Reference

Leveling gear checkpoints for the Path of Exile 1 campaign guide. Vendor recipes have their own interactive page.

  • Wanderlust · Boots

    Cheap unique boots with movement speed and freeze immunity. One of the most commonly recommended budget leveling boots — freeze immunity alone is a big early-game quality-of-life win.

  • Goldrim · Helmet

    Unique leather cap with flat resistances to all elements plus increased rarity. Very cheap and a big early survivability boost before your rings/belt start covering resistances.

  • Lifesprig · Wand

    Unique wand with added spell damage and reduced mana cost — a strong, inexpensive starter weapon for any caster leveling through Act 1.

  • Tabula Rasa · Body Armour

    Simple robe with 6 white (unlinked-color) sockets, always fully linked. Removes link/color problems entirely while leveling — pricier than the others, so treat it as a 'buy if you can afford it' rather than a given.