Path of Exile 2 Guides, Gem Databases and Build Help

The first hour in order, why resistances are the wall you will hit, and the habits that keep a first character moving.

All eight classes with their own playstyle blurbs, plus how to pick the damage type you enjoy.

Ascendancy is a trial gate, not a level gate. What each Ascension step asks for and what to run before you spend a point.

The two-pass method, the pathing cost that catches new players, and how to spend points that you can still refund.

Act pacing, when to stop and farm levels, and the three checks that prevent most boss deaths.

Waystones, the atlas, and the order to approach it all in: ascendancy, resistances, gear, then difficulty.

Four questions that separate a build that clears endgame from one that stalls, and how to read a tier list honestly.

Keyword tags decide everything. How to pick supports that affect your skill, and why stacking is not automatic.

Uncut gems are a roll, not a purchase. What each tier and weapon family can give you, and when to hold one.

All 11 bases with their implicits, plus the real affix pool: +1 to Projectile Skills at iLvl 5, extra arrow at 80, attack speed at 60.

All 8 bases ranked by how many of the 90 tablet mods actually work on them: Expedition 15, Abyss 10, Ritual 9, Irradiated 0.

Only 5 of the 15 companion gems publish a damage stat. The bear hits 450% and does not use your one companion slot.

234 beasts ranked by damage and life: 36 you can never raise, 46 with two versions, and the bear at 3.00 damage per life.

Bind Spectre is tier 7, and the ghost you bind is not the boss you killed. Every target, its override and where it spawns.

All 193 jewel mods are item level 1, so there is no ilvl chase. 80 prefixes, 100 suffixes, 13 that rewrite the jewel itself.

What each orb is for, which rerolls are safe to spend early, and the ones to save until you know what they do.

Crafting starts with the item, not the currency. The three checks before you spend anything on a rare.

What to sell, what to buy, how to price an item without a price checker, and the trades that cost more than they earn.

The errors that stall Path of Exile 2 characters, plus the two checks that fix most of them.

Ritual vessels, divination cards, pinnacle drops, and the trade loop that funds most builds.

Level and link your main skill, upgrade the weapon base, and reclaim resistance points.

Why sudden deaths spike after Act 2 and how to push every resistance to its cap.

Refund nodes for gold, fix mistakes early, and patch instead of rebuilding.

The level gap rule, the obvious four checks, and the tells that end most stalls.

Search by exact stats, read a listing honestly, and avoid the scams that target buyers.

A calm Acts 1 to 3 plan and how to avoid the brick wall at the endgame gate.

A sane progression order, the prep each one demands, and the Atlas difficulty trap.

Defensive layers explained and the recovery that keeps a hit from being your last.

What Spirit powers, where to find it on gear, and how to fit the auras you want.

Freeze, shock, ignite and the charms that counter each one.

Mapping for steady currency and how to turn a session into sellable loot.

Why a strict filter changes your game and how to grab one from Filterblade.

How Honour works and the calm habits that get you through for Ascendancy.

Quest, vendor, and uncut sources, and how to carve the gem your build wants.

Warrior is the melee bruiser: bonk, slam and shield, built to tank while it kills.

Ranger is the ranged bow class, fast and mobile with strong single-target and clear.

Sorceress is the elemental spellcaster, built around cold, fire and lightning spells.

Monk is the martial artist: quarterstaff and fist skills with charged combos.

Mercenary is the crossbow and grenade class, a hybrid of ranged power and utility.

Witch is the summoner and hex class, fielding minions or dark spell damage.

Titan doubles down on strength and slam damage for the tankiest Warrior path.

Warbringer adds warcry and armor break for an aggressive Warrior path.

Deadeye supercharges bow speed and tailwind for the fastest Ranger path.

Pathfinder turns flasks and poison into a fast, sustainable Ranger path.

Stormweaver boosts elemental spell crit and attribute stacking for Sorceress.

Chronomancer bends time with slow, stun and cooldown control for Sorceress.

Invoker powers quarterstaff and elemental monk skills with charged synergy.

Acolyte of Chayula trades life for chaos and darkness Monk power.

Gemling Legionnaire grants attribute bonuses and gem sockets for Mercenary.

Witchhunter hunts with bounties and burst, a focused Mercenary path.

Infernalist powers fire and minion builds for the Witch.

Bloodmage converts life to power for a glass-cannon Witch path.

The league-starter bow build: Lightning Arrow clearing screens with chain and shock.

Infernalist summoner: an army of minions that tanks and clears for you.

A cold spell build that freezes screens and deletes with critical shatter.

A two-handed mace Warrior that bonks screens and tanks everything.

A flask-and-poison Ranger that outlasts and out-damages over time.

A quarterstaff Monk that uses the Bell and elemental charged skills.

A Mercenary crossbow build with skill variants and grenade utility.

A life-conversion Witch that trades survivability for explosive spell damage.

Waystones power the map device and raise endgame difficulty for better loot.

Exalted Orbs are top-tier currency; here is where they actually drop.

Regal Orbs upgrade a magic item to rare — a crafting staple.

Omens are consumable safeguards for crafting and death penalties.

Adding modifiers to maps increases rewards and risk for efficient farming.

Boss fights reward movement and telegraphed-attack reading over DPS.

Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence gate your gear and gems — how to get them.

Armor reduces physical hits; here is how to raise it when you are too squishy.

Energy Shield is the caster defense layer; learn how to scale it.

Shrines grant temporary buffs during maps — knowing which to grab matters.

Where specific unique items drop and how to target them efficiently.

Valuing rares and uniques before trading or vendoring saves currency.

Catalysts improve the quality of items by boosting a specific affix category.

Runes socket into gear for flat stats and crafting flexibility.

The campaign is where new players die most; here is the safe path through it.

A routine for steady Exalted and Regal income once maps open.

Rituals let you defer and buy specific items from a growing pool.

Breaches spawn monster waves and reward currency and splinters.

Delirium mirrors raise difficulty and reward for a timed window.

Expedition lets you detonate marked areas for targeted rewards.

Essences guarantee a modifier on an item — a reliable crafting tool.

A tuned loot filter stops you missing value and drowning in junk.

Gem quality improves a skill’s secondary effect — worth the investment.

Divine Orbs are scarce; here is the realistic endgame path to them.

CPU-bound in endgame maps: turn on Engine Multithreading, set Lighting to Shadows Only, and cap FPS instead of V-Sync.

Every active skill gem with its required level, keyword tags and attribute. Filter by AoE, Trigger, Minion or attribute.

Every support gem with the keywords it applies to, so you can answer which supports your skill can use.

The character level that unlocks each gem level, the levels where you gain a socket, and every uncut gem roll.