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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

The Crowbell Boss Guide

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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) - The Crowbell Boss Guide

The Crowbell is an Act 1 Optional Boss in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). See the location, the drops or rewards, and tips on how to beat The Crowbell here.

The Crowbell Location

The Hunting Grounds - Act 1

Players can find The Crowbell while exploring the Hunting Grounds. He will most likely located at one of the far corners of the map, accessible through an old, shabby wooden door or gate leading to a long uphill walk.

Hunting Grounds Location, Quests, and Bosses

The Hunting Grounds Layout

It is important to note that the areas are randomly generated and that the maps used are meant to serve as a general guide to the map layout.

How to Beat The Crowbell

Tips on Beating The Crowbell

Always Stay Behind Crowbell's Back

Players should position themselves behind the Crowbell during most of the fight to easily avoid the its attacks. While most of the Crowbell's attacks deal lethal damage, they are slow enough to be dodged easily, including its most devastating slam or pound attacks.

Stay Away From Its Bell Spin Attack

Players should run toward the direction of the Crowbell's back before it executes its bell spin attack. While most of the hitboxes of the Crowbell's attacks are only in the area he is facing, its bellspin attack can attack the area around him.

The Crowbell Moveset and Mechanics

Moves and Mechanics by Phase
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Phase 1 Moves and Mechanics

Moves Details and Tips
Default Attack
A series of melee swings that deal damage in front of it.
How to Dodge: Position yourself to its sides or behind it to avoid taking damage. Use this opportunity to weave in your own attacks.
Double Slam
The Crowbell glows red and slams the ground twice, dealing AoE damage within a certain radius.
How to Dodge: Dodge away from The Crowbell since the attack can reach even behind it.

Phase 2 Moves and Mechanics

Moves Details and Tips
Default Attack
The Crowbell grows, making its melee swings hit harder and reach farther.
How to Dodge: Position yourself to its sides or behind it to avoid taking damage. Use this opportunity to weave in your own attacks.
Flying Slam
The Crowbell glows red and leaps into the air, crashing down on your position and dealing AoE damage.
How to Dodge: Get as far away from it as you can. Though you are enclosed in a tight space, you can lure The Crowbell to one end of the area to have space to dodge away.

Phase 3 Moves and Mechanics

Moves Details and Tips
Default Attack
The Crowbell swings with its arm toward you before slamming its bell into the ground, dealing damage in a straight line forward.
How to Dodge: Dodge to the side or position yourself behind it. The animation for the attack takes a bit of time to finish, giving you ample time to counterattack.
Spinning Bell Attack
The Crowbell glows red swings its bell forward twice. It follows up immediately with a slam attack using its bell, similar to its Default Attack.
How to Dodge: Dodge through the swings or get behind The Crowbell to avoid taking damage.

The Crowbell Rewards

First Time Clear Rewards

Book of Specialisation

Defeating The Crowbell grants these rewards, either as direct drops or as a quest completion bonus.

The Crowbell Overview

Basic Info

Path of Exile 2 - The Crowbell Act 1 Boss
Location Act 1
The Hunting Grounds
Resistances ・ None
Weaknesses ・ None
Damage Types ・ Physical
Debuffs TBD

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Related Guides

Path of Exile 2 - All Bosses Partial Banner
List of Bosses

All Boss Guides
All Pinnacle Bosses All Spirit Bosses

All Act 1 Bosses

The Bloated Miller The Devourer Beira of the Rotten Pack
Areagne, Forgotten Witch The Brambleghast The Rust King
The Rotten Druid Draven, the Eternal Praetor Asinia, Praetor Consort
Lachlan of Endless Lament The King in the Mists The Crowbell
Vargir the Feral Mutt The Executioner Candlemass, the Living Rite
Count Geonor - -

All Act 2 Bosses

Rathbreaker Rudja, Dread Engineer Balbala, The Traitor
L'im the Impaler Jamanra, the Risen King Kabala, Constrictor Queen
Zalmarath, the Colossus Tor Gul, the Defiler Ekbab, Ancient Steed
The Ninth Treasure of Keth Azarian, the Forsaken Son Watchful Twins
Jamanra, the Abomination Sisters of Garukhan -

All Act 3 Bosses

Rootdredge Mighty Silverfist Blackjaw, the Remnant
Xyclucian, the Chimera Zicoatl, Warden of the Core Ignagduk, the Bog Witch
Mektul, the Forgemaster Queen of Filth Ketzuli, High Priest of the Sun
Viper Napuatzi Doryani -

All Interlude Bosses

Akthl and Anundr Isolde and Heldra Siora, Blade of the Mists
Sigbert and Godwin Oswin, the Dread Warden Thane Wulfric and Lady Elswyth
Vornas, the Fell Flame Lythara, the Wayward Spear Rakkar, the Frozen Talon
The Abominable Yeti Stormgore, the Guardian Zolin and Zelina

Abyss Bosses

Tasgul, Swallower of Light Vandroth, Blackblooded Enslaver Vessel of Kulemak

Trial Bosses

Bahlak, the Sky Seer Uxmal, the Beastlord Chetza, the Feathered Plague
Rattlecage, the Earthbreaker Terracota Sentinels Ashar, the Sand Mother

Pinnacle Bosses

Zarokh, the Temporal Xesht, We That Are One The Arbiter of Ash
The Trialmaster Kosis, the Revelation Omniphobia, Fear Manifest

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