Leveling Guide: How to Get XP Fast

Complete the campaign, finish the side quests, and revisit areas close to your level to level up fast in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)! Learn the best ways to fast along with information on why you should level up quickly.

Fast Leveling Guide

XP Farming Strategies
Complete the Campaign Finish the Side Quests Defeat the Optional Bosses Revisit Areas Close to Your Level Party Up With Friends Use Mobbing Builds

This section is being updated as we progress through the game. If you have recommendations for a strong EXP Farm, please comment down below!

Complete the Campaign

The quickest and most fool-proof way to level up during the early game is to finish the Campaign. While the campaign itself should answer most of your XP problems, ensure you fully explore the area and clear any mobs you encounter on the way as they provide you with necessities such as gear and gold.

Completing the Campaign should take you to around level 45, just before the start of the Cruel difficulty of the early access campaign that you should complete to reach level 60 for the endgame.

Campaign Walkthrough

Finish the Side Quests

To further quicken your EXP gain, finish the Side Quests present during each act. Not only will you receive EXP, but you will also be rewarded with essential bonuses such as Weapon Specialization Points, extra Spirit, and huge sums of Gold!

List of Quests

Defeat the Optional Bosses

While it may seem daunting to face the evils of Wraeclast, defeating them will compensate you with a significant amount of EXP!

Furthermore, they have a pool of rare loot alongside necessary Currency Items, Skill Gems, making it easier for you to progress through the harder sections of the game.

List of Bosses

Revisit Areas Close to Your Level

Whenever you find yourself stuck due to a lack of power, try revisiting some areas that are easy to traverse, have respawning optional bosses, and the level range is relatively close to yours! These are the recommended areas for the first two acts:

• Act 1 - Hunting Grounds
• Act 2 - Mawdun Mine
• Act 3 - TBD

Party Up With Friends

If the countless hordes of the corrupted are getting out of hand, getting a fellow adventurer will surely help. With friends, you can cover more sizable areas quickly and focus more on dealing with damage than overall survivability.

However, keep in mind enemies scale depends on the amount of people in your party, so be careful!

Use Mobbing Builds

If it is your first time playing ARPGs like this, following a build guide to walk you through the earlier parts of the game is perfectly fine. Before character creation, consider checking the early-game builds we tailored around quickly clearing the first two acts!

List of All Builds

Reasons for Quickly Leveling Up

Reasons for Quickly Leveling Up
To Get Passive Skill Points and Stats To Equip Level-Gated Equipment To Access Endgame Content To Trade Unique Items To Further Strengthen Your Build

To Get Passive Skill Points and Stats

By leveling up quickly, you will gain points to allocate into the passive skill tree and higher base stats such as Life and Mana, allowing you to scale and improve your efficiency!

However, leveling up does not increase any of the main attributes: Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence. You can only get these by allocating them to the attribute highway nodes on the passive skill tree!

Beginner's Guide and How to Get Started

To Equip Level-Gated Equipment

Most of the end-game equipment will be gated by character levels to prevent characters from being overpowered early on. By leveling up quickly, you can get access to better equipment, allowing you to blitz through and tank attacks more consistently!

To Access Endgame Content

A lot of the fun content in Path of Exile 2 is only made accessible after reaching certain level caps. Content such as Breach and the dreaded Burning Monolith will surely give you a run for your money if you are not properly leveled!

Atlas of Worlds Endgame Explained

To Trade Unique Items

If you have ever gotten a Unique Item and tried to trade it over to a friend, it will come to your notice that you cannot do so until Level 25. This bars you from trades as well, limiting the possible ways you can build your character.

Trading Guide: How to Trade

To Further Strengthen Your Build

Most of the strong Skill Gems and Passives that players use to complete their power fantasy build will be barred off until the latter stages of the game. Leveling up quickly will allow you to access the sandbox of building potential that is Path of Exile 2!

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