Leveling Guides

Here are some answers to many of the burning questions Path of Exile players frequently have. Does a higher quality map provide more experience? No. +Quality on maps only affects the drop rates of items, and also increases the chance to get a map drop. It has no effect on the number of monsters spawned in a map nor the amount of experience they give. Rolling certain map mods however can increase your XP gain, such as Pack Size or More Magic Monsters. Lvl 25 Templar build what gems needed…

You don’t get any benefit from having your resistances over 75%, unless you also increase your max resistance cap. Increasing your max resists can be very beneficial and reduce the damage you take significantly. You could theoretically reach over 100% in some max elemental resist and become completely immune to that damage type, but in practice it’s pretty hard to achieve. The simplest way to get 5% to max Lightning, Fire or Cold resist is to use Purity of Fire, Lightning or Ice auras. Ruby, Topaz and Sapphire flasks also…

Armor is only a part of your defenses. It’s effectiveness is also tied with your health, so you should work on a balance of both to get the most out of each. It also depends if you’re in softcore or hardcore; obviously in HC leagues you’ll want to get higher defenses before you tackle 72+ maps. Also important to note are levels, being the same level as monsters or 10 levels above can make a huge impact to your overall survivability. For level 72 maps I’d recommend you try to…

Generally, is it better to build damage or attack speed, and why? Attack speed: Attack speed affects all damage (physical or elemental) Faster attack speed can apply Life on Hit faster High attack speed will drain your mana quicker, so if you rely on mana leech at some point it may become unsustainable. Attacking faster may apply critical strikes or elemental status effects quicker. Not affected as much by enemy’s dodge/block Damage: If an attack hits for a lot of damage in one hit a part of monster’s armor is…

There are currently four leagues available to play in Path of Exile. It’s sort of like PoE’s version of “servers”, where characters and their items only exist in a particular league and can’t be cross-traded or transferred (at least not in typical ways). You are able to talk to players from any league, but you’re otherwise unable to interact with them. If you plan on playing with friends make sure you are all in the same league! Standard & Hardcore leagues Standard and Hardcore leagues are the two most basic…