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Builds
BuildBig Monkee Spirit Walker Build Guide: Tame Beast from Campaign to EndgameA companion-focused Spirit Walker that tames Mighty Silverfist, shares player scaling with companions, and combines a powerful unique beast with Pounce, Maul and Pain Offering.
BuildGrenade Gemling Legionnaire Build Guide: Leveling, Clear and BossingA crossbow starter that levels into Explosive Shot and a grenade package, then uses Gemling quality scaling, Mirage Archer and layered defenses for maps and bosses.
BuildLightning Arrow Deadeye Build Guide: League Start to EndgameA fast bow mapper built around Lightning Arrow, Lightning Rod detonations, Herald of Thunder and Deadeye mirages, with a staged non-crit to crit progression.
BuildArchon Tornado Acolyte of Chayula Build GuideA hidden-ascendancy Monk that runs a Tornado trigger chain, stacks Strength for scaling, and unlocks through the Breach questline.Encounter library
Boss Guides
BossThe Executioner Boss Guide: Slam Tells, Adds and Ogham Village RouteAn Act 1 main boss in Ogham Village whose slow physical slams, straight-line red attack and summoned mercenaries punish standing in front of him.
BossAzarian, the Forsaken Son Guide: Burning Ground, Fire Dance and Essence of WaterAct 2 boss in Buried Shrines tied to The City of Seven Waters. Survive the Fire Dance chase, Burning Ground trail and claim the Essence of Water quest item.
BossBalbala, the Traitor Boss Guide: Poison Gas, Coin Runes and the Ascendancy UnlockPath of Exile 2 Act 2 boss guide: Balbala's poison gas vanish, coin runes, Spectral Blades, and how Balbala's Barya unlocks the Trial of the Sekhemas for your first Ascendancy.
BossBeira of the Rotten Pack Boss Guide: Cold Spikes, Wolves and +10% Cold ResistancePath of Exile 2 Act 1 optional boss guide: Beira's 'Be still!', 'Feed!', 'Swell!' and 'Rotten!' cold attacks, and how the Head of the Winter Wolf grants +10% Cold Resistance.Browse mechanics
Items Database
ItemAdonia's Ego: Power Charge Setup, Weapon Swap and Build UseAdonia's Ego is a unique Siphoning Wand used to convert an infusion and weapon-swap setup into Power Charges for high-investment spell builds.
ItemCrown of the Pale King: Thorns Retaliation, Rolls and Runemaster UpgradeCrown of the Pale King is a low-level unique Cultist Crown that adds physical Thorns and lets Thorns retaliate against all hits.
ItemSire of Shards: Circular Projectiles, Spell Scaling and Build UseSire of Shards is a unique Chiming Staff that grants Sigil of Power, spell damage and cast speed, and makes spells fire four additional projectiles in a circle.
ItemAgainst the Darkness: Modifier Pool, Best Sockets and Trade Search in 0.5.4Against the Darkness is a Unique Time-Lost Diamond in Path of Exile 2 0.5.4 that rolls two random modifiers: one affecting Small Passive Skills in Radius and one affecting Notable Passive Skills in Radius. This guide covers the modifier classification, the Placement Matrix for picking the best socket, why the same modifier scores differently per socket, how to preview in the passive tree, and how to trade-search two explicit mods at once.Skill reference
Skills
SkillBall Lightning Skill Guide: Bolt Frequency, Fire Infusion and ShockBall Lightning launches a slow projectile that does not hit directly but discharges lightning bolts every 0.2 seconds at nearby enemies.
SkillGas Grenade Skill Guide: Poison Clouds, Detonation and CooldownGas Grenade creates a growing poison cloud that can be ignited or detonated for a fire blast, with up to six clouds active at once.
SkillLightning Spear Skill Guide: Frenzy Charge Split, Bolts and ShockLightning Spear throws a spear that bursts into five lightning bolts and consumes a Frenzy Charge when available to split the main spear toward three targets.
SkillTornado Skill Guide: Elemental Ground Absorption, Limits and Damage over TimeTornado creates a moving physical damage-over-time storm that pulls enemies and absorbs elemental ground debuffs for additional elemental damage.Recently updated
Latest Guides
GuideBest Atlas Tree in PoE2 0.5: First 20, 40 and 60 PointsA staged Atlas plan that first secures Waystone sustain and safe progression, then specialises through an Atlas Master and one profitable mechanic.
GuidePoE2 0.5 Currency Farming Strategies: Budget, Atlas and RiskA decision guide for selecting a 0.5 farming strategy by character strength, entry cost, liquidity and failure risk instead of copying volatile profit claims.
GuidePoE2 Acts 1–4 Boss and Permanent Rewards ChecklistA campaign companion for separating mandatory bosses, optional permanent rewards and commonly missed quest items across Acts 1–4.
GuidePoE2 Classes and Ascendancies: Choose the Right Playstyle in 0.5A beginner decision guide that matches each current class family to melee, ranged, spell, minion, transformation and low-input playstyles without treating a patch tier list as permanent.Patch library
Major Patches
PatchPath of Exile 2 0.1.0 Ascendancy Trials Baseline: Trial of Sekhemas & Trial of Chaos at LaunchAt 0.1.0, ascendancies were earned by surviving the Trial of Sekhemas (a Honour-based gauntlet) and the Trial of Chaos. This page records exactly how the original trial system worked and how later patches changed it.PatchPath of Exile 2 0.1.0 Atlas & Endgame Baseline: How the Original Maps, Waystones and League Mechanics WorkedAt 0.1.0 the endgame was a standalone Atlas of Worlds with Waystones, Towers, Tablets and Citadels, plus Breach, Expedition, Ritual and Delirium in maps. This page records exactly what the original endgame shipped with and which parts were rewritten by later patches.
PatchPath of Exile 2 0.1.0b Launch Hotfix: Gas Grenade Nerf, Crash Fixes & First-Week StabilisationThe 0.1.0b hotfix lowered Gas Grenade and Gas Arrow explosion damage and fixed loading, Atlas Controller Refund, Console Gateway and crashes. This page records exactly what 0.1.0b changed and why Day-1 build footage no longer matches the client.
PatchPath of Exile 2 0.1.0c Loot & Currency Patch: Regal/Gemcutter Rates, Chaos/Artificer Redistribution & Waystone PrefixThe 0.1.0c economy patch raised Regal Orb and Gemcutter's Prism drop rates, redistributed Chaos and Artificer's Orbs, and buffed Waystone prefixes to improve early map sustain. This page records exactly what 0.1.0c changed and how later patches moved the economy again.