With over 195,000 very positive reviews on Steam, Path of Exile is one of the best free-to-play Action RPGs in the video game industry. And that's because Path of Exile has near-endless character customization options and plenty of quests that'll keep most gamers busy for hours on end.
One questline that'll certainly test the steel of any hardcore Path of Exile player is The Maven quest. And that's because, throughout the entire questline, players will have to fight several high-level bosses to reach Maven. But, starting and completing The Maven questline may be a little tricky, so players will want to follow this guide to know what to do.
How to Start The Maven Quest
To start The Maven Quest, players will need to encounter an NPC called The Envoy (see image). But, to find The Envoy players search on Yellow Maps (T6+). Once found, The Envoy will ask the player to kill the current map boss (any solo class wil be able to take them down fairly easy), which will drop The Maven's Beacon. (in Permanent Leagues The Envoy will give The Maven's Beacon without needing to kill a boss).
Players must upgrade their Map Device (obtained after completing The Chamber of Sins in Act 7) with the beacon. The Map Device will now have a button that'll summon Maven, allowing her to appear on a map. But, players won't have to fight her yet, instead they'll need her to witness them slay three bosses throughout various tiers.
Defeating Bosses and Accessing Maven's Crucible
Once players use The Maven's Beacon to summon Maven, they'll need to defeat a certain number of bosses on various Tier maps. Maven will then give the player The Maven's Invitation: The Atlas, teleporting them into Maven's Crucible.
Inside Maven's Crucible, POE players must defeat several bosses simultaneously to move onto the next step of The Maven questline. Players will need to repeat these steps several times (each time more difficult) before reaching Maven. It's recommended to use a Slayer Super Cyclone Build or Assassin Freezing Pulse Build since they are both considered overpowered builds. Below is a chart breaking down these steps:
Tier Map | Number of Map Bosses | Number of Crucible Bosses | Area Level |
|---|---|---|---|
6+ | 3 | 3 | 73 |
8+ | 4 | 4 | 75 |
10+ | 5 | 5 | 78 |
12+ | 6 | 6 | 80 |
14+ | 10 | 10 | 83 |
It's important for players to remember to summon Maven before attempting to kill any of the Map Bosses since the quest only progresses if The Maven is present.
How to Fight The Maven
Before players can fight The Maven, they'll need to collect 10 Crescent Splinter. But, Crescent Splinters only drop from The Crucible Area Level 83, meaning players will need to farm this Crucible Area several times. Once players obtain 10 Crescent Splinters they can craft The Maven's Writ (there's a slight chance for Maven's Writ to drop from Crucible Area Level 83) which is the item that allows players to fight The Maven at the Crucible.
The Maven will be quite challenging to face, but a well-built Scion Class can manage well against her. After defeating The Maven, the quest will be complete, but players can fight her again as long as they have The Maven's Writ.
Path of Exile is available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.