Since the first game, Path of Exile has always been one of the more difficult RPGs, and POE 2 is no exception. Even the regular challenges and quests can sometimes be hard to complete, let alone the overpowered bosses. From werewolves to elves, you may even face dozens of enemies in a boss fight.
Despite this, sometimes you still actively fight high-level bosses in order to get more POE 2 Orbs that may drop. But no matter how well you dodge or how hard you hit, sometimes the boss just won’t go down. It’s completely fine to give up or create a new character to continue playing, but why not try some tricks to make boss battles easier?
With this in mind, we will introduce you to 8 tips that may increase your chances of winning boss battles and improve your gaming experience.
1. Level Up
Leveling up is undoubtedly one of the most basic ways to make you stronger in POE 2. Regardless of which class you play, actively farming monsters or clearing dungeons will earn you enough experience to increase the power of your passive skills.
And if there is a boss that you can’t defeat despite multiple attempts, you can make a specific upgrade plan for it to push yourself to acquire a skill that may be the advantage you need to defeat that boss.
For example, if you have trouble fighting the damage of a certain boss, you can invest in skills that increase health regeneration, armor, or evasion. If a certain boss has powerful defense, it is recommended to invest in elemental or physical damage or critical chance.
2. Try Single-Player Games
Some bosses have higher health and are more difficult to defeat when facing a group. Here, you may try to go it alone, especially if these bosses rely mainly on area attacks.
Of course, this can be a double-edged sword. Because if a certain boss is resistant to the type of damage you deal, you may find yourself in a more difficult situation. But since enemies have lower health when fighting alone, and there is no need to worry about reviving teammates, playing alone can be an advantage against certain bosses.
3. Carry Resistance Items
There are some amulets and rings in Path of Exile 2 that have good resistance to different elemental damage, which can be very useful when you are dealing with bosses that rely on elemental damage or effects such as stun.
You can find several rings and amulets through adventures, or exchange some by POE 2 Currency. As the resistance stacks, they can greatly reduce the damage that bosses who focus on a single damage type can cause you, making it much easier to defeat them.
Among them, the amulet is particularly useful. It allows you to ignore status effects directly such as freeze or stun caused by the enemy, increasing your chances of winning in battle.
4. Reset Passive Skills
If you don’t plan your build in advance, resetting passive skills can be a very important trick, because it is almost impossible to defeat the boss with an imperfect build. Even if you can last a long time in the battle, you can’t cause any damage to the boss.
Passive skills can provide you with attribute improvements related to classes and abilities, including new abilities that are automatically activated under certain conditions, or allow you to equip new equipment and gain attribute gains, giving you a chance to defeat the boss.
5. Remember The Boss’s Attack Patterns
In Path of Exile 2, it is crucial to remember the boss’s attack patterns. Because large-scale arena sweeps require you to stand in a specific position or focus on repetitive timing rather than reaction.
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Most POE 2 bosses have a fixed way of attacking in each round. When you have a strong enough to combat power and successfully remember the enemy’s attack patterns, you can deal with him more specifically. Sometimes, being killed by the boss is just a way to understand its weaknesses and provide a stepping stone to defeat them.
6. Replace Skill Gems
This tip is actually provided for new players, because as long as you have some understanding of POE series, you should know the importance of handling skill gems correctly.
During the game, you must constantly upgrade your skills and replace targeted skill gems in time according to the type of enemy to deal with them: if the boss has followers, it will be useful to enhance the effect range and effect duration of the skills; if it is a single boss, then the skills should maximize the damage to make it easier to defeat them.
7. Grind For Better Gear
One thing about POE 2 that’s unique is that its loot pool is random, so it’s hard to find weapons that really give you an edge in boss fights - especially if you don’t have a loot filter.
Rare weapons usually have better properties, and they perform even better if the random affixes added to them by using Exalted Orb target the boss’s weaknesses. But if you’re really stuck, trying to find new gears with better properties may help you break the rut.
8. Defeat Other Bosses
It may seem contradictory, but defeating certain bosses may give you some special advantages in later boss fights. For example, when you fight and win Beira Of The Rotten Pack in The Clearfell, the second area in Act I, you get a unique item that permanently increases your resistance to cold damage.
When you encounter the final boss of Act I, you’ll be surprised to find that the main damage it deals is cold, so defeating Beira will greatly increase your chances of defeating the final boss of Act I.
In addition, other bosses in Path of Exile 2 will continue to provide you with unique items and useful attribute upgrades, which may help you fight against subsequent bosses.
To better make use of these tips, you can participate in the ongoing POE 2 Orbs giveaway event in IGGM Discord, get related benefits about the tips with these Orbs. If you are lucky enough, you will share 600 Exalted Orbs, 600 Chaos Orbs, and 1,200 Regal Orbs with 19 other players! Come and try it!
