Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

PoE 2 Grenade Deadeye Ranger Build

This is a Grenade Deadeye Ranger endgame build for Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Check out this Deadeye build, including its gear, socketables, skills, and playstyle!

Grenade Deadeye Build Summary

Grenade Deadeye Build

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End Game
Mid Game
Leveling
Build Setup
Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) - Deadeye PortraitEndless Munitions Grenade Deadeye
Herald of Ash Icon Explosive Grenade Icon Flash Grenade Icon Gas Grenade Icon Wind Dancer Icon Oil Grenade Icon Voltaic Grenade Icon
Diablo 4 Build - Pro High DPS

Diablo 4 Build - Pro Tailwind

Diablo 4 Build - Pro Area of Effect Damage

Diablo 4 Build - Con Long Setups

Diablo 4 Build - Con Reliant on a Strong Crossbow
Build Setup
Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) - Deadeye PortraitEndless Munitions Grenade Deadeye
Herald of Ash Icon Explosive Grenade Icon Flash Grenade Icon Gas Grenade Icon Wind Dancer Icon Oil Grenade Icon Voltaic Grenade Icon
Diablo 4 Build - Pro High DPS

Diablo 4 Build - Pro Ranged Mobile Gameplay

Diablo 4 Build - Pro Area of Effect Damage

Diablo 4 Build - Pro Durable

Diablo 4 Build - Con Long Setups

Diablo 4 Build - Con Reliant on Equipment Modifiers
Build Setup
Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) - Ranger PortraitExplosive Grenades Ranger
Explosive Grenade Icon Flash Grenade Icon Gas Grenade Icon Wind Dancer Icon
Diablo 4 Build - Pro Consistent Mobbing

Diablo 4 Build - Pro Ranged Mobile Gameplay

Diablo 4 Build - Con Squishy

Diablo 4 Build - Con Reliant on Early Weapon Upgrades

This Deadeye Ranger build is designed to progress the Atlas by fully utilizing Endless Munitions Ascendancy Skill to fill the screen with various grenades while staying nimble. This build clears enemy mobs with a combination of Explosive, Gas, and Oil Grenades!

Early on, the build will be using a Bow that utilizes Lightning Arrow and Stormcaller Arrow. As you progress, this build will transition to a Crossbow-focused build that relies on grenades. If you get a Crossbow early on that has bonuses to any damage type, you can choose to get the Crossbow skills already.

Date Changes Made
12/19/24 - Updated for Endgame.
- Changed the Skill Rotation.
- Modified the Passive Tree
- Revamped Write-ups
- Progressed the Ascendancy.
12/14/24 - Endless Munitions Grenade Deadeye Created.

Grenade Deadeye Gear Setup

Equipment and Modifiers

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End Game
Mid Game
Leveling
Gear Modifiers
Helm ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Evasion Rating
・Strength / Dexterity
Armor ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Evasion Rating
・Strength / Dexterity
Gloves ・Increase any Damage
・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Attack Speed
・Strength / Dexterity
・Gain Mana/Life Per Enemy Killed
Belt ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Increase Life Recovery
Boots ・Movement Speed
・Maximum Life
・+x% to any Elemental Resistance
・Evasion Rating
・Strength / Dexterity
Ring ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Evasion Rating
・Add Physical Damage to Attacks
Jade/Amber Amulet
(Amulet)
・Maximum Life
・+x% to any Elemental Resistance
・Life Regeneration Per Second
・Strength / Dexterity
Ring ・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Maximum Life
・Add Physical Damage to Attacks
Crossbow ・Adds x to x Physical Damage
・+% Increased Physical Damage
・Adds x to x Any Element Damage
・Attack Speed
・Gain Mana on Kill
Gear Modifiers
Helm ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Strength / Dexterity
Armor ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Strength / Dexterity
Gloves ・Increase any Damage
・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Strength / Dexterity
・Gain Mana/Life Per Enemy Killed
・Maximum Mana
Belt ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
Boots ・Movement Speed
・Maximum Life
・Life Regeneration
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
Ring ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Add x to x Physical Damage to Attacks
Amulet ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Life Regeneration Per Second
Ring ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Adds x to x Physical Damage
Crossbow ・Adds x to x Physical Damage
・+% Increased Physical Damage
・Adds to Any Element Damage
・Attack Speed
Gear Modifiers
Helm ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Strength / Dexterity
Armor ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Strength / Dexterity
Gloves ・Increase any Damage
・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Strength / Dexterity
・Gain Mana/Life Per Enemy Killed
・Maximum Mana
Belt ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
Boots ・Movement Speed
・Maximum Life
・Life Regeneration
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
Ring ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Life Regeneration Per Second
Amulet ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Life Regeneration Per Second
Ring ・Maximum Life
・+% to any Elemental Resistance
・Life Regeneration Per Second
Crossbow ・Adds to Physical Damage
・+% Increased Physical Damage
・Adds to Any Element Damage
・Attack Speed

Upon reaching the Atlas, stacking up on Maximum Life, Evasion and Elemental Resistances is essential since the enemies there can easily burst down unprepared adventurers. Aim for general damage boost modifiers, even elemental ones on your Crossbow!

Furthermore, try to slot in a +30 in Spirit to slot in Clarity, Vitality, and the Precision support gems on Wind Dancer for increased mana regeneration!

As for the auxiliary modifiers, get Gain Life/Mana on Kill to increase your overall survivability since this build can clear hordes of enemies reliably. This build's health and mana will quickly fill up after sending enemies flying with one combo!

The best runes to slot in depends on the damage the Crossbow scales from! For example, if its damage is purely physical, it is best to slot in Iron Runes. For armors, slot in whatever resistances you need, but if they are capped out, go for Body Runes to increase Maximum Life!

Grenade Deadeye Skills and Passive Tree

Active Skills

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The build will mainly use the combo between Explosive and Gas Grenades as its go-to attack. This combo is further empowered by the Deadeye Ascendancy, "Endless Munitions", to increase the amount of Grenades you can dole out.

Having support gems for Explosive Grenades such as Fast Forward to cover its slow fuse times with damage boosters such as Primal Armament, Immolate, and Heft makes it a very lethal skill.

Gas Grenade is included to increase explosive reactions. When enemies are ignited with Explosive Grenade, all of your Gas Grenades will explode and deal tons of damage at the cost of being consumed.

The build will also utilize two Persistent Skills, those being Herald of Ash and Wind Dancer:

  • Herald of Ash further emboldens this build's horde clear with additional explosions as it is common to Overkill enemies with the burst coming Explosive + Gas Grenade
  • Wind Dancer increases your survivability by adding Evasion while increasing overall regeneration with Vitality, Clarity, and Precision.

Passive Skill Tree

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End Game
Mid Game
Ascendancy Passive

Point Blank and Endless Munitions
Passive Nodes
1. Blur 2. Heavy Ammunition
3. Short Shot 4. Volatile Grenades
5. Cluster Bombs and Grenadier 6. Crushing Judgement and Authority
7. Repeating Explosives 8. Catalysis
9. Acceleration 10. Maiming Strike
11. Sand in the Eyes 12. Exploit
13. Careful Consideration and Escape Strategy 14. Escape Velocity and Freedom of Movement
15. Mental Toughness 16. Beastial Skin
Ascendancy Passive

Point Blank and Endless Munitions
Passive Nodes
1. Honed Instinct and Blur 2. Heavy Ammunition
3. Catapult 4. Short Shot
5. Volatile Grenades 6. Cluster Bombs and Grenadier
7. Crushing Judgement and Authority 8. Repeating Explosives
9. Catalysis 10. Acceleration
11. Maiming Strike 12. Sand in the Eyes

Full Tree Sample

As you start the first few levels, get Honed Instincts and Clean Shot to get as much Projectile Damage in the early game and avoid only having Primary Attributes. If you reach the point where you can allocate to Heavy Ammunition with the skill points you have, follow the unhighlighted path to access it!

During the mid-game, make a short detour to get the Projectile Damage nodes on the Catapult node. After that, make a beeline for Short Shot to increase your damage capabilities. You will mainly take this path during the mid-game to quickly reach the Volatile Grenades, Cluster Bombs, and Grenadier nodes to reduce fuse durations and increase projectiles.

After reaching the end game, respecc the Catapult and the attribute highway nodes highlighted in blue to include the additional Evasion Nodes and Mana Sustainability for comfort and have access to the upper portion of the skill tree.

The passive tree priority for overall DPS is to take nodes that grant Projectile Damage, Area of Effect, Increased Elemental Damage, Attack Damage, and Speed.

Grenade Deadeye Playstyle

Normal Rotation

Naturally, this build attempts to deal massive AoE damage capable of bursting down bosses with the Explosive Grenade + Gas Grenade combo. The additional Fire Damage should take chunks off any opponent's health when further enhanced with Oil Grenades.

While following a playstyle revolving around sticking close to the enemy to pelt them with bombs, the skill rotation should be:

  1. Set up Explosive Grenades to prime their fuse.
  2. Use Gas Grenades to spread explosive fire.
  3. Use an Oil Grenade on target enemies to inflict Fire Exposure before the explosion.
  4. Use Voltaic to Electrocute surrounding enemies.
  5. Use Flash Grenade to stun enemies.

Additional Notes on Skills

The inclusion of Flash Grenade is to add to this build's survivability and its setup potential by allowing you to stun multiple enemies. This is further enhanced by Voltaic Grenade with its ability to Electrocute enemies to have better chances of a stun.

For auxiliary skills that further add to DPS, Oil Grenade is included to inflict Fire Exposure and apply a slow, making your combo more potent and consistent. Oil Grenade is best used against Rare enemies and bosses!

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1 Spritemystic25 days

On the endgame passive tree build, Maiming Strike is on there twice. On #10 and #12

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