Tips for people struggling with Bosses and especially low damage output.

[ShawShank]

This is mostly for newer players struggling with POE and the dodge roll
1. Please check the NPC's in town. They are often selling GOLD/Rare weapons that will immensely increase your damage. You can also buy some GOLD/Rare Armour if you have spare gold.
2. To increase your damage even more, please socket your Gold/Purple weapon with Artificer's orb if you get one or two.
3. If you can't afford a GOLD Weapon. THEN - Find a White/Normal weapon with 1-2 sockets for your class, - first, Use Orb of Transmutation to turn it into a Purple/Magic item with 1 modifier. Then use Orb of Augmentation to add 1 more modifier to your weapon. This way you now have a purple weapon with 1-2 sockets. Add any 1-2 runes that help your class's damage and the skill you like.
4. DO NOT sell any socketed items or any items that have Superior prefix in their name. Instead, use the Salvage bench (it unlocks after doing a side quest for 'RENLY' very early in the game). You'll get VERY useful items like Blacksmith Whetstones and Armourer's Scrap from them. You can use them on your weapon and armour to increase your attack and defense numbers even more.
5. Instead of learning too many skills, level up at least 2 skills to the max you can. Usually one single target and 1 AoE. That way you'll have 2 reliable skills to do damage to groups and bosses.
6. If you are still in Act 1, Check UNA Npc in Clearfell often. She usually sells very good FLASKS that can help your survive longer during fights.
7. Bosses usually have long windups for all of their major attacks and major bosses even call out their skill name before using it. They are not 'hard' but a bit challenging for sure.
8. Stay on the side of bosses if you can. Majority of high damage boss attacks are towards their front.
9. Every time and I mean EVERY time you see a circle forming on the ground, run n dodge roll spam out of it.
LAST - Press ALT key to read the description of any term you don't understand in-game. These words are underlined with dotted lines in the description of skills/items. Will help you understand game better. Like what is Rage/What is Jagged Ground and so on.