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Best POE2 Builds
Complete Guides for Path of Exile 2 by Odealo.com
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Designing your character in Path of Exile 2 remains one of the most fascinating aspects of the game. With an expanded roster of character classes featuring unique abilities, the possibilities for customization are as diverse as before. The freedom to experiment with builds allows you to push creative boundaries, supported by the game’s intricate Skill and Support Gem systems. This makes Path of Exile 2 a standout title for players who thrive on complex builds and character optimization.
While Path of Exile 2 is more forgiving than its predecessor - respeccing is easier and cheaper, at least for now - building a well-optimized character is still crucial for tackling the game's notoriously challenging campaign and advanced endgame content. Missteps won’t punish you as harshly, but a carefully planned setup is a must for efficient progression and to maximize your potential in the game’s hardest encounters.
Given the sheer depth of Path of Exile 2's mechanics, no single player can master all possible item and skill synergies on their own. That’s where we come in: as a dedicated group of experienced Path of Exile 2 players, we’ve crafted comprehensive build guides to help you navigate the complexity. These guides are regularly updated to reflect the latest patches and content changes, ensuring you always have access to the best builds available.
Each guide includes a detailed overview of the build, tips for leveling, its pros and cons, Passive Skill Trees, recommended items, and optimized Skill Gem setups. Builds are also categorized into key archetypes and evaluated based on factors like budget, single-target damage, area-of-effect capabilities, clear speed, and defensive strengths.
Whether you’re a new player or a seasoned veteran, our guides aim to simplify Path of Exile 2’s complex systems and help you enjoy the journey through the game’s intricacies. We welcome feedback and suggestions, so feel free to share your thoughts in the comment sections of this article or the individual guides on our website. With the right resources, you’ll be prepared to conquer everything Path of Exile 2 throws your way.
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[build concept] Plasma Blast Witchhunter - a build that relies on Lightning Elemental skills to deal damage to enemies from a distance. You utilize Shock to boost your DPS and Electrocute to lock enemies in place, allowing you to safely channel the Plasma Blast ability for the highest damage output [ELEMENTAL] [RANGED] [LIFE] [ATTACK]
Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Cluster Grenade Witchhunter - a ranged attack build that is based on throwing plenty of Grenades, creating extra explosions that can overlap on single enemies, boosting your DPS. This is a perfect example of a build that deals a moderate amount of base damage but can truly shine by utilizing the shotgun effects [ELEMENTAL] [RANGED] [LIFE] [ATTACK]
Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] High Velocity Rounds Witchhunter - a crossbow build that uses a powerful combination of different projectiles - first, to break the armor of your enemies, and fire devastating shots with High Velocity Rounds with greatly increased damage [PHYSICAL] [RANGED] [LIFE] [ATTACK]
Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Glacial Cascade Invoker - a powerful Melee build based on a historically very popular Path of Exile's spell - however it may sound. Glacial Cascade is now an attack that is based on the Freeze ailment, which can create additional overlapping Explosions, making it particularly powerful against Bosses [ELEMENTAL] [MELEE] [LIFE] [ATTACK]
Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Flicker Strike Invoker - one of the most iconic skills in the original Path of Exile is naturally available in its successor. This skill allows you to instantly teleport to nearby enemies dealing very high damage. The skills' cooldown is bypassed by spending Power Charges which are generated by secondary skills like Killing Palm and Siphoning Strike [ELEMENTAL] [MELEE] [LIFE] [ATTACK]
Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Essence Drain/Contagion Chayula Monk - one of the best Chaos Damage over Time combinations available in the Path of Exile series. There aren't any classes particularly powerful for this archetype, but Chayula Monk appears to offer valuable bonuses and is our initial pick before we get to complete more thorough tests [CHAOS] [DOT] [LIFE] [CASTER]
Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[0.1.0] Magnetic Salvo Deadeye Build - presumably the most powerful build in the game currently. It utilizes Magnetic Salvo - a Lightning Bow Attack that fires multiple projectiles that detonate Lingering Arrows for massive damage and overlapping explosions [ELEMENTAL] [RANGED] [LIFE] [ATTACK]
Budget: Boss DPS: AoE: Defenses:
[build concept] Toxic Growth Pathfinder - a director successor to the widely popular Toxic Rain build from POE1. It uses Chaos Bow Attacks to create overlapping damaging areas and can also benefit from Poison ailment [CHAOS] [DOT] [LIFE] [ATTACK]
Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Lightning Arrow Deadeye - a straightforward Bow build that relies on dealing solid Elemental Damage from a range. The build excels at clearing packs of monsters and can utilize skills like Tornado Shot for extra single-target DPS [ELEMENTAL] [RANGED] [LIFE] [ATTACK]
Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[0.1.0] Spark Archmage Stormweaver - a unique Spell Caster build that allows you to maximize the damage of your Spells based on your Spirit and Maximum Mana. Naturally, they will be more expensive to cast, so this build relies on greatly increased Mana sustain, and may not be advised for new characters. We recommend using it with Spark - currently the most popular Spell in the game [CASTER] [ELEMENTAL] [ES] [MANA] Budget: Boss DPS: AoE: Defenses:
[build concept] Arc Stormweaver - a good-old caster build based on one of the most iconic Path of Exile Skills. Arc is a Lightning Spell that chains to additional enemies, making this particularly powerful versus groups of Monsters - supplemented by other Lightning Spells you can turn it into a true weapon of destruction [ELEMENTAL] [LIFE] [CASTER] Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Supercharged Slam Warbringer - a Melee build that relies on a powerful channeled attack boosted by Warcries. This build may feel slow, but when you get to one-shot Bosses your friends need to restart all over again, you are likely to find this playstyle appealing [SLAM] [WARCRY] [MELEE] [LIFE] Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Sunder Titan - one of the most popular Melee Attacks for Two-Handers. It's generally slow, but the damage output and area coverage surely make up for it. It's recommended for beginners due to easy to understand and straightforward mechanics [PHYSICAL] [MELEE] [LIFE] Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Hammer of the Gods Titan - the skill with presumably the highest base damage in the entire game. Unfortunately, it has a long cooldown, so this build works best with extra ailments like Bleed or Ignite, and supplementary skills to deal with weaker enemies [SLAM] [MELEE] [LIFE] Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Raging Spirits Infernalist - one of the most popular Minions builds in the game currently, with Minions to spawn whenever you hit enemies with Fire Spells. This build (and class) is particularly powerful for beginners and on the Hardcore mode [MINION] [FIRE] [LIFE] [STARTER] Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Comet Blood Mage - a powerful Spell Caster build that utilizes high Life to boost the damage of your Spells on top of the regular defenses, and has greatly increased Critical Strike Chance and Damage based on it [FIRE] [CASTER] {CRITICAL] [LIFE] Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Flameblast Infernalist - a Caster build that utilizes this iconic skill from the original game. Flameblast is a channeled ability that deals greatly increased damage based on the duration of the channel and the number of stages. It can be extremely potent against Bosses - if you have learned their abilities and can execute perfect timing when unleashing Flameblast at maximum stages [FIRE] [CASTER] [LIFE] Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
[build concept] Skeleton Summoner Blood Mage - a standard summoner build that is based on controlling a small army of Skeletons to fight for you. Our initial pick was Blood Mage, but as a class, it offers near to no direct damage buffs to Minions, and the choice will need further testing, but thanks to increased defenses it should still allow you to progress through the campaign with ease [MINION] [LIFE] [STARTER] Budget: n/a Boss DPS: n/a AoE: n/a Defenses: n/a
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