Path of Exile 2 Guide Hub: Tips, Builds, Quests, Bosses

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• Getting Started & PoE 2 Beginner Tips

  • Game Information
  • Controls & Settings
  • Beginner Tips For PoE 2

• PoE 2 Game Mechanics & Systems

  • Character Stats & Skill Points
  • Gameplay Mechanics
  • Skills, Gems, Jewels, & Runes

• Classes, Ascendancies, & Builds

  • PoE 2 Class Guides
  • Ascendancies
  • PoE 2 Build Guides

• PoE 2 Currencies & Gear

  • Upgrades & Improvements
  • PoE 2 Currencies
  • Gear & Equipment

• Quest & Boss Walkthroughs

  • Act One
  • Act Two
  • Act Three

• PoE 2 Endgame Guides

  • Endgame Tips & Mechanics
  • Endgame Features & Leagues

• Advanced PoE 2 Tips & Other Guides

  • Advanced PoE 2 Guides

Path of Exile 2 is an Action Role-Playing Game developed and published by Grinding Gear Games that launched into Early Access on December 6, 2024. As a sequel to Path of Exile, PoE 2 stands on its own with a comprehensive overhaul of the original game's mechanics, featuring evolved yet traditional ARPG progression and gameplay.

Path of Exile 2 can be a complex game, especially known for its vast Skill Tree, which might overwhelm newcomers to ARPGs or those unfamiliar with Path of Exile's unique mechanics. This comprehensive guide hub compiles all of Game Rant's coverage on PoE 2, providing essential information for new players and seasoned veterans alike. From pre-game knowledge to detailed guides on mechanics like Currencies and progression, quest and boss walkthroughs, and more, this guide is here to help you navigate the world of PoE 2.

This guide to Path of Exile 2 is continually evolving, with updates planned as new content is released during Early Access and upon its full launch in 2025.

• Getting Started & PoE 2 Beginner Tips

  Before diving into Path of Exile 2, it's wise to familiarize yourself with the game's meta, strategies for enhancing your gameplay, and crucial tips to set you on the right path from the moment you log in.

  These guides offer insights into key aspects of Path of Exile 2, such as the maximum level, estimated playtime to complete the game, availability of microtransactions, and answers to other pressing questions. Additionally, you'll find beginner tips tailored to help new players get a solid start.

  This section also includes guides on optimizing in-game settings and controls, covering topics like the best PC graphics settings, basic combat techniques like dodging and movement, and other tips to enhance your gaming experience.

  • Game Information

    • Burning Questions, Answered

    • All Early Access Supporter Packs & Rewards

    • How To Change Character Leagues

    • How To Get Points

    • Best Stash Tabs to Buy

    • How Long to Beat

    • Biggest Improvements Over The First Game

    • Max Level & Leveling Milestones

    • Is There Level Scaling

    • How to Claim Early Access Twitch Drops

  • Controls & Settings

    • Best PC Settings For Path of Exile 2

    • How To Dodge & Block

    • How To Change Weapons In Combat

    • How To Bind Skills

    • How to Change Movement Input

    • How To Link Items To Chat

    • How To Hide The Chat

    • How To Enable/Disable Crossplay

  • Beginner Tips For PoE 2

    • 10 Beginner Tips

    • Where To Buy Scrolls Of Wisdom

    • What To Do With Extra Loot

    • Best Classes For Beginners, Ranked

    • How to Get Gold Fast

    • How To Play With Friends

    • What To Spend Gold On First

• PoE 2 Game Mechanics & Systems

  Path of Exile 2 is a deeply intricate game, boasting numerous mechanics essential for players to master to optimize their build. While it retains many familiar mechanics from its predecessor, PoE 2 introduces a significant number of new features that give the game a fresh feel.

  These guides delve into the core mechanics and systems of PoE 2, providing essential information about character stats, in-game and combat mechanics, and the innovative Skills and Sockets systems.

  • Character Stats & Skill Points

    • Character Attributes, Explained

    • How To Get More Passive Skill Points

    • How To Respec Passive Skill Points

    • How To Use The Passive Skill Filter

    • Weapon Set Points, Explained

    • Spirit Resource, Explained

    • How To Increase Spirit

    • How To Increase Movement Speed

    • How To Raise Max Mana

    • Energy Shield Explained

    • What Does Accuracy Do

    • Best Resistances To Upgrade

  • Gameplay Mechanics

    • How To Fast Travel

    • How To Identify Items For Free

    • How to Trade

    • All Ailments Explained

    • What Are Instances

    • How To Stun Enemies

    • How To Aim Skills

    • Armour Break, Explained

    • All Crowd Control Effects

    • How To Create & Join Guilds

    • How Does Arcane Surge Work

    • How Do Power Charges Work?

    • Death Penalty, Explained

    • How Do Herald Of Ice And Thunder Work

  • Skills, Gems, Jewels, & Runes

    • How To Equip Support Gems

    • How To Get More Support Gems

    • How To Equip & Use Runes

    • Jewel Sockets, Explained

    • How To Get More Uncut Spirit Gems

    • How to Get Raging Spirits

• Classes, Ascendancies, & Builds

  In PoE 2, while players have the freedom to equip various gear, Skills, and Passive Skills (provided they meet the prerequisites), Classes lay the groundwork for your build. Each Class begins at a different point on the Passive Skill Tree, guiding players toward passives that synergize well with their chosen archetype.

  Path of Exile 2 plans to feature 12 Classes, with six available during Early Access. The Ascendancy system is also implemented, allowing each Class to choose between powerful and permanent Skill Trees that enhance the standard Passive Skill Tree.

  These guides cover the available Classes and the Ascendancy system, offering foundational knowledge, recommended builds for each Class, and other class-specific tips.

  • PoE 2 Class Guides

    • Best Classes, Ranked

    • Best Solo Class

    • How To Swap Mercenary Ammo Types

    • How To Summon More Minions

    • How Does Aftershock Work?

    • How Does Rage Work

  • Ascendancies

    • All Class Ascendancies (& Ascendancy Nodes)

    • How To Unlock Ascension Classes

  • PoE 2 Build Guides

    • Monk Leveling Build Guide

    • Tempest Flurry Invoker Build

    • Mercenary Leveling Guide

    • Sorceress Leveling Build

    • Rolling Slam Warrior Leveling Build

    • Warrior Leveling Guide

    • Witch Leveling Guide

• PoE 2 Currencies & Gear

  In Path of Exile 2, gear is crucial for character progression. While powerful gear can be obtained through enemy drops, the game also features a Crafting system based on various Currencies.

  Currencies in PoE 2 can enhance item rarity, add or reroll modifiers on gear, and much more. Beyond Currencies, other methods to upgrade equipment exist. These guides provide detailed insights into the PoE 2 Crafting and upgrade system, the different Currencies available for crafting, and strategies for farming gear and acquiring valuable items like Charms.

  • Upgrades & Improvements

    • How To Upgrade Item Rarity

    • How To Upgrade & Refill Potions

    • How to Add Sockets to Gear

    • How To Upgrade Armor & Weapon Quality

    • How To Reroll Gear Modifiers

  • PoE 2 Currencies

    • All Currency Items & Effects

    • How To Unlock & Use Salvage Bench

    • How To Unlock & Use Currency Exchange

    • How To Find Out Current Path of Exile 2 Currency Exchange Rates

    • How To Unlock & Use Reforging Bench

    • How To Get Orb of Chance

    • How To Get Divine Orb

    • How to Get Greater Jeweller's Orb

  • Gear & Equipment

    • How to Farm Gear Early

    • How To Get Uniques

    • Charm System, Explained

    • How To Equip & Upgrade Charms

    • Stellar Amulets Explained

    • How to Get Ingenuity Utility Belt

    • How to Get Hand of Wisdom and Action

• Quest & Boss Walkthroughs

  Upon its full release from Early Access, Path of Exile 2 will feature six Acts in its campaign, followed by an endgame that kicks in after Act 6. In the Early Access phase, players have access to three Acts, which repeat on Cruel difficulty, leading up to the endgame and Atlas map progression.

  Each Act presents players with quests, boss fights, and story progression, culminating in a final boss before advancing to the next Act. These guides offer detailed walkthroughs for the quests and bosses encountered throughout Path of Exile 2.

  • All Main Quests and Acts

  • All Permanent Bonuses from the Campaign

  • Act One

    • Where To Find The Devourer (Treacherous Ground Quest)

    • Secrets In The Dark Quest Walkthrough

    • Where to Find Renly's Tools (Finding the Forge)

    • Where To Find Una’s Lute

    • How to Beat Draven, The Eternal Praetor

    • How to Beat Count Geonor, The Putrid Wolf

  • Act Two

    • Rathbreaker Boss Guide & Strategies

    • Ancient Vows Quest Guide

    • How to Beat Balbala

    • How to Beat The King in the Mists

    • What To Do With Golden Idols

    • Ascent To Power Walkthrough

    • Sisters of Garukhan Guide

  • Act Three

    • How to Use the Sacrificial Heart

    • Treasures of Utzaal Quest

    • How to Find and Beat Mighty Silverfist

    • What To Do With Mushrooms

    • The Slithering Dead Quest Guide

• PoE 2 Endgame Guides

  After completing all Acts in the main campaign (including a second run on Cruel difficulty), players in Path of Exile 2 unlock the endgame, introducing a variety of new mechanics and activities for further progression.

  While players can engage in Trials to gain Ascendancy points, the endgame is primarily driven by the Atlas system, where players tackle Maps of increasing difficulty within an infinitely-generated overworld.

  These guides provide in-depth coverage of PoE 2's endgame systems, including how to access the Endgame, the Atlas and its mechanics, and other activities available after beating Cruel difficulty.

  • Endgame Tips & Mechanics

    • How To Unlock Cruel Difficulty & Endgame

    • Advanced Tips For PoE 2 Endgame

    • How To Get & Upgrade Waystones

    • How to Sustain Waystones While Mapping

    • Best Atlas Skill Tree Setup

    • How to Unlock Hideout

    • How To Find More Citadels

  • Endgame Features & Leagues

    • Atlas Of Worlds Guide – Maps, Events, & More

    • Realmgate Explained

    • Breach Guide – Passives, Rewards, & Tips

    • Delirium Guide – Fog Mechanics, Passives, & Rewards

    • Ritual Guide – Passives, Tributes, And Favours

    • Expedition Guide – Passives, Artifacts, & Rewards

    • Burning Monolith Explained

    • Trial of Chaos Guide

    • Trial of the Sekhemas Guide

• Advanced PoE 2 Tips & Other Guides

  While mastering the basic mechanics and systems of Path of Exile 2 is crucial for a fulfilling gaming experience, some players seek to push their gameplay to the next level with advanced strategies.

  These advanced guides cover tips and tricks that become relevant in the late or endgame stages. For instance, Loot Filters are invaluable for efficient mapping in the Atlas, though they're less critical during the campaign when picking up everything for Gold is advisable. Nevertheless, understanding what to keep and what to sell remains important.

  • Advanced PoE 2 Guides

    • How to Get XP Fast (Level Up Fast)

    • How to Use Loot Filters

    • How to Get Loot Filters on Console

    • Sidekick Features & Installation Guide

    • How to Use FilterBlade

    • Things You Should Not Buy From Merchants

    • Things You Should Not Sell To Merchants

    • How To Get More Character Slots