Gearing up for the Affliction League in PoE? Get a head start with these essential tips and tricks! From choosing the right build to leveraging vendor recipes and making the most of your early game, this guide is packed with advice to ensure you hit the ground running. Whether you're a seasoned Exile or new to the fray, these insights will help you nail a great PoE 3.23 league start.

• Choosing the Right Build
• Early Game Vendor Recipes
• Crafting Amulets Early
• Leverage Your Crafting Bench
• Foothills Farming & Katarina
• Engaging with League Mechanics
• Early Endgame Strategy
• Keeping an Eye on Kirac
• Mapping Tips
• Bonus Tip

↖ Choosing the Right Build

First, choosing the right build in PoE 3.23 is your first step:

• Fun Factor: Always pick what you enjoy the most.
• Reliability: Opt for builds that scale with levels and don't rely on uniques.
• Watch Out for Exaggerated Builds: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Be cautious about guides with overhyped Path of Building stats.

↖ Early Game Vendor Recipes

• Goodbye, Spell Damage Rings: With the flat spell damage recipe gone, focus on builds that don't rely on it.
• Whetstone Recipe: A fallback for non-spell damage builds.
• Post-Piety Lightning Damage: Useful for builds like Spark.
• Rustic Sash & Chain Belt Recipes: These are great for boosting your weapons.
• Iron Rings to Elemental Rings: Handy for amping up your elemental damage.

↖ Crafting Amulets Early

• Onyx Amulet Recipe: A lifesaver for saving scourings.
• Use Essences or Alchs: For a decent early amulet with minimal investment.

↖ Leverage Your Crafting Bench

• Craft on White Items: Look for desired links and sockets, then add resists.
• Augmenting: You can still augment after crafting to hit desired mods.

↖ Foothills Farming & Katarina

• Changes in Diadem Drops: Be aware of the patch notes regarding Katarina and Diadem drops.
• Renewing Zones for Betrayal Encounters: Keep an eye out for quest texts in the Foothills for Betrayal encounters.

↖ Engaging with League Mechanics

Do Your Research: Understand the league mechanic well to make the most of it.

↖ Early Endgame Strategy

• Using Kirac Missions: Look for the 'stack of divination cards' mission.
• Research Maps on divcarts.io: Choose maps with valuable but common div cards.
• Three-to-One Recipe: A great way to complete your map tiers.

↖ Keeping an Eye on Kirac

• Unique Map Sales: Kirac can sell unique maps, including Cortex.
• Daily Resets: Check Kirac regularly for new map offerings.

↖ Mapping Tips

• Three-to-One Recipe: Mix and match maps for varied results.
• Item IDs Matter: Different combinations yield different maps.

↖ Bonus Tip

Skill Point for Two Dailies: Temporarily spec into the skill point for two daily missions from Kirac for more map options.

And there you have it! Armed with these tips, you're all set to kick off your Affliction league adventure on the right foot. Remember, it's all about having fun and adapting to the game's ever-evolving challenges.