Questions tagged [path-of-exile]
Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast.
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Are Crucible Forges one use only?
I'm new to the game and don't want to waste Crucible Forges. Can you use Crucible Forge for as many different weapons as you want? Or once you use it to improve a weapon you will limit improvement of ...
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Poacher's Mark and Flicker Strike Application
Currently trying to build a capable Assassin for Kalandra league. I'm confused as to how Marks work, as I see there have been some changes. If I have flicker strike linked to multi-strike and poacher'...
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How to figure out which Atlas map bonus objective is not complete yet?
How to figure out which Atlas map bonus objective is not complete yet?
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What does "in areas" distinguish in Atlas passives?
I've been getting some Atlas passives from Maven. Almost all passives contain the qualifier "in areas". What does this mean exactly? I have the following guesses:
In maps only
Not campaign ...
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How to cast curse as aura?
Impresence (physical) causes Vulnerability to have no reservation when cast as aura. How can this be done?
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Is it possible to filter items by Category in a custom item filter?
The item class page on the official wiki lists all classes with the Item Class name, the Internal ID, but also a Category.
Now using the Category in the item filter rules would be super convenient for ...
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Do support gems override or extend the "type" of attack skills
It sounds intuitive that when linking a support gem to a skill gem, the support gem can in a way alter the type of the skill. For example, it makes sense that linking a Ballista Totem Support to a ...
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What do the different colors of quest titles mean?
Couldn't find this in the wiki under "quests"... What do the different colored quests mean? I was assuming yellow for main story and blue for sidequest/optional, but I just got an orange one ...
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What determines how much Tribute you get from a Ritual encounter?
In the Ritual league, you have to fight waves of enemies you previously killed around a special altar to receive tribute. Seems straightforward enough, but the amount of tribute I get from each ...
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Heist League: does the alert level affect anything?
During a heist or grand heist, the alert level functions as a limit on how many chests you can open or how many alarms you can trip.
Some contracts and blueprints also have affixes that apply a debuff ...
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Is there a trick to beating Drox?
I haven't Since Conquerors of the Atlas' release, I've never figured out how to deal with Drox. The first few fights are fairly easy, but by the fourth time around, he becomes too spongy to beat. ...
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What does "odds" mean in Path of Exile?
I am a beginner. I saw this word on a Reddit /r/pathofexile post.
I've searched on google for a long time, but I still don't know its meaning well. Can you explain it to me?
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How do I spawn Oshabi?
It's not exactly clear what I have to do to spawn Oshabi for the Harvest league challenge. Especially considering I've completed all of the quests and there is nothing else indicating what I need to ...
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I don't see monsters because of my spells
This league I am trying a new build: Spellsigner + Volatile Dead (video). So far I like build potential (damage and defense) and I'd like to continue playing it.
But I have a big problem with it ...
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Is there a way to control what color seeds drop?
In the new Path of Exile: Harvest league, the player collects and plants seeds for rewards. I find myself constantly out of "wild" (purple) seeds. Is there a way I can get more to drop - ...
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How is converted damage calculated?
I don't quite understand how the damage conversion works in the game. Specifically, the order of operations, which directly affects which properties I should prioritise in my passives and gear.
Let's ...
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What is the advantage of this +20% quality and the base quality gem
I was searching on trade for a corrupted lvl 21 molten strike and decided to compare quality +20% to normal one, and as far as I can see, there is no difference between them (appart for the price 3 ...
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How to fix my custom loot filter
I've made a very permissive loot filter for lvling on Filterblade.
However it hid too much, especially small rare items like 1h-swords.
So I added yet another class-based rule:
Show all items of ...
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Does the Magna Eclipsis shield use elemental resistances?
The Magna Eclipsis shield triggers Elemental Aegis on equip, that is a 1000 points shield against elemental damage.
From the item description: Elemental Damage from Hits is taken from the Aegis ...
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Selling 3 maps to obtain specific map of next tier (atlas 3.9+)
Vendoring 3x maps will yield a map of +1 tier. Before watchstones update (atlas change in 3.9) the result was always a single predefined map. Now it's one of many maps and I am trying to figure out ...
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Can DoT inflict poison with the boots Beacon of Madness?
These are the newest Unique boots introduced in 3.10, Delirium League:
I'm wondering if the mod "Damage inflicts Poison while affected by Glorious Madness" will allow for the Chaos DoT that Caustic ...
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Is there a way to look up the full list of Cluster Jewel Notables in-game?
I am currently using the forum thread for the Cluster Jewel announcements as a way to check which notable pertains to which, but it is very annoying have to ALT+TAB over and over just to double check ...
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Can I tell if a Legion General spawns?
In Path of Exile, you can find Timeless Monoliths that spawn legion members in stasis. Sometimes they have leader generals with them, but often they are at the back of the group.
Is there a way to ...
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What does "Shocks/Chills enemies as though dealing X% more damage" mean?
I've noticed a few skills, such as Ice Shot and Lightning Arrow with the text "Chills/Shocks enemies as though dealing X% more damage". I'm not really sure what this means, most likely because I have ...
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Chances for rolling the "Bow Attacks fire an additional Arrow" on a bow
I have a shaper influenced thicket bow base. I've used almost 2000 alts on it but I never gotten the "Bow Attacks fire an additional Arrow" mod, which is a suffix of splintering.
I'm pretty sure I've ...
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What gems does Lily Roth not sell?
Assume one is already at the atlas (past epilogue).
What gems does Lily Roth (in act 6, I think) not sell and where to find them?
Excluding corrupted and quality gems because those won't be sold by ...
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How can I transfer items between my characters?
How can I transfer items between my characters? Will this work if they are in different leagues?
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How do I get Syndicate members to betray each other more often?
As the title implies, having betrayal members betray one another, causing them to be rivals, allows for Betrayal encounters to be more rewarding. The more members are rivals, the more Betrayal ...
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Atlas map not found in the atlas
I've had some maps that do not show up in the atlas. For example, dig as well as precinct is not highlighted when I do a search for them in the atlas screen. Although, in their descriptions (map ...
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Is there a way to know how much damage minions deal?
Unlike other active skills if I hover my mouse over the skill a tooltip appears with detailed information including damage, summoning skills do not show damage in the tooltip.
Is there a way to know ...
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Ranger ascendancies - Deadeye vs Raider
Excluding Pathfinder evaluation since (afaik) that is highly dependent on good flasks and using them a lot. Between the other 2, what factors are important to picking them?
A lot of the Raider ...
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How do I know if Onslaught is active
I have a character with Perseverance Vanguard Belt which grants Onslaught buff when Fortify is active. My character has Fortify everytime he attacks via Fortify Support gem. However, unlike other ...
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When is crafting new equipment first possible?
After unlocking the Lush Hideout in The Dread Thicket (act 2), I only seem to be able to enhance gear at the crafting bench. When can I craft entirely new equipment?
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Valuation of Iron Grip passive for ranger (dex-based) bow builds
Under which conditions should a ranger (usually dex-based) consider taking the Iron Grip passive?
With around 200 Str, Iron Grip would add another 40% projectile damage - I was tempted by this until ...
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Is elemental damage listed somewhere?
https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Elemental_damage
Elemental Damage refers to fire damage, lightning damage and cold damage collectively.
image of my character screen (C):
Note that the fire ...
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Is it possible to play Path of Exile entirely solo?
I know that the game doesn't have an offline mode, but at the time being I'd prefer playing entirely solo, without seeing or interacting with other player characters. I have disabled the chat, but ...
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What maps have multiple organ droppers?
For Metamorph, I'd like to maximize my chances of getting unique organs (eyes particularly). Are there any particular maps I can run that offer multiple unique organ drops?
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Why do I keep committing suicide?
So for some odd reason, every now and then my Flicker Slayer will commit suicide.
I have taken the proper precautions, so I thought:
Life leech instances imply that the duration of each leech ...
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Can I control the unique organ I get?
With the new Metamorph league I'm getting a ton of hearts to take back to Tane's lab. Is this just based on RNG or is there a way I can force a particular unique organ to drop after filling the ...
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Discipline of the Slaughter interaction with Flicker Strike
Can frenzy charge from passive skill discipline of the slaughter be used to bypass flicker strike cool down, or it is unusable?
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In what ways can I reduce bleed's duration?
According to the wiki,
Bleed's duration can be affected by following modifiers:
Ailment duration
Bleeding duration
My question is, what sources of reduced ailment duration and reduced bleeding ...
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How do the Unique glove Painseeker work?
Specifically, what the mod "Critical strikes do not inherently apply Non-damaging ailments" mean. To my knowledge, the way the game determines elemental ailments is that when you deal a specific ...
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Does Flicker Strike benefit from increased weapon range?
Does Flicker Strike benefit from increased weapon range?
Wiki doesn't seem to list any potential interactions with weapon range. In addition, a melee rework happened two leagues ago, but I cannot ...
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How do I sustain Frenzy Charges for Flicker Strike?
Been trying to theorycraft a flicker strike build for the upcoming Metamorph league, but I've been running short on ideas to sustain Frenzy Charges for Flicker Strike. Here are some methods that I'...
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What enemy skills can affect my movement speed if I have "Unstoppable"?
I have noticed that despite having Unstoppable, my movement speed sometimes is slowed.
I definitely noted it when I was subject to the skill represented by vines tying me to the ground (I don't ...
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Managing masters dailies tiers
Yesterday I've finish T6 map and went to sleep in hope that today I'll start doing yellow dailies. But no:
All yellow tiers are 0.
Wiki say:
Each day five new master missions will be presented on ...
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Understanding when Elemental Overload beats CC/CD
On the wiki page for Elemental Overload, it lists a table that purportedly details the effectiveness of EO vs CC/CD builds.
What I don't understand is what the numbers mean. Is the red values stating ...
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What is the meaning of colored vials next to some passive skills
I couldn't find this information anywhere or maybe I don't know what I am looking for.
I returned to game after about 2 months and they redesigned the passive skill tree and now some skills have 3 ...
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How do I 0-link any item?
I'd like to remove the socket links from this item, and return it to 0 links. However, I can't figure out a way to 0-link the item, so to speak. The crafting bench only offers recipes for two-socket ...
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What's the intended purpose of the Book of Regression?
The Book of Regression, an item you get by vendoring an Orb of Scouring with 1x Scroll of Wisdom, apparently downlevels your character by 1 and resets all exp to 0.
What I want to understand is, for ...