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In Path of Exile 3.27 Keeper of the Flame, the biggest change compared to the previous mechanics is the introduction of the new Grafts system. In addition to their inherent skills, players can equip items to gain special Graft Skills. These skills cannot be acquired through other means.

Grafts are generated through The Genesis Tree. They not only provide passive bonuses but also grant special skill enhancements. Therefore, Grafts have garnered significant attention in this 3.27 update.

It's important to note that Grafts cannot be obtained through regular Path of Exile currency, they can only be crafted using Implant currency items.

At the same time, the large variety of Grafts and their differing effects have caused considerable confusion for some players, making it difficult to understand and remember their specific effects. If you also have questions about Grafts, then this guide is for you!

Graft Types And Skill Introduction

In Path of Exile 3.27, there are 16 types of Grafts, divided into four main categories: Uulgrafts, Xophgrafts, Eshgrafts, and Tulgrafts. I will now provide a detailed introduction.

Uulgrafts:

Spiking Uulgraft - Seize the Flesh

When your character uses Warcry skill, spires of bone will appear on the surrounding ground. When you use Exerted Attack, these spires will explode, dealing area damage and inflicting Bleeding and Impaling effects on enemies. This skill has an 8-second cooldown.

Hardening Uulgraft - Tender Embrace

When your character is in a Low Life state, using this skill will grant you a periodic buff, increasing health regeneration and granting an Endurance Charge. The skill needs to be used again after a 4-second interval.

Battering Uulgraft - Return to Dust

When facing rare or legendary enemies that are difficult to defeat, this skill will periodically lock onto them. The skill has a 10-second cooldown. Summons a giant hand to strike the ground, dealing high damage and stunning enemies.

Impaling Uulgraft - Violet Desire

When your character is in Rage form, using this skill grants a periodic buff, giving you a chance to deal an additional Impale damage, and increasing the effectiveness of Impale damage. This skill has a 16-second cooldown.

Xophgrafts:

Molten Xophgraft - Heart of Flame

When your character's health is low, using this skill grants a buff that will absorb some damage when you are attacked before the effect wears off. The skill has a 20-second cooldown. It also fires a ball of fire that explodes upon impact. 

Erupting Xophgraft - His Burning Message

When commanded, this skill triggers a violent volcanic eruption, leaving behind numerous fiery fountains. It has a 35-second cooldown. These fountains periodically spew scorching mortar shells, with the effect intensifying with each use of Warcry. However, note that triggering Warcry will not trigger the mortar shell eruptions.

Flamecaller Xophgraft - Call the Pyre

When equipped, this Graft summons the fourth pillars of ashen flame, dealing area-of-effect fire damage and shrouding enemies in ash. This skill has a very short cooldown of only 1 second.

Stoking Xophgraft - The Grey Wind Howls

When equipped, this Graft instantly removes elemental status ailments from the character. It also grants bonus Physical damage of the elemental type corresponding to the removed ailments. It has an 8-second cooldown.

Eshgrafts:

Storming Eshgraft - Wreathed in Light

When your character uses this skill, it summons a ring of lightning that deals damage and leaves Radiant ground. This skill has a 15-second cooldown.

Replicating Eshgraft - Glowing Silhouette

When an enemy approaches, this Graft periodically summons your Lightning-Imbued Clones. These clones approach enemies and explode around them, leaving Shocked Ground. This skill requires a five-second cooldown before use.

Draining Eshgraft - Enervating Grasp

When your character uses this Graft, it summons numerous hands holding weakened lightning orbs. When enemies approach these hands, the lightning orbs explode, dealing damage and inflicting a weakening effect. This skill has a 12-second cooldown.

Jolting Eshgraft - Overcharged Sinews

When your character uses this skill and critically strikes an enemy, it grants you a stack of Jolt effect. This effect increases your maximum attack damage, but at the cost of taking more damage. Note that this skill can stack up to 10 times. Its cooldown is a mere 0.3 seconds.

Tulgrafts:

Squalling Tulgraft - Dance in the White

This skill summons a powerful tornado that deals frost damage to enemies within its range. When the tornado critically hits, it fires a burst of ice spikes for secondary damage. And cooldown is 24 seconds.

Freezing Tulgraft - Falling Crystals

When equipped, this Graft periodically fires Icy Mortars at nearby frozen or frozen enemies. The skill cooldown time is uncertain, but it ranges from 1.02 to 0.35 seconds.

Summoning Tulgraft - The Great Avalanche

When using Offering skill, this summons numerous Hiveborn Breach Monsters to fight for you. Cooldown is 18 seconds. Physical Damage of these summoned monsters is converted to Cold Damage. It also has a chance to inflict Brittle on Hit when an enemy is hit.

Aegis Tulgraft - Preserving Stillness

When a character uses an Exposures skill on an enemy, this Graft grants a buff that protects the character from Elemental Damage for the duration. The skill has a 6-second cooldown.

The above is a detailed description of all Grafts and their generated Graft Skills. However, note that only Graft Skills have level or attribute requirements for the character; Grafts do not. Therefore, if your character does not meet the requirements, the skill will not trigger. However, the passive effects attached to Graft are still effective.

How To Obtain The Desired Grafts?

Some special passive nodes in The Genesis Tree allow characters to use Growing Wombgifts, which increases the drop rate of certain types of Grafts. You can use this mechanism to farm Grafts you want.

If you don't want to grow them yourself, you can also trade them with other characters for Grafts you want. Because in PoE 3.27, all Grafts are tradable. Meanwhile, Graft Skills have a significant advantage: they don't consume any of the character's resources, such as mana or health, they only consume Graft itself. This is like an extra benefit for the player. The character's inherent attributes don't affect their damage calculation, and reflected damage from any Graft Skill used by the character has no effect on the character.

How To Increase The Level Of Graft Skills?

Some Graft Skills require players to actively activate them, while others can be activated automatically once the trigger conditions are met.

Since the damage a Graft Skill deals to enemies or the defense it provides is determined by its own level, and the level of Graft item determines the skill's level, and Graft's level depends on the level of the corresponding Growing Wombgift, it's a chain reaction. Therefore, players can increase the level of the final Graft Skill by upgrading the level of the corresponding items at each stage, thus achieving the desired effect.

This concludes the introduction to the various Graft types and their corresponding skills in Path of Exile 3.27, and a summary of some frequently asked questions. We hope this guide is helpful, and we welcome any additions!

ARC Raiders Weekly Trials offer players various opportunities to understand the weaknesses of ARC in the game, while also providing a competitive path. Players earn points by completing various tasks and climbing the leaderboard. The higher the level, the greater the rewards.

In Weekly Trials, players need to complete 5 challenges. The challenges vary slightly each week, but the essence is to familiarize players with the game's mechanics. This week's ARC Raiders Trials officially begin on November 17th and end on November 23rd, lasting a week, giving you ample time to climb the leaderboard.

Next, we'll introduce the challenges you need to complete in this week's ARC Raiders Weekly Trials, along with some simple and easy-to-use strategies and tips to help you achieve three stars or even higher scores.

1. Damage Leapers

The best time and place to kill Leapers is in Night Raid or Dam Battlegrounds of Electromagnetic Storm. Under these special conditions, you will receive double challenge points.

Here are our recommended areas to attack Leapers in Dam Battlegrounds:

• Water Treatment Control
• Near Dam Testing Annex
• Red Lake

You can move along a triangular path to kill Leapers one by one, then repeat. You should quickly accumulate enough points to achieve 3 stars. If you want to aim even higher scores, keep going!

Note that Leapers have exceptional jumping ability and can flexibly change their attack direction during combat, making them a very threatening ARC enemy.

Therefore, maintaining a certain distance to ensure your survival is essential. You can also craft more powerful ARC Raiders weapons to gain sufficient firepower support.

2. Damage Queens Or Matriarchs

To achieve a high score in this challenge, it's best to defeat these two ARC enemies solo. However, this is difficult. On one hand, these ARCs have extremely strong attack and defense capabilities; on the other hand, most players attack in teams to deal more damage, making it difficult to avoid these grouped players.

Therefore, we recommend choosing a high and relatively concealed location and using obstacles to prevent other players from entering.

Regarding ARC Raiders weapons, we recommend Hullcracker. Although crafting it requires many precious materials, it boasts extremely high ARC Armor Penetration, capable of dealing massive damage to ARC enemies. Furthermore, it excels in long-range combat, making it the best choice against Queens.

Here's a helpful tip for earning more points during combat: Don't rush to kill Queen; focus on destroying its armor first, dealing more damage and earning more points before completely defeating it.

It's worth noting that this technique also applies to other ARC enemies.

As for Matriarchs, head to Headhouse location on Blue Gate map. This excellent position allows you to shoot directly at Matriarchs' shield as it appears, damaging its core and eliminating this deadly enemy faster.

3. Harvest Plants

Galleria on Buried City map has many harvestable plants. If you visit this area during a Night Raid, you'll harvest plants worth 500 points each, easily achieving a three-star rating. However, the downside is that this area is crowded, so you might need to compete with other players to get a higher score.

Therefore, we recommend heading towards North Trench Tower area on Spaceport map first. It's also covered in vegetation, and with fewer players, you can collect plants undisturbed and easily earn a high score.

4. Open ARC Probes

Although this challenge is called Open ARC Probes, you actually only need to pick up ARC Raiders items within it. Therefore, here are some tips to help you get points faster.

Doing this challenge during Electromagnetic Storm will help you easily get a high score. You need to look for the smoke emitted when ARC Probes or ARC Motion Cores are destroyed, open them, and only collect the items inside to get points.

If you want to climb higher on the leaderboard, try the challenge during Electromagnetic Storm. The points it provides will allow you to easily surpass many players.

5. Damage Flying ARC Enemies

Rocketeer is the best target for this challenge. You can place traps behind yourself to prevent being ambushed by other players and use Hullcracker to attack ARC robots.

Under Night Raid and Electromagnetic Storm conditions, these ARC enemies can be defeated more quickly. These major map conditions will also negatively impact them.

Furthermore, we recommend attacking the main body of the Thrruster rather than its body. During double-score events like Night Raid, you can earn enough points by taking down only a few Rocketeers.

Rewards

When you complete these challenges and earn 1000, 2500, and 4000 points, you will receive a random uncommon, rare, and epic ARC Raiders item, respectively. These challenge rewards will be automatically claimed after you leave the map, so you don't have to worry about missing any rewards.

It's worth noting that these rewards can be claimed once a week and will reset with the weekly mission update. We strongly recommend participating every week; the rewards the game offers will not disappoint.

By choosing the right challenge maps, ARC Raiders weapons, and ensuring sufficient survivability in combat, you can easily achieve 3 stars on all five challenges and earn generous rewards.

ARC Raiders Weekly Trials are now live! Master the techniques mentioned above, and you can easily earn tons of points whether you're grinding monsters, challenging powerful enemies, gathering plants, or collecting items. Start your challenge now!

Recently, the developers of Diablo 4 announced future game development plans in an interview. These new features aim to bring new game content and enhance player experience.

Furthermore, the interview also mentioned the upcoming Solo Self-Found Challenge Mode, sparking heated discussions among players.

If you are not familiar with this setting, we will introduce you to the relevant information about this challenge mode next.

Solo Self-Found Mode

This mode might be unfamiliar to players who aren't into MMOs. In fact, many games have this feature, including Diablo 3. However, this is a first for Diablo 4.

As the name suggests, Solo Self-Found Mode requires players to engage in purely solo challenges, completing a series of game progression processes without any external assistance.

In Diablo 4, the core of SSF remains this self-sufficient gameplay. However, specific details are currently unclear, and the specific mechanics may be adjusted based on the in-game settings.

Challenges

Compared to other modes, players must rely entirely on their own efforts to level up, complete quests, and challenge endgame content. Trading Diablo 4 items with other players is prohibited, as is using shortcuts with third-party assistance.

This means you'll need to spend significantly more time building your class than in current modes. If you're unlucky, you may never acquire the most suitable gear or weapon.

Smooth combat and adventure in this mode will depend entirely on a player's ability to acquire Diablo 4 items and progress through the game without external help.

Undoubtedly, Solo Self-Found Mode will test a player's skill, patience, and mastery of the game. Deficiencies in any of these areas will make the adventure difficult.

Target Audience

This mode may not appeal to casual players, but for players seeking excitement and a more competitive gaming experience, Solo Self-Found Mode is worth their time.

By restricting trading and external assistance, SSF mode ensures fairness in the game. Without the advantages and bonuses gained through shortcuts, the game will reflect players' true effort more.

This mode is expected to have an impact on in-game leaderboards. Especially with the return of Diablo 4 Season 11 Tower, this mode, which eliminates highly influential factors, allows players who focus on the game to stand out. 

The new leaderboards will reflect players' time, and effort invested in the game.

For players seeking a more challenging and realistic experience, the Solo Self-Found mode is expected to be a major highlight in future Diablo 4. It provides a new option for players who want to prove their skills through pure gameplay.

While the exact timeframe for Solo Self-Found mode is still uncertain, the game's official statement confirms that it will not appear in Diablo 4 Season 11.

Also Read: Diablo 4 Season 11 Developer Interview And Changes | Masterworking, Tempering, Sanctification, Teleport Nerfs And The Tower Explained

If you are interested in this mode, consider joining Diablo 4 now. Familiarizing yourself with its game mechanics and background setting will help you get used to SSF mode more quickly.

Furthermore, in this interview, the official team also hinted at some new content at the upcoming Game Awards, perhaps related to the next DLC. In any case, Diablo 4 is about to enter an exciting new chapter, and it's believed that it will offer players even more interesting content.

When people think of extraction shooters, they often think of intense duels, a war-torn atmosphere, and tense, stalemate battles. However, in ARC Raiders' solo mode, a different atmosphere emerges.

The game fosters a surprisingly peaceful environment. Most players engage in friendly communication or even team up to defeat ARCs, rather than immediately engaging in combat, with only a few aggressive players making exceptions. While this somewhat contradicts the original intent of shooter games, it can be seen as a new direction for the genre.

Why has ARC Raiders' solo mode developed into such a relatively peaceful situation? And what makes it so popular with players? We will provide a detailed analysis below.

Current State Of Solo Mode

Unlike most games where there is a significant difference between solo and team players, players in ARC Raiders' solo mode do not find it difficult to keep up with the game's pace, making it very friendly to players who dislike team play.

Some players who have chosen solo mode have stated that it is certain that challenges and exploration are more difficult in this mode than in a team, as teamwork can solve many problems, but it is sufficient to handle most situations in the game. 

Furthermore, the game's design ensures that solo players won't find themselves in unfair matches and provides sufficient resources to help them gain enough power to face challenges. Whether it's scavenging ARC Raiders items, evading patrolling ARC machines, or completing various challenges, players in solo mode can perform well.

Friendly Communication Is Fundamental

ARC Raiders is set in a resource-scarce post-apocalyptic era where humans and robots coexist. Players face not only humans but also ARC machines as enemies.

In addition, the game doesn't separate PvP or PvE modes but merges them, laying the foundation for player communication and cooperation. After all, Arc is a common enemy of all players.

ARC Raiders' chat function and easy-to-understand emotes allow players to quickly understand each other when they meet.

Solo players can use the chat function to seek help, coordinate with other players in battle, and more. This instant communication connects two strangers, allowing them to focus on the same goal and strive to obtain more ARC Raiders items.

For players who prefer not to use voice chat, ARC Raiders offers clear and intuitive emotes. This fun feature allows players to express themselves even when out of each other's sight, ensuring both sides' safety while maintaining communication.

This collaborative approach transforms random solo battles into a memorable interactive experience.

Equal Treatment For Players

The reason ARC Raiders is so popular is its commitment to fairness between solo and team players.

When solo players are matched, the system typically adjusts its mechanics to match them with players of same modes, providing ample time and development space. This avoids encountering team players from the start and suffering unfair ambushes.

This design, which fully considers the differences between solo and team players, ensures an excellent gaming experience for everyone. This balance makes the game easy for everyone, regardless of playstyle.

Furthermore, while the core gameplay revolves around team challenges, solo players can explore the map, search for, and loot ARC Raiders items by planning routes and skillfully avoiding or confronting Arc Machines.

Most notably, weapon damage in the game is primarily designed to target Arc enemies; the damage difference between high-level and low-level weapons is minimal. This means that skill and strategy are more crucial in PvP.

This game balance ensures that players can defeat Arc enemies with powerful weapons while also allowing solo players to compete against teamed players, enhancing the gameplay experience.

Potential Issues

While the current atmosphere surrounding ARC Raiders solo mode is positive, some potential challenges remain. 

Traditionally, extraction shooters have targeted players who enjoy intense team-based combat and crave sensory stimulation; therefore, the number of solo players may decrease over time.

A shrinking player base could trigger a vicious cycle: fewer solo players would lead to longer matchmaking times, resulting in further player attrition.

If this happens, the game might abandon solo mode, forcing solo players to face teamed opponents. Undoubtedly, this would undermine the fair experience currently offered by the game.

If the game developers want to develop the solo mode long-term and promote it as a key feature, they need to adopt strategies to retain solo players, such as adjusting the matchmaking system or introducing new solo gameplay content.

ARC Raiders' solo mode has won over players with its balance, ease of use, and unexpected social experience, a rare occurrence for extraction shooters. This unique gameplay makes it an ideal choice for solo players.

While the current peaceful atmosphere and solo-friendly design attract many players, the future of solo mode depends on successfully addressing the potential for declining player numbers.

With appropriate adjustments, ARC Raiders can tap into a new audience in this increasingly saturated gaming market with its distinctive atmosphere; otherwise, this beloved mode risks being forgotten.

Overall, ARC Raiders' solo mode, with its unique peaceful atmosphere and balanced design, offers new possibilities for shooters. Whether this atmosphere can be maintained in the future depends on the choices of the game developers and players, but we can still look forward to its future.