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Burning Ground is a fire-based environmental hazard in Path of Exile 2 that deals continuous damage to characters who stand within it. Unlike ignite, which is a status effect inflicted on enemies, Burning Ground affects an area and causes fire damage over time (DoT) to anything caught in it. This effect can quickly chip away at health or energy shield if not avoided.
You’ll encounter Burning Ground through various sources in the game:
The damage scales with the level and type of the content, so high-tier maps or bosses can create more lethal versions of it.
To minimize the impact, players can:
One major concern is how poorly visible the effect can be in the middle of a visually intense battle. This makes it hard to react quickly, especially for Energy Shield[2] builds, which typically don’t have as many tools to mitigate fire-based ground damage.
In Path of Exile 1, players could counteract Burning Ground with Pantheon[3] powers or certain gear. In PoE 2, however, options to reduce or negate this damage are more limited, leading to frustration among some players.
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