How map icons work in Path of Exile 2

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Path of Exile 2 has several acts for you to complete, each with its own map full of icons to discover. your map will be central to fast travel to multiple areas at once, though the icons found on the map can help a lot when looking for optional content.




Each area you visit will usually be tied to a main quest, but there will still be plenty of optional content worth completing. Here's what each map icon means and how to visit the different icons found on the map.

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All Path of Exile 2 map icons

Map icon

Name

Explanation

Current Locaiton icon

Current location

Appears above the area the player is currently in.

Icon of the City

City

Location of a hub city in Act.

Unknown location icon

Unknown area

An area you have not visited at all.

Visited Location icon

Visited area

An area visited without a waypoint.

Area with waypoint icon inactive

Area with inactive waypoint

An area visited, but the waypoint was not discovered.

Area with active waypoint icon

Area with active checkpoint

An area with an active waypoint that will be the fast travel destination.

Quest location icon

Mission location

Location of a main or side mission.

Travel destination icon

Travel destination

A location you can travel to from the map.

Rare Monster Encounter icon

Encounter rare monsters

A powerful enemy with a yellow name is found in that area.

Rare monster with Djinn Barya

Rare monster encounter with Djinn Barya

A powerful enemy with a yellow name is found in that area that will drop ascendant items.

Boss icon

Meeting with bosses

A boss can be found somewhere in that area.

The boss with the upgrade icon

Upgraded Boss Encounter

A boss is found somewhere in that area and will drop a quest item used for an upgrade.

Boss with the Djinn Barya icon

Boss encounter with Djinn Barya

A boss is found somewhere in that area and will drop an ancestry item.

Act boss icon

The meeting with the heads of the act

The final boss of the respective act can be found in the respective area.

Outstanding chest icon

Remarkable chest

A rare chest containing powerful loot is found in that area.

Featured item icon

Outstanding article

A rare item is found somewhere in that area.


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How map icons work in Path of Exile 2

The player who runs over a boss icon on the map

If you want to find an icon, such as a boss encounter, you will need to travel to the area that icon is attached to. Traveling there will create a Court and randomly generate the icon cause location somewhere in that instance. There will almost always be some level of exploration to find the cause of an icon due to the random nature of the game's maps.

There will also be unique icons for some side missions that indicate where you need to go to complete that mission. A small yellow cave icon above a waypoint also indicates a dungeon instead of a more open area.



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