Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Need to get UnStuck in your progression in Path of Exile? You've come to the right place! This Path of Exile Guide for Total Beginners covers a wide variety of topics that will help you finish the campaign and start making progress again, even if you aren't using any sort of a build guide, and will further prepare you for entering the endgame.
This video is up to date for the 3.23 Affliction League of Dec. 2023.
CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
00:48 How to Trade - Buying Items from Other Players
01:50 Using the Trade Website
03:56 Standard vs Trade League Economies
05:05 Logistics of Buying an Item
06:17 Causes of Getting Stuck - Introduction
06:56 Tip #1 - Stay Mobile
08:19 Tip #2 - Don't Stand in Fire
09:11 Tip #3 - Use Your Flasks
10:27 Fixing Bad Gear - Life and Resistances
12:05 Armour Types and Better Bases
13:14 Weapon Base Item Upgrades
13:53 Clear Speed Rules of Thumb
14:32 Item Rarities and Modifiers
17:42 Unique Items
18:23 Implicit Modifiers
19:04 Item Quality
20:09 Crafting - Manipulating Modifiers on Magic Items
20:48 Upgrading Normal Items to Rare - Essences
22:10 Manipulating Modifiers on Rare Items
22:48 Corrupted Items
23:42 Summary / Key Points for Fixing Bad Gear
25:07 Fixing Bad Skill Gems and Passive Skills - Introduction
27:35 Using poe.ninja to Find Fixes for YOUR Build
30:35 Outro
Links to Other Guides in the Series:
Getting Started: youtu.be/5rti5zrha3c
Beating the Campaign: youtu.be/qzimFDQIqQk
Entering EndGame: youtu.be/ZA5a1AyiN0c
Full Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjCmpCzTA54PZzKQWgU7yzjy8tneuV3SG
Links to Other Useful Information:
Wiki: poewiki.net/wiki/Path_of_Exile_Wiki (Don't use the fandom one - it's outdated and just...bad)
Trade Website: pathofexile.com/trade
poe.ninja: https://poe.ninja/
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Path of Exile is a free-to-play* online ARPG developed by Grinding Gear Games, and is available on PC and certain consoles. Interested in trying it out? Check out these links:
pathofexile.com
store.steampowered.com/app/238960/Path_of_Exile
Graphical assets, sound effects, and music used in this video are from Path of Exile, and are used consistent with the game's Terms of Use:
pathofexile.com/legal/terms-of-use-and-privacy-policy
Nothing in this video is sponsored by Grinding Gear Games, and the commentary and information in this video do not represent the opinions or positions of any other entity whatsoever, unless they happen to agree with me, which is pretty likely.
* Although the game is technically free-to-play, there is a cash shop, and if you end up wanting to really get into the game, you're going to need to at least buy a couple of stash tabs. More on that in the 4th video.
And to all the naysayers out there, there are plenty of good reasons for a new player to play in the standard league. Though some may disagree, I think standard is perfectly fine for learning the basic game mechanics, without the distraction of a league mechanic that probably won't be around in the future.
Need to get UnStuck in your progression in Path of Exile? You've come to the right place! This Path of Exile Guide for Total Beginners covers a wide variety of topics that will help you finish the campaign and start making progress again, even if you aren't using any sort of a build guide, and will further prepare you for entering the endgame.
This video is up to date for the 3.23 Affliction League of Dec. 2023.
CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
00:48 How to Trade - Buying Items from Other Players
01:50 Using the Trade Website
03:56 Standard vs Trade League Economies
05:05 Logistics of Buying an Item
06:17 Causes of Getting Stuck - Introduction
06:56 Tip #1 - Stay Mobile
08:19 Tip #2 - Don't Stand in Fire
09:11 Tip #3 - Use Your Flasks
10:27 Fixing Bad Gear - Life and Resistances
12:05 Armour Types and Better Bases
13:14 Weapon Base Item Upgrades
13:53 Clear Speed Rules of Thumb
14:32 Item Rarities and Modifiers
17:42 Unique Items
18:23 Implicit Modifiers
19:04 Item Quality
20:09 Crafting - Manipulating Modifiers on Magic Items
20:48 Upgrading Normal Items to Rare - Essences
22:10 Manipulating Modifiers on Rare Items
22:48 Corrupted Items
23:42 Summary / Key Points for Fixing Bad Gear
25:07 Fixing Bad Skill Gems and Passive Skills - Introduction
27:35 Using poe.ninja to Find Fixes for YOUR Build
30:35 Outro
Links to Other Guides in the Series:
Getting Started: youtu.be/5rti5zrha3c
Beating the Campaign: youtu.be/qzimFDQIqQk
Entering EndGame: youtu.be/ZA5a1AyiN0c
Full Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjCmpCzTA54PZzKQWgU7yzjy8tneuV3SG
Links to Other Useful Information:
Wiki: poewiki.net/wiki/Path_of_Exile_Wiki (Don't use the fandom one - it's outdated and just...bad)
Trade Website: pathofexile.com/trade
poe.ninja: https://poe.ninja/
* * * * * * * * * *
Path of Exile is a free-to-play* online ARPG developed by Grinding Gear Games, and is available on PC and certain consoles. Interested in trying it out? Check out these links:
pathofexile.com
store.steampowered.com/app/238960/Path_of_Exile
Graphical assets, sound effects, and music used in this video are from Path of Exile, and are used consistent with the game's Terms of Use:
pathofexile.com/legal/terms-of-use-and-privacy-policy
Nothing in this video is sponsored by Grinding Gear Games, and the commentary and information in this video do not represent the opinions or positions of any other entity whatsoever, unless they happen to agree with me, which is pretty likely.
* Although the game is technically free-to-play, there is a cash shop, and if you end up wanting to really get into the game, you're going to need to at least buy a couple of stash tabs. More on that in the 4th video.
And to all the naysayers out there, there are plenty of good reasons for a new player to play in the standard league. Though some may disagree, I think standard is perfectly fine for learning the basic game mechanics, without the distraction of a league mechanic that probably won't be around in the future.
