Veteran’s of Wraeclast may not take a lot from this article but if you are freshly washed up on the Twilight Strand this may
be a source of invaluable and time saving information for you. And with
that let’s get to it.
Vendors
Vendors in Path of Exile (POE) do not operate in the traditional sense as the currency we trade with,
which comes in the form Orbs that we also use to craft our tools of
destruction. In every main hub there are 2 essential vendors, one who
will sell wands, potions, jewelry and orbs and another who will sell
weapons and armor of low rarity (little to no magic properties). The
fact that there is an NPC who sells everything from Scrolls of Wisdom to
Orbs of Regret and Orbs of Alchemy means that the prices of these are
virtually fixed (despite some players attempting to sell them for
alternate currencies at what ends up being a higher rate).
Having a repertoire of useful vendor recipes can take the edge off a new
league or race when you have no access to leveling unique’s. They can
also generate substantial currency when farming if done efficiently.
Crafting Recipes
These are recipes that will make your spell based characters have a much
welcomed early punch starting out in a new league or race by adding +1
to a socketed gem of a specific type to wands and scepters. Others are
for quality of life like creating early movement speed boots. Keep in
mind that without a Regal Orb being used, these items will be of Magic
quality and a very low item level and as a result are only intended to
provide a significant boost to damage and QOL very early on.
