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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

The Grelwood Location, Quests, and Bosses

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The Grelwood is a location in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) that is available to visit in Act 1. Read on to see all quests, bosses, and everything you can find in The Grelwood!

The Grelwood Location Details

A Dark Forest Accessible From Clearfell

The Grelwood

Monster Level 4

The Grelwood is a dark and dangerous forest that can be accessed from Clearfell.

The area is infested with relentless enemies such as werewolves, fungal zombies, and vile imps.

It is also home to two powerful bosses—The Brambleghast and Areagne, the Forgotten Witch.

The Brambleghast is capable of summoning vines from the ground that follow and slam players, dealing significant damage.

On the other hand, Areagne, the Forgotten Witch, wields devastating elemental magic. She can conjure hazardous elemental zones that inflict continuous damage to anyone within it.

Defeat these two bosses to get gems that can strengthen your build.

How to Get to The Grelwood

Step Objective
1
Go through The Riverbank and enter Clearfell Encampment.
2
Go to the northeast corner of the encampment and enter Clearfell.
3 Clearfell
Look for the entrance to The Grelwood within Clearfell. Note that maps are randomly generated and this is only a sample layout meant as a general guide.
4
Enter The Grelwood.

The entrance to The Grelwood can be found in Clearfell during Act 1. Go through Clearfell and look for The Grelwood's entrance on the opposite end of the Clearfell Encampment entrance.

The Grelwood Map Layout

Sample Map Layout

Go through The Grelwood to progress through the Secrets in the Dark Quest. Within The Grelwood, you may encounter Areagne, Forgotten Witch in Areagne's Hut and The Brambleghast in The Moving Bramble.

The area is vast, and serves as a sort of crossroads to go to either The Red Vale, needed for the Secrets in the Dark Quest, or The Grim Tangle, needed for The Mysterious Shade Quest

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.

The Grelwood Bosses

The Brambleghast

The Brambleghast
Boss Type Optional
Damage Types Physical, Chaos
Resistances Physical, Cold
Weaknesses Fire
Rewards Uncut Skill Gem Level 2

During the fight, The Brambleghast will summon vine tentacles that will automatically slam itself against the player. These tentacles can be destroyed to give yourself some extra freedom of movement during the fight.

The Brambleghast Boss Guide

Areagne, Forgotten Witch

Areagne, Forgotten Witch
Boss Type Optional
Damage Types TBD
Resistances TBD
Weaknesses TBD
Rewards Uncut Support Gem;Uncut Skill Gem

Make sure that you avoid the elemental zones she creates. These zones will continuously damage your character while you're standing in it.

Areagne, Forgotten Witch Boss Guide

The Grelwood Quests

All Main Quests in The Grelwood

Secrets in the Dark

All Side Quests in The Grelwood

There are no quests of this kind in this area.

Path of Exile 2 Related Guides

Path of Exile 2 Walkthrough

Walkthrough and List of Acts

List of All Acts

Act 1 Act 2
Act 3 Act 4

All Points of Interest

Roving Wisps Navali's Rest
The Ferryman Two Wishes
Sacred Well Goddess of Justice
Corruption Altar Chaos Statue
Witch Hut Molten Shrine
Crop Circle Forward Command Tents
The Galleria Forgotten Corpses
Sisters of Garukhan Dread Crab
Elder Madox -

All Locations in Act 1

Clearfell Encampment The Riverbank Clearfell
Mud Burrow The Grelwood The Red Vale
The Grim Tangle Cemetery of the Eternals Mausoleum of the Praetor
Tomb of the Consort Hunting Grounds Freythorn
Ogham Farmlands Ogham Village The Manor Ramparts
Ogham Manor

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