One Popular Path of Exile 2 Item Has Two Powerful Hidden Interactions

There are many mechanics in Path of Exile 2 that players have to grow accustomed to during their playthroughs, especially if they try the various classes and Ascendancies the game currently offers, as each of them specializes in unique playstyles. As of its first month into early access, there are two dominant Path of Exile 2 strategies to tackle the endgame, but there are many ways to get there and other good builds that still wreck bosses and high-tier Waystones. The leveling experience can vary based on classes and builds, but some constants remain, like good and reliable Unique Items.

As it stands, there are over 250 Unique Items in Path of Exile 2, and while some are extremely powerful and valuable, most offer niche use cases that would require players to build their character around them to be effective. This is rarely worth doing, and the consequence is that only a handful of Unique Items are typically used, be it for leveling or endgame builds. One of these items is the Ghostwrithe Tattered Robe, which can be used as early as level 1 and offers quite a lot of defense for its worth. Furthermore, it also comes with two major hidden boons that players should know.

There’s More Than Meets The Eye to Path of Exile 2’s Ghostwrithe Unique Armor

Unique Items in Path of Exile 2 can often carry players from Act 1 all the way through Cruel difficulty and up to the endgame, and Ghostwrithe is one of these items. It’s a powerful item because it converts 50% of the character’s maximum Life to Energy Shield, while also providing 128 Energy Shield at base (154 with 20% quality) and 35% Chaos Resistance. As such, it can dramatically help with Chaos and Poison damage while leveling up, and it also increases a player’s EHP (effective HP) with little investment. On top of that, it also has two very powerful hidden effects.

Path of Exile 2’s Ghostwrithe Counter-Intuitively Stacks With Chaos Inoculation

One strange effect that players may not know about is that Ghostwrithe has a powerful interaction with Chaos Inoculation. One may not consider using Ghostwrithe with Chaos Inoculation because of the imposed maximum Life total from the Keystone and its Chaos immunity, which doesn’t pair well with Ghostwrithe’s bonus to Chaos Resistance. However, thanks to Ghostwrithe’s interaction with maximum Life, it can be used with Chaos Inoculation to grant extra Energy Shield based on the maximum Life total before its reduction to 1, essentially increasing players’ Energy Shield in Path of Exile 2 by quite a lot and for very cheap.

How PoE 2’s Ghostwrithe Boosts Grim Feast

Last but not least, because Ghostwrithe increases the EHP of a given character, it can be particularly powerful with Grim Feast. This reservation skill is one of Path of Exile 2‘s Spirit Gems, and for just 30 Spirit, it makes defeated enemies drop Grim Remnants, which grant Energy Shield when picked up and can also overflow Energy Shield up to double its original value. This Gem alone dramatically increases one’s EHP, and it can work with Ghostwrithe or any other source of ES in the game. However, since Ghostwrithe converts Life to ES, a build focused on gaining as much Energy Shield as possible will turn this combo into a powerhouse.

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Path of Exile II

Path of Exile 2 is a next generation free-to-play Action RPG created by Grinding Gear Games. Journey across the deadly continent of Wraeclast, meeting multiple immersive cultures while facing off against evil in many forms. Path of Exile 2 features twelve character classes, 240 Skill Gems, hundreds of equipment base types, a six-act campaign, more than a hundred unique boss fights, a deep endgame system and so much more. Play with your friends without losing any progress with couch co-op, cross-play and cross-progression.

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December 6, 2024

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