Path of Exile 2: Recommended Careers for Beginners

Players who are new to Path of Exile 2 may find the complex system and diverse gameplay challenging and a bit overwhelming.

This guide hopes to help novice players find their way around the game, quickly familiarize themselves with the game, and experience the fun of the game!

Career Choice

Path of Exile 2 offers a wealth of career choices, each with its own characteristics. For novice players, choosing a career that suits them is the first step in starting the upgrade journey.

Witch

The witch is a typical necromancer. The witch's summons are relatively fragile in the early stages, and it is a bit difficult to pass the early levels. She is good at summoning monsters to attract hatred for her, while applying abnormal states such as chaos damage from a safe distance.

Mercenary

The mercenary's crossbow has a unique reloading mechanism and may feel fragile in melee combat. Switch different types of specialized ammunition according to needs, and are good at keeping the enemy at a safe distance for devastating blows.

Monk

The monk combines speed and diversity to easily shuttle between enemies. Using a long stick weapon, he is good at a fast-moving combat style, able to strike quickly and avoid danger.

Ranger

Ranger is known for her accuracy with bows and arrows, and is suitable for long-range killing of enemies. Her highlight is the rich lightning range attack skills, which can help her quickly clear groups of enemies. If faced with strict single combat, her damage potential may be slightly insufficient.

Warrior

Warriors are characterized by their ability to withstand a lot of damage and can output damage steadily, although the damage is not particularly flashy. Melee gameplay is not flexible enough in battles that require quick repositioning, especially compared with ranged professions.

Sorceress

Sorceress has powerful range damage and is suitable for group control and map clearing. With skills such as chain lightning, firestorm and real meteorite, it can turn enemies into ash or hail. At the same time, Sorceress require players to have stable operations and constant vigilance.

Upgrade Strategy

(1) Main Quest: the cornerstone of upgrade

The main quest is the main way for players to gain experience. By completing the quest, players can get rich experience rewards and gradually unlock new maps and new features.

(2) Map brushing skills: accelerator of experience acquisition

Map brushing is also an important way to increase the level. When brushing maps, players need to pay attention to the difference between the monster level and their own character level. When the monster level exceeds the character level by more than 9, no experience can be gained. Therefore, novice players need to choose maps of similar levels to brush maps to maximize experience.

Talent System

The talent tree system is the key to improving the combat effectiveness of characters. Novice players can give priority to some basic and general talents, such as increasing attack damage, increasing armor value or enhancing dodge ability. As the level increases, you can choose specialized talents according to the characteristics of your own profession and the gameplay.

Equipment System

In "Path of Exile 2", the choice of equipment is crucial to improving combat effectiveness. In the early stage, it is recommended to give priority to equipment with basic attributes. As the game progresses, choose advanced equipment according to the characteristics of your own profession and the gameplay.

Ascendancy Trials

The Ascendancy Trials is a very challenging and rewarding activity. When the character reaches about level 20, go to the "Traitor's Road" map and defeat Barbara BOSS to start the Ascendancy Trials. The difficulty of the trial will gradually increase with the player's character level and the number of trials. It is recommended that beginners start with simple trials and challenge them one by one.

Trading System

The trading system of "Path of Exile 2" is based on item exchange. Players can trade equipment, materials and currency to create the strongest character. At the same time, players can also purchase props of "Path of Exile 2" through the platform to help speed up the game progress.

Advanced Skills

（1） Assign skill points

Skill points are the core of the combat system. Reasonably allocating skill points can greatly improve the damage and survival of characters. At the beginning of the game, it is recommended to invest in basic skills, and gradually unlock and upgrade more advanced skills to meet different game needs as the role level increases.

（2） Good use of liquid medicine and auxiliary gems

In battle, good use of potions and auxiliary gems can effectively increase output. Potions and auxiliary gems are also one of the keys to improving the character's fighting power and survivability.

The complex game mechanism and difficulty upgrade of Path of Exile 2 can bring great challenges and fun to players. Choose a career that suits you, complete various tasks according to the guidance, reasonably allocate skills and equipment, and use the talent tree system and other skills and methods to better challenge the game. Upgrading is just the beginning of the game, and more exciting content is waiting for you to explore.