Path Of Exile 2: The Crowbell Boss Guide

Looking to take on the Crowbell in Path of Exile 2? Here, you can check out a complete walkthrough on how to find and defeat him.

Path of Exile 2 has a lot of different bosses for players to encounter throughout the campaign. Almost every area has a unique boss, while others can be found through the game's various side quests.

In Act 2, in the Traitor's Passage, you may come across Balbala, the Traitor, a djinn who has been locked up for hundreds of years and is in need of freeing. Below, we'll take a look at where to find this boss, how to beat her, and what the rewards are for doing so.

Where To Find Balbala, The Traitor

Balbala, the Traitor is found in the Traitor's Passage in Act 2. To get to her, explore around this area until you find you reach the Six Sisters area. Now, keep exploring around here until you find a closed door that leads to the Prison of the Disgraces. Interact with the Ancient Seal to open the door, then remove all three Runic Seals holding Balbala to release her.

Freeing Balbala will instantly start the battle, so prepare yourself beforehand.

How To Defeat Balbala, The Traitor

Balbala's fight takes place in a relatively small arena, so you don't have a whole lot of space to avoid her attacks. If you're playing in a party, this fight can get especially claustrophobic, so take extra caution and mind your positioning throughout.

Rather than moving towards you, Balbala primarily gets around by teleporting right near you before swiping her daggers at you. You'll need to constantly stay on the move to avoid her teleporting attacks.

Here are each of the attacks Balbala will use throughout the fight, what they do, and how to avoid them.

* Balbala Teleports And Swipes At You: Throughout the fight, Balbala will teleport around the arena and swipe at you with her daggers. These attacks are indicated by a quick animation of her appearing right next to you before swiping. To avoid this attack, simply move out of the way as soon as you see her teleporting towards you. It's important to keep moving throughout the fight to avoid getting hit by her swipes.

* Balbala Summons Spirits: At certain points throughout the fight, Balbala will begin channeling an ability that spawns Spirits around her. These Spirits will then explode after a short delay, dealing moderate damage to anyone nearby. To avoid this attack, quickly move away from Balbala as soon as you see her channeling this ability. You can also kill the Spirits before they explode to prevent them from dealing any damage.

* Balbala Creates Poison Clouds: During the fight, Balbala will occasionally create clouds of poison that slowly spread throughout the arena. These clouds will damage anyone who walks through them over time. To avoid this attack, simply keep an eye out for the poison clouds and avoid walking through them. If you do get hit by the poison, quickly use an Antidote Flask to remove it.

* Balbala Becomes Invisible And Starts Hunting You: At certain points throughout the fight, Balbala will become invisible and begin hunting you down. During this phase, she will slowly move towards you while periodically teleporting around the arena. To avoid this attack, keep moving around the arena and try to stay out of her sight. If she does manage to get close to you, she will perform a powerful swipe attack that can deal massive damage.

The key to this fight is to prevent Balbala from creating more Spirits, or else you will quickly get overwhelmed with extra enemies. With strong enough AoE attacks, it's definitely possible to let the Spirits revive and keep killing them. This is actually a decent enough strategy if you need to refill your Flasks during the battle.

Find Balbala as quickly as you can when the poison starts creeping in, as this can quickly lead to death. Doing a quick run around the arena will reveal her position, so don't forget.

Overall, as with any boss fight in PoE2, you'll get it eventually. As long as you keep trying, learn from your failures, and don't give up, you'll eventually defeat Balbala.

Rewards For Defeating Balbala, The Traitor

For defeating Balbala, you will be rewarded with Balbala's Barya, a key item for Ascension. With this item in hand, you can go talk to Zarka aboard the Caravan to begin the Ascent to Power quest, which eventually results in the unlocking of your Ascendancy Class.