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Path of Exile 2 beginner guide

Start with one class, one main skill gem, and the passive tree. The public pages agree on a maximum of 123 passive points from levels and quests, with up to 24 campaign points assignable separately to weapon sets. Gold respecs exist and the cost rises with level.

Path of Exile 2 character combat screenshot from the Steam store page

A first-session checklist

  1. Pick a class from the class table. Monk, Sorceress, Warrior, Druid, Witch, Ranger, Mercenary, and Huntress are the Early Access classes in the current class records. Duelist and Shadow are the 1.0 additions that take the playable count to ten. Templar and Marauder stay undated.
  2. Engrave an uncut skill gem into the starting skill named on that class row, when the row names one. Duelist’s starting skill cell is blank because the pages I used do not name it.
  3. Open the passive tree page before you spend a large gold respec.
  4. Install a loot filter. NeverSink’s PoE2 filter is the community file linked from loot filter.
  5. Leave trade until you know the official trade site. The guide is trade.

I am not publishing a level-by-level campaign walk. Acts are a table on acts, and Acts 5–6 are still headline counts rather than named zone lists.

Path of Exile 2 skill effect screenshot from the Steam store page

FAQ

What class should a new player pick?

Pick from the weapon you want. Bows point at Ranger, quarterstaves at Monk, spells at Sorceress or Witch, maces at Warrior, crossbows at Mercenary.

Can you reset the skill tree?

Yes, for gold. The passive-tree page on poe2wiki says the cost rises with level.

How many passive points are there?

123 from 99 levels plus 24 quests, with up to 24 campaign points assignable separately to weapon sets, on the poe2wiki passive tree page.

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Last updated 2026-11-08.