Farming essences is a reliable and stable way to get rich from the early game in Path of Exile 3.27. How to make the maximum profits with this strategy? This article will focus on the PoE 3.27 essence farming strategy with the best Atlas tree, build, scarabs, and maps.

Best PoE 3.27 Essence Farming Strategy

The essence farming strategy in Path of Exile 3.27 mainly involves running low to mid-tier maps (preferably tier 6 or 7) to farm essence monsters efficiently. Essence monsters drop valuable essences, which can be upgraded and sold for profit. This method is accessible even for players without high-end builds, so you can utilize this strat to make consistent income early in the league.

The key to this strategy is using specific scarabs and Atlas passive nodes to increase the quantity and quality of essence monsters. Vaal Orbs are also important to corrupt essence monsters and upgrade the dropped essences to rarer, higher-value tiers. The strategy focuses on speed farming and map sustain through favoring connected maps and using memory strands. Upgrade the lower-tier essences to higher tiers and sell them in bulk to the NPC Faustus for maximum profit.

PoE 3.27 Essence Farming Build Gear

The 3.27 essence farm strategy is flexible and works with almost any build. It is recommended to choose a build that is not heavily invested in expensive PoE gear. The goal is not to kill bosses or clear super high-tier maps, but to efficiently kill essence monsters in low-tier maps, which are easier and quicker to do.

Gear Priorities:

• Aim for decent survivability and enough damage to clear rare monsters quickly.

• 6-link items are ideal for faster clear speed, but not mandatory, like Armageddon Edge (Despot Axe).

• Don't invest heavily in expensive gear; cheap 6-link chest and legs, and budget items suffice.

PoE 3.27 Essence Farming Atlas Tree

When allocating points on your Atlas passive tree, focus on:

• Essence Nodes: Pick up all essence-related nodes except the top-most essence node (which is detrimental to farming). These nodes increase the number and quality of essence monsters.

• Scarab Nodes: Pick scarab nodes that increase scarab drops, which help add more monsters and potential loot. Add more scarab nodes if you have extra points.

• Domination Nodes (Shrines): Grab most domination shrine nodes for buffs that improve damage and speed.

• Delve Nodes: Pick nodes that increase the chance of having Niko in maps for currency and loot benefits.

• Ore Nodes: Take nodes like "Lost in Transit" for chances to get lost shipments, which can drop rare items like tattoos or very rare unique shields.

• Memory Strand Nodes: These help with map sustain by increasing the chance of memory strand-influenced maps, which massively boost map drops.

• Rare Monster and Pack Size Nodes: Ensure you take nodes that increase the number of rare monsters and pack size, essential for essence monster density.

PoE 3.27 Essence Farming Scarabs

• Essence Scarab of Calcification: This is a must-have because it causes rare monsters to be imprisoned by essences, which are the source of your farming loot.

• Essence Scarab of Stability: Makes corrupted essence monsters have a chance to upgrade or transform essences.

• Essence Scarab of Ascent: Raises all essences in the map by one tier.

• Scarab of Adversaries: Adds additional packs of mired rare monsters, increasing the total number of essence monsters.

PoE 3.27 Essence Farming Best Maps

Tier 7 maps, such as City Square, are ideal for PoE essence farming because they strike a perfect balance between monster kill difficulty and essence drops. Higher-tier essence monsters become incredibly tanky, sometimes even immortal against mid-range builds, making farming inefficient or impossible without a highly optimized character.

Advantages of Tier 7 maps:

• Easier to kill essence monsters: Compared to tier 16+ maps, these monsters are easier to defeat for most builds.

• Good essence drop rates: The tier of the essence dropped is not restricted by the map tier, so you still find valuable essences.

• Fast clear speed: Maps like City Square have simple layouts, clear the perimeter, and kill the boss in the center.

• Map sustain: By favoriting connected maps like Promenade (tier 6), you can cycle between two maps to maintain a steady drop rate and avoid map shortages.

Tips for PoE 3.27 Essence Farming 

• Use Vaal Orbs: this type of Path of Exile currency is inexpensive and allows you to corrupt essence monsters, upgrading or transforming the essences they drop into higher-tier, more valuable versions. Always corrupt essences with the M.E.D.S. essences (Misery, Envy, Dread, Scorn), as these have the highest chance to upgrade into very valuable essences like Hysteria, Insanity, Horror, and Delirium. Also, corrupt monsters that have 3 or more of any essence type, as the chance to upgrade multiple essences is worth the cost.

• Use Scorn on Maps: Corrupt your maps with Scorn to remove difficult mods and make the map clearing easier without affecting the essence monster spawns.

• Run maps quickly: Complete each map quickly, about several minutes per map; speed is important for a high hourly profit.

• Loot Filter: Use a custom loot filter that highlights all essences so you never miss valuable drops.

• Scarab Cost Management: Scarabs can be expensive; start by running a few maps to fund your next batch until you can afford running 20+ maps in bulk.