A Comprehensive Guide to the Best PoE Build 3.21 for All Uber Bosses

As the official launch date approaches and the June 5th press conference is over, more information about Path of Exile 3.26 leagues has been revealed to you, and the most important and eye-catching ones are undoubtedly those related to the endgame. Perhaps because the arrival of 3.26 patch Secrets of the Atlas was more than half a year later than the expected normal time. In order to compensate players, this patch brought rich, interesting and challenging updates. Among them, the changes related to the endgame cover all aspects, but the most important ones are those related to the battles and quests you get loot. Based on this, we will introduce you to the relevant content. Mercenaries Of Trarthus Challenge League In order to make the game more hardcore, among the new mechanisms added to Path of Exile 3.26, the first one worth mentioning is the new mercenary challenge. These mercenaries are veterans from Trarthus, and each of them has a full set of gear and skills for you to learn. If you want to get more POE currency in the future battles with their help, you need to duel with them and win; or if you think that one person is enough, you can also take one item from their inventory and leave after winning the duel. It is worth noting that if you particularly hate some mercenaries, you can also temporarily prevent them from appearing in 3.26 mercenary pool again by winning the exile battle. However, once you add a mercenary to your team, it will actually increase the difficulty of the battles you will face later and the richness of the rewards. In addition, if you want to hire them, in addition to winning the duel, you also need to consume gold. Fortunately, 3.26 league has added the relevant gameplay of the previous league to the main game, so the content and resources including gold for hiring will be automatically provided to you after you enter Secrets of the Atlas endgame. Features Inherited From 3.25 In 3.25 league, the core gameplay is to help Kalguuran pioneers build the town of Kingsmarch and establish trade between Wraeclast and their homeland. To do this, you need to defeat those destructive enemies while engaging in fun gameplay such as trade and mining. Although the main gameplay of the game will change after the expansion update, several important features in the Settlers Challenge League have been retained. In addition to the gold just mentioned, there are also currency exchange tools for trading crafting materials, and a black market that allows you to gamble on items. Even more conveniently, these three features will also be available in other towns after 3.26 league is launched, and you will be able to continue to utilize the transportation mechanism in the game to conduct many gear, currency and other transactions. Of course, if you want to utilize all these features, you must complete the campaign and unlock the corresponding progress points. But unlike 3.25, 3.26 expansion will allow you to obtain the newly introduced passive skill Tattoos by completing Trial of the Ancestors at Karui ports, or exchange with Kalguur to obtain new tools Runegrafts that are similar to Tattoos. Runegrafts are mainly utilized to replace mastery nodes on the passive skill tree, and their specific functions include simply changing the type of bonus items and providing Runegraft of Time bonuses. Tattoos have a chance to refresh the cooldown of skills immediately. New Maps Brought By New Plots As you know, mapping is one of the most important contents of the endgame of POE series of games, which can provide you with a lot of loot in the difficult endgame stage. As the official name of 3.26 represents, after this plot update, many rifts caused by the twisted Threads of Consciousness appeared in Atlas, and master cartographer Zana was trapped in it. You need to cooperate with the new character Eagon to enter it and find her. These rifts are actually a series of maps, and the specific map presentation depends on how your Atlas tree, scarabs, fragments, etc. are combined. Once you enter the map, you will find that the enemies in it are surrounded by a special effect called memory petals, which can be absorbed by defeating the enemies. Once you have absorbed them, you will find that the relevant new skills will appear in the mini bar next to your common skills, and the skills provided by different map monsters are also different. These skills are not only powerful, but also stack as your mapping progresses. If you defeat the boss of the current map, you will also encounter a special altar that will apply a modifier to the remaining maps - the more bosses you defeat, the more these modifier stacks. New Pinnacle Fights When you follow Threads of Consciousness to the final map, you will face dangerous bosses. After defeating all of these bosses, you will get special map fragments to further unlock new pinnacle boss fights. Although the pinnacle bosses may not be as difficult as Uber bosses, the rewards they provide cannot be underestimated. Whether it’s Starcaller axe or Wine of the Prophet flask, they can provide reliable assistance for your 3.26 endgame battle. In fact, in addition to these major endgame content updates, the new league also brings a lot of effective optimizations to enhance your Path of Exile experience. Let’s look forward to it together!

The highly anticipated Path of Exile 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur has been released! In this patch, the developers have added a lot of new content. Black Knight is an exclusive boss added this time, and it brings new boss mechanics and new loot rewards. Because of these new things, every player should try it. However, because of the mechanics of the game, you rarely have the opportunity to fight Black Knight directly, so you can wait until one day when you have a lot of time, and then slowly explore according to the location and fighting method of Black Knight introduced in this guide! Location Of Black Knight Black Knight can be found in Starfall Crater. If you run the map frequently, you may see a new area open at a random location. Its entrance looks very much like a Twisted Burrows, which is also in Settlers of Kalguur. This boss is level 83, so you can safely assume that Starfall Crater appears on level 16 maps. It should be explained that in Settlers of Kalguur league, many new mechanics have been added to encourage players to explore the map more, and Nameless Seer has been added to players. So you can get some random unique items and map divination abilities, so you can predict where Starfall Crater will appear on the map. The best way to find Black Knight is to explore easy-to-run T16 maps, which will also increase your chances of finding Starfall Crater. Here you should be careful to avoid exploring difficult maps such as Maze, Dungeon, Cage, and other non-linear maps. Black Knight’s Mechanics Black Knight possesses a variety of abilities that are tied to undead mana and dark magic. Understanding these mechanics is essential to developing an effective strategy to defeat him. Undead Minions Black Knight constantly summons waves of undead minions to overwhelm the player and their defenses. These minions include skeletons, zombies, and ghost warriors, each with their own unique abilities. Curses And Debuffs Black Knight casts a variety of curses and debuffs that weaken the player’s combat effectiveness. These curses reduce resistance, drain health, and hinder movement. Spectral Attacks Black Knight uses dark magic and spectral weapons to launch devastating attacks. These attacks include powerful melee attacks, ranged dark magic projectiles, and area denial abilities. How To Fight Black Knight? After you find Black Knight, there is only one point to note: you must fight him head-on. When you alternate between performing two or three actions on him, he will also perform a Whirling Blade’s attack and then dash in a linear direction. When you get close to Black Knight, he will punch you. At this time, you need to pay special attention to his 180-degree piercing projectile attack. If your max health is over 3,500 and your suppress and resist are both very high, you will most likely survive. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to defeat him. When Black Knight’s health drops to 80% or 40% of its original health, it will enter a second phase and become invincible. In addition, it will summon some Verisium Pillars to attack you and shrink the size of the arena, making it impossible for you to hide. At this time, if you hide behind a pillar to avoid his beams, his lasers will penetrate the pillars you used to defend yourself after a few seconds. Don’t stand still. Hurry to the next pillar. You may need to move three times in the complete process. When the boss’s health drops to 60% or 20%, it will become more invincible and summon rock storms. At this time, Verisium Meteors will fall from above you and attack you. During this period, you need to dodge these flying objects constantly, so make sure you are very mobile before fighting. After its last invincibility phase, you will fight it again. The rock storm will continue to fall, and once it hits you, you will take more damage. However, if you have any culling mechanics in your build, this stage will be very easy for you, as the boss is now very close to elimination range. If you die in any of the stages, you will respawn at the entrance of Starfall Crater instead of your hideout. You can reenter and continue fighting Black Knight. However, in the feedback we have received so far, many players have reported that they cannot enter Starfall Crater after respawning. This may be random, or each stage may give you another chance to retry. Loot After Defeating Black Knight After you defeat Black Knight, you will receive a unique item, Svalinn Girded Tower Shield, and it will also drop some runes that can be used for forging. If you don’t need these runes, you can exchange them for POE Currency in the new market. The best rewards for this boss encounter are Verisium deposits scattered around the arena or crater. You will find five Verisium deposits, including one extra large deposit. Mark or mine all Verisium Ores and leave the rest to your workers. These Verisium Ores are very valuable in Kingsmarch, so you should try to fight Black Knight every time you see a Starfall Crater. If you encounter any problems in Path of Exile 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur or have the experience to share with other players, you are welcome to come to iGMeet Discord to communicate. In addition, you have the opportunity to get POE Currency in it. Come and participate! After reading this guide, are you more confident in your battle with Black Knight? I hope this guide can help you in your battle!

Welcome, fellow players! Let me share an effective setup for Champion aura stacking with you today. In the new League in Path of Exile 3.24, some new Uniques appear, and I will pick the Hand of Phrecia to stack the Champion aura and explore the interaction in this setup. However, for the most part, this setup is very limiting in terms of build scope. I do believe that this setup can be effective. You just need to find the right avenue to go down to make the best use of this combination of mechanics. I will show the potential of these 2 unique items together for the Champion. Champion Ascendancy The Champion ascendancy has the Inspirational notable which grants 30% increased aura effect and another 5% on the small node as well, and it also makes Banner skills have no Reservation, which is quite important to how many Reservation skills you're going to want to fit in with a setup like this. Passive Tree The passive tree paths up into the Scion starting area, grabs the Mana Reservation Efficiency Mastery for 3 points, and then through the Evasion wheel, going into the Ranger's starting area for the Charisma wheel and also taking the Mastery for 8% increase damage per aura affecting you. That Mastery is going to provide a great value for 1 point spent in this type of build, and then the tree also passes up the side of the Scion area to grab the Leadership wheel too for even more Mana Reservation Efficiency and aura effect. Instead of socketed gems being supported by Level 30 Generosity, we have socketed gems have 49% increased effect of Non-Curse aura from your skills, and this simulates those socketed gems being supported by Level 30 Generosity while also using the Hand of Phrecia. This current setup is using Grace, Determination, triple Purity, and Defiance Banner, and you can find that just with the scaling on this small passive tree, we're already at 42k Evasion, 30k armor, and 84% Maximum Elemental Resistances. Hand Of Phrecia The Hand of Phrecia will allow you to use Generosity Support to provide a huge aura effect boost to linked auras, which allows you to gain the aura effect from this support gem whilst the aura itself still affects you because the gloves have a modifier which states that auras only affect you and linked targets. Victario's Influence This unique body armor is very common and is typically used in builds to either support other players via a bunch of auras or empower the player's minions. It grants a large amount of Reservation Efficiency to socketed gems and supports those gems with Level 30 Generosity Support. The cool thing about Victario's Influence though is that it's so common that you can just purchase these cheaply or find enough of them to corrupt them with Vaal Orbs for a corrupted implicit. Skill Gems This build has all of its Mana reserved, but this is without using a helmet or any jewel sockets, so you can easily free up more Reservation Efficiency to pay skill cost with Mana. This will provide enough Mana for skill usage. So in this setup, there are all Level 20 gems improved to Level 21 with the Victario's Influence modifier, which grants +1 to socketed aura gem levels. You can corrupt these gems to be Level 21, which would bring their total gem levels to 22. In an aura stacking build, this extra 1% may seem trivial, but it's crucial. The aura effect breakpoint for gaining additional Maximum Resistance from these auras shifts from 25% to 20%. You're looking for +2 to the level of socketed aura gems or +2 to the level of socketed AOE gems. You could fix the sockets after hitting the corruption if you wanted to use Tainted Jeweller's Orb and Tainted Chromatic Orb. Final Thought This is just an example. You could use the classic Champion's best belt - Perseverance to make use of the arm and Evasion. You could instead choose to spec into Iron Reflexes on the tree and go for more of an armor stacking setup, but you’re unlikely to scale a Breach Core body armor for that type of build. If you didn’t want to use the triple Purity aura setup, you could instead go for a single Purity and drop the other 2 and then make use of Purity of Elements for the elemental ailment immunity that it provides and use melding of the flesh to gain all Maximum Elemental Resistances based on a single Purity of Elements that you chose to go with.

Welcome to the second week of the Crucible. Whether you're a returning Guardian or a new player, this guide will provide you with the latest news updates, dissect the current meta, and share some crucial strategies to get ahead in the game. Crucible Week 2 News A new patch has just been released, which brings a number of changes and balances that are sure to shake up the PvP meta. Be sure to stay updated with these changes, as the new balance patches could potentially shift the power of weapons, subclasses, and playstyles. We're also seeing the return of the much-awaited Iron Banner. Guardians can compete in this special event to earn unique gear and weapons, making it an exciting time for all PvP enthusiasts. Current Meta Report Two weeks into the Crucible, we're beginning to see a new meta emerging. Here's a rundown of what's dominating the battlefield: Weapons Hand Cannons continue to be a favorite in the current meta, with the likes of Ace of Spades and Dire Promise standing out due to their high impact and usability at various ranges. Pulse Rifles, specifically Vigilance Wing and Bygones, are also becoming increasingly popular. They're reliable at medium-long range engagements, where they outperform Hand Cannons. In terms of Special Weapons, Shotguns like the Felwinter’s Lie and Astral Horizon are a top choice for aggressive players. Subclasses For Warlocks, Top-tree Dawnblade continues to dominate with its aerial combat superiority. Titans are seeing a surge in the use of Middle-tree Sentinel, courtesy of its versatile utility in both offense and defense. As for Hunters, the Bottom-tree Nightstalker is gaining popularity due to its ability to suppress opponents’ abilities. Winning Strategies Here are some strategies to help you dominate the Crucible: 1. Teamwork: The Crucible is not just about individual skill. Effective communication and teamwork can often overcome superior firepower. Stick together, call out enemy positions, and coordinate your Super abilities for maximum impact. 2. Map Control: Understanding the layout of the maps, including vantage points, choke points, and spawn locations, is crucial. Aim to control areas of the map that give you the advantage, forcing your enemies to fight on your terms. 3. Weapon Pairing: Pair your primary and secondary weapons in a way that covers various ranges. This way, you will be prepared for engagements at any distance. 4. Use Your Vertical Space: Many players forget to look up, giving you a surprising advantage. Warlocks and Hunters can use their aerial abilities to attack from above, often catching enemies off guard. Crucible's dynamic environment promises exciting times ahead, as the meta will surely continue to evolve over time. Always remember that while adhering to the meta can give you an edge, your comfort and proficiency with your chosen weapons and subclasses are what truly drive your success. So, gear up, dive in, and may your Light guide you to victory!