Holy Relic Ascendant Leaguestarter Leveling Guide ~ Path of Exile

****************************************** Leveling Guide Information ************************************************ Act 1 Tips: Regex: "b-b|b-g|g-b|nne|rint|ll g|Appre|e to Sp|s:.+sc" (use in filter for tarkleigh vendor for early 2Ls/sceptres/movespeedboots) Early Act 1 Gem Links: Spark - Pierce - Onslaught/Added Lightning (temporary damage until herald of agony swap with ball lightning after siosa) Orb of Storms - Onslaught/Arcane Surge/Added Lightning (temporary damage then utility for poison procs herald of agony in act 2) - storm brand( can be added for extra damage but will be poison util later) Frostblink - Arcane surge(keep low level) (movement skill we use forever) Leap Slam - Faster Attacks(act 2) Molten Shell (guard skill that is pretty weak in early game but becomes OP as you get more armour in build) War Banner (use for burst damage and speed towards the end of zones by placing banner) Early Vendor Recipe For Flat(VERY IMPORTANT for spark/orb of storms leveling): -Normal Topaz(lvl8) Magic Topaz(lvl 14) Rare Topaz(lvl 20) (topaz ring can be made with iron ring + green gem sold to vendor for topaz ideal) -orb of alteration(shards gathered by selling i'd rare items) -Magic sceptre for leap slam Act 2 Gem Link Swaps: Faster attacks for Leap Slam Herald of Thunder for extra flat damage Act 3 Pickups: Siosa quest is necessary to gain access to ball lightning + slower proj but I would also recommend buying multiple holy relics to level in off hand as the gem will do no damage if you swap to it without leveling it prior. Lvl 38 end of Act 4 Switch to Herald of Agony: Herald of Agony - Pierce - Minion Damage - Damage on Full Life Ball Lightning - Chance to Poison - Unleash - Slower Projectile (ideally keep ball lightning level 1, you can get from siosa who also sells slower proj) Meat Shield - Feeding Frenzy - Stone Golem - Spectre(can put spectre in later for frenzy/power charges(host chieftain/carnage chieftain both can be found in act 7 ashen fields zone)) Convocation on Left Click for herald of agony is necessary IMO or he gets lost in other rooms Drop Herald/Orb of storms/Spark ect When to Swap to Holy Relic? Level with herald of agony till you can afford and equip both Geofri's Crest/Praxis these are both very common and should be relatively affordable on league launch(think almost as common as goldrim for example) if there is high demand I would expect the price to cap out at 10c tops but most likely will be much less (compare something like cold iron points, which are rarer and have been go to meta for seismic trap mana league hitting around 100c- 1divine early) if price is more than 1-3c simply farm a few heist contracts for your first chaos to then buy helm and swap over