Path Of Exile 2 Carry Run

Before the arrival of Patch 0.2.0 of Path of Exile 2, the developers plan to hold three events to help players pass the time. They are March 6, March 9, and March 16. The winner of each game will receive a unique item. And the final winner will also receive a customized laptop!

Two contests have been held so far, and what is shocking is that the winner of both contests is the same player: Angormus#4067. And he used the least favored class in Path of Exile 2, Warrior.

Normally, it takes about 10 hours for players to complete the first three acts. In this contest, no one except Angormus could compress the time into 3 hours. In the first contest on March 6, Angormus brought this record to 2:28:37, leaving the second place behind by about 40 minutes! On March 9, Angormus broke the record again, reducing the time to complete the challenge by another 2 minutes. The current record is 2 hours 26 minutes 19 seconds! (Warrior level 28)

But the other players in the second competition were not as miserable as the first time. The 2nd place player was XiaoGe#1377, who used Infernalist (lv 26) and set a record of 2h 33m 50s, while the third place was Sarge2#0184, who used Monk (lv 31) and took 2h 37m 39s.

It seems that Angormus has almost won the final prize. Do you want to win it too? Although there are no prizes like the official Path of Exile 2 events, you can enter POE 2 Currency Giveaway In IGGM Discord. There are various raffles on this channel, and you may also win some small prizes.

How Did He Do It?

Warrior is the least respected character in Path of Exile 2. The damage is average and the movement is not fast enough, which makes it slow to clear monsters and difficult to obtain POE 2 Currency. The only advantage is that Warrior has a relatively high HP. And the high armor of Warrior has almost no advantage under the attacks of various bosses using elemental damage. It is such a class that has become the best choice for speedrunning games.

Trick

When using Warrior as the main character of the speedrunning game, Angormus took advantage of a clever animation cancellation trick that players discovered in the first few months of PoE2. When you perform a Rolling Slam, hitting Boneshatter after the first attack will cancel the second attack. This operation allows Warrior to replace the slow second animation with a huge AE slam. If you can put the first monster hit above the 40% stun threshold, Boneshatter can create a larger and stronger area damage. This will help Warrior quickly clear monsters and turn them into currency and equipment all over the ground.

Skill Combinations

The final area of Act 3 is at level 45, and to defeat the final boss of this game, the player’s level must be at least around level 30. However, players usually reach this level by the end of Act 2. Speedrunners should be below this level, but after reaching Act 3, they will also quickly reach the level they need. In other words, when speedrunners reach Act 3, they need to race against time to get to the final boss.

Because of the above reasons, Warrior has some advantages in Act 3. He can use Leap Slam and Shield Charge to allow himself to cross a large distance in an instant. Skip the battle with the monster and go straight to the final boss. To achieve the perfect combination of Leap Slam and Shield Charge, the game’s input delay and timing control are very demanding.

Luck

In addition to the above two reasons, the most important reason should be that Angormus had very good luck in both challenges. Yes, luck. No matter how fast you are, you must have good enough equipment to defeat the boss and monsters.

And in the first challenge, luck seemed to follow Angormus like a shadow. The items he dropped throughout the process were very powerful. He got 15% movement speed boots early on, and armor with solid life and resist affixes. Xyclucian, the Chimera even dropped a unique belt for him! He also got a very powerful two-handed mace from Dreadnought’s treasure chest! This made the enemies whose heads he smashed realize that this Warrior had increased physical damage by 67%. In addition, he also got a lot of currency, such as Regal Orb and Exalted Orb. The whole speedrun process was extremely smooth. Ordinary players often get stuck in the game due to lack of specific currency. If you want to pass the game as smoothly as Angormus, you can buy POE 2 Currency or items to do it.

Angormus’s operation method obviously inspired other players. In the second challenge, more players chose to use warriors as the speedrun character. Therefore, in the top ten of the game on March 9, 4 players used Warriors, and they were 1st, 4th, 7th and 8th. In addition, there are three Monk players, two Pathfinder players, and an Infernalist in the top ten this time.

Some players think that although the influence of RNG system has a great impact on the results of the game, for Warriors, this impact is not as great as imagined. Because Angormus once obtained two weapons in the live broadcast, one is a hammer that can only cause 115 damage, and the other can cause 185 damage. The time difference in killing the boss is not big, just a few less perfect strikes in the middle.

The next game time is March 16, and let’s see if Angormus can continue to win the speedrun game with Warrior.

Currently, Path of Exile 2 has only opened the content of the first three acts, which have provided players with rich game content. But the end of these three acts is the real beginning of the game. So how can we efficiently clear the game? The following is an idea for efficiently clearing the game.

Weapon Upgrade

Weapons are the first priority to be upgraded. It is recommended that you change a weapon at least every 10 levels. So, in addition to dropping from monsters, is there an efficient way?

Merchant

There are three types of merchants in the town of each act:

• Weapon/armour vendor: provides military weapons and armor.
• Caster/trinket vendor/Disenchanter: provides magic weapons, jewellery, flasks, charms, and Scrolls of Wisdom. He can also decompose items into currency fragments.
• Gambler: provides equipment of random rarity.

Every time you complete a task and return to the town, you can go to see if the merchant has good rare equipment. When you reach Jungle Ruins and Infested Barrens in Chapter 3, there is a camp in each of these two maps. You can also check the equipment of the merchants here. There is a chance that very good equipment will appear.

Orb Of Alchemy

If you find some common equipment with basic affixes, such as +1 arrows, +1 bombs, +3 summons, etc., you can collect them. Use Orb of Alchemy to turn these common equipment into rare equipment with 4 affixes. If they are equipment with slots, it will be better.

If the affixes of rare equipment are good, use Exalted Orb to add another affix to it. Rare equipment can add up to 6 affixes.

However, the drop rate of currency in POE 2 is a bit low. If you don’t have the currency mentioned above for the time being, it doesn’t matter. You can buy POE 2 Currency and then upgrade your equipment. New players don’t have to worry about whether it is not worth using Exalted Orb at this time. When you change to a better weapon, you can exchange your current weapon with other players for some currency.

The main popular currency in this game is Exalted Orb. If you happen to get a particularly good affix randomly, you can make a small profit.

Orb Of Augmentation + Regal Orb

This method works the same as the normal equipment mentioned above. If you encounter magic equipment with good basic attributes and built-in affixes, you can first use Orb of Augmentation to add to 2 affixes on it, and then use Regal Orb to add another affix.

At this time, your magic equipment will become rare equipment. You can continue to use Exalted Orb to add affixes to your rare equipment.

This method is suitable for magic items with good built-in affixes, such as + melee skill level, + projectile level, + summon level and other affixes. If you are lucky enough, you can even get super good equipment.

Defense

In addition to basic health and secondary armor, dodge and shield, resistance is actually something that needs more attention in the pioneering stage. Because resistance equipment can be adjusted according to the battle scene.

It is recommended to use rings as the core of resistance equipment. In the initial stage of the game, remember to pick up the ordinary rings that fall on the ground, such as Ruby Ring, Sapphire Ring, and Topaz Ring. Use the above method to create three rare rings with fire resistance, cold resistance, and lightning resistance. When you encounter a boss with different attributes, you can use them.

For example, the boss at the end of the first chapter, Geonor, The Putrid Wolf. As long as you have 40% to 50% ice resistance, it will be extremely easy to fight and you will not be killed instantly.

Item Drop Rate

When you feel that you are not hindered in advancing the game progress and resisting the boss, you can start to focus on the item drop rate. The item drop rate of Path of Exile 2 is relatively low, and it cannot give players the same excitement as in Diablo 4. Therefore, it is recommended that you wear more equipment with the “Increase item rarity” affix. This affix has a chance to appear on helmets, gloves, shoes, rings, and amulets.

In the initial stage of the game, wearing equipment that increases the item drop rate by 20%-30% will basically ensure that you will not lack rare equipment. And the drop rate of currency will also increase, such as Exalted Orb, Orb of Alchemy, Regal Orb, etc.

If you don’t want to exchange equipment with other players, then this affix is a good choice, which can help you accumulate a lot of resources.

Shoe Movement Speed

The shoe movement speed affix is relatively difficult to appear in the first act, but after the second and third acts, as long as you regularly go to the merchant, there is a high probability that you will encounter shoes with the movement speed affix.

In the later stages of the game, this affix is basically a must-have. Running fast is not only more convenient when exploring the map and finding the way but also makes you safer when kiting enemies. Especially when fighting BOSS, many skills that are difficult to dodge will become much easier to dodge. If your skills are better, you can also turn around many moves by moving.

Trial Of Ascendancy

If you are fully prepared, clear the first two trials of Ascendancy, Trial of the Sekhemas and Trial of Chaos, as soon as possible. Both trials are very difficult, but after clearing them, you can get a total of 4 Ascendancy Points, which can help you complete one Ascendancy, which really improves your character a lot.

Take Deadeye as an example. After getting Ascendancy Point of Endless Munitions, the speed of clearing the map and defeating the boss is just like Pikachu who can only use Spark has learned MegaVolt. So it is recommended that you beat the trial as soon as possible.

There are various negative effects in the trial. In Trial of the Sekhemas, it is recommended to avoid Gauntlet Trial and Escape Trial. It is easy to lose Honor in Gauntlet Trial, while if you fail to escape in Escape Trial, you will die immediately.

Trial of Chaos is too complicated, with too many affixes, it is hard to say which debuff is the worst. Impending Doom is very tricky, and there is also Unstoppable Monsters affix, so try not to choose it. It will put you at a disadvantage when fighting the boss. The other affixes are barely acceptable.

As long as you follow the above steps, you will not encounter too many obstacles when clearing the first three acts of the game, and you will be able to reach the endgame smoothly.