Path of Exile Step by Step Build Guide For Beginners

[@mikerecoil6283]

I'm 50 and can't thank you enough. I don't have the energy to look all this stuff up. You would make a great teacher of how easy and calm you explain things.We thank you for always helping us and giving all POE and Diablo updates. I'm looking forward to season 5 and POE 2. This old Man has your back. Keep crushing it buddy!

[@ninjaSeprent]

I thought you were talking about your POE level being 50 😅

[@annier6171]

same here! + 1 decade :) Really can't be bothered looking everything up.

[@Hawksbane77]

47 here and yes this is one of the better explanations of PoE even for someone who has played since it started. Always good to get a refresher.

[@SeaFletcher]

81 here glad to know there’s other gray hairs out there listening.

[@basewarrior]

As someone with 4k hours in this game I love what Raxx has done here. This is exactly the kind of hand holding a new player needs to push through the barrier of entry to this amazing game. I wish I had a guide like this when I started as it would have made it a lot easier.

[@felchamp]

bro can i play this build and guide with witch? i though i had to create witch since no one helped me to say it was templar, these creators forget to say which character we should chose in the beginning

[@basewarrior]

@@felchamp Not really no. If you are following a guide and you made a mistake like that surely you realised when using your first passive point no?

[@felchamp]

@@basewarrior ok so what should i follow as witch? the best guide?

[@Xtortion80]

Chaos Minion Army Necro. Imo

[@ChazzItUp6714]

​@@felchamp It's Necro season anyway, so go full Chaos army

[@iRemixy]

Ignore all the hate comments brother. You and DM were my biggest inspirations to actually buckle down and learn the game this league and I’m happy I followed through with it

[@darsynia]

I could have written this comment, 100%. Raxx and DM both bring me joy, I wish them both all the best!

[@Blackd0ve]

Exact same path for me too

[@hallt13]

One of the best actual beginner videos I’ve seen. Many of the other ones rely on beginners to understand terminology or concepts we haven’t grasped yet. You break down these things to a very understandable, basic level. Many thanks and a sub to you!

[@NokturnalMTG]

OMG this couldn't have come at a better time. I'm off the next 7 days!! Wanted to try POE after taking a break from last Epoch, thanks Rax!

[@2fat4airborne44]

ohhh youre in for a treat

[@jakehjohnson]

You will never look back!

[@15kalas15]

Once you break through the barriers you'll be hooked for life

[@bobtony6036]

hope you enjoy UI and QoL features from 1998!!

[@basewarrior]

Good luck with POE bro, it's really hard as a new player I can't lie and you will be very overwhelmed but trust me, push through it, watch lots of videos on stuff you don't understand and it will make it all worth it. The game is simply amazing and addictive lol.

[@benfox6383]

Just made it to act 6 today and started to feel really overwhelmed and out of my depth in a humbling way, open youtube to find a guide...this is the top recommended. Perfect.

[@flytelp]

When I first started playing Poe I bricked my build around act 6. If I could go back and give myself advice, I would say to use gear with the most usable links, use gear that solely increases my big damage multipliers (even if that means using a magic item over a rare, quality > quantity on item mods), and not be afraid of spamming some alterations on one of my life flasks to get anti-bleed. Also if you aren’t following a build guide, nodes in the center of the tree have lower values than those on the outside, hence why scion can really struggle early game. Focus on using those nodes for utility as you path outwards towards higher values.

[@HD3ternity]

Correct Bandit Rewards (50:30) Kraityn: 8% increased Movement Speed Alira: +15% to all Elemental Resistances Oak: +40 to maximum Life Eramir: 1 Passive Skill Point Most important takeaway with this one: Use poewiki and not the fandom one.

[@dalybor967]

seeing him read the fandom page after a pretty known rework of the rewards was extremely cringe

[@domi06021988]

so for the build the movement speed alone dosent matter anymore?

[@BH-zo4nq]

@@domi06021988the bandit choice is really just up to personal preference. Ziz mentions in the video for this build that the movement speed is just because they wanna move faster, but resistances can make earlier gearing easier, and the life can be good because the build doesn’t get a ton of flat life on the atlas tree. Later on you can spec 20 orbs of regret to change your bandit if you want to

[@jrbizzle1832]

Welp! I just helped Kraityn and killed Alira lol

[@SidMajors]

@@jrbizzle1832it’s kinda okay tbh. You’ll be able to get the resistances just fine without. A little more movement speed isnt bad either.

[@jjoki80]

Dude, thank you. Short and straight to the point. Most videos i tried to watch are 4-5 hours and by the middle i already forgot the beginning ... Finally someone who just says this is this and that is that without 1 hour of needles math explanations that i do not need as a new player. And the crafting segment was just brilliant. Really good video.

[@tfc1193]

Took me 5 years to learn on my own what Raxx explains in a 80min YT vid

[@dbasonic485]

must be dense

[@cynthia3385]

I just started playing because of RAX!! Having a blast on this build.

[@tfc1193]

@@dbasonic485 nope. The problem was that I was trying to learn everything all at once. Information overload. Once I started taking in and learning little bits at a time that's when it all clicked

[@k-atreyu378]

Ya no I quit this game in 5 min, and follow video

[@gorecomplex]

Dude, you didn’t look up a single guide? 5 years to learn this is not a good sign

[@seanstrickland6501]

This is why Raxx is a god!!! This is what makes the aRPG community amazing!!! Thanks mate!

[@jonbonjesus1224]

Hey man good luck for your upcoming fight! 👊

[@el_grizzlo]

Raxx is one of a kind, don't need to say more

[@Dragnarok28]

I watched the whole video and THIS beginner guide video is a GEM for new players. Thanks for taking the time making this one and explaning everything in details without going crazy too technical. Cheers!

[@rockkiller124]

Raxx is what got me finally into POE and we all needed these guides. Thank you so much for making these.

[@darsynia]

Same! It's like when a favorite musician picks up your favorite genre/instrument!

[@BBaham]

I had to go back and watch your last guide when the new season dropped. But I am very happy that you took the time to do another.

[@jbobo3309]

I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate this video. I was about to throw in the towel because even after downloading PoB and looking at a few build guides, I had no idea what any of it meant and how to really get started. I've watched a few "beginner tutorials" and none of them explained that the gear you see on the build guide isnt actually gear you need, just showing what stats and abilities to go for. I understand most of this stuff is probably redundant for anyone whos actually played the game, but as a fresh player there is so much that gets glossed over in other tutorials and there is so much to take in that it just gets overwhelming. This is exactly the step-by-step information I needed to get started and I now have a clear idea of what to look for and how to progress. Cheers man, thanks so much!

[@jjgiddy]

I've played MANY POE leagues and this guide still taught me a few things. That's wild. Just goes to show how much content there is in POE and how concise this beginners guide is.

[@FORDM4N12]

When I started Diablo 3 years ago you were the first videos I saw when trying to figure the game out, I came back every season to learn builds, I picked up POE to play through before the second one comes out, I open KZbin to try and figure out how all this works and hear you are doing the lords work so I don’t have to struggle to figure out how to play. Thanks so much for these type of videos.

[@snaqs13]

I just typed in Poe guide and u posted this 4 minutes ago that’s so crazy 😂

[@SimpleEW]

Raxx.. you probably hear it everyday but.. you are amazing man. I’m actually blasting and having so much fun now that I can wrap my head around this game. You’re seriously a great teacher lol

[@DualDier]

I have been waiting for this video from you FOREVER. How are you not at 1 million subs, my dude? You are a god send. Thank you.

[@MaxPalaro]

Thanks for this man! It was helpful. I'm playing while watching you :)

[@Benz-mc5vv]

Thanks dude I’m 200 hours in this game, and your support for us newer players is a ton of help!

[@seetoe_]

I'm also 200 hours in and it took me 3 minutes to learn something new in this video.

[@Benz-mc5vv]

@@seetoe_ Gotta remember to take it day by day to keep your sanity you know haha

[@deniscarter4610]

WOW! I'm a 64 year old gamer and this game always fascinated me, BUT the level of detail was overwhelming for my old brain. Watched dozens of videos and saw a few good tips, but nothing that really gave me that Ah-HA! breakthrough. Then I watched this video you made and it was amazing...let me repeat that..AMAZING!!! I have hundreds of games, have watched countless great tutorials over the years, but the job you did here is just incredible...by far the best tutorial I've seen. To take something so complicated for many of us and make it so accessible is miraculous and such a gift for those of us who struggle to survive as average gamers. I thank you so very, very much!!

[@thehungryfather3136]

By far the best beginner's guide I've seen, and it really revitalized my want to dive more into POE. Thank you.

[@Lone_Wolf_91]

Our boy trying to make it beginners friendly and he is doing his best 👌

[@2xEE]

Thanks for writing such a guide. I bough the game a few years back, but never understood the "basics" correctly as I was overwhelmed. This guide has given me a new chance to get past some early hurdles and I am now able to enjoy this banger of an awesome game. Thank you for helping us new/old players back into the game!

[@lancemurray6216]

A nice intro to playing POE. I'd add that vendors refresh each time you level up .. to make it easier to find the links you want.

[@MrBermyBuddz]

The attention to detail on describing every mechanic is much appreciated Raxx. Thank you so much!

[@dertyp6767]

You explained PoE to me like I explain the internet to my grandmother and I really appreciate that!

[@TrevorLahey3]

I was actually surprised how well I grasped the concepts of this game. They do a good job at explaining imo. But what you’ve done here…it’s a masterclass of guiding people through the mechanics of a game. You have a knack for teaching it seems. I can’t help but be inspired to follow along with this. Looking forward to making a fresh character tonight. Appreciate the work

[@Twentyand1]

As someone who bounced off PoE a couple times but is following a guide this time like Raxx recommends here is a tip that nobody explains and was not obvious to me...I could just be dumb though too 😄 Youll get to a point in the guide where they have you equipping more skill gems than you have ability slots which really confused me. Took me a minute to realize I could activate things like auras that stay on, then change the ability slot to a different ability entirely. I just assumed if you unequipped an ability it would stop functioning. Hope that helps someone else.

[@treeokk]

This just helped me A TON. I didn’t know you could do this and was confused as well, thanks for posting!

[@ande5460]

You can also hold control and it will bring up another 5 ability slots. That is a good place to put auras.

[@c-tothefourth4879]

@@ande5460 Don't need to put auras anywhere, you can enable them without being in a skill slot and they persist through death.

[@ande5460]

@@c-tothefourth4879 I agree you don't "need" to. Just giving another option. I like to be able to see it is active by pressing control. I could see a new player messing with their gems, it turning off, and never knowing.

[@BelialTnTn]

I'm a total noob, just started act 4, this is definitely going to be very useful for me, thanks!

[@dlloyd5438]

Honestly, this guide is brilliant! Thank you Raxx! I have around 400 hours in game, so know a bit but not a lot! the crafting section helped me so much as I always had essences but never used them, instead waiting for something perfect to drop or buy! Honestly this has transformed my hearing! Thank you!

[@beardedflannelman]

Great vid. I am a brand new player to this game, and started 5 days ago. I watched Woolie's beginner videos, and between the two of you, I think most things are covered. One thing that is not really clear for both is Examples of all (or most) of the Mechanics to ignore in the campaign. For a true newbie, it is very overwhelming to come across all of the content from prior leagues that you really don't have to engage with.

[@scottcampbell9456]

Welcome to my world, I'm only 6 months into this game, love it. Raxx, DM and the major poe streamers are always so nice and easy to understand.

[@deceiver444]

You don't have to engage with any mechanics during the campaign if you don't want to. But trying them a few times as you progress through the acts can be a good way to slowly familiarize yourself with.

[@randomnessness716]

Super helpful video, as a new player coming from LE and D4 I finally decided to take the plunge and give POE a try with this guide. The barrier of entry and learning curve on this game is immense, however let me tell you, so freaken worth it dude. The key takeaways I got from you that really helped were to just chill and not try understand and do everything the first go. Follow guides like this one and the knowledge comes later. I'm now level 81 running maps with firestorm busy making the transition to ice nova, and let me tell you dude, I legit love this game. Your guide made that possible, thank you.

[@ShloppyShmeat]

A quick correction for using chromatic orbs to recolor sockets: the socket color chances aren't based off armor type, they're based off of the items attribute requirements. For example a unique item with the requirements of 100 str, 60 int, and 30 dex would be much more likely to get either red or blue sockets than green.

[@c-tothefourth4879]

Terrible example.

[@ShloppyShmeat]

@@c-tothefourth4879 no, it's not. Because it applies to weapons as well, and those can't roll defensive mods other than resists with a few exceptions.

[@tranquero]

Raxx this is an amazing guide and you are awesome at teaching. I have 200 hours on POE but never got the grip on it until now. Also watched the whole 96 minutes and felt like 10.

[@georg1994]

I started this league for the first time this league and made it to act 8 so far. Its really cool but the single hardest thing for me is getting item upgrades. I still have no concept of getting to the items referenced in the PoBs. Thanks for the videos - helping a ton

[@chrazy85]

Same here

[@Radw97]

You usually farm currency and buy those items, but in campaign and early maps you have to worry only about resistances mostly. If you have a good HP pool and decent dmg then you are fine

[@onimeno86]

Same here as well, got to act 8. Tried loading up into PoB and it is just 1 whole big list of numbers and words, it puts me off and I just close it. Its like the rocket science of ARPG. Also for some reason somewhere the passive tree skills points and my skills points in game doesnt tally up..im sure I did all the quests available.

[@garrettbrown3126]

I’ve put over 2000 hours in POE and I am still not someone that can look at an item and tell you exactly what you need to craft to make it better but the quick and dirty upgrades during the campaign usually, you can just use essences from essence monsters for example essence of contempt this league is very popular because it creates an item with physical damage. You then hope to get a good second or third stat to make the item useful. Then you can use the crafting bench to add another useful stat to make the item good.. Awesome I would recommend not blowing currency on buying items until your further along. Most of the campaign can be beaten in very basic gear as long as you have high life and resistances.

[@Radw97]

@@onimeno86 you are not the same level as the one in PoB, but you should have a drop down/up in the bottom left of the skill tree where you choose the skill tree at certain points for example skill tree for act 5 or act 7 or early maps, etc.

[@cosmiccastawayyy3899]

One of the best guides I have seen for PoE so far. I am a new player and have been overwhelmed and confused, especially regarding all of the different currencies and how/when to obtain gems and the linking mechanic. The way this video is structured makes things very easy to follow.

[@Kruuexe]

My first league after playing d4 and le. Ill say, poe has deterred me from buying the d4 expansion. Ive been really addicted to poe and enjoying the learning curve which keeps the game fresh, to me atleast.

[@Soulolucas]

Happend to me aswell game is really good !

[@grantbishop1961]

​@@Soulolucassame as me lol. D4 changed everything when they released the DLC and I didn't like it

[@grantbishop1961]

Loving POE it's honestly so much better than D4, I can customize my entire build and spells. I love it

[@qrxsuvdg]

Great video. The pace at which you communicated was very helpful; allowed me to follow along.

[@hugozhackenbush681]

Sweet. I'll watch this later. Just started poe. 🎉

[@PRAYOGASIMANEGARA-h2h]

thank you for your guide. im not native english speaker, but your explanation really easy to understand. im already look up so many guide video, but you're the most easiest to understand. thank you

[@Katie-hb8iq]

This is a great video Raxx. You should do this for all kinds of builds. One of the reasons I really like Pohx is that he puts out a PoB, but he also a wiki and multiple long videos on his builds. That is the only way to help new players. A PoB is really a tool for experts imo. You need a tutorial on PoB by itself. A video is much better - everyone can watch and pause a video as they play and listen to you explain it. Best way to learn imo. Pohx does the same thing and it's great. He actually runs through the entire campaign in a single video, talking through everything as he plays in real time. This is a good direction for you because you're also good at explaining things.

[@Coin-Flipgaming]

Pohxs build seems great for beginners I've followed it twice and am trying this build this season. Also console player should become familiar with pohx his build is very consol friendly

[@nucphyschem1]

The way you broke down crafting made soooo much sense and helps me understand how to get the required gear! That was the simplest explanation of crafting I have ever seen for poe

[@evg3nius]

So the jokes about needing PhD to play PoE weren't jokes 😢

[@standfirm8180]

Just play along chatgpt, itll make sense so much faster

[@ami443]

@@standfirm8180????

[@memebobs9011]

@@standfirm8180can you give an example?

[@saunorine]

80% of the phd is done in path of building. 20% is how to use it well

[@raeraeella6426]

​@@standfirm8180 Lol, I had chat gpt write an archery build for me.

[@ChazzItUp6714]

Just started my 3rd run, funny enough as a monk, and already grasped the basics and everything but this was one hell of a in depth fine-tuning, you really got through all the basics and helped me fully connecting all the pieces, thank you very much!

[@praetormaximus]

I probably sound like a loser for saying this but you cannot imagine how much true beginners needed this, sure it started slow but I remember when I started playing this game there was nothing explaining it, and the first few hours playing the game as the most confusing, well, thats a lie, the game never stops getting confusing but its important to create a good base, this makes it easier for us to keep going. Most "beginners" guides for PoE start promising, like, I am going to show you how to do blights as a beginner, and then proceeds to say things like, grab your map, add this oils, then come here and make sure your veins are clean, activate the towers and make sure this path is blah blah blah, and I am still asking myself, what the hell is an oil? where do I find a map? and how do the mechanics work? where is all that! so if you see beginners guide in PoE, beginners = 1000 hours of played time... give or take ;) So hard to find real noobie guides here.... thank you so much for this

[@nucphyschem1]

exactly and that's why chat was screaming for this guide because so many people dont have 1k+ hours in this game and this league is drawing a lot of new players to the game because of the exciting mechanic

[@grelwing47]

This was the exact phenomenon happening with me trying to learn the basics of the game. Even simple stuff like "Ok, I need a B-B-B-R for my build" was stumping me. Neither the game nor build guides bother to explain the order of the sockets is (usually) irrelevant, so my first league back in 3.19 was spent being pissed when I needed that item and could only find B-R-B-B "useless" items lol. Then trying to watch crafting guides to figure out how to fix things I was missing was useless, because it's usually someone pulling up a website datasheet instead of explaining what an Orb of Alchemy does. It cannot be stressed enough how little a new player knows about the in-game systems. Dumb it down and explain it to me like I'm a toddler. Give me the absolute fundamental base knowledge needed to understand more complex concepts down the road.

[@tasidon830]

I’m a Diablo/ Median player and I’ve never been able to fully grasp POE because of the little nuances. I’m 40 minutes into this video and I feel like I can finally play the game and not the game play me. Thanks a lot for this Raxx.

[@kevinhedlund4581]

All the people in here saying they will just wait for PoE2 are likely the same people that when they run into the smallest problem in their builds because they dont understand what they are doing wrong, will just blame the game again. Dont hope for easier gameplay, work towards understanding what is happening. Thats the core of PoE, its a game built around theory crafting. If its not for you, fair enough. But dont dog the game because you dont get it.

[@c-tothefourth4879]

Anyone saying that won't last.

[@liarwithagun]

​@c-tothefourth4879 Yes. And it's a bad thing, not a good thing. I'm not saying make the game simpler, either. I'm saying make it less opaque, so people know what is going on. Some things would be really easy to make iy easier to understand for new players. For example, adding optional damage numbers in the settings, or just have a special training dummy who shows the numbers if you dont want the monster combat to be changed, so new people can see what gems actually do for their effectiveness without having to go into an external calculator or program and do math. Just immediate and convenient results. They could also have a new player option that tells the player when they should focus on what things, basically just the same as what Raxx did here, but also make it so old players could skip it. Basically just update/'fix' the tutorial to be more useful to the current state of the game. Being opaque and hard to understand what is actually happening usually isn't a good kind of difficulty in single player pve games. Some games it is good, but usually they have to be built around that and not be very complex, and the opaqueness of PoE is probably the games biggest flaw/problem since the game is so deep. I have no issue having to figure things out, but if I'm going to go through the trouble of doing so, I don't want things that should be giving me feedback about my choices to be blackboxed and have to seek outside programs.

[@kevinhedlund4581]

@@liarwithagun but all of that is solved by simply using a build guide. Not every guide is beginner friendly, you're going to have that, but it explains everything that is happening with the build and why they are choosing to do it that way. The other side of this is if a player DOESNT want to use a build guide, then they need to understand it's going to take some reading and understanding of what the gems do whether they be support or skill based gems. All of the info is there if people just take the time to read it and understand it. Theory crafting builds don't happen overnight like streamers make it seem. As for the practice dummy and damage numbers option, everything is spelled out in the skills description on your hot bar, literally just hover over it and it explains what is happening. Sometimes it shouldn't need to be as simple as big numbers = good build. You need an understanding of percentages and a break down of how resistance penetration works. Again, PoE is not supposed to be a simple game. If someone plays it and finds it's not for them or they don't want to do the work to make their builds work, then they should just move on.

[@kevinhedlund4581]

@@liarwithagun I should follow up with the points you're making are not wrong or incorrect in any way, that's just not the type of game that this is and people should stop expecting it

[@ComputersAre8ad]

I had been back and forth on playing PoE this last week. I saw your video yesterday and started playing. I had no idea what I was doing but saw googled what became the hierophant and rolled a character and got to lvl 10 last night. This, once I've finished watching, I'm sure will certainly help me have a much better understanding of what I should be doing and looking for going forward. So thanks!

[@rhinohornie]

poe2 waiting room

[@BellaRoseMB]

Brand new player...watched this video and started playing the game. I just completed ACT 10 and started maps. I'm having a blast! Thanks for all the great guidance.

[@facehugger8995]

appreciate this video but 80 min long video really just shows that this game is not beginner friendly....

[@rockkiller124]

That's because it never was, but I have strong hope that POE2 will be beginner friendly without sacrificing any of the complexities from the first game.

[@CamzChronic]

Yeah but if you want to play this is your best way to go about it, game is daunting at first

[@c-tothefourth4879]

80 minutes is nothing.

[@eggspr]

@@c-tothefourth4879maybe he has 11 kids and 3 jobs

[@garrettbrown3126]

To be honest, videos like this need to stress to set some basic goals your first league, Poe is such a massive game you’re not going to be blasting t17s your first league, just like you aren’t gonna be a mythic raider your first three months playing WoW, even if it’s not mechanically difficult there’s just so much to learn to really ring out your characters efficiency.

[@apfelsaftschorle]

Thanks Rax, been watching you since your early D3 videos. Now where PoE2 is about to release soon, thought I come back to PoE1 to get a bit of a grasp of the game again and luckily I get this video of yours recommended. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain stuff to newbies or people who come back to either this game or the genre in general. You're actively keeping this community alive by uploading in-depth explanatory videos, bringing in new AND old players. Please, if you title and introduce a video to be specifically for newbies like this one, never rush it, explain everything to an extend you'd want your best friend to experience what you try to explain. It helps us noobs a lot, really. And we might end up playing alongside you and other experienced players :) Thank you

[@Ironlacka]

If it aint d4 iant want it 🤪

[@Varcieh]

You just have to love this guy. Idk why i watched this because ive been playing poe for years but somehow i was still drawn to watch the whole thing lol. Even learned some stuff at the end there. As always Raxx, another perfect video for beginners and very well explained. Cheers

[@AyChildPlease]

imagine unironically doing all of that just to play a video game lmao. path of exile is a joke.

[@RamzaBehoulve]

You just suck or it's not for you which is fine. Meanwhile, we'll enjoy it to the fullest while D4 bad and LE mid continue to reach the level of PoE.

[@ShloppyShmeat]

If you actually need a video like this to play the game, it says more about you.

[@Devon-hw6ih]

It's fun. It's complicated, but for me, it's been worth learning. You would need this maybe the first time. It's just a lot to take in at once.

[@nobody199-x4i]

joke is on you.

[@AJD-od9nq]

Yup, and the comments here show why the game has gone this direction. Convoluted mechanics are the name of the game for GGG, and 0 play testing

[@TheSuchtitv]

This is insane. i really watched the whole video. the time went by so quickly. This is a really simple and understandable guide!

[@Impendingvirtue]

The best Video for understanding this game, I tried getting into this game quit a few times, but got so overwhelmed that I just quit right before mapping, or I would screw up my build b/c I didn't know about POB. love this style of content, especially that someone can have this video up on a second monitor and have it as a reference while playing for any question they may have. Great Job!

[@stiffieluv]

Amazing guide for somebody who touched POE for the first time. You covered pretty much all questions I had to begin with in a simple language that is easy to understand. I struggled with finding a proper gear for my Necro minions build and didn't know much of a thing how to craft gear properly, so now I'm blasting after using your guide in practice! Keep on doing things you do and thanks for the quality content❤

[@j.erlandsson]

Super helpful! Especially the gear upgrades. Gonna have to watch it 2-3 more times, but that's not on you, it's on me :D Thanks for the vid!

[@xMrTwix]

Really appreciate this video!! I’ve been dipping my toes in the past 2-3 seasons but never really got too far. I’ve slowly been piecing everything together and while I just got to maps for my first time, I was completely lost on what to do. This helped answer so many questions I had. How to gear while leveling, I had no idea how important the hideout is + the crafting bench, explaining the mapping helped and the transitioning into the different phases of the game. The plugin you mentioned is also super clutch because I also had no idea what could be considered a good drop to sell. Super great video and this is going to help so much moving forward!!

[@joshgarcia6344]

As a PoE vet who's always trying to get my friends to play, this is a great guide. Now I can refer them to this video if they want to learn.

[@thegamemeowster]

Understanding how the gems work, crafting stuff and how to follow the build guide really helped out, those were the parts that were the most confusing for me. Thank you sir!

[@jonnyburbz5010]

Man, perfect timing. I’ve been playing the last week, I’m gonna reset, start a new character and follow this guide. I’m 31, been playing games since I was 10. This is hands down the best guide I’ve ever watched for any game. Everything makes so much sense now. Thank you !!

[@markadams-i3f]

Never played POE, but will now because of THIS video. Much appreciated, Raxx!

[@borecos6688]

Great guide. Can't stress that enough. One tip that I think you didn't mentioned is that you can pick every item that drops that has a link of 3 colors ( imagine a wand that has Red, Green and Blue LINKED ) and you can sell it for a chromatic orb. So don't even skip an RGB item even if it sucks in stats.

[@MaskedOG]

Man your delivery and berginner guids are just amazing. Helped me immensly in a lot of ways!

[@marijuonko7092]

After playing undecember for months and watching all the poe content I can I think I'm getting close to finally being ready to play with a pretty good understanding about everything. This helped so much. Thank you, rax. You got teaching talent.

[@TheCharismaticVoice]

Can vouch. Raxx is the best POE teacher.

[@Darkka]

I appreciate the way you made the basics of Crafting super simple. I've got 500 hrs in PoE and still barely understood how to get the basics down. Loved the video and will gladly watch a part 2 if you ever go more in depth!

[@LouterLikeaBaws]

Beginner's guide by a beginner is just perfect, all the other creators mention way too much detail and people just get lost 1 minute into their video. This is great, you even explain what the abbreviation 'alching' pertains to even tho that might seem obvious to some, great video.

[@kano4282]

Dude....I used your tips in this vid on a level 65 witch for a necromancer POB build. Omfg did this blow the doors off the game for me!!! Tanking shit that would have wiped me 10 times over before. And slaying at the same time. I still can't find my jaw after it hit the floor!!! Thank you man! Job well done on your part. Mad props to you good sir!!! ✊️

[@TvonMistont]

I always followed your D3. Builds. No BS, straight to the point and absolutely all information included. Perfect

[@ChaseDaTruth]

Raxx, your videos on POE are hands down better at breaking down and explaining the small details that all the other POE content creators just assume everyone knows and we really appreciate it. I would strongly suggest you make a video about the mid to end game aspect of linking gems together and how the supports work and make some of the spells so powerful.. also be sure to make a section about how you can upgrade gems and the process for it at the end of LABS. Keep up the stellar work. Also watch you for tons of your D4 content as well. Edit to add, I think the hater comments are coming from currency farmers and sellers and dont want player to be able to easily farm them for themselves.

[@maxlovestudios]

Super nice and detailed 5400 hours and a vivid youtube adiction has made me look at alot of different poe vids. deffo one of the top begginer friendly vids ive seen. Will definitly link this next time im introducing the game to someone!

[@pasant8735]

One of the best poe guides i have ever seen, practical, informative whithout overcomplicating. Thank you!

[@DP-jq8xo]

Awesome vid, really liked the "layman's speak" way you explained it all. The crafting/trading/essence buying parts were areas I hadn't gotten to figuring out yet and was intimidated by, so that was especially great to have demystified but overall the whole thing was great!

[@airtightsalt4902]

you are becoming one of my favorite youtubers on this platform, i become satisfactory with one arpg and go to the next looking for some type of guide and youre already there as always. most useful poe video out there. thank you

[@Muddy_Goat]

Dude, absolute banger of a video. I have a great base now for expanding my research, and the game doesn't feel nearly as inaccessible. Thank you, for real. To answer your question, I would love a video that explains all of the legue mechanics that are still around. There are a few out there, but they are so rushed.

[@Wildpneuma-pt8qf]

this build guide helped me play poe for the first time and love it. Now in prep for poe2 which seems even more simplified. Thank you! and thank you for suggesting a build.

[@TorrentUK]

Raxx, you really have earned a small bit of financial support from me. I am pretty much glued to your content and recommendations for both Diablo and PoE. Like a commenter further down the list I'm a 55 yr old gamer with a hectic professional life. You allow me to get into these games and enjoy them without spending the same amount of trial and error time you have to for your builds. This video is amazing is particularly amazing - thank you

your video is just fantastic. i almost deleted the game because i didn't understand or i understood thing wrong in the firt place... Now i realy enjoy this tremendous game and i can't thanks you enough for that. Huge Big up to you and keep up the good work 😊

[@dr.z6601]

Raxx you are an absolute G, this is an invaluable video. I have 250 hours in poe and this has opened my eyes big time. So thank you sir!

[@HeathenTrucker]

Dude, i love how you truly care about giving advice on games. And you go into such great depth.

[@BOBBIOFTT]

I have been watching this to actually buckle down and learn this game. Thank you for making a guide that explains it from character creation to end game to include how to craft and get the gear. I do not feel as overwhelmed.

[@CampingClaymore]

Been playing the game for a week and was super fucking lost. Been watching you play other games for a couple months prior to PoE and these guides are incredible. Night and day difference in my experience with the game and I’m really enjoying it, the best part of this video was crafting gear and showing how to buy gear. Keep up the great work.

[@kamelhariri6422]

I just started playing this game and i really can't thank you enough for thix Raxx. Coming from Last Epoch, you have been my favorite ARPG content creator by far.

[@Liquidz0r]

Raxx, you deserve some serious praise for this video. I'm currently on my 4th stint of PoE, having failed to hang in during the ramp-up/noobie info-overload phase as there's just SO MUCH STUFF that gets thrown at you. While there's an abundance of info out there, it's also part of the problem, since you end up spending as much time (if not more) reading/watching/googling than playing the game, which is discouraging. Somehow you succeeded at creating an elegant, noob-friendly, accessible approach to a first playthrough, something I haven't seen anyone do nearly as well as you do here. You keep it simple, strip it back as much as possible and highlight what to care about and what not, which is invaluable for a new player. Somehow it makes me hopeful to get into mapping and finally progressing into end-game and finding joy in doing so!

[@rogero8443]

I just want to say thank you for the PoE guide recently. It's my second league, and I finally was able to craft and not be daunted by crafting guides, because of how nonchalantly you approached it.

[@Retrodaddy77]

So I just stopped the video about 2 minutes in. I just want to thank you for speaking in such a way that is clear and not rushed. I already can tell you know exactly wtf your talking about and not trying to use any flamboyance to impress anyone. Now I shall continue watching. Thanks

[@krisjooste]

Good stuff. Thanks for the help. I've realised there's a lot that's taken for granted with PoE information. Your guides and the likes found on Maxroll is invaluable, its step by step and addresses the nuances of the system. I'm about 30 hours into this league and it's my first character to reach the end game. Before that I spent about a 100 hours between 3 characters but found myself overwhelmed by part 2 act 7-9.

[@norcacn]

The best beginner guide ever, thanks a bunch! ❤

[@NC-ke1cj]

So great! As ive gotten older and have less time to play i didnt have the time to figure out even how to use the guides. This is EXACTLY what i needed.

[@FrankCattanese-ch2hf]

Raxx is the best, you explain things so clearly and intuitively. Please keep making content!

[@sonofsparta2693]

So pumped for this vid Rax! I know what I'm doing but can totally understand newer players wanting to get into the game being totally lost. I only was able to get into it cause I followed a hand holding written guide (Enki's Arc witch, sadly retired now) to teach me the basics. Something like this is another level!

[@Chris-zg7ty]

As someone with a lot of hours off and on with PoE but who always fizzles out around maps because I have limited time I knew most of the early game stuff but the mapping and trading parts of this video were very helpful. Always great content Raxx. Keep up the great work.

[@Spikareins]

I'm on my like 3rd try to give PoE a chance over the last years. I always quit during the campaign and this time I made till act 6 so far. This video answered so many questions and made everything way less overwhelming. Thanky you.

[@Sebastianimator]

This is a fantastic summary thanks mate. Everything in PoE seemed so obtuse, even as someone who's casually played until the end of the campaign before. You breaking it down like this helped a whole heck of a lot.

[@count.casper]

Raxx, man. You add so much value and knowledge to every community you're a part of. Thank you so much!!!

[@Reeezeful]

I just started the video and already want to say: THANK YOU SO MUCH and now i am gonna install PoE and watch the video

[@fuckadsyoutube]

this is quite literally the best poe video ive ever watched. super thoughtful and detailed. most videos ive tried so far i come away with more questions than anything but i actually learned so fucking much from this thank you! (p.s. you joked about a ten hour version of this video early on but i would actually watch that if you made it)