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Divine Orbs, a high-value currency in Path of Exile's Keepers of the Flame, are highly sought after by players for modifying affixes and exchanging for valuable equipment. Unfortunately, their drop rate is extremely low, requiring significant time mapping to obtain even a single Orb.

However, we can increase the acquisition speed of Divine Orbs by cultivating Scarabs. Below, I'll introduce a simple and effective strategy to help you escape low-yield farming.

Utilizing Map Strategies

Map strategies involve properly utilizing map effects and mechanics to facilitate farming.

Kalguur

You'll need to prepare Scarabs and head to Kalguur to clear ores and farm Scarabs. With luck, you can obtain some decent loot. You can also harvest some Svalinn along the way, whose damage-blocking effect can improve your farming experience.

Nameless Ritual

First, prepare Ritual Scarabs of Selectiveness. Two are enough. If you don't want to obtain them from the map, you can exchange them directly for Chaos Orbs. This allows you to gain more benefits in Nameless Ritual.

Note that you must activate the Ritual using a Nameless Ritual Altar, as it guarantees An Audience With The King reward, which is our goal. It's expensive, so you can save it up and sell it for around 100 Chaos Orbs later in the league.

Nameless Ritual Altars have a relatively low spawn rate on the map, so you'll need patience and to explore multiple maps to find them.

Dune Map

If you have a Dunes map in your inventory, use it; it can also bring good returns. Try to deploy fortresses on Dunes map; cost is low, and you can obtain them directly through map exploration.

Then you can run Heist here. Clearing Heist will yield about a dozen Divine Orbs. Compared with Settlers, it provides more consistent returns. As for Settlers, unless you can guarantee long-term operation, it's not recommended to try them, as they are likely to result in losses.

The Clever Use Of Domination Scarab Of Terrors

In POE 3.27, Memory Thread is affected by Atlas tree, scarabs, and other map fragments, producing different effects.

Based on this characteristic, you can use Domination Scarab of Terrors to influence Memory Thread and thus gain benefits. You need to master the following two techniques.

Tip 1

First, prepare enough Memory threads. Choose the combination of the affixes Improved Labyrinth Trial and Memory Altar Free Map Craft for map creation. This allows you to use Crafting Bench without consuming crafting attempts and obtain considerable POE Currency.

Tip 2

Combine Domination Scarab of Terrors with Memory Altar. We know that Memory Altar provides various buffs to the map, one of which is increasing the drop rate of the final boss's scarab, a very important source of income.

Then you can keep an eye on the selling price of Domination Scarab of Terrors. Although the price in POE 3.27 is significantly lower than before, it's not static; you'll need to observe patiently and sell decisively when the price is favorable.

Atlas Tree Setup

To obtain more high-level loot in POE Keepers of the Flame, you must pay attention to certain nodes in Atlas Tree.

You can choose to run Heist or Settlers based on your interest, and then unlock nodes that increase rarity through the corresponding Atlas Tree, such as Increased Ore Found, which increases the overall number of ore discoveries.

You can also choose skills to increase the production of specific ores, such as unlocking Bismuth Infusion, which converts all ores on the deposit into Bismuth.

I recommend collecting more Crimson Iron, Bismuth, and Verisium. They have high returns and good additional effects; for example, Bismuth can increase the modifiers of area monsters.

Besides collecting ores, don't forget to increase the drop rate of Domination Scarabs of Terrors. They are very valuable, so seize every opportunity to collect as many as possible.

Also, if you find a Nameless Ritual Altar on the map, remember to activate Ritual Atlas Tree to maximize its benefits.

If you don't mind the extra effort, you can also use map modifier effects to increase your rewards.

How To Increase Your Rewards From Scarabs?

This is a strategy specifically for farming Scarabs. You can focus on Scarabs with higher current prices and then block those with lower prices so they don't appear in your loot.

Since Scarab prices fluctuate frequently, you need to constantly change the types of Scarabs you block and increase the drop rate of popular Scarabs.

Please note that while the mechanics state that you can increase Scarab drop rate of unique items by 200%, this doesn't mean you'll get twice as many Scarabs; it just means there's a chance to get more.

To acquire as many Scarabs as possible, we still need to invest heavily in Searing Exarch Altar, which increases the drop rate of unique items on the map.

This concludes our simple yet highly effective strategy for obtaining Divine Orbs. We hope this strategy will help you have a pleasant adventure in Path of Exile Keepers of the Flame.

Gold is crucial in Path of Exile Keepers of the Flame, allowing you to acquire many items to enhance your strength. Mirror of Kalandra, coveted by many players, can be obtained with gold, but it’s extremely expensive.

So, is there a way to quickly acquire a large amount of gold in Path of Exile 3.27? Absolutely! Below, I’ll explain in detail the techniques for farming gold on the map.

Scarabs Preparation

Scarabs are a prerequisite for quickly farming gold. For the fastest and most efficient gold acquisition, it’s recommended to prepare three types of Scarabs: Betrayal Scarab of the Allflame, Allflame Ember, and Allflame Ember of the Gilded.

This technique primarily relies on defeating monsters that drop a lot of gold, and these three Scarabs increase the number of monsters on the map, making them essential items.

Betrayal Scarab of the Allflame and Allflame Ember significantly increase monster numbers, while Allflame Ember of the Gilded converts monster-dropped equipment into gold.

Since Magic monsters drop the most gold, they are our primary farming targets. They don’t drop particularly valuable equipment, so there’s no need to worry too much about Allflame Ember of the Gilded wasting your precious gear; I consider it a way to turn trash into treasure.

So how do we obtain Allflame? You can get it from boss monsters in safe houses, or you can choose to spend a small amount of POE currency.

Map Selection

After preparing your Scarabs, you should choose a suitable farming map. Gold drops are affected by both monster numbers and rarity. We should consider both factors when choosing a map.

I highly recommend Jungle Valley Map or Toxic Sewer Map. Alternatively, choose other maps with higher item quantity, rarity, and monster populations. With Scarabs buff, this can easily allow you to farm over 200,000 gold.

To further improve efficiency, you can skip Ritual, Abyss, and Breach areas on the map, as these areas don’t offer gold, especially Breach, where the boss Zof spawns. It’s difficult to defeat and doesn’t drop gold.

Additionally, it’s recommended to use Aura for farming, especially after POE 3.27 update when your damage isn’t enough to instantly kill a group of monsters. Aura can improve your survivability. In short, minimize deaths to farm more gold.

If you unlock Atlas passive skill tree, you can also choose to activate modifiers that increase monster quantity or rarity, which will also increase the gold drop rate on the map.

Also Read: Path Of Exile 3.27 Bloodline System Guide | How To Unlock And Master All 10 Bloodlines?

Atlas Passive Skill Tree Allocation

POE 3.27 Some passive skills will also help you increase your gold farming speed. I recommend you activate the following four:

First is Beyond Demon. This will spawn Beyond Demons on your map. Defeating these monsters may spawn more monsters.

Second is Shrine. Since Shrines are usually surrounded by monsters, it also increases the number of monsters on the map. Touching it will give you a temporary buff, increasing your monster-killing speed.

Third is Atlas passive skill, which increases the spawn rate of Ore deposits. This area will have many Beyond Demons and magical monsters. Additionally, Bismouth ore obtained from Ore deposits can increase the rarity of your map, allowing you to acquire more gold.

Fourth is Inspired Learning. This is specifically for the early stages of the league. At this stage, your strength may not be enough to handle many monsters. This passive skill can provide some buffs, helping you defeat some rare monsters in the early league.

Finally, let’s briefly summarize: First, prepare your Scarabs; then, choose a suitable map; and finally, check your Atlas Passive Skill Tree points. Now you can begin your gold-farming journey!

These are the methods for quickly earning coins in POE Keepers of the Flame. Hopefully, they can help you get enough coins to exchange for the items you want as soon as possible!

After 9 years, Path of Exile 1 3.27 finally brings a rework to Assassin class, a Shadow class's Ascendancy. This overhaul is comprehensive, significantly enhancing Assassin class's damage output and survivability.

This is great news for players who have always loved Assassin class. So what specific changes have been made in POE 3.27? Below, I will introduce the changes to Assassin class from two aspects.

Enhanced Damage Output

Previously, Assassin class's damage output was heavily criticized. As an Assassin, it was difficult to kill enemies quickly, especially against shielded enemies. POE Keepers of the Flame clearly considered these issues and optimized three aspects: Critical Strike Chance Notable, Poison's piercing damage, and Power Charge acquisition.

Increased Critical Strike Chance

POE 3.27 added a new Notable to Assassin class's Ascendancies that grants a significant Critical Strike Chance bonus, known as Assassination Style. Unlike other Notables, you can choose between Knife in the Back and For the Jugular.

Both Notables trigger Culling Strike after Critical Strikes. Critical Strike Chance and Critical Strike Multiplier bonuses are related to the enemy's health. Knife in the Back grants 100% Critical Strikes against healthy enemies and 100% Critical Strike Multiplier against low-health enemies. For the Jugular does the opposite.

This bonus has simple trigger conditions and is the primary source of increased damage in the new Assassin class.

In addition to Assassination Style, the new Mystical Infusion Notable also increases your Base Spell's Critical Strike Chance, aligning it with your Main Hand Weapon.

Assassin class in Patch 3.27 has an additional effect against Rare or Unique Enemies. This is related to the new Deathmarked Notable, which marks the enemy after you land a Critical Strike, making them unable to dodge your attack and thus increasing its hit rate.

The Deathmarked Notable's mark does not consume Mana. Combined with the previous two Notables that increase Critical Strike Chance, it allows you to virtually mark Rare or Unique Enemies 100% of the time.

Poison Damage Increased

Path of Exile 3.27 rework adjusted The Toxic Delivery Notable and added the Infused Toxins Notable.

In the new league, you'll find that each of your attacks can inflict Poison on enemies, extending Poison duration by up to 100% with repeated attacks. While Poison damage is slightly reduced compared to before, it can increase Critical Strike Chance by up to 2.0%.

And surprisingly, Poison now has strong penetration; it's no longer blocked by enemy shields, so you won't have to struggle too much against enemies with high shields.

Power Charge Acquisition

The Unstable Infusion Notable Ascendancy Passive Skill's overall Power Charge acquisition chance has been increased, with a 5% increase during Critical Strike and a 10% increase during Non-Critical Strike.

This change makes your skill rotation more efficient, allowing you to unleash more skills in the same amount of time. This makes Assassins more effective at clearing enemies and gaining POE Currency.

Also Read: Path Of Exile 3.27 Keepers Of The Flame League Breach Mechanic Explained And Other New Features

Improved Survivability

POE 3.27 also enhances Assassin class's survivability in several ways, making it easier for them to handle high-difficulty challenges.

First, the aforementioned Toxic Delivery Notable Ascendancy Passive Skill has been revamped. It now restores a portion of your health after killing enemies with Poison effect. This Notable is significantly stronger after the adjustments.

Second, the newly added Shadowed Blood Notable has two interesting mechanics: it converts Physical Damage into health, and its health regeneration is unaffected by Damaging Ailments. This allows you to handle high physical damage enemies more easily and is less vulnerable to situations with Damaging Ailments.

Third, the Mistwalker Notable Ascendancy Passive Skill can now dodge all attacks, twice as effective as before. You no longer need to worry about whether you can successfully dodge.

Finally, there's Opportunistic, a Notable specifically designed for situations with multiple Rare and Unique Enemies. POE 3.27 update increased its damage reduction by 15%.

Theoretically, the reworked Assassin class in Path of Exile Keepers of the Flame is still worth anticipating. If it can synergize well with the later updated Bloodline Ascendancies, Assassin's strength could reach an even higher level.

After playing for so many seasons, Abyss scarab farming in PoE 3.26 is undoubtedly the top strategy I’ve tried.

It’s low-cost and much simpler to operate than complex strategies like Blight, and crucially, it’s incredibly profitable.

I wouldn’t be exaggerating to call it the ultimate scarab farming method. Not only does farming it yield tons of scarabs and Divine Orbs, but you’ll also unexpectedly get a bunch of Natural Divination cards, a real bonus.

How To Farm Abyss?

Want to know how I do it? Let me break down the core principles first, so even those who haven’t tried it can quickly grasp them.

The steps are actually quite simple:

First, clear the map as usual, picking up scarabs as you go, leaving no one behind.

Then, clear each Abyss one by one.

Here’s the kicker: thanks to Abyss Scarabs in the building complex, every time an Abyss moves, a ton of mini hoard chests spawn.

Finally, open all the chests and pocket the profits.

Why does this strategy work so smoothly? The answer is The Caster Mastery. This talent gives you a 25% chance to open nearby chests when casting spells. Without it, this gameplay would become a Quickfest speedrun nightmare.

With it, you can advance incredibly quickly through Abyss and easily collect loot.

I specifically choose Tier 16.5 maps with high scarab drop rates; this alone significantly increases profitability.

Atlas Tree

Let’s talk about the Atlas tree. The core idea is to block out mechanics that drop low-cost scarabs, but keep mechanics like Harvest, Blight, and Ultimatum, as these are where most expensive scarabs drop.

I personally play Singular Focus, so I only drop on maps I enjoy. If you want more variety, skip this talent.

I also chose Abyssal Army Cluster for extra mobs and XP, but it’s optional.

You can also invest points in scarab chants and Corrupted Gaze clusters, but these gems aren’t easy to sell, so I prefer scarab chants. For the rest of Atlas, just follow my strategy.

Choosing Scarabs

Scarab selection is also a bit tricky. I always use two Abyss Scarabs and one Abyss Scarab of Edifice; these three are core and can’t be changed.

For the remaining two, I use Cartography Scarab of Corruption, which drops eight more mod maps.

You’ll also get an Abyss Scarab of Multitudes, allowing you to farm more monsters. If you want to maximize your profits and your build can handle it, you can swap the last two for Scarab of Risk.

However, be aware that this may increase the map difficulty significantly, potentially leading to a complete disaster.

For map equipment, you absolutely must choose equipment with Abyss affix, no question about it. Also, pay attention to the map Tier; Tier 16.5 or 17 is ideal, as scarab drop rates are already higher in these maps.

You can also further increase your chances with Maven’s Chisel of Scarabs. My goal is to get a scarab chance of at least 150% on the map, but higher is better.

The aforementioned Caster Mastery is a real boon for lazy players. I simply run around the map, casting a Punishment Curse that triggers the curse, and chests automatically open, eliminating the need to click on them one by one.

The first time I didn’t have this talent, I couldn’t stand it after just three maps; manually opening chests was too much of a chore.

I’ve also discovered that compared to other farming methods, this strategy yields a truly astonishing number of Natural Divination cards, which is a significant bonus.

That’s pretty much it. Honestly, it’s working incredibly well for me right now, and I highly recommend giving it a try.

Overall, Abyssal Scarab farming in PoE 3.26 is a great strategy worth trying due to its low cost, ease of use, and high returns. Add in the extra drops of Natural Divination cards, and the value for money is excellent. Interested players should give it a try.