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With the Siege of the Atlas expansion opening the door to more than than a few new options for Path of Exile players, from Omniscience to new Eldritch Currency, information technology would be piece of cake to miss a few. But whatever you do, don't overlook Forbidden Flesh and Forbidden Flame, which introduce one of the more heady new mechanics to the game.

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These two new unique gems requite players the ability to gain skills from different Ascendancy classes, something nosotros've never been able to do before in Path of Exile. The process isn't equally easy as merely finding the gems and equipping them, though.

The first trick to unlocking the power of these gems is finding them. And although it won't be piece of cake, this part is at to the lowest degree straightforward. The gems will drop from the two new Pinnacle bosses added in the Siege of the Atlas expansion. Forbidden Flesh tin can drop from The Eater of Worlds, while Forbidden Flame can driblet from The Searing Exarch.

But getting both halves isn't plenty. You will too need to brand sure the halves have matching Ascendancy Passives. And while they can be from a dissimilar Ascendancy class than your character, they will nonetheless need to lucifer your overarching class. So for instance, a Champion could gain skills from the Slayer or Gladiator Passive copse, simply not from the Elementalist Passive tree.