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Deal with the Bandits
Deal with the Bandits quest icon
Required Yes
Start Talk to Eramir
Objective Kill or side with the bandits
Completion Talk to Eramir
Boss Kraityn
File:Kraityn.png
Alira
File:Alira.png
Oak
File:Oak.png
Key Item  Kraityn's Amulet inventory iconKraityn's AmuletKraityn's AmuletWhile this artefact resonates with power,
it is simply a piece in a larger puzzle.
Kraityn's Amulet inventory icon

Alira's Amulet inventory iconAlira's AmuletAlira's AmuletSegregated by treachery, this artefact
longs to be reunited with her sisters.
Alira's Amulet inventory icon

Oak's Amulet inventory iconOak's AmuletOak's AmuletA relic of a sundered relationship,
it awaits reconciliation with its kin.
Oak's Amulet inventory icon

Deal with the Bandits is a pivotal quest in Act 2, that grants powerful passive combat abilities as the quest reward. Builds that rely on critical strike will generally choose to save Alira, while advanced builds will choose to kill all bandits and gain 2 skillpoints that can be used to further customize the build's passive skill tree.

Bandit choices[ | ]

There are 4 options to this quest, which enables a certain passive benefit depending on the bandit that the player sides with, or grants 2 extra passive skill points (if players kill all the bandits).

Careful consideration should be taken when choosing a reward, as changing to a different reward is expensive.

Name The Bandit Lord Kraityn The Bandit Lord Alira The Bandit Lord Oak Eramir
Choice Save Kraityn Save Alira Save Oak Kill all bandits
Image Kraityn Alira npc screenshot Oak npc screenshot Eramir
Rewards
  • 6% increased Attack and Cast Speed
  • 10% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments
  • 6% increased Movement Speed
  • 5 Mana Regenerated per second
  • +20% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
  • +15% to all Elemental Resistances
  • 1% of Life Regenerated per second
  • 2% additional Physical Damage Reduction
  • 20% increased Physical Damage
  • 2 Passive Skill Points

Changing the Bandit choice[ | ]

To change your Bandit choice, do the following:

  1. Take 20 Orb of Regret inventory iconOrb of RegretOrb of RegretStack Size: 40Grants a passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it.
    Shift click to unstack.
    Orb of Regret inventory icon
    along with an amulet (given in the table below), and sell it to any vendor at a town, triggering a Vendor recipe.
  2. In exchange, they will give you a Book of Reform.
  3. Right-click the book in your inventory to confirm your bandit change
  4. A confirmation window will pop up informing you of which rewards you will gain and lose.

Vendor Recipes:

Choice Recipes Result
Save Kraityn
  • 20x Orb of Regret inventory iconOrb of RegretOrb of RegretStack Size: 40Grants a passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it.
    Shift click to unstack.
    Orb of Regret inventory icon
  • 1x Jade Amulet inventory iconJade AmuletJade AmuletRequires Level 5+(20-30) to DexterityJade Amulet inventory icon
Book of Reform inventory iconBook of ReformBook of ReformGains Kraityn's favour.A Book of Reform. Use to gain Kraityn's favour.Book of Reform inventory icon which grants Kraityn's favour
Save Alira
  • 20x Orb of Regret inventory iconOrb of RegretOrb of RegretStack Size: 40Grants a passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it.
    Shift click to unstack.
    Orb of Regret inventory icon
  • 1x Lapis Amulet inventory iconLapis AmuletLapis AmuletRequires Level 5+(20-30) to IntelligenceLapis Amulet inventory icon
Book of Reform inventory iconBook of ReformBook of ReformGains Alira's favour.A Book of Reform. Use to gain Alira's favour.Book of Reform inventory icon which grants Alira's favour
Save Oak
  • 20x Orb of Regret inventory iconOrb of RegretOrb of RegretStack Size: 40Grants a passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it.
    Shift click to unstack.
    Orb of Regret inventory icon
  • 1x Amber Amulet inventory iconAmber AmuletAmber AmuletRequires Level 5+(20-30) to StrengthAmber Amulet inventory icon
Book of Reform inventory iconBook of ReformBook of ReformGains Oak's favour.A Book of Reform. Use to gain Oak's favour.Book of Reform inventory icon which grants Oak's favour
Kill all bandits
  • 20x Orb of Regret inventory iconOrb of RegretOrb of RegretStack Size: 40Grants a passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it.
    Shift click to unstack.
    Orb of Regret inventory icon
  • 1x Onyx Amulet inventory iconOnyx AmuletOnyx AmuletRequires Level 20+(10-16) to all AttributesOnyx Amulet inventory icon
Book of Reform inventory iconBook of ReformBook of ReformGains Eramir's favour.A Book of Reform. Use to gain Eramir's favour.Book of Reform inventory icon which grants Eramir's favour

Notes:

  1. In order to find out which bandit you helped you can type the "/passives" command in your game chat window. Looking at the completed quest in your log will also say whom you sided with. You may also talk to Eramir; the bandit you helped will turn up as a conversation option.
  2. Any Book of Reform may be vendored to reclaim the 20 Orb of Regret inventory iconOrbs of RegretOrb of RegretStack Size: 40Grants a passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it.
    Shift click to unstack.
    Orb of Regret inventory icon
    used to make it. However, the amulet will be lost.

Walkthrough[ | ]

This quest is given to you by Eramir in the Forest Encampment after you complete Through Sacred Ground or talk with any of the bandit leaders. There are three different bandit leaders. You can either side with one of them (and kill the other two) to get the respective reward or you can kill all of them to get the reward from Eramir.

Whether you've sided with one of the bandit lords or killed them all, completion of this quest will provide you with the quest item The Apex inventory iconThe ApexThe ApexThough its power has been shared, there
is still more the Apex might unlock.
The Apex inventory icon
which you will use on the Dark Altar (entrance located in The Northern ForestThe CavernsAncient Pyramid).

Eramir: You say the Lords of Larceny wore these around their necks? These artifacts, and that ancient gateway to the northwest… crafted by the same hands, I’d venture. Vaal hands.

And it appears the brigand’s trinkets could form a single whole. Give me a moment with them. I used to be good at this sort of thing. Now, this one seems to fit neatly against here, and this third one, well it looks like it…

Eramir: I’m so sorry, my friend. Are you well? Yes, you are apparently intact. Remarkable considering… for the barest moment there you were something altogether different. I’m not afraid to admit it… a rather unnerving version of yourself.

If I were you I’d dispense with that artifact down the deepest, darkest hole that I could find.

Quest rewards[ | ]

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Deal with the Bandits
Act 2
The Apex inventory iconThe ApexThe ApexThough its power has been shared, there
is still more the Apex might unlock.
The Apex inventory icon

Vendor rewards[ | ]

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.0.0
  • The rewards from the quest Deal with the Bandits have been reworked. The rewards from the Cruel and Merciless versions of this quest have been removed. Depending on your choice, you now receive the following:
    • Helping Oak grants: 1% of Life Regenerated per second, 2% additional Physical Damage Reduction, 20% increased Physical Damage.
    • Helping Alira grants: 5 Mana Regenerated per second, +20% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier, +15% to all Elemental Resistances.
    • Helping Kraityn grants: 6% increased Attack and Cast Speed, 3% chance to Dodge Attacks, 6% increased Movement Speed.
    • Eramir grants 2 Passive Skill Points if you decide to kill all three.
2.0.0
  • The Bandit Rewards have been adjusted, these now grant:
    • Normal
      • Oak: +40 to maximum Life
      • Alira: +60 to Maximum Mana. (new)
      • Kraityn: 10% to Elemental Resistances. (new)
    • Cruel
      • Oak : 16% increased Physical Damage. (new)
      • Kraityn: 8% increased Attack Speed
      • Alira : 5% increased Cast Speed (new)
    • Merciless
      • Oak : +1 to Maximum Endurance Charges
      • Kraityn : +1 to Maximum Frenzy Charges
      • Alira: +1 to Maximum Power Charges
1.0.1
  • Eight new vendor recipes have been added in two groups of four, including ones for changing which bandit quest reward you chose.
  • To change your bandit quest reward, use the book that you receive from the recipe in the appropriate difficulty. If you had Eramir's reward, you will need a skill point available to change away from it.
0.11.0
  • Cruel bandit quest rewards: changed to 18% Physical Damage for Oak and 8% Attack Speed for Kraityn.
0.9.6
  • Changed Eramir's bandit quest so that you need to either kill a bandit or help one of the townsfolk before he'll tell you about the quest.
0.9.5h
  • Made Eramir give Combined Amulets to anyone who has killed all the Bandit Leaders and delivered the amulets. Some characters were stuck in this invalid state.
0.9.4
  • Fixed a bug where Frost Wall could damage non-hostile bandit leaders.
0.9.3h
  • Fixed a bug that would enable you to activate the Dark Altar without having a Combined Amulet. This used to prevent people getting bandit quest rewards.
0.9.3
  • Performed an overhaul of Act Two quests. Added the new bandit quests and quests in the Weaver's Chambers, Church Dungeon and Chamber of Sins.
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