NEWS GUIDE

The much-anticipated Path of Exile 2 Early Access features many unique gameplay features from the original, and one of the most exciting is the bosses with unique combat mechanics. For new Exiles who are new to this new game, Eternal Praetor Draven may be the first tough boss encountered in the game.

You will encounter it during Sorrow Among Stones’ quest in Act 1, and it is also required to complete the current map and unlock Lachlann of Endless Lament. New Exiles can learn from this boss the tone of the game style set by POE 2 - it requires great patience to deal with any situation that may arise in the boss’ encounter.

To prevent you from losing your confidence in exploring in this difficult first battle, this guide will introduce you to the specific attacks of Eternal Praetor Draven and what strategies you should use to deal with it. This is worth taking the time to learn, because it will be very useful for subsequent bosses with the same combat mechanism.

Pre-Battle Preparation

First, we need to understand that Draven will use Area Blocking actions in battle to prevent you from moving freely, so in terms of class selection, those that can provide ranged attacks will be higher than those that emphasize melee attacks, such as Mercenary or Sorceress.

In addition, it is also very necessary to use some POE 2 Exalted Orbs to upgrade the rarity of your weapons and armor before the battle. This will greatly improve your character’s survivability and combat ability to achieve the ending of defeating it in one go.

In-Battle Strategy

After you have built your build to be almost perfect, you can enter the arena where you and Draven fight. It is important to note that you need to interact with the last checkpoint before entering the arena, so that if you die in the battle, you will be reborn here without having to start over.

Now, let’s take a look at how Draven will attack you. In general, it mainly uses 6 attack modes, and the specific methods of each attack are as follows.

• Basic Sword Combo: The boss will use its sword to hit you 4 times in a combo.
• Necrotic Bolts: The boss will continue to swing its sword, but the swing range is very large, and it will shoot large cones of necrotic energy arrows at you.
• Double Necrotic Bolts: Same as the previous attack method, but it will shoot two waves of necrotic energy arrows at you.
• Necrotic Sword Wave: The boss will stomp on the ground before swinging the sword, which will create two necrotic energy lines, which can send out two shockwaves that can cause medium damage to you.
• Summon Minions: The boss will summon some ghostly minions around the arena, which form a hole. Once you step into it, you will be attacked by Draven’s sidekick, the Eternal Knight, with powerful attacks.
• Summon Asinia: The boss will shout out the name of this ghostly companion and Asinia will create 3-4 necrotic rune circles on the ground that will explode after a few seconds dealing moderate damage. In addition, the diameter of the last necrotic runic circle will be larger than the previous ones.

As mentioned above, the key to defeating Draven is your patience and righteous judgment. If you know where Draven is standing and what direction he is moving when he casts each move, you will find that the above attacks are very easy to dodge. If you find it difficult to complete this battle while exploring alone, you can also take advantage of the game’s new multiplayer feature, which allows your friends to team up with you and teleport into Draven’s battle, which will greatly reduce the difficulty of the battle.

For those moves that can fire arrows, the best solution is to move behind Draven when he starts or prepares to attack, or move away from him to increase the gap between each arrow. But it should be noted that this requires your build to be highly mobile, and you can achieve this effect by investing a lot of POE 2 Currency in key attributes such as movement speed.

For attacks such as Necrotic Sword Wave that damage the entire arena, the safest place you can stand is next to Draven. Since there is no specific Item in POE 2 that can help you immunize against explosion damage, your only option is to avoid or block this type of damage.

As for the spell damage caused by Summon Minions, you can completely avoid it as long as you stay away from the green ghosts around the arena. But if you are using a Class that needs to collect abilities and charge them during combat to launch powerful attacks, you can try it, but make sure you are safe.

Of all the attacks, Summon Asinia is the most troublesome for players. The necrotic runic circles created by Asinia on the ground are difficult to avoid in this chaotic battle, but as long as your character is flexible enough, you can avoid the last circle in time. But note that the role of dodging here is not very obvious, so you can give up this method.

After you learn these battle strategies, in fact, after a few failed attempts, it is easy to grasp the situation and recognize the attack patterns well enough to avoid any attack Draven throws at you.

Post-Battle Rewards

After you defeat Draven, besides the normal loot, you can also receive Draven’s Memorial Key Piece, which is one of the key fragments required in Sorrow Among Stones’ quest. Another fragment is in the hands of Draven’s wife Asinia, who can be found near another tomb on the same map.

The above are the specific methods and strategies for you to defeat Draven, the first powerful boss that appears in front of players in the early access of POE 2. I hope that both old exiles who are familiar with the original and new exiles attracted by the new content can have fun in this game that has been honed for ten years and get more game fun from it!

In Path of Exile 2 Early Access that caused a robust response as soon as it was released some time ago, the main game content is to explore a specific area and story with different classes and builds, similar to the original. Currently, there are only 6 classes available for players to choose in Early Access, among which Monk can be regarded as a very common class. In this new POE 2, Monk mainly relies on fast movement and attack speed and powerful melee attack ability to cause damage, and more importantly, it can also use various elemental spells to cause damage.

According to various expressions in many player communities and many actual test videos, the key to mastering Monk build in the game is balance-accumulating power through close-range attacks with certain risks, and then quickly retreating and using powerful magic attacks to cause damage to the enemy. Considering that some new exiles who have just come into contact with this game may have a weak control over this build, this guide will give you a specific introduction to the equipment and skill gems you can choose in Monk build, so that you can quickly master this powerful class.

Best Equipment

Since Monk is a class that emphasizes movement speed and attack speed, strong mobility is one of the most important key attributes of this class, so you should choose as light equipment as possible. Unfortunately, most of the loot in POE 2 is completely random, so it is impossible to recommend equipping specific armor for each position.

It is also worth noting that since most of the attribute points of Monk are in Dexterity and Intelligence, and lack Strength to use those heavy metal armors, you can choose lighter and more melee-friendly clothing for it. For example, body parts with Garb or Robe in the name or you can simply wrap your hands with Linen Wraps, which is enough.

Or you can also look for armor that can enhance any two of the speed, damage, evasion or energy shield in Monk build: the first two combined in one can enhance your attack skills, and the latter two combined will make up for the lower defense and health of this class.

It is necessary to remind you here that after Act 2, you may need a lot of Rare or Unique equipment to maintain your exploration state. If you don’t have enough items of this level in your inventory, you can use POE 2 Regal Orb to upgrade your Magic items to more effective items and add an affix that will benefit your build.

In terms of weapons, Monk prefers to fight enemies with bare hands, but you can also equip it with Quarterstaves to make it more offensive. Besides the above, any Items in the game that can increase physical damage and elemental damage (lightning or cold damage) are your first choice. If you collect a lot of things that your Class can’t use during exploration, you can disassemble them or trade them with other players for POE 2 currency.

Best Skill Gems

In this POE 2, which differs from many MMORPGs, the skills you choose for Monk are not directly provided to you, but you need to equip various skills by picking up skill gems and some Uncut Skill Gems during exploration. The following are the best skill gems you can choose.

Killing Palm

In the game, you can turn those Uncut Skill Gems into various different skills according to your requirements. When you get your first gem, you can turn it into Killing Palm, which makes you more lethal. When you cast this skill, you jump forward and attack the enemy, and it also charges you with energy to perform more powerful damage later.

Tempest Bell

Once a character reaches level 6, a level 3 Uncut Skill Gem can be converted into a Tempest Bell, making Monk better suited for group combat. This skill activates a combo meter, which drops a bell on the battlefield when it is full. When you hit the bell with subsequent attacks, it will create a very destructive shockwave, which is very effective against groups of enemies.

Staggering Palm

After you get the level 3 Uncut Skill Gem, you can also turn it into Staggering Palm. It actually works very similarly to Killing Palm, but it stuns the enemy instead of killing them directly, and you also get a bonus after hitting the target - you can use your melee attack skill to fire a projectile.

This allows your Tempest Bell or Frozen Locus, which requires you to hit your target at a distance, to have great accuracy, and also makes your offensive skill combinations more effective.

Best Passive Skills

As in the original game, you gain a passive skill point for each level you gain, which can be used in the very large passive skill tree in POE 2. The good news here is that Monk’s position in the skill tree is flexible and versatile enough, so you can place your passive skill points anywhere, but be careful to choose skills that can increase critical hit chance and damage, as well as increase the amount of energy charges you get from skills.

Or you can try to focus on skills that can enhance lightning or cold damage, as these two elemental damage will make your melee attack skills more lethal in the next battle. In addition, Overload is a must-choose passive skill, which will make you more resistant to elemental spells cast by enemies.

The above are some of the equipment and skills you can choose for Monk build in Path of Exile 2 Early Access. Of course, everyone has their own preferences, and you can make some corresponding adjustments to this build according to your play style, but in general, I hope you can better explore this sequel that currently looks perfect with the help of the best build. I wish you a happy game!

The highly anticipated Path of Exile 2 has some familiar league mechanisms for old players, as well as many new game contents, which make players very satisfied with this sequel. But we have to admit that the game difficulty in POE 2 is a little higher than the original, and even more challenging than most other action role-playing games.

These challenges are not only reflected in the battles in the game but also in the build of Class. Ranger is the most popular Class in POE 2 Early Access, and its build ideas are also very complicated, especially for the choice of skill gems and support gems, which is very important for your early exploration.

If you are struggling with the complicated skill gem interface of Ranger, it is better to copy the best skills and support gems introduced in this guide directly. This will not only reduce the time and energy cost you spend on build but also allow you to explore the three acts of the game content smoothly in Early Access and pass the level quickly.

Lightning Arrow

Lightning Arrow gem is easily found when you enter the first area in POE 2, and it is also one of your main damage skills in the early game. Lightning Arrow converts some of your physical damage into lightning damage, and then chains this damage effect to other enemies near the target enemy, eventually causing a large area of ​​chain lightning damage.

Not only that, after using Martial Tempo support gem on Lightning Arrow, it also increases your current skill’s attack speed by 25%, allowing you to deal continuous damage to enemies while moving quickly. In addition, it can also increase your DPS and offset the damage reduction you get from some Heavy Ammunition, making Ranger more survivable.

For Pierce, it not only allows your Lightning Arrow to penetrate enemies but also causes chain group damage, which is very useful when you face a large group of enemies. On top of that, you can pick up a lot of POE2 Currency and loot from the corpses of these monsters.

Lightning Rod

You can use Lightning Rod as a force multiplier for Lightning Arrow, making it a very powerful double whammy in your Ranger build. When you use Lightning Rod, you’ll see an arrow shoot out of your bow and pierce the ground, creating a circle of lightning on the ground. Any chain lightning effects in this area will directly deal lightning damage to enemies.

So when these two skills are combined, they can create a very lethal arena. If you equip Scattershot on your build as a support gem for Lightning Rod, the number of arrows you can fire will be increased to 3, although at the expense of 20% reduced damage and 20% reduced attack speed.

However, you don’t have to worry too much about it, because Primal Armament can increase the elemental damage of Lightning Rod by more than 25%, which will make Ranger a multi-faceted class that can cope with various combat situations. Alternatively, you could use some POE 2 Chaos Orb early in the game to add a modifier to your Magic or Rare defensive gear, perhaps making it more survivable when using a Lightning Rod.

Escape Shot

When you explore some of the game content in POE 2 Early Access, you will definitely encounter numerous group enemies surrounding you and attacking you from all directions, so at this time you need the skill of Escape Shot with group damage ability to help you easily solve this problem.

When you cast this skill, you will first jump into the air and away from the beetles or skeletons that besiege you, then you will freeze them in place and create a frozen ground, so that you can cast various damage skills on them in a safe state.

If you install Holy Descent in the slot of the support gem provided by this skill, you will also create a small area when you land, where you can restore the health you just lost, which will be more useful than using restorative Items such as flasks or potions.

Besides this restorative support gem, you can also install Frost Nexus, which can increase your freezing time for up to 4 seconds. This will help you have more time to deal with high damage values, to end this complex battle quickly.

Herald Of Thunder

After you successfully pass Act 1 and defeat King in the Mists, you will unlock the first spirit gem of the game. This has different uses for different classes, as each class requires unique skills. For Ranger, you can use it to obtain Herald of Thunder.

When you defeat those enemies affected by Shock effect, this gem will cause additional damage to the remaining enemies as lightning raining from the sky, which will reduce the pressure of fighting these enemies. So when choosing a support gem for it, you also need to focus on the ability to increase damage.

Although the description of Lightning Infusion in the game can be confusing, believe me, the lightning damage that you care about most when using Ranger is enhanced, and the damage of the two elements of cold and fire is of little use in this build.

You can also choose Innervate, which can increase the lightning attack damage of this skill by 35% for 3 seconds, which is a temporary buff to add a layer of damage you deal to the enemy. This will allow you to earn the final POE 2 currency and more rewards faster.

Freezing Salvo

As you explore deeper in POE 2, you will unlock new skill gems after reaching level 12, including Freezing Salvo. You can use it as an additional source of damage for your Ranger, but it should be noted that this skill has a charging cooldown - accumulating energy within ten seconds before casting a full-strength attack.

Here, support gems such as Hourglass that can reduce skill cooldowns are particularly important, not to mention that it can also increase damage by 40%. You can also place Cold Infusion in the slot, which will increase the cold damage caused by Freezing Salvo by 25%, and have more group damage capabilities.

These are some of the skill gems and supporting gems you can choose for Ranger in POE 2 Early Access. Of course, you can also adjust them according to your game style. I hope you can help your character pass all the difficult game content smoothly with their help, and feel unprecedented game fun from it. I wish you a happy game!

In POE 2 early access launched on December 6, you can not only experience a rich campaign and missions, including 3 acts, but also choose from 6 classes to find the class that best suits your play style.

However, it is worth noting that no matter what class you choose to play, the current skill system of Path of Exile 2 requires you to obtain and equip skill gems in order to cast skills successfully in battle or match skills with POE 2 Items. Of course, different classes are suitable for different skill gems.

Based on this, this time we will focus on Mercenary class and select 6 skill gems worth having for your reference.

1. Armour Piercing Rounds

This skill can be said to be the most basic Mercenary skill. If you equip it, you will find that it will almost accompany you through various battles and missions. And it is like a loyal one-click skill, which can play a dominant role without almost any combination.

Armour Piercing Rounds focuses on breaking enemy armor. It can not only pierce multiple targets but can even bounce between them, causing serious AOE damage.

Specifically, this skill will load a fast-flying armor-piercing projectile that will penetrate the first target hit and cause continuous, less damage to subsequent targets. It will produce a debuff called Armour Breaking on the target, causing the enemy affected by this effect to receive more physical damage.

2. Explosive Grenade

The principle of this skill is to launch a ball of elemental fire at the enemy, causing an explosion in a medium range after a 3-second fuse delay to form fire damage and ignite gas and oil, and the ignited enemies will receive additional fire damage for a short time.

It is worth mentioning that these grenades are very useful when dealing with large groups of enemies, suitable for you to carry out large-scale map clearing in order to get more dropped POE 2 Currency at one time. When Explosive Grenade fuse time is shortened, it will explode faster and be even more lethal to ordinary enemies.

In boss battles, this skill can be combined with other types of grenades to form a powerful AOE damage, causing the boss enemy to lose health continuously, while helping you deal with those annoying large numbers of enemy minions.

3. Galvanic Shards

Galvanic Shards is a skill that can output a powerful cone-shaped AOE attack in battle. When it works, the battlefield looks like it has experienced an electric shotgun explosion.

After hitting the enemy, it will cause shock and electric shock accumulation, causing the charged enemy to receive more damage from projectiles and lightning elemental attacks, and spread the shock to other healthy enemies nearby.

If you combine this skill gem with Herald of Thunder, or a support gem that can increase shock accumulation and lightning damage, it can successfully eliminate an entire wave of enemies. Or combine it with a high-quality crossbow equipped with two Storm Runes to produce a more powerful skill effect.

4. Herald Of Thunder

As a Mercenary, you can unlock Herald skills, and among them, Herald Of Thunder should be your first choice. Because it provides a powerful buff that increases the shock damage you deal after shocking an enemy.

This not only translates into a powerful AOE blast, but can also be modified to cause more damage by blinding, and can even chain attacks of more enemies. Although it requires you to provide 30 spirit points to keep it active, the rewards are huge. In addition, you can also use support gems to improve this skill, but then the spirit required will also be higher.

5. Rapid Shot

While the entire Path of Exile 2 is full of fantasy elements, Rapid Shot is similar to a modern Gatling gun. After a short “cooldown”, it will start to fire a barrage of fire elemental projectiles, causing ignition damage to the target.

In addition, if you provide Rapid Shot with support gems such as Ignition, Fresh Clip, Martial Tempo, and Primal Armament, it will become even more powerful, defeating some regular bosses in a few seconds, and improving your efficiency in farming POE 2 Exalted Orb.

If you combine this skill with Elemental Damage and Projectile Damage passives, plus Emergency Reload, you can create a stream of fire darts to melt any enemy. It is worth noting that as an additional passive effect, Rapid Shot also generates heat to enhance Grenades, causing them to deal with additional fire damage each time the heat is charged.

6. Gas Grenade

After casting this skill in combat, it will launch a bouncing ball, and then explode into a cloud of toxic gas after 2.5 seconds, causing continuous poison damage to enemies. Even targets that leave the cloud of poison will remain poisoned for a short period and continue to lose health.

If you combine Gas Grenade with Bursting Plague, Primal Armament, and Ingenuity, you can fill the battlefield with toxic gas. This gas can then be ignited by the effects of Explosive Shot or Explosive Grenade to cause even more powerful damage.

The above is just some of the selection references we provide for you. In fact, there are many skill gems suitable for Mercenary in Path of Exile 2. You can continue to filter according to your own game habits and builds. I hope you have fun!

In Path of Exile 2, which is sought after by many players, there are many new contents that differ from the original, such as new combat mechanisms and new couch co-op functions. But don’t forget that as a sequel, POE 2 also retains some contents from the original, one of which is the role of Uniques.

Whether in the original or the sequel, Uniques have always been an extremely rare but powerful equipment category with specific modifier attributes. If you can equip a Unique in the build used by POE 2, your build will gain unprecedented powerful capabilities. But in fact, it is very difficult for you to get them in the game. So this guide will introduce you to the 3 most commonly used and most convenient ways for players to get Uniques. You can choose the one that suits you best according to your game style or different goals.

Farming From Rare Items Or Bosses

Under normal circumstances, Uniques can drop from almost anything, including Normal or Magic level enemies and loot into treasure chests. But in fact, those high-level POE 2 Items, such as Uniques, are much more likely to drop from Rare items and Bosses.

To get more Uniques from those rare items or powerful bosses, you can go to an area 2-3 levels lower than your current character level, where you can repeatedly farm against boss enemies that you can easily defeat. Or you can create a new Instance to refresh the layout or enemies in this area so that you can kill them repeatedly in a shorter time.

But be careful not to go to low-level areas that are too different from your level for the sake of less difficulty, because the experience points and POE2 Currency awarded to you when you defeat those bosses will be very small, which is not conducive to your upgrade in the game process.

So you should aim for a level range that you feel comfortable with based on your play style, so that you can successfully kill those enemies and improve your combat ability. Collecting rare items and fighting bosses can be a bit tough, but it’s worth it if you want to get high-level unique items that can only be obtained from late-game or end-game enemies.

Currently, in POE 2 Early Access, the earliest and best place to collect Uniques is Mausoleum of the Praetor in Act 1, where you will find Forgotten Riches area and a bunch of treasure chests that can provide you with a lot of loot.

If you don’t collect enough rare items during your exploration, you can also use POE 2 Regal Orb’s ability to transform your magic items into the rare items you need and add a random affix to increase its chance of dropping Uniques.

Gambling In Town Gambling Vendor

In the game, besides the regular POE 2 currency like Orbs and shards, you can get after defeating some enemies. You will also receive some Gold, which can also be used to obtain some Uniques. You can gamble for the Uniques you want by bringing enough gold to Town Gambling Vendor in the hub area of ​​each act.

The vendor’s inventory contains all item types, and each item’s stats or modifiers are randomly generated when you gamble. So in fact, this gambling system is very risky, not only because it requires you to spend a lot of gold but also because the probability of Uniques appearing in this system is very small.

However, it is worth noting that when you hover your mouse or controller over those products, they will not display this, only showing you the type of gear and whether it has Armor, Evasion, or Energy Shield as a benchmark. All details can only be identified after it becomes yours.

If you’re after a specific Unique, you should specifically get a piece of gear of the same type from Town Gambling Vendor first in POE 2: if you want to get Unique Gloves from this gambling system, for example, you’ll need to get a pair of Gloves from the vendor first to have a chance of getting the item you want.

Taking Risks With Orb Of Chance

The last and most risky method is to use Orb of Chance on your normal item to turn it into a Magic, Rare or Unique item. This is extremely lucky. If your luck is not so good, the normal item will be destroyed, which is a very big risk.

In addition, Orb of Chance is also a very rare POE2 currency. You may not find it in its entirety during exploration, and you will only find partial Chance Shards in loot dropped by some enemies. The advice here is that if you have a lot of Orbs of Chance later in the game, you might as well try your luck. Although the chance is very slim, it is not impossible.

Like gambling, when you use Orb of Chance, items of a specific type can only be converted into Uniques of the same type, so if you have a specific Unique you want, please look for as many gear of the same type as possible.

The above are the three ways to get Uniques in Path of Exile 2. Farming is the safest and most commonly used method in the game. Gambling and using specific currencies to get Uniques are methods with certain risks. You can make your own choice that best suits your game style. I wish you to get specific Uniques that are very useful for your build in the game as soon as possible and wish you a happy game!

Path of Exile 2, released with great anticipation, has many similarities to the original game, but there are some key new game content that can make new and old players feel very fresh game experience. These new game content covers all aspects of the game, such as background story plot, combat mechanics and changes in items.

Among the many POE 2 Items, Charms can be said to be a very important one. It is a special accessory that has a similar function to the flask in the original game - helping you improve your defense or survivability. If you are just starting to explore this new POE 2, then follow this guide to understand how Charms work and how to use them better, which will save you trouble when creating your best build.

What Are Charms?

In POE 2, Charms are small accessories that can provide you with defensive effects such as fire resistance or immunity to poison. Here, some new exiles need to be reminded that these effects will only be triggered when you are hit by the relevant effects. For example, Sapphire Charm will increase your Cold Resistance by 25% for 4 seconds when you are hit by an enemy that deals cold damage to you.

Like POE flasks, Charms can be recharged by killing monsters or recharging in the recharge bar. When your Charm is depleted, its effects will not be activated and will not provide you with resistance. So in some battles that require long confrontations, it is very important to keep your Charms fully charged.

It is worth mentioning here that the rarity of Charms can also be increased. So you can use POE 2 Regal Orb on some Magic-level Charms to turn them into Rare items and add a new random affix. In addition, if you want to strengthen the effectiveness of a certain Charm, you can also add a modifier to it. For example, Sapphire Charm can help you restore four times the original mana after adding a modifier.

Types Of Charms

Currently, there are 12 Charms in POE 2 Early Access. You can only place three in your build at a time. Let’s introduce the role of each Charm. However, it should be noted that the current early access does not represent the official release, but don’t worry, we will continue to pay attention to you.

• Thawing Charm: Helps you to be immune to Frozen damage.
• Staunching Charm: Helps you to be immune to Bleeding damage.
• Antidote: Helps you to be immune to Poison damage.
• Dousing Charm: Helps you to be immune to Ignite damage.
• Grounding Charm: Helps you to be immune to Shock effects.
• Stone Charm: Helps you to be immune to Stun effects.
• Silver Charm: Helps you to be immune to Slow effects.
• Ruby Charm: When you are suffering from Fire Damage, it helps you to increase Fire Resistance by 25%.
• Sapphire Charm: When you are suffering from Cold Damage, it helps you to increase Cold Resistance by 25%.
• Amethyst Charm: When you are suffering from Chaos Damage, it helps you to increase Chaos Resistance by 18%.
• Topaz Charm: When you are suffering from Lightning Damage, it helps you to increase Lightning Resistance by 25%.
• Golden Charm: Increases your chance of finding rare items in their loot by 20% when you’re fighting against some Rare or Unique Enemies.

Currently, all Charms have 80 charges, but each Charm will use a different amount of charges in combat, so you may need to fight to find out the exact number. Although there are some modifiers in POE 2 that can be obtained by spending POE2 Currency that can reduce the amount of charges used by each activation of a Charm, it is usually the case that a basic Charm will only be low on charges after one or two activations.

So try not to only focus on the damage ability of your build in combat, but also pay more attention to these changes in defense ability so that you can safely cast all your damage value on the enemy in combat.

How To Place Charms?

Charms are placed in slots on the belt you are wearing in the build you are using in POE 2. Like most gear in the game, belts can be found as loot from defeated enemies. Alternatively, you can get belts in the shop provided by Renly in Clearfell Encampment, or if you are confident in your luck, you can get them by gambling with Finn.

After you equip a belt, you will see that you have unlocked a slot for Charms. As you progress through the game and upgrade your build, you will eventually unlock three slots for Charms. In your inventory interface, these three slots will be placed in the belt slots. You can also find it to the right of the potion slot, which makes it easier to see the effect it currently has and the charge.

How To Get More Charms?

First of all, most Charms will drop from anything on the map you explore, whether it is a defeatable monster enemy or a breakable target. Among these drop contents, you need to pay most attention to those monster enemies related to the main storyline, which has a higher probability of dropping Charms.

In addition, the suggestion here is to keep every Charm you get, or store it in your stash. Don’t lose the corresponding Charms just because the defense ability of certain elemental damage in your build is strong, because you will not always encounter low-level enemies.

The above are the various Charms and their effects that you can use in the current Path of Exile 2 Early Access. Whether you are an old exile who is very familiar with the original or a new exile attracted by the new game content, it is very important to pay attention to defense and survivability in the game. I hope you can choose Charm that best suits your build with the help of this guide and better explore this new POE 2!

In Path of Exile 2 Early Access released last week, there are 6 basic classes for players to choose and used to explore the new game content, one of which is Sorceress. The introduction of it in POE 2 shows that it is a class with poor survivability but super damage ability. You can think of it as a cannon made of glass.

Although it is not the strongest class in the game, if you use the right build method and play style, you can turn it into a boss killing machine. So in this guide, you will be introduced to how to build the best Sorceress build so that you can clear most enemies in the game.

Sorceress Overview

In POE 2, Sorceress can use a variety of different weapons, which allow you to use spells of various elements. The spells you cast can be directly inserted into your binds without spending those very rare Uncut Skill Gems.

The common weapon types used by Sorceress are Wands, Staffs, and Sceptres. Wands and Staffs can provide you with an elemental spell, while Sceptres can provide you with the ability to summon minions on the battlefield. If you prefer the thrill of fighting alone, you can choose the first two weapons; if you prefer the stability of having helpers, you can choose Sceptres. Once selected, try not to change it at will, because the spells related to your gear will affect your build.

Generally speaking, Sorceress can use three elemental damage: frost, lightning, and fire. Of course, you can also use minions and elemental damage spells when you use Sceptres, but it should be noted that the spells contained in your main weapon need to cooperate with your other Skill Gems. In addition, Sorceress will also use some Spirit Gems that appear as minions, such as Raging Spirits, which will send out three skeletons with fire and cause supper fire damage to the enemy.

Not only that, but Sorceress class is primarily focused on Intelligence attribute, so you can invest most of your POE2 Currency into this key attribute. But Dexterity is also an attribute that you need to pay special attention to, as high Dexterity can greatly improve the accuracy of your spells and also benefit your gear.

For gear, Sorceress will probably be better suited for lighter armor, and with modifiers that increase Intelligence and provide extra mana, which can increase the elemental damage of any type you choose to use. If you feel that Sorceress’s survivability is really poor, you can also invest some points into Strength attribute, which may make it more tanky. Here is a reminder that when choosing gear for Sorceress builds, if you want to make the item more effective, you can spend some POE 2 Orbs of Transmutation on it to upgrade it to a certain extent and gain a new affix.

Skills

In most combat situations, Sorceress will deal more damage to enemies and bosses when using frost damage, so you should prioritize skills that deal frost damage over lightning and fire damage.

In Act 1 and Act 2, you should try to unlock the better frost skills first, such as Frostbolt, Cold Snap, and Frost Wall, which will take you to Act 3 on normal difficulty. If you want to challenge the campaign with Cruel difficulty, Flameblast is a must-have for you. Your preferred skill will be followed by your preferred staff, Gelid Staff, which allows you to use Freezing Shards spell, which is a perfect match for other frost skills. You can then combine all three elemental damage in your build.

In the early stages of POE 2, Sorceress won’t have access to many frost skills, so you can use Ice Nova to deal close-range damage to enemies during the upgrade phase. But as you progress through the game, you’ll be able to build up a set of powerful frost spells to help you on your quest, especially after you get Level 9 Skill Gems. Among the non-frost skills, Ember Fusillade is a stackable fire spell that’s great for clearing a large group of enemies or dealing tremendous damage to bosses in the early stages.

While it may not be suitable for a frost-based Sorceress build, it’s undeniable that this skill can really help you out in the early stages. Flame Wall is also great for dealing with enemies with high health and strong combat abilities. In actual combat, you can use Ice Nova to keep the enemy within range of your fire spells, and then use these two fire skills to kill them all.

The following is a list of skills that are best suited for Sorceress builds based on these build ideas, and you can also modify them accordingly based on your play style.

• Flame Wall
• Ice Nova
• Ember Fusillade
• Frostbolt
• Cold Snap
• Frost Wall
• Flameblast

Passive Skills

There are a few ways to make Sorceress’s Passive Skills stronger. First, you can maximize this Class’s glass cannon attributes, which means focusing on Sorceress’s offensive attributes so that you can better freeze enemies and deal super high damage to them. Another way is to focus on the build’s defensive capabilities and survivability, such as using some POE 2 Items to increase evasion rating, armor, and energy shield regeneration.

Here are some of the best Passive Skills for you, but be aware that every player will have their own play style, so this is just for reference.

• Path of Winter
• Climate Change
• Echoing Frost
• Raw Power
• Open Mind
• Exploit the Elements
• Shattering

Ascendancy

Once you level up your Sorceress to a certain level, you can choose an Ascendancy Class for it by completing the new Ascension Trials in POE 2. You can choose between Chronomancer and Stormweaver.

Whether in the player community or on many social media, Chronomancer has become the most popular choice for players because it can provide you with additional defensive help so that you can survive longer in battle. And Chronomancer also has a buff called Time Freeze, which will help you get out of tricky situations smoothly during this brief pause.

But if you are an offensive player, you can also choose Stormweaver. Because its skills such as Heart of the Storm, Arcane Surge and Elemental Storm can cause unpredictable damage to enemies in various ways.

The above is how you can build the best Sorceress in Path of Exile 2. I hope you can have a very perfect game experience with the help of this glass cannon and get rich rewards from it. I wish you a happy game!

The long-awaited Path of Exile 2 Early Access adds a lot of new content that differs completely from the original, such as a long-time story background and a new combat mechanism. But these are not what players value most, they are more interested in the new boss battle.

Like the original, the bosses in POE 2 are also divided into mandatory bosses and optional bosses. You can win the main campaign by challenging those mandatory bosses, or you can get some extraordinary rewards through those optional bosses, and King in the Mists is one of them.

King in the Mists will appear in Act 1, so you need to fight this very difficult boss in the early stage of the game, not only because it is very aggressive but also because the terrain of the map where it is located is very narrow, and it is difficult for you to get out of it. So this guide will introduce you to how to find it in Freythorn and defeat it, so that you can spend the least time and energy on it but get the most abundant loot.

King In The Mists Location

The first thing you need to know is that in order to fight King in the Mists, you need to find and activate three Ritual Altars located around the edge of Freythorn. If you haven’t explored the map, you can run around the edge of the map and remember to pay attention to the checkpoints along the way. Ritual Altars are likely to be around them.

After you activate all three Ritual Altars, you will face a wave of monsters. They are not terrible and can be easily eliminated with some crowd control or group damage skills. Don’t forget to pick up POE2 Currency they drop on the ground.

After that, you will find the large open arena where you fight King in the Mists. In the middle, there will be an altar which will summon the powerful boss after you activate it.

It is important to note that if you find the arena before completing the activation tasks of the first three altars, you will find a black cloud blocking your way. The black cloud will disappear after you complete all the prerequisite tasks. In addition, all maps in POE 2 are reset and key landmarks are randomly placed, so the exploration direction is different at different times.

Fighting King In The Mists

It is worth noting that the fight with King in the Mists has two phases, so please equip your build with some POE 2 Items that can increase your endurance and survivability before challenging him. However, before this boss can fight you, you still need to defeat the wave of cultists that appear after the last Ritual Altar is activated.

Know yourself and know your enemy. So let’s take a look at what kind of attacks King in the Mists will make against you in the two phases, and what kind of counterattacks you can make.

Phase 1 - Human Form

Like many multi-phase bosses, King in the Mists appears in human form in the first phase - holding a wooden staff and wearing a hood. During this phase, its main attack strategy is to release curses continuously, afflictions and status effects into the arena, which can cause direct damage and continuous damage to you, so during this phase, you can do some fatal damage to it while constantly dodging. Here are the attacks that King in the Mists will do to you during this phase.

• Thorngrip: It will create a small cone in front of it, and from it will create vines that will deal moderate damage to you.
• Invasive Growth: Its staff will be slammed into the ground, creating a large area of ​​vines that also deal with moderate damage.
• Blood Pools: During this skill, you will see red blood pools appear around the arena. If you stand in them, you will take more and more damage over time.
• Affliction Totems: It will summon Affliction Totems on the ground, which will periodically pulse at you. If you are hit, you will take curses and physical damage.
• Ritual of Dance: During this skill, the boss will curse you. If you stop moving before the timer of this skill ends, you will be in a state of stasis for about three seconds.
• Ritual of Meditation: This skill will also curse you. But if you move before the timer ends, you will be in a state of stasis for about three seconds.

In fact, King in the Mists’ attacks on you are all very obvious summoning symbols, and its attack movements are a bit slow or even delayed, so you will have more time to dodge or cast some damaging skills. But the last two attack skills need your special attention, because they require different escape strategies.

Therefore, it is very important to identify the curse cast by Boss during the battle correctly. Currently, you will have two ways to identify it. The first is through the icon in the upper left corner of your game screen: Ritual of Dance is displayed as an icon with green, blue and purple, and there is a man dancing in the middle; while Ritual of Meditation is displayed as an icon with red, pink and purple, and there is also a man in the middle but no action.

The second way is to pay attention to the color of the curse circles that appear around your character when King in the Mists casts a curse: Ritual of Dance is purple, and Ritual of Meditation is red. In addition, the color intensity of this circle can also be used to indicate when the curse will fall. It is gray at the beginning and becomes very bright when it is close to the activation time. So if you find yourself surrounded by purple, keep moving. If it’s red, stand still.

If your early build isn’t enough to defeat King in the Mists on your own, you can also use POE 2’s new multiplayer feature to summon your friends to help you complete this boss’ battle. Or you can invest some more POE2 Currency in your skill tree to make yourself more tanky.

Phase 2 - Wildwood Form

When King in the Mists’ health is reduced to about 33% of its original health in the first phase, it will begin to transform and become invulnerable for a short period. After it shouts “The Wildwood’s power... is mine!”, it will recover all its health and barriers and become a tree-like creature similar to Leshen.

This means that this boss has entered the second phase of the battle. The attack methods in this phase are actually the same as the first phase, but with some new attacks. The following are the specific manifestations of the new additions.

• Purple Pustules: You will see some glowing Purple Pustules growing from the ground, which will explode when you get close to them. Then you will be affected by the stackable Shadow Surge, which will cause you to receive debuffs and physical damage continuously.
• Insect Swarm: At this time, the boss will keep waving his arms forward and summon a wave of insects that can move in a straight line. They can cause some damage to you if you are trapped in them.
• Insect Ball: This skill summons a group of dark, insect-like creatures that will follow your direction of movement and cause explosion damage when they hit you.

It should be noted here that the frequency of curses will appear more frequently in the second stage, so remember to use the correct dodging techniques. In addition, Purple Pustules is also an attack skill that you need to pay attention to, because the cumulative damage it produces may cause you to die in constant torture.

King In The Mists’ Loot

After you have gone through all the hardships to complete your battle with King in the Mists, you will obtain Gembloom Skull, which can be used to increase Spirit by 30 points permanently. In addition, you can also obtain some Ritual Rewards and Tributes when you defeat enemies around the altar.

If you are using Sorceress Class, you can also obtain an Uncut Spirit Gem from this boss battle, which can be used to obtain Raging Spirits skill, which will be a leap forward for Sorceress build.

That’s it for you. Here are some tips and tricks for defeating King in the Mists from Act 1 in Path of Exile 2. Hopefully, with the help of this guide, you can defeat them as quickly and safely as possible, and get those very valuable rewards. Have fun!

After nearly ten years of development, Path of Exile 2 Early Access has officially met with players last week! This new game, which has made a lot of improvements to the original, has added a lot of new game content, such as a new story background, new mechanisms, new campaigns, etc. However, POE 2 has made some subtractions from the original content: currency.

The number of currencies in POE 2 is much less than that of the original, which will be overwhelming for old players familiar with the original and new exiles. But don’t worry, this guide will give you a detailed introduction to the currency system in this new game, so that you can make and trade smoothly in the game.

What Is The Use Of Currency In The Game?

Unlike the original game, which can be used to trade with NPCs or other players, the currency in POE 2 is mainly used to make and modify your Gear, and ultimately increase the power level of your character. But this does not mean that the trading method has been eliminated in the game. You can use Gold to complete the above two transactions in the sequel. If you take your unwanted POE 2 Items to the auction house to sell, other players will still offer you currency in return, which is worth your attention.

There are three types of currency in POE 2, and each POE2 Currency in each type has its own unique function. Let’s explain them in detail.

Basic Crafting Currencies

First, we will introduce basic currencies, which can be found in various places as you explore the game world, such as monster drops, loot chests and breakables. They are also divided into different rarities, such as Normal, Magic and Rare, just like ordinary items. Here are their names and specific uses.

• Scroll Of Wisdom: When you get an item but don’t know it, you can use this currency to help you reveal its affixes and effects.
• Orb Of Transmutation: It can upgrade a Normal item to a Magic item and add an affix to it.
• Orb Of Augmentation: It can only add an affix to Magic items.
• Orb Of Annulment: It can remove any affix from a Magic or Rare item.
• Regal Orb: It can turn Magic items into Rare items and add an affix to them.
• Exalted Orb: It can add a random affix to a Rare item.
• Divine Orb: It can re-roll a modifier into your gear and the new modifier will be applied to this item.
• Artificer’s Orb: It can add a slot to your weapon or armor so that you can improve them.
• Orb Of Alchemy: It can turn one of your Normal items into a Rare item with 4 affixes.
• Orb Of Chance: It can turn one of your Normal items into a random Magic, Rare or Unique item.
• Chaos Orb: It is the most common currency in the game, because it can replace a random affix on your Magic or Rare item with a new affix.
• Armourer’s Scrap: It can increase the quality of your armor by 4%, making you more survivable.
• Blacksmith’s Whetstone: It can increase the quality of your Martial weapons by 4%, making you more damaging.
• Arcanist’s Etcher: It can increase the quality of your Caster weapons by 4%, making you more damaging.
• Gemcutter’s Prism: It can increase the quality of all your current Skill Gems by 5%
• Vaal Orb: This is a very special currency in the game. It can be applied to any item and has different effects on items, such as adding a random enchantment, adding an extra slot, increasing all attributes, or re-rolling a new affix.
• Jeweler’s Orb: It can add a different level of slot for Skill Gems with different slots. Skill Gems with two slots will get a Lesser slot, Skill Gems with three slots will get a Greater slot, and Skill Gems with four slots will get a Perfect slot.

Advanced And Pseudo-Currency

These advanced currencies don’t appear everywhere in the game, but later in the game. Usually, you can only get them after completing the endgame. Some of them appear early, but require you to interact with certain mechanics to get them. Here are their names and specific effects.

• Essence: You get this by fighting Essence monsters. It turns a Normal item into a Rare item and adds a specific affix to it.
• Greater Essence: Much like the previous currency, you will pick up this currency next to the corpses of Greater Essence monsters. It turns a Magic item into a Rare item and adds a specific affix to it.
• Omen: You get this in Ritual mechanic of the current league, and it will grant it specific abilities based on your inventory.
• Catalyst: You find this in Breach mechanic of the league, and it will increase the quality of your ring or amulet by a certain amount, and the specific value will be adjusted according to the item itself.
• Distilled Emotions: You’ll find this in Delirium mechanic, and it adds significant passive abilities to your amulets.

It’s important to note that Mirror of Kalandra, which can copy the most perfect items in the original game, has not been explicitly mentioned to appear in the sequel. But it’s true that it will be the rarest, most sought-after, most iconic, and most valuable item in the game. We can look forward to it.

Currency Shards

During some of your explorations, you may not find full POE2 Currency, but rather currency fragments. However, it should be noted that the number of shards you get from clearing a map is small, and you can also get more shards by disassembling or recycling certain gear.

When you collect ten shards of the same currency, you can combine them into a currency item. You can then use the combined full currency to enhance your build or character accordingly. Here is a list of combinations.

• Transmutation Shard - Orb of Transmutation
• Chance Shard - Orb of Chance
• Regal Shard - Regal Orb
• Artificer’s Shard - Artificer’s Orb
• Exalted Shard - Exalted Orb
• Chaos Shard - Chaos Orb

The above are all the currencies currently available in Path of Exile 2 and their uses. I hope you can experience a completely different gaming experience in this new game and get very generous rewards in it. I wish you a happy game!

In Path of Exile 2 Early Access that players have been looking forward to for nearly a decade, there are a lot of new content to explore, such as new league mechanics, new map mechanics, and new challenge missions. But what makes players most excited is the many bosses added in it, and Putrid Wolf Count Geonor is one of them.

It appears at the end of Act 1 in POE 2, so it is also a test for you to enter Act 2 and further advance the campaign. Unlike most bosses, your battle with Count Geonor will go through three different phases, and each phase will launch a new attack mode against you, which is not an effortless task for both rookies and old players familiar with the original.

So this guide came out. Here will introduce you how to more easily complete your three-phase campaign with Count Geonor, including when to enter the field and when to dodge or block.

Campaign Overview

As mentioned earlier, your battle with Geonor is divided into three different phases. In the first phase, it is in human form and wields a greatsword with ice attacks, and sometimes in wolf form. Its full transformation into wolf form, with health restored and a new, hard-to-dodge attack, occurs in the second phase. In the third phase, it will become more enraged and can deal more damage.

Phase 1 - Human Form

In the first phase, Geonor’s attack ability is weak, and it will send you a signal before attacking. So as long as your build has strong damage ability and has some POE 2 items that can cause combos, this phase will go by very quickly. Here are its attacks in the first phase.

• Sword Combo: Geonor will swing his sword seven times at the enemy in front of it, that is you. During this skill, you need to use dodge as much as possible and go behind it to avoid taking direct damage. Then, when it ends this skill, return to the front and attack it.
• Sword Thrust: Geonor thrusts his greatsword forward, creating a wind slash that travels at high speed. Again, you can use your build’s mobility to avoid taking damage. However, be aware that the wind slash will also deal status damage to you, so try to dodge to the left or right instead of away.
• Sword Charge: Geonor’s greatsword will aim at you and charge you in a straight line. If you get hit, you will most likely be pierced and die instantly. So when building your own build, it’s worth investing some POE2 Currency in defense besides damage, so that you can withstand those powerful attacks.
• Sword Ice Wall: Geonor summons two ice walls that trap you in a cone. It then slams with its greatsword. Note that this ice wall can be broken, so you’ll want to maximize your build’s ice defense.
• Wolf Summons: Geonor transforms into a wolf here, and summons five little wolves to help him through this phase of the fight. The advice here is to kill the summons first if possible, otherwise they are likely to pose a tremendous threat to you.
• Red Blood Slam: After transforming into a wolf, Geonor will disappear in a red mist for a second, then suddenly appear and slam into your standing position, causing huge area damage to you. This is the last attack of this phase, which is difficult to dodge. All you can do is to resist as much as possible and find an opportunity to cast a critical hit on it to end this phase.

If you want to make this battle easier and want to get loots rewarded by Geonor more quickly, you can also use Party feature to summon others and teleport them to the boss battle to fight side by side with you.

Phase 2 - Wolf Form

When Geonor’s health drops to about 40% of its original health, it will turn into a full-fledged wolf and automatically restore all its health. In this phase of the battle, its attack damage will be more deadly, so be prepared for it. Again, the following are Geonor’s attacks in this phase.

• Icicle Breath: With this skill, Geonor forms an icicle in his thin Cone every time he breathes. Although the damage caused by this icicle is small, the effect of slowing your movement speed will make you very annoying, so try to avoid it if you can.
• Ice Spikes: Geonor will stab his greatsword into the ground, and then a large area with it, as the radius will form a circle of frost. After a few seconds, ice spikes will emerge from the ice circle, and if you come into contact with it, you will be frozen. Since this skill covers a very wide range, dodging here will not play a big role. You can only increase your resistance as much as possible or stay away from Geonor.
• Ice Mist: When you hear Geonor say As night falls..., you will see a destructive mist covering the edge of the arena. At the same time, Geonor will summon numerous little wolves to attack you continuously within 30 seconds. This will make your dodging operation very difficult to implement, so please resist and use more crowd control skills.
• Requiem On High: When you hear a very sharp and piercing high-pitched melody, it means that Geonor will summon beams of ice from the sky, which can cause moderate damage to you and slow you down. Since these beams of ice only appear in a small area, they are easier to dodge than Ice Spikes.

Here you need to remind you that you will find that whether in the first or second stage, the attack damage element used by Geonor is ice, so before challenging this final boss, you can equip some items or gear in your build that can improve the defense of this element type. If your build is lacking in DPS, you can use as many POE 2 Divine Orbs as possible to get a rarity boost or a new modifier on your primary weapon.

Phase 3 - Enraged Wolf Form

When Geonor’s health is only 25% of its original health in the second phase, it becomes very enraged and deals with more serious damage. But fortunately, the attack methods in this stage are basically the same as in the second stage, except for the addition of a key attack - Red and Black Beams.

In fact, the form and effect produced by this skill and Requiem On High are the same, but the output damage has been significantly improved. But it’s worth reminding you that after Geonor summons the beams for the first time, they will appear at the same time as other attacks, so you should keep your hands locked on the dodge button on your controller.

The above is a detailed explanation of the battle stages of Count Geonor, a powerful boss in POE 2 Early Access. I hope you can complete this battle faster and more smoothly with the help of this guide, and enter Act 2 as soon as possible to start a new exploration. Happy gaming!