Path of Exile 2 patch 0.4.0 has recently started experiencing inflation, leading players to frantically seek ways to farm currency. This, coupled with the previous patch 0.4.0d which fixed a bug related to farming Fracturing Orbs, has forced players to look for alternative methods.
Therefore, players have to look for other ways to acquire currency, and Expedition Logbooks have become one of the most effective ways to convert in-game efforts into Divine Orbs.
Whether you want to farm Divine Orbs or simply find a reliable way to acquire in-game wealth, Expedition Logbooks are your best choice.
What are Expedition Logbooks?
Expedition Logbooks are part of Expedition endgame mechanic in PoE 2. These Logbooks drop from exploration encounters and can be farmed during normal gameplay by triggering boss encounters or chest drops on the map.
Our primary purpose in using the logbooks is to collect Runic Splinters, which drop from chests you detonate during your adventures. Once you've accumulated enough fragments, you can directly exchange them for Divine Orbs.
Therefore, Expedition Logbooks aren't ordinary loot; they're valuable enough on their own, so we need to learn how to maximize their use to farm the precious currency we want.
Preparation
Before understanding the actual farming process, let's talk about how to set up and formulate strategies to maximize our profits.
Leveraging Implicit Modifiers
One of the key factors in improving yield is the properties of Expedition Logbooks, which significantly affect the number of Runic Splinters you harvest.
Here are some high-quality Implicit Modifier attributes to watch out for:
- Additional Chest Markers: These markers increase the number of chests dropped in the logbooks, thus increasing your chances of obtaining fragments.
- Excavation Chests: This is the most valuable modifier, giving you a chance to obtain double the items.
- Increased Explosive Charges: More explosives allow you to destroy more chests, resulting in more fragments.
- Increased Explosive Placement Range: This modifier makes it easier to reach all chests, increasing explosion efficiency.
Avoid choosing any implicit modifiers related to monsters or monster-dropped artifacts, as these modifiers are useless for your fragment acquisition goal.
Atlas Passive Points
While you don't need these points to efficiently complete Expedition Logbooks, they do help increase the number of logbooks you can collect.
You can obtain these points by defeating Olroth, Origin of the Fall, a high-ranking boss associated with Expedition mechanic. You need to defeat him three times to unlock all the necessary Atlas Passive Points.
Use these points to help you collect more logbooks, and then repeatedly start Expeditions to farm more Runic Splinters.
Farming Process
Once you obtain an Expedition Logbook with good attributes, the farming process becomes relatively simple. Here are the actions you need to complete in Expedition Logbook quests:
1. Blow Up Chests to Obtain Splinters
After planning your quest route, your primary task in Expedition quests is to blow up chests containing Runic Splinters. You can use explosives to blast them open.
On average, each chest will drop 5 to 14 fragments, which will accumulate to a considerable amount over time.
If you can farm efficiently, each Expedition Logbook should yield 10 to 12 Divines, depending on the number of chests you open and the quality of Expedition Logbook's affixes.
2. Minimize Logbook farming time
The key to maximizing profits is minimizing the time spent farming each logbook. The more Expedition Logbooks you farm per hour, the more Divines you'll obtain. However, you need to find a balance between speed and thoroughness.
If you rush through a logbook, you might miss some chests or fragments that could boost your rewards. At the same time, spending too much time on any one Expedition Logbook will reduce your overall efficiency.
Therefore, you need to find that balance where you can maximize your chest farming without wasting too much time.
Farming tips
Of course, you can't just blindly farm a large number of Expedition Logbooks. You also need to master some techniques to improve your farming efficiency;
- Reduce unnecessary movement: While exploring the logbooks, don't waste time backtracking or repeatedly going to places you've already been;
- Plan your routes efficiently: Plan your farming routes in advance to open multiple chests at once;
- Don't pick up low-value Artifacts: During exploration, you'll encounter many dropped artifacts. Pay attention to their quality and ignore all except those with extremely high value;
- Learn to choose suitable Expedition Logbooks: Familiarize yourself with the map layout of each logbook and choose those with dense bomb sites whenever possible;
- Find underground areas: Underground areas sometimes contain multiple valuable chests, so be sure to search these places.
Exchange for Divine Orbs
Once you've farmed enough Runic Splinters, you can exchange them for high-value equipment or weapons at Expedition NPC. Finally, you can exchange them for a considerable amount of Divine Orbs on the trading platform.
When trading on the platform, pay close attention to the price fluctuations of various items and try to list them when the price is highest. This will maximize your Divine earnings.
Overall, Expedition Logbooks are an excellent way to acquire Divine Orbs recently. With minimal preparation and without relying on a powerful build, you can consistently gain a large amount of PoE 2 currency by efficiently farming these logs.
What are you waiting for? If you also want to make a fortune, get started now!
