Path of Exile 2 News & Guides

News, how-to guides, and release notes from the POE2 Overlord team. Learn how to track your Path of Exile 2 characters, plan a build, price your loot, and craft with less waste. Every new feature and fix is written up here too.

Comments Are Here, Plus a Round of Fixes

Oct 26, 2026Updates

Release notes for POE2 Overlord. You can now comment on public builds, walkthroughs, crafting recipes, and guides, plus page cleanups and fixes.

Guides, Rich Text, and a Month of Fixes

Oct 3, 2026Updates

Release notes for POE2 Overlord. The biggest bug fixes since the build planner update, redesigned browse pages, rich text, and the new guides feature.

Start a New POE2 Character the Right Way

Sep 15, 2026Guides

The best order to start a Path of Exile 2 character with POE2 Overlord: pick a build and route, create it on the site first, then in the game.

Build Planner: What's New and What's Fixed

Sep 13, 2026Updates

Release notes for the POE2 Overlord build planner. The biggest bug fixes since launch, a rundown of new features, and a closer look at the planner itself.

Import and Export POE2 Builds
Sep 9, 2026Guides
How to import a Path of Building 2 code or a game .build file into POE2 Overlord, and export any build back to Path of Building or the in-game Build Planner.
Planning a POE2 Build Online
Sep 7, 2026Guides
How to plan a Path of Exile 2 build in the browser with the POE2 Overlord build planner, from skills and gear through the passive tree, and publish it.
Finding POE2 Builds by Class
Sep 5, 2026Guides
How to browse community Path of Exile 2 builds by class, ascendancy, and tag, check league-wide build statistics, and apply a build to your own character.
Step-by-Step POE2 Crafting Recipes
Sep 3, 2026Guides
How to follow a Path of Exile 2 crafting recipe with the expected cost worked out from live prices, and how to publish your own recipe for others.
Crafting in POE2: Bases and Modifiers
Sep 1, 2026Guides
How to look up any Path of Exile 2 base type and every prefix and suffix it can roll, including essence, desecrated, and corrupted modifiers.
POE2 Campaign Walkthrough Tracker
Aug 30, 2026Guides
How to follow a zone-by-zone Path of Exile 2 campaign walkthrough that advances itself as you play, and how to clone a community route into your own.
Tracking POE2 Currency Prices
Aug 28, 2026Guides
How to check live Path of Exile 2 currency exchange rates and unique item prices, switch between leagues and Hardcore, and pin the prices you care about.
Set Up Your POE2 Overlord Dashboard
Aug 26, 2026Guides
How to arrange the POE2 Overlord home dashboard around your Path of Exile 2 session, with live character, zone, walkthrough, and currency cards.
Track Your POE2 Leveling and Deaths
Aug 24, 2026Guides
How POE2 Overlord tracks your Path of Exile 2 character automatically, with XP per hour, level pace, playtime, deaths, and a zone-by-zone activity log.
The Helper on Linux: Paths and Fixes
Aug 22, 2026Guides
Linux-specific details for the POE2 Overlord helper. Native and Flatpak Steam paths, Proton quirks, the current auto-update issue, and known fixes.