Guide:Creating Your Own Path of Exile 2 Build

Build Workshop: Creating Your Own Path of Exile 2 Build

Introduction

• Purpose of the Guide
• Target Audience
• Overview of Build Creation

Foundations of Build Creation

• Understanding Your Goal
  • Playstyle preferences: melee, ranged, caster, minions, etc.
  • Early-game, endgame, or specific challenges.
• Choosing Your Archetype
  • Starting classes and Ascendancies
  • Links to class-specific guides

Skill Selection

• Active Skills
  • Choosing a primary damage skill
  • Key considerations: AoE, single-target, scaling mechanics
• Support Gems
  • Enhancing damage, utility, or survivability
• Skill Synergy
  • Linking active and support skills

Passive Skill Tree Planning

• Navigating the Passive Tree
  • Starting points, keystones, and clusters
  • Stat priorities: life, mana, damage, resistances
• Specialization
  • Focusing on critical passives for playstyle enhancement
• Cluster Jewels
  • Using cluster jewels for advanced optimization

Gear and Itemization

• Core Item Slots
  • Key stats for weapons, armor, and accessories
• Unique Items
  • When and how to incorporate unique items
• Crafting and Modifiers
  • Basics of crafting and filling gaps in your build
• Resistances and Defenses
  • Importance of capping resistances and choosing defensive layers

Testing and Iteration

• Skill and Gear Testing
  • Testing builds in gameplay scenarios
• Adjusting for Weaknesses
  • Troubleshooting low survivability, mana issues, etc.
• Endgame Scaling
  • Preparing for mapping, delving, or boss fights

Tools and Resources

• Path of Building (PoB)
  • Planning and simulating builds
• Wiki Links
  • Relevant pages for items, skills, and mechanics
• Community Builds
  • Forums and communities for inspiration

Conclusion and Final Tips

• Encouragement to Experiment
• Emphasizing Flexibility
• Next Steps and Advanced Guides