Players should farm the Atlas for better loot and do trials for ascendancy points once in the endgame of Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). See a guide to the endgame and what players can and should do after the campaign here!

What to Do After the Campaign?

Step	What to Do After the Campaign
1	Explore the Atlas
2	Ascend Characters with Higher-Tiered Trials
3	Trade Items and Farm Currencies
4	Min-Max and Build Your Character
5	Finish the Burning Monolith Quest
6	Defeat Pinnacle Bosses
7	Farm Tier 16 Maps

Explore the Atlas

Upon finishing Act 3 of the Cruel Campaign, players will gain access to the Atlas, an infinitely expanding map hub where players can experience various end-game content and mechanics.

Atlas of Worlds Endgame Explained

Experience Different Endgame or League Mechanics

Endgame Mechanic	Description
Breach	A mechanic where a players open a portal to another dimension and defeat swarms of other dimensional monsters.
Delirium	A mechanic where players enter a Delirium Mirror to enter a foggy nightmare and defeat monsters.
Expedition	A mechanic where players use explosives to excavate and dig up Runic Monster and Chests to gain artifacts and other loot.
Ritual	A mechanic where players kill enemies within a ritual site to gain tributes to be exchanged for favors.
Burning Monolith	A map containing the hardest pinnacle boss in the game and requiring three crisis fragments from Citadels to enter.
Corrupted Nexus	The Corrupted Nexus is found at the heart of corrupted regions across the Atlas.

Out of the various endgame mechanics in the Atlas, the most significant ones are listed in the table above, with a brief description of each.

Ascend Characters with Higher-Tiered Trials

After the campaign, players may also complete and conquer harder versions of the Trial of Sekhemas and Trials of Chaos to get all eight ascendancy points.

Players can also do these trials to face the Pinnacle Bosses Zarokh and the Trialmaster to get valuable loot and rewards.

All Ascendancy Trials

Trade Items and Farm Currencies

Another major thing to do in the endgame is to start divulging into currency collection and trading. The more players explore the Atlas, the more likely they will obtain higher-valued currencies and items. They can sell these items in the marketplace, earning more currency.

With more currency, players can get better items for themselves, which inevitably helps them acquire more items or currencies faster and more efficiently, creating a cycle.

Best Items and Currencies to Farm

Item / Currency	How to Get
Crisis Fragments (Ancient Crisis, Faded Crisis, Weathered Crisis)	Citadel
Omens	Purchase in Rituals using Tributes
An Audience with the King	The King of the Miists
Sacred Flame Shrine Sceptre	The Arbiter of Ash
Djinn Barya	Tier 10 Waystones +
Inscribed Ultimatum	Tier 10 Waystones +

Best Ways to Farm Currency

Min-Max and Build Your Character

As implied earlier, one of the player's objectives during the endgame is to improve and min-max their builds. This involves increasing their levels and continuously optimizing their gear and stats when possible. The more built a character is, the more they'll thrive and be capable of playing different content in the endgame.

PoE 2 Best Builds

Finish the Burning Monolith Quest

The final endgame quest is The Burning Monolith quest, where you face the Arbiter of Ash. This encounter requires collecting three Crisis Fragments from different Citadels to unlock the boss arena. Successfully defeating the Arbiter not only concludes the questline but also rewards you with unique items and points for the Burning Monolith section of your Atlas passive tree.

Defeat Pinnacle Bosses

Pinnacle Bosses are the toughest enemies in Path of Exile 2 and act as major milestones in your endgame progression. These encounters test your build’s strength, mechanics knowledge, and reaction time. Defeating them often rewards powerful loot, including unique items!

Boss	How to Encounter
The Arbiter of Ash The Burning Monolith	Use the keys obtained from the Iron, Copper, and Stone Citadels to unlock the encounter with the Arbiter of Ash in the Burning Monolith.
Zarokh, the Temporal Trial of the Sekhemas	Reach the last room on the 4th floor of the Trial of the Sekhemas with a Djinn Barya that has an Area Level of at least 74.
The Trialmaster Trial of Chaos	Use the three different Fate key items that you can obtain in the Trial of Chaos to open the door at the end of the 10th trial.
Xesht, We That Are One Breach	Use a Breachstone in a Realm Gate. When in the Breach Domain, defeat enough monsters in the Breach before the time runs out to be able to reach Xesht, We That Are One.
Olroth, Origin of the Fall Expedition	You'll encounter Olroth, Origin of the Fall by destroying the Kalguran Tomb that randomly appears in high-level Expedition Logbooks.
Omniphobia, Fear Manifest Delirium	Omniphobia, Fear Manifest, along with Kosis, the Revelation, randomly spawn in higher Simulacrum waves, with a guaranteed chance to spawn by the last few waves.
Kosis, the Revelation Delirium	Kosis, the Revelation may randomly spawn in Delirium maps or in higher waves during a Simulacrum at a Realmgate, with a guaranteed chance to spawn during the last few waves.
The King in the Mists Ritual	Use An Audience with the King which you can purchase in Ritual Altars to fight the endgame version of The King in the Mists.

Pinnacle Boss Drops and Guides

Farm Tier 16 Maps

Aim to consistently farm Tier 16 maps. These can be obtained by using Vaal Orbs on Tier 15 maps, which have a chance to upgrade them. Applying Distilled Emotions to these maps introduces Delirium mechanics, increasing their difficulty and rewards.

Moreover, running Tier 16 maps in areas with Corruption or Irradiation modifiers effectively increases the monster level, leading the community to refer to them as Tier 17 or Tier 18 maps, despite these tiers not officially existing. This strategy allows for greater challenges and potential rewards, pushing your build to its limits.

Endgame Guide

Endgame Tips and Tricks
Increase Survivability Through Better Gear Secure Waystones for Continuous Mapping Maximize the Atlas Skill Tree Utilize Currencies and Items Run Safe Maps to Level Up Faster Party Up for Map Bonuses Collect Socketables

Increase Survivability Through Better Gear

Players should increase their survivability upon arriving at the endgame by getting decent gear and equipment. The biggest wall players face when starting the endgame is survivability, as enemies deal more damage, especially in higher-tiered Waystones or maps.

Prioritize Resistances, Life, and Energy Shields

Given this, players must prioritize increasing elemental and chaos resistances alongside either maximum life or energy shields, depending on what the player uses. Doing so gives them exponentially higher defenses against attacks and hits.

Players should aim for at least 30-40% elemental resistances with lower-tiered Waystones and continue to cap them to 75% as they run higher-level maps.

Trade to Easily Get Better Equipment

Players can trade with other players using Exalted Orbs or items obtained throughout the campaign to get better equipment. Decent equipment for the start of the Atlas is relatively cheap, only costing around one exalt per armor piece or accessory.

Trading Website Guide and How to Trade

Secure Waystones for Continuous Mapping

After increasing survivability, the next priority is to secure a stable source of Waystones to map continuously. Getting these Waystones will be difficult at first since they are relatively rare. However, below are a few methods to acquire them more often.

Kill All Enemies and Break and Open Containers

While players can finish an Atlas map by only killing the rare monsters, they should aim to clear out all enemies as they can drop Waystones. Likewise, players should open and break containers as they can also drop Waystones.

Instill Suffixes or Negative Modifiers on Waystones

Another method to obtain more is to instill more negative modifiers (suffixes) on Waystones before using them. Doing this increases the chances of Waystones dropping while running a map. However, players should prioritize staying alive and avoid instilling modifiers they cannot handle.

Buy Waystones From Doryani or Farm Them in the Campaign

Players can also purchase Waystones from Doryani in their Hideouts or Ziggurat Encampment as a last resort. He usually sells tier 1 Waystones, but can sometimes sell Waystones up to tier 5.

Alternatively, players can run maps in the cruel campaign, as Waystones can drop there. However, this method is not optimal as the drop chances are considerably low.

Maximize the Atlas Skill Tree

Players should also maximize their Atlas Skill Tree to make their Atlas progression smoother and more efficient. They will want to prioritize nodes that increase Waystone drop chances, like Constant Crossroads, to make mapping sustainable.

Afterward, players can prioritize increasing the number of rare monsters on maps with nodes like Twin Threats to receive more valuable loot per map.

Atlas Skill Tree Guide

Utilize Currencies and Items

To better their endgame experience, players can utilize different items and currencies. For example, players can use Regal Orbs, Exalted Orbs, or Distilled Emotions to better Waystones by adding more modifiers.

Another example is to use Precursor Tablets to instill maps with specific map mechanics like Breach, making it easier to farm these endgame mechanics.

List of Items

Avoid Dying

While mapping in the endgame, players should avoid dying at all costs, as they lose 10% of their total XP bar when they die.

This could set players back significantly, especially if they are min-maxing their builds and characters. The higher level they are, the more experience they lose.

What Happens When You Die?

Run Safe Maps to Level Up Faster

Instead of rushing towards Level 100 (which can be brutal and unrealistic for most players), focus on running safer maps with high mob density and fast clear speeds. Stick to layouts you know well, and avoid content that spikes your death rate. You can also save waystones that roll Increased EXP mods as these can be a great boost when you're grinding out the last few levels.

Leveling Guide: How to Get XP Fast

Party Up for Map Bonuses

Teaming up in Path of Exile 2 offers significant advantages. Each additional party member increases item quantity by approximately 11%, up to a 51% boost in a full six-player party. Currency and jewelry drops, in particular, can see substantial increases, making group play highly rewarding.

Multiplayer Guide: How to Play Coop

Collect Socketables

Runes, Talismans, and Soul Cores are items that can be socketed into your gear to enhance your build. Runes boost things like elemental damage or life leech and can be added to weapons and armor. Talismans are special amulets that slot into specific equipment for extra bonuses. Soul Cores are like super-charged Runes, offering even more powerful buffs.

Gear Sockets Explained

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Related Guides

Beginner's Guide

Gameplay Mechanics

Character Creation Guide	Currency Exchange Explained
How to Ascend Classes	How to Block
How to Dodge	How to Fast Travel
How to Get and Use Sacred Water	How to Get Through the Red Walls
How to Refill Flasks	How to Show the Overlay Map
How to Trade	How to Unlock Pets
What is the Max Level?	What Happens When You Die?
How to Parry	How to Reset Instance
How to Bookmark Maps	How to Find and Use the Rotten Satchel Charge
What are Maraketh Shrines?	-

Game and Character Progression

Best Ways to Farm and Spend Gold	Endgame Guide: What to Do After the Campaign?
Hardcore Guide	Hideout Location and How to Unlock
How to Ascend Classes	How to Farm Uniques
How to Increase Damage	How to Increase Defense
How to Make a Good Build	How to Power Level Alts
Leveling Guide: How to Get XP Fast	List of Permanent Buffs from the Campaign
Missables and One-Time Events Guide	Chaos Statue Location
How to Respec Ascendancy	-

Gear and Crafting

Are There Vendor Recipes?	Crafting Guide
How to Always Show Items on Ground	How to Get Corrupted Items
How to Hide Your Helmet	How to Identify Items and Equipment
How to Increase Inventory Size	How to Use Corruption Altars
How to Use Reforging Benches	Item Rarity Explained
Sell, Salvage, or Disenchant Equipment?	Sockets Explained
Recombinator Guide	-

Stats and Skills Guides

Best Defensive Stat	How to Get and Use Persistent Buffs
How to Get Ascendancy Skill Points	How to Get More Skill Slots
How to Increase Charm Slots	How to Increase Support Gem Slots
How to Level Up Skills	How to Respec Passives
How to Use Jewel Sockets	Weapon Set Skill Points Explained
Weapon Specialization Guide: How to Swap Weapons	-

Settings and Multiplayer

Can You Adjust Game Difficulty?	Best PC Settings and Keyboard Bindings
Gateway Guide	Guild Features and How to Join
How to Change Your Character's Name	How to Change Voice and Text Language
How to Get Loot Filters on Console	How to Get More Character Slots
How to Link Items in Chat	How to Revive Party Members
How to Use and Customize Chat Box	List of All Chat Commands
Is There Controller Support?	Multiplayer Guide: How to Play Coop
Party Bonuses and Group Scaling Explained	Stash Tab Sale Schedule and Prices
Should You Choose Mouse or WASD?	-