Path of Exile (PoE) 3.22 Delve Early Farming Guide: 7 Tips for Success

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!

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!

Verisium Ores are an extremely rare mineral resource in Path of Exile Settlers of Kalguur league. As the top mineral resource, they enable several advanced gameplay features for players’ settlements in Kingsmarch. As you explore the map, you may find these valuable resources, but may not know how to effectively mine them for your settlement. Here’s how to get Verisium Ores in POE 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur. How To Mine Verisium Ores? Verisium Ores appear as blue glows on the map. Once you find this ore, you can mine it by holding down the left mouse button or the corresponding button on your controller. A progress bar will appear below Verisium Ores, which will fill up as you continue to mine until you release the button or it reaches its maximum value. Once you release the button, the number displayed on the progress bar will indicate the number of Verisium Ores you have successfully extracted from the deposit. However, this action will trigger the appearance of enemies. In order to protect your Verisium Ores, you must kill all the monsters that appear. For less skilled novice players, you can use POE Currency to enhance your character’s equipment to defeat the monsters. If the progress bar is completely filled, more powerful enemies will appear. If you think you can’t handle these powerful enemies, it is recommended that you only mine a quarter or half of the progress bar to avoid attracting too dangerous opponents. After defeating the enemies, your Verisium Ores will be “marked” for collection. However, to actually obtain these ores, you need to upgrade to rank 6 Mining. Here is a list of materials required to upgrade mining to level 6: 6,200 gold 40x Orichalcum Bars 25x Bismuth Bars 20x Corn In addition, here is a warm reminder. There is a Giveaway function in iGMeet discord, and product gift information will be released from time to time. Remember to stay active in the discord group so you don’t miss any news. Once upgraded, your workers can start mining these “marked” Verisium Ores. The mining specialty rank of the worker does not affect the mining ability, and any worker can mine. However, higher Mining rank can significantly increase mining speed. Therefore, it is important to ensure that you hire the best skilled workers at Recruitment Center. It is important to note that Verisium Ores are rare in lower-tier maps. As you enter yellow and red maps, the frequency of finding Verisium Ores increases, at least on par with other ores. What Are Verisium Ores Used For? Of all the ores, Verisium Ores provide the most significant shipment value. Smelting Verisium Ores into Verisium Bars can increase their shipment value by three times, making them more valuable than other resources in the late game. Since your goal is to accumulate currency, increasing shipment value by using Verisium Bars will help you get more generous rewards. In addition, these Verisium Ores can be used to unlock high-tier rank upgrades for several features in Kingsmarch. However, to complete these upgrades, you need to smelt Verisium Ores into Verisium Bars first. After reading the above guide, you should now have a comprehensive understanding of how to effectively obtain and utilize Verisium Ores. Remember, these rare resources will not only enhance the functionality of your settlement, but will also bring you a huge economic advantage in the late game. Therefore, when you spot blue glows while exploring the map, do not hesitate to start mining and be prepared to face the monsters guarding these precious resources. Make sure your workers have enough skills to mine these ores efficiently and maximize your gains by smelting them.

For those who relish chaos, crave devastation, and dare to dance on the edge of danger in Path of Exile, Suzu520's Herald of Ice Wormblaster build is a revelation. This unique and audacious build unleashes the power of worms in a symphony of destruction. So, prepare your POE currency and embark on this exhilarating journey into the unknown. Introducing Suzu520's Herald of Ice Wormblaster for POE 3.22 If you've never encountered a worm-based build before, this is your opportunity to delve into the extraordinary world of Suzu520's Herald of Ice Wormblaster. This audacious build defies convention and promises an experience like no other in Path of Exile. How Does It Work? At the heart of this build lies the enigmatic worm. Each flask slot is occupied by a Writhing Jar, a vessel that releases two tiny worms upon use. These worms, though enemies, interact with on-hit and on-kill effects. The secret to this build's success lies in the Mother's Embrace belt, which acts as a nurturing guardian for these wormy minions. Whenever you summon minions, they partake in the essence of all five flasks simultaneously, spawning multiple worms. For example, summoning a single skeleton can lead to the creation of ten worms. With a setup of four skeletons, you can unleash an army of 40 worms. But what's the purpose of this wriggling assembly? Just as a good mother protects her offspring, we detonate them. The Tattoo of Arohongui Warmonger is the key. This tattoo has a chance to shatter slain enemies. By accumulating a sufficient number of these tattoos, you can achieve a 100% chance to shatter on kill. Suzu520 discovered an explosive synergy between these tattoos and the Herald of Ice skill. When active, the Herald of Ice causes Shattered enemies to explode. This means you can create a legion of worms and trigger a chain reaction of 40 explosions by simply stepping on them. Offensive Strategies Ensuring your flasks don't run dry is essential to this build's success. To maintain flask charges, Suzu520 has harnessed the power of the Soul of Ryslatha Pantheon option. It provides three flask charges every three seconds, provided you haven't used a flask recently. The beauty of this strategy is that your minions use the flasks, ensuring charge recovery remains uninterrupted. This build also invests in charge gain by selecting specific passive clusters, such as "2 Flask Charges Gained" and "1 Careful Conservationist." Cluster jewels, like Mender's Wellspring, further enhance charge recovery. As a result, Suzu's build regenerates an impressive 17.5 flask charges every three seconds, enabling a continuous stream of worms. However, the real challenge is scaling damage. Herald of Ice explosions do not benefit from spell damage scaling, requiring creative solutions. Generic Damage, Elemental Damage, and Critical Strikes are your pathways to success. Suzu has identified several unique items that significantly boost the build. The Annihilating Light triples elemental damage at the cost of resistances, a trade-off well worth it for the damage increase. Calamitous Visions, a unique jewel providing the Lone Messenger keystone, contributes a substantial 100% damage boost to the Herald of Ice. While this prevents the use of other Heralds, it's a minimal sacrifice. The Heatshiver helm allows the use of cold damage to deal fire damage, adding an extra layer of scaling. To maximize cold damage, the Cold Mastery debuff is utilized. It causes enemies you shatter to spread Frost, increasing the cold damage they receive. The Bonechill Support further elevates the cold damage by enhancing the debuff. In tandem with a well-structured curse setup, your damage output reaches formidable levels. The Complex World of Critical Strikes This is where the build becomes pricier and more complex. Suzu employs three Voices jewels, allowing for extensive customization of the passive tree. The build focuses on Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, which grants critical strike chance to Heralds. These costly clusters also provide an opportunity to enhance your area of effect, which would otherwise be limited. Notably, Herald of Ice does not expand further as its gem levels increase. The piece de resistance of this intricate structure is a unique jewel known as "Impossible Escape." It enables the allocation of passives in the vicinity of a particular keystone without the need for direct pathing. In this case, Suzu incorporates the Elegant Hubris timeless jewel, which dramatically alters the nearby passive nodes. Elegant Hubris transforms these notables into a 10% generic damage boost per frenzy charge or power charge. By acquiring all these notables, the build achieves a colossal damage increase, approximately 440% more damage. Furthermore, Pain Attunement is converted into Supreme Ostentation, which allows the disregard of attribute requirements on gear. To maximize this, small passive allocations are directed toward tattoos instead of attributes. A Fragile Yet Potent Defense In this audacious build, your most robust defense is to shed your fear. Fear is the mind-killer, the little-death that leads to obliteration. The key to surviving lies in releasing fear and allowing it to pass through you. A portal, linked to Cast on Death, is your final safeguard. Suzu520 has crafted a meme glass cannon build, renowned for its immense power and minimal survivability. As Suzu humorously states, "With great power comes no survivability." However, the immense damage output is undeniable. With skilled evasion and dodging, it's entirely possible to defeat Uber Bosses with nothing but your army of worms and your tactical wit. In the world of Path of Exile, Suzu520's Herald of Ice Wormblaster build is a testament to the creative and daring spirit of the player community. While it may not be the most conventional approach, it certainly offers a thrilling and unique gameplay experience.