Here, I’ll take you through a quick my progress for the first three days of POE 3.22 Trial of the Ancestors league. 

I league started with Chaos Blazing Salvo Totem build and like what I have tested before, levelling was very easy and smooth. I did not find any wand with plus one to fire the spell during the campaign. So, I just used the best wand I could find before switching to The Consuming Dark daggers at level fifty-three. 

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As you know, the Act Bosses were taken down very quickly. I had access to a lot of life nodes on the skill tree, so survivability was never an issue. 

Mapping & Gear Progression 

I did not buy any gear before I hit yellow maps, except for the two Consuming Dark, which I bought for one Chaos Orb each. 

These were my gears when I was running white maps. You can see that these gears are really bad. 

So really, this build is very cheap to start with. You don’t need any gear to start this build, not even Consuming Dark, but it’s nice to have them if you have the POE Currency. They are the priorities when it comes to upgrading your gears because they give a huge damage boost. 

These are my gears when running yellow maps:

• Consuming Dark - 1c x 2
• Kikazaru - 1c
• Soul Mantle - 1c
• Mindspiral - Self Found
• Self-flagellation jewel - 4c
• Dragon Beads Citrine Amulet - 1c
• Viper Horn Royal Burgonet - 1c
• Stygian Vise - 4c
• Brood Solace Crimson Jewel - 1c
• Whispering Sight Ghastly Eye Jewel - 1c
• Dire Grip Gloves - 2c
• Rune Track Boots - 2c
• Bramble Nail Two Stone Ring -10c

The whole set of gears costs about thirty Chaos Orbs, which is slightly higher than what I expected. The most expensive piece is the curse on hit despair ring, which costs me ten Chaos Orbs. 

The rest of my gears and jewels are very cheap, and I even found some that I could use for my build. I changed my helmet to Mindspiral after the uber lab. I was lucky to get this despair curse effect enchantment during my first uber lab. 

However, a helmet enchantment is not needed for farming red maps. I found a jewel with a reduced curse effect on me and some other nice mods, so currently I am not using the minor god Yugul. 

In this league, Yugul can be found in Terrace Map, which is a Tier 8 map. You can also get reduced curse effect by using Tattoo of the Hinekora Deathwarden. 

My next upgrade is to get a six-link Soul Mantle, preferably with the plus two to socketed gems corrupted implicit. I’m going to use some tattoos on my skill tree where I see fit. 

Trial of the Ancestors 

I only started to engage with the league mechanics after I finished the campaign. 

The mechanics could be a little confusing at first. But in my opinion, it’s very fun and exciting. The more I play, the more I like it. 

When running through the campaign or mapping, you would often find Silver Coins, which can be used to create an entrance to the Halls of the Dead. 

Once you are inside, you activate the waypoint and next time you wanna come here you can just click this. When you touch the Well of Passing, it transports you to sort of the afterlife. 

To participate in the Trial of the Ancestors, you go to the very end and click this. 

These are the opponents that you will be fighting against depending on which ones you choose. The sponsors basically mean that, by winning this match, you will earn five hundred favours with the Kitava Tribe. 

After the match, you can visit the NPC and buy warriors or equipment for the next round using the Favours earned. 

Depending on the opponent, you will get different rewards after winning each match. I always prioritize the rewards. But if none of the rewards are good, I choose my opponent based on the Favours earned.

This is Round 1. You will need to win multiple matches to eventually win a tournament.

To win a match, you must destroy all enemies’ totems while preventing the enemies from doing the same to your totems. The only way to destroy the enemies’ totems is by channeling them to lower their life until they explode. 

After winning the match, you can then collect your reward. 

My Strategy

There are four positions on the field: Attacker, Flanker, Escort, and Defender.  

I always prioritize the positions, Attacker and Flanker. I only fill up the positions, Escort and Defender, when I get more Warriors after a few rounds. This is because I feel like the Attackers also serve as a very good line of defense. 

The Attackers will always prioritize fighting the opponents before destroying the totems. So, they will attack the enemies and stop them from going to our side, thus our totems are protected. 

Flankers are important, as their priority is to destroy the enemies’ totems. So, when we are busy fighting mid-field, the flankers will try to sneak into the enemies’ back and destroy their totems. 

Defenders usually stay with the totems while Escorts are to escort you and join you in whatever you do in the fight. 

It feels good to play a totem build this league. This is because you will be stunned for a few seconds if you get hit when channeling the enemies’ totems. If you’re playing a self-cast build, these few seconds are deadly because you’re left completely defenseless. 

I usually place the totems around me when channeling the enemies’ totems. So, if I get hit and stunned when channeling the enemies’ totems, my totems will deal damage to the enemies approaching me so that I don’t get killed.

Here are 10 easy ways for making currency in the first two days of the new league of Path of Exile.

1. Chrome And Chaos Recipe

Starting from Act 1, you can and should pick up the highlighted items for Chromatic Orb Recipe. Always get as many as you can and sell them to the NPC when you go back to town.

Later you can do the Chaos Recipe that requires a full set of items between item level 60 and 74. If they are identified, you will get 1 Chaos Orb. And if they are unidentified, you will get 2 Chaos Orbs.

2. Identified Rare Items

Another way of making POE Currency is to pick up rare items. Identify and put them in one or two kill steps. They may seem bad, but there is always someone in need.

If they don’t sell, just lower the prices.

3. Buy Low Level Contracts

Once you get your first Rogue’s Marker, go to the highest zone and buy the Contracts because they will reset after you level up and you can run them fast for easy currency before or after you reach maps.

4. Linked Items

Starting from Act 3, you can get 4 or 5 linked items, which you can easily sell for up to 3 Chaos Orbs because of the specific socket colors you get.

If they don’t sell, just lower the prices.

5. Selling Maps

On the first two days of every new league, I always make a lot of currency by simply trading maps. Set the exact price tabs and just throw in the maps you don’t run.

By the way, Red Maps are up to 8 Chaos Orbs sometimes. So, for 10 sold maps, you can get a Divine Orb.

6. Vaults Of Atziri

There is a map called Vaults of Atziri, and it has only chests.

You can get a lot of cool items, including 6 links when you open those chests.

So, for players who can’t even kill magic monsters on a normal map, this is an alternative. Open the chests, do the Chaos Recipe, and pray for Divine Orbs and 6 links.

7. Item Level 85+ Bases

Once you reach Tier 16 Maps, everything you pick up is valuable in the first two days of the new league.

You can sell item level 85+ based items in bulk for one or two Chaos Orbs each and sometimes even more. At this point, the Chaos Recipe isn’t as profitable as just picking up random items.

However, there are some really expensive but common items and those are the Utility Flasks. They go up to 8 or 10 Chao Orbss a piece if their item level is 85 or above. Make sure you pick them up.

8. Stacked Decks (Flip Or Open)

Another thing I do on the first days of the new league is to buy Stacked Decks. They usually cost 1 Chaos Orb each and you can sell them in bulk for Divine Orbs.

In order to set the buying price, write “-b/o the amount of Stacked Decks/number of Chaos you want to pay for them followed by stacked-deck”. They never go down in price, so it’s a good investment.

9. Influenced Items

Another method of making currency in the first few days is to sell Influenced items.

This is a bit hard for the new players because you have to be able to kill Guardians, but some items can be very expensive as influenced bases without even crafting them.

10. Flipping Ccurrency

For the Hideout enjoyers, flipping currency can make you rich in no time.

It can be faster than crafting, with almost no risk involved. Because the price prices are always going up on the first two days of the new league and you don’t even need that much game knowledge to do that. Just buy currency and sell it in bulk.

Outro

Of course, there are many other ways to make currency. But I think those are easy even for beginners.

Recently, we have been updating a series. This series is mainly talking about some underrated low-level leveling unique items that maybe you can use at the start of POE 3.22 Trial of the Ancestors League. Today, we will focus on the Boots slot.

When someone says leveling unique boots, most of the players already thinking about Wanderlust Wool Shoes or Seven-League Step Rawhide Boots. Wanderlust is maybe the most common boots used for leveling because of its Movement Speed.

Underrated Boots - Wondertrap Velvet Slippers

This time we take a look on Wondertrap Velvet Slippers.

I know everyone wants one thing at the start of the league and that is the Movement Speed boots from the vendor at level 2. Most of the time, I got unlucky and did not get any Movement Speed on my boots.

There is a vendor recipe for Movement Speed boots, but that cost a Quicksilver Flask and I don’t think you have a spare one at the start of the new league.

Why Wondertrap Is Good?

The reason why I think this item is good is because it has everything that makes a good leveling item. Let’s break down.

First, the level requirement is level 9. It’s a low level check. The most important stat on these boots is the Movement Speed roll. I think this is the most important stat for faster leveling because we run everywhere. This can roll up to 25%. Of course, the better the roll, the higher the price will be. If you’re unlucky and didn’t get the Movement Speed boots when you reached level 9, then this is a very good alternative.

It is also worth mentioning that these boots give all three attributes, which are very good for this level. When you want to spend your skill points on damage or life, equip them with attributes of gems or POE Items. I hate sometimes I only need like 5 or even less stat for an item or gem to able to use and this can save you a few skill points.

There are two not-so-good stats on this pair of boots. First, the Energy Shield. It gives us a little survivability, but is not as important as the stats or Movement Speed.

The other stat is the increased rarity of items found when on low life. The reason why this is bad is that you have to go low life. That’s under 50% life. Most of the time, you are either in full life or just above 50%. And you are never under 50%. Even if you are under 50%, you just run and don’t kill anything. At this level, there is no way, or it’s not even worth running around with 50% health.

How Can You Get Wondertrap At The Start of The New League?

On the first day of the new league, Wondertrap is very obtainable and there is plenty on the market.

Also, keep in mind, in the Trial of the Ancestors League, you have a chance to get a unique item as a reward for beating your opponents in the arena.

In the trailer, you can see there is a unique belt offered as a reward. I am not saying you will get this. Just keep in mind there is a chance to get a unique item while testing the league mechanic in Act 1.

I always take a few minutes to look at the league mechanics and judge if it’s worth trying to get unique items or something useful. I know it’s not the fastest way, but I only have fun when trying new things. After all, that’s why playing games is about having fun.

Also Read: Path Of Exile 1 And Path Of Exile 2 Are Two Different Games! - Differences Between POE 1 & POE 2

How Much Is Wondertrap On The First Day Of The New League?

The price of the Wondertrap is 1 Orb of Alchemy to 1 Chaos Orb on the first day of the new league, depending on the roll.

According to PoE ninja. You can check the price through the graphs while searching for the item. I think it’s a very fair price for this even if you pay 1 Chaos Orb for it. But I think you can get this item pretty quickly with 1 Orb of Alchemy.

I checked the trade site, and some were listed 4 months ago, so that might have been the first day of the league.

Disclaimer!

Here are some disclaimers.

You don’t have to use these boots for leveling. You can 100% complete the Acts without this item. I know of some speedrunners/groups who almost made it to level 90 on the first day of the new league and even took down an Uber Boss. It’s just a somewhat interesting series that hopefully focuses on low-level leveling unique items that are underused or underrated. Do you have any favourite leveling boots?