Path of Exile 2 is an Action Role-Playing Game developed and published by Grinding Gear Games, launched into Early Access on December 6, 2024. As a sequel to Path of Exile, PoE 2 stands as a standalone title that revolutionizes many of the original game's mechanics, introducing evolved yet traditional ARPG progression and gameplay.
Path of Exile 2 is renowned for its complexity, featuring one of gaming's largest Skill Trees, which can feel overwhelming for newcomers to ARPGs or those unfamiliar with Path of Exile's unique approach. This comprehensive Path of Exile 2 guide hub compiles all of Game Rant's PoE 2 guide content, from essential pre-play knowledge and game mechanics like Currencies and progression, to detailed quest and boss walkthroughs.
This guide to Path of Exile 2 is continually updated to reflect new content added during the Early Access phase and leading up to its full release in 2025.
Before diving into Path of Exile 2, take some time to understand the game's meta, enhance your experience, and learn tips to guide you from the moment you log in.
These guides cover essential information about Path of Exile 2, such as max level, completion time, microtransactions, and answers to common questions. Additionally, beginner tips for PoE 2 will help new players get started on the right foot.
You'll also find guides on in-game options and settings, including optimal PC graphics settings, combat controls like dodging and movement, and other tips to optimize your gameplay experience.
Burning Questions, Answered
All Early Access Supporter Packs & Rewards
How To Change Character Leagues
How To Get Points
Best Stash Tabs to Buy
How Long to Beat
Biggest Improvements Over The First Game
Max Level & Leveling Milestones
Is There Level Scaling
How to Claim Early Access Twitch Drops
Best PC Settings For Path of Exile 2
How To Dodge & Block
How To Change Weapons In Combat
How To Bind Skills
How to Change Movement Input
How To Link Items To Chat
How To Hide The Chat
How To Enable/Disable Crossplay
10 Beginner Tips
Where To Buy Scrolls Of Wisdom
What To Do With Extra Loot
Best Classes For Beginners, Ranked
How to Get Gold Fast
How To Play With Friends
What To Spend Gold On First
Path of Exile 2 is a complex game with numerous mechanics crucial for optimizing your build. While it brings back familiar elements from the first game, PoE 2 introduces a wealth of new mechanics that transform the gameplay experience.
These guides delve into essential aspects of your character's stats, core gameplay mechanics both in and out of combat, and the innovative Skills and Sockets systems in PoE 2.
Character Attributes, Explained
How To Get More Passive Skill Points
How To Respec Passive Skill Points
How To Use The Passive Skill Filter
Weapon Set Points, Explained
Spirit Resource, Explained
How To Increase Spirit
How To Increase Movement Speed
How To Raise Max Mana
Energy Shield Explained
What Does Accuracy Do
Best Resistances To Upgrade
How To Fast Travel
How To Identify Items For Free
How to Trade
All Ailments Explained
What Are Instances
How To Stun Enemies
How To Aim Skills
Armour Break, Explained
All Crowd Control Effects
How To Create & Join Guilds
How Does Arcane Surge Work
How Do Power Charges Work?
Death Penalty, Explained
How Do Herald Of Ice And Thunder Work
How To Equip Support Gems
How To Get More Support Gems
How To Equip & Use Runes
Jewel Sockets, Explained
How To Get More Uncut Spirit Gems
How to Get Raging Spirits
In PoE 2, while players can freely equip gear, Skills, and Passive Skills (provided they meet the requirements), Classes are the cornerstone of your build. Each Class begins at a different point on the Passive Skill Tree, steering players toward passives that complement their archetype.
Path of Exile 2 plans to introduce 12 Classes, with six currently available in the Early Access. The Ascendancy system is already implemented, offering each Class a choice of powerful, permanent Skill Trees that enhance the standard Passive Skill Tree.
These guides explore the six (soon to be 12) Path of Exile 2 Classes and the Ascendancy system, providing insights into the Ascendancy system's fundamentals, recommended builds for each class, and other class-specific advice.
Best Classes, Ranked
Best Solo Class
How To Swap Mercenary Ammo Types
How To Summon More Minions
How Does Aftershock Work?
How Does Rage Work
All Class Ascendancies (& Ascendancy Nodes)
How To Unlock Ascension Classes
Monk Leveling Build Guide
Tempest Flurry Invoker Build
Mercenary Leveling Guide
Sorceress Leveling Build
Rolling Slam Warrior Leveling Build
Warrior Leveling Guide
Witch Leveling Guide
In Path of Exile 2, gear plays a pivotal role in your power progression. Beyond enemy drops, PoE 2 features a sophisticated Crafting system driven by a variety of Currencies.
Currencies in PoE 2 can enhance item rarity, add modifiers to gear, reroll modifiers, and more. These guides offer a deep dive into the PoE 2 Crafting and upgrade system, detailing the different Currencies, crafting techniques, and strategies for farming gear and acquiring valuable items like Charms.
How To Upgrade Item Rarity
How To Upgrade & Refill Potions
How to Add Sockets to Gear
How To Upgrade Armor & Weapon Quality
How To Reroll Gear Modifiers
All Currency Items & Effects
How To Unlock & Use Salvage Bench
How To Unlock & Use Currency Exchange
How To Find Out Current Path of Exile 2 Currency Exchange Rates
How To Unlock & Use Reforging Bench
How To Get Orb of Chance
How To Get Divine Orb
How to Get Greater Jeweller's Orb
How to Farm Gear Early
How To Get Uniques
Charm System, Explained
How To Equip & Upgrade Charms
Stellar Amulets Explained
How to Get Ingenuity Utility Belt
How to Get Hand of Wisdom and Action
Upon its full release from Early Access, Path of Exile 2 will feature six Acts in its campaign, with an endgame that kicks off after Act 6. During the Early Access, players can experience three Acts, which repeat on Cruel difficulty to bridge to the endgame and Atlas map progression.
Each Act presents quests, bosses, and narrative progression leading to the final boss and the next Act. These guides provide detailed walkthroughs for the numerous quests and bosses you'll encounter throughout Path of Exile 2.
All Main Quests and Acts
All Permanent Bonuses from the Campaign
Where To Find The Devourer (Treacherous Ground Quest)
Secrets In The Dark Quest Walkthrough
Where to Find Renly's Tools (Finding the Forge)
Where To Find Una’s Lute
How to Beat Draven, The Eternal Praetor
How to Beat Count Geonor, The Putrid Wolf
Rathbreaker Boss Guide & Strategies
Ancient Vows Quest Guide
How to Beat Balbala
How to Beat The King in the Mists
What To Do With Golden Idols
Ascent To Power Walkthrough
Sisters of Garukhan Guide
How to Use the Sacrificial Heart
Treasures of Utzaal Quest
How to Find and Beat Mighty Silverfist
What To Do With Mushrooms
The Slithering Dead Quest Guide
After conquering all Acts in the main campaign (and again on Cruel difficulty), Path of Exile 2 players unlock a variety of new endgame mechanics and activities for continued progression.
The endgame primarily revolves around the Atlas system, where players tackle Maps of escalating difficulty within an infinitely-generated overworld. Additionally, Trials offer Ascendancy points.
These guides provide in-depth insights into Path of Exile 2's endgame systems, including unlocking the Endgame, navigating the Atlas and its mechanics, and engaging in other post-Cruel difficulty activities.
How To Unlock Cruel Difficulty & Endgame
Advanced Tips For PoE 2 Endgame
How To Get & Upgrade Waystones
How to Sustain Waystones While Mapping
Best Atlas Skill Tree Setup
How to Unlock Hideout
How To Find More Citadels
Atlas Of Worlds Guide – Maps, Events, & More
Realmgate Explained
Breach Guide – Passives, Rewards, & Tips
Delirium Guide – Fog Mechanics, Passives, & Rewards
Ritual Guide – Passives, Tributes, And Favours
Expedition Guide – Passives, Artifacts, & Rewards
Burning Monolith Explained
Trial of Chaos Guide
Trial of the Sekhemas Guide
While many Path of Exile 2 players find satisfaction in mastering the game's foundational systems, others seek to push their experience to new heights.
These advanced tips for Path of Exile 2 cover crucial knowledge that becomes relevant in the late or endgame stages. For instance, understanding Loot Filters can enhance mapping in the Atlas, though it's less critical during the campaign, where picking up virtually everything for Gold is advisable. Nonetheless, knowing what to keep and what to sell remains important.
How to Get XP Fast (Level Up Fast)
How to Use Loot Filters
How to Get Loot Filters on Console
Sidekick Features & Installation Guide
How to Use FilterBlade
Things You Should Not Buy From Merchants
Things You Should Not Sell To Merchants
How To Get More Character Slots