Belt · Greater resist essences

Belts: life + dual resist essences

What to do on this page

Set the league so the green links open the right Trade2 search.
Read the question under Walk the tree. Click a green link, look at the cheapest listing, then answer yes or no.
Type the three prices above before you spend anything. Continue only when the sale is higher than the cost.
Yes means do the next step. No means stop.

It does not print in this sample. Two guaranteed resists cost more than the finished belt sells for.

Hard stop: Sampled Greater Insulation+Grounding ≈ 6 exalt vs 1-exalt belt sales. Printer is dead. Do not slam a third essence to “make it worth it.”

Forbidden Rites sample · 2026-09-18 · 1 Divine = 452.9 exalt = 8.47 chaos

Dead if you follow the tree with bought mats

Two Greater resist essences already cost ~6 exalt. Finished life+dual-res belts dump at 1 exalt. The tree’s first EV gate should halt.

Cost to follow the tree: 6.6 exaltRawhide Belt (~1 exalt) + Greater Insulation + Greater Grounding. Skip Heavy Belt whites — those were listed in Vaal, not cheap.
Normal Rawhide Belt: p25 1 exalt · median 1 exalt · n=10 of 80210/10 at 1 exalt
Heavy Belt dual-res (and life+dual-res): p25 1 exalt · median 1 exalt · n=10 of 57661 regal / 1 alchemy / 1 exalt dump

Currency Exchange: Greater Essence of Insulation 3.7 exalt · Greater Essence of Thawing 2.6 exalt · Greater Essence of Grounding 1.9 exalt. Trade2 Instant Buyout for these orbs was empty — item-trade asks are not a fillable mat price.

Buy: Skip unless essences fall below the 1-exalt belt dump. Rawhide is the cheap white; do not start on Heavy Belt.
Sell this: Life + two elemental resists. Sampled dual-res Heavy Belts Instant-Buyout at 1 exalt / 1 regal.
Session cost: Not a printer. Two Greater resist essences cost more than a 1-exalt belt. A +minion belt is a different item and sells from 70 Divine.
Batch: The tree’s essence-vs-sale gate should halt. Recheck CX every session — this SKU can come back.

League

Walk the tree

Answer one question at a time. You can step back.

Decide

Did you search Trade2 for life + dual-res belts sold this week?

Same base + the keep mods. Ignore week-old listings and a single huge vanity ask.

Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.

Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels

Full tree

Every gate on one page

Screenshot this if you want it next to Trade2. Green is a keep/list. Gold is sell-the-mid. Red is vendor or stop.

DecideDid you search Trade2 for life + dual-res belts sold this week?
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
DecideAre there several similar recent listings (a cluster, not one outlier)?
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
DecideWould a conservative sale beat the cost of a small batch?
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
DecideAre Greater Thawing / Insulation / Grounding cheaper than a conservative belt sale?
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
Do thisBuy cheap belt bases
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
Do thisLock two elemental resists with Greater essences
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
DecideDo you already have a usable life roll?
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
List itList the dual-res + life belt
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
DecideWould one fill slam cost less than the expected extra sale?
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
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Do thisOne fill, then stop
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
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DecideDid life (or a third useful mod) land?
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
List itList it
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
Sell the midList the 2-res belt anyway
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
Sell the midList the dual-res belt now
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
StopEssences are too expensive
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
StopNot profitable today
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
StopMarket is too thin
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels
StopDon't craft from memory
Trade2 searches
Instant Buyout, listed this week, cheapest first. Add the mods you care about, then search.
Finished Rings Finished Amulets Finished Belts Finished Boots Finished Gloves Finished Helmets Finished Body armour Finished Quarterstaves Finished Wands Finished Jewels

Method notes: poe2fun essence crafting — ring or belt defensive example.