Path Of Exile 3.26 All New Unique Items: Which Ones Are Valuable And Useful?

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!

Path Of Exile players, take note! Path Of Exile 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur will be released on July 26! You may have already learned about what’s new in Settlers of Kalguur in some patch notes, but I believe you are still very much looking forward to Settlers of Kalguur. Although POE has been around for more than ten years, developer Grinding Gear Games is still planning various very attractive ideas for each league. Among them, there will be many upgrades and improvements in Settlers of Kalguur, but the most important one is the addition of a new City Management System. This guide will introduce you to City Management System and some fresh addition in Path Of Exile 3.25, so that you can get started faster when the official server is launched! About City Management System In Path of Exile Settlers of Kalguur, there will be four old faces returning from Expedition league - Dannig, Rog, Tujen, and Gwennen. They are all Kalguurans in Path Of Exile 3.25, and hope to establish trade between their country and Wraeclast. To achieve this goal, they built a new city called Kingsmarch. As you conduct daily exploration in the action RPG, this small village will slowly build into a prosperous commercial and handicraft center. In the developer’s social media and some interviews, game director Mark Neon Roberts once said that before this system, they took into account the popularity of creature collection survival and management games during this period, so they wanted to make this almost ten-year-old game more vibrant. According to the existing game screenshots and beta videos, when you build Kingsmarch, you can fill it with all kinds of people and buildings. These people and buildings all have their own uses, some can improve the satisfaction of the locals, and some can provide you with more updated facilities, such as item disenchantment, farming, and shipping routes. You can even have them run the map for you, or take advantage of some major features, most of which revolve around something that has never appeared in Path Of Exile before - gold. About Gold In Path Of Exile 3.25, you will see that in addition to daily loot and POE Currency, gold will also drop after combat, which can be used to get some tools, etc. But their major function is to pay the wages and maintenance fees of the workers you hire in Kingsmarch. In addition to the regular use, you can even use gold to reallocate points in your passive skill tree. If you are brave enough, you can also gamble with Black Market vendor! Although players have been very surprised to trade market board currencies with other players, from the developers’ perspective, they hope that players will like Black Market gambler more. Because it can generate a lot of items at its peak, probably hundreds of times more than the loot you get after a hard battle, and they can even help you pick the best ones. This means that there is no need to run your loot filter! About Automation As for the automation that players have always wanted, the developers also explained in the patch that it cannot be run all the time, only for a few days. And bluntly stated that it is impossible to run everything at level 10 efficiency now. Sometimes, you will encounter a new opponent in Kingsmarch - Sasan, Bandit Lord. Sasan will come out from time to time to hijack your workers and force you to fight him. You can choose to face the battle or directly use gold to pay the ransom of the workers, or even let the workers fend for themselves. As Path Of Exile 3.25 continues to deepen, I believe there will definitely be more ways to fight Sasan. Every time you defeat it, you will get some powerful unique items and some POE Currency. Others In addition to the changes just mentioned, there are many other things to look forward to, such as the increased pickup range in Path Of Exile 3.25. This way you can pick up loot throughout the area without having to move around too much. In addition, after the melee rework, many melee skills will be 75% stronger at level 20, and the unique items required in the melee build will be reduced, and totem gems will be removed. This may sound like a bit of a nerf to the melee class, but it is the opposite, so that these classes can deal damage on their own without relying on other gear. Even Gladiator ascendancy has been adjusted a lot, and a new skill - retaliation has been added, which is usually only available when your active shield is up. Tinctures have returned to the game, and you can use it to help your melee weapons get the most powerful bonus effect. If you still have questions or want to communicate about Settlers of Kalguur, you can join POE player community in Discord and look forward to Path Of Exile 3.25 with tens of thousands of players. iGMeet Discord will occasionally release some announcements about giving away POE Currency in this community, so you can wait quietly! All in all, Path Of Exile 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur looks like a very exciting follow-up. Let’s look forward to the official version that will be officially released soon!

The resurgence of the Blast from the Past event in Path of Exile's 3.22 league brings back the iconic Kalandra mechanics, promising a whirlwind of unique challenges and rewards. In this comprehensive guide, we dissect the Tablet Mechanic and delve into the exclusive Kalandra Jewelry, providing a roadmap for maximizing your rewards in the second November event. Understanding Kalandra Mechanics from the 3.19 Patch Kalandra, once released in a lackluster state, underwent significant changes in the 3.19 patch. Initial issues, such as loot distribution favoring magic monsters and player dissatisfaction, led to a shaky start. However, the league-specific nodes in the Lake of Kalandra hold valuable rewards, especially when battling map bosses and encountering rare drops. A learning curve in understanding loot placements and a shift from magic to rare monsters contributed to the league's eventual profitability. 1. Tablet Mechanic in PoE Kalandra League The Tablet Mechanic is a core element of the Kalandra League, and understanding its nuances is crucial for successful runs. Each zone in the game houses a Kalandra interactable tablet, with different layouts offering varying challenges and rewards. Here's a quick overview: How To Avoid A Bad Tablet? Identifying a bad tablet is key to optimizing your runs. Characteristics of a bad tablet include a Reflection of Tyranny node with four notches, indicating a higher chance of undesirable rewards. Ideal tablets should follow a 'snake' layout, avoiding branching paths. How To Get A Good Tablet? Creating an effective tablet involves focusing on more notches for rarer loot types and positioning the tablet further from the entrance for higher quantity of loot. Rare tiles, like Reflection of Paradise and Reflection of Kalandra, offer exceptional rewards. Aiming for a 5x5 layout enhances the overall path length and loot quality. Tablet Optimization - Special Tiles and 'Swap' Strategy Unlocking special abilities like Reroll, Skip, and Exile significantly improves tablet options. Banning specific nodes, especially those associated with defeating packs of infested creatures, enhances the chance of encountering rarer tiles. Swap a Reflection with another Reflection can be strategically used to 'waste' a move. Tablet Building For Kalandra League Start Initiating your Kalandra journey requires unlocking all three Exiles/Bans for a significant multiplier in good options. Prioritize bans by completing tiles at difficulty 8 and above, particularly focusing on Legion and Beyond tiles. Reroll and skip unlocks are beneficial but less essential. Additional Tips: - Utilize the option to convert a water tile into an empty tile strategically. - Early in rolling, if a 4x5 tablet appears, consider using the rare "Destroy This Tablet" option for a chance at a superior 5x5 tablet. 2. Kalandra Exclusive Jewellery (Reflecting Mists) The Kalandra-exclusive jewelry and Reflecting Mists stand as major rewards in the league. Understanding the RNG Reflecting Mist and the highly coveted Ethereal Reflecting Mist is crucial for maximizing benefits. RNG Reflecting Mist While the RNG Reflecting Mist tends to be lackluster in most cases, occasionally, it yields exceptional items. The rarity of this mist makes it akin to opening stacked decks, with the potential for god-tier items. Noteworthy is the possibility of obtaining Kalandra-exclusive bases through the RNG Reflecting Mist. Ethereal Reflecting Mist - The Jackpot The Ethereal Reflecting Mist offers unparalleled crafting potential by allowing players to choose the item for reflection. This enables the creation of items with more synergistic modifiers, and it can even 'flip' certain modifiers into negative values. While extremely rare, its impact on crafting is comparable to Hinekora's Lock. Valuable Insight: - The magnitude of the Ethereal Reflecting Mist scales with the difficulty of the tile, making higher difficulty tiles immensely valuable. 3. Best Strategy For Blast From the Past Kalandra (Trade Only) For those engaging in trade, a proven strategy from the 3.19 Kalandra league remains effective for the Blast From the Past event: - Purchase tiles, especially those lacking premium options, for a specific tile type. - Run the entire tablet, with POE currency drops covering costs. - RNG Reflecting Mists obtained during these runs can yield drops equivalent to 1+ mirror shard in value. Kalandra Tip: - Fast mapping synergizes well with Kalandra, maximizing in-map Kalandra events per hour. In conclusion, navigating the Blast from the Past event's Kalandra mechanics demands a blend of strategic tablet building, insightful use of Reflecting Mists, and a touch of trade expertise. Whether you're a veteran of the Kalandra League or stepping into its challenges for the first time, this guide equips you with the knowledge needed to triumph in the 3.22 league.

In the ever-evolving world of Path of Exile (PoE), the introduction of new content and updates keeps players engaged and challenged. The recent 3.22 patch has brought forth the intriguing Delve Early Farming Guide, offering players the chance to delve into uncharted territories and unearth valuable rewards. In this guide, we'll delve (pun intended) into seven key tips that can help both new and seasoned players make the most out of the Delve content and enhance their PoE experience. 1. Understanding the Delve Mechanic: The Delve mechanic in PoE takes players on an underground adventure, accessible through Niko, who allows players to delve into mines and encounter diverse biomes and unique challenges. Sulfite, the key resource for delving, is acquired through mapping. Players navigate the volatile mine to collect valuable loot, fossils, and currency items. 2. Delve Changes in the 3.22 Patch: The 3.22 patch has introduced some item balance changes, particularly affecting delve-exclusive shields. The patch primarily addresses certain modifiers related to maximum elemental resistances. 3. Currency Generation in Delve: Delve offers various opportunities for currency generation. Farming fossils is a prime example, with different biomes yielding different types of fossils. Fossils can be traded for currency, making this a lucrative strategy for wealth accumulation. Selling resonators, particularly in bulk, is another profitable venture. Additionally, defeating bosses like Crystal King can yield valuable amulets and rings that can fetch a good price in the market. 4. Sustaining Sulphite for Delving: Sulphite is essential for delving, and its acquisition requires thoughtful strategies. Setting up the Atlas properly can help players earn more sulphite from maps. Utilizing Atlas passives and Ascendancy skills can further enhance sulphite gain. Running Wandering Path in the Atlas passive tree can result in higher sulphite drops during mapping. 5. Biomes and Cities in Delve: Biomes in delve offer specific loot drops and challenges. Players can target particular biomes to farm specific resources and maximize their gains. Cities in delve contain valuable items and loot chests, making them a rewarding destination for adventurers. 6. Special Item Drop Nodes: Restless Rubbles and other special nodes offer unique item drops:  lightning items, contains cold items, fire items, Physical, containing Mana or cursed itemssome of which can be highly valuable or even build-enabling. Players can take advantage of these nodes to acquire rare and powerful items that can be used or traded. 7. Voltaxic Generator Setup and Depth Farming: Managing the Voltaxic Generator is crucial for surviving deep delves. Players should focus on maintaining Darkness Resistance, Light Radius, and Flare Capacity. Balancing these attributes is key to exploring deeper mine levels safely. Starting depth farming at around 150-250 is recommended for evasion-based characters, while characters with more survivability can venture deeper to around 300-350. In conclusion, the Delve Early Farming Guide in PoE 3.22 presents players with a plethora of opportunities to explore, conquer challenges, and amass wealth. Whether you're a newcomer seeking to learn the ropes of delving or a seasoned player looking to optimize your currency generation, these seven tips provide valuable insights to make the most of your delve experience. As the world of PoE continues to evolve, embracing new content and mastering its mechanics will undoubtedly lead to a more rewarding and thrilling gaming journey.