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Path of Exile Act 5 Walkthrough: Overseer's Tower

This walkthrough takes you through Act 5 of Path of Exile — Overseer's Tower — one step at a time, from The Slave Pens to The Cathedral Rooftop. Don't leave without 2 passive skill points and 1 resistance reward; every reward is tagged below. Optional side content is marked, so you can skip it when you're in a hurry.

12 steps · 12 zones · Updated March 2026

The Slave Pens

  1. Follow the path out
    Waypoint

Overseer's Tower (Town)

  1. Waypoint

The Control Blocks

  1. From Slave Pens
    Flask reward (The Key to Freedom)

Oriath Square

  1. From Control Blocks
    Waypoint

The Templar Courts

  1. From Oriath Square
    Waypoint1 passive skill point (In Service to Science)

The Chamber of Innocence

  1. Boss tip: Avarius Phase 1: statues, slams. Phase 2 (Innocence): beams, projectile patterns, holy novas. Stay mobile.
    WaypointJewel reward (Death to Purity)Skill gem reward

The Torched Courts

  1. Continue from Chamber of Innocence
    Waypoint

The Ruined Square

  1. From Torched Courts
    Waypoint

The Ossuary

  1. From Ruined Square

The Reliquary

  1. From Ruined Square
    Waypoint

Return to Overseer's Tower

  1. 1 passive skill point + 2 respec points (Kitava's Torments)

The Cathedral Rooftop

  1. Boss tip: Kitava - arm sweeps, debris, fire breath. Destroy heart to interrupt. Watch for expanding ground AoE.
    Waypoint-30% all elemental resistances penalty