There are many ways to earn currency in Path of Exile 2, and the safest way is farming on the map, while crafting and selling equipment carries a slight risk.
You can combine these two methods, as you'll also obtain a considerable amount of equipment while farming, and you can use these as bases to craft rare items. So, we'll introduce how to earn currency using Boots.
Which Base To Choose?
First, you'll need level 82 common base boots. Only higher levels have a chance of obtaining higher tier affixes. It is recommends Daggerfoot Shoes here because their base stat includes Intelligence, making them highly sought after by Energy Shield builds and easy to sell on the market.
If you don't have these shoes in your stash, you can trade them on the market, and it won't be a huge investment.
Upgrading The Base
After you have common base boots, use Orb of Transmutation and Orb of Augmentation to enchant them. Your goal is to prioritize Tier 1 Movement Speed (35%). If you get good affixes like high resistance, it will be easier to achieve the 35% movement speed bonus when using Orb of Augmentation later.
- Orb of Transmutation: Transforms a normal item into a magic item and adds an affix.
- Orb of Augmentation: Adds an affix to a magic item.
However, if a bad prefix appears, you don't need to use the expensive Perfect Orb of Augmentation to further modify it. But if a suffix appears, you must use Perfect Orb of Augmentation to try and gain the movement speed bonus.
What To Do With Failed Items?
Getting boots with 35% movement speed isn't a high-probability event, and many failed items will be generated in the process. However, they are still worth modifying. You can use a Regal Orb to turn magic boots into rare items, and then use Exalted Orbs to max out all 6 affixes.
If you unexpectedly get Tier 1 Movement Speed affix during the process of maxing out all affixes, then the boots, regardless of other attributes, can be immediately sold for 0.3-0.5 Divine Orb.
How To Upgrade Them?
Upgrade Failed Items
For boots that consistently lack 35% Movement Speed affix, you can further modify their affixes using Omen of Putrefaction. It will replace all modifiers with unrevealed ones.
However, before corrupting, you must upgrade all sockets to 20% quality to maximize the boots' market value.
After activating Omen of Putrefaction, convert all affixes on the boots into Desecrated Mods. The advantage of corruption is that you can choose one of three Desecrated Mods.
Since the affix type rolled each time is removed in subsequent rolls, you can gradually increase the probability of rolling Movement Speed. While there are many Desecrated modifiers, the overall probability of obtaining 35% movement speed is approximately 1/3 to 1/4.
It's recommended to choose 35% movement speed, and If you choose 30% movement speed affix, subsequent affixes related to movement speed will generally not appear. Before obtaining 35% movement speed, prioritize high-roll percentage or fixed-value dodge, energy shield, or high life, and the specific priority depends on the boot's base type. Boots with a mix of fixed-value dodge and energy shield affixes can be paired with life, while pure energy shield boots do not.
Upgrade Successful Items
For boots with good affixes like 35% movement speed, use Omen of Sinistral Necromancy and Preserved Rib to ensure that the next corruption only affects prefix desecrations.
After corruption, perform an unveil and use Rib to add affixes. Prioritize high-roll fixed-value life or percentage or fixed-value evade. Use Perfect Exalted Orbs or Greater Exalted Orbs in conjunction with Omen of Greater Exaltation to fill in the last 1-2 affixes, and Chaos resistance and elemental resistance are both good affixes.
Market Value
The final value of the finished boots depends on the affix combination. Boots with top-tier affixes can sell for over 10 Divine Orbs, and even those with lower-tier affixes can still fetch 6-7 Divine Orbs.
This method doesn't necessarily require starting with a common base. You can set up a filter and trade level 82 boots that already have several affixes. After maxing out 6 affixes with Exalted Orbs, you can corrupt them, potentially requiring less currency.
Profitability
If you're trading common white base boots, 10 pairs will require 5 Chaos Orbs, plus corruption materials, Omens, etc., for a total consumption of approximately 1.5-3 Divine Orbs.
However, just one pair of boots with 35% movement speed from corruption is enough to cover the crafting consumption of all 10 pairs. Furthermore, since corruption itself is a bonus round. If your bases successfully gain Tier 1 35% movement speed, your profits will increase significantly; even if they fail, you'll basically break even. Therefore, this method almost guarantees profitability.
While it requires some luck, multiple steps mitigate this, ensuring profitability unless your luck is exceptionally bad. However, timing is crucial, as fewer players in the league will reduce the demand for your boots.
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