PoE 2: Towers and Tablets

In Path of Exile 2's endgame Atlas, you'll occasionally stumble upon Towers which are similar to other Waystones, but have special layouts and completing them reveals an area around them on the Atlas.

This guide covers PoE 2 Towers, Tablets and introduces players to the basics of juicing up their Maps (increasing the difficulty for improved reward)

Note: The words Waystone and Map are used interchangeably throughout this guide

After completing the Campaign, players will be introduced to the endgame Endgame Atlas system where they can run Waystones of increasingly higher Tier to face new challenges and find stronger items.

Within the Atlas, players will start noticing Towers poking through the fog of war with Waystones leading up to them. In order to reach these Towers, players will need to complete each Waystone preceding it

What Is a Tower?

Towers are special Waystones that can be completed to increase visibility around the Atlas. Completing a Tower will also guarantee a Precursor Tablet drop.

Prior to patch 0.3.1, Towers were used as a way to add additional content to nearby Maps by applying Tablets to the Tower itself. However, Tablets are now applied to the Waystone.

Layouts

Towers are similar to other Maps in that there are different kinds with different layouts. There are currently 5 different types of Towers in Path of Exile 2:

• Bluff
• Lost Towers
• Mesa
• Sinking Spire
• Alpine Ridge

Each of these Tower layouts all have the same goal: reach the end, and activate the Precursor Beacon at the end, which will drop a Precursor Tablet and reveal an area around the Tower on the Atlas.

Precursor Tablets are items that can be placed alongside Waystones to affect the content found within it. These Tablets can add specific endgame encounters, such as Expedition, Delirium, Breach and Ritual, but also increase the difficulty and reward within these Waystones.

Tablets have a limited number of uses, after which they will be permanently destroyed

Note: Previously, Tablets were applied to Towers, but this has changed after the Patch 0.3.1 update

You can place up to 3 Tablets alongside your Waystone, depending on how many modifiers the Waystone has, and 4 on Waystones that are City Biomes while Industrial Improvements is allocated on the Atlas Passive Tree

• 0-2 Modifiers: 1 Tablet Slot
• 3-5 Modifiers: 2 Tablet Slots
• 6+ Modifiers: 3 Tablet Slots

Tablet Types and Modifiers

There are various types of Precursor Tablets in PoE 2 that can be used to add additional content, difficulty and reward to your Waystones. Multiples of the same Tablet type can be applied to a single Waystone, allowing players to maximise the loot from one specific mechanic, or players can opt for a variation of Tablets to gain a variety of boosts to various mechanics.

If players use only 3 Tablets of only one type, all other content will be unable to spawn

Each of the above Precursor Tablets are also able to roll with modifiers, similar to other items, but can only be Magic Rarity, meaning they can only have one Prefix and one Suffix until Reverse Transcription and Partial Translation are allocated on the Atlas Passive Tree

Note: Although there is a Tablet specifically called a "Precursor Tablet", all of the above are considered "Precursor Tablets"

All Precursor Tablets share the same Prefixes, but their Suffixes are more specific to their type

Precursor Tablet Suffixes

While the Prefixes on Tablets are designed to generically improve the loot in your Maps, the Suffixes specifically buff the loot found in the league mechanic associated with that Tablet

For example, a Breach Precursor Tablet has Suffixes that increase the amount of Magic or Rare monsters in Breaches. Expedition Tablets have Suffixes that increase the Quantity of Artifacts dropped by Expedition Monsters in your Maps. Overseer Tablet Suffixes can add Strongboxes, Shrines, Essences to your Maps and increase the Rarity and Quantity of loot dropped from Bosses.

Unique Tablets

Players can also find a series of Unique Tablets that can alter how league mechanics in their Waystones function. Each of these Tablets have a similar implicit modifier associated with their type and will add the listed mechanic to your Maps, as well as their special effect

If you'd like to learn more about Path of Exile 2's Endgame, check out some of our guides below!

• PoE 2 Delirium Guide
• PoE 2 Atlas Passive Points
• PoE 2 Stronboxes Guide