Pit of Acheron
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| Requirement | none |
| Waypoint | no |
| Act | 5 |
| Chests | one sparkly chest |
| Shrines | yes |
| Wells | no |
| Monster types | 3 picked per game, ranged first |
Pit of Acheron is a surface area in Act 5. It is accessed through Arreat Plateau.
Pit of Acheron belongs to the terror zone Arreat Plateau and Pit of Acheron. When it is terrorized in Hell, its monsters are 2 levels above your character, up to level 96, and give 25% more experience.
Pit of Acheron has one sparkly chest. A sparkly chest 
does a regular chest drop with a small chance to try to make every item unique, set or rare; otherwise it rerolls until it has one to three magic items.
Monsters
KoSocketsMonsters here drop at their own level (35–36): item level up to 36, champions 38, uniques 39. 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 |
| 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 |
| Bill | – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
LevelingFull experience at character level 36–40. From level 41 it drops to 88%, down to 5% from level 46. From level 36, Worldstone Keep Level 2 gives 1.5× the experience per kill.
Lvl 28Lvl 49
Character level 36: 100% experience · Worldstone Keep Level 2 gives 1.5× 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 61, Throne of Destruction gives 1.4× the experience per kill.
Lvl 53Lvl 74
Character level 61: 100% experience · Throne of Destruction gives 1.4× 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.
Claw ViperLevel 61–62Guest monster
Goatman · DemonLevel 61Guest monster
Megademon · DemonLevel 60–62Guest monster
Zod
SocketsItem level 85, champions 87, uniques 88. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.The popular runeword bases drop here with all their sockets.
LevelingFull experience at character level 85–90. From level 91 it drops to 81%, down to 5% from level 95.
Lvl 77Lvl 98
Character level 85: 100% experienceThe 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.
Greater Mummy · UndeadLevel 85Guest monsterClaw ViperLevel 85Guest monsterGoatman · DemonLevel 85Guest monsterMegademon · DemonLevel 85Guest monsterRegurgitator · DemonLevel 85Guest monster