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GuidesPower, Frenzy, and Endurance Charges in Path of Exile 2How Power, Frenzy, and Endurance charges work as generatable and consumable combat resources in Path of Exile 2, how they differ from PoE1 passive bonuses, and how to build generation and consumption loops with Combat Frenzy and Resonance.mechanics
GuidesResistance, Curses, Exposure, and Penetration in Path of Exile 2How enemy resistances, resistance-reduction Curses, Exposure, Ignore Resistance, and Penetration interact in the Path of Exile 2 damage pipeline, and how to choose the right debuff for your build.mechanics
GuidesAccuracy Rating, Distance Penalty, and Hit Chance in Path of Exile 2How Accuracy, Evasion, and the ranged distance penalty determine whether your attacks hit in Path of Exile 2, and how to fix low hit chance without guessing.mechanics
GuidesAttack, Spell, Hit, and Damage over Time Tags in Path of Exile 2Clear up the four most confused skill concepts in Path of Exile 2: Attack, Spell, Hit, and Damage over Time. Learn which modifiers apply to which skills and how behaviour tags work.mechanics
GuidesCritical Hit Chance, Critical Damage Bonus, and the Crit Transition in Path of Exile 2How Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage Bonus work in Path of Exile 2, how they accumulate, and how to judge whether your build should commit to a crit-focused focus or stay on a non-crit path.mechanics
GuidesDamage Scaling Order, Conversion, and Gain as Extra in Path of Exile 2Learn the Path of Exile 2 damage pipeline: base, added, increased (additive), more (multiplicative), conversion, gain as extra, crit, and enemy resistance, with worked examples.mechanics
GuidesLife & Mana Recovery: Leech, Regeneration, Recoup, Recharge, and Flasks in Path of Exile 2How the five recovery methods in Path of Exile 2 actually work: Leech, Regeneration, Recoup, Energy Shield Recharge, and Flasks — what triggers each, which resource they fill, and how the 0.5 Leech rework changed everything.mechanics
GuidesProjectile Pierce, Fork, Chain, and Return in Path of Exile 2How Pierce, Fork, Chain, and Return resolve on a single projectile collision in Path of Exile 2, including the priority order, enemy vs terrain chaining, and which skills forbid certain behaviours.mechanicsGuidesAilments, Thresholds, Charms and Immunity in Path of Exile 2How PoE 2 ailments work: buildup, magnitude, duration, threshold, and the difference between resistance, avoidance and immunity, plus how Charms auto-trigger to keep you safe.mechanics
GuidesArmour, Evasion, Energy Shield and Runic Ward ExplainedHow the four defence layers in Path of Exile 2 work and combine: Armour, Evasion, Energy Shield, and the new Runic Ward, plus where Resistance, Block, and Deflect fit.mechanics
GuidesImporting and Exporting Build Planner .build Files in Path of Exile 2How the in-game Path of Exile 2 Build Planner reads .build data files: what they contain, where to put them on each platform, how to import and open them, how to pick the right level/budget stage, and how to validate and fix a file that will not load.mechanics
GuidesStun, Daze, Pin, Electrocute and Armour Break in Path of Exile 2How Stun, Daze, Pin, Freeze, Electrocute, Immobilise and Armour Break actually work in Path of Exile 2: what each limits, how buildup and Primed states feed combos, and why Armour Break is not a control effect.mechanics
GuidesPoE 2 Support Gem Compatibility: Why a Support Won't Socket or WorkWhy a support gem refuses to socket into your skill, or sockets but does nothing in combat: skill tags versus support tags, socket progression, attribute and weapon requirements, duplicates, and persistent/spirit buffs.mechanics
GuidesAscendancy Points and Trials: How to Get All 8How Path of Exile 2 Ascendancy works: the two trials (Sekhemas and Chaos), the 8-point ladder, where every key drops, and how to recover a failed endgame run.mechanics
GuidesWeapon Set Passive Points ExplainedWhat Weapon Set Passive Points are in Path of Exile 2, where every Book of Specialization drops, how to allocate them to Weapon Set I or II, and the hybrid builds they enable.mechanics
GuidesExpedition Atlas First Points and RouteA cautious first-points checklist for the 0.5.4 Expedition Atlas, with all node names, effects, and routes still pending PC verification.mechanics
GuidesSkill-Granting Unique Scaling Mechanics in 0.5.4A mechanics reference for level-scaling skill-granting Uniques; it does not recommend a Build.mechanics