Crystalline Passage
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| Requirement | none |
| Waypoint | yes |
| Act | 5 |
| Shrines | yes |
| Wells | yes |
| Monster types | 3 picked per game, ranged first |
The Crystalline Passage is an Act 5 ice cave that connects the Arreat Plateau to the Glacial Trail. It contains a side area called the Frozen River.
Crystalline Passage belongs to the terror zone Crystalline Passage and Frozen River. When it is terrorized in Hell, its monsters are 2 levels above your character, up to level 96, and give 25% more experience.
Monsters
KoSocketsMonsters here drop at their own level (33–37): item level up to 37, champions 39, uniques 40. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
| Base | Mon | Champ | Uniq | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Sword | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Flail | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Military Pick | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Akaran Rondache | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| Scythe | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Poleaxe | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Halberd | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| War Scythe | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Partizan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Battle Scythe | – | – | 4 | 5 |
LevelingFull experience at character level 37–38. From level 39 it drops to 94%, down to 5% from level 47. From level 36, Worldstone Keep Level 2 gives 1.4× the experience per kill.
Lvl 29Lvl 50
Character level 37: 100% experience · Worldstone Keep Level 2 gives 1.4× the experience per killThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. Better areas are compared per kill with Normal areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.
VexSocketsItem level 61, champions 63, uniques 64. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
| Base | Mon | Champ | Uniq | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Targe | – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Colossus Voulge | – | – | 4 | 4 |
LevelingFull experience at character level 61–66. From level 67 it drops to 81%, down to 5% from level 71. From level 59, Halls of Pain gives 1.4× the experience per kill.
Lvl 53Lvl 74
Character level 61: 100% experience · Throne of Destruction gives 1.7× the experience per killThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. From level 70 the game also cuts all experience, wherever you are (95% at 70, 25% at 85, 0.6% at 98). Better areas are compared per kill with Nightmare areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.
Zod
SocketsItem level 82, champions 84, uniques 85. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
| Base | Mon | Champ | Uniq | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berserker Axe | – | – | 6 | 6 |
| Archon Plate | – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Great Poleaxe | – | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Giant Thresher | – | – | 6 | 6 |
LevelingFull experience at character level 82–87. From level 88 it drops to 81%, down to 5% from level 92. From level 75, Tal Rasha's Tomb gives 1.3× the experience per kill.
Lvl 74Lvl 95
Character level 82: 100% experience · Throne of Destruction gives 1.5× the experience per killThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. From level 70 the game also cuts all experience, wherever you are (95% at 70, 25% at 85, 0.6% at 98). Better areas are compared per kill with Hell areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.
Sand RaiderLevel 82–85Guest monsterSand LeaperLevel 82Guest monster
Wraith · UndeadLevel 82–85Guest monster