Ruined Cistern

The Ruined Cistern appears below the Flooded Causeway in Caldeum in Act II. It is a very small level and serves as a conduit between the Flooded Causeway and the Dahlgur Oasis. Nothing of importance takes place here but it will count towards The Jewel of the East achievement.

Ruined Cistern map

Areas and Dungeons within Ruined Cistern

• Flooded Causeway

Access to Levels

• Path to the Oasis

Quests in Ruined Cistern

• Betrayer of the Horadrim

Common Monsters found in Ruined Cistern

• Betrayed
• Bone Warrior
• Diseased Bodies
• Electric Eel
• Noxious Guardian
• Sandling
• Serpent Magus
• Skeletal Ranger
• Skeletal Sentry
• Stinging Swarm
• Writhing Deceiver

Monsters only spawning as minions of a rare monster

• Vicious Ghoul

Special Monsters found in Ruined Cistern

The following Superunique monsters can but might not always appear in Ruined Cistern:

Notable NPCs

• ??

Checkpoints

Checkpoints are respawn points. Players who die appear back at the last checkpoint they reached. Players can also leave the game and resume at the last checkpoint at a later date. In effect they are a 'save game' feature. The following Checkpoints appear in Ruined Cistern

Quest Betrayer of the Horadrim

• As you enter the Ruined Cistern

Waypoint

Waypoints are special plates on the ground that form a network of jump points allowing players to instantly teleport between them. The nearest waypoint for Ruined Cistern appears just at the entrance into the Path to the Oasis.

Lore Entries Found in Ruined Cistern

• Cain's Lost Satchel - Containing one of seven lords of hell lore books

Associated Achievements

Ruined Cistern is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">The Jewel of the East</achievement>

Gallery

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  Entrance into the Ruined Cistern from Flooded Causeway

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  Betrayed and Swarms

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  Skeletal Sentry attacking

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  Pool of poison

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  Entrance to the Path to the Oasis