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In Path of Exile 3.26 Secrets of the Atlas expansion, most players who have been playing it since its release have been struggling with leveling content for a long time. Some players are one or two levels away from completing their powerful builds, while others just want to quickly upgrade to enter the challenging endgame content.

Not only that, although POE provides multiplayer exploration for all players, according to statistics on the current community and social platforms, the number of players who choose to single-player exploration is far greater than multiplayer.

So this guide will provide some strategies on building and combat for these solo players who are stuck in the leveling stage, so that you can quickly reach the level you need and spend the least cost.

Strategy Overview

Before introducing the specific leveling strategy, here I would like to provide you with the starting point and specific implementation direction of this strategy. First, the fundamental way to level quickly is to defeat as many monsters as possible in the map to gain more experience and POE currency.

So you may need to make reasonable use of multiple mechanisms on the map during your exploration, such as taking Evolving Shrine buff that can increase the number and quality of monsters contained in the map, and stacking this buff with mechanisms that can spawn additional monsters for you, such as Breach or Beyond.

Scarabs Setup

After introducing this strategy in general, it is time to start making specific recommendations for your build options. Initially, it is Scarabs that are very important when you unlock and explore the map.

In the early game, you can start with two Breach Scarabs, which will help you have a higher probability of experiencing two additional Breach encounters that can provide you with a lot of experience when running the map.

And two Domination Scarab of Evolution, which will give you an additional Evolving Shrine on the map. There is also a Beyond Scarab of the Invasion, which also increases the spawn rate of rare and unique monsters in the map, and also adds 8-12 Beyond Portals.

All in all, these Scarabs only cost you no more than 5 POE Chaos Orbs, and you invest exactly what you earn from Breach and Beyond encounters, which is a good strategy for farming experience and leveling quickly, isn’t it?

In addition to the above, if your map already has three or more Breach spawn possibilities, you can also place Scarab of Monstrous Lineage or Horned Scarab of Bloodlines in your build, which will allow you to encounter higher level monsters in the map and gain more experience points.

Map Types

From the perspective of farming experience quickly and running maps quickly, you should try to choose maps with wide open spaces when exploring, such as Mesa Maps or Strand Maps.

In addition, you also need to pay attention to the size of the monster packs contained in each map, preferably within 30%, which you can achieve by spending some Delirium orbs before unlocking the map.

Or you can use other PoE Currency to increase the spawn rate of Breach or Evolving Shrine in it. Although this will increase the cost you spend, the rewards you get are also unpredictable.

As for whether you need to use this kind of build to challenge Tier 17 Maps, the answer here is that if your build is strong enough to successfully run this kind of map with higher-level arrays, it is worth a try. Ziggurat Map and Citadel Map are recommended for you.

Can It Be Faster And Easier?

Of course! This is for most single-player players, but if you have a high level of skill rotation and combat strategy, you can use this more effective setup.

For Atlas skills, you can choose Flash Breach, which will make the breaches in the map you explore open and close 10% faster, forcing you to quickly farm experience points in them to successfully run.

Or if you are not confident that you can clear all breach encounters, you can choose Heavy Breach, which has the exact opposite effect of Flash Breach: it slows down the opening and closing of breaches by 30%.

At this point, you can completely abandon the use of Delirium Orbs on your map, because while it brings more rewards, it also makes the monsters you face more challenging, which is actually not conducive to your smooth farming.

This also means that you should be more inclined to increase the probability of encounters like Breach or Beyond and the rewards they provide you in your map settings and Scarabs selection, as well as adding more buffs like Evolving Shrine to yourself in your build for fast leveling.

These are the strategies and options for fast leveling for a single player based on the properties and statistics provided by the latest patch for Path of Exile 3.26 Secrets of the Atlas expansion.

Of course, as the developers release more patches, the effectiveness of some of these options will change. But don’t worry, we’ll keep an eye on this and list the corresponding guides for you as soon as possible. Have fun!

In any Path of Exile expansion, to improve combat efficiency, you must craft and utilize builds. We all know that higher-level skills, rarer gear, and more orbs can make builds better, but it is difficult to have so many resources when entering a new league.

So for you, facing the official opening of 3.26 Secrets of the Atlas in just three or four days, the top priority is to find the right builds for “opening up the wasteland”.

Although the early content of the game is not too difficult, POE series has always been known for its hardcore. So these builds must be powerful enough without investing too many POE Chaos Orbs and other items.

It is undoubtedly difficult to develop such builds on your own, but fortunately, we will introduce 5 of them to you next!

1. Penance Brand Of Dissipation Inquisitor Templar Build

As its name suggests, this build is suitable for players with Templar as the base class and Inquisitor as Ascendancy class. As for Penance Brand of Dissipation, it is a spell that causes damage by adding energy to the branded enemy.

The working principle of this build is simple, but it can even kill Uber bosses in one second - provided that you complete or collect the items it needs as much as possible, the first of which is Inspired Learning jewel.

This jewel allows you to gain one of the monster’s attributes as a modifier for the next 20 seconds after killing a rare monster. This function is similar to Headhunter, although it is slightly weaker, but combined with the build will significantly improve your mapping efficiency.

As you know, in 3.26 gameplay, the status of mapping has become more important because of Zana-related plot and mechanism. So if you like Templar class, this build is not to be missed.

2. Flicker Strike Slayer Duelist Build

As a strength/dexterity hybrid class, Duelist’s damage output and damage avoidance are both reliable, and its Ascendancy class Slayer expands its offensiveness.

Based on this, this build further combines Flicker Strike, a melee attack skill, with the teleportation and short-term speed increase effect it provides, allowing you to quickly shuttle between maps while effectively clearing the field and causing more damage to single-type enemies.

However, correspondingly, this build’s defense capabilities will be relatively poor, especially against physical damage, and it will provide limited help for your character upgrades. Considering that this guide focuses on “start ability”, it is normal to have unavoidable shortcomings.

See More: What New Changes Does Path of Exile 3.26 Secrets Of The Atlas Bring? - Endgame And New Mode

3. Molten Strike Zenith Juggernaut Build

This build is mainly based on the utilization of Juggernaut (the base class is Marauders) combined with the skill Molten Strike Zenith, combining unimaginable tanky attributes with damage output - the premise is that you can accept its slower clearing speed.

If conditions permit, you can add more reliable gear to this build to enhance it to reduce the negative impact of insufficient speed. For example, better two-handed weapons, because Molten Strike Zenith utilizes two-handed weapons to convert some physical damage into fire damage to hit the enemy.

Other gear worth having include Alpha’s Howl, Oro’s Sacrifice, Perseverance, and most rings with certain resistances, which are relatively easy to get in the early stage. On this basis, you need to get as many melee attack enhancements as possible to play the power of this build.

4. CWS Firestorm Chieftain Build

This is actually an AFK type build, which mainly utilizes Firestorm spell to launch a rain of flaming arrows in a certain area to cause fire damage. Chieftain is another Ascendancy class of Marauders, which is fire-oriented and supports fire damage bonus.

But in addition to this, the CWS element of the build (cast when stunned) requires you to ensure that all attacks can cause stun. Because although this build will form a huge storm when the enemy touches you, it also creates dependence.

That is to say, if you encounter bosses with no minions around, you will consume more time than others to deal with them. For this reason, it is best to further combine the power of the skill Penance Mark, because it can mark targets and summon phantoms that can be continue to attack when attacking these targets, further weakening the enemy.

5. Tornado Shot Deadeye Ranger Bow Build

In fact, this build is not only suitable for 3.26, it should be regarded as one of the most classic builds in POE 1. With just a reliable bow and basic class skills, you can quickly pass the level with this build.

However, in order to echo the theme of this guide, it is better to get a better elemental bow than jewels to maximize the role of POE currency in the early stage. And don’t forget to add an extra arrow module to the quiver.

Although the relevant content of the 5 builds introduced above is more suitable for you to utilize when you first start playing the new expansion, in fact, in the later stage when you have more currency and gear, you can upgrade these builds to make them also benefit your endgame experience, unless you want to try new tricks!