POE2 Farming Strategies — Ranked by Divine per Hour
The best Path of Exile 2 farming methods, live-scored by divine per hour from Runes of Aldur poe.ninja prices and re-ranked hourly. Each strategy shows whether its profitability is climbing, steady or falling, how busy its drops are trading, and the 1h, 7d and 14d price move plus sold-per-day for every target drop. Divine per hour is a baseline at average efficiency; your real rate will be higher or lower depending on your build, clear speed and how much quantity, rarity and map mods you run.
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Pinnacle Boss Farming
Boss Farming · advanced
89.4–298 div/hr
Farm the Arbiter of Ash and other POE2 pinnacle bosses for their exclusive unique drops. The highest ceiling in the game. Requires a strong, dedicated boss-killer build and heavy endgame investment.
Profitability
▲ Climbing+23.5% 7d
Demand
Busy2.3k/day
The Trialmaster's Reliquary Key513 div1h+4%7d+23%14d-10%1.5k/day
Zarokh's Reliquary Key: Against The Darkness152 div1h0%7d+20%14d-11%202/day
Azmeri Reliquary Key104 div1h+1%7d+16%14d-15%294/day
Xesht's Reliquary Key37 div1h0%7d+64%14d-7%80/day
The Arbiter's Reliquary Key17.9 div1h0%7d+31%14d+3%149/day
Tablet setup · Map Device
Overseer Tablet · buy with these mods ↗3 Overseer Tablets per map (4 on any City map with a completed Atlas tree)
- PMap has (25-35)% increased number of Rare Monsters
- P(8-12)% increased Rarity of Items found in Map
- S(35-60)% increased Rarity of Items dropped by Map Bosses
- S(13-20)% increased Quantity of Items dropped by Map Bosses
★ Cruel Hegemony ↗Run 2 normal + 1 unique (3 + 1 on City maps). The empowered Map Boss also gains an extra modifier, making it drop even more on top of the rarity and quantity suffixes.
Why these mods workThe two boss suffixes do the work: the empowered Map Boss drops far more and much rarer loot. The Rare-monster and Rarity prefixes lift everything else you kill on the way. Needs the Eons of Domination Atlas passive.
Atlas Master · pick 4 of 12 nodes
Hilda's Hunting
- Mighty Prey25% chance to upgrade Map Bosses to Powerful Map Bosses
- Patient Battue25% chance a Rare Monster is replaced by a random Map Boss (5% chance three more are)
- Gutting and SkinningPinnacle Bosses have 5% chance to drop an additional Unique; Unique Monsters a 1% chance
- Lethal Adaptation40% increased Effectiveness of Unique Monsters with Modifiers
Why this masterThis farm lives on boss kills and their exclusive drops. Hilda turns ordinary maps into boss factories (Patient Battue), upgrades those bosses to Powerful for better loot (Mighty Prey), and scavenges Pinnacle Bosses for extra uniques. For the actual Pinnacle attempt, Doryani's Head of the Snake (25% chance for an extra Unique plus a revive) is the safer swap.
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Essence Farming
League Mechanic · beginner
49.6–115.6 d/h
Profitability
▲ Climbing+47.8% 7d
Demand
Steady169/day
Essence Of Delirium1.1 div1h-2%7d+93%14d+168%118/day
Lesser Essence Of The Infinite1 div1h—7d+100%14d—1/day
Essence Of Ruin1 div1h—7d+100%14d—0/day
Essence Of Opulence3.8 c1h—7d+50%14d—2/day
Essence Of Horror3.4 c1h—7d-19%14d—48/day
Tablet setup · Map Device
No dedicated tablet
Why these mods workEssences are natural map content, so there is no Essence tablet. Roll of the Essence on whatever tablets you run and spec Essence on the Atlas tree to see more.
Atlas Master · pick 4 of 12 nodes
Doryani's Science
- Evolutionary PressurePer Explicit Modifier on the Map: +1% Item Rarity from Monsters, +2% Monster Effectiveness, and Rare Monsters +3% chance of an extra Modifier
- Improved CalibrationWaystones have 25% more effect of Prefix (or Suffix) Modifiers when opening Maps
- Careful ProcurementMagic Monster Packs have 35% chance to have an additional Modifier
- Stitch the FleshYour Maps have an additional Revival
Why this masterEssence income scales with how many monsters and how much rarity you push through a map. Doryani's per-modifier scaling and the extra magic-pack modifier turn a well-rolled map into more Essence monsters and better general drops, at zero tablet cost since Essence has no tablet.
Breach Farming
League Mechanic · intermediate
50.1–112.8 d/h
Profitability
▼ Falling-12% 7d
Demand
Busy8.9k/day
Refined Sibilant Catalyst5.5 div1h-5%7d-11%14d+21%4.9k/day
Refined Reaver Catalyst3.8 div1h-3%7d-8%14d+3%2.7k/day
Breachstone3.5 c1h+1%7d+4%14d+17%68/day
Refined Necrotic Catalyst2.5 c1h+6%7d-21%14d-37%165/day
Sibilant Catalyst2.2 c1h-2%7d-25%14d-28%1.1k/day
Tablet setup · Map Device
Breach Tablet · buy with these mods ↗3 Breach Tablets per map (4 on any City map with a completed Atlas tree)
- PMap has (25-35)% increased number of Rare Monsters
- P(8-12)% increased Rarity of Items found in Map
- SUnstable Breaches spawn (1-3) additional Rare Monsters when Stabilised
- S(30-60)% increased Quantity of Hiveblood found in Map
★ Wraeclast Besieged ↗Run 2 normal + 1 unique (3 + 1 on City maps). Breaches spawn extra waves of Hiveborn and stay open 120s longer, so you bank far more Splinters and Hiveblood (for a small hit to pack density).
Why these mods workBreach Rares drop the Splinters, Hiveblood and Catalysts, so more Rares and Item Rarity on the prefixes, plus extra stabilised Rares and Hiveblood on the suffixes, turns every Breach into far more currency.
Atlas Master · pick 4 of 12 nodes
Doryani's Science
- Evolutionary PressurePer Explicit Modifier on the Map: +1% Item Rarity from Monsters, +2% Monster Effectiveness, and Rare Monsters +3% chance of an extra Modifier
- Improved CalibrationWaystones have 25% more effect of Prefix (or Suffix) Modifiers when opening Maps
- Careful ProcurementMagic Monster Packs have 35% chance to have an additional Modifier
- Stitch the FleshYour Maps have an additional Revival
Why this masterBreach is a raw density mechanic: you kill enormous Hiveborn packs for Splinters and Catalysts. Doryani turns every waystone mod and magic pack into more rarity and effectiveness, so a well-rolled Breach drops far more, and the extra revive survives a dense one. On tablet-heavy runs, Jado's Partial Translations (20% chance to double a tablet's mods) is the alternative.
Vaal Temple Farming
League Mechanic · advanced
39.9–119.6 d/h
Profitability
▬ Steady-0.7% 7d
Demand
Busy11.3k/day
Vaal Cultivation Orb2.3 div1h0%7d-30%14d-36%2.0k/day
Architect's Orb4.2 div1h0%7d+13%14d+15%5.0k/day
Vaal Catalysing Infuser3.9 div1h0%7d-7%14d+56%1.9k/day
Vaal Armourer's Infuser1.1 div1h0%7d+1%14d+222%2.4k/day
Tablet setup · Map Device
Temple Tablet · buy with these mods ↗3 Temple Tablets per map (4 on any City map with a completed Atlas tree)
- PMap has (25-35)% increased number of Rare Monsters
- P(8-12)% increased Rarity of Items found in Map
- S(5-10)% chance to gain an additional Crystal from Vaal Beacons in Map
- S(30-60)% increased chance Vaal Beacon Chests are Rare in Map
Why these mods workThe Rare-monster and Rarity prefixes make everything the Beacons summon drop more. The two suffixes scale the reward layer directly: extra Crystals build the Temple faster (more reward rooms per league), and rarer Beacon Chests mean better loot from every Beacon you clear.
Atlas Master · pick 4 of 12 nodes
Doryani's Science
- Evolutionary PressurePer Explicit Modifier on the Map: +1% Item Rarity from Monsters, +2% Monster Effectiveness, and Rare Monsters +3% chance of an extra Modifier
- Improved CalibrationWaystones have 25% more effect of Prefix (or Suffix) Modifiers when opening Maps
- Careful ProcurementMagic Monster Packs have 35% chance to have an additional Modifier
- Stitch the FleshYour Maps have an additional Revival
Why this masterVaal Beacons summon packs you clear for Crystals and Chests, so the Temple farm is a density mechanic underneath. Doryani scales the rares and magic packs around each Beacon and the rarity of what they drop, and the extra revive protects a Beacon-dense map. On tablet-heavy runs, Jado's Partial Translations (double tablet mods) is the alternative.
Delirium Farming
League Mechanic · intermediate
42–111.9 d/h
Profitability
▲ Climbing+9.8% 7d
Demand
Busy3.5k/day
Ancient Potent Liquid Contempt4.6 div1h-3%7d+27%14d-13%1.3k/day
Potent Liquid Ferocity2.8 div1h-2%7d-1%14d-3%1.6k/day
Potent Liquid Contempt6 c1h+2%7d+6%14d-47%455/day
Concentrated Liquid Isolation4.4 c1h0%7d-10%14d-27%107/day
Concentrated Liquid Suffering1.4 c1h—7d+2%14d—29/day
Tablet setup · Map Device
Delirium Tablet · buy with these mods ↗3 Delirium Tablets per map (4 on any City map with a completed Atlas tree)
- PMap has (25-35)% increased number of Rare Monsters
- PMap has (15-20)% increased Monster Rarity
- S(15-30)% increased Stack size of Simulacrum Splinters found in Map
- SDelirium Fog in Map spawns (15-30)% increased Fracturing Mirrors
★ Clear Skies ↗Run 2 normal + 1 unique (3 + 1 on City maps). The Delirium fog never dissipates, so the whole map stays under Delirium instead of the fog fading out as you clear.
Why these mods workThe Rare-monster and Monster-Rarity prefixes turn the huge Delirium packs into real drops, while more Simulacrum Splinters and Fracturing Mirrors on the suffixes scale the distilled-emotion payout.
Atlas Master · pick 4 of 12 nodes
Doryani's Science
- Evolutionary PressurePer Explicit Modifier on the Map: +1% Item Rarity from Monsters, +2% Monster Effectiveness, and Rare Monsters +3% chance of an extra Modifier
- Improved CalibrationWaystones have 25% more effect of Prefix (or Suffix) Modifiers when opening Maps
- Careful ProcurementMagic Monster Packs have 35% chance to have an additional Modifier
- Stitch the FleshYour Maps have an additional Revival
Why this masterDelirium rewards killing everything before the fog fades, and the fog is deadly. Doryani scales the pack density and rarity you rolled, and Stitch the Flesh's extra revive is clutch on deep pushes where one death ends the map early.
Abyss Farming
League Mechanic · intermediate
39.3–102.1 d/h
Profitability
▲ Climbing+35.7% 7d
Demand
Busy25.2k/day
Kurgal's Gaze43.9 div1h0%7d+36%14d-17%813/day
Preserved Cranium11.1 div1h0%7d+25%14d+128%12.7k/day
Ancient Collarbone5.4 div1h0%7d+45%14d+75%5.2k/day
Tecrod's Gaze5 div1h0%7d+180%14d+156%328/day
Ancient Rib4.2 div1h0%7d+48%14d+92%6.1k/day
Tablet setup · Map Device
Abyss Tablet · buy with these mods ↗3 Abyss Tablets per map (4 on any City map with a completed Atlas tree)
- PMap has (25-35)% increased number of Rare Monsters
- P(8-12)% increased Rarity of Items found in Map
- SMap has (20-40)% chance to contain four additional Abysses
- SAbyss Pits in Map are twice as likely to have Rewards
Why these mods workThe prefixes add more, rarer Rares across the map while the suffixes chain in extra Abysses and double the Pit reward chance, so each map ends in a much bigger Abyssal Depths payout.
Atlas Master · pick 4 of 12 nodes
Doryani's Science
- Evolutionary PressurePer Explicit Modifier on the Map: +1% Item Rarity from Monsters, +2% Monster Effectiveness, and Rare Monsters +3% chance of an extra Modifier
- Improved CalibrationWaystones have 25% more effect of Prefix (or Suffix) Modifiers when opening Maps
- Careful ProcurementMagic Monster Packs have 35% chance to have an additional Modifier
- Stitch the FleshYour Maps have an additional Revival
Why this masterThe Abyss spawns a huge stream of monsters and ends at the Abyssal Depths. Doryani multiplies the rarity and pack mods you rolled, Careful Procurement juices the magic packs pouring out of the crack, and the extra revive lets you keep pace with the Abyss instead of losing it to a death.
Expedition Farming
League Mechanic · intermediate
33.8–81.1 d/h
Profitability
▬ Steady+2.9% 7d
Demand
Busy21.1k/day
Perfect Flux44.5 div1h-2%7d+6%14d+4%3.0k/day
Aldur's Saga41.9 div1h-1%7d+2%14d0%15.2k/day
Expedition Logbook1.6 div1h-1%7d+7%14d+71%2.3k/day
Uhtred's Saga1.2 div1h+1%7d-13%14d+2%543/day
Olroth's Saga1.1 c1h—7d-4%14d—17/day
Tablet setup · Map Device
Irradiated Tablet · buy with these mods ↗3 Irradiated Tablets per map (4 on any City map with a completed Atlas tree)
- PMap has (25-35)% increased number of Rare Monsters
- P(8-12)% increased Rarity of Items found in Map
- S(30-40)% increased Quantity of Waystones found in Map
- SMap has (1-2) additional random Modifiers
Why these mods workExpedition has no tablet of its own, so Irradiated juices the whole map (more, rarer Rares plus Waystone sustain and extra map mods) while its wildcard slots let Expedition still spawn. Needs Eons of Contamination and Area Level 70.
Atlas Master · pick 4 of 12 nodes
Doryani's Science
- Refined Formula150% increased Explosive Radius and 100% Placement Range, but Expeditions have only one Explosive
- Disengaged SafetiesMap Areas are Irradiated, adding monsters and content
- Improved CalibrationWaystones have 25% more effect of Prefix (or Suffix) Modifiers when opening Maps
- Evolutionary PressurePer Explicit Modifier on the Map: +1% Item Rarity from Monsters, +2% Monster Effectiveness, and Rare Monsters +3% chance of an extra Modifier
Why this masterExpedition's best nodes are split across masters. Doryani gives the most for a mapping farm: Refined Formula's huge blast covers a whole cluster of Runic Monsters in one detonation (at the cost of chaining), and Irradiated maps pile on monsters. If you value raw logbook count above all, swap to Hilda for Scarred Lands (+15% Runic Monster Markers).
Ritual Farming
League Mechanic · beginner
29.6–74 d/h
Profitability
▲ Climbing+22.1% 7d
Demand
Busy90.6k/day
Omen Of Chance29.1 div1h-1%7d-1%14d+34%3.2k/day
Omen Of Sinistral Annulment16.5 div1h+1%7d+15%14d+53%15.1k/day
Omen Of Sinistral Erasure14 div1h+1%7d+1%14d+49%13.9k/day
Omen Of Light12.7 div1h-1%7d+31%14d+57%47.8k/day
Omen Of Dextral Erasure11.7 div1h0%7d+26%14d+51%10.5k/day
Tablet setup · Map Device
Ritual Tablet · buy with these mods ↗3 Ritual Tablets per map (4 on any City map with a completed Atlas tree)
- PMap has (25-35)% increased number of Rare Monsters
- P(8-12)% increased Rarity of Items found in Map
- SRitual Favours in Map have (35-70)% increased chance to be Omens
- SMonsters Sacrificed at Ritual Altars in Map grant (18-30)% increased Tribute
★ Freedom of Faith ↗Run 2 normal + 1 unique (3 + 1 on City maps). You can reroll Favours twice as many times to fish for the chase Omens and Reliquary Keys, for a little more Tribute per Favour.
Why these mods workMore Rare monsters means more to sacrifice for Tribute, and the suffixes push that Tribute higher and bias the window toward the chase Omens, which is where Ritual money comes from.
Atlas Master · pick 4 of 12 nodes
Doryani's Science
- Evolutionary PressurePer Explicit Modifier on the Map: +1% Item Rarity from Monsters, +2% Monster Effectiveness, and Rare Monsters +3% chance of an extra Modifier
- Improved CalibrationWaystones have 25% more effect of Prefix (or Suffix) Modifiers when opening Maps
- Careful ProcurementMagic Monster Packs have 35% chance to have an additional Modifier
- Stitch the FleshYour Maps have an additional Revival
Why this masterEvery monster you sacrifice at a Ritual altar feeds Tribute, so more rares and higher monster effectiveness means a richer shop. Doryani's density scaling turns each altar into more Tribute and better odds on the chase Omens.
How the ranking works
Each strategy starts from a community-modelled chaos-per-hour anchor, then we scale it by the live poe.ninja prices of that strategy's real category drops and convert to divine at the live rate, so the ranking moves with the market. Profitability reads whether the strategy's drops are climbing, steady or falling in price (their weighted 7-day move), and demand is how heavily those drops trade, shown as sold per day. Each drop also lists its 1h, 7d and 14d price move so you can see what is driving the number.
Read the divine per hour as a baseline at average efficiency, not a promise. Your real rate swings with your build and clear speed and with how much item quantity, rarity and map modifiers you run, so a fast, well-invested character will beat it and a slower or cheaper setup will come in under it.
Price the items you find on the Currency Exchange helper, read what is falling or rising on the Economy page, and browse every price on the Currency Desk.
Farming FAQ
What is the best farming strategy in POE2 right now?
The strategy ranked first below has the highest live divine-per-hour at current poe.ninja prices. The ranking re-scores hourly, so it shifts as the market moves. Income uses a community-modelled chaos-per-hour anchor scaled by the live prices of each strategy's real drops.
How is divine per hour calculated?
Each strategy has a hand-authored chaos-per-hour anchor (a realistic ballpark, since exact drop rates are not public). We scale that by a damped multiplier from the live prices of the strategy's actual category drops, then convert to divine at the live rate. It moves with the market without inventing false precision.
Will I actually get this much divine per hour?
Treat it as a baseline at average efficiency, not a guarantee. Your real divine per hour will be higher or lower depending on your build and clear speed, and how much item quantity, rarity and map modifiers you run. A fast, well-invested character pushing high-quant maps will beat the baseline; a slower or lower-investment setup will fall short of it.
Why are some strategies marked modelled?
A strategy is live-scored when its drops have current poe.ninja prices. If a strategy's drops are not priced on the exchange, it falls back to modelled estimates and is flagged, so you always know which numbers are live and which are estimates.