Grafts in PoE 3.27 can swing your build from weak to powerful, but getting the right graft often costs time and PoE 1 Currency​. Players should treat grafts like long-term upgrades because the best ones free up gear slots or add effects you can't get elsewhere. These bonuses change how you plan your tree and your items, so pick a graft that fills the biggest hole in your current setup.

Match the graft to your damage type
Which graft gives the biggest DPS jump depends on your damage style. If your build focuses on hits and ignites, a fire-based graft that adds constant burn or ash cover will raise your sustained numbers. If your build relies on DoT, a graft that extends ailment duration or adds area burn will push clear speed and boss uptime. In short, think about what your character already does well, then use a graft to amplify that strength.

Call the Pyre — the offensive swing
For many attack-ignite builds, Call the Pyre stands out as the single graft that changes item choices and actual playstyle. This graft spawns pillars of flame on attack and applies ash, which boosts fire damage taken by enemies and creates sustained burn pressure. Because it gives persistent fire effects, players who take Call the Pyre can drop expensive ignite-support items and reallocate those slots toward life, penetration, or critical mods. That slot savings is where most of the real DPS gain comes from, not just the graft's raw numbers.

Defense-first grafts that raise uptime
High DPS only matters when you stay alive. Grafts like Preserving Stillness act like a second layer of guard or Steelskin, soaking elemental hits when certain conditions trigger. This kind of damage absorption keeps attacks from interrupting your offense and stops brief spike damage from killing you mid-rotation. Heart of Flame and similar defensive grafts add elemental reduction or burn-based mitigation that lets you lean harder into offensive tree nodes without sacrificing survivability. That tradeoff often produces higher average DPS over a long fight.

Hybrid choices and utility grafts
Not every graft needs to be pure offense or pure defense. Some grafts, like Aegis Tulgraft, add resistances and a defensive micro-skill while also granting small extra elemental damage. These hybrids matter because they free up suffixes or gear rolls that you would otherwise spend to hit caps, which again opens slots for offensive stats. The best graft for you might be the one that solves a persistent gear problem, not necessarily the one with the highest raw damage number.

Cost, practicality, and where to spend PoE 1 Currency

Finding or crafting a top-tier graft can use a lot of PoE 1 Currency buy, so balance the craft cost against the expected gain. If a graft saves you a full ring or lets you drop defensive gear and add multiplier stats, the investment often pays off fast. If a graft only adds a small flat damage increase, save your currency for better bases or socketed jewels first. Plan the spend: buy the graft only when it unlocks a clear upgrade path for gear or tree points.