After a long time since the game's release, you finally made the decision to join Path of Exile and get into the map-clearing and collecting fun. It's fine, as there's never a better time to start than now, especially since the next game expansion, Heist, is just right around the corner. To assist you this time, we've provided the Path of Exile leveling guide.

Knowledge is speed

Unless you're willing to play blindly and are looking to play playing the Path of Exile game truly at your own pace and/or want to try out your own ideas in the game, it's essential to study the specific PoE build you're hoping to achieve. If you're adamant about being able to do things right and make mistakes, the game could cause you to lose a lot of time and game resources. If you're not insisting on running blindly the first time even if you're not specifically running and aiming for a specific PoE build, it's helped immensely to get educated about the mechanics of this game.

One PoE Build for Now, and a second for later.

If you've been playing MMOs previously, particularly hack-and-slash ones, then you'll be aware that the fastest method to progress is to take out all monsters in the least timeframe, and the best method to accomplish this is to make use of AoE spells. Actually, the majority of PoE builds focus on dealing AoE damage to clear the map as fast as they can. That's the reason why for many of the endgame builds that aren't designed around that specific technique, a dedicated build for leveling is needed.

Here are some of the most sought-after essential skills that are required to use in Path of Exile leveling builds:

Blade Vortex

Fire Trap

Storm Brand

Static Strike

Armageddon Brand

Cleave

Firestorm

Vortex

Winter Orb

Spark

Purifying Flame

As a side note, There's a constant debate in the PoE community about whether it's more beneficial to have a separate Path of Exile leveling build or to move to the final build as soon as you can.

Grinding In The Present Versus The Later

There are pros and cons for each. If you choose the first option you'll have more efficiency as you're operating at the fullest capacity of what the build can currently handle as opposed to the endgame builds which require gems, gear for the endgame as well as abilities that are passive. But, a specific PoE building for leveling means that you'll need to modify the entire build once you reach the point of no return. In addition, you'll need to use PoE currency to level the build. Perhaps the biggest issue is that you may not like the build for the endgame at all.

However, it is possible to transition to the ending game build when the game allows it to do so can be a bit difficult. Even though you can attain ascendancy as early as 50. there are many PoE objects and PoE Orbs that you will not have the chance to get. The build is yet to reach its maximum. What it does not have in terms of efficiency, is made up of the fact that you are able savings, and be able to determine as soon as you can if the building is right for you or not.

Be aware, however, that you shouldn't acquire your final game items in a hurry, as you'll end up overspending your budget and taking too long trying to find the items at a time that it's difficult to get them. In the end, you'll be able to get the PoE items you desire and require will become more straightforward, so don't get too eager about "starting immediately and quickly" since you'll be there in the end.

Not All That Falls...

The last, but certainly not the least is knowing what PoE items are worthy of keeping or not. If you're determined to reach the cap as fast as you can, then you'll have to skip the effort of deciding what items will be useful in the future and which to get rid of. To do this, you'll need to be required to do two things:

Understanding which PoE items can benefit you in the future regardless of whether it's for personal use or for trading in PoE.

Third-party software is known as a loot filter, which only shows dropped PoE items, based on the settings you have set.

The less time you spend taking PoE items that you don't really require means you can spend more time grinding. That will result in less time until you reach the cap.

Here you go A general guideline of how to progress to the next level within Path of Exile. There's a lot to be learned however, with these basic rules you'll have a better chance of success and get to the finish line quicker.