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Map Progression Guide: White to Yellow in Your First Week

Day-by-day map tier targets, when to push tiers, and how community players avoid bricking progression with early deaths.

9 min read·Updated 2026-07-10·Editor score 89/100
Map Progression Guide: White to Yellow in Your First Week — Path of Exile 2
Editor's TakeMedium89/100

White maps day 1–2, yellow by day 3–5 if resist-capped. Push tiers only when deaths per map drop below one.

Best for: Players just finishing campaign

⚡ Pro Tips

  • ▸Run lower tier with high pack size before rushing +2 tiers.
  • ▸Fix resistances before blaming build — maps amplify elemental hits.
  • ▸Keep 10 waystones in stash before pushing new tier.

✓ Quick Checklist

  • ☐Day 1: white maps, cap res
  • ☐Day 2–3: farm currency for links
  • ☐Day 4–5: yellow maps if stable
  • ☐Never run out of waystones

Day 1–2: Stabilize White Maps

Your only job is resist-capped completion. Farm transmutes and chaos from white maps to buy jewelry upgrades. Do not chase uniques — chase 75/75/75.

Day 3–5: Yellow Transition

Community SSF benchmarks put yellow maps around day 3 for optimized starters and day 5 for casual play. If you are dying once per map, drop a tier and farm links.

Atlas Strategy for Beginners

Do not copy endgame atlas strategies from week-two creators. Run highest tier you complete in under 4 minutes with fewer than one death. That tier is your farming tier.

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