buffer
• Echoist
• Stormweaver
• Dynamo
• Bonebreaker
• Bloodletter
• Steel-infused
• Gargantuan
• Berserker
• Sentinel
• Juggernaut
• Vampiric
• Overcharged
• Soul Conduit
• Opulent
• Malediction
• Consecrator
• Frenzied

This is the major part of Archnemesis League mechanics. You can read the details in the mentioned guide, but all these modifiers are craftable and require Archnemesis Recipes. Those recipes you can find in Path of Exile Archnemesis Recipes Full List.

Defeat Archnemeses III x4

Defeat Archnemesis monsters with four of the following combinations of modifiers.

• Brine King-touched, Flame Strider, Magma Barrier, and Shakari-touched
• Bloodletter, Frost Strider, Ice Prison, and Sentinel
• Executioner, Mirror Image, Soul Eater, and Treant Horde
• Assassin, Invulnerable, Lunaris-touched, and Temporal Bubble
• Arakaali-touched, Empowering Minions, Evocationist, and Solaris-touched
• Berserker, Bombardier, Effigy, and Frenzied

You will need to learn more about Archnemesis League mechanics. But to learn how to get the mentioned modifiers you need to read Path of Exile Archnemesis Recipes Full List. There you can see how to combine modes in order to get the required Archnemesis recipes.

Achieve Ascension

Use the Ascendancy Device in each of the following Labyrinths.

• The Labyrinth
• The Cruel Labyrinth
• The Merciless Labyrinth
• The Eternal Labyrinth

You will learn more details in Path of Exile: Labyrinth Trials Guide. The point is to clear every difficulty of The Labyrinth.

Complete Vendor Recipes

Complete vendor recipes to receive each of the following items. A vendor recipe is when you trade a specific combination of items to a vendor, not when you buy items from their purchase screen.

• Boots with an increased movement speed modifier
• Six socket item
• Hybrid flask
• Jewel
• Exalted Shard
• Orb of Scouring

There are many vendor recipes that you need to know to complete this challenge. Path of Exile Most Useful Vendor Recipes contains many of the existing vendor recipes. Below you can see the table with the recipes needed for the challenge. There are more recipes with the required results for the challenge.

Six socket item can be obtained from vendor recipes only by the recipe we mentioned above, which Preserves sockets. So to make it work you need to use a weapon with 6 sockets in a recipe.

We included all the recipes that can lead to the needed result you pick the one most suitable for you.

Complete Kirac Missions x6

Complete six of the following mission types offered by Kirac.

• Complete the Expedition
• Complete the Rituals
• Complete the Blight encounter
• Open the Smuggler’s Cache
• Complete the Labyrinth Trial
• Defeat the Conqueror
• Find the stack of Divination Cards
• Defeat the Breachlord

Path of Exile 3.17 Siege of the Atlas Preview and Path of Exile Siege of the Atlas Mechanics have details about Kirac missions. You can interact with him in your hideout and pick the missions that have needed missions types. You can also reroll the missions by using the Scouting Report item.

Investigate Eldritch Altars

Use each Eldritch Altar type ten times.

• Eater of Worlds Altar x10
• Searing Exarch Altar x10

This is part of the new End-game content. You can learn more about it in Path of Exile Siege of the Atlas Mechanics.

Quality Equipment

Increase the quality of a Weapon or piece of Armour to at least 28%.

Quality is normally capped at 20%. However, there are certain crafting methods that can increase quality beyond that, including:

• Beastcrafting recipe for “Corrupt an item with 30% Quality” (Path of Exile Bestiary League Guide)
• A resonator with Perfect Fossil socketed, increasing quality up to 30%
• Immortal Syndicate safehouse with Hillock stationed (Path of Exile Syndicate Farming Guide)
• Infused Engineer’s Orb

If we have guides about leagues we include them near with a link.

Transform Items x4

Transform items in four of the following ways.

• Use a Harvest craft to change an item into another item
• Use Jorgin’s crafting bench to create a Talisman in a Syndicate Research Safehouse
• Use an Ancient Orb
• Use a Vial to transform a unique item on the Altar of Sacrifice in the Temple of Atzoatl
• Assemble a Harbinger unique item

Some conditions can be completed if you read our guides. Harvest Craft is described in Path of Exile All Harvest Craft Mods List.

To create a Talisman in a Syndicate Research Safehouse you need to station Thane Jorgin the Banished in Research Safehouse read Path of Exile Syndicate Farming Guide to learn more.

Ancient Orbs can drop on maps or be combined with ancient orb shards that drop from Harbinger or you can buy it.

The altar of Sacrifice in the Temple of Atzoatl can appear if you upgrade the room Sacrificial Chamber (level 1 room), then Hall of Offerings (level 2) and get the Apex of Ascension (level 3) at Alva encounters in areas.

To assemble a Harbinger unique item you need to farm Beachhead maps (How to get The Beachhead Map?) bosses there drop parts of the unique item. Combine them by selling all the parts of the needed unique to a vendor and you are done. The easiest unique to assemble is The Flow Untethered belt that requires two parts (First Piece of Time, Second Piece of Time) that can be bought for 5 chaos each at PoE trade.

Jewel Master

Socket each of the following types of Jewel.

• Crimson, Viridian or Cobalt Jewel
• Abyss Jewel
• Cluster Jewel
• Prismatic Jewel
• Timeless Jewel

Crimson, Viridian or Cobalt Jewel drop from monsters and you can socket any of them in the Passive Skill tree.

Abyss Jewels drop from Abyss encounters can be socketed to the same jewel slot in the Passive Skill tree or in the abyss socket that can be met on abyssal belts, armour and gloves.

Cluster Jewel can be socketed only in Large Jewel sockets in the Passive Skill tree (on the edges of it). And you can collect them from delirium encounters or rewards.

Prismatic Jewel is hard to obtain. For example, killing Uber Elder. So it is better to buy the cheapest one on the PoE trade and socket it to the basic jewel socket in the Passive skill tree.

Timeless Jewel can be obtained only from Legion battles that you can reach with at least two emblems (Path of Exile Emblems Guide). So it is also easier to buy the cheapest one on the PoE trade and socket it in the basic jewel socket in the Passive skill tree.

Unlock Eldritch Power

Craft each of the following Eldritch implicit modifier types on an item.

• Lesser Eater of Worlds implicit
• Greater Eater of Worlds implicit
• Grand Eater of Worlds implicit
• Lesser Searing Exarch implicit
• Greater Searing Exarch implicit
• Grand Searing Exarch implicit

You can get new currency items Eldritch Embers and Ichors only on maps, while Ichor is better it is also harder to get. The first tier (lesser) drops on any maps, while the second and third (greater and grand) are only available on maps with the appropriate Influence. The last (exceptional) drops only from bosses – The Eater of Worlds and The Searing Exarch, respectively. Read more details in Path of Exile: Siege of the Atlas Eldritch Implicit Modifiers.

Complete Unique Maps x15

Complete fifteen of the following seventeen Unique Maps.

• Vaults of Atziri
• Maelström of Chaos
• The Coward’s Trial
• Acton’s Nightmare
• Poorjoy’s Asylum
• Mao Kun
• Oba’s Cursed Trove
• Olmec’s Sanctum
• Death and Taxes
• Whakawairua Tuahu
• The Vinktar Square
• Caer Blaidd, Wolfpack’s Den
• The Putrid Cloister
• Hallowed Ground
• The Twilight Temple
• Pillars of Arun
• Doryani’s Machinarium

You can complete any of them actually. But there are 2 that are hard to complete or to obtain. So we recommend you skip The Vintar Square and Doryani’s Machinarium. The prices can change so you can check them yourself.

To get unique maps faster get The Encroaching Darkness divination card that will provide you with a random unique map.

Hard Difficulty Archnemesis Challenges

These challenges may cause more difficulties and extra effort to complete them. Such as extra farm of content and tactics and mechanics on killing end-game bosses.

Reach level 90

Attain character level 90. This challenge still counts even if your character dies afterwards.

You just need to play and try not to die. It can be a hard task with poor builds, so pick a decent one.

Defeat Atlas Bosses I

Defeat the following bosses.

• The Black Star
• The Infinite Hunger

Read how to get to them in Path of Exile Siege of the Atlas Mechanics.

Activate Eldritch Beacons

Complete thirty maps with each Eldritch Beacon active.

• The Searing Exarch x30
• The Maven x30
• The Eater of Worlds x30

You need to clear maps with active beacons. Read more in Path of Exile Siege of the Atlas Mechanics.

Boons of the Atlas I x5

Complete five of the following encounters.

• Open an Operative’s Strongbox
• Defeat a Vaal Flesh Merchant
• Defeat a monster holding a Deafening Essence
• Drop a Blood-filled Vessel from a Ritual
• Capture at least fifteen Beasts in a single area
• Defeat a Bounty Target Pack
• Activate a Covetous Shrine
• Defeat a Rogue Metamorph
• Defeat a wild Harbinger boss
• Open a Hand of Xesht-Ula

To complete this challenge you need to unlock appropriate relative Atlas Passive Skills (Path of Exile 3.17 Archnemesis Atlas Passive Skills List). You can find them on our list.

Defeat Atlas Bosses II

Defeat the following bosses.

• The Eater of Worlds
• The Searing Exarch

Read how to get to them in Path of Exile Siege of the Atlas Mechanics.

Allocate Atlas Passives

Allocate 100 Atlas Passive Skill points.

You will get Atlas Passive Skill Points for completing maps special conditions and completing Maven invitations, etc. Read more in Path of Exile 3.17 Archnemesis Atlas Passive Skills List and Path of Exile Siege of the Atlas Mechanics.

Defeat the Elderslayers

Defeat the following boss encounters.

• Baran, The Crusader while the area has at least 80% Item Quantity
• Veritania, The Redeemer while the area has at least 80% Item Quantity
• Al-Hezmin, The Hunter while the area has at least 80% Item Quantity
• Drox, The Warlord while the area has at least 80% Item Quantity
• Maven’s Invitation: The Elderslayers while the area has at least 60% Item Quantity
• Sirus, Awakener of Worlds

Item Quantity can be rolled. The better quality of the map the higher it is. Also, you can increase it with chisels.

There is no specific way anymore to get to Sirus Conquerors. You need a map with their influence (not including Sirus). These maps can be met as drop on high tier maps, bought from Kirac or on PoE trade. After killing one of the Conquerors you get the key to unlocking the fight with Sirus. Collect all four and combine them at the map device to reach Sirus.

Maven’s Invitation: The Elderslayers (Path of Exile Echoes of the Atlas Guide) can be obtained via Maven mechanics. She must witness all four Sirus Conquerors to give you such invitation.

You can read more in How to Unlock All Endgame Bosses in Path of Exile.

Mysterious Orbs x5

Use five of the following currency items.

• Grand Eldritch Ember
• Grand Eldritch Ichor
• Orb of Conflict
• Eldritch Chaos Orb
• Eldritch Exalted Orb
• Eldritch Orb of Annulment

All these orbs drop from new bosses. You can read how to get to them in Path of Exile Siege of the Atlas Mechanics. Read more about these orbs and their effects in Path of Exile: Siege of the Atlas Eldritch Implicit Modifiers.

Defeat Archnemeses IV

Defeat Archnemesis monsters with the following modifiers.

• Heralding Minions
• Empowering Minions
• Assassin
• Trickster
• Necromancer
• Rejuvenating
• Executioner
• Hexer
• Drought Bringer
• Entangler
• Temporal Bubble
• Treant Horde
• Frost Strider
• Ice Prison
• Soul Eater
• Flame Strider
• Corpse Detonator
• Evocationist
• Magma Barrier
• Mirror Image
• Storm Strider
• Mana Siphoner
• Corrupter
• Invulnerable
• Crystal-skinned
• Empowered Elements
• Effigy
• Lunaris-touched
• Solaris-touched
• Arakaali-touched
• Brine King-touched
• Tukohama-touched
• Abberath-touched
• Shakari-touched
• Innocence-touched
• Kitava-touched

This is the major part of Archnemesis League mechanics. You can read the details in the mentioned guide, but all these modifiers are craftable and require Archnemesis Recipes. Those recipes you can find in Path of Exile Archnemesis Recipes Full List.

Defeat Atlas Bosses in Style I

Defeat the following bosses in the specified ways.

• The Black Star without being hit by Astral Avalanche
• The Black Star while the area has “Monsters have increased Attack, Cast and Movement Speed”
• The Infinite Hunger without being dragged under two or more times
• The Infinite Hunger while the area has “more Monster Life”

Coming soon.

Defeat Atlas Bosses in Style II

Defeat the following bosses in the specified ways.

• The Eater of Worlds without beginning to drown
• The Eater of Worlds while the area has patches of Chilled Ground
• The Searing Exarch without being hit by any Rolling Meteors
• The Searing Exarch while the area has “Monsters deal extra Physical Damage as Fire”

Coming soon.

Boons of the Atlas III

Complete three of the following encounters the specified number of times.

• Complete Blighted maps x50 (Blight league)
• Use Atlas Scouting Reports x100 (new Atlas Mechanics – Path of Exile 3.17 Siege of the Atlas Preview)
• Harvest Plots of seeds x300 (Harvest league)
• Defeat Delve bosses x20 (Delve league)
• Defeat Metamorphs in Tane’s Laboratory x60 (Metamorph league)
• Defeat Factions in the Domain of Timeless Conflict x100 (Leagion league)

We have all these mechanics guides that you can find in the post – Path of Exile All Challenge Leagues in Order. In the brackets, you can see the name of the relative league.

Very Hard Difficulty Archnemesis Challenges

To complete the following four challenges you will need as much time as one week and a decent build for completing the top end-game content and bosses.

Night Terrors

Defeat each of the following bosses in an area of level 81 or higher.

• The Syndicate Mastermind
• Amanamu, Liege of the Lightless
• Uul-Netol, Unburdened Flesh in her Domain
• Kurgal, the Blackblooded
• Olroth, Origin of the Fall

The area level 81 starts from tier 13 maps. You can find in Path of Exile 3.17 Archnemesis League Map Tiers List what is the lowest tier of the required map with lvl 81 at least of the maps above.

Boons of the Atlas II x4

Complete three of the following encounters.

• Have three active Shrine buffs at once
• Open a Temple of Atzoatl with at least four tier III rooms
• Defeat a Delirium boss and a Beyond boss within 10 seconds of each other
• Defeat four Syndicate members, including a Leader, in a single encounter
• Defeat a Legion Sergeant while completing a Ritual

To complete this challenge you need to know old leagues’ mechanics and also be lucky. More details soon.

Master the Atlas

Unlock every Favoured Map Slot.

You can read how to do that in Favoured Maps guide.

Complete Endgame Grinds

Complete four of the following encounters the specified number of times.

• Level 100
• Defeat Elderslayers in maps x100
• Complete maps with 4 Sextant modifiers x300
• Complete Trials of Ascendancy in Maps x50
• Defeat Elder or Shaper Guardians in maps x100
• Defeat Archnemesis monsters in an area of level 83 or higher x1000

No need to do all of them but choose 4 the most appropriate and easy for you. We recommend skipping reaching level 100 as it is time-consuming and the other one that you find least interesting.

Archnemesis League Challenge Rewards

We have written a separate post about it and you can see all Archnemesis League Challenge Rewards in Path of Exile 3.17 Archnemesis Challenge Rewards List or you can also watch the video above.