The Path of Exile 3.27 Keepers of the Flame league still brings 40 fresh challenges, exclusive microtransaction rewards, and some spicy new mechanics. In this PoE 3.27 Challenge guide, we are going to break down every challenge, offer practical strategies, and help you plan your path to 36 or even 40/40!
PoE 3.27 Challenge Rewards
The Keepers of the Flame league brings a new set of microtransaction rewards themed after the expansion. Completing challenges not only offers these cosmetics, but also lets you show off your achievement with Hideout trophies. Here’s how it breaks down:
Armor Set Rewards
12 Challenges: Keeper of the Flame Boots
20 Challenges: Keeper of the Flame Gloves
28 Challenges: Keeper of the Flame Body Armour
36 Challenges: Keeper of the Flame Helmet
Each piece unlocks as you reach the corresponding milestone. The full set features a striking flame visual effect, and a secondary “pale flame” variant for extra style.
Challenger Trophy
Each challenge you complete also adds to your Keepers Challenger Trophy Hideout decoration, further showing off your progress to friends and visitors.
Ruthless Mode Rewards
In Ruthless mode, armor piece unlocks are awarded at just 2, 4, 6, and 8 challenges for a faster, more accessible route.
PoE 3.27 Challenges & Complete Tips
Below, you’ll find a breakdown of all 40 challenges, organized by general progression. For each, you’ll get practical tips and warnings about potential stumbling blocks.
1. Beginner's Basics
Complete each of the following tasks:
Use a Scroll of Wisdom
Equip a Magic Flask
Have Equipment in every slot
Defeat an Act Boss
Tip: To equip a Magic Flask, use an Orb of Transmutation on a normal flask, or pick up a magic flask and identify it if needed.
How To Complete:
This challenge is extremely simple and will complete naturally as you play through Act 1.
Scrolls of Wisdom are everywhere; just use one to identify any item.
Magic flasks can be found or made with an Orb of Transmutation.
Equip armor, rings, amulet, belt, and a weapon/shield or two-handed for all gear slots.
You’ll defeat your first act boss (Merveil) as part of campaign progression.
You don’t need to go out of your way for anything here—this is basic Path of Exile gameplay.
2. Otherworldly Obstacles
Complete each of the following Hiveborn encounters:
Equip a Graft
Complete a Hiveborn Encounter
Visit the Monastery of the Keepers
How To Complete:
As soon as you start interacting with the league mechanic (the Hiveborn), you’ll get these done:
You’ll get your first Graft very early—simply right-click it and apply to gear.
Hiveborn encounters start on the beach in Act 1; just interact with the mechanic as it appears.
The Monastery of the Keepers unlocks as you progress the league mechanic. Visit it once.
You’ll likely complete this challenge within the first hour of play.
3. Peddler's Produce I
Complete vendor recipes to receive each of the following items (vendor recipes are when you sell items in specific combinations, not buying):
Armourer's Scrap: Vendor any armor with 20% quality, or pieces totaling 40% quality.
Blacksmith's Whetstone: Vendor any weapon with 20% quality, or weapons totaling 40%.
Glassblower's Bauble: Vendor any normal flask with 20% quality, or flasks totaling 40%.
Gemcutter's Prism: Vendor any gem with 20% quality, or gems totaling 40%.
How To Complete:
As you play, pick up items with quality. Don’t sell them until you have enough for each recipe.
If you don’t find a 20% quality item, combine items to reach 40% total quality for each type.
You can add quality yourself: use Armourer’s Scraps, Whetstones, or Baubles on white items/flasks if you need to.
Make sure your loot filter shows quality flasks/gems!
Take items to any town NPC, open the sell window, and turn them in for the specified currency.
Most players complete this naturally; if you’re missing one, add quality to a white item to finish it off.
4. Act Adversaries I
Defeat each of the following 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
How To Complete:
These are story bosses at the end of each act.
You cannot miss these if you’re progressing the campaign.
Just keep following the main questline and defeat each boss as you reach them.
No special strategies or preparation needed beyond normal leveling and upgrading your gear.
5. Regretful Requests
Complete each of these quests:
A Dirty Job (Act 1: Clear The Fetid Pool)
Fallen from Grace (Act 6: Clear Twilight Strand)
Fastis Fortuna (Act 9: Kill Boulderback in Foothills)
No Love for Old Ghosts (Act 10: Get Elixir of Allure in Ossuary)
How To Complete:
All of these are side quests you’ll encounter as you play through the acts.
If you miss one, you can backtrack to the area and complete it at any time.
These are easy and don’t require special builds or preparation.
6. Insidious Invaders
Complete each of the following Hiveborn encounters:
Defeat Rare Hiveborn Monsters 50 times
Complete Hive Encounters 10 times
Complete Unstable Breach Encounters 5 times
How To Complete:
Interact with the Hiveborn mechanic whenever it appears in maps or zones.
Rare Hiveborn monsters will spawn regularly—focus on killing them each encounter.
Hive Encounters and Unstable Breach Encounters are part of the league content; simply engage with the mechanic as you map.
All objectives will complete naturally as you participate in league mechanics; you don’t need to go out of your way.
7. Act Adversaries II
Defeat each of the following Act Bosses:
Act 6: Tsoagoth, The Brine King
Act 7: Arakaali, Spinner of Shadows
Act 8: Lunaris and Solaris
Act 9: The Depraved Trinity
Act 10: Kitava, the Insatiable
How To Complete:
These are the final bosses of Acts 6-10; you can’t miss them on campaign progression.
Defeat each boss at the end of their act.
If you missed one, you can return and fight again.
No special preparation needed beyond normal leveling and gear upgrades.
8. Helpful Hideaways
Visit each of the following areas:
Aspirants' Plaza (from Act 3, ascendancy area)
Menagerie (Einhar, Act 2)
Mine Encampment (Niko, Act 4)
Forbidden Sanctum (Divinia, Act 10)
Kingsmarch (Johan, Epilogue)
Rogue Harbour (use a Rogue's Marker after Act 6)
How To Complete:
All of these unlock from naturally interacting with the main game and masters.
If you miss one, talk to the relevant NPC or use a Rogue's Marker to visit Rogue Harbour.
No combat or prep required; just enter each area once.
9. Additional Assets
Complete any three of the following encounters the specified number of times:
Defeat Monsters with Essence (30x)
Open Strongboxes (30x)
Activate Shrines (30x)
Defeat Harbingers (30x)
Defeat Possessed Monsters (30x)
Defeat Rogue Exiles (30x)
Defeat Rare Beyond Monsters (30x)
How To Complete:
Pick your favorites and focus on them. You only need 3!
Use Atlas passives or Scarabs to increase the encounter type you need.
Most of these will happen naturally as you map.
If you’re missing progress, target specific mechanics via map device or Scarabs.
10. Core Campaigns
Complete any five of the following League Mechanic encounters the specified number of times:
Complete Abysses (30x)
Complete Expeditions (30x)
Harvest Plots (100x)
Complete Legion Encounters (30x)
Open Smuggler's Caches (30x)
Pass through Mirrors of Delirium (30x)
Complete Ultimatum Waves (200x)
Complete Blights (30x)
Complete Rituals (100x)
Complete Ore Deposit Encounters (30x)
How To Complete:
Only 5 are required—pick mechanics you enjoy or have Scarabs for.
Use Scarabs, Atlas passives, and map device crafts to force encounters.
For Harvest and Ritual, you get multiple “completions” per map.
Delirium just requires stepping into the mirror, not finishing the fog.
If you’re stuck on one, switch to another. This is a flexible challenge.
11. Mighty Missions
Complete any two of these Master Mission encounters in Red or Purple Tier Maps (Tier 11+):
Niko Missions (30x)
Einhar Missions (30x)
Jun Missions (30x)
Alva Missions (30x)
How To Complete:
Use Scarabs, map device crafts, or Kirac missions to spawn masters.
Red or purple maps only (T11+).
Alva (Incursion) and Einhar (Beasts) are fastest; Niko and Jun can be profitable if you engage deeply.
Progress will be tracked automatically as you run missions.
12. Generous Gifts
Grow the following types of Wombgifts (at least ilvl 78) the specified number of times:
Ancient Wombgift (10x)
Growing Wombgift (10x)
Lavish Wombgift (10x)
Provisioning Wombgift (10x)
Mysterious Wombgift (10x)
How To Complete:
Engage with the league mechanic and focus on spawning and growing each Wombgift type.
You must reach item level 78+ for it to count!
If you’re missing a type, focus your choices in the league mechanic to spawn/grow that gift.
Don’t ignore any type; you need all five.
13. Parallel Pathing
Unlock all three Atlas Passive Trees.
How To Complete:
These unlock by reaching 50 and then 100 bonus map completions.
Complete unique maps and bonus objectives to unlock.
You’ll naturally get this as you progress through endgame mapping.
Check your Atlas progress if you’re unsure.
14. Cunning Crafts
Use each of the following currency items (crafting bench options count):
Orb of Transmutation
Orb of Augmentation
Orb of Alteration
Orb of Chance
Orb of Alchemy
Orb of Scouring
Orb of Fusing
Jeweller's Orb
Chromatic Orb
Orb of Annulment
Regal Orb
Chaos Orb
Exalted Orb
Blessed Orb
Divine Orb
How To Complete:
Use each listed currency at least once, or perform a crafting bench craft that uses it.
Don’t waste valuable currency—use the bench for expensive ones like Divine or Exalt if possible.
If you’re missing one, check your stash for spares or buy cheap from trade.
Most will complete naturally as you upgrade gear.
15. Potent Pantheons
Fully upgrade one Major and three Minor Pantheon powers.
How To Complete:
Capture the relevant map bosses using Divine Vessels (put vessel in map device and kill boss).
Major Pantheons: upgraded once
Minor Pantheons: upgrade three different ones
Divine Vessels drop from maps or trade.
Slowly collect upgrades as you map—no rush!
16. Legendary Leagues
Complete any four of the following encounters in area level 81+:
Abyssal Depths (5x)
Logbooks with 10+ Remnants (5x)
Tier 4 Harvest Seeds (5x)
Domains of Timeless Conflict with 25+ rewards (3x)
Blueprints with 4 revealed wings (5x)
Simulacrum Waves (60x)
Fully Completed Ultimatums (10x)
Blighted or Blight Ravaged Maps (5x)
All Rituals in Maps with Blood-filled Vessel (20x)
Claim rewards from Rare Maps completed by Atlas Runners (30x)
How To Complete:
You only need 4; pick whichever is easiest for you!
Many can be bought or run with a carry group (e.g., Simulacrum, Delirium, Logbooks).
For Abyssal Depths, spec your Atlas or use Scarabs.
Some (like Rituals, Atlas Runners) will complete naturally if you engage with those mechanics.
17. Revolting Roots
Fully upgrade the Genesis Tree by completing:
Gifts for the Genesis Tree
Fertilising the Genesis Tree
How To Complete:
Progress the league mechanic and follow its questlines.
Both objectives are part of normal progression.
Just keep engaging with the league content; you can’t miss these if you play the mechanic.
18. Achieve Ascension
Complete each Ascendancy task:
Use the Ascendancy Device in Normal, Cruel, Merciless, and Eternal Labyrinths
Gain a Bloodline Class
How To Complete:
Run each Labyrinth and use the device at the end.
Bloodline Class is gained by defeating certain endgame bosses (see list in original for specifics).
Most players will get the first four naturally; Bloodline may require targeting a specific boss in endgame.
19. Telling Tarot
Complete any three of the following Divination Card tasks:
Open Diviners Strongboxes (3x)
Complete Red or Purple Tier Rare Maps with Divination Card Scarabs (20x)
Turn in sets of Divination Cards that reward Currency (30x)
Scry a Map
How To Complete:
Pick whichever are easiest for you.
Diviner’s Strongboxes can be found, traded, or forced with Scarabs.
For currency cards, turn in cheap sets like Rain of Chaos or Emperor’s Luck.
Scrying a map requires finding the Nameless Seer in a T16 map—watch for the chat alert.
20. Peddler's Produce II
Complete vendor recipes to receive:
Cartographer's Chisel (20% quality map OR maps totaling 40% quality OR 20% quality Gavel + any map)
Chaos Orb (full set of rare gear, ilvl 60–74)
Regal Orb (three rare items with same name at 20% quality OR full rare set, ilvl 75+)
Exalted Shard (full rare set with matching influence)
How To Complete:
Pick up and save items for these recipes as you map.
For the Exalted Shard, collect a full influenced rare set (all same influence type).
Use your loot filter to highlight 20% quality and influenced rares.
If needed, add quality to items with scraps/whetstones.
This challenge rewards knowing and using vendor recipes!
21. Aggravating Antagonists
Defeat any six of the following bosses at level 80+:
Uber Atziri
Izaro (special Offering)
Abyssal Lich
Omnitect
Vox Twins
K'tash, Ghorr, or Beidat
Medved, Vorana, or Uhtred
The Black Knight, Admiral Valerius, or Sasan
How To Complete:
Only six required—many can be bought or targeted via Scarabs, invitations, or boss carry services.
Some (like Uber Atziri) require special fragments.
Pick bosses you’re comfortable fighting or can easily access.
22. Grotesque Gains
Use any five of the following Implant or Foulborn Currencies the specified number of times:
Augmentation Implant (4x)
Regal Implant (3x)
Exalted Implant (2x)
Unstable Implant (1x)
Foulborn Orb of Augmentation (3x)
Foulborn Regal Orb (2x)
Foulborn Exalted Orb (1x)
How To Complete:
These drop from league content—use them as you acquire them.
Use early in the league for cheaper prices; don’t wait until end of league when prices spike.
If you get stuck, check trade for missing currencies.
23. Remarkable Realms
Complete each of the following Unique Maps:
Full list of 20+ unique maps, including Vaults of Atziri, Poorjoy’s Asylum, Doryani’s Machinarium, etc.
How To Complete:
Buy or farm unique maps as needed—most are cheap, some (like Machinarium) can be expensive.
Use Kirac’s Singular Scouting Reports for random unique map rolls.
Some maps have divination cards—trade for sets if needed.
No special completion conditions; just run and finish the map.
24. Bijou Beetles
Complete Red or Purple Tier Rare Maps at 70%+ Item Quantity with:
One Scarab (50x)
Two Scarabs (40x)
Three Scarabs (30x)
Four Scarabs (20x)
Five Scarabs (10x)
How To Complete:
Use Scarabs in your map device as you play.
Five Scarab maps also count for lower numbers, so start with high numbers if possible.
Unlock additional map device slots for more Scarabs (Tier 17 Map, Maven 10-Way).
Use cheap Scarabs if you’re just aiming for completion.
25. Trusted Thaumaturgy
Complete any three of the following Gem tasks:
Have at least 25 Gems socketed in your equipped gear
Turn in a card set that rewards a Level 21 or 23% Quality Gem
Apply six or more Support Gem effects to a socketed Skill Gem at once
Level an Awakened Gem to level 5
How To Complete:
For 25 gems, use Unset Rings and fill every socket.
Card turn-ins: use cards like The Skeleton, Bitter Blossom, or Rite of Elements.
For 6+ supports, use Bitterdream unique or a 6-link + support jewels.
Awakened Gem to 5 is slow, feel free to skip this if you’re not farming Heist.
26. Cross Contamination
Complete any four of the following past league content encounters:
Open a Smuggler's Cache while affected by a Shrine
Defeat a Rogue Exile that is Possessed three times
Defeat a Beyond Boss while Delirious
Complete an Ore Deposit while affected by a Tempest
Capture a Beast holding an Essence
Defeat a Unique Map Boss that is Possessed while in a Ritual
How To Complete:
Most are straightforward with the right setup.
Use Scarabs or Atlas passives to force encounters.
For “while affected,” activate the relevant effect before interacting.
For the Rogue Exile, force spawns with strongboxes and Tormented Spirits.
You can skip the trickier ones if needed.
27. Gruesome Grafts
Equip any 12 of the following Grafts (ilvl 78+, 4 mods):
List of available Grafts (Battering Uulgraft, Molten Xophgraft, etc.)
How To Complete:
Focus on ilvl 78+ Grafts with 4 modifiers.
Use trade to buy missing types.
Equip each one on your gear to get credit.
Some Grafts may be rare; check trade early.
28. Bloodline Boons
Defeat any seven of the following bosses or encounters:
The Trialmaster
The King in the Mists
Oshabi
Catarina
Aul
Olroth
Lycia
Farrul
Simulacrum (all 15 waves)
It That Was Tul and It That Was Esh
How To Complete:
Only seven required; choose the ones you can access or buy.
Some are easier to buy as “taxi” runs (Aul, Simulacrum, Oshabi).
Check trade or community for boss-carry groups if struggling.
29. Atlas Awe
Unlock each Favoured Map Slot (12 required):
Defeat specific bosses or complete objectives (Elder, Shaper, Sirus, Cortex, Maven, etc.)
How To Complete:
Defeat each relevant boss or complete each unique requirement to unlock a Favoured Map Slot.
Many can be bought or run with a group.
Progress is tracked in your Atlas screen.
30. Quantity Quandary
Complete Maps with a total of 50,000% Item Quantity from all modifiers (excluding party bonuses).
How To Complete:
Stack map quantity via map mods, Scarabs, fragments, and Atlas passives.
Run 8-mod rare maps with Scarabs/fragments for max quantity per run.
You can rush bosses for completion; you don’t need to clear the map.
This is a cumulative grind; just keep mapping!
31. Originator's Oath
Complete rare Originator-influenced maps with a total of 200 explicit modifiers.
How To Complete:
Each rare map can have up to 8 explicit mods.
You’ll need to run approximately 25-30 maps.
Use Orbs of Alchemy and Chaos to roll maps with maximum mods.
No map tier requirement; run cheap maps for speed.
32. Sinew Swarms
Complete the following league encounters in area level 81+:
Hive Encounter (60x)
Unstable Breach Encounter (60x)
Hive Fortress or Hive Colony Encounter (10x)
How To Complete:
Engage with the league mechanic in T14+ maps.
Use Scarabs and Atlas passives to increase encounter rate.
These will complete naturally with league engagement.
33. Keystone Keepers
Use Eldritch Altars or defeat Witnessed Map Bosses with their respective Atlas Keystones the specified number of times:
Searing Exarch Altars with Wrath of the Cosmos (100x)
Eater of Worlds Altars with Eldritch Gaze (100x)
Witnessed Map Bosses with Destructive Play (150x)
How To Complete:
Allocate the relevant Keystone on your Atlas Passive Tree.
Run maps with the relevant influence and interact with Altars or kill the witnessed boss.
Each map gives multiple Altars; this will finish faster than it seems.
34. Expensive Extravagance
Use any 15 of the following currencies the specified number of times:
List includes Awakeners Orb, Blight Oil, Catalyst, Veiled Exalted, Mirror, etc.
How To Complete:
Use the cheapest or most available currencies first.
Ignore the super rare/expensive ones (Mirror, Hinekora’s Lock) unless you have them.
Consider using crafting bench options, as these count.
Track your uses and buy missing ones from trade.
35. Cruel Challenges
Complete each of the following Invitations at 70%+ Item Quantity:
Full list: Eater, Exarch, Elderslayers, Feared, Forgotten, Formed, Remembered, etc.
How To Complete:
Roll invitations with Orbs of Alchemy/Chaos until you reach 70%+ quantity.
Some invitations are expensive; consider skipping the hardest/most expensive.
Join or buy invitation carries if needed.
36. Inconceivable Incarnations
Defeat any two of the following Endgame Memory Bosses at area level 85:
Incarnation of Dread
Incarnation of Fear
Incarnation of Neglect
How To Complete:
These bosses are in T17 maps and require specific fragments.
Some are tough; join boss-killing groups or buy carries if needed.
Only two required.
37. Bolstered Breachlords
Defeat Hiveborn Bosses in any three of these ways:
Without being affected by Boiling Blood
Without being hit by any Breachlord Orb Explosions
Without being hit by Rolling Lightning Nova
Without being hit by Tentacle Barrage
How To Complete:
Learn the mechanics of each boss and avoid the listed attacks/effects.
Play safe and focus on mechanics over DPS if needed.
You only need three of four.
38. Juiced Jamboree
Complete any six of these maps at 175%+ Item Quantity with five Scarabs applied:
List: Abomination, Citadel, Fortress, etc.
How To Complete:
Roll maps up to 175%+ quantity with Scarabs and fragments.
Use the cheapest Scarabs if you only care about completion.
Only six required; pick the easiest maps for your build.
39. Oppressive Opponents
Defeat any four of the following Pinnacle Boss Encounters at area level 85:
Sirus, Elder, Maven, Exarch, Eater, Venarius, Shaper
How To Complete:
Only four needed, pick bosses your build can handle or buy carries.
All are Uber versions (level 85), so expect higher difficulty.
Check trade/party for boss-carry services if needed.
40. Grueling Game Grinds
Complete any four of these grinds:
Reach Level 100
Defeat Argus in Endgame Labyrinth (100x)
Defeat Pinnacle Bosses (75x)
Complete 1,000 explicit modifiers in Tier 14+ maps
Complete 100 invitation explicit modifiers
Grow Wombgifts (ilvl 81+, 100x)
How To Complete:
Pick the four easiest for your playstyle.
Level 100 can be bought (rotas) or done via dedicated XP farming.
Map modifiers and invitations will happen as you play endgame.
Wombgifts require league engagement.
Track progress and switch if one feels too grindy.