Returning player - questions

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1) why have divine orbs replaced exalted orbs as main trading currency?

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2) where can I find loot filters? I'd want one for early leveling, one for mid-game and one for end game I suppose.

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3) is ED/Contagion still a solid build overall? is it a decent league starter?
I've read somewhere that it's not an effective build vs bosses (rather a fast map clearing build), is that true? Also what's the best character/ascendancy for that build?

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Belegur85 wrote:

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1) why have divine orbs replaced exalted orbs as main trading currency?

GGG swapped them around. The explanation was they wanted the exalts to be more useable and it to be more sort after to get perfect value rolls on mods. I think the main reason why the values are affected is because meta crafting mods on the crafting bench cost divines now instead of exalts.

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2) where can I find loot filters? I'd want one for early leveling, one for mid-game and one for end game I suppose.

Filterblade I guess. Most people use neversync lootfilter as a starting point. If you want something more specific, maybe check this list.

https://www.pathofexile.com/item-filter/ladder/follower

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3) is ED/Contagion still a solid build overall? is it a decent league starter?
I've read somewhere that it's not an effective build vs bosses (rather a fast map clearing build), is that true? Also what's the best character/ascendancy for that build?

I don't know. I think it is probably not as popular as last time you were playing when it might of been meta. It probably still works but maybe there are better options. Probably Occultist I would say, or maybe trickster.