U4GM Guide Fast Gear Upgrades in PoE 3.28 Mirage
Mirage league has this funny way of punishing "normal" gearing. You can spend an hour fussing with sockets and bench crafts and still feel weak the moment you step into yellow maps. The Astral Realm is where the real momentum lives, so I treated it like my main progression track, not a bonus room. If you're short on basics while you ramp up, it's also common to buy PoE 1 Currency so you can keep mapping instead of stalling out in town, but the bigger lesson is simple: chase Djinn encounters hard and early because that's where the league's power budget is hiding. Coins first, links later The fastest spike comes from Coins of Power, Skill, and Knowledge. People keep thinking "I need a six-link" like it's 2019. You don't, not right away. Imbuing a level 20 skill gem with a support effect can feel like you just skipped multiple gear tiers. It's messy, it's immediate, and it clears. While mapping, watch for that purple shimmer and the...