NeverSink Loot Filter PoE2

Path of Exile 2 launched in Early Access on 6 December 2024 and immediately started throwing items at you like it hates you personally. The NeverSink loot filter: poe2 loot filter if you prefer to Google it: is a community-created script that assigns colors, sounds, map icons, and light beams to items based on their value. It does not touch your game files. It is not a hack. It is not cheating. It is a text file with rules, written in GGG's official filter language.

NeverSink released a lite filter shortly after Early Access launched, then dropped the full version with FilterBlade support on 13 January 2025. The filter is free. Updates are free. If you want a Patreon-exclusive auto-updater that pushes changes directly to your game, that costs money. Everything else does not.

Not PoE1. NeverSink maintains separate filters. This guide covers the PoE2 filter only. Do not paste the PoE1 filter into your PoE2 folder and then act surprised.

Installation

Two methods. Pick one. Do not combine them.

Method A: FilterBlade Sync (Recommended)

1 Go to filterblade.xyz. Select PoE 2 when prompted.

2 Choose your strictness level with the slider. Default: Semi-Strict.

3 Click Export to PoE in the top right. Give the filter a name.

4 Click Save & Sync. Log in with your PoE account. Done. Changes push automatically.

5 In-game: Options > Game > Loot Filter: select it from the dropdown.

Method B: Manual File Drop

1 Download the latest release from GitHub.

2 Extract with 7zip. Take the .filter file you want.

3 Drop it into: %userprofile%\Documents\My Games\Path of Exile 2\

4 Linux: steamapps/compatdata/2694490/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/My Documents/My Games/Path of Exile 2/

5 In-game: Escape > Options > Game > Filters: select from dropdown.

Do not place the file in the onlinefilters subfolder. The game will ignore it. You will spend 20 minutes wondering why nothing changed.

The game does not hot-reload. If you edit the file manually, go to Options > Game > Loot Filter and hit Reload. Console players can press Left Stick at any time to temporarily reveal everything the filter is hiding.

Strictness Levels

Seven levels. Higher number = more items hidden = more items you will regret not seeing. The neversink filter strictness system is the single most important decision you will make with this tool. Choose wrong and you either drown in junk or miss crucial crafting bases. The filter has been fully reviewed and overhauled as of patch 0.5.0.

Semi-Strict is the correct answer for most players most of the time. If you are asking "which strictness should I use," you are not ready for Strict.

FilterBlade Customization

filterblade customization is where NeverSink transforms from a decent filter into your filter. The base configuration is already balanced. You do not have to touch FilterBlade. But if you want to stop seeing wands when you play a Warrior, or highlight specific flask bases, this is how.

• Customize tab: Drag items between tiers, adjust colors, change alert sounds, remove entire item classes.
• Style Editor: Change recurring colors globally: one edit propagates across every matching entry in the filter.
• Style Variants: Dark Mode, Cobalt (reduced eye strain), Custom Sounds. Pick a style to match your setup.
• Economy Tiering: FilterBlade adjusts currency, rune, soul core, and unique tier lists based on current market data. The GitHub raw download does not do this.
• Overview tab: Preview what items look like before saving. Use it. Saving a broken filter and discovering it mid-map is a special kind of misery.

Start-of-league mode exists in the filter to handle fresh economy resets, when nobody knows what anything is worth. NeverSink accounts for this. Stop downloading Very Strict on league day one.

FilterBlade saves your configuration to your account. Log in with your PoE credentials and your custom filter is available on any machine, without hunting for files. The auto-updater (Patreon) pushes new filter revisions directly: useful when a patch drops and the filter needs rule changes the same day.

The filter uses an item filter tiering system with six tiers: S, A, B, C, D, E: assigned to most base types. Economy-based tiering means the rankings shift with actual market prices, not static assumptions. Categories with dedicated tier lists include:

Bases come with a neutral tier list and a meta-based tier list. FilterBlade will eventually offer a mix-and-match option. For now, the meta-based list reflects what actually sells in trade league.

SSF vs Trade League

The filter works differently depending on how you play. SSF loot filter setup and trade league setup are not the same configuration, and running the wrong one will cost you either items or screen real estate.

Trade league: Your filter evolves with the economy. Tighten strictness as the league matures and prices stabilize. After week 1, you can safely hide C and D tier bases because there is always a market for the good stuff. By week 4, anything below B tier is time you are not spending mapping.

SSF: You are your own supply chain. Every base is a potential upgrade or crafting target: not a tradeable asset. Run Soft or Regular through the entire campaign and early atlas. The visual noise is the price you pay for not having a trade economy. Accept it. You chose SSF.

SSF tip from FilterBlade: Use the Customize tab to show only item classes relevant to your build. If you play a Witch, hiding all Shields and Two-Handers removes a massive amount of junk without raising overall strictness. Half measures produce half results.

What to Never Hide

Regardless of your path of exile 2 endgame loot philosophy, some items are always visible in a correctly configured NeverSink filter. These are non-negotiable:

• All currency: Divine Orbs, Exalted Orbs, Chaos Orbs, Regal Orbs, and every lesser denomination
• All Unique rarity items: even the ones that are worth nothing
• All Rune types (Ancient, Mythical, Fluxes, Meta-crafting): especially on league start
• All 21%+ quality items (highlighted since recent filter overhaul)
• Any item required for Ascendancy access during campaign (Baryas, trial keys)

Do not write your own filter from scratch for a new league. In patch 0.5.0 that means accounting for Ancient Runes, Mythical Runes, Fluxes, Runic Ward runes, new uniques, Azmerian Spirit Idols, and an economy nobody understands yet. Nobody has time for that, including you.

Performance note: filters with thousands of redundant rules create measurable frame cost. NeverSink is tuned. A custom 4,000-line disaster that some forum post told you to paste is not. download neversink filter poe2 from the official sources: filterblade.xyz or the GitHub repository. That is all.