Hello, Path of Exile enthusiasts! It's that exciting time again – a new league has arrived for us! Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a newcomer, here are 12 essential tips to ensure a smoother league start. So, grab your gear, and let's dive into these game-changing strategies!

• Tip 1. Physical Damage Weapon Recipe
• Tip 2. Wand Spell Damage Recipe
• Tip 3. Utilize Essence of Woe
• Tip 4. Easy Gem-Cutting
• Tip 5. Use Crafting Bench on White Items
• Tip 6. Transmute Farming
• Tip 7. Quality Gem Recipe
• Tip 8. Resetting Zones
• Tip 9. Efficient Essence Farming
• Tip 10. Divination Card Farming
• Tip 11. Atlas Exploration via Map Selling
• Tip 12. Horizon Orbs and Map Tiers

↖ Tip 1. Physical Damage Weapon Recipe

Combine any weapon with a rustic sash and a blacksmith's whetstone for a physical damage boost.

Pro tip: Use a rare (yellow) rustic sash for even better results.

↖ Tip 2. Wand Spell Damage Recipe

Mix a chain belt and a blacksmith's whetstone to add spell damage to a wand. Handy for certain builds needing that extra magic punch.

↖ Tip 3. Utilize Essence of Woe

Grab essences of woe to significantly boost your wand's spell damage. Best done at lower item levels (2-5) for more favorable modifiers like "+gems" or "dot multi".

↖ Tip 4. Easy Gem-Cutting

Exchange blacksmith's wetstones for glassblower's baubles in Act 10. A great way to keep those flasks in tip-top shape.

↖ Tip 5. Use Crafting Bench on White Items

Early on, focus on socket colors and links over item quality. Use the crafting bench to easily cap your resistances with white items.

↖ Tip 6. Transmute Farming

Sell unidentified gear to vendors for transmutes. A simple and effective way to stock up on this essential PoE currency.

↖ Tip 7. Quality Gem Recipe

Vendors will give you a Gemcutter's Prism (GCP) for a total of 40% quality in gems. A crucial tip as active gem quality-upgrade mechanics are changing in the new patch.

↖ Tip 8. Resetting Zones

Hold 'Control' when entering a zone to farm it repeatedly – perfect for leveling up or grinding for gear.

↖ Tip 9. Efficient Essence Farming

The Seventh Gate on the map device unlocks all league mechanics, even those not normally available, for each map run.

↖ Tip 10. Divination Card Farming

Keep an eye on Kira's offers in town. She can give a full stack of a random divination card, including potentially valuable ones like "The Porcupine" for a six-link.

↖ Tip 11. Atlas Exploration via Map Selling

Sell three of the same map for a map of one tier higher. This is based on the map's natural tier and can be an efficient alternative to using Horizon Orbs.

↖ Tip 12. Horizon Orbs and Map Tiers

Remember, Orb of Horizons will only switch between maps of the natural tier, unaffected by your Atlas progression or Void Stones.

With these tips, you're set to have an amazing league start in Affliction! Remember, Path of Exile is as much about strategy as it is about action, so use these tricks to your advantage. If you found these tips helpful, consider subscribing for more PoE content. Good luck, and may your drops be ever in your favor!