Path Of Exile 3.24: Is The Dunes Map A Wise Choice For Essence Farming In Necropolis?

If you were asked to vote for the most powerful boss killer in Path of Exile, who would be the first one that comes to your mind? I think Explosive Trap Trickster will definitely be on the list!  Honestly, this is a proven and powerful build that has been proven to be great in multiple leagues. So, if you want to get more advantages in Secrets of the Atlas league and handle boss battles with ease, this is the best starter build for you! In this guide, we will break down the pros and cons of Explosive Trap Trickster build, leveling tips, and various suggestions for becoming an Uber boss killer. Pros And Cons Now, I think it is most important to understand the pros and cons of this build, or how the build feels to play. First of all, this is a Trap build, so if you don’t like Trap builds, you will probably not like this one either. However, I recommend everyone try Explosive Trap at least once before playing in a league, get a simple setup in a standard league and try it out, maybe you will find something interesting in it? So, what are the advantages of this build? Honestly, it scales extremely well on a budget. Explosive Trap is a unique skill that has multiple scaling vectors that can be improved without a lot of investment in POE Currency. Therefore, it can deal a lot of damage earlier than almost any other similar skill. The skill also scales to billions of DPS if you want to destroy pinnacle bosses in the endgame, so it has the potential to deal critical hits to bosses. And because it is a Trickster, this build has a lot of flexibility, you can play a tank version, or a glass cannon, or something in between, depending on what style you like. There are disadvantages, however, this build is at best a usable mapper, and while it will not hinder your progress, it is not suitable for dedicated mapping strategies like Legions. Frankly, there are many better full screen clearing builds than this one, and choosing it is simply trading mapping for a very powerful bossing utility. Nerfs And Buffs From 3.26 Now let’s take a look at what POE 3.26 update has affected, starting with the nerfs. Polymath There’s not much to say, it’s the only one that has an impact, and it’s pretty mild. We lost 7%-9% damage, depending on how you use your Passive Masteries. But overall, this is still super playable and has the potential to be an S-tier Boss Killer. The second nerf that affects us is the reduction in Evasion and Energy Shield provided by Escape Artist. Since this is a Hybrid build, the effect is somewhat weakened, and we lose about 120 Energy Shields. But it’s not a big deal. That’s all the nerfs, but it’s important to note that there are some pending patch notes that have not yet been released that may bring additional changes. For buffs, the developers have actually revealed some subsequent caster-related skill buffs. So ideally we’d get a buff along the way. Also, a big boost to the evasion roll for Kintsugi, a unique chest piece that was very popular at the start of the league. It now evades around 2800 instead of 2300 previously. Other than that, everything else about this build remains the same. Mercenaries Now, let’s take a look at what’s new with Mercenaries in this league. Honestly, the potential power they can offer looks pretty huge, they’re like a gold-funded Animate Guardian that you can equip and leverage for team play. Firstly, this is a bossing build, bringing a mercenary into an area means 50% more health on mobs and bosses, so be careful when actually using them. Make sure your mercenary can carry his loadout. Secondly, and I think most excitingly, in order for mercenaries to be more valuable with 50% more life, they may need to hold their own when mapping, which means you should probably set up a mercenary to help with the weakness of this build, which is map clearing. There are some ideas being floated right now: equip a Gravebind and an Explode Chest, and your mercenaries can just watch bombs go off. It’s hard to tell how awesome this would be without AoE investment at this point, but you can get some area damage with gear. There are a lot of general damage tools like Curse on Hit, Reduce Damage with Enfeeble, or adding an effect like Frostbite on top of Elemental Weakness to increase damage. If you’re having trouble getting a reliable source of Brittle early in the game or in SSF, you can also equip your mercenaries with Brittle Boosts and get defense with Kaom’s Binding and Sign of the Sin Eater. How To Optimize The Build? Now, as you progress through the map, make sure you’re regularly upgrading your weapons and getting a better base for your gear. Remember, the damage boosts from upgrading your weapons are probably the key to making the campaign feel the smoothest. You can also increase the throwing rate of your traps. However, I would caution you against using flat damage, as the added damage of Explosive Trap isn’t particularly amazing, it scales with AoE, overlaps, and gem levels. However, as you progress, you’ll gain links on Explosive Trap, and you’ll find that casting the trap is very mana-intensive. So, you have to manage the mana cost of the trap properly based on how many links you have, and make sure you use the right gems at the right time. Unique Items This build has basically no mandatory items, but there are a few unique items that can make your upgrade in Red Maps very smooth. They are Wyrmsign, a pair of gloves that give you 5-links for free, and Nycta’s Lantern, which grants you Battlemage. It is a modifier that allows the player character to gain additional spell damage equivalent to the damage of the main-hand weapon, which is very powerful, especially in the early maps. The price of these items is not too high, a few dozen Chaos Orbs are enough, and it is completely affordable in the early stages of the league. Damage Scaling Next, let’s talk about some other stats that are important for damage. By far the most important is the gem level, both on the weapon and the amulet, which are key to increasing damage. Also, you need to make sure you have a level 21 Explosive Trap Transfigured Gem. If you’ve been in the league for more than a day or two, you can most likely get one on the trade market for a lower price. Also, make sure you have a high-quality gem. Other stats that help you deal damage include: spell damage, critical strike, multi-spell critical strike chance. One of my favorites is double damage or double damage when focused, which allows us to easily kill enemies with one shot! Map Farming Priority Now, when we get to the late red map, what should we prioritize farming with Explosive Trap Trickster build to get the most benefit? Personally, I would recommend that you can farm Betrayal and Expedition first, and then Invitations. After farming these maps, you can still get the same number of boss fragments. Then farm Invitations, and if you don’t like the mods it drops, you can also use a trumpet, then snowball your money and invest in your character, so that your boss battle budget can easily reach a medium level. As you start to challenge more and more difficult Invitations, you will eventually encounter Pinnacle Boss. Don’t worry, 40 million DPS is enough to beat all bosses! The above is all about Explosive Trap Trickster league starter build. Are you ready to re-enter Path of Exile? I hope this crazy single-target killer will give you a better experience in your new league journey! Good luck!

It’s worth the wait! The developers of two major MMOs have finally released the next league update for Path of Exile, which they released more than a decade ago. The very stable league update cycle has been the core of the developers’ marketing of Path of Exile and attracting a wider audience over time. In fact, they have done a great job so far, especially POE 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur League, which has attracted the most concurrent players on Steam. However, it must be noted that this league has been running for nearly ten months, and even though it has excellent game content, players are gradually getting tired of it. So when the developers finally announced that they would provide a new league for the original game, all players were excited and said that they would finally turn their attention back to the firstborn, because this is the first time that the update window has been so long since the league system was first introduced in 2013. According to the developers, Path of Exile 3.26 will have the theme Secrets of the Atlas and will be officially released on June 13th. In fact, when the name of this league appeared, many players were wondering whether this update would bring the long-awaited Atlas Expansion into the game? The specific content of this new league requires you to participate in GGG Live, which will start at 1 pm on June 5, so we can only guess that it will be introduced one by one, after all, now is the best time to launch this expansion. If you are interested in it, then follow this guide to find out! The Importance Of 3.26 As we all know, this developer announced that it would release a sequel with a completely different game style from the original in 2022, nearly 10 years after the release of Path of Exile. But unfortunately, this slogan has been shouted from 2022 to 2024. It was even announced that the official release of the early access version in November 2024 was delayed to December because of micro-transaction issues. During this process, many players who wanted to try new game content were fooled and gradually lost confidence in exploring POE 2. However, thanks to its long-term marketing, the sequel set a record for the number of concurrent online players on many gaming platforms as soon as it was released. In view of this, the developers assigned all the staff who should have worked on the original game to update the sequel, forcing Path of Exile to be robbed of a lot of attention by its sequel. However, as the negative reviews of POE 2 0.2.0 patch increased, the developers paid more and more attention to the development of the sequel and ignored the need to update the league in the original game, even though a new event was launched during the period. So in this case, where the players of both games have not been completely pleased, the developers can prove through the latest league update in Path of Exile 3.26 that many of their promises to players are entirely true. Among them, introducing this Atlas-focused expansion into the game would probably be the easiest to accomplish. Why Is Atlas The Key To This Expansion? It is worth affirming that the developers really want to make some substantial changes in this POE 3.26 update to satisfy the players. Whether it is to add in-game mechanisms or change some gameplay, it is very effective. But why is it speculated here that the focus of this new expansion is Atlas map? First of all, no matter which game manufacturer, developing and releasing a new expansion that includes the entire game content is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive task. For Path of Exile, most developers and innovators are still developing POE 2, and the in-game resources are not enough to support the development of this type of expansion. And as the end of POE 2’s early access is getting closer, players are more and more eager to have a game with a similar gameplay style and new things to explore as a replacement after it exits the game world. Therefore, if POE 3.26 really brings an excellent expansion of the Atlas map, players of the original and sequel can enjoy a smooth gaming experience. Another reason is to think from the developer’s perspective. This Atlas Expansion is sure to bring players so many interesting and challenging boss encounters, maps, and ways to farm POE Currency that players may explore it for months and gradually forget about the official release of the sequel. This could give the developers some time to polish POE 2 so that they can provide a long-polished and perhaps successful sequel to the players who still love this dark game in a few years, or even longer. Not only that, during this polishing process, the developers can still make a high profit from the original game with a large player base. Of course, this is just my unilateral speculation, and the specifics may need to wait for the developer to admit it. But who will admit it? In addition, from the trailer released by the developer for POE 3.26, Atlas and its secrets are mentioned many times, which is a very clumsy way of leaking. In general, no matter how high the developers’ expectations are for POE 3.26 Secrets of the Atlas, most players are still waiting to see. Although there is a lot of discussion in the player community and on social platforms about whether a prefect Atlas Expansion will be released in this update, the final information still needs to be learned from the live broadcast next month. I wish you a happy game!

Path of Exile 3.25 introduces Settlers of Kalguur league, bringing a novel mechanic that encourages players to explore the map to collect key resources that are essential to growing your settlement. In addition, with adjustments to various Ascendancy classes, certain starting characters will experience a smoother start after this update. We have selected the best starting character builds in Path of Exile 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur for you. In Path of Exile 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur league, character builds that can quickly complete the map to collect new resources tend to be more popular. Although many of the selected builds perform well in a Softcore Trade environment. But in most cases, if you pay more attention to the character’s survivability and tankiness, the performance in Hardcore mode will be similar. Here are some of the best Starter builds for Path of Exile 3.25 League: Archmage Frostbolt Ice Nova Hierophant Lightning Strike Slayer Elemental Hit of the Spectrum Warden Bleed Ground Slam Zoomancer Necromancer In Path of Exile 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur League, players need to focus on powerful starting character builds while managing resources, including in-game POE Currency. In addition, if you are looking for more game resources, there is a Giveaway feature in iGMeet discord, which will occasionally release product gift information. Remember to stay active in the discord group. 1. Archmage Frostbolt Ice Nova Hierophant With the update of Settlers of Kalguur League, many builds have experienced slight enhancements or nerfs because of these adjustments. In particular, Archmage Frostbolt Ice Nova Hierophant has received significant defensive buffs, making this already very strong new character build one of the top choices in POE 3.25. The core gameplay of this build is to fire frostbolts that quickly spread into a massive Ice Nova AoE effect, which eventually returns to the player and causes continuous frost AoE damage. It is one of the best map clearing builds, and is therefore considered one of the excellent starting character choices in Path of Exile 3.25. 2. Lightning Strike Slayer With the launch of Path of Exile 3.25, the already very strong Slayer Ascendancy build may become even stronger, thanks to significant buffs to its survivability. One potential advantage of this build in the new league is Strength of Blood passive skill, which significantly increases physical damage mitigation for Slayer. In terms of gameplay, Lightning Strike Slayer focuses on using melee attacks to release lightning, which will hit targets and chain and bounce around the map. Despite being a melee build, Lightning Strike has surprisingly long range and moves quickly. 3. Elemental Hit Of The Spectrum Warden While new Ascendant class, Warden, is less well known due to replacing Raider, we can still draw some initial conclusions based on what we’ve seen so far. Warden’s reliance on the use of tinctures and enhanced survivability through bark makes it a natural fit for Elemental Strike League entry build. This build moves quickly around the map, firing bouncing arrows around the map in a fast and precise manner. This allows you to not only clear the map efficiently, but also focus on defeating bosses with the high attack speed and damage output of your targeted arrows. 4. Bleed Ground Slam Chieftain This league has shown a heavy preference for melee mechanics, making Bleed Ground Slam Chieftain a strong entry choice into PoE 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur League. Bleed builds have traditionally been high risk with potentially high reward, but with all the updates and adjustments, it promises to be one of the strongest choices yet. With this build, you’ll be able to slam the ground, unleashing a cone of destructive force while applying a powerful bleed effect to all enemies hit. Once you have the right build for Bleed Ground Slam, the cone will cover a massive radius, stretching almost to the edge of your screen and covering nearly 180 degrees in the direction you slam. 5. Zoomancer Necromancer Summoner builds continue to hold their place in the list of starting builds for League, and this season is no exception. Zoomancer Necromancer build, however, brings an entire kitchen sink of minions to do its building. The gameplay of Zoomancer Necromancer allows you to command over 70 minions at once, and as the name suggests, can quickly cover enemies with your zoo. As you progress in this build, you’ll eventually be able to tackle the most difficult content in PoE 3.25 with just your summons, without having to intervene in combat yourself. With a carefully selected starting character build, players can better adapt to the changes in League and further expand their adventures in PoE 3.25.

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.