This comprehensive guide to Path of Exile 2, a standalone sequel to the original Path of Exile, covers everything from beginner tips to advanced endgame strategies. Released in Early Access on December 6th, 2024, PoE 2 boasts revamped mechanics while retaining the core ARPG experience. This guide hub, constantly updated, will help you navigate the game's complexities.

Getting Started & PoE 2 Beginner Tips: This section provides essential pre-game knowledge, optimization advice, and crucial early-game strategies. Learn about max level, playtime estimates, microtransactions, and more. Guides cover in-game settings, combat controls (dodging, weapon switching), and chat management.

• Game Information: Addresses frequently asked questions, details supporter packs and rewards, explains league changes, point acquisition, optimal stash tab purchases, and more.
• Controls & Settings: Optimizes PC settings, teaches dodging and blocking, weapon switching, skill binding, movement input customization, and chat functions.
• Beginner Tips: Offers ten essential tips, guidance on scroll acquisition, loot management, class selection for beginners, gold farming, multiplayer options, and initial gold spending priorities.

PoE 2 Game Mechanics & Systems: Unravel the intricacies of PoE 2's mechanics. This section details character stats, core gameplay mechanics (both combat and non-combat), and the new skill and socket systems.

• Character Stats & Skill Points: Explains character attributes, passive skill point acquisition and respeccing, passive skill filter usage, weapon set points, spirit resource management, movement speed enhancement, mana optimization, energy shield function, accuracy, and resistance upgrades.
• Gameplay Mechanics: Covers fast travel, free item identification, trading, ailment explanations, instances, stunning enemies, skill aiming, armor break mechanics, crowd control effects, guild creation and management, arcane surge, power charges, death penalties, and herald mechanics.
• Skills, Gems, Jewels, & Runes: Details support gem equipping and acquisition, rune usage, jewel sockets, uncut spirit gem acquisition, and raging spirit acquisition.

Classes, Ascendancies, & Builds: Master the class system and ascendancy options. This section provides class guides, build recommendations, and class-specific tips.

• PoE 2 Class Guides: Ranks classes, highlights solo-class options, explains mercenary ammo swapping, minion summoning, aftershock, and rage mechanics.
• Ascendancies: Lists all class ascendancies and nodes, and explains how to unlock them.
• PoE 2 Build Guides: Offers leveling build guides for Monk, Tempest Flurry Invoker, Mercenary, Sorceress, Rolling Slam Warrior, and Witch.

PoE 2 Currencies & Gear: Learn the crafting and upgrade systems. This section covers currency usage, gear upgrades, and farming strategies.

• Upgrades & Improvements: Explains item rarity upgrades, potion upgrades and refills, socket addition, armor and weapon quality upgrades, and gear modifier rerolling.
• PoE 2 Currencies: Details all currency items and effects, and guides on unlocking and using the salvage bench, currency exchange, reforging bench, and obtaining specific orbs.
• Gear & Equipment: Covers early-game gear farming, unique item acquisition, the charm system, charm equipping and upgrading, stellar amulets, and acquiring specific utility items.

Quest & Boss Walkthroughs: Complete the campaign with ease. This section provides detailed walkthroughs for quests and bosses across all three acts currently available in Early Access.

• All Main Quests and Acts: A comprehensive overview.
• Act One, Act Two, Act Three: Detailed walkthroughs for individual quests and boss strategies.

PoE 2 Endgame Guides: Conquer the endgame challenges. This section covers endgame mechanics, Atlas progression, and league-specific content.

• Endgame Tips & Mechanics: Explains cruel difficulty unlocking, advanced endgame strategies, waystone acquisition and upgrades, waystone sustain during mapping, Atlas skill tree optimization, hideout unlocking, and citadel location.
• Endgame Features & Leagues: Provides guides on the Atlas of Worlds, Realmgate, Breach, Delirium, Ritual, Expedition, Burning Monolith, Trial of Chaos, and Trial of the Sekhemas.

Advanced PoE 2 Tips & Other Guides: Maximize your PoE 2 experience. This section offers advanced tips, including XP farming, loot filter usage, and other optimization strategies.

• Advanced PoE 2 Guides: Covers XP farming, loot filter usage (including console acquisition), Sidekick features, FilterBlade usage, merchant buying and selling strategies, and character slot acquisition.