PoE 2 0.5.5 Forbidden Rites: Five Best Currency Farms

Path of Exile 2’s 0.5.5 Forbidden Rites event has changed the endgame farming landscape in several important ways. With Ritual appearing throughout the campaign, new Tablet interactions, updated Abyss mechanics, and a fresh economy, strategies that were previously considered reliable are no longer automatically the most profitable choices.

For players building their stash of POE 2 Currency, the key lesson is simple: farming efficiency now depends heavily on Atlas setup, Tablets, map selection, build strength, and how much investment you are willing to make. The five strategies below focus on the strongest approaches highlighted by the source material while keeping their risks and requirements in mind.

1. 200% Delirious City Expeditions

High-investment City Expedition farming is one of the most lucrative strategies discussed for Forbidden Rites. The concept combines heavily Delirious maps with Expedition mechanics and the additional rewards available from City maps.

The major advantage is raw reward density. Strong characters can clear these maps quickly while benefiting from Expedition encounters, Delirium rewards, and valuable drops. The drawback is the entry requirement: this strategy demands a powerful build, strong Atlas knowledge, and expensive Tablet preparation.

For newer players, Azurite Cities can provide a more manageable starting point. Instead of immediately copying a fully optimized setup, we recommend learning the map layout and Expedition mechanics first, then increasing investment as your character becomes capable of clearing the content consistently.

2. Ritual with Delirium and Strongbox Investment

Ritual has become particularly important in Forbidden Rites because the event expands Ritual encounters across the campaign. Official patch information confirms that Rituals appear throughout campaign areas, while special clusters can connect boss encounters across multiple areas and eventually provide access to Unique-item rewards. The official 0.5.5 patch notes document these changes.

At endgame, the strongest Ritual setups can combine Ritual Tablets with other mechanics such as Delirium. The objective is not simply to activate Ritual and collect Tribute, but to maximize the number and quality of rewards generated from each map.

This approach has high variance, however. Expensive Tablets can significantly increase the investment required, so players should calculate their expected return rather than blindly copying an expensive setup.

3. Affliction Fracture Farming

Affliction remains another interesting option when combined with fracture-oriented farming and Delirium. The strategy becomes more attractive when several mechanics are layered together, allowing a single map to generate different categories of valuable rewards.

The main appeal is efficiency. Instead of specializing in one reward type, a properly prepared map can produce Delirium materials, Ritual rewards, crafting resources, and valuable currency at the same time. This makes it particularly suitable for experienced players who understand how Tablets interact with their Atlas strategy.

The downside is complexity. High-investment setups require more preparation, and poor Tablet combinations can quickly reduce your profit. Your POE 2 Items and character defenses also need to be strong enough to survive heavily juiced maps.

4. Grand Expedition

Grand Expedition remains a strong farming method, even though it may no longer dominate every raw-currency comparison. The strategy is attractive because Expedition can produce valuable crafting materials, currency, and other rewards, especially when players understand how to select and combine Remnant modifiers.

However, Expedition has a noticeable learning curve. The most profitable results depend on finding strong modifiers and managing encounters efficiently. This creates considerable variance between maps, meaning an average farming session can look very different from a lucky one.

The official 0.5.5 update also introduced Expedition Tablets and additional endgame changes, giving experienced players more ways to specialize their Atlas strategy. GGG’s patch documentation provides the complete list of Expedition and endgame changes.

5. Abyss Fissure and Tablet Farming

Abyss deserves a different approach in 0.5.5. Instead of treating every City map as an Abyss farm, players can consider using Abyss as part of a broader travel-map strategy or focus directly on Abyssal Fissures and Tablet generation.

This is where the new economy can create opportunities. Tablets themselves can become valuable commodities when other players want to copy efficient Atlas setups. Farming the resources used by those strategies can therefore be profitable even when the original Abyss farming method becomes less attractive.

Players should also remember that market prices change constantly. A strategy that produces valuable Tablets early in the event can become less profitable as supply increases. Checking the current market before committing expensive resources is therefore essential.

What About Temple and Breach Farming

Temple rushing and Breach farming are still viable alternatives, but they have more specific requirements. Temple farming works in bursts because the Temple needs to be rebuilt through additional maps, while Breach rewards can depend heavily on crafting outcomes and group efficiency.

These strategies can work particularly well for players who already understand their mechanics, but they are less straightforward than simply running a repeatable map loop.

How to Choose Your Farm

The biggest mistake in Forbidden Rites is judging a farming strategy only by its theoretical Divine-per-hour figure. High-end farms often require expensive Tablets, powerful builds, specific map layouts, and considerable setup time.

For most players, the best approach is to start with a strategy that matches their character and available POE 2 Currency. Once your build can clear content comfortably, reinvest part of the profit into better Tablets, Atlas passives, and POE 2 Items.

Forbidden Rites rewards players who adapt. Rather than following one farm for the entire event, monitor demand, compare your actual returns, and move toward the mechanics that fit your build and the current economy. That flexibility is likely to matter more than any single farming strategy.

The U4GM Team