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Game Modes and Leagues
PoE 2 offers multiple ways to POE currency play, with each mode catering to different types of players. Below are the main game modes:

Standard Modes
Standard

No special restrictions. You can trade, party with others, and build at your own pace.

Hardcore

Standard rules, but your character is moved to Standard if they die. This effectively gives you one life per Hardcore attempt.

Solo Self-Found (SSF)

You cannot trade or party with others, and everything you use must be found or crafted by yourself.

Hardcore SSF

Combines Hardcore and SSF. If you die, your character moves to SSF.

Ruthless (PoE 1 only)

A brutally difficult mode with minimal loot drops and increased challenge. This mode appeals to players looking for POE currency for sale extreme difficulty.