Path Of Exile 2 Efficient Resource Acquisition Guide: High-Yield, Low-Cost Farming Strategy
In Path of Exile 2, the efficiency of simply grinding for resources is far from meeting players' needs for power enhancement. This article will provide some suggestions on gear, Atlas Skill Tree unlocking, and Precursor Tablet selection to help you solve this problem.
How can you acquire resources more efficiently in Path of Exile 2 maps? If you’re struggling with the slow rate of resource acquisition while farming, I’ll recommend an easy-to-implement strategy for high-yield, low-cost farming.
Note that this strategy is more suitable for players who have already cleared T15 and above maps.
Gear Rarity
To maximize your Path of Exile 2 Currency and loot acquisition, you should focus on increasing the rarity of your loot. Before farming, you need to select gear that increases loot rarity.
Sapphire Ring, Breach Ring, and Daggerfoot Shoes are all good choices, offering significant loot rarity bonuses and being relatively easy to obtain.
In addition, these three items provide various elemental damage resistances and damage bonuses, and the boots also provide a shield, allowing you to increase loot rarity while maintaining decent damage output and survivability.
Besides regular gear, I also recommend using the Rite of Passage Golden Charm to further enhance loot rarity. This is very suitable for areas with high monster respawn rates, such as the Abyss or Rifts, because killing enemies extends the buff duration of the Rite of Passage Golden Charm.
If you have other gear that increases loot rarity, you can use it as alternatives, aiming for rarity close to 100% to maximize benefits.
Atlas Skill Tree
In the POE sequel, some Atlas Skill Tree nodes also affect loot quality. Below, I will recommend worthwhile nodes to activate in the Atlas Skill Tree based on the different areas you’ll be farming.
Main Atlas Skill Tree
Prioritize unlocking Unstable Energies. This skill increases the drop rate of prefixes or suffixes by 25%, and the trigger condition is simple: just open the map.
Secondly, prioritize nodes on the left side of the main Atlas Skill Tree that increase the number of rare monsters, such as Rising Danger. Rare monsters are more likely to drop high-quality loot, so increasing their numbers increases the chance of obtaining high-quality loot.
Finally, on the right side of the main Atlas Skill Tree, there are several nodes that increase item rarity. Be sure to unlock these, and Item Quantity should also be unlocked to increase the loot drop rate.
Bosses
Some Atlas Skill Tree nodes can improve your rewards when challenging boss enemies. Below, I’ll recommend some based on the skill tree progression.
Firstly, compared to Spoils of Far, which increases monster numbers by 15%, I recommend prioritizing Fit For A King. It increases the rarity of boss enemy loot by up to 25%, a very significant improvement.
Secondly, Radiant Waystones is the only node in the skill tree that directly increases the number of Waystones dropped by boss enemies, indirectly increasing the rewards for challenging bosses.
Thirdly, Node Old Pirates Trick grants you an extra safe in boss areas, allowing you to obtain rewards directly with little effort.
Fourthly, Organized Forces increases the monster level in areas with boss monsters, meaning an overall improvement in monster drop quality, suitable for stronger players.
Fifthly, Beyond Reality has a 30% chance to add a corruption effect to boss enemy maps, increasing the number of monsters on those maps and helping you acquire more loot.
It’s worth noting that each major node unlocked increases the monster level by one level, so it’s recommended to consider your strength before unlocking nodes.
Breach
POE 2 rifts are usually accompanied by large numbers of enemies, and the more enemies, the more loot. Therefore, we can increase enemy density in rifts by unlocking certain nodes in Atlas Tree. Rising Pyre is a must-unlock, as it directly increases enemy density by 25%.
Then there are Crumbling Walls and Interdimensional Assault, which increase the spawn rate and opening/closing speed of rifts.
However, this Atlas Tree unlocking path places certain demands on your damage and monster-killing speed. Before unlocking Rising Pyre, you need to unlock Frantic Invasion, which increases the damage you take. Therefore, you must ensure your damage is sufficient to deal with large groups of powerful monsters.
Of course, you can choose to forgo Rising Pyre and unlock Xesht’s Madness, increasing rare monster drops rather than increasing monster numbers. However, this approach is clearly less beneficial than increasing monster density.
Simulacrim
If you prefer obtaining loot through Simulacrim, then the following two Atlas Tree nodes are essential to unlock.
First, They’re Coming To Get You... node increases the spawn rate of Uncounter bosses by 25%. Defeating them drops shards and loot.
Second, I’m Not Afraid Of You increases boss health but also significantly increases the number of shards they drop. These shards are the main materials for upgrading maps, so you can collect some while farming.
You can allocate the remaining points according to your needs, but only the first two will provide the highest return on your farming.
Precursor Tablets
Prioritize tablets with affixes that increase monster numbers. Breach and Irradiated tablets are highly recommended. Regarding affix selection, higher affixes are always better, but considering cost-effectiveness, tablets with around 30% affixes are sufficient for most needs; higher affixes might be too expensive.
Farming Tips
The most important point is to increase your monster-killing speed. If you’re using Rite of Passage Golden Charm, choose areas with many rare monsters to extend its duration.
Secondly, prioritize clearing Abyss before clearing Rifts. This will allow you to acquire the most POE 2 Currency and loot in the shortest amount of time.
Finally, when looting, prioritize high-value items to avoid losing them. Items of average quality can be collected after all monsters have been cleared.
The above is a guide to efficient gear selection and Atlas Skill Tree allocation for farming Path of Exile 2. Hopefully, this guide will help you quickly obtain the loot you desire and improve your strength.
