Breach is one of the most consistent currency-farming mechanics inPath of Exile 2. It requires little to no setup, and you can easily liquidate most of the loot. While you should be able to farm it with any character, builds having a good clear-speed are exceptional at it.

By running Breaches, you can farm Breach Splinters, Catalysts, Breach Rings, and even a bunch of raw currency items. This guide will walk you through everything there is to know about effectively farming Breaches, recommended Atlas Tree, and some tips to make the most out of it.

Player standing next to a Breach encounter in Path of Exile 2. Interacting with the Purple Hand starts the Breach encounter.

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How Breach Works?

you’re able to randomly find naturally-spawned Breach encounters whileexploring the Atlas. They aredenoted by a purple handcoming out of the ground.

Alternatively, you can alsoforce it using various Precursor Tablets.

Once you enter a Waystone with the Breach encounter, look for apurple hand sproutingfrom the ground.Interact with itto start the Breach encounter. When you interact with the Breach,a circle will begin to expandoutward. On the edges of this circle, monsters will continue to spawn. Your objective is todefeat as many monstersas you possibly can.

Unlike the original Path of Exile, theBreach is not on a fixed timer. If you are able todefeat monsters fast enough, the circle (the Breach itself) willcontinue to expand. Failing to do so will result in the Breach shrinking before closing down completely.

Player forcing the Breach encounter by using a Precursor Tablet in a Lost Tower in the endgame Atlas.

While working on the Breach,pay attention to Clasped Hands, which spawn inside the circle –interact with themto get random loot, likeDivine Orb,Exalted Orb, etc.

Farming Breaches

Since your objective is todefeat monsters as quickly as possibleto make the most out of the Breach, there are a few things to keep in mind:

Monsters can easily overwhelmyou from all sides, so attempt to have some sort of defensive layer. More than2,000 HP, cappedElemental Resistances,Chaos Inoculation,Armor,Evasion, etc. are generally good. Instead of following a straight path, try toclear around the edges.

Player bulk-buying Breachstone, one of the things that you can farm by running Breaches in Path of Exile 2.

This will help youtarget the maximum number of monsters. We also recommendinteracting with the Breachafter you havefully cleared the map. This will prevent you from running into random monsters, allowing you tosolely focus on the Breach.

Use your buffs, likeSigil of Powerimmediately afterinteracting with the Breach. It can give you a much-needed DPS boost to get started.

The recommended Atlas Passive Tree to farm Breach in Path of Exile 2. It focuses on Pack Size, Monster Density, and effects of Precursor Tablets.

Rewards

Breach isone of the most rewarding endgame mechanicsin Path of Exile 2. From raw currency toBreach Rings,Breachstone, andCatalysts, there are a lot of desirable items. Here is a quick overview of everything you can get from Breach:

Description

Breach Splinters

You need300Breach Splinterto create aBreachstone. Whenused at the Realmgate, it lets youenter the Twisted Domaintofight Xesht,We That Are One. You need tokill Xeshtmultiple times toget Breach Passive Points. Other than that, you can alsofarm UniquesincludingControlled Metamorphosis,Hand of Wisdom and Action,Xoph’s Blood, etc.

Catalysts

There areseveral types of Catalyststhat you can get from Breach.When applied on jewelery, theyenhance certain modifiers. For example,Flesh CatalystenhancesLife modifiers.

Breach Rings

Specifically found from the Breach, these canget 50% quality compared to non-Breach rings. When fully-catalyzed, these Breach Rings can get an absurd amount of different modifiers likeMana,Life,Attributes, etc.

Raw Currency

Breach is anexcellent source of raw currency, includingDivine Orb,Exalted Orb,Chaos Orb, etc.

Breach Atlas Passive Tree

Similar to ourother endgame strategies, you need tohave eight Breach Passive Pointsto make the most out of this mechanic.Each time you kill Xesht,We That Are One, you gettwo Breach Passive Points.

However, tounlock all eight Passive Points, each kill must be ona higher difficulty.

Effect

Crumbling Walls

This is an excellent node that spawnsmultiple Breaches on a single map. If you are just getting started, this is thefirst node you should allocate.

Frantic Invasion

If you want tofarm Xeshtorbulk-sell Breachstones, you need to get Frantic Invasion. This node greatlyincreases the amount of Breach Splintersyou get.

This substantiallyincreases the number of monstersthat the Breach can spawn.

Sustained Siege

For the last node, we recommend Sustained Siege. Itslows down the expansion speedof the Breachby 30%, allowing you to clear it more comfortably.

As for the Atlas Tree, focus on gettingincreased Pack Size,Monster Density,effects of Precursor Tablets, etc. We also recommendusingDistilled Emotionsthat increaseItem Rarity,Pack Size, etc.