Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between Mapping and Bossing?
Mapping scores every upgrade against normal monsters and adds clear speed - movement speed and your skill's area - to the overall gain. Bossing scores against a pinnacle boss and counts surviving big hits (your maximum hit taken) more than total effective HP. Both uses whatever your Path of Building configuration says. Pick it on the home page or switch on a report.
Where do I see my earlier characters?
On My characters (in the menu once you've checked one). It lists the characters you've checked with a poe.ninja link on this device, how their damage and effective HP changed between reports, and lets you check them again in one click. The list lives in your browser - there are no accounts.
What is PoE MVP?
A free upgrade finder for Path of Exile. You paste your character and it simulates your gear, support gems, passives, anoints and more in Path of Building, then ranks the upgrades by how much damage and survivability they add - starting with the best three things to do, each with a ready-made trade search.
How is it different from searching trade myself?
It works out what each of your items is holding up (resistances you'd fall under cap without, mana for your reserved skills, attributes for your gems, life and defences) and keeps those in the search, so an upgrade never quietly breaks your build. Then it tests every mod that can roll on the item to find the ones worth paying for.
Do I need to be on poe.ninja?
No. poe.ninja links are easiest, but a Path of Building code or a pobb.in link works too. The How it works page shows how to get one.
How accurate are the numbers?
They come from Path of Building's own calculations, so they're as accurate as your Path of Building setup: the config exported from poe.ninja (enemy, charges, buffs) matters. Treat them as a strong guide and check big buys in Path of Building.
Does it show prices?
Gems, runes, anoints and currency come from poe.ninja. Grinding Gear Games' trade site has no public price API, so gear and uniques are priced from what users of the free browser extension saw on trade (shown as "usually about"), and each search gets a rarity rating. The extension also shows the real price and the upgrade on every listing you open.
Is it safe? Does it need my account?
No account or login. It only reads public character data (poe.ninja) or the build you paste. The extension only reads the trade listings your own browser loaded and never sends seller or account details.
Does it cover uniques, jewels and weapons?
Yes: every rare slot including weapons (with a weapon-DPS search), off-hands and jewels (including Time-Lost jewels), better-rolled or usefully corrupted copies of your uniques, and other uniques that would beat what you wear. Flasks are checked by rule (better bases, missing mods, empty slots), because Path of Building doesn't count them in damage or survivability.
What else can it check besides gear?
Support-Gems für your main skill, your passive tree (the best notables a few points away and a refund-and-take plan), every anoint your amulet could take, runes and soul cores, gem levels and quality, crafts for open affixes, and a defences checklist. There's also a shopping list that picks the best set of upgrades for a total budget. Everything runs by default; Options on the front page lets you run just one part.
Are the suggested items real?
No - they're examples. PoE MVP builds a possible item from mods that can roll on that item type and simulates it, so you know what to look for. The trade search then finds real listings with at least those mods. Real items will differ, so check the one you buy (the browser extension scores real listings for you).
Is it free?
Yes. A small advert helps pay for the server, and there's an optional support link.
Is this made by Grinding Gear Games?
No. PoE MVP is a fan-made tool, not affiliated with Grinding Gear Games, poe.ninja or Path of Building Community.