In Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2), you can boost your damage by equipping weapons with damage modifiers, selecting the right passives, and leveling up your skill gems. Explore the best tips for increasing damage and learn how to improve them in our comprehensive guide!

How to Increase Damage

Best Ways to Increase Damage
Equip Higher-Tier Weapons Increase Quality of Weapons Reroll for Damage Modifiers Choose Damage Passives Socket Damage Runes Level Up Skill Gems

Equip Higher-Tier Weapons

Equipping high-tier weapons is the most direct way to increase your damage. Weapons can have certain modifiers built into them that target the main mechanics of the class such as Loads An Additional Bolt or Bow Attacks Fire An Additional Arrow. Choosing the right weapon for your build can significantly improve your damage output.

Increase Quality of Weapons

Quality can directly affect the damage of your weapons multiplicatively using a Blacksmith's Whetstone. It is recommended to increase the quality of weapons with flat Added Physical/Elemental Damage modifiers since more damage is applied compared to the increased percent ones.

Try to aim for a 20% Quality Weapon as you progress to maximize the damage you can deal.

How to Get Blacksmith's Whetstone

Reroll for Damage Modifiers

If you find that you are still lacking on damage, you can use Orb of Augmentations and Exalted Orbs to add new modifiers that can help give you even more damage. Keep in mind that you may need to pick up a new weapon if ever you rolled for a bad modifier.

Choose Damage Passives

Investing in Passives is another way of boosting your damage. The passive tree offers various options such as increased Damage with Two-Handed Weapons, Projectile Damage, and many more specific damage passives.

Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Socket Damage Runes

Aside from weapons and passives, later in the game you will encounter gear that contains sockets for slotting in Runes. These runes give damage modifiers such as increased Physical Damage and Elemental Damage (Fire, Cold, Lightning) when slotted in weapons.

Level Up Skill Gems

Whenever you pick up Uncut Skill Gems, make sure to use them on your already learned Skills to level up and increase their Attack Damage. You will be needing this as you progress further to maximize your build and prevent any damage fall-offs along the way.

How to Get Uncut Skill Gem

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Related Guides

Beginner's Guide

Gameplay Mechanics

Game and Character Progression

Gear and Crafting

Stats and Skills Guides

Settings and Multiplayer