In the long-awaited Path of Exile 2, your character will have a lot of stats, such as attack speed, critical hit chance, resistance, etc., and there will be a lot of modifiers that can be used for these key stats. Among these statistics, movement speed is very important to players because it is one of the important factors to increase the gaming experience.
At present, the most common problem players encounter in POE 2 regarding movement speed is that the fixed movement speed is completely incompatible with the randomly generated map size. Therefore, it is very important to ensure that your character has a higher movement speed before exploring, so that your game progress will be very smooth and easy.
There are currently 3 ways to solve your dilemma in the game, so this guide will introduce you to the specific ways to increase movement speed from these three aspects. Without further ado, let’s start our exploration!
Placing Movement Speed Modifiers On Boots
In the new POE 2, modifiers related to movement speed are generally placed on boots, and some special ones may be placed on rings or amulets. Some boots with Magic or Rare tiers will drop with a nice passive movement speed bonus already, so you can just equip them on your build.
If you want to make these already powerful Magic boots even more potent, you can also upgrade them to a higher tier using some Exalted Orbs POE 2 and add a random modifier. However, be aware that this modifier may not be good for your build, so be careful with this upgrade.
However, if you currently only have Normal tier boots, you can also spend some specific currency to evolve them to Magic tier and add a random modifier. Or you can just add more modifiers to the boots to keep them relevant until you find more boots with faster movement speed.
Gaining Movement Speed In Passive Skill Tree
As in the original game, movement speed in POE 2 can be increased by adjusting some Notable nodes and a few regular skill nodes. It is worth reminding you that your starting class only determines your starting point on the passive skill tree. You can acquire a passive skill at any point on the skill tree that grants you this buff, increasing your character’s movement speed so you can level up faster.
For example, if you start exploring the game with Ranger class, you can get a bonus to movement speed and a bonus to dodge level from the passive skill Blur, which is unlocked after reaching Level 5. For Mercenary, You get a bonus to movement speed through a passive skill called Cross Strike, which is very important for this very flexible Class.
It is worth noting that excessive pursuit of movement speed and the lack of passive skills for damage or defense is a taboo in the build. These key combat attributes are the main conditions for a powerful equipment and should not be ignored.
So you should keep a balance in your passive skill tree as much as possible so that you can fight against those powerful bosses and enemies. If you find that your build is not suitable for the current game process, you can also spend some POE 2 Currency to respec your skill nodes.
Get Movement Speed Boost With Skill And Support Gems
In addition to the above two methods, you can also increase your movement speed through some Skill Gems and Support Gems you get during your exploration of POE 2. This may subvert the game concept of some new exiles-skills can only be used for attack and defense, therefore, these new players can try more skill gem combinations in the game, and don’t be afraid to spend too much POE2 Currency, so that they can find the skill gems that best suit them and the most handy build.
For example, Level 3 Support Gem Mobility can reduce the debuff caused by the movement speed penalty when you use its auxiliary skills, and increase your movement speed by eliminating the elimination effects cast by the enemy on you.
As for Level 2 Skill Gem Flicker Strike, you can use it to teleport directly to the enemy to attack, to reduce the time you move to the enemy, and at the same time, it will also play a powerful attack role for you in battle.
In fact, from the effects of the above two gems, it can be seen that the increase in movement speed provided by Skill Gems and Support Gems is not passive, but requires you to use them and provide you with this gain indirectly from the side actively. So if you want a build that has both high damage and super fast movement speed, you can put a few of these gems in there so that you only spend a very small amount of time clearing most of the map.
These are the three ways you can increase your character’s movement speed in Path of Exile 2. Hopefully, with the help of this guide, you can have a character that can quickly complete most battles and easily clear the map.
