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PoE Atlas farming strategies by goal and budget

By Exile’s Foundry · Published · Updated · 2 min read

For early maps, prioritise Atlas progress and maps your build can clear reliably. Once your setup is stable, choose one reward type and measure it over a batch. Rebuild 3.29 Atlas routes for 3.30 because Threads of Creation replace Scarabs.

3.30 early Atlas route for map sustain

Sirgog’s 60-point opening tree takes map drops, magic monsters and Shrines. Pick Acceleration Shrine at the selector nodes if you want to move through early maps faster. The route is a prelaunch plan for filling out the Atlas and gaining experience. Measure it in your own maps before estimating returns. Open sirgog’s 3.30 Atlas tree · Creator notes in the Atlas tree index.

Pick a farm that suits your build

  • Early mapping. Start with Scorpius’s 3.29 endgame walkthrough for the map progression loop. Check 3.30 for updated Atlas unlocks and routes.
  • Ritual. Choose it when you can handle confined encounters. The 3.29 Ritual guide links POEGuy’s setup and explains why individual rewards and timing matter.
  • Strongboxes. A farm to compare if your character clears dense packs quickly. Thyworm’s 3.29 build includes a Strongbox Atlas variant for context.
  • Harvest or Expedition. Compare repeatable loot you can use or sell. If you choose Expedition, read the encounter modifiers against your damage type. Pohx’s 3.29 guide links farming setups for these mechanics.

Which boss farms carry over to 3.30?

Farm of Exile reviewed its guides at launch and kept the Shaper, Elder and Maven routes, while archiving its old Atlas and Scarab map setups. Use the retained guides to check entry requirements, then price fragments and time a few kills in Covens of Umbra before using any profit estimate. Rebuild any Uber Atziri budget from scratch. The fight moved to the Temple of Atzoatl and Mortal Fragments were removed. Farm of Exile's launch review · GGG's 3.30 patch notes.

Compare net returns across the same number of maps

Record map costs, mechanic inputs, time and completed sales separately. Count failed maps and time spent trading. Keep unsold loot as an estimate so one expensive drop does not make two routes look more comparable than they are. The profit calculator works for these batches as well.

What to recheck for Covens of Umbra

Find the mechanic’s new Atlas wheels and Threads before buying map inputs. GGG also announced that Harvest’s Sacred Grove entrance is being replaced with roots that can be rolled. Use the 3.30 reveal breakdown and the final patch notes to check each route.

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PoE Ritual Farming in 3.29: POEGuy’s Atlas StrategyA breakdown of POEGuy’s City Square Ritual setups, including where to find his Atlas trees and map demo.PoE 3.30 Covens of Umbra League Start GuideLaunch time, Fates, the Wickerman, and what to recheck when Threads of Creation replace Scarabs.PoE Crafting Profit Calculator: Costs, Sales & Unsold ItemsAdd your costs, sales and unsold items. See realised profit and estimated profit separately, in Chaos or Divine.