How Do I Spend My Atlas Skill Points?
As a player in Path of Exile, you have just received your Atlas skill points and are wondering how to spend them wisely. This article will guide you through the process of spending your Atlas skill points, providing you with tips and strategies to optimize your character’s performance.
Immediate Spending
When you receive your Atlas skill points, you have the opportunity to spend them immediately. If you don’t, you can still spend them later from the Atlas of Worlds screen. To spend your points, hover over a map, and you will see a "bonus objective" that requires you to run the map at a specific rarity and kill the map boss. Completing these objectives will award you points to spend on your Atlas passive tree.
The Atlas Passive Tree
The Atlas Passive Tree is a web of bonuses that affect monsters, loot, and league mechanics encountered while mapping. It offers a total of 132 points through completion of specific content. You can check your missing Atlas Passive Points by typing the /atlaspassives command. Just like the Passive Skill Tree, it is possible to refund and reassign points as you wish using Refund Points. Those points are acquired by using Orb of Unmaking.
Spending Your Points Wisely
Before spending your points, consider the following tips:
- Prioritize completion of maps: Focus on completing maps at a specific rarity to earn more points.
- Maximize Watchstone effects: Make sure to activate Watchstones on your maps to maximize their effects.
- Choose bonus objectives wisely: Prioritize bonus objectives that provide the most benefits to your character.
Atlas Passive Point Distribution
Here is a breakdown of the Atlas Passive Points distribution:
| Level | Number of Points |
|---|---|
| Complete maps | 115 |
| Maven Questline | 5 |
| Other sources | ? |
Atlas Passive Point Types
The Atlas Passive Tree includes the following point types:
- Passive skill points: These points provide bonuses to monsters, loot, and league mechanics.
- Refund points: These points can be used to refund and reassign points.
- Watchstone points: These points provide benefits when activating Watchstones on maps.
Awakened Atlas
To awaken your Atlas, you need to complete the map at a certain Awakening Level or higher. To do this:
- Complete the map at the maximum tier: Finish the map with four Watchstones activated.
- Meet the Awakening Level requirement: Make sure the Awakening Level meets the requirement for the bonus objective.
Max Passive Skill Points
According to Path of Exile mechanics, characters can accrue a maximum of:
- 99 passive skill points: From levels
- 22 or 24 skill points: From quests (depending on the choices you make)
- 20 skill refund points: From quests
By following these tips and understanding the Atlas Passive Tree, you can spend your Atlas skill points wisely and optimize your character’s performance in Path of Exile.
Additional Tips
- Experiment with different builds: Try out different builds and see what works best for you.
- Keep an eye on the Atlas: Monitor your Atlas for new content and updates.
- Join a league: Joining a league can provide additional benefits and opportunities.
By taking the time to understand how to spend your Atlas skill points, you can take your gameplay to the next level and experience the full potential of Path of Exile.