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

• 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, developed and published by Grinding Gear Games, is an action-packed Role-Playing Game that launched into Early Access on December 6, 2024. As a sequel to the original Path of Exile, PoE 2 stands out as a standalone title, revamping and enhancing numerous mechanics while maintaining the traditional ARPG progression and gameplay elements.

Path of Exile 2 is a complex game, renowned for its vast Skill Tree, which can be overwhelming for newcomers to ARPGs or those unfamiliar with the unique mechanics of the Path of Exile series. This comprehensive guide hub from Game Rant covers all aspects of PoE 2, from pre-play essentials and game mechanics like Currencies and progression, to detailed walkthroughs of quests and bosses, ensuring you have all the information needed to master the game.

As a work in progress, this guide will be continually updated to reflect new content added during the Early Access phase and upon the game's full release in 2025.

• Getting Started & PoE 2 Beginner Tips

  Before diving into Path of Exile 2, it's essential to familiarize yourself with the game's overarching mechanics, optimize your play experience, and arm yourself with beginner tips to get started on the right foot.

  This section offers valuable insights into Path of Exile 2, covering topics like the maximum level achievable, the estimated time to complete the game, the availability of microtransactions, and answers to common questions. Additionally, it provides beginner tips to help new players navigate and enjoy the game.

  Here, you'll also find guides on in-game options and settings, including the best PC graphics settings, essential combat controls such as dodging and movement, and other tips to enhance your PoE 2 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 offers a deep and intricate gameplay experience with a multitude of mechanics crucial for players to grasp in order to optimize their build. While retaining familiar elements from its predecessor, PoE 2 introduces numerous new mechanics, making it feel like a fresh and exciting game.

  These guides delve into the essential game mechanics and systems of PoE 2, providing detailed information on character stats, core gameplay mechanics both in and out of combat, 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 Path of Exile 2, Classes serve as the cornerstone of your build, guiding you to specific areas of the Passive Skill Tree that complement your chosen archetype, even though you can equip gear, Skills, and Passive Skills freely as long as you meet the requirements.

  Path of Exile 2 plans to introduce 12 Classes, with six currently available in Early Access. The Ascendancy system adds depth, allowing each Class to choose from powerful, permanent Skill Trees that enhance the standard Passive Skill Tree.

  These guides cover the six (and eventually 12) Classes in PoE 2, the Ascendancy system, and offer recommendations on builds for each Class along with 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

  Gear plays a pivotal role in your progression in Path of Exile 2. While you can acquire powerful gear from drops, the game also features a crafting system based on Currencies, which allow you to enhance item rarity, add modifiers, reroll stats, and more.

  This section offers insights into the PoE 2 crafting and upgrade system, detailing the various 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 full release, Path of Exile 2 will feature six Acts in its campaign, followed by an endgame. During Early Access, three Acts are available, repeating on Cruel difficulty to transition players into the endgame and Atlas map progression.

  Each Act presents players with quests, boss battles, and story progression, culminating in a final boss that must be defeated to advance. These guides provide 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 the main campaign and its Cruel difficulty, players in Path of Exile 2 enter the endgame, unlocking new mechanics and activities for further progression.

  The endgame is primarily driven by the Atlas system, allowing players to engage with increasingly difficult Maps within an infinitely-generated overworld. Additionally, players can undertake various Trials to earn Ascendancy points.

  These guides provide in-depth information on PoE 2's endgame systems, including how to unlock the endgame, the Atlas and its related 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 understanding the foundational systems and mechanics of Path of Exile 2 will satisfy most players, some will want to delve deeper and maximize their experience.

  These advanced guides cover tips and strategies that become more relevant in the late or endgame phases. For example, while Loot Filters may not be crucial during the campaign when picking up everything for Gold, they become essential in the Atlas system. These guides also highlight what items to keep and what to sell.

  • 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