Path Of Exile Resource #10 - Void Battery Unique Item Review

Void Battery in Path Of Exile is a unique prophecy wand that when equipped grants the player up to 40 percent increased spell damage from the wand's implicit, up to 20 percent increased cast speed, up to 65 percent increased global critical strike chance, up to 50 more points towards maximum mana, +1 to power charges, and 25 percent increased spell damage per power charge. The downside to using this wand is that it reduces your spell damage by 80 percent. You can dual wield two Void Battery's and double all of the characteristics that the wand has. This includes the downside of equipping the wand, which if dual equipping will reduce your spell damage by a total of 160 percent. This unique has not changed since it's original introduction into the game in May of 2013. The only change that occurred was to the base wand itself, as the spell damage implicit on all wands have raised in value after version 2.3.0 was released.

Item Usefulness Information - This unique is best suited for spell based characters who want incredibly high spell damage and critical strike chance for their spells. With the right spell based character build, dual wielding two Void Battery's can provide some of the highest spell damage and critical strike chance in the game. Down below, I will be describing a build that I believe utilizes Void Battery's most effectively, however this build is just a suggestion, you can choose other character classes if you desire so. In order to fully utilize the power of dual wielding two Void Battery's, the first thing you need to do is make a new witch character who will ascend as an Occultist. The reason why we go Occultist is because Occultist has a notable passive skill called Forbidden Power, which grants you 10 percent chance to gain a power charge on critical strike and grants you an extra power charge. This is perfect for synergy with Void Battery, as Void Battery mainly scales spell damage using power charges. While you gain passive skill points for your skill tree, you will need to spec into all of the extra power charge notables, as more power charges means more damage for your build. When you reach Merciless Act 2, you will need to help Alira for an extra power charge. If all is completed, you should have 10 power charges by endgame. If you dual wield two Void Battery's and have all of these power charges activated, the negative 160 percent spell damage granted by these uniques will be completely negated, and your increased spell damage, from the two wands and the power charges alone, will be 170 percent. This spell damage calculation does not include that you will critical strike with your spells almost 100 percent of the time. Some spells do better with two Void Battery's than others. For example, spells that deal cold damage and/or lightning damage directly or indirectly are better than spells that deal fire damage. This is because your high critical strike chance ensures that enemies hit by your cold and lightning damage based spells will get elemental status ailments. For cold damage spells, the targets will either become chilled or frozen, which is a great defensive buff to you since enemies that are chilled slow down in animation, meaning they have less movement speed and less attack speed, and enemies that are frozen prevents them from taking any actions at all, meaning that they cannot attack you or move towards you. For lighting damage spells, the targets will be shocked, meaning that they take 50 percent increased damage from all sources, which is great for more offensive builds. The increased cast speed that dual wielding two Void Battery's provides is great for almost every spell, as cast speed increases your overall casts per second and therefore damage per second. You cannot use this unique in the early stages of the game, since it's level requirement is level 68. In the late stages of the game, this unique is best when it is dual wielded, and will grant the player incredible amounts of spell damage, great amounts of cast speed, and incredible amounts of critical strike chance.

Informative Links -
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Void_Battery - additional information regarding the Void Battery unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Status_ailment - additional information regarding the Status Ailment mechanic
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Occultist - additional information regarding the Occultist ascendancy class

Path Of Exile Resource #9 - Daresso's Salute Unique Item Review

Daresso's Salute in Path Of Exile is a unique citrine amulet that when equipped grants the player up to 24 strength and dexterity from the amulet's implicit, up to 40 percent fire resistance, up to 40 percent cold resistance, 10 percent increased movement speed when on full life, +2 to melee weapon and unarmed range, and 60 percent increased melee damage when on full life. The amulet has one downside, it reduces your maximum energy shield by 50 percent. This unique has not changed since it's original introduction into the game in June of 2013.

Item Usefulness Information - This item is a very powerful choice for life based melee characters, due to several characteristics that the unique grants. For example, a life based melee character who specs many skill points into life regeneration or life leech will find it easy to be on full life almost all of the time. If you are on full life frequently while equipping this unique, you gain 10 percent increased movement speed, which is great for players that want to have faster clear speed, and you gain 60 percent increased melee damage, which will significantly increase your melee damage and make killing and farming bosses much easier. The full life that this amulet requires you to be on to be more effective might guide players towards thinking that they should go and spec into Chaos Inoculation on the skill tree and scale energy shield instead of life, since then you will always be on full life if you have energy shield protecting it. However, this unique blocks players from going into Chaos Inoculation since the unique when equipped reduces your maximum energy shield by 50 percent, which is a very large chunk of energy shield. This is why this unique is much better for life based melee characters, on life based melee characters it doesn't bring any downsides and provides you with incredible amounts of damage. The +2 to melee weapon and unarmed range means that the skills that you cast have a higher distance or area of effect to affect anything from the point of origin. Since most melee skills have a relatively short range, this is very effective for expanding the range of the initial melee skill you cast, and will make you attack from a greater distance away, while pushing the area of effect further away from you, which may affect more enemies. The best melee skill to use with this unique equipped is cyclone, since it benefits the most from all of the passives that the unique provides. In the early stages of the game, this unique is great for progressing quickly for melee characters due to granting increased movement speed, as well as giving you much more melee damage, which will make clearing packs of enemies or bosses much easier. In the late stages of the game, this unique is the best in slot for players who use cyclone as their main skill, as well as characters who either spec into leech, life regeneration, or both, in order to fully utilize the passives that the unique grants, but overall grants life based melee characters increased farming and leveling speed.

Informative Links -
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Daresso%27s_Salute - additional information regarding the Daresso's Salute unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Range - additional information regarding the Range mechanic
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Chaos_Inoculation - additional information regarding the Chaos Inoculation keystone passive skill

Path Of Exile Resource #8 - Divinarius Unique Item Review

Divinarius in Path Of Exile is a unique imperial skean that when equipped grants the player up to 70 percent increased spell damage, up to 100 percent increased critical strike chance for spells, +10 life gained on kill, +5 mana gained on kill, and 10 percent increased radius of area skills. By dual wielding two Divinarius uniques, you will be granted up to 140 percent increased spell damage, up to 200 percent increased critical strike chance for spells, +20 life gained on kill, +10 mana gained on kill, 20 percent increased radius of area skills, and 80 percent increased global critical strike chance, as each dagger grants 40 percent increased global critical strike chance from their implicit characteristic.

Item Usefulness Information - This item is a fairly powerful choice for any spell character that wants high spell damage and very high critical strike chance in their builds. If the critical strike chance on this unique is rolled perfectly and you dual wield them, you're critical strike chance will be near 100 percent on every hit, assuming you went a typical spell character critical strike build. Even though most spells skills are buffed while wielding the unique, some spells will perform better than others due to the specific characteristics that the Divinarius unique possesses. For example, spell skills that perform better while equipping Divinarius include glacial cascade, storm call, shockwave totem, flameblast, and freezing pulse. This is due to the fact that Divinarius grants the player up to 20 percent increased radius of area skills if dual wielding, and the very high critical strike chance that the unique possesses. All of the spell skills mentioned above are enhanced by both increased area of effect buffs and critical strike chance buffs. Divinarius works well with spell skills that deal cold damage, as the high critical strike chance that the unique grants causes any cold damage dealt to be able to freeze and chill enemies, which can be seen as a great defensive buff, since frozen enemies cannot attack you, and chilled enemies have a slower movement speed and attack speed, which means that you are safer in both situations. The increased radius of area skills that the unique grants can be enhanced by using an increased area of effect radius gem support in your main spell skill setup. This will make your build clear packs of enemies quicker and will help in situations where enemies may be hard to hit due to their high movement speed or other specific abilities that they may possess. You cannot use this unique in the early stages of the game, since it's level requirement is level 66. In the late stages of the game, this item is useful for critical strike based spell characters because of its medium spell damage output, its very high critical strike chance for spells, and its ability to buff spells that become more effective with more area of effect.

Informative Link -
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Divinarius - additional information regarding the Divinarius unique

Path Of Exile Resource #7 - Pledge Of Hands Unique Item Review

Pledge Of Hands in Path Of Exile is a unique judgement staff that when equipped grants the player up to 160 percent increased spell damage, 100 percent increased maximum mana, as well as having socketed active skill gems inside the staff be supported by level 30 spell echo. This unique item has not been changed since it's introduction into the game, which was back in July of 2014.

Item Usefulness Information - This item is mainly used in spell based setups, as its increased spell damage and increased mana attributes are suited towards characters that mainly deal spell damage. Any spell can be enhanced effectively in this staff if linked properly, however some spells can work better than others due to their specific qualities. For example, firestorm, arc, blade fall, and blade vortex work incredibly well with Pledge Of Hands. These spell skills benefit and work greatly with the combined spell damage increase and the level 30 spell echo that the unique grants. Flameblast, freezing pulse, ice spear, and spark do not work very well with Pledge Of Hands. Most of these spell skills do not benefit as much from the level 30 spell echo that the unique grants. The level 30 spell echo that the unique grants as a bonus link to your main skill gems is incredible, as it will make you cast spells incredibly quickly, and it frees up a gem slot, which means that you can add an additional support gem to make your main skill stronger. For example, if I was playing an arc character with a non-Pledge Of Hands 6 link, the setup I would have would be arc, spell echo, faster casting, added lightning damage, controlled destruction, and empower. However, if I had a Pledge Of Hands 6 link, my setup would be arc, faster casting, added lightning damage, controlled destruction, empower, and since I already have spell echo granted by the unique, I input iron will, which will boost my spell damage depending on how much strength I have currently. Most builds that utilize Pledge Of Hands are non critical strike builds, meaning that they do not use or gain power charges or mainly do their damage through gaining flat spell damage increases on their skill tree or on their gear. The 100 percent increased maximum mana that Pledge Of Hands grants you essentially doubles your current mana, which greatly benefits any builds that have mana problems or use mana as a build enabler during regular gameplay. You cannot use this unique in the early stages of the game, since it's level requirement is level 68. In the late stages of the game, this item is useful because of it's ability to double your current mana, which is of great utility in many spell based builds, high spell damage increase to spell gems, and it's unrivaled cast speed increase due to granting a level 30 spell echo to your main spell skill.

Informative Link -
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Pledge_of_Hands - additional information regarding the Pledge Of Hands unique

Path Of Exile Resource #6 - Kaom's Heart Unique Item Review

Kaom's Heart in Path Of Exile is a unique glorious plate that gives 500 points towards your maximum life, as well as up to 40 percent increased fire damage, and has no sockets. Kaom's Heart also has a legacy variant, which grants you 1000 points towards your maximum life and the same maximum percentage towards increased fire damage as well as no sockets.

Item Usefulness Information - This item has a possible widespread usage for most builds, as if you want to use only one skill for clearing areas and farming, this item can be equipped. This item is more suited towards builds that are life based, as the increased life that Kaom's Heart gives is quite substantial and can be easily enhanced by grabbing increased maximum life nodes on the skill tree. This unique is probably most effective when equipped by a melee character, as most melee characters scale some damage with fire damage, and have access to more and better maximum life nodes on their skill tree than any other character class in the game. Builds that deal fire damage either on a melee, range, or spell character can use this unique and gain a nice boost to their damage per second. For example, a firestorm or flameblast spell character that uses a staff and only uses either skill as their main skill separately can utilize this unique to bolster their defenses if they are life based, and increased their damage per second. The armor that this unique grants to the wearer is a maximum of 664, which is quite low for armor and physical damage mitigation, but since this unique grants you 500 increased life, or 1000 increased life if using the legacy variant, the health that it grants you becomes your main form of damage mitigation, not just physical damage mitigation. This makes it more useful in some cases than other unique chest pieces, such as Lightning Coil, since if you scale increased maximum life on your skill tree, it can be more effective in some cases than scaling large amounts of armor. The strength requirement to wear this unique is 191, which may be high for some character classes, and might mean that you need to find or buy pieces of gear that grant additional strength to your character once equipped. You cannot use this unique in the early stages of the game, since it's level requirement is level 68. In the late stages of the game, this item is useful since it greatly bolsters your defenses if you are life based, and it increases the amount of fire damage you deal which is ideal if you are playing a character that mainly deals fire damage.

Informative Links -
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Kaom%27s_Heart - additional information regarding the Kaom's Heart unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Lightning_Coil - additional information regarding the Lightning Coil unique

Path Of Exile Resource #5 - Astramentis Unique Item Review

The Astramentis in Path Of Exile is a unique onyx amulet that gives the player up to 116 more points towards all three attributes, unless you have a legacy version, which gives you up to 120 more points. Astramentis also gives you a negligible -4 physical damage taken from attacks.

Item Usefulness Information - This item is interesting because the added points towards all attributes, which are strength, intelligence, and dexterity, can be beneficial towards any characters who use iron will or iron grip as a support for their main skill, any characters that need more attributes in order to wear high end pieces of gear, or any characters that use items that benefit specifically from having increased attributes. Iron will gets a buff with this item because of the high strength attributes it gives you, and with a perfect legacy Astramentis, the increased spell damage will be equal to 24 percent. Iron grip also receives a buff with this item equipped, as it is roughly the same as iron will except that it applies to projectile attack damage, and with a perfect legacy Astramentis, the increased projectile attack damage will be equal to 24 percent. The increased strength and intelligence that this item gives you can be beneficial towards characters who use a Mjölner, as Mjölner has a very high strength and intelligence requirement. The increased dexterity that this item gives is useful if your build revolves around the Iron Commander bow, since the bow grants you an added 1–3 Physical Damage to Attacks per 25 Dexterity, and the ability to Summon 1 additional Siege Ballista Totem per 200 Dexterity. All of the attributes gained while wearing this item helps builds that use the Pillar Of The Caged God staff, as the staff gains 1% increased Area of Effect Radius per 20 intelligence, 1% increased Attack Speed per 10 Dexterity, and 16% increased Physical Weapon Damage per 10 Strength. In the early stages of the game, this item is useful mostly for its added attributes, and allows players to easily wear more diverse pieces of leveling gear they couldn't have worn if they were missing the attributes that come from Astramentis. In the late stages of the game, this item is useful due to its ability to increase the damage output of people using iron will or iron grip in their builds, as well as allowing certain items to be accessed if they have large attribute requirements, as well as enhancing certain items to more effective, such as the Pillar Of The Caged God staff or the Iron Commander bow.

Informative Links -
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Astramentis - additional information regarding the Astramentis unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Iron_Commander - additional information regarding the Iron Commander unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Mj%C3%B6lner - additional information regarding the Mjölner unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Pillar_of_the_Caged_God - additional information regarding the Pillar Of The Caged God unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Iron_Will_Support - additional information regarding the Iron Will support gem
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Repentance - additional information regarding the Repentance unique
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Iron_Grip_Support - additional information regarding the Iron Grip support gem
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Iron_Grip - additional information regarding the Iron Grip keystone passive skill
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Attribute - additional information regarding the Attribute mechanic


Note - The Iron Will support can also be added to your build by using the Repentance unique. The Iron Grip support can also be added to your build by accessing the Iron Grip keystone in the passive tree. They are not mentioned in the Astramentis item review above but are enhanced due to the characteristics that the Astramentis item has.

Path Of Exile Resource #4 - The Basics Of Leveling Part Three

In Path Of Exile, as you start off fresh in a new league or on a new character, you will notice that there are quests right off from the beginning of the game. Quests are a reward system in Path Of Exile, by completing certain tasks you will be able to earn skill points, various items, or master experience. However, if you're goal is to get to endgame as quickly as possible, there will be some quests that you will want to avoid. This part of the guide will hopefully teach you which quests are worth doing while leveling a new character in Path Of Exile.

Quests - In each act, there are numerous different quests that will be presented to you. Some of these quests are optional, while others are needed to be completed in order to move further into the game. I will be covering the quests in each act that are beneficial to be completed if you want to level a new character quickly in this game. Most of the quests listed below give you skill points or gems, but on rare occasions for some specific builds items that are granted from completing a quest will greatly enhance your leveling speed.

Act 1 -
Enemy At The Gate - The first quest that you will encounter, you need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, Tarkleigh will reward you with a skill gem
Mercy Mission - This quest is useful to do because it grants you a quicksilver flask, which grants you increased movement speed while active, and will help you progress through the game quicker
Breaking Some Eggs - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a skill gem as a reward from Tarkleigh
The Dweller Of The Deep - Completing this quest grants you a Skill Book, which grants you a skill point to use on your passive tree, this is an optional quest but recommended to do for all character classes
The Caged Brute - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, Tarkleigh will grant you two skill gems as a reward
The Marooned Mariner - Completing this quest grants you a Skill Book, which grants you a skill point to use on your passive tree, this is an optional quest but recommended to do for all character classes
The Siren's Cadence - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a skill gem as a reward
The Way Forward - Completing this quest grants you a Skill Book, which grants you a skill point to use on your passive tree, this is an optional quest but recommended to do for all character classes

Act 2 -
Intruders In Black - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a skill gem as a reward
Sharp And Cruel - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a skill gem as a reward
The Root Of The Problem - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a vendor gem reward, which means you can buy new gems from Yeena
Deal With The Bandits - Look at your build guide before considering what to do in this quest, there are three different bandit leaders, you can either side with one of them and kill the other two to get the respective reward or you can kill all of them to get the reward from Eramir, the rewards that will be given to you vary and will be posted in a link down below
Shadow Of The Vaal - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive no reward for completing this quest however

Act 3 -
Lost In Love - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a skill gem as a reward, as well as Sewer Keys, which are also needed to progress further into the game
Victario's Secrets - Completing this quest grants you a Skill Book, which grants you a skill point and two respec points to use on your passive tree, this is an optional quest but recommended to do for all character classes
Fiery Dust - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive Infernal Talc as a reward from Lady Dialla, this item is needed to move further on in the game
The Ribbon Spool - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a rare item as a reward
Piety's Pets - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a Skill Book as well as a Tower Key, the Tower Key item is needed to move further on in the game
Sceptre Of God - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive no reward for completing this quest however

Act 4 -
The Eternal Nightmare - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a skill gem and the ability to buy more vendor gems as rewards for completion
Breaking The Seal - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a skill gem and the ability to buy more vendor gems as rewards for completion
The King Of Fury - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a reward for completion
The King Of Desire - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive a reward for completion
Corpus Malachus - You need to complete this quest to move further on in the game, you will receive no reward for completing this quest
An Indomitable Spirit - Completing this quest grants you a Skill Book, which grants you a skill point and two respec points to use on your passive tree, this is an optional quest but recommended to do for all character classes

Informative Link -
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Quest - useful information regarding all quests in-game including the ones that aren't effective to do if you want to level quickly

Path Of Exile Resource #3 - The Basics Of Leveling Part Two

Leveling up quickly and effectively in Path Of Exile may be fairly difficult for some new players. Knowing variables such as the layout of the area that you are in, the type of monsters you will encounter, and the fastest way to complete a quest that is necessary to move further on in the game greatly help experienced players level quicker than someone who has just started. This guide was written in order to help new players adjust their play style through learning relevant information on how to level quicker in the current state of the game.

Areas - In Path Of Exile, there are many unique areas. Each of these areas have there own layout, their own monster types, and their own quests associated with them. Being that each area is unique, it is difficult to clear these areas quickly without knowing what they are comprised of. Some areas, such as The Ledge are easy to navigate through, since they are very linear, and some other areas, such as The Lower Prison, are hard to navigate through because they have many walls and other obstacles that stand in your way. Of course, experience plays a huge part in getting through these areas swiftly, I have played this game for quite a while now and know how to get past most levels quickly. However, if you are new to this game, it is hard to navigate these areas effectively. The first thing you need to do if you are having trouble clearing these areas is to identify what part of the area is giving you a problem. It could be the monsters, your build is built a certain way and the monsters are naturally more powerful against you in that scenario. It could be the layout, the area is maze-like and you don't know where to go. Once you have identified your problem, the second step is to look down below and check out the links that I have posted. Each link will lead you to information that is relevant to your problem and will help you solve it. Before I conclude, I would like to add a few general tips that you can follow that help with the leveling process.

General Tips -

#1 - If you have trouble killing any type of monster, whether it be a normal pack of monsters, a magic pack of monsters, a rare monster, or a unique monster, just skip it. Run past the monster and rush to the next area. However, if you need to kill a boss that grants you access to the next part of the game, and you are having trouble killing it, your best bet is to buy better leveling uniques or changing your main skill and your support links. Remember, much of this game revolves around gems and items, and if you don't have a good setup, or are not following your build guide properly, you may end up paying for it in terms of slower clear speed and less damage per second.

#2 - If you are having trouble navigating through a certain level, press the TAB button on your keyboard. This will enable you to see which areas of the level you have not been to yet, and should make your navigation fairly simple. To get rid of the level outline, simply press the TAB button again.

Informative Links -
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Zone_Levels - useful information for determining the layout of an area, as well as the monsters that occupy that area
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Monster - information regarding what attributes monsters have
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Unique_item - information regarding all unique items in the game, you can search up leveling uniques as well as endgame uniques from here

Path Of Exile Resource #2 - The Basics Of Leveling Part One

In Path Of Exile, the process of leveling can be boring for most players, as it takes quite a long time for people to complete each act quickly and move on to the next one, due to lack of experience or lack of gear. This guide was written to teach those who are not familiar with effective leveling strategies. By learning these strategies, you can level up quicker, clear acts faster, and reach endgame with ease and swiftness.

Note - This is part one of a number of leveling guides. There is going to be more information regarding leveling in my other leveling guides which are on my blog. Feel free to check them out if you deem it necessary.

Build - The first thing we need to do when determining how to level up quickly is examining what build you will want to play. Are you going to go a range character, melee character, spell character, or something in between? Determining what build you want to play for endgame is crucial, because many variables can be altered to be in your favor so that you can level up quicker. Remember, most leveling items are used only in early game to the beginning of late game. While being good early on, if you find that your damage is not adequate enough to clear areas and level up quickly later on, you may need to change your gear to other leveling gear or endgame gear once you have reached that point. I would also like to take a moment and mention that regardless if you are playing a range character, melee character, spell character, or anything in between, many build guides if you follow them have item recommendations. This is important because it is provides relevant information to you quickly, which is better than searching up various items and trying to determine which one of them is best by pure comparison. Remember, the people that are making these guides usually have much more experience playing Path Of Exile if you are new and have learned most of the games mechanics. They have more in-depth knowledge of items and what makes them good or bad. Below this guide will be some useful links relating to some overall important information if you are just beginning in this game. Hopefully this resource has helped you learn some strategies relating to leveling effectively in Path Of Exile.

Informative Links -
https://www.pathofexile.com/ - official Path Of Exile website, you can access much information through the main page
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Path_of_Exile_Wiki - the Wikipedia for Path Of Exile, contains all information on everything in the game
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum - this page has build guides, as well as other utilities that can be used to enhance your game experience

Path Of Exile Resource #1 - The Basics Of Farming Areas

Path Of Exile is for all intents and purposes, a game in which grinding is required. Grinding gear, whether it be for early, middle, or late stages of the game, is necessary for getting further into the game. However, not all grinding in this game is the same. Some areas are better to grind than others, due to several variables which will be mentioned later on. This resource has information on which areas in each act are best to grind, as well as how you can grind these areas efficiently and effectively in a step-by-step process. 

Note - In order to refresh areas, hold CTRL and afterwards click on the entrance to an area. The entrance can be either an entrance leading to an area, or a waypoint.

Act 1 - The best area to grind in act 1 when starting off is The Ledge. If you need some loot or currency to spend on leveling uniques early on, this area is the place to get it from. The reason why this place is desirable for grinding is because of a few variables which end up being favorable to you. For example, the layout of the area is easy to navigate through, the map is very linear and has an easy to follow route from the beginning of the area to the end of it. All you need to do once you have activated the waypoint is spawn in through the waypoint, walk in the direction of where the three cairns are when next to the waypoint, and clear the area of monsters all the way to Kuduku, who is the boss of this area. Once you have killed Kuduku, keep on going to The Climb, which is the next area, and once you are in The Climb, refresh The Ledge area, and redo the entire process over again. Alternatively, once you have killed Kuduku, you can use a portal scroll to teleport out of the area. Once you have either sold your items to the vendor or put them in your stash tab, you can refresh The Ledge area and redo the process again.

Act 2 - The best area to grind in act 2 is The Fellshrine Ruins. The reason why this place is desirable for grinding is because the area has a very open layout, it allows you freedom of space and movement and it has a path which leads you to The Crypt. All you need to do to grind this area efficiently is activate the waypoint in The Crypt. Once you have the waypoint activated, travel to the waypoint and then leave to The Fellshrine Ruins which is indicated to have the entrance to the area in the same room as you. Clear the Fellshrine Ruins and using a portal scroll, teleport out and sell your items to Greust, as he is the closest reachable vendor, or put them in your stash tab. Once you have done this action, teleport back to The Crypt using the waypoint and refresh The Fellshrine Ruins area and redo the process again.

Act 3 - The best area to grind in act 3 is The Docks. The reason why this place is desirable for grinding is because the area has a semi-open layout, high mob density, and is linear. In order to access grinding to The Docks, the first thing you need to do is activate the waypoint in The Docks. Afterwards, you can farm the area and once you have cleared most of the area out, use a portal scroll and sell your items to any of the vendors in The Sarn Encampment, or you can put the items in your stash tab. Once you have done this action, refresh and teleport back to The Docks using the waypoint and redo the process over again. The Docks has monsters that are easy to kill, and since these monsters come in packs, using builds that have large area-of-effects will be more efficient and efficient than using builds that have small area-of-effects or are designed to do single target damage.

Act 4 - The best area to grind in act 4 is The Dried Lake. The reason why this area is desirable for grinding is because the area has a very open layout, very high mob density, and an easy to follow path to the boss of the area, who is called Voll, Emperor Of Purity. In order to farm this area, the first thing you need to do is access Highgate. Highgate connects to The Dried Lake, making it very easy to refresh The Dried Lake in order to redo the area. Once you have accessed Highgate, go to The Dried Lake and stick to the left side of the area. Clearing the area as you do this action, travel down while sticking to the left and you will find a large area partially blocked off by stakes. Travel further downward past the stakes and you will find Voll and a small group of monsters with him. Once you have killed Voll, collect the items that he drops and use a portal scroll to teleport back to Highgate. After you have sold your items to either Petarus and Vanja or Kira in Highgate, or put the items in your stash tab, travel downward back to the entrance to The Dried Lake, refresh the area, and redo the process over again. This area is by far the best non-map area to farm in the game, due to its very large mob density and open layout, as well as in Merciless Difficulty the area has no drop penalties regardless of your character level, and due to the divination card that Voll can drop, which is called The Brittle Emperor. This card regardless of what league you are playing in is desirable and expensive, as it is used to create an item called Voll's Devotion, Agate Amulet. This item is used in high-tier builds and is therefore desired. If you have farmed this area and have gotten one of these cards, your best option is to sell it for market price and use the currency to buy gear upgrades.

As stated above, the best non-map area to grind in the game at the moment is The Dried Lake in act 4. Most people usually rush past the other acts in order to reach act 4 and start farming The Dried Lake. However, if you are just starting or are in a new league, you may want to farm these areas in each act a few times before moving on to the next act. The currency you gain from farming these areas can help you buy leveling uniques from other players, which will speed up the leveling process as well as make your character more powerful for later stages in the game. Hopefully this resource has helped you gain insight on which areas are best for farming and why, and how to farm the respective areas effectively and efficiently.