2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[main oar]

oh

[azure lava]

and if you're using any unique items, those would be helpful to know

and your passive tree out of curiosity

[dark ridge]

i just got it recently

[azure lava]

it's kinda crap tbh

it basically just has 60% inc damage

[main oar]

IDK what kind of build would struggle this much vs King in the Mists tbh

[azure lava]

same, but that staff isn't doing them any favors

[main oar]

that's fine, it can take a while to get the +1 level

[dark ridge]

same i would have told you this for the last year since launch

until whatefer ther fuck is going on atm

its like im firing supe rslow fire balls that atke off 1% hp

[azure lava]

I feel like Una won't stop giving me +1 arcane weapons

[dark ridge]

im gonna try spark and orb

[main oar]

lucky

I got my first +1 right before Geonor

despite blue orbing every white wand

[azure lava]

well, I only get to visit her so much because I'm losing characters, so "lucky" is a bit misleading

[main oar]

😄

[dark ridge]

what are good supports for spark and orb of storms

[main oar]

maybe Armour Infernalists are the reason

[azure lava]

spark+orb+flame wall is solid for leveling with spells

[main oar]

dont play Spark this early

[azure lava]

or just go essence drain + contagion

spark is fine early

[main oar]

Spark builds are not fine against Jamanra

[azure lava]

he's not fighting jamanra

[dark ridge]

i just need to kill this boss

[main oar]

you dont casually craft alt build supports and skill gems on your starter

[azure lava]

yes I do lmao

I also don't upgrade skill gems until they have extra sockets/quality

I take them out, cut a new one of the higher level, and replace it

so I can keep the lower level one for later

[main oar]

I always had just enough uncut support gems for my skills#

[azure lava]

were you getting all the guaranteed support gem drops?

[main oar]

yes ofc

[azure lava]

fair enough

[dark ridge]

okay that was super easy

i think it was jut fireball being lame

[main oar]

glad you like it

[dark ridge]

i just used spark, orb, and forst bomb

[azure lava]

fireball kinda blows without infusions imo

[main oar]

you will hate spark vs jamanra, be prepared

[silk mantle]

whats the difference between different levels of waystone tiers?

[dark ridge]

i plan on going ARC but dunno if thats goo at low lvl

[azure lava]

eh, with frost bomb jamanra shouldn't be too bad with spark

[dark ridge]

arc + orb

[main oar]

same thing

[dark ridge]

shite

[main oar]

Jamanra + Lightning build = severe depression

[azure lava]

I'd ask in #2┃after-acts-help , but the level of the waystone = level of the zone = base ilvl of the items that drop

[azure lava]

frost bomb helps a ton tho

[silk mantle]

sorry i mean tier, tier of the waystone

[main oar]

yes, he is weak to Cold

[azure lava]

same thing

[silk mantle]

my fault, thanks

[azure lava]

frost bomb applies exposure to all 3 elements now

[main oar]

does your name imply you play exclusively hcssf?

[azure lava]

in poe2 yeah

[main oar]

was just wondering if you always avoid silverfist until much later too

[azure lava]

that might change once I get to act 4

nah I fight him as soon as I see him

I don't go back and farm anything either. At least I haven't yet

[main oar]

I also avoid ToC until I am minimum 10 levels above

[glass drum]

what’s my best way to farm gear while in act 2 ? My stuff is buns 😄

[azure lava]

I did my ascensions as soon as I got to them

chronomancer is legit OP for the trial of chaos imo

temporal rift is nuts survivability

[main oar]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Q4MpI30YM&t

[azure lava]

also makes jamanra a breeze

[azure lava]

#1328202289755983932

also don't farm

[main oar]

pick your source

disagree

[azure lava]

just get better at managing resources

[sweet widget]

Can anyone help me with apex of filt

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

[dark ridge]

best spirit gem to get early on for ele sorc?

[main oar]

SRS

[azure lava]

arctic armour imo

[main oar]

if you get hit you die

[glass drum]

Why do I need to get better at resource management lol?

[azure lava]

arctic armour + deep freeze + frozen nexus

[main oar]

I hate arctic

[azure lava]

so you don't need to farm

[main oar]

they are complimentary, not mutually exclusive

[glass drum]

But like, I need better gear

[main oar]

you kinda want both

or maybe I'm HCSSF biased

[azure lava]

if you use your currency, check vendors, and pick up good bases from the ground you'll find your gear will likely not be very bad

[glass drum]

Oh, I mean yea I could do that obviously but I want to level up as well

[azure lava]

I mean, farming is fine if you enjoy it, but the good loot is after the campaign. The more time you spend farming in the campaign the longer it takes you to get to the good bits

but if you're a journey > destination person, I respect that

[main oar]

You wont reach the destination if your gear sucks along the way

[glass drum]

I see, well I’m just stuck on the one guys in act 2 that’s 2 bosses, forgot the name

[azure lava]

leveling up doesn't do much for your character power. Getting stronger gems, though, DOES. And you can't get stronger gems unless you progress

[main oar]

farming is also gear and orbs though

[azure lava]

the mastadon and the necromancer?

[main oar]

lightning + fire res

[glass drum]

🤷‍♂️

[main oar]

kill ekbab first

[glass drum]

oh

okay

[main oar]

How do you not know what you're fighting

[azure lava]

smh softcore players

[glass drum]

bc I forgot the name

soft core player, interesting

😂

[main oar]

I heard they put a cold version of silverfist into the interlude just to spite me+

[azure lava]

oh no

I need to sleep now, gl with act 2 and all that

[main oar]

same, I'm saying dumb shit

[azure lava]

and gl to you, too, lilith. try to die less than I do

[main oar]

gl with your builds

[dense bridge]

I noticed that essence drain contagion some times does ZERO damage first cast then it resumes doing damage again. Anyone know what is happening here?

[main oar]

it's a known bug

could also be server ticks being weird

[dense bridge]

oh ok thanks, I thought a passive or gem was making weird interactions with the skill

[dark ridge]

should i avoid Abyssal zones? there is usually a rare there that teleport instant 1 shots me

on my sorc

[hybrid star]

if it's too hard for you, sure

[dark ridge]

yeah im getting instantly 1 shot by teleport

like 0 reaction possible

[proud forum]

how do you access the auction house from in-game? that Ange guy has only the currency exchange

[hybrid star]

but that means your defense have problems

[serene ocean]

/

[hybrid star]

Ange in your hideout

[dark ridge]

at lvl 14 should i respec all points?

i just put all in dmg

[hybrid star]

oh if you are lv 14 then it's too early

[dark ridge]

i had a pretty easy time in .1 and .2

dunno whats going on in .3

its like elden ring diffulcty mod

possibly class/build choice this time around

[cedar hamlet]

Lk bro I love my build it does so much dmg, but trash mobs to fill density are starting to almost 1 tap me 💀

[elder ember]

is "damage gained as X" calculated before or after conversion?

im running avatar of fire and theres a lot of %phys gained as extra fire on the tree, and idk if they are doing anything

[hybrid star]

simultaneously

[elder ember]

does that mean it works?

[hybrid star]

yes

[elder ember]

ok pog

ty

so this will give me more dmg?

even though I do no phys damage

[hybrid star]

well then no

wait is the phys all converted to fire?

[elder ember]

I do no phys damage because of this

[hybrid star]

you need base phys damage

[elder ember]

yes thats my point

[shrewd kestrel]

What items do I want to look out to increase my DPS outside of Weapons

[hybrid star]

yeah you can still gain from phys, but let me check gain

@elder ember what is the conversion rate of your skill?

only the leftover phys will be gained from

[elder ember]

im using a variety of skills, some are pure phys at base

slams

[obsidian wasp]

Lost a good roll on a weapon throwing it at abyss.
I thought I added a roll not replace 😭

[elder ember]

but im also using forge hammer and volcanic fissure

[hybrid star]

yeah if your skill has no conversion then you can gain the full amount

[mortal marsh]

so when it comes to icons red is a mob/boss is weak to that element gray is kinda resistsance and gold is very resistance correct?

[elder ember]

yes

[mortal marsh]

also for fire the icon with the guy with his arms up is ignite or flamability ?

and what is the % build up

[elder ember]

the % is flamability

[mortal marsh]

what does that do again? so the arms up is ignite which is DoT

[mortal marsh]

can u explain in laymen terms i kinda get it kinda dont

[elder ember]

tldr. if you do lots of small hits of fire dmg you will eventually get an ignite

its a pity system for ignite

[mortal marsh]

oh ok what if they are already ignited?

it just stays at 100%?

[elder ember]

if the next ignite you trigger has higher magnitude it will overwrite

[mortal marsh]

oh ok meaning more DoT correct?

[elder ember]

you cant have multiple ignites at once

if you proc a stronger ignite it will overwrite the previous one

[mortal marsh]

ohh ok ty for explaining

where can i find images of all icons in the game and what each one mean?

poe2 wiki?

[elder ember]

icons?

[mortal marsh]

yeah the images that appear under the mobs/boss health

[elder ember]

probably a wiki somewhere, but the ones on the right are resistances and armor
the ones on the left are debuffs you are inflicting

[mortal marsh]

oh ok and the only one that changes color is the right being resistances red, gray & gold correct?

[elfin kettle]

With the 3.0 update, how do I get the last 40 spirit?

[serene ocean]

far right interlude

[dark ridge]

arc and or bof storms isn't that good. what is the best Sorcerer combo at 15?

[heavy field]

How can you improve the items offered from Ritual?

[jade bridge]

Does Reduced Duration on Bone Blast reduce both the delay before the blast, AND the duration of the Bleed it inflicts, if it inflicts Bleed?

[gaunt bluff]

I don’t get the point of starting over every time there’s a new league like why spend so many hours just to start over next league isn’t that tedious for casual players. What’s the point .

This might be dumb sorry

[dark ridge]

its fun if there is good build variety and balance

[gaunt bluff]

Yeah but I can just continue where I left off in standard and respec my character

[hybrid star]

4 months are enough to get your character to the max

but you can play standard surely, just the league mechanic is delayed for a league

[dark ridge]

but like the balance imo is real bad nothing i do on sorc is nearly as good as my grenade dude

mabye once im high lvl bu ti dont wanna play as this

[jade bridge]

figure out a way 😮

[gaunt bluff]

What are the league mechanics

[limber condor]

how do i get the last 4 ascend now?

im in maps now and only have 4 points with no clues where to go

[trim turret]

New league mechanics to accompany whatever core additions/changes are made, a fresh economy, new builds, and its not an MMO so 4 months is more than enough time to do everything you want with at least one character, some people do multiple.

[dark ridge]

i treid now its just work

[hybrid star]

this league is abyss, you will have to wait for the next league for it to come to standard

[gaunt bluff]

So then you will have to restart end game map as well ?

[hybrid star]

basically everything

[gaunt bluff]

Why do this to yourself

[hybrid star]

it's the most fun if you ask me

I start each league on a different character, new build

[trim turret]

3800 hours in POE1, never played the same build twice.

[gaunt bluff]

So the game loop is basically you just play for ~4 months max out your character reach end game and then start over with new league mechanics

[dark ridge]

holy crap Geoneor is going to be HARD as this class

as i expectred

killed him nearly eyes closed as merc

[trim turret]

Plus the fresh economy, usually new core gameplay additions/changes, and free cosmetics for challenges which will also likely get added after poe2 hits 1.0.

[dark ridge]

is 280 life 100 shield not enogh for genoer on lol Sorc?

[gaunt bluff]

Alright

Thanks guys

[trim turret]

Thats not enough for anything. Can't sustain energy shield early while in combat. Get life and resists on all gear wherever possible.

[frigid eagle]

Can I retry the Trial from Balbala as many times as I want if I fail?

[hybrid star]

yeah I heard you can

[dark ridge]

hmm thats' ienteresting never had to craft or buy stuff for him before. ill try that on this class thx

[hybrid star]

cold resistance?

[dark ridge]

19%

i think i might just continue on my Merc that's like, way easier video game

i just play for fun

[hybrid star]

you can get your cold res to 40-50% and it'll be way easier

[trim turret]

The tools are there and theyre kinda meant to be used depending on your luck. Never hesitate to throw a transmute and augment on a white base.

[hybrid star]

19% is like 9 from gear and 10 from the clearfell boss?

[dark ridge]

i played Geoner like 20 times last 2 seaons never had it this hard

maybe poe2 isn't for me anymore? was it buffed?

getting 1 shot and doing zdps

or is sorc nerfed?

rather just quit while I"m ahead, i bet Jambra is gonna be the worst

[dark ridge]

im al yellow gear

[quick pike]

it's the sorc ,what build are you playing ,try spark it's a bit better

[dark ridge]

Arc and Orb

on my merc this was stupid easy just threw a few grenades and watched Alien tv show

[quick pike]

yeah I didn't play sorc but I watched raxx and he played 4 characters, sorc was really hard for him too

I've played witch summoner and witch lich chaos dot , killed him first try

[frail notch]

Which Act 3 Reward do people tend to pick Stun Threshold/Elemental Ailment Res or Mana Regen?

[quick pike]

depends on the build , for summoner mana regen , for lich dot I picked Elemental Ailment

[gilded veldt]

Well, I learned a valuable lesson. I assumed salvaging an item with runes in it would keep the runes for new use... It does not. Kind of feels like an odd and punishing thing.

[quick pike]

you can only replace them

[elder ember]

why is there no salvaging bench at khari bazar

[glass shard]

Can anyone recommend a good bind spectre target for early game? (Act 2 or below) everything i see online is later game stuff I dont have access to yet

[nimble wolf]

hey guys, is starting with Storm weave league starter a good idea?

I havent started play poe 2 yet, just saw some vids and seems interesting, mainly for farming in future

[hybrid star]

how are you gonna get enough spirit for spectres that early tho

[glass shard]

Oh I dont know, I'm pretty new to the game

Am I not supposed to use bind spectre this early?

[hybrid star]

yeah their cost are too high

[glass shard]

Ah ok

[hybrid star]

60-100 spirit per summon

[glass shard]

well rip that level 7 gem then haha

[quick pike]

check https://poe2spectrewiki.com/top-spectres/

yeah early it's not worth using them if you summon 1-2

[glass shard]

oh thank you this is awesome

Do the medallian choices matter much? I only have the extra charm effect one so far but im wondering if i should be following a guide for them or if its pretty small impact

[tranquil thistle]

anyone have a lvl 4 spirit gem i can buy for 2 exalted orbs

[elder ember]

you can change it at any time

[solid zealot]

Hi guys! How do I upgrade my weapon? I see a variety of orbs...but most is upgrading the rarity of my equipment

[elder ember]

find higher level weapons from killing mobs, use your orbs to get better modifiers

[quick pike]

I check vendors for weapon upgrades,pick weapons and use orbs of transmutation and augmentation , regal orb to make it rare and the new Gnawed Bones to desecrate , I store weapons after the ilvl breakpoint , so at ilvl 55 you can get +4 to all chaos skill gems and I 3 to 1 them

[elder ember]

if you are using physical weapons look for any extra damage mods and specifically "x% increased physical damage"

[jade bridge]

When you gain 50% of damage as Fire Damage that then means it gets scaled by increased fire damage again?

[elder ember]

you dont double dip the scaling, no

[jade bridge]

Like if you did a physical spell for 100, it would then do 50 as Fire, and if you have +100% increased spell fire damage it would do 100 as Fire?

[solid zealot]

Thanks. Should I be conserving Exalted orbs?

[elder ember]

early game yeah

[jade bridge]

Sorry yeah my first statement was a bit off

Right so if you have +100% fire dmg and do 100 fire, it becomes 200, then you add 50% extra for 300 fire damage

[elder ember]

increases to damage happen after conversion

[jade bridge]

No double dip

Right, but this is extra damage, so the base damage of a phys spell + 100% phys for example becomes 200, then 50% extra fire becomes 100 fire?

[solid zealot]

And I guess Exalted orbs is the main way to upgrade items in esrly to mid game?

[jade bridge]

Either way you get 100 fire dmg if you scale the base 100 dmg into 200 dmg first?

[elder ember]

early game dont invest too much in your equipment, you will be replacing stuff pretty quickly

transmute, augment and regal

[solid zealot]

Gotcha thanks

[elder ember]

use essences if you find them

but if you get something really good then yeah you can use your exalts if you want

up to u rly

[jade bridge]

I guess what I'm trying to get at is, does Extra damage change your consideration for what type of base damage you use to pump it, and my figuring atm is yes, if you're trying to get a big Ignite for example you would want to start with the 200 fire dmg + 100 extra for a 300 ignite base?

[solid zealot]

Great thank you

[jade bridge]

Vs. if I start with 200 phys, I could do 200 worth of pin / bleed, but only 100 ignite

So they're both kind of hurt by the mixed damage, and resisted twice

[elder ember]

do what im doing and get avatar of fire

then everything is fire damage lol

[jade bridge]

is that a unique?

[elder ember]

no its a keystone

[jade bridge]

I'm just trying to figure out a good way to scale my Skel Warriors self-immolation into self-explosion into Bone Constructs from Unearth

I was going to do Unholy Might at first, but then I realised I could try and get more value out of the self-exploding Warriors maybe if I went for minion health and extra fire damage

Which then leans into Hellhound as well

[native coral]

how the in actual hell do you beat zolin blood priest its a nightmare with minions

[jade bridge]

but if I'm doing a whopping 50% extra Fire damage I assume this contributes to a big ass Ignite 😮

[elder ember]

yes

[jade bridge]

So I could try and use a spell that Ignites as well

[elder ember]

ignite is based on damage dealt

not damage recieved btw

so getting pen or exposure wont increase

well it will make the ignites do more dmg but not be higher magnitude

[jade bridge]

So the essential difference then between Ignite vs. just using the on-hit damage to scale is on-hit benefits from crit / pen

but Ignite doesn't

[dusky burrow]

ignite still benefits from crit

it's not like poe1

[jade bridge]

Oh because you do bigger hits so bigger ignite

[dusky burrow]

yeah

[jade bridge]

So what is the difference between building for Ignite vs. building for big on-hit damage?

[dusky burrow]

pen as you mentioned does not affect ignite

but the scaling is quite similar

so it's hard to make a 100% ignite build like you can in poe1

[jade bridge]

It kind of seems like you just want to do big hits / crits and you would just scale Ignite by accident

[elder ember]

whether or not you spec into ignite/flamability magnitude

[dusky burrow]

it's more just getting one big hit vs. many smaller hits

but it's not really like poe1 where you get 1% hit damage 99% ignite damage builds

[jade bridge]

Right, that was what I was thinking about

So every Fire damage build actually values crit then

[elder ember]

ignite still feels very weak rn

[jade bridge]

and since they all value crit it means Grinning Immolation applies to basically all Fire builds

[elder ember]

im playing a fire centric warrior and even after speccing lots of ignite and flamability nodes i just do 300x damage with my slams

like whats the point of igniting if i can oneshot stuff instead

[jade bridge]

Well yeah 50% More Crit Bonus is kind of huge, I imagine most things ... yeah die before Ignite even matters

Which I guess is why Hellhound is not very good? How do you make Hellhound useful other than making it inflict Fire Pen on things?

[elder ember]

because you have to scale the hit to scale the ignite, you just end up killing the target because you hit so hard

[jade bridge]

Yeah I'm following you on that

Like if I was going for a max minion HP build for Infernal Legion / Hellhound it kind of seems like the Ignite would not really matter even then

The Infernal Legion self-explosion would likely get all the killing done with Minion Instability?

[velvet swift]

I'm getting a bug where some of my witch minions stop showing up at the top left, is there a way around it?

[quick pike]

yeah I had that too, after some time worked as normal

[twin nest]

when can I unlock trading? I need to speak to an npc

[quick pike]

act 4 npc ange

[eager gazelle]

so i just unlocked the hideout and it says prem tabs i bought before .3 can be converted into merchant tabs? how do i do this (i bought them in poe 1) and should i convert most/all of them?

[twin nest]

alright thx

[glossy cape]

Hey folks. First time playing Sorc/SW. Looking for reliable build guide sources for mid campaign (start of A3). Have been following ED/Contagion from Maxroll currently. Is Maxroll reputable for POE2 and is the transition to Snap worth it?

[quick pike]

poe2 website my account

[glossy cape]

Also, the Church of the Stormweaver thread has broken Discord. Can't join it.

[eager gazelle]

is there a limit to how many merch tabs i can use (is there a reason to not convert almost all of the perm tabs into it?)

[quick pike]

yeah maxroll is good , mobalytics,icy veins , hmm sorc is in a bad spot right now , I've heard that spark is decent but ED/Contagion is better leveling and probably endgame with no investment , I'm following https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/waggle-lich-leveling-build?ws-ngf5-f7d82102-7e77-4a44-ad24-33b67e8ae7bf=activeVariantId%2C255e5caa-4f0e-4336-92be-fa5d35d72106 by waggle

[serene ocean]

snap is terrible

[quick pike]

some tabs can't be converted now" This upgrade option is currently not available for Stash Tabs that were converted to Premium Stash Tabs via the "Upgrade to Premium Stash Tab" purchase. We're looking into enabling this as soon as possible." , old trade still works ,so if you want to use that too keep some tabs

[tired cradle]

im at the cauchic vault but the boss is stuck in conversation and wont start

[eager gazelle]

guess im keeping 5 since only 1 was eligible .-.;

[glossy cape]

What's the recommended mid game transition/focus/build then?

[serene ocean]

good question considering hardly anyone is playing sorc

i know there are people playing arc / spark

but damage didnt look too hot on it

[glossy cape]

Bummer. Will keep trawling Mobalytics I guess.

[quick pike]

maybe something like https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/animeprincess-stormweaver-sorc-league-starter

[serene ocean]

yeah prob recommend that as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE5PZwloR68

@glossy cape he just made this video and its better than the spark build actually so here u go

[jade bridge]

Can Hellhound trigger Flame Archon or do I have to be the one inflicting Ignite?

[eternal coral]

what do i do if my boss disappears and i cant leave

[nova moss]

Does anyone have a suggestion for a streamer in Twitch? I am watching Pyka at the moment.

[serene ocean]

Goratha

[quick pike]

I'm watching raxxanterax,I also follow zizaran,darthmicrotransaction,datmods...

[native coral]

how the in actual hell do you beat zolin blood priest its a nightmare with minions

[solid ore]

Hi Guys, im playing a witch and i can usually be able to wear strength/int gear wich has alot of armor in it. But i read people dont do that. It seems so good to be also tanky as a caster.
I dont really understand why i shouldnt wear these items.

[quick pike]

yeah that's the first boss that I died on my summoner in the campaign , I had vaal guards so the second time I killed them

the witch tree has a lot of es so that's great , and es is the strongest defence , armour probably still the weakest

[quaint gyro]

Anybody know about the minion display bug where it only shows one at a time in the top left? Is there a setting or something I can do to fix that?

[quick pike]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/getting-started/defence-guide

bug , I had it too , it went away after a while

[flint plume]

Mostly, armor isn't that great without a lot of investment and it's hard to invest at the top of the tree, and energy shield is really strong.

[fading bone]

how i can exchange premium stash tab for merchant one?:

[quick pike]

poe2 website my account

[flint plume]

It's not thay being tanky as a caster isn't good, it's that armor isn't a good way to become tanky as a caster

[fading bone]

it says i have no eligile premium tab..why?

[solid ore]

Thanks!

[quick pike]

This upgrade option is currently not available for Stash Tabs that were converted to Premium Stash Tabs via the "Upgrade to Premium Stash Tab" purchase. We're looking into enabling this as soon as possible.

[heavy field]

what is up with those tiny Kiln Creatures in Ritual that you can not damage at all?

I have encountered these a few times by now and still no idea what to do with them.

[limber cedar]

Can corrupting these ever actually brick?

Can't find any that are lower or higher than 2% and as far as Ik it cant turn rare in poe 2 right

[twin burrow]

From the wiki

[eternal coral]

is there a list anywhere to show all of the required bosses and quests for stat boosts and passives

[twin burrow]

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/guides/campaign-loot-normal

[eternal coral]

thanks

[twin nest]

we need a /passives like on poe1 honestly

[twin burrow]

Game is far from done

[eternal coral]

very far

[twin burrow]

Still missing classes and ascendencies, nothing is optimized, etc. It'll come

Oh, and another act.

[twin nest]

yeah

so act 4 is king march/ interlude?

[left raft]

Any ED Contagion lich here?

wondering is this good for Ed builds?

its a 4 mod but i can just use homogenizing + double exalt omen + Suffix only omen and it'll be a triple rez ring

[final geyser]

2

The full release will have Acts 5 and 6

[cursive hill]

can you tell me why i cant see prolonged duration 3 on the support gem 5 list?

[final geyser]

Could be that it doesn't exist or isn't available to be obtained at the moment.

[hearty sandal]

trying to unlock my ascendancy class, is there a way to recover or mitigate honour loss? I'm doing an iron ward build so I have to play ridiculously safely and even then the final boss's hitboxes kinda just suck for me

I know you can recover from the shrines sometimes at the end of some paths but is there any other way?

[ornate grove]

Guys I have a weird problem, can u please help me!!

I play monk, chayula ascendacy. My only skill from it is Into the breach. It's an aura and it work. But when I put Elemental Invocation with 2 spells in it, it doesn't work.

I have 100 spirit, my auras are ON. I even gain energy for Elemental Invocation, skills becomes active, I press it and nothing happens. It consumes charges and doesn't trigger spells.

I'm tired trying to figure out what's wrong, please guys help me!

P.S. I have screens and video where I press skill and nothing happens. But cannot attach it, maybe because I’m new here.

[open geyser]

Is there a place to like farm Support gem 1 and two's? Im currently in the process of switching ym build dramatically but support gems is an issue and I dont have enough currency to buy them

[fading bone]

Which of the first two i should choos?

I already have 40% physical damage on it

[warped copper]

is there a problem w prefix suffix tiers? i see lower tier has higher stats

[quick pike]

they changed them like in poe1 T1 is the highest

[warped copper]

lool

[quick pike]

before we didn't know what's the higher tier just by cheking the item

[warped copper]

ive been wondering for days why it is bugged

[earnest veldt]

Why can't I use the new async trade to buy from other players before unlocking my personal hideout?

[quick pike]

you unlock the hideout as you unlock the new trade , act 4 npc ange

[earnest veldt]

I know, that's not what I'm asking

I'm asking WHY we can't buy from other players who has unlocked hideout

Basically 55% of the campaign is without async trading

[hybrid star]

avoid bots I think

[glass shard]

Which venom draught should I pick :o

[earnest veldt]

Bots sniping low level items that you'll replace asap? I don't think so ...

[glass shard]

I feel like stun resist is probably best but i have no idea

[hybrid star]

so they can avoid new bot accounts

[upper pasture]

How do I easily see what my item is worth?

[quick pike]

a price checking tool , I just installed sidekick

in poe1 I use awakened poe trade

[upper pasture]

Sidekick? is that the name of it? "Poe sidekick"?

Right now I have poe overlay 2 but I don't like it

[humble turret]

hi is someone in the mood to play the story with me :)?

[upper pasture]

Weird I'm just getting this when trying to download it?

Nevermind

[quick pike]

yeah that's normal I ignore it , it's just a windows thing

[upper pasture]

Got it, yeah, figured it out lmao

[quick pike]

another one is Exiled Exchange 2 made by the ppl that do awakened poe trade , sidekick is not working well for me

[solid zealot]

Is projectile speed good for rangers?

[hybrid star]

you can take the far right bow notable to make prj speed applies to damage

[gentle hare]

Can anyone give me some tips on how to increase my damage? I'm playing as a Arc/Spark Sorceress. Constantly checking vendors as well but no (big) upgrades there. I can progress through the campaign, but bosses take quite long...

[quick pike]

that's one of the hardest builds to play at start , sorc feels bad from what I've seen and heard , even raxx a streamer that has over 1k h hated leveling with it

check https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/animeprincess-stormweaver-sorc-league-starter

[marsh geyser]

Try the gamble npc if you have gold. You looking for spell damage/lightning and + level spell or +lightning

[analog depot]

hello

is there a second venom draught after act 3 now that cruel mode is gone?

[upper pasture]

are chaos orbs more valuable than exalted orbs?

[quick pike]

check https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/guides/campaign-loot-normal#act-4-permanent-buffs-1

[upper pasture]

Whoah, unless I'm crazy, for my level this looks really really good right??

[cedar hamlet]

its good for resistances

[upper pasture]

With this on + other resistences I have, I think I'm doing pretty good for just act 3 right?

Looks like I'm on the right track! 🤣

[cedar hamlet]

gj 😄

hopefully dmg is also good than yes for sure

[upper pasture]

Yeah damage is great rn so that's good.

[cedar hamlet]

Nice, ye looking all good than for sure man

letsgo

[shut field]

Hey I’m having some trouble at a boss and I’m trying to build a new weapon, does anyone have any regular or greater essence of electricity for trade? My weapon is severely under leveled and I need the essence to build a new one that’s worth rolling with exalteds

[tropic elk]

I’m playing my first non melee character ever (a grenade merc) and everything is so much easier I can’t even believe it

[cedar hamlet]

😂

real

[sinful eagle]

What level do you start losing XP when you die?

[cedar hamlet]

you only do that in maps

[humble orbit]

I got this item, what does it do?

[warped copper]

im having difficulties w seeing mobs on some maps? is there a setting that could help me out

[humble orbit]

is it valuable? all items in shop with same name are without that greend looking text

[haughty fulcrum]

You have to reveal the modifiers in well of souls, u can enter well of souls since act 2, on the right side in teleport window there is an icon to go to well of souls if you've been there before.

[humble orbit]

oh probably missed that thanks

[upper pasture]

What are ways I can "sacrifice energy shield" to get the damage buff?

[raw stream]

why isnt my gemstones filtering

[lament lotus]

Can someone help me with Count Geonor boss - IGN Nylden

[upper pasture]

Oh, nvm, it sacrifices it every time I use a spell omg, that sounds scary ngl

[heavy field]

Is ignited ground still as bad as it was before?

like on release of DoH

[upper pasture]

Does "all damage" include chaos damage over time?

[hasty remnant]

which quiver should i swap to after fire on LA deadeye ? I'm 57 atm

[reef kiln]

i got a unique chest piece that helps me a lot but ive lost a ton of mana. is there a way to combat it, or just deal with the mana loss?

it makes intelligence get no bonus from mana

[waxen cove]

I'm trying so hard to get into Poe2 but no matter what I do my character is so weak. I really don't want to follow like a build guide I want to make my own character but it seems impossible 🫤

[reef kiln]

idk what youre doing with yours but from what ive been reading, gem levels, flat damage stats and anything that says "more" instead of "increased" is what gets your damage.

[waxen cove]

Do I just keep running maps over and over till I get better gear? I tried making better weapons but every single time they are just useless. I went to look at the trade hub thing but as far as I'm aware you can't use it till act 4...

[reef kiln]

uhh you cant use asynchrous trade until act 4.

but you can use the trade with players option

which is probably how you get better deals anyways.

[waxen cove]

There's meant to be so much build variety but it still feels like only certain combinations are any good. I guess I just gotta grind old maps till I get something

[maiden aspen]

How do you deal decent single damage with Titan? Mapping itself is not a problem but many rares and bosses I'm forced to spam autoattacks despite having mostly damage nodes

[visual geyser]

1:1? u can always check the currency exchange my illidan's naga myrmidon

[reef kiln]

does contagion need to be leveled?

im sitting here staring at it and it feels like a net loss leveling it since i have limited mana.

[mystic nexus]

I am looking into fortress support gem for fire wall
And it says 40 % less damage with hits, what does that actually mean, that if I create a crice of fire and shot ligtning sparks out or some ice bolts they will have40% less damage?
Or it means that fire wall will have less famage when i cast it?

[visual geyser]

like every other spell it has to be in order to do more damage.

[reef kiln]

except you dont use contagion to do damage.. right?

you use it to spread damage

so...

ill take that as a no? it doesnt need to be leveled?

[visual geyser]

It's not a big part of your damage

[reef kiln]

atm my int doesnt give me a mana bonus

[visual geyser]

Just try a level 1 gem and see how it is

[reef kiln]

well its not that, its just that im dropping awkward gems that i dont really need lol.

like - they arent high enough to get the next tier of spells, but i dont have any extra spells i need in this tier

and if i upgrade every gem, then i think ill run into mana issues

[urban lance]

Hi, I'm having trouble using some of the witch spells I can't activate the skeleton sniper?

[quick pike]

you need spirit to use them

[urban lance]

I don't really understand the spirit mechanic?

[quick pike]

check https://maxroll.gg/poe2/resources/spirit-guide

[visual geyser]

they definitely fucked up a lot of builds with the insane mana costs tbh

[reef kiln]

youre renting things.

basically

your spirit is like.. your storage

and everything that uses spirit takes a bit of your storage.

[visual geyser]

spirit is for auras and minions skills , they reserve part of it

[reef kiln]

honestly i wouldnt know. i havent played a lot of poe2 yet.

[visual geyser]

keep in mind that the more it spreads the more dmg it does up to 300% so it almost reaches ED dps

so it's not that negligible

[merry hamlet]

returning since around 3 weeks after launch for this season, looking for tips on classes that are strong but won't get fkn nuked like everything i played early. i mained cryo/lightning monk the longest and my brother has chosen explosive tactician so any other suggestions would be dope thanks

[visual geyser]

but honestly I haven't played ED / contagion late game in poe2 and I have no idea about the builds , those tips are probably valid for leveling mostly

[urban lance]

So in order to use the skills I need to progress more in the game?

[quick pike]

I'm playing ED / contagion right now lvl 64 no mana problems

early lvls I did take some mana regen nodes on the tree , I've been using this build https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/waggle-lich-leveling-build

[visual geyser]

there are quests that reward you with the base spirit value you'll have and then you'll have to gear up / passives for more room(Spirit)

check back in case you've missed the quest for spirit, forgot if it was a main story quest or a side quest...

[reef kiln]

oh yeah im just leveling with it, im doing minions 😄

[urban lance]

Oh okay so getting better septres or equipment gives you more spirit to activate more minions

[reef kiln]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/510032571426537472/1412055609737482250/image.png?ex=68b78f84&is=68b63e04&hm=a1a31d93af386ad1da44fadb1a3f924ee24baa72e7465ff129ed1fdf724cc742&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=682&height=979

someone sent this earlier

[final geyser]

You get 100 base Spirit from equipping a Sceptre, that's generally how you will have your initial few minions. You can get affixes on the Sceptre that increase that, as well as Spirit on Body Armour and Amulets, 100 from the campaign (30 in Act 1, 30 in Act 3, and 40 in Interludes), and more from certain Uniques.

[urban lance]

Thanks I get it know

[jaunty vapor]

Im stuck on act 2 after the opening gates part

i just cant seem to do enough dmg

[reef kiln]

im also there.

[jaunty vapor]

even mobs are taking 3 4 hits

[reef kiln]

"find a way to open gates" is what im on.

[jaunty vapor]

yea i just did that

[reef kiln]

if you want, you can join me and we can do it together?

[jaunty vapor]

but after that my dps just isnt working

[jaunty vapor]

sure

somethings messed up with my build

im running lightning spear

[jaunty vapor]

how do i add you ?

[topaz crest]

Can also be your weapon needing an upgrade, a substantial amount of your power comes from that so getting unlucky with upgrades can make for painful segments.

[jaunty vapor]

sorry im new to poe

ive been using a lvl 6 rare spear

[topaz crest]

For smooth leveling I'd suggest very frequently checking the vendor whenever you're in town to see if there's a potential upgrade

[jaunty vapor]

unfortunately never got anything better

[reef kiln]

Hit J and then add "Louthae"

[topaz crest]

quite often there's one with at least 1 good mod where you can use an orb of augment on it for easy upgrades

[final geyser]

Would probably be best to look for an upgrade, depending on your Spear, any random white item available at a vendor might be better.

[reef kiln]

yeah i can notice it.

[true radish]

hi is this important to find?

[humble orbit]

if i have 2nd ascencion done and i want to respect to another one, should I redo 2nd one or can I redo 1fst one and respect all points?

[final geyser]

You need to redo one that will give as many points as you have, or more.

[meager galleon]

the treasure map is basically an introduction to the expedition endgame mechanic

[quick pike]

I did get some good loot from that

[humble orbit]

ty

[reef stirrup]

guys wth i bought early access on drop now its saying that i dont own it

[meager galleon]

try checking here
https://www.pathofexile.com/my-account/early-access

and if there is nothing useful on that page, it would probably be best to email the official support

[zinc wagon]

how i can restart map because i think its bugged

[meager galleon]

you leave the zone, and then ctrl+click on the entrance

and create a new instance

[quick pike]

hmm looks like other ppl have the same problem https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExile2/comments/1n6aw6q/lost_access_after_the_free_weekend_bug_or_intended/ and https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3836379/page/1

[fair stream]

How long is the new story?

[ivory oracle]

How do I summon my skeletal archer on witch ?

[reef stirrup]

thats really dumb

[quick pike]

you use spirit to summon them

[reef stirrup]

i was about to grind lol

[hybrid star]

just click the +, you should use a scepter for spirits

[chrome knot]

just how rare is haste aura on a beast? ive been at it for 30 mins resawpning at checkpoint man

[ivory oracle]

Tyyy !

[reef stirrup]

does it matter if the purchase of poe2 was made on my brothers account?

[true radish]

would it be needed for the quest/progression?

[meager galleon]

its not needed for story progression

its a side quest

[quick pike]

yeah probably , second post a dev said "You must be on the account that purchased the game in order to play. Other accounts on the same console must purchase their own copy."

[true radish]

i see, but if i want to do expe on map i need to do it? like the alva on act 7 poe 1

[meager galleon]

yeah, you need to find all the map pieces and that uncovers an island thats like a log book, just 1 giant expedition map

[true radish]

fuck ok tyty

how do i move the stash tab to the ange shop?

[humble orbit]

could someone explain what does this do

[sinful sand]

Looks like they super nerfed arc for some reason for single target damage..not sure why since it was never really meta..but anyway, what single target skills can I use to kill bosses on sorceress now?

[serene ocean]

Look at anime princess on YouTube I know he made a new video for sorc 1 day ago for new build setup

[quick pike]

poe2 website my account

[serene ocean]

Will search for having either an open prefix or suffix slot

[true radish]

thanks!

[humble orbit]

and these open slots mean i can add additional stat myself?

[meager galleon]

With an exalted orb, or other method that adds affixes like that

[ionic anvil]

How do you get extra support gem slots on skills

[meager galleon]

Jeweler orbs

[final geyser]

Use Jeweller's Orbs, there are 3 tiers which increase the number of slots to 3, 4 and then 5.

[humble orbit]

thanks

[ionic anvil]

ah i havent even got a jeweler orb yet

when do you unlock the market

[quick pike]

the first zone in act 3 next to town there are 2 rare mobs and a chest , you get a jeweler orb from that once /character

act 4 npc ange

[meager galleon]

Act 4

Well for searching and buying, anytime, default hot key is /

For selling act 4

[hasty remnant]

which quiver should i swap to after fire on LA deadeye ? I'm 57 atm

[quick pike]

you can't use the new trade system before act 4 on your first character ,unless they changed that in the past day

[meager galleon]

if you are building crit, you would care for one of the crit bases, otherwise its like whatever as long as the stats are good

[warped copper]

where to get djin barya

[meager galleon]

except for the quest one in act2, they are random drops

[hoary citrus]

is primal strike worse than lightning spear?

[meager galleon]

well first off, primal strike is melee and lightnig spear is ranged

[hoary citrus]

im still in act 2 and i don't have any projectile buffs

[meager galleon]

well primal strikes is like a 3 hit combo attack

while the spear you just throw and need frenzy to buff it

[humble orbit]

how does count filter works, shouldn't i be able to add 3 elements like this and get all items total 40 of added resistances?

[plucky basalt]

can someone sell me a t11 spirit gem

[humble orbit]

because it does not return any items never mind all other filters

[hoary citrus]

i guess i'll try primal strike to see the dps, but how does the frenzy buff thing works

[serene ocean]

Hm no

Not how that works

Put instead 2 instead of 40

[hoary citrus]

it's not count

[serene ocean]

It will not show u an item that has at least 2 resistances

Modifers

[humble orbit]

oooh

okay

got it

thanks

[serene ocean]

Only poe1 can you search for items with like 40% total res for example

[meager galleon]

you need to do weighted search for that

[serene ocean]

Idk why it's not in 2 smh

[hoary citrus]

no you can do it in poe2

[serene ocean]

Oh yeah guess there is weighted

[shadow dust]

what do i do here?

[serene ocean]

I want my pseudo searched :/

[meager galleon]

you @humble orbit

this will find a combo of any resistances that sum up to 40

[shadow dust]

what do i do here?

[meager galleon]

is that floor 4 of sekhemas ?

[hoary citrus]

how can i cast primal strikes and still move?

[serene ocean]

It will show you items with more than 40 total res right ?

Like it's not limiting afaik

[plucky basalt]

can some1 pls sell me a t11 spirit gem

[meager galleon]

yes its minimum 40

max is not set, you could limit it

[serene ocean]

Ah okay thx for the example

[meager galleon]

if you want it more detailed you can also add the rune res mods

but i like to search for items without the rune stats

[hoary citrus]

what other skills should i be using with primal strikes to guarantee shocked enemies?

[meager galleon]

¯_(ツ)_/¯ skills and supports changed a lot since the previous patch so no clue

[shadow dust]

yes

i passed that stage

[meager galleon]

more fitting to ask in #2┃after-acts-help then, thats really not campaign content :)

[shadow dust]

ok

[earnest thistle]

so what do people pick for seven pillars?

[meager galleon]

i picked the global defenses, but pretty much all options were a consideration

[warped copper]

are those temporary

[meager galleon]

boons are only for the run

relic is an item

[plucky basalt]

can some1 pls sell me a t11 spirit gem

[meager galleon]

no trading in this discord

[plucky basalt]

oh

nvm ig

[velvet swift]

Is there a way to revert my spectre gem? Didn't know it was permanent and got some random minion

[warped copper]

is there a way to reset my pots on the trial ?

fill i mean

[reef kiln]

is charm charges or duration better?

[meager galleon]

i'm actually not sure, never really had issues with flasks

they might refill after each room

[craggy gyro]

Could I somehow make the right side quarterstaff better than the left one or can I just sell it as a lightning monk

[meager galleon]

unless you have some affliction that prevents you getting flask charges

[warped copper]

im on deadeye la build n im generally having mana problems since i got 4+ projectile bow

[meager galleon]

extra proj from bow should have no effect on mana cost

[warped copper]

it increases skill elvels so it costs morem ana

[frozen thunder]

on wich items can i get forking?

[meager galleon]

oh you mean +skill levels

cos you can also just get mods that add extra projectiles

[sharp sonnet]

is the faridun prince (3rd interlude) supposed to just walked out of the arena at some point? I cant follow him because of a red barrier. Now iam Stuck in the arena, even relogging puts me back into the arena

[brisk canopy]

Hey. If I buy a support gem (3) is there a level I need to be to use it?

[meager galleon]

it wouldn't allow oyu to engrave the the gem if you couldn't use it

[brisk canopy]

So I can buy it then yeah? Purely as I want to stop stun overpowering haha

[warped copper]

is there valuable items in this season such as sapphire ring stellar amulet etc.

[meager galleon]

you can try, you might not be able to use it if your lvl is too low, not sure what the breakpoints for support tiers are now

[brisk canopy]

It worked, thanks bro

[sharp sonnet]

after how much time do instances time out?

[plucky basalt]

guys why when i try to hex blast nothing happens i have blasphemy active with socketed dispair

[twilit folio]

Has anyone tried the ingame trade? It just shows up no result found for me everytime

[sharp sonnet]

the mods you chose for the piece you are trying to buy dont exist for that piece then

[twilit folio]

I thought so too but i m just searching anything at this point and its the same says no results found

[twin river]

erm... since importing items doesnt yet exist for pob2, do i just look at the sum of physical dps at the bottom of the item in exchange?

[trim turret]

Disenchant the gem at the appropriate vendor.

[fading bone]

is danning NPC bugged in act 4? he have no items to sell

[neat ether]

how do i sell via the pathofexile.com/trade2 site? ggg just decided that the real money i spent to get a premium tab isnt worth it

[reef kiln]

im doing my first trial, and i was just wondering

• i got an affliction that turns my next boon into a minor affliction
• i also have a boon that turns my next minor boon into a major boon

do i get a boon or an affliction when i get a minor boon next?

[humble orbit]

thanks

[bold tundra]

Hello, what is the "best" order of playing out the islands, story wise

did i mess up because i did not visit the karui or the temple island before i completed the weapon?

[hybrid star]

no

[bold tundra]

because i noticed the missionary and the chieftain dissapeared and i have yet to visit them and that one volcano island (going there now)

worried about dialogue or cool stuff i might have missed that way

[fading bone]

is danning NPC bugged in act 4? he have no items to sell

[reef kiln]

so it eats the boon and gives you the affliction anyways

[hybrid star]

big oof

[reef kiln]

https://medal.tv/games/path-of-exile-2/clips/l1MywhIpAIbkjFcM2?invite=cr-MSxpQ2UsMjE2MjI1ODAy

mildly unfortunate but still interesting. dont take them together LOL

[meager galleon]

there is no best order, and it was said that where the pieces of the weapon are will change every league

[warped copper]

anyone knows if there is valuable craft items in this season such as sapphire ring stellar amulet etc.

[cyan island]

in terms of lore stuff the only 3 infos I have so far about it is that

1. the fog island isn't crucial to the plot, but it enablee a dialogue where tavakai blames u for releasing the ||delirium simulacrum guy|| when u clear the quest line whe he's on shore
2. in ngakanu, before the final part of the act, u enter the first zone and there are 2 npc u can speak to, including a weapon vendor
3. in arastas there is a staff/wand vendor u can speak to know more about twilight order

[hoary citrus]

can we not search for corrupted mods on market?

[meager galleon]

there hsould be a corrupted checkbox in miscellaneous section

[hoary citrus]

and if im using primal lightning is the best thing i measure an item by, is elemental dps?

[meager galleon]

primal lightning?

[hoary citrus]

primal strikes

[meager galleon]

depends on the build, if you are taking only passives that buff ele dmg, then youkinda want mainly ele dps weapon

[azure lava]

Depends on your skill. If you're using a skill that converts a lot of physical to elemental, then physical damage becomes the best stat on weapons

[meager galleon]

if you are buffing also general dmg, (meaining it includes phys) then you kinda just want any raw dmg

and yeah, primal strike converts phys to lightning

[hoary citrus]

for now im buffing attack dmg

[meager galleon]

so with what byron says, phys is the better choice

[hoary citrus]

ok phy dps

[azure lava]

Oh, I thought it was just more ele damage with attacks

My b

[meager galleon]

but early in acts, you kinda just go for all dmg regardless of type

just raw dps

[hoary citrus]

then this good?

[meager galleon]

does it have more dps than your current weapon?

[azure lava]

Compared to what? Items don't exist in vacuums

[meager galleon]

if yes, then its good

[little cedar]

Am I doing something wrong or is Sorcerers supposed to be a lot harder to level then my ranger and mercenary. It almost feels like a different game

[hoary citrus]

yea my weapon don't have phys % not +1

[meager galleon]

the % mod doesnt matter

what matters is

[little cedar]

My multi shot explosive grenade obliterates first act boss. But my Sorc does like no DMG and has to pick up dumb orbs

[azure lava]

I had a pretty nice time with chronomancer and cold spells. Biggest thing is getting a wand+focus or staff with + level of spells and as much damage as you can get

[meager galleon]

and + lvls

[hoary citrus]

what???

[azure lava]

You can't buy things asynchronously until act 4 I think

[little cedar]

We're can I farm that prior to Geoanar.

[flint plume]

ED/Contagion I've heard is very good to level. Ranger is considered one of the easiest classes to level right now

[hoary citrus]

omfg

[flint plume]

You can buy them any time, can't sell until act 4

[azure lava]

Give #1328202289755983932 a read, check Una every time you level up, pick up all the arcane weapons (regardless of rarity) and try to craft on them. As a last resort, you can try gambling

But if you haven't been doing that since level 1 you might be screwed for a bit

[little cedar]

I'm stuck atm so I'm not gonna level up. Can't past wolf boss, who was very easy on my ranger

Need to farm older zone or mansion

[azure lava]

Get cold res. Can you screenshot your weapon and list your main skill(s) and their supports?

[little cedar]

I'm not at my PC. But it's spark with speed and sometimes double cast. Orb of storms so I can place two . And fire wall for duration. My staff is yellow with 60 percent spell DMG

I have yellow chest and gloves and helmet with energy shield . But i usually get 1 shot

I never had to really care about any of this in my ranger or Merc

[warped copper]

ive heard for stats lower tier is better, what about drops? is tier2 or tier4 drops better

[azure lava]

Spark should have prolonged duration and projectile acceleration. Flame wall with fortress + duration (or replace either of those with spell cascade).

If that's all the staff has, it's pretty damn bad.

Yeah ranged builds are really easy right now. If you don't use good weapons+supports for spells, you're not gonna have a good time.

Also, use frost bomb. It lowers all ele resistances and gives a cold infusion to buff spark. Frost bomb + magnified effect + rapid casting

Open with frost bomb, put down flame wall, spam sparks. Pick up the cold infusion when you can

[little cedar]

Ok I'll farm staff in mansion

[azure lava]

Repeat

Honestly I think the supports and frost bomb should be enough. And keep en eye out for cold res

[little cedar]

Yeah I usually get one shot

[azure lava]

And just learn the fight. I only ever roll in that fight when he jumps in the air and puts the red circle under you. Rolling will usually hurt more than it will help for most other attacks

[little cedar]

Don't remember taking much DMG on my other classes

[azure lava]

Yeah the stats are pretty random and you likely had more cold res before

[little cedar]

His big swipe attack one shots me and he does it real fsdt

I recall him being a push over last few seasons but I usually pick OP builds until now

[azure lava]

Yeah having no cold res hurts

[little cedar]

Maybe I'll just stick with my dead eye

This isn't something I want to log into ATM as Sorc

[hoary citrus]

what's the best rune for primal strike?(for my spear)

[azure lava]

Depends on the weapon. Do the math and figure out if a %Phys rune beats an ele rune for your weapon's stats

[hoary citrus]

how do i do the math?

[azure lava]

Look at your spear, see how much phys damage it does. Average it (min+max and divide by 2), divide that amount by (1+(%phys in weapon stats)) to get its base phys damage. Then take 20% of that (or whatever amount the rune gives) and compare it to the average of the min and max ele damage from other runes

Or go off vibes. The difference at your level will be minimal

[little cedar]

How can I buy gear

From players

[azure lava]

Press \

Or / I forget which

[hoary citrus]

in general in endgame what's better flat ele or %ele/%phy

[tardy mauve]

why can't I trigger it?

I am dealing lightning dmg

[little cedar]

Can I buy gear even if I have not reached act 4

Like last season

[hoary citrus]

ye

just not async

[little cedar]

Ok. I'll buy some twink stuff for Sorc.

[tardy mauve]

are just minions broken?

[viscid cloud]

help a noob understand it plz. I have been using this spectre since act 2 im in act 3 and just open the flooded area. only reason im keepin it is because of the spirits. its the only one i found so far with 147 spirits and a good # of increased spirit too. is it okay to keep it until im luckiy enough to find another one? or should i focus on another stats? running internalist build

[tardy mauve]

warrior can't summon totem minions

lightning minions can't be summoned

[placid mulch]

Im doing something wrong? I swear, maybe my Merc tree is not the best offensive wise, but i saw alot of people having not much more dmg early on with it and they are doing fine.
While i have maybe like 10 offensive point on the tree, BUT i balanced it ( i thought) with very good strong weapon and also added decent rings with phys - and still my build feels like no dmg at all. Why its like this?

Im around lvl 50
https://youtu.be/zFy7G7DK55s

[bold tundra]

it would truly suck to not have those "encounters" if you finalize the weapon

[azure lava]

Depends on your build. %inc ele damage is typically worse than %Phys or flat ele since it doesn't raise your base damage (talking specifically about stats on weapons)

[warped copper]

byron , ive heard for stats lower tier is better, what about drops? is tier2 or tier4 drops better

[azure lava]

Tier X drops, higher is better. The TX for item mods, lower is better

[hoary citrus]

and if my build doesn't scale with anything specific rn(only atk% so far), so is phys% better than flat ele?

[azure lava]

Depends on which number is bigger

[ionic anvil]

Does partying up with people increase drop rates proportionally ?

[azure lava]

Or, rather, depends on which one gives a better boost to your base damage

[azure lava]

Yes

[hoary citrus]

well how do i know which? since my build isn't specced into ele nor phys

[azure lava]

Then it's even easier. Just do the math and see which one adds more average damage to your weapon

And, again, we're only talking weapon stats here, right?

[hoary citrus]

yes

tbh the math is a bit complicated and doesn't seem worth the time since im still at act 2 so i'll add whatever rune

[random compass]

should I try and max my resistances during campaign? im at the end of act 3 and now i feel like im dying to quick

[azure lava]

That's the most efficient answer. Whatever damage rune you have extra of is what I'd use

[azure lava]

Yes, you should always be trying to cap your res even in act 1. You won't get there but that's the goal

Give #1328202289755983932 a read for gearing tips

[random compass]

oh cool thanks

[hoary citrus]

lol i got nothing usefull, gotta try and buy via whisper xD

[azure lava]

or just go without a rune for now

not the end of the world

[hoary citrus]

until when?

[azure lava]

until you find a rune

[hoary citrus]

hmm

[azure lava]

tho I guess if you want to spend the time, go for it

[hoary citrus]

but i got lots of money(8ex)

[azure lava]

idk how hard it is to buy runes from players

idk if the time spent searching for a rune will outweight the time you'll save by doing more dps

hell, the time you spent here already makes the rune pretty worthless honestly

[random compass]

evasion and armor are not that important correct?

[azure lava]

in the campaign, the most important stats are movement speed, life, and ele resistances

[topaz junco]

Completely off topic but this makes my nier tism tingle happy vibes. Thank you both

[cunning mantle]

I'm a POE2 newbie, please suggest me a build for leveling and maps that fairly cheap, low effort

[hoary citrus]

ik but as my first playthrough since first patch so i wanna take my time np

[topaz junco]

LA. EDC. Minions

[azure lava]

I swore there was a way to trade three runes in for a random one, I might be mixing up my poe1 and poe2

[topaz junco]

Reforge bench

[azure lava]

ahhh, ty

[cunning mantle]

isnt LA currently meta? I'm sure prices even for low level bows are expensive? what od you think

[azure lava]

haven't unlocked that yet in abyssal XD

[topaz junco]

Idk. It should be a very cheap build at least to get started

[slim onyx]

Should I follow the top player builds on Poe.ninja or just use a website like mobalytics

[azure lava]

you can do ED+C or minions without buying anything from players. They're super cheap

[cunning mantle]

will it be reliable?

[azure lava]

You should do whatever makes your heart happy. Just know that following people on poe.ninja without a solid understanding of the game is going to make you have a bad time

[slim onyx]

Ty

[azure lava]

What do you mean by reliable? ED+C and minions can easily beat the campaign without any player trading

[cunning mantle]

aaah! alright now I got it thanks a lot!

[cunning mantle]

is there any build on maxroll or somewhere to follow

[topaz junco]

Yes some guides should be posted

[mental night]

how to get abyssal lich ascendance to boss?

Pls

[tardy mauve]

how do you beat this boss?

he is healing himself so fast

[fading bone]

how i can do this?

[tardy mauve]

I am here for 10min

[visual violet]

Is there a place in the campaign that guarantees a greater jeweler orb drop?

[coarse hull]

no

[coarse hull]

you doing only pure fire?'

[tardy mauve]

yea but I am applying oil

to lower his resist

[coarse hull]

its fire resistant

[tardy mauve]

without oil I deal no dmg at all

[coarse hull]

and if he has regen

he can out heal your dmg

inv One_ROTA

[little cedar]

How do I join co op for bosses or campaign ? Id it possible in this game ?

[coarse hull]

yes

you need to be in party

@tardy mauve you can inv me if you need help

[little cedar]

Is there a party finder anywhere

[coarse hull]

https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1308714168576249887

[little cedar]

Thx

[tardy mauve]

I run out of potions, died and rolled one without regen

thanks god there is support gem that ignored whole fire resist

I just don't have access it to

[coarse hull]

you will soon

[torpid topaz]

whats the build/setup with forge hammer?
i'd like to use it as the main skill because it feels a lot nicer attack speed wise than molten blast
but im not remotely close to sustaining the mana cost so is like fist of war and that +8s cooldown +%dmg support the go?

[upper pumice]

For sniper gas explosion, I should scale poison or fire?

[frozen thunder]

is Oswald in act 3 only having Chaos Bows?

[coarse hull]

rng

[coarse hull]

most likely fire

but you should double check the skill description

[formal bay]

how does shattering palm scale?

[noble scaffold]

What is this are they bugging?

[azure lava]

Unless it says unarmed in the description, it scales with your quarterstaff damage

[earnest veldt]

How many rooms to complete on Trial of Chaos for the second 2 ascendancy points?

[azure lava]

You can do the 4-room one from the chimeral ultimatum

Assuming you're going from 2 points to 4, and you already ascended once from the 1-floor trial of the sekhema

[plucky snow]

bugged, create new instance and re-run location

[formal bay]

but my ice strike have 5k dmg while shattering only have 450 and they say both quaterstaff but only ice strike scales

[echo rivet]

Anyone wanna play with me? I am in act 2

[azure lava]

Look at the base damage % of the first hit of shattering palm compared to the base damage % when the ice shatters

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

[echo rivet]

Ty

[austere patrol]

does the beast from companion gem get stronger by gem level?

[azure lava]

Yes

[main oar]

PSA: Curses are still bugged and do not work.

[plucky snow]

which ones?

[main oar]

Tested with Temporal Chains and Enfeeble, with and without Blasphemy, level 13 on lv 40 Trashmobs.

[lament stone]

at the same time?

[torpid topaz]

what am i meant to do i dont damage this guy
do i just get no loot

[main oar]

No

[tardy mauve]

how good is this ring?

I am in act 4, I have high resists but low armor and evasion

[plucky snow]

i'd slam more exalts to see what are rest stats, looks not bad

[plucky snow]

elem weakness works though, not sure about others as i wasnt paying attention but was using temporal chains too xd didnt know 1 curse max at a time... should recheck

[azure lava]

If it's better (more life/resists) than your current rings, it's good

[plucky snow]

but anyways idk how bad is your situation, but i did not bother to fix equipment (besides weapon) until i got to endgame

[twin river]

you really need to update your gear, those are some ridiculously low stats. what class are you???

[tardy mauve]

tactician

[twin river]

thats.... dex right?

[plucky snow]

for act 4 low?

[lament stone]

you want to get more life and ideally youd have capped resists but being a little under like 60% isnt so bad

[plucky snow]

you need to upgarde your gear only if you cant continue with locations*) just keep playing, endgame will need your max gear changes anyways

[lament stone]

i wouldnt be too concerned about armour/evasion/energy shield at this point theyre mostly just bonuses but you could start building into them if you have good life and resists

[slim onyx]

Why do I see all the top players not use unbound avatar, are there better choices?

[twin river]

that is true, but theres almost literally 0 of those on his gear 😅

[lament stone]

i still dont know what good life amounts are for the campaign tbh, but 850 is probably a bit low for act 4

[grim roost]

Anyone know how to unlock the Isle of Hinekora in Act 4? (Which boss or sidequest makes the dude with the boat appear)

[azure lava]

Also your life is kinda low for act 4

[twin river]

considering no defensives, i would recon at least 1200 hp i think

[tardy mauve]

I am only dying on bosses with immunity periods

act 3 boss died within 5s

in phase 2

[azure lava]

None of that defeats my point that your life is kinda low for act 4

[twin river]

yeah thats not a big thing, i whooped all bosses so far without breaking a sweat and im not even following a guide. however i recommend you start chasing better gear while you still can

at least try to get 1k hp and cap res

[tardy mauve]

I am trying to cap them

[azure lava]

I see no runes in any of those

[twin river]

yeah wtf xD

[lament stone]

and no life on 2 of them

id say life is even more important than resists in poe2

[azure lava]

Yeah I'm with you there. Stuns and ailments are rough

[twin river]

in his case yeah, cuz he has 0 defs

[azure lava]

And life helps vs stuns

[lament stone]

you can fix resists with runes

id try to find items with a good life roll + at least 1 resist

[twin river]

you can do so with hp as well, but not enough to make it worth it

and try finding gear with 100+ hp each

they are dirty cheap atm

[plucky snow]

how does that "27% of armour applies to elemental damage" work though?
lets say there is 1k armour, what is the extra damage? 270 of what?
or it counts only local equiiment piece armour?
or it counts 27% of phys dmg reduction as extra % elem dmg?

[twin river]

no its global iirc

[plucky snow]

but global then what exactly? if there is 1k armour on char, will it be 270 of damage of what?

[lament stone]

no, thats not how armour works

[twin river]

27% of your whole armour applies to elemental dmg, ie, if you have 10k armour, that 27% negates 2.7k dmg from elemental damage

[twin river]

did they change it? thought its mitigated damage from your sum armour or something?

[plucky snow]

ah wait, its reduction of received elemental damage?

i thought it adds you damage you deal, nvm i got it

[lament stone]

but basically its a pretty useless stat because it applies before elemental resists and armour is only effective against smaller hits

[lament stone]

its always worked that way

[azure lava]

It uses the armour formula vs elemental damage. And it applies before resistances. So if you have 1k armour and 27% of Armour applies to ele damage it's like you have 270 armour protecting you from ele damage before your resists are applied

[lament stone]

thats why armour is seen as a useless defense

[twin river]

yeah but still does wonders if you have 75%+ instead of like... 25% only

[lament stone]

because its not effective against big hits

[lament stone]

small hits already arent a problem with ele resists

[twin river]

oh, no wonder i still take a lot of dmg

[twin river]

thats true

[lament stone]

and armour is useless against big hits, which ele resists are good it defending against

[azure lava]

And that's also why things like "take x% of phys damage as..." is so sought-after

[plucky snow]

weird formula though

[lament stone]

they somehow made armour worse than it was in poe1

you only needed like 45x armour to prevent 90% of damage

[azure lava]

Do we know how big the physical hits can get later on? The ones that aren't meant to be one-shots?

[main oar]

I have tested Curses again in a level 1 zone and it does work.
Turns out, in the process of "Curses don't work against overleveled enemies", Curses are now required to be significantly overleveled to work.

[tardy mauve]

what damage is taken to the calculation?

[storm cedar]

is there an easy way to figure out if ive gotten all permanent buffs / bonuses from the campaign?

[azure lava]

I don't understand your question with that phrasing

[azure lava]

Go to the world map and look for skull icons with plus signs that aren't greyed out

[wanton oriole]

Are the monsters in the trial of the ancestors randomized or am I going to have to do something else for my third set of points? The first wave boss was an ape with the full health regen ability and molten shell

[tardy mauve]

is it before modifiers?

[azure lava]

That trial does not give you ascendancy points

[plucky snow]

but you said that lvl13 curse vs lvl40 creep didnt work, should work on the paper

[azure lava]

Hold alt and click on the "Gain" keyword

[wanton oriole]

I guess that's good, then. Is it at least a side quest or will I have to do it eventually?

[main oar]

But when even more overleveled, they seem to work.

[azure lava]

No idea, haven't gotten there yet. I just know sekhema and chaos are the only ascension options at the moment

I think it gives you a permanent bonus? Check its map icon if it has one

[quick pike]

that will be the 3rd trial in the future

[wanton oriole]

I guess I figured that since act four was very karui themed that they had added the third trial with it

[plucky snow]

weird but well, lvl18 gem should work without any caps xd

[ivory zodiac]

why is this not working?

explosive grenate sockerted

[azure lava]

The plan is to eventually add it to act 4 as an ascension option, but it wasn't ready in time

[azure lava]

Read mirage archer and/or screenshot it

[lament stone]

what weapon are you using and are you using both weapon sets?

[ivory zodiac]

it says ranged attack? I'm using crossbow on both hand

same weapon in both sets

[lament stone]

have you set the skill to apply to both weapon sets?

[ivory zodiac]

didnt set it at all yet

[main oar]

Am I understanding the interludes correctly that you get punished with additional -% ele res for leveling?

[azure lava]

Supported skills cannot consume charges. My guess is that grenade uses count as charges

But I'm not sure if it means like power/frenzy/endurance charges actually

Hm

[twin river]

its a 60 spirit, make sure you have enough spirit

[ivory zodiac]

I do

[twin river]

put it in and out

[ivory zodiac]

I'm copying the build from palsteron btw, its in his planner

[ivory zodiac]

still not working XD

[lament stone]

is the explosive grenade skill gem set to apply to both weapon sets?

[azure lava]

Does it work with non-grenade crossbow skills? Also, are you using another explosive grenade elsewhere?

Do you have enough attributes to use it?

[ivory zodiac]

i can only socket 1 copy of explosve grenade right?

[azure lava]

I believe so

[copper kettle]

is this telling me that my DPS is 2/3rds of what it needs to be for me to suceed in this fight

and I effectively ran out of time

[wanton oriole]

That one is specifically a DPS check, yeah

[ionic anvil]

Does is crossbow totem increase in duration ? balista > siege > mortar ?

[wanton oriole]

The reward isn't super useful early on though so you can just come back later

[azure lava]

"You can no longer socket multiple copies of the same Skill Gem into your main skill sockets." so multiple explosive grenades shouldn't matter. Hmm..

[ivory zodiac]

it worked from explosive shot but not grenade

[azure lava]

Maybe they just worded it poorly and you can't use grenade skills with it

[azure lava]

I'm not sure what their durations are, I thought they were all the same duration

[plucky snow]

maybe it needs one type weapon skills?

[ivory zodiac]

wait it workedf

its the quality

[azure lava]

What quality?

[ivory zodiac]

I used a new gem with no quality then it works

[azure lava]

Wtf

[ivory zodiac]

wtf why

[azure lava]

What does explosive grenade quality do?

[ivory zodiac]

cdr

[azure lava]

That's so jank

[ivory zodiac]

this is so weird

[fresh egret]

Anyone help with viper with me quick

[azure lava]

Though honestly it wouldn't surprise me if it was just that gem that was busted and another grenade with quality would work