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How to Get to The Galai Gates in PoE 2 (Endgame/Interlude)

Short answer: In Path of Exile 2, The Galai Gates is part of the Interlude 2 campaign zone chain, not a post-campaign endgame map. You reach it by progressing through the Interlude 2 storyline from The Kaari Bazar → The Khari Crossing → The Galai Gates , then unlock its waypoint and boss to continue into Qimah.

If you’re asking about “endgame” in the sense of efficient farming after the campaign, Galai Gates is mainly used as a speed-farming spot for Vaal Temple runs around levels 53–63 (and up to ~67–69 if you finish interludes first), not as a mapping destination.

Campaign Route to The Galai Gates

Follow this sequence in Interlude 2:

  1. The Kaari Bazar
    • Talk to Sekhema Asala , then Zarka , then Risu.
    • Enter The Khari Crossing.
  2. The Khari Crossing
    • Go north into Skullmaw Stairway and use the Molten One’s Gift (+5% life).
    • Kill the bosses:
      • Akthi, the Final Sting
      • Anundr, the Sandworm
    • Find Pools of Khatal , grab its waypoint , then return.
    • Find The Galai Gates , grab its waypoint , then return to town.
  3. Back in The Kaari Bazar
    • Talk to Risu for two passive skill points.
    • Teleport to Pools of Khatal.
  4. Pools of Khatal → Sel Khari Sanctuary
    • Enter Sel Khari Sanctuary.
    • (Optional) Find Yoon’s Barya and Rangeen’s Barya , place them on pedestals for 2 rare items.
    • Kill Elzarah, the Cobra Lord.
    • Talk to Sekhema Asala.
    • Teleport to The Galai Gates.
  5. The Galai Gates
    • Kill the area boss: Vornas, the Fell Flame.
 * Proceed into **Qimah** to continue the interlude.

The zone itself is Area Level 56 and is officially listed as an Interlude area connected to The Khari Crossing and Qimah.

Using Galai Gates for “Endgame-Style” Farming (Vaal Temple Runs)

Once you’ve seen the zone in the campaign, you can revisit it from its waypoint. In the community, Galai Gates became popular as a replacement for Holten for fast Vaal Temple farming in the late-campaign/early-endgame leveling window.

Key points from player guides and discussions:

  • Level range:
    • Effective roughly from level 53–63 depending on how you handle interludes.
    • You can stretch usability to ~67–69 if you finish remaining interludes first (which bumps zone levels to 64).
  • Layouts:
    • Galai Gates has only two layouts , both very short.
    • Each layout has a clear path to the Vaal Temple circle or, if that doesn’t spawn, to a shrine + checkpoint leading to the second possible Vaal Temple location.
  • Speed:
    • With an optimized build, players report clearing one “run” through Galai Gates to Vaal Temple in roughly 20–40 seconds per layout, depending on movement speed and whether you skip enemies.
  • Basic routing idea (speed run style):
    1. Teleport to The Galai Gates waypoint.
    2. Move along the main path toward where the Vaal Temple circle usually appears.
    3. If you see the Vaal Temple circle, enter it, do your farm, and teleport out.
    4. If instead you find a shrine where the circle should be:
      • Grab the shrine, take the nearby checkpoint , continue down the path, and take the first available entrance on the right to reach the second Vaal Temple location.
  • Tips from the community:
    • If your build can comfortably run maps with light radius gear , you may not need this spot; it’s mostly for fast leveling and pre-mapping energy/temple farming.
* Don’t worry about the zone “disappearing” when you overlevel; it remains accessible, though its effectiveness drops as you outlevel it. Finishing interludes helps keep it relevant longer.

If You Can’t Find Galai Gates in Your Game

If you’re stuck:

  • Make sure you’re in Interlude 2 , not Act 1 or 2. Galai Gates does not appear in the main acts.
  • Progress through The Khari Crossing and Pools of Khatal first; the game only unlocks the Galai Gates waypoint after you discover it in the campaign.
  • If you’ve already finished the campaign and are on maps, you won’t see Galai Gates in your map device; you must use the story waypoint network to travel there.

TL;DR: To “get to The Galai Gates” in PoE 2, play through Interlude 2 until you reach The Galai Gates from The Khari Crossing , kill Vornas, the Fell Flame , and continue to Qimah. For endgame-style farming, players reuse this zone as a fast Vaal Temple running spot around levels 53–63+ by abusing its two short layouts and fixed routing.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.