The Atziri's Temple in Path of Exile 2 is one of the most profitable and flexible endgame farming systems. Unlike mapping, which is influenced by RNG and monster density, the Temple gives you controlled, deterministic rewards based on how you build it. When optimized, it becomes one of the most consistent ways to generate PoE 2 currency, craft gear, and target-farm specific items.
This guide focuses on:
- How to build the best temples
- Which rooms matter, and which are bait
- How to maximize profit per hour
- How to chain temples efficiently
- Advanced strategies for high-end players
Let’s get into it.
1. Understanding How Temple Farming Works
The Temple is built by collecting Incursion encounters during maps. Each encounter lets you:
- Kill two architects (choose which room upgrades)
- Change the room type
- Upgrade the room level (Tier 1 → Tier 2 → Tier 3)
- Open or close pathways
Once you complete enough incursions, you can run the full Temple.
The key is that your profit is determined before you ever enter the Temple. The run itself is just collecting the rewards.
This means the real gameplay loop is:
- Run maps
- Complete incursions
- Build a profitable temple
- Run the Temple
- Repeat
The more efficiently you can do steps 1–3, the more PoE 2 currency you make.
2. The Best Rooms for Profit (Tier List)
Here’s the real value breakdown — not the outdated lists from PoE1.
S‑Tier Rooms (Always Worth Building)
1) Corruption Chamber (Locus of Corruption)
This is the single most valuable room in the entire Temple.
Why it’s S-tier:
- Can double-corrupt uniques
- Can double-corrupt rare items in PoE 2
- Can brick items into valuable corrupted versions
- Can produce mirror-tier outcomes
This room alone can turn a 10c item into a 50 div item.
2) Gemcutter’s Workshop (Doryani’s Institute)
This room is insane in PoE 2 because:
- Gem XP is harder to acquire
- High-level gems are extremely valuable
- Corrupted gem outcomes can be build-defining
Perfect for farming:
- Level 21 skill gems
- Level 4 support gems
- Alternate-quality gems
3) Sacrificial Chamber (Apex of Ascension)
This room lets you:
- Sacrifice uniques for upgraded versions
- Target-farm specific chase uniques
- Create valuable corrupted variants
In PoE 2, many uniques have powerful upgraded forms, making this room extremely profitable.
A‑Tier Rooms (Strong, Consistent Profit)
4) Strongbox Chamber (Hall of Locks)
Why it’s good:
- Strongboxes scale extremely well with quantity
- Can drop divines, scarabs, maps, and rare crafting bases
- Easy to clear and fast to loot
5) Breach Chamber (House of the Others)
Still strong in PoE 2:
- Breachstones
- Breach uniques
- High monster density
6) Harbinger Chamber (Court of Sealed Death)
Harbingers are excellent for:
- Raw currency shards
- Ancient Orbs
- Fractured items
B‑Tier Rooms (Situational but Useful)
7) Trap Workshop (Crucible of Flame)
Good for:
- Fossils
- Resonators
- Crafting materials
8) Armoury / Weapons Rooms
Useful if you’re crafting your own gear, but not top-tier for profit.
C‑Tier Rooms (Usually Skip)
- Poison Garden
- Sparring Room
- Guardhouse
- Jeweler’s Workshop
These rooms don’t produce enough value to justify investing in them.
3. How to Build the Perfect Temple (Step-by-Step)
Here’s the optimal strategy for building high-value temples consistently.
Step 1: Always Prioritize Room Upgrades
A Tier 3 room is 10–20x more valuable than a Tier 1 room.
Your priority should always be:
- Upgrade S-tier rooms
- Convert bad rooms into good ones
- Open pathways to S-tier rooms
If you see an architect who upgrades a valuable room, kill the other one immediately.
Step 2: Open Pathways Early
A room is worthless if you can’t reach it.
Tips:
- Always check the minimap
- Prioritize opening paths to the center
- Don’t waste incursions on dead-end rooms
A perfect temple has:
- All S-tier rooms are connected
- No isolated rooms
- A clear path to the apex
Step 3: Use Map Mods That Boost Incursions
The best map modifiers for temple farming are:
- Increased pack size
- Increased quantity
- Extra rare monsters
- Extra magic monsters
These increase the number of mobs inside incursions, which:
- Increases the architect kill speed
- Increases loot
- Increases the chance to complete the room
Step 4: Run Maps That Spawn Incursions Frequently
The best maps for temple farming are:
- Linear layouts
- High monster density
- Fast traversal
Examples:
- Strand
- Tropical Island
- Jungle Valley
- Atoll
These maps let you complete incursions quickly and chain temples efficiently.
4. How to Make the Most Currency from Temples
Here’s where the real profit comes from.
Strategy 1: Sell Completed Temples
Many players don’t want to build temples — they just want to run them.
You can sell:
- Temples with Tier 3 Corruption Chamber
- Temples with Tier 3 Gemcutter’s Workshop
- Temples with Tier 3 Sacrificial Chamber
These can sell for huge amounts of currency depending on the league economy.
Strategy 2: Double-Corrupt High-Value Items
This is the most profitable strategy in the game.
Targets include:
- Meta uniques
- High-end rare items
- Expensive jewels
- High-level gems
A single lucky hit can be worth dozens of divines.
Strategy 3: Farm Gems for Profit
With a Tier 3 Gemcutter’s Workshop, you can:
- Level gems to 20/20
- Corrupt them for level 21
- Sell corrupted support gems
This is extremely consistent profit.
Strategy 4: Use Sacrificial Chamber for Upgraded Uniques
Some upgraded uniques are:
- Build-defining
- Rare
- Extremely valuable
This room is a goldmine if you know which uniques to target.
5. Advanced Temple Farming Tips
These are the tricks that separate casual temple runners from high-end farmers.
Tip 1: Always Run Incursions with High Movement Speed
Incursions are timed. The faster you move, the more you kill, and the more control you have.
Use:
- Movement skills
- Speed flasks
- Speed boots
Tip 2: Use AoE Builds for Incursions
Incursions reward:
- Fast clearing
- Wide AoE
- Burst damage
Good builds include:
- Tornado Shot
- Lightning Tendrils
- Firestorm
- Ice Spear
Tip 3: Don’t Waste Time on Bad Temples
If your Temple ends up with:
- No S-tier rooms
- No pathways
- Mostly C-tier rooms
Just run it quickly and move on.
Time is your most valuable resource.
Tip 4: Use Sextants and Scarabs to Boost Incursion Spawns
If you want to go full sweat mode:
- Use Incursion Scarabs
- Use map device mods
- Use Atlas passives
This dramatically increases temple frequency.
Tip 5: Learn Which Uniques Are Worth Double-Corrupting
This changes every league, but generally:
- Meta uniques
- Build-enabling uniques
- Expensive jewels
- High-end rares
These are your best targets.
6. Example of a Perfect Temple Layout
A perfect temple includes:
- Tier 3 Corruption Chamber
- Tier 3 Gemcutter’s Workshop
- Tier 3 Sacrificial Chamber
- Tier 3 Strongbox Room
- Tier 3 Breach Room
- All rooms connected
- Clear path to the apex
This Temple can easily produce multiple divines in a single run.
7. Final Thoughts — Why Temple Farming Is So Good
Temple farming is:
- Consistent
- Deterministic
- Scalable
- Profitable
- Fun
Unlike mapping, where RNG can ruin your session, temple farming gives you control. You decide which rooms to build, which items to corrupt, and how to structure your profit.
If you want a reliable endgame farming strategy that works in every league, the Atziri's Temple is one of the best systems in PoE 2.
