U4gm shares A Practical Guide to Infusions

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Elemental Infusions are more than just a stat stick; they are build-enablers. Each of the three Core types—Scorched, Frozen, and Charged—has its own pool of possible Infusions, each with multiple power tiers. The higher the tier, the more potent the effect. Your projectiles leave a trail of burning ground.

Enemies you kill have a chance to violently explode, dealing fire damage to those nearby. (A non-unique Herald of Ash!) Your attacks have a chance to apply Ash, increasing fire damage taken by the enemy. This system will be tightly linked to a new PoE 2 Currency , making Elemental Cores a highly sought-after resource in the endgame economy.

Your movement skills create a patch of chilled ground at their start and end points. Your critical strikes with spells have a chance to inflict Brittle, making subsequent crits even more devastating. Chilled enemies you slay have a chance to freeze other enemies in a small radius. Your single-target skills have a chance to chain to one additional enemy. Your non-critical strikes have Lucky Lightning Damage, greatly increasing your average damage output. Enemies that hit you have a chance to be shocked.

The introduction of this system will create a vibrant new sub-economy. As a highly sought-after type of PoE 2 currency, Elemental Cores will be a staple of endgame trade. The Cores themselves will be immensely valuable. Players who prefer to farm rather than craft will find a steady income stream by hunting the high-level elemental monsters that drop them. Since the Infusion and its tier are random, there will be a massive currency sink as players "re-roll" infusions on their items, seeking that perfect Tier 1 mod. This keeps the demand for Cores constantly high.

A well-rolled weapon with a top-tier Infusion will be one of the most valuable items on the market. Imagine a perfectly crafted physical bow with the Tier 1 "Brittle Gaze" Infusion. It would enable a cold-conversion critical strike build to reach damage ceilings previously thought impossible without specific unique items.For the savvy theorycrafter, this system is a playground. A pure lightning build could use a Scorched Core to gain access to Ash for a massive damage multiplier.

A physical Cyclone Slayer could use an Arcing Flash-infused axe to improve their clear speed without sacrificing a gem slot. Elemental Infusions are not just about making your fire build more fiery; they’re about giving your build the one missing piece it needs to truly become a masterpiece of destruction. Start saving those Cores, Exile—you’re going to need them for crafting and trading in the buy PoE 2 Currency economy.