Path of Exile is an old school game. Your build choices are somewhat permanent and trying out new builds usually requires leveling a new alt or spending a huge amount of currency. As with most other ARPGs, PoE offers some items that will speed up your leveling process. We gathered our top 10 Path of Exile unique items for leveling to make your leveling as fast as possible. I tried to choose items which are relatively affordable, but if you have the capital I added a bonus section below.

1. Tabula Rasa

To kick off this list I present to you, Tabula Rasa. Now you probably already know about this item but no leveling item list will be complete without it. Tabula Rasa may seem weird to a new player. It offers no stats at all and it simply has 6 linked white sockets. But for leveling having those 6 links is invaluable. Its use is pretty straight forward, you simply equip it and socket an attack gem with 5 support gems for some crazy damage early on.

2. Thousand Ribbons

While Tabula Rasa is the go to choice for most players, newer players might not be able to afford it. If you’re just starting out in PoE or its a fresh league, Thousand Ribbons is a good alternative. This chest armor provides a little bit of everything. It provides a small of amount of all resistances and maximum life and some added elemental damage to attacks and spells. Overall a good alternative if you can’t afford a Tabula Rasa.

3. Goldrim

Moving on to your helmet, Goldrim is a great choice. Providing you with a good chunk of all resistances and a bit of magic find, Goldrim can serve you well all the way up to end game content.

4. Wanderlust

For your boots, Wanderlust can be a good choice if you’re on a budget. Wanderlust provides a good amount of movement speed and mana regeneration rate. And while the mana regeneration rate may seem trivial, it is actually very helpful especially if you’re 6 linking using a Tabula Rasa.

5. Lochtonial Caress

Regarding gloves, Lochtonial Caress fits perfectly with almost any build. Lochtonial Caress provides you with attack speed, cast speed, a fair amount of life, a chance to get power, frenzy or endurance charge on kill, and Conduit which lets you share your charges with nearby party members. All of these affixes make for a great pair of leveling gloves for solo and party play alike.

6. Atziri’s Foible

Amulets are a bit of a tricky piece to recommend a single fits all builds item. But I believe Atziri’s Foible fits the bill. Providing mana, mana regeneration and reduced requirements for items and gems, Atziri’s Foible is a valuable item for leveling almost any build.

7. Belt of the Deceiver

Moving on to belts, Belt of the Deceiver is a viable choice, mostly for physical based builds but a magic user can also get some use of it. Belt of the Deceiver provides a small amount of all resistances, maximum life, strength, global physical damage, reduced damage from critical strikes, and intimidate on nearby enemies. These affixes make Belt of the Deceiver a great choice for physical builds for its offensive and defensive capabilities, and a decent choice for magic users for its defensive stats.

8. Perandus Signet

Now for rings, your best bet is probably a Perandus Signet. Pernadus Signet most notable affix is its 2% increased experience gain. Other than that it also provides mana, mana regeneration, increased intelligence for each equipped unique item, and additional chance for scrolls of wisdom drops. While these other affixes are not entirely useful for every build, the increased exp gain definitely is and the ring is worth using for that alone.

9. Blackheart

The main problem with Perandus Signet is its price. As a new player you might not be able to afford 2 Perandus Signets or even one. Blackheart is a nice and cheap alternative for physical builds. Blackheart provides you with damage to attacks, maximum life, life regeneration and a chance to cause monsters to flee. If you’re leveling a physical based build, Blackheart is a good cheap choice.

10. Andvarius

Lastly to finish off this list a bit of a curveball, Andvarius. Andvarius is a ring which lowers your resistances by 20%.To compensate for that loss in defense, you get big amount of magic find. This ring can make you very squishy if you’re not careful and balance it out with your other gear. But if you do manage to get resistances from your other pieces, the increased magic find can be a great way to start earning currency early on. Other than 20% reduced resistances, equipping Andvarius also has an opportunity cost associated with. What I mean by that is that if you equip Andvarius not only you have less resistances but it also takes a ring slot which can be used for increased damage or defense. Its a risky ring not suited for everyone, but if you can make it work its a great choice.

Bonus Section

This list tried to keep it relatively cheap and on budget but if you can afford it there are some great pricy options. Seven-League Step are a pair of boots which give 50%(!) increased movement speed. They are super expensive but the movement speed is insane.

A more pricy alternative to Tabula Rasa is Skin of the Lords. Skin of the lords also comes fully linked but it has stats on top of it. The downside with this item is that pretty expensive and on top of that you can only socket corrupted gems inside it, which make for even more expensive spending to be made. If you can afford it, Skin of the Lords is an amazing choice as it provides the same benefits as Tabula Rasa but adds some great affixes on top of it.

This concludes our list for top 10 Path of Exile unique items for leveling. I hope this list will help out new and seasoned players alike. Let me know what you think over on our facebook!

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The roguelike genre has seen a great resurgence these past few years. Roguelikes are a subgenre of RPG’s. They are characterized by perma-death, procedurally generated levels, and the modern ones usually have some sort of meta progression in addition to in-run progression. We rounded up the 5 best roguelikes for you.

Rogue Legacy

Rogue Legacy is a 2D action platformer rogue-like. Heavily inspired by Castlevania, In Rogue Legacy you explore an ever-changing castle. When you die in Rogue Legacy you pick a new character to play, each comes with different modifiers which change your next run. As you go through the game you collect gold which can then be used to give you permanent character upgrades. And so, you slowly become stronger as you make your way through the game.

As one of the best roguelikes out there, Rogue Legacy rightfully earns it’s spot on this list.

Most of your time spent in Rogue Legacy is dedicated to hacking and slashing your way through the castle. The game is tough as nails and you will die over and over. But there’s an upside, each time you die you become a little bit stronger. This gameplay loop is highly addictive and Rogue Legacy really gives you that feeling of “one more run”. As one of the best roguelikes out there, Rogue Legacy rightfully earns it’s spot on this list.

FTL: Faster Than Light

FTL is a spaceship simulation roguelike-like. In FTL you control a spaceship and it’s crew in an attempt to save the galaxy. Each run is different with different events and combat scenarios. As you go through each run you find weapons, crewmen, and ship upgrades. Each level in FTL is made out of nodes. The vast majority of these nodes holds some sort of event. These events can be combat scenrios, shops, quests, trade deals, rescue scenarios and many more. There are also environmental dangers present in some areas of the levels which you can choose to avoid or in some cases use to your advantage.

While a great game, FTL has some weak points. Runs in FTL are a bit on the longer side. A full run in FTL can take somewhere between an hour and two to complete.Moreover FTL’s art might not be for everyone and is probably its weakest point. But if you have time to spare and enjoy or can at least bear the art style then you are in for a great experience. Despite these flaws, FTL offers so much that it earns a spot on this list.

Enter the Gungeon

From the title alone you can already probably tell Enter the Gungeon doesn’t take itself too seriously. But don’t let that light attitude mistake you, Enter the Gungeon is a great game and one of the best rogulikes out there.

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell roguelike with a heavy theme of guns. The gun and bullets theme is incorporated into every part of Enter the Gungeon. Most of the upgrades you find are guns, bullets, or other related items. Your HP is made of bullets. Some of the enemies are literal bullets. And your main objective is to find a special gun to kill your past. There is an incredible amount of item variety. Offering an insane amount of different crazy guns. There is a gun that shoots sharks, a gun that shoots bees, An explosive banana gun, A guitar that shoots musical notes, A mailbox that shoots letters, there is even a gun that shoots guns and those guns shoot bullets.

Besides all the crazy stuff, Enter the Gungeon also offers fast paced difficult gameplay. With very little room for error, completing a run in Enter the Gungeon is a difficult task. If you enjoy uncompromising crazy gameplay, Enter the Gungeon is for you. And that’s why it earned a spot on this list.

Slay the Spire

Slay the Spire is a unique beast in this list. While other roguelikes usually focus on action combat, Slay the Spire mixes things up by changing to combat system to a deck building card game. Instead of your usual combat abilities you get a starting deck with attacks and skills. As you progress through the run you get to add and remove cards from your deck. Other than cards there are also relics which provide passive bonuses to your run. The meta progression is done via unlocking new cards that can show up in the game.

The game is still in early access and as such has a smaller amount of content. But even in its current state, Slay the Spire has a lot to offer. The game has three characters, each one plays and act differently. Overall there is a decent amount of content and I recommend it to anyone who likes card games or strategy games.

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth +

The crown jewel of roguelikes. The Binding of Isaac is the game that started the resurgence of rogulikes. You play as Isaac, a lone child living with his mother. Isaac’s mother starts hearing voices telling her to sacrifice Isaac to god. Chased by his mother trying to kill him, Isaac hides in the basement and that’s where each run begins.

Gameplay in Isaac is inspired by the first Legend of Zelda, levels are divided into small rooms with enemies or light puzzles. Throughout the run you gain coins, bombs, and keys used to find secret room, open special rooms, and buy items. Combat is fairly straightforward. you can move in 8 directions and shoot in 4.

Where Isaac gets really interesting is with its item synergies. Items can alter your bullets in all manner of different and interesting ways. And many of these items interact with each other for different results. For example, picking up Brimstone causes your bullets to turn into a massive laser. Picking up The Ludovico Technique causes you to have a single controllable bullet. Picking up both these items causes you to have a circular controllable laser. And this is a very mild synergy. With the amount of items available synergies can get really crazy.

Isaac is the spiritual father to modern roguelikes and as such it deserves a spot on this list. But even if it wasn’t the spiritual father, it still deserve a spot based on its own merits.

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