Path of Exile 2brings a revamped and bigger-than-ever passive tree for you to enjoy, with hundreds of different nodes making up the tapestry upon which you will build your character. As you might expect, there are a near-infinite number of ways to construct your build.
New to Path of Exile 2 are Weapon Set Passive Skill Points, which are a different type of skill point that bring even greater customization to your character’s build. Below, we’ll take a look at what exactly Weapon Set Points are, how to spend them, and how they’re different from normal skill points.
What Are Weapon Set Passive Skill Points?
Weapon Set Passive Skill Points are a different type of passive point that you’re able to allocate to your skill tree. Weapon Set Points are typicallyrewarded from side queststhrough items calledBooks of Specialisation, which will give you two Weapon Set Points to spend.
Functionally,Weapon Set Points work exactly like normal Passive Points, and the’Weapon Set' aspect can be entirely ignored, if you want.
From the skill tree menu, look at thetop right corner, and you will see yourcurrent allotment of Weapon Set Points for Weapon Sets One and Two. The numberinside the parenthesisshows thetotal number of Weapon Set Points you’re able to allocate, while the numberto the left of the parenthesisshows thecurrent number of Points you have already applied.
Essentially, what this means is that you can’split' a Skill Point so that it either applies to Weapon Set One or Weapon Set Two, depending onwhich Weapon Set you currently have equipped.
Let’s use the image above as an example. Here, you can see that the branch splits into two different paths, one red and one green. Thered nodesindicate that they are assigned toWeapon Set One, while thegreen is for Weapon Set Two.
The nodes selected in the red line, for Weapon Set One,will only be applied to your character when you have Weapon Set One equipped, and likewise for the nodes in the green line for Weapon Set Two. This allows you to create two different, branching builds that change depending on which weapon you have equipped.
The red and green linescan only be added to using more Weapon Set Points; normal skill points that you gain from leveling upcan’t be used to continue the red or green linesto expand the skill tree.
