How To Get The Most Out Of Special Waystones In Path Of Exile 2 Early Access? – Obtain & Usage

After you unlock Atlas system in Path of Exile 2 Early Access and enter the endgame, an NPC called Doryani will provide you with a special stone called a Waystone, which will be used to unlock map nodes in Atlas of Worlds. Since the rewards available to you in each map are tied to the difficulty of the challenge, you can use some upgraded Waystones to modify the difficulty of this map node to increase the rarity and quality of the loot.

As you can see, Waystones are a very important item in the endgame, so this guide will specifically introduce you to how to get it in POE 2 and its specific upgrade method so that you can get more rewards from the endgame.

Ways To Get Waystones

Currently in POE 2 Early Access, you will have three ways to get Waystones: through map modifiers, Doryani’s Vendor Inventory, and Reforging Bench. Here are some specific operations, and you can develop your own acquisition strategy based on your game style.

Use A Higher-Level Map Modifier

It should be noted here in advance that Waystones can be used to unlock map nodes in the endgame, and it is also one of the loot you get after clearing map nodes. Therefore, the map nodes unlocked with higher-tier Waystones will reward you with more Waystones after running.

For example, a normal Tier 1 Waystone will give enemies in the map a normal chance of dropping Waystones of the same Tier, but a Tier 2 Waystone with 6 modifiers will increase this drop rate to over 300%!

As Tier of a Waystone increases, the more modifiers it carries, the higher the drop rate of the item. Or you can say that using Rare Waystones with the most map modifiers will give you the best chance of enemies dropping Waystones. In addition, there are several Atlas Passive Skill Tree nodes that can also increase the drop rate, rarity, and Tier of Waystones, and you can choose to accord to the needs of your endgame build.

But I have to remind you here that higher-Tier Waystones means that your challenge on this map will be more difficult. So you need to upgrade the gear in your build before challenging it. You can buy POE 2 Currency to add an affix, so that your character can better complete the task of clearing difficult map nodes.

Obtained From Doryani

If you don’t want to go through the grind of exploring Atlas of Worlds, you can always spend some POE 2 Gold to obtain some Waystones from Doryani in Ziggurat Encampment. Of course, the price of the Waystones offered here is also linked to your character’s level and Tier of the Waystones: higher-Tier Waystones, the higher the price.

For example, Tier 1 to Tier 3 common Waystones cost about 5,000 Gold to obtain, and then gradually increase as their rarity increases. Here is a suggestion for you, if the passive skill points in your build do not need to respec, you can save as much Gold as possible, because obtaining Waystones from Doryani will be your most convenient and easiest method.

Using Reforging Bench

Another way to get Waystones besides grinding and trading is with Reforging Bench, which you’ll unlock after defeating Forgemaster for Oswald in Act 3. This Reforging Bench lets you convert three items of the same type into higher-Tier, better-quality items of the same type, which is a great way to deal with those POE 2 Items you get in battle that don’t have the best properties or effects.

Of course, in addition to gear, you can also use Reforging Bench to craft Waystones. Simply place three Waystones of the same Tier in the three slots at the bottom of the crafting menu, press Reforge button, and wait for a Normal Waystone to appear.

Also note that you can’t place Waystones of different Tiers in the three slots, or you won’t be able to Reforge. Although you get a Normal Waystone this way, you can still upgrade it with some POE2 Currency to give it more and better modifiers.

How To Upgrade Waystones?

In fact, as you can see from the specific usage of Reforging Bench, the function and usage of Waystones are the same as other gear that can be placed in the build in POE 2, so it can also be upgraded using the currency in the game. After upgrading, Waystones are not added with affixes but modifiers. Here are the specific upgrade methods.

• Orb of Transmutation: It will convert Normal Waystones into Magic ones and add a modifier.
• Orb of Augmentation: You can add modifiers directly to Magic Waystones, allowing them to get up to 2 times the number of modifiers.
• Regal Orb: It will convert Magic Waystones into Rare ones and add a modifier.
• Exalted Orb: It will add another modifier to Rare Waystones, and can add up to 6 times the number of modifiers.

It is important to remind you that these POE 2 currencies can only change the rarity and modifiers of Waystones, and cannot change Tier. You can only raise its Tier by using Reforging Bench.

The above is the specific method of obtaining and using Waystones in the current POE 2 Early Access. I hope this guide can help you get more rewards on the more difficult endgame content and have a better gaming experience. I wish you a happy game!