The Atlas is the heart of your endgame progression in Path of Exile, and understanding how to navigate and optimize it can massively impact your Chaos Orb farming success. Certain maps, like Desolate Ruins and Abyssal Fortress, offer some of the highest monster densities and best loot opportunities, making them ideal targets for farming Chaos Orbs.

Atlas passive skill points should be invested strategically to enhance pack size, strongbox frequency, and corrupted monster encounters. These passives increase your chances to find more monsters and rarer loot, which in turn increases the likelihood of Chaos Orb drops. Maps with open layouts and clustered enemies, such as Toxic Cloud Zones and Temporal Rifts, allow you to maximize your area-of-effect damage and clear speed while reaping greater rewards. Temporal Rifts, in particular, are well-known for dropping a mix of valuable crafting materials alongside currency.

Applying Sextants to your maps is an excellent way to further amplify your loot. Aim for mods that increase monster packs or magic monster presence, but steer clear of hazardous modifiers that significantly increase monster damage or reflect damage, as these can slow your farming and increase death risk. Scarabs remain indispensable for Chaos Orb farming: Ambush Scarabs spawn rare monsters with additional chests, Abyss Scarabs trigger abyssal monsters, and Legion Scarabs summon powerful Legion armies. Combining these Scarabs can multiply your loot, especially when paired with Atlas passive bonuses.

Maintaining a balanced and healthy map pool is key. Use the PoE 1 Currency Atlas favorite maps feature to lock in your best farming maps, ensuring you always have access to efficient layouts and rewarding content. Complement this with a well-tuned loot filter that highlights valuable currency and gear while filtering out noise. This keeps inventory management streamlined, allowing you to focus on fast clears and continuous farming.