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Path Of Exile 3.20: 8 Reasons Why You Are Failing The Forbidden Sanctum

Jan 11, 2023

Due to the rising prices of Divine Orbs in POE 3.20. The best source of farming this is by Raw Currency Drops and there is nothing more rewarding as the league mechanic itself if you can do it. The Sanctum run at first glance is impossible for most players. That's what I thought when I kept failing and failing at the Sanctum League start. However, as my build gained more damage and more efficiency, I started to progress through the flaws. Here are the reasons why players fail in the Forbidden Sanctum.

1. Lack Of Swift Mobility

Make sure you have a base movement speed of 30 with a Quicksilver Flask. There are several combination of movement skills you can take advantage to evade and travel through the Sanctum. One such combination is the Frostblink with Leap Slam. Pro Tip: Always keep moving.

POE 3.20 Quicksilver Flask

2. Few Relic Slots

If you manage to pass through the Sanctum floors, you can unlock large spaces where you can store Relics, which grant you with major buffs. The more the space, the better.

3. Bad Relics

Even if you have filled your slots with Relics, you are probably not upgrading them. You should collect as many Relics as you can. If you have five Relics of the same type, you can vendor them for a new one. The best Relics you can find are ones that give you free Inspiration after each room or floor.

4. Not Utilizing The Boons And Merchant

Prioritize rooms that reward you with Boons, such as Benevolent and Radiant Fountains and those that contain a merchant. These are huge buffs. I even found one, which disables all traps in the Sanctum.

Read More: Best Divine Orbs Farming Strategies In Path Of Exile 3.20

5. Not Planning Well Enough

Always look first at the last room ahead of you and avoid paths that lead you to Afflictions, such as those that blind your Mini-map and Sanctum Map. Try to avoid Afflictions that empower traps. I would rather lose all my Aureus Coins than fall into a trap of unknown Aafflictions. Pro Tip: Take time to read the Sanctum Map and plan ahead, if you up try to find the room within a Cursed Pact, where you might be able to make a deal.

6. Not Utilizing Totems Or Minions

Totems and Minions are very efficient in body blocking traps and hits. This is a significant advantage you can abuse, no matter what build you play. Decoy Totem with Multiple Totems Support is a good example. You really don't have to play a certain archetype of builds to engage in the Sanctum.

POE 3.20 The Forbidden Sanctum Boons List

7. Lack Of Damage

To be fair, it doesn't matter if you are playing Malay or Ranged, if you take time to kill the bosses and the guards quickly enough, you are most likely to lose Resolve and Inspiration more often. I know a lot of players on global chat who are able to run the Sanctum efficiently with a strong Malay build ever since 3.20.1 patch update.

At the final fight on the fourth floor, which is Lycia's second form. She does a Pulse Wave that can easily kill even the tankiest character. The only way you can defeat this boss consistently is by having a damage of more than 15 million Base Hit Damage so that you kill this boss before it does this bad blurry phase. For this purpose, I am starting a new character which is going to be an Ice Trap Assassin.

8. Lack Of Defenses

Even if you can run the Sanctum efficiently, you might still die to one shots. This was the biggest problem for me at first because my character is a pure Evasion build. Now, I use Determination Aura to take a little bit of that extra Physical Damage. I have died so many times because of this. So, get your T16 Maps ready for Sanctum because it is fun and rewarding once you get used to it.

If you are worrying about getting Divine Orbs, then you might as well come to this website to have a look. This way you can craft more great builds or improve your gear.

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