Nobody is telling you the basics to Warrior in Path of Exile 2 - Warrior guide

[@theStamax]

Quality increases the overall flat damage on a weapon by the given percentage (quality limit is 20% for 20% boost to damage). For example if it was 80-120 physical damage before it would become 96-144. Some other notes. Generally speaking you go one of 2 ways with weapon based builds. You either get as many phys mods as possible (aka % increased and flat added) or as much ele mods as possible. Attack speed and crit are equally valuable for both types of builds. The important thing to note is that stuff like flat added, %phys and attack speed on weapons are what are called LOCAL modifiers. This means they modify the base damage of your weapon (and base speed). So if you got attack speed increases or physical damage increases elsewhere they would stack multiplicatively (the weapon mods modify the weapon stats which are then multiplied by other sources). That's why the weapon base damage is so important. They basically increase the baseline stats that are multiplied by everything else.

[@0ctopusRex]

Totally agree with everything here. As an elder gamer I have had a hard time not eye-rolling all the negativity. It JUST came out, it'll get adjusted. And the game is not even hard, if you pay just a bit of attention. Get a good weapon on your warrior and add supports to your base attack and you don't even need skills to clear. Rolling up and bonking does the trick faster than waiting through a slow attack animation on a "harder" hit. And boss fights are a lot easier if you 1) grab a little bit of life Regen and 2) move! Grab a skill that you can toss out easily at range to stop energy shields from regenerating and then it's not as punishing to just stop face-tanking and move away from their big hitters.

[@AKARazorback]

@0ctopusRex is this going to be like Diablo and PoE1 where it just becomes a "click one button, clear a whole room" kind of game? Or will there be some strategy and actual combat gameplay involved?

[@flankman9385]

The game is getting overwhelmingly positive reviews.

[@jessejohnson2551]

​@@AKARazorbacka lot of POE1 players want that and the developers don't, I say let them cook unless the majority still hate it in a year

[@migi847]

Bro this is the best way to explain to new players.

[@asherrfacee]

As a note for crafting: In lower levels (especially act 1) flat dmg increase is way more impactful than % dmg modifier.

[@VeritatisQ]

Thank you. This is pretty much exactly the advice I was looking for. Just started Warrior and wanted to know _GENERALLY_ which direction to go in.

[@Henry-xg3uo]

The only tip I can give is that this game is not a span button RPG, time your attacks, or they cancel each other. When I found that out, I started timing totem-earthquake-slam and 1 shooting all groups. I'm still working on the best single target DPS combo, but probably armor-roll-

[@34jrose34]

Grabbing resolute strike was the single most game changing thing for me. Being able to guarantee that every single attack is effective means that you can much more easily avoid being swarmed, interrupted, and totally remove your need to calculate whether or not an attack has hit before moving onto your next action. You also get to ignore dex and accuracy which makes gearing easier. Highly recommend.

[@OisinClissmann]

Absolutely, early game when you have very little crit chance, Resolute Technique is a great Keystone for damage effectiveness. It is imperative to get 100% chance to hit, either through RT or through Accuracy nodes + Precision Aura.

[@duck8670]

Why is resolute strike needed if all melee attacks have 100% accuracy rating within 2 meters? You're gauranteed to hit regardless of the enemy's evasion rating. I am wrong with this or no?

[@34jrose34]

@duck8670 you're wrong

[@james_tiberius_kirk73]

Very helpful video. Level 30 at the moment at the end of Act II and I'm finding the game challenging. I gambled a Helm in Act 1 and got a Unique Bronzebeard Horned Crown which I'm still using! Edit: Subscribed!

[@mixedcompany3225]

This is my first melee character in an arpg, as well as my first experience with POE as a whole. BROTHER, you just taught me what I’ve been doing wrong and I freaking love you.

[@FatCatBFME]

video starts at 3:45

[@Raspupin]

Your cat deserves his own screen time haha love it how he just sits there calmly. thanks for the video

[@Shinshinvariety]

she used to sit back there all the time, I don't know why she did it again but only when I was trying to make a video.

[@adrianlearns]

3:40 “game is easy” two seconds later “game needs you to try your hardest to win”

[@dannyslag]

This video made so much of a difference for me. I'm used to diablo where every dungeon drops you a few dozen magic items to choose from.

[@Shinshinvariety]

This game gives you like 95% of what you need if you squeeze every resource out of the game, like squeezing juice out of an orange. If you don’t use even one track of resource generation you’re getting far less than you need. It’s a tough game in the first 40 or so levels.

[@teejytries]

This was the video I needed. Thank you.

[@bluedice11]

Woooooooot warrior videos! Lets go! Cant wait to see the rest of your videos on the other classes!

[@Shinshinvariety]

Yesssssssssssssss I'm definitely not just going to make warrior 50 times and play nothing else.

[@TrueMetalGaming]

I went for giant's blood asap. I then found another cluster of nodes giving 2h damage increases closer than the one you showed

[@loopiepoopie420]

I got bodied so hard doing Draven in Act1 with warrior whereas he was a breeze with ranger. The windows of opportunity feels so less and I think I might have shot myself in the foot going armor over damage first. Never tried to be so thoughtful about my gear so this was really helpful

[@nepocrates]

Good info. I learned this through trail and error.

[@tragikk03]

I'm going for a Giant's blood build long term. Appreciate the input, bro

[@Shinshinvariety]

Me too. I'm level 71 but I'm sure I'll get the strength to make it work one day!

[@Arcenic81]

Bruh. You're a life saver. GJ!

[@BebehCookieIcecream]

Very helpful video. Curious about your passive choices though because there's another set of 2h nodes you're only a few points away from and I'm wondering if you just overlooked it or if you valued the accuracy and armour break stuff first over it? Only level 14 right now so I'm trying to figure out my build still. Thanks for the helpful info regardless

[@lodunost]

I started with witch and did a pass me down to my warrior. I disenchanted stuff I didn't need. I got some oranges before level 12 as well which helped a lot since they had good roles.

[@OD91MJ]

I feel like my warrior gets drops for a mercenary. I get an obscene amount of unique quivers, crossbows and bows.

[@lodunost]

@@OD91MJ Yeah, I have that issue as well. I feel like its by design a bit. To force you into playing more classes and buying more stash tabs. I could be wrong tho.

[@chefbenji1880]

18:15 There is a whole nother 2 handed area on thebpassive tree just past the armor area on the tree, that you can see.

[@roarbertbearatheon8565]

thanks for looking out for us warriors hash. I'll definitely use these tips as I progress beyond lvl 6

[@sirbonobo3907]

Thanks Mate highly apreaciated!

[@Waelly17]

OMG ITS HASHINSHIN holy CRAP i didnt know id find this gem YIPPIE time to get corrected on a whole lotta mistakes i completely overlooked bc the only man on the planet that actually reads is here!

[@zeebpc]

is rolling slam viable for anything endgame?

[@SkittleBombs]

How much of these re-roll currency systems are the same as POE 1? Might be helpful to look at old guides maybe

[@theStamax]

Bascially all of them, but currency drops differently in poe 2.

[@themorganrobertson]

Great info overall. Were you aware theres a very similar set of nodes closer to home, the "Singular Purpose" node?

[@Shinshinvariety]

I’m learning as I go

[@yureix8624]

If you take the passive that gives 40% two handed weapon damage, do you still benefit if you take giants blood to dual weird two handed weapons ?

[@lilsabin]

Look at your character sheet before and after 🙂

[@tyrrollins]

So poe uses a game mechanic called keyword/tag mechanics. If you look at the weapon it should have two handed weapon underlined. This is because it's a keyword/tag. Any modifier that references this tag will modify the item/mechanic. If you take giants blood, it allows you to weild a two hander with one hand but the weapon doesn't automatically gain the one handed tag, it keeps it's two handed tag so all modifiers that reference two hand still apply

[@yureix8624]

I have another question that you might know. So I was reading in the passive skill tree that I have gotten bonus damage with two handed weapons. I have also gotten 50% bonus attack damage. Attack damage says it benefits attacks not spells.. Do warrior slams and abilities count as spells or attacks?

[@draketurtle4169]

@@yureix8624 slams and strikes are not spells unless they have the spell tag, so no.

[@Nimrodnib]

Yes

[@4PieceOriginal]

@8:45 Concerning Finn's "Gamble" screen. When I go to Finn's Buy/Sell option, the window that pops up does not say "Gamble". Is does this matter? It does sell random items, but it specifically does NOT say Gamble at the top of the window. Is there a reason for this?

[@tyrrollins]

@4PieceOriginal probably because there is a lot of negative connotation associated with gambling and games.

[@McCloudX13]

I subscribe to like 15 channels or something and regularly unsubscribe as I don't like a lot of stuff in my feed that I'm not currently interested in. That being said, thanks to this video you have earned a subscription my friend. Thanks for the info. I was on the right path already and you really confirmed some mechanics I've been too lazy to test more thoroughly

[@shaifs5072]

Best warrior video yet

[@nhaer042]

Well being a less courageous warrior, where do shield bros aim for on the skill tree?

[@Watts-si4wm]

I've never played a path of exile game and my friends wanted me to hope on and be their tank. I want to try and find a build where I use my shield to tank and a two handed weapon. I heard I can do that with titans blood line. Any suggestions?

[@chrischang6289]

Thanks for the video! What skills were you mostly using in Act2? I'm using earthquake, shockwave totem, boneshatter, and infernal cry which is good for trash mobs. When I get to the bosses, people on Reddit said to use mace strike and just auto attack them to death since it has a higher dps. Is this true? Using autoattack seems like its tsking forever.

[@Arideus7]

intelligent explaining. thanks

[@Shinshinvariety]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jax6950]

Well sitting here at work and just watched this, cant wait to get home and respec also look at my items. Currently ive been debating on deleting the damn game but really want to like it. Guessing other stats Armor and resist are the 2 top stats needed to survive (which i cant seem to do) anything else you can do for us trying to figure out what in the hell we're doing will be much appreciated. Anyways you got a sub and like thanks man

[@thegamemattster]

@@jax6950 stick through it! you’ve got this. Max Life, Armor, Energy Shield are all great depending on your class and play styles. Clear side bosses because the passive resist buffs are good early

[@AFoulOdor]

I rolled Warrior first and struggled with the CQC. Along with all the complexity involved as I new player I failed to find any synergy in the skills. I rolled Ranger and the synergy was more obvious to me. Same with Witch. I will roll a new Warrior and see if I do better with more knowledge.

[@dougmaw71]

I've noticed that when I was playing with warrior I wasn't getting many hammers or maces lots of weapons that I didn't need..for the hell of it I started another character the monk now with that one the game drops alot of the warriors gears..it's weird how that works

[@JohnSkyrim2]

Shinshin guides make a lot of things right

[@mattgustavson3504]

Thank you for this vid! Have been looking for just this kind of basic info for a POE newbie - great stuff. One thing that’s thrown me off is that it doesn’t appear strength affects your damage at all, other than I think there’s a node that buffs it to do so somewhere? I haven’t taken any strength attribute nodes yet which seems strange, but seems like +damage is much better unless you need the survivability from the max life?

[@Shinshinvariety]

you're entirely correct. There's a node where you can make strength increase your damage, but it won't be NEARLY good enough to take without min-maxing strength. For now, strength stacking gives you HP which makes you not die in 2 hits.

[@miniaturemontage9183]

Played a little bit of warrior, loved the challenge and the activated block sheild. however don't want to play it until more weapon skill are available, I want my axes and swords!

[@jessejohnson2551]

In POE1 I would generally run an all elements sword with cleave the first 15 levels on any character

[@mitchneal5981]

great video!

[@benscott633]

That hammer is insanely lucky. 5 useful mods with great rolls. Life on hit is probably largely carrying too, I've been trying to get some. You should socket for 40% more phys dmg

[@jessejohnson2551]

I thought my build going in blind after very rarely playing Poe 1 over 10 years was unsalvageable, but I pathed very close to this build. With the 25% IAS support gem and all the IAS and rage near there you'd have like 50%+ increased attack speed on a big beefy 2 hander and could maybe somehow go for giants blood as well, or those -attack speed but plus damage nodes near the middle "top left" of the warrior tree. Currently I have 57% IAS on basic attack and 27% on all others just from gems and skills but not much else going on lol

[@Shinshinvariety]

Axes look like they'll be the dual wielding bullshit build.

[@waynestone2876]

maybe you can tell me why every 2hander past lvl like 18 is red and cant equip and i meet all the requirements.

[@Dirk102]

Thanks for this Vid.

[@Shinshinvariety]

No problem!

[@dredgmo]

Thanks so much for the video! Very helpful. You get a like and subscribe!

[@Shinshinvariety]

Glad to help out!

[@hugorodrigues1057]

Please at what level did you Start getting level XI Skill orbs? Or at what point in the campain

[@googleplaynow9608]

Level 9 skill orbs are like level 28

[@hugorodrigues1057]

@ not 9 but 11 is what i want and need I’m lvl 42 and in act 3 but no XI orbs only X

[@ANiCKiN]

GUYS, THERE IS A CAT BEHIND HIM

[@ikalenichenko]

Bro, can you explain which support gems you use and which skills, would be very helpful!!!

[@callisto537]

Is it possible to duel wield 2 handed weapons?

[@jessejohnson2551]

@@callisto537 yes giants blood skill

[@callisto537]

@jessejohnson2551 are you going to do it?

[@jessejohnson2551]

@@callisto537 for a bit maybe, I watched this guy stream and later on on harder maps he needed a shield to survive and was "invincible" for awhile until he got one shot

[@callisto537]

@jessejohnson2551 yeah i heard that also, its a balancing issues, if you are over powered you are not supposed to be killed in 1-2 shots

[@jordank5551]

BONK GANG LETS GO BOIZ

[@ishitrealbad3039]

im an ARPG noob and i played warrior and had no problems with the class, i'm in act 3 now and most bosses i first tried. there were only 2 bosses i struggled with, one i had to do in 10 tries or so and the other (last boss of act 2) i had to do in 3 tries. I really don't see how peopel are struggling this much, it really must be either not knowing how to make a build or just massive skill issue

[@akirakato1293]

There’s no scour orb in Poe2?

[@johnslox2887]

Do those two handed bonuses count if you’re dual wielding two handed weapons ?

[@googleplaynow9608]

Yes, the grammar in poe2 is very specific. If you look at your mace, 1 handed or 2 handed will be underlined, meaning that any passive or skill that also has that same description is what matches it. Even things like giant's blood won't change that.

[@johnslox2887]

@ awesome ! Thanks

[@monkey3101]

Nice video shinshin

[@greez499]

Brooo I stoped playing lol in long time... Glad to see you being cured from this disease 😂

[@skutaf]

what about armor, helm, belt etc?

[@GerdionXT]

Anyone news when we will get a 2h swords? I don't like mace models| So + X or X% damage can be rolled only in 1st bonus slot?

[@ethyios]

Guys, I believe Liam Neeson took a rejuvenation potion.

[@kiksumas1152]

What do you mean "all those rares you are finding"?

[@ishitrealbad3039]

1:30 I mean the ascendancy wasn't that hard, i think i had tried it like 6 times total, 4 of those times i didn't know what honor was so i failed in that department. it really isn't that difficult.... and the gearing isn't that difficult to figure out either, just stack resitances, health and armor and for weapons stack damage doesn't matter what elemental type is on it. waht most people i think are missing is the core mechanic that is made for warrior, which is to heavy stun enemies. that stuff makes fights so much easier.

[@as1na07]

@Shinshin, I need name of your chair :) looks like a father's throne. I need it!

[@Shinshinvariety]

Oh boy it’s a story I could tell if you ask me on stream but typing it on my phone is long

[@theressomelovelyfilthdownh4329]

The start of this video is why I have not played games like these in a long time. So many of them are just clicking your way to the end of an iffy plot. Every enemy except major bosses just becomes another mob to butcher.

[@pilotmorgan8669]

Cool story... why exactly are you here again?

[@666voyager666]

Then just go back and keep playing Concrd type of games

[@lilsabin]

@@pilotmorgan8669 😂😂👌🏾

[@googleplaynow9608]

@@theressomelovelyfilthdownh4329 Except you typically have to earn that playstyle, and constantly work to keep it. 🤡🤡🤡

[@themooniscoming]

I do understand your feelings. I too want a more deliberate playstyle, where playing well shows. And PoE2 is delivering, oh boy. You have to play well and spend your resources well.

[@wegielek3]

PoE 1 being easy? Damn, what a time to be alive

[@electricant55]

@@wegielek3 it really is

[@wegielek3]

@electricant55 can't confirm not deny, but I remember back in a day when I got bricked on the end of act 2 years ago, because I tried to make a build by my own. Once I started following builds and guides: sure, it was easy cause you just popped your ability and things died in quantities. It was getting tricky on the maps but it was doable as long as you grind. However I still wouldn't call it "easy" because PoE1 still has high learning curve.

[@tttt-dx2nu]

make a deadeye for clear, make warrior for bossing

[@peterfisk6598]

I’ve been playing this like a soulslike fat rolling my way to victory 😂

[@rurkovmj]

Actually at working dying to go home and play POE2 warrior is class phy+liferegen+stun

[@Horlianz]

I love this AoW4 Mod. Roleplaying a Warrior in such a Dangerous World surely looks fun

[@johnslox2887]

Dude, this video helped me become stupidly over powered in one sitting . Gambling is the WAY!

[@tonykeally1039]

@@johnslox2887 hey can I ask you, where did you do the gambling? I saw in act 1 Flynn lets you gamble and items drop super low level for me, I’m level 20 and they dropped like 6-12 then I went to act 2 and the lady on the caravan lets you gamble but it costs way more gold but again the levels were dog shit for me and I feel cheated out of my gold now. Didn’t get anything at all worthwhile either sadly

[@johnslox2887]

@@tonykeally1039I was gambling at the caravan. I had like 11k of gold hoarded up , and just blasted through most of it , but it was like every 2nd or 3rd roll , I’d get a decent rare.

[@g_od2080]

Just need gold and transmute orbs. Hope they start to drop more

[@FledFlying]

kitty made an appearance ^^

[@cd8788]

Our class got the first Poe 2 nerf! 😂

[@danieljones3606]

My brother im a fellow bonker with 11k dps with my bonk. How did you beat the forge master lol

[@Shinshinvariety]

once I actually read my abilities and learned sunder does 300% autocrits by consuming broken armor it become a lot easier. It took me awhile. I don't know how to read properly.

[@YOUTUBE_CHRIS]

Working on an aftershock build, so I'm not limited to 1 skill

[@chahat1598]

Great Infos.

[@1seanv]

Played ALL weekend. Haven't gotten one unique.

[@MutatingManiacGarr]

It feels like there are other Arpgs that do warrior right, however, there isn't any that do necromancer better than poe2 i feel like. Autosummoning skeles is such a great idea, no wonder people focus on more interesting classes than "big man bonks with big stick". No dis to warriors tho, just saying

[@jelledesmet7086]

@@MutatingManiacGarr bonking is the way

[@bliblivion]

POE 1 easy lol with 100 hours in 12 years ago maybe. The game evolved since then.

[@umbabaraoumba]

to the point!

[@ElrondKaresh]

Lol...... You failed the ascendancy trial 20 times in a row? I failed the first boss encounter of the game, in front of the main hub town 5 times... Lol

[@t-train6723]

All these new creators making tips videos but have zero stash tabs hurts my soul. I’m not being negative btw, just an observation.

[@2Cows]

kitty so cute

[@kippakeppa1731]

Warrior is pretty shit before lvl 50, really good after that.

[@cd8788]

I hit boss... boss die. Going well so far.😂

[@jasongarrison7223]

You can afford to screw up if you know what you're doing.

[@AKARazorback]

Is this going to be like Diablo and PoE1 where it just becomes a "click one button, clear a whole room" kind of game? Or will there be some strategy and actual combat gameplay involved?

[@Shinshinvariety]

No matter how tanky you get, you can't tank everything. AoE abilities also, generally, have high cast times that make them quite dangerous to just chuck out there.

[@VeritatisQ]

Funny hearing you say you averaged 10 hours _per year_ in PoE1 😂

[@SteveAkaDarktimes]

this is an ARPG staple since Diablo 2. Melee classes Scale all their skills as Percentage of their combined Weapon damage, making them very gear dependant. Spellcasters, anything that says spell or cast or whatever, have skills with flat damage based on Gem level, modified by their passive tree and global (elemental or spell) modifiers on their gear. DO NOT FORGET your Elemental RESISTS!

[@OD91MJ]

Gear dependent class with a low loot drop system? I don’t want smart loot. I just want loot like 20%. Give me 10-20% more gold each act. With an improvement from selling and breaking down. I don’t really enjoy shopping or gambling. But I understand why they want you to use all of the mechanics. It just feels like RNG and boring. I thought a mechanic of the game was getting loot from mobs as well. It is a beta so I am expressing something I would like slightly improved. Other than that I am loving Warrior no regret with my 30 purchase.

[@Wudanmaster116]

The problem is even with your recommendations, the warrior plays like crap compared to every other class.

[@zurcarak]

number go up

[@MunkeyBrewster]

Hmm

[@JackFrost31162]

Good video but not useful for me. I didn’t learn anything new and didn’t learn how to play warrior better than what I already knew which is craft better gear and mechanics.

[@unnero1]

Maybe the people on reddit have a point even if you dont try looking at it. My take after taking Warrior to act 2: - Can miss melee attacks and skills. Why would I go into melee to miss when nothing ranged classes do can ever miss? - Armor is a joke, cloth wearing rangeds die just as fast if not funny enough, the warrior dies faster. - Animations are way too slow, leave you vulnerable to everything. - Blocking becomes useless because from a certain point so many enemies will bumrush you, you will get surrounded. - Damage is laughable compared to other classes TL;DR Warrior is borderline useless, Absurdly risk vs no or negative reward gameplay. Just play choose else.

[@Shinshinvariety]

Watch my stream today and see if that opinion holds

[@Smillingdragon1]

I just got to i do more damage than anyone I have seen that I play with. i find it best to go with a lifesteal strike build just bonk and with regen and the healing from the weapon i rarely need to heal you just need to build right and im level 42 and im not even where I fully want to be

[@SFJake250]

I tried your tips but I just deleted this waste of a character in the end. He is absolutely horrible and unfun. I've never felt less powerful in an ARPG campaign than with this pile of rotting shit of a class.

[@Shinshinvariety]

The early is rough

[@nenzonenzo]

Bro . TIMESTAMPS. It’s 2024

[@tonykeally1039]

It’s a generalized guide he’s just chatting really why worry about timestamps if it’s not specific info what would he even put on the time stamps Js

[@jhonm6347]

I'm a souls player, never liked Diablo or similar games, but I'm enjoying poe2, and at least on standard, it's not difficult at all