Trial of Chaos Strategy: Use Victorious Fate or Keep Farming

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Deciding whether to use Victorious Fate immediately to challenge the Trialmaster or to keep farming gear first in the Trial of Chaos in Path of Exile 2 depends on your current character strength, gear quality, and endgame goals.

Consider using Victorious Fate now (challenge the Trialmaster) if:

Your build is endgame-ready, with maxed or high elemental resistances, solid survivability, and enough damage to handle tough bosses.

You?re aiming to unlock your fourth ascendancy point or are eager for unique boss loot.

You?re comfortable with high-risk, high-reward encounters, knowing that success brings powerful upgrades but a failed run loses accumulated trial loot.

Consider farming gear and practicing the Trials first if:

You?re struggling to clear all 10 rounds consistently or end rounds with little surplus life/mana.

Bosses (especially in rounds 4, 7, or 10) are challenging or take too long to defeat, which means the Trialmaster will be even tougher.

You?re not capped on resistances or missing key flasks, movement skills, or damage upgrades.

You want to accumulate additional currency, Soul Cores, or high-tier drops from the earlier rounds before risking the precious Fates.

Strategic Tips:

The 10-round version of the Trial of Chaos offers the best loot but is highly punishing?if you die or fail a round, you lose all collected loot from that run.

Each round, carefully choose modifiers that your build handles best and avoid stacking too many dangerous effects.

After each round, you may choose to leave with loot if you sense the risk is rising beyond what your build can comfortably handle.

If your gear is strong and you understand boss mechanics, using Victorious Fate to challenge the Trialmaster can fast-track build progression and unlock valuable rewards. If your gear or defenses aren?t ready, keep farming, refine your setup, and return when you can confidently clear all 10 rounds and handle the pinnacle boss without undue risk. This approach balances reward and survival, matching your strategy to your current power level.