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Especially in Phase 0.3, new players to Path of Exile 2 are often on a tight budget. Crafting your own Harvest Staff can be tricky, but those who have a basic understanding of budget management can save a lot of PoE 2 Currency by crafting essential items like the Harvest Staff. The goal isn't to get a fancy staff, but a perfectly crafted staff that showcases your gathering skills without breaking the bank.

The first step in managing your budget is choosing the right base. For the Harvest Staff, choose a staff that primarily increases spell damage, speed, or physical damage. In PoE 2 0.3, choose a basic staff like a longstaff, bone staff, or similar two-handed staff and focus on buying spells. Don't think about higher-level items first. The important thing is not to spend too much money on expensive basics right from the start.

Once you have the White Staff in hand, you can modify it. Frequent use of the Polymorph Orb is crucial. With a little luck, you'll be using these cheap items until you reach important stats like "Adds X to X Physical Damage to Spells" or "Special Physical Character Level +1". Don't underestimate the suffixes: "Use Speed" or "Spell Critical Chance" are both great bonuses.

If frequent use of modifiers bothers you or you just need a head start, Essences can be very useful. Some Essences of Sorrow can grant "Increased Spell Damage", giving you a good start. Finding or buying low-level items can grant "Add X to X Physical Damage to Attacks". This bonus is in addition to the "Add X to X physical damage to spells" bonus, or it can unlock other useful prefixes.

Even if your staff is rare and only has three or four good stat bonuses, the Death Chair can be your best ally. This stat effectively compensates for the missing combat bonuses. Common upgrades for the Death Chair include "Add X to X physical damage to spells", "Increase cast speed", or "Convert X% of physical damage to critical damage when affected".

"Balance" means knowing when to stop. In PoE 2 0.3, a staff with +1 natural spellstone, a certain amount of spell damage, and high cast speed is very useful in most situations, even if its components are not perfect. Don't waste your buy PoE 2 Currency on a single item when those resources could be better spent on other gear slots or character development. Sometimes it's more effective to find another, slightly better base and start over than to force perfection on an imperfect item.