Path Of Exile: Items Get Obtained In A Variety Of Ways

PoE is an ARPG in the purest tradition of Diablo 2 that GGG gladly accepts as the reference and the main source of inspiration. In this post, we'll give you some tips to make currency items.

Boost Your Damage

Items get obtained in a variety of ways: they can get dropped by monsters, or you can get them as a reward from chests. Also, items are sold by NPC vendors and might get bought or traded for a combination of different items. The exchange rates of these items are used by players to aid bartering.

The more mobs you can kill at once, the better chances you have of getting the item drop you're after. Therefore you should concentrate on high-damage skills and area-of-effect (AOE) skills to maximise your damage output and ensure you get your kills. Tackle mobs en masse and use your strongest AOE skills. Curse gems are entirely AOE; use them to your advantage.

Be careful not to become overrun with too many mobs during this stage. If your Defense is not up to par, you will be knocked out and this will set you back in your farming journey.

Gear Up

Another way of obtaining these PoE items is to collect shards and fragments. In a nutshell, they are pieces of other items, so once you've collected a certain amount; they transform into a whole orb or scroll. Shards and fragments get gained when items are sold to vendors or are dropped by Harbingers.

Equipping stronger gear at any time is a must in any RPG; it's fundamental to boosting your orb drop rates. The caliber of gear you should be aiming for is the highest quality and rarity you can find. Rarity positively influences drop rates, therefore: the higher rarity, the more Chaos Orbs PoE you'll be able to find.

The best places to farm for blue/rare items are the Church Dungeon, followed by the Fellshire Ruins. Only pick up the blue/rare items, for efficiency. Fellshire is not the only place to farm Chaos Orbs, but it's the safest area for all builds and classes. Chaos Orbs tend to drop more frequently in higher level areas.

Set Up A Shop

Lastly, trading with other players will also let you obtain these items. It’s especially useful for high-levelled players, as they tend to earn the rarer orbs and those can't get downgraded to the less rare ones. To determine if a trade is worth it vendor prices are a useful guide. However, it’s good to get reminded that barter isn't just trading for what the item is worth, it's also what the trader is willing to pay.

The forums will be your best friend when it comes to trading. Go to the Path of Exile forums and set up a thread under the 'Standard Trading - Shops' section. With that done, hunt down the best gear you can find. This is arguably a late-game tactic as finding gear higher-level players will trade with you is far easier when you yourself are higher-level too.

Use the forums to scout out good deals rather than selling everything to the NPCs. That will ensure you end up with the most orbs for your time. Make sure to find the best gear you can before selling it; people only want the best. If you try to sell something mediocre, you will struggle to find a buyer.

Orbs of Alteration

You can use Scrolls of wisdom and Rare gear to farming Orbs of Alteration. Farm rare gears and sell them to an NPC. You will receive alteration shards for your efforts which can be crafted into Orbs of Alteration. Keep doing this and you will have Chaos Orbs aplenty.