Necro Lantern: Fast Divine Orbs in PoE Settlers 2.0

Best Way to Farm Divine Orbs with Necro Lantern in Path of Exile Settlers Event (PoE Settlers 2.0)

The Path of Exile Settlers of Kalguur event is bringing back the Necro Lantern, but this time with a positive twist. Instead of negative modifiers, the lantern provides beneficial effects for an hour at a time. A sought-after effect will be a chance to earn Divine Orbs. To make the most of this, you should focus on maximizing monster quantity and item rarity in your maps. This guide presents some effective methods and Atlas strategies to help you earn Divine Orbs during the PoE Settlers 2.0 event using the Necro Lantern.
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1. Fast Clearing with Shrines and Increased Map Modifiers

This method is all about speed and maximizing the natural monster count within maps. It works best for general Lantern farming, especially when the Lantern is offering a “Divine Orb hour,” during which items are converted to Divine Orbs. This strategy helps you efficiently clear maps, maximizing the number of chances you have to obtain Divine Orbs.

• Atlas Strategy: Focus on boosting monster density and item quantity/rarity without significantly slowing down your clear speed.
• Maximize “Map Modifier Effect”: Allocate points to Atlas passive nodes that enhance map modifiers, which increase both pack size and item quantity within maps.
• Maximize “Shrine”: Shrines provide temporary buffs, including increased monster spawns, that further boost the Lantern’s benefits.
• Allocate to Map Wheels: Invest in Atlas passive nodes that sustain map drops of a specific tier, enabling you to consistently farm the most rewarding map for the current hour.
• Prioritize Speed: Avoid complex strategies or mechanics that slow down map clearing.
• Scarab Nodes (Optional): Allocate points to scarab nodes for additional pack size and item quantity.

2. Targeted Strongbox Farming

This approach is different. Instead of pure speed, it focuses on accumulating rewards from strongboxes, particularly at the end of an hour with a favorable Lantern modifier. You run maps normally for most of the hour, saving the strongbox strategy for the final map. The idea is to trade some map-clearing speed for potentially higher rewards from focused strongboxes at the end of the hour.

• Atlas Strategy: Emphasize strongboxes, particularly in the final map of a lucrative hour.
• Standard Strongbox Nodes: Include nodes that increase the quantity, rarity, and rewards from strongboxes.
• Shrines Node: Shrines still contribute by providing additional monsters and extra loot.
• Pack Size, Item Quantity, and Fortune Favors the Brave Nodes: These increase the density and value of loot from strongboxes.
• Map Wheel Nodes: Sustain your desired map for the hour.
• Red or Blue Alter Nodes: The choice is less critical in this strategy as speed is less of a concern.

3. Pandemonium Farming

This method is highly specialized and only worthwhile if the Lantern modifier converts dropped jewelry into Divine Orbs. It involves maximizing unique monster spawns, often through the use of Titanic Scarabs. The Atlas tree concentrates on maximizing monster quantity and rarity, especially for unique monsters. This strategy might be more challenging to set up and execute, but can yield substantial rewards if the Lantern modifier aligns perfectly. This approach is the most challenging but potentially very rewarding.

• Atlas Strategy: Maximize unique monster spawns and jewelry drops, specifically for a lantern modifier that converts jewelry into Divine Orbs.
• Maximize Unique Monster Spawns: This strategy depends on mechanics that increase unique monster density, utilizing a Pandemonium setup.
• Drop Jewelry to Divine Orbs Modifier: Consider two potential versions of this modifier: a percentage chance to convert any jewelry or a guaranteed conversion of all dropped jewelry. Adjust your strategy based on which version is active.
• High-Tier Maps (Tier 17): When the Divine Orb conversion modifier is active, running higher-tier maps (like Tier 17) with the Pandemonium setup can be worthwhile due to the increased base item quantity and rarity.