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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

PoE 2 0.3 Ranger Build - Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye

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This is a Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye Ranger build for endgame in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)'s The Third Edict Update. Check out the Lightning Arrow Deadeye Ranger build, including its gear, socketables, skills, and playstyle!

Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye Build Summary

Eravin's Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye Build

This Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye build is based on a build by Eravin over at Eravin (Youtube). The video includes details on how to gear up to get the build online. Check out Eravin's YouTube channel for more Path of Exile 2 content and ask questions about the build!

Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye Build

Build Setup
Path of Exile 2 PoE 2 Deadeye PortraitCrit Lightning Arrow Deadeye Build
Bow Shot Icon Herald of Thunder Icon Lightning Arrow Icon Lightning Rod Icon Electrocuting Arrow Icon Voltaic Mark Icon Wind Dancer Icon Rhoa Mount Icon
Path of Exile 2 Build Pro Top of the Meta Build

Path of Exile 2 Build Pro Fast Clear Mapping and Bossing

Path of Exile 2 Build Pro Extremely High DPS

Path of Exile 2 Build Pro Low Budget

Path of Exile 2 Build Con Squishy Early Game

Path of Exile 2 Build Con Requires Combos and Mana Flask

The Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye is the top of the meta build for melting bosses and fast clearing maps. This budget endgame build makes use of the best Bow skill in the game, Lightning Arrow, together with Lightning Rod to quickly eliminate mobs and clear endgame content, including Pinnacle.

Date Changes
09-06-2025 Created Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye build for endgame and Pinnacle content.

Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye Equipment

Gear Affixes
Gemini Bow IconGemini Bow ・Increased Physical Damage
・Adds Physical Damage
・Adds Lightning Damage
・Increased Critical Hit Chance
・Increased Critical Damage Bonus
Visceral Quiver IconVisceral Quiver ・Increased Critical Hit Chance
・Adds Physical Damage
・Increased Damage with Bow Skills
・Increased Projectile Speed
・Level of All Projectile Skills
・Increased Critical Damage Bonus
・Increased Attack Speed
Woven Cap IconWoven Cap ・Evasion Rating
・Maximum Life
・Increased Evasion Rating
・Maximum Mana
・Increased Critical Hit Chance
・Reduced Attribute Requirements
Slipstrike Vest IconSlipstrike Vest
・Increased Armour
・Evasion Rating
・Increased Evasion Rating
・Maximum Life
・Dexterity
・Fire Resistance
・Lightning Resistance
LeopoldLeopold's Applause Embroidered Gloves
・Increased Energy Shield
・Maximum Mana
・Increased Rarity of Items Found
・Damage Penetrates Elemental Resistances
・Your Hits can Penetrate Elemental Resistances down to a minimum of -50%
Serpentscale Boots IconSerpentscale Boots
・Increased Movement Speed
・Maximum Mana
・Increased Evasion Rating
・Stun Threshold
・Cold Resistance
・Lightning Resistance
Heavy Belt IconHeavy Belt
・Increased Stun Threshold
・Increased Flask Life Recovery
・Maximum Life
・Reduced Flask Charges Used
・Cold Resistance
・Fire Resistance
Azure Amulet IconAzure Amulet
Allocate: Stormcharged
・Increased Elemental Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit Recently
・Increased Critical Hit Chances
・Maximum Energy Shield
・Maximum Life
・Spirit
・Increased Critical Hit Chance
・Increased Critical Damage
・Life Regeneration per Second
Death Rush Emerald Ring IconDeath Rush Emerald Ring
・Accuracy Rating
・Evasion Rating
・Leeches Physical Attack Damage as Life
・You gain Onslaught for 4 seconds on kill
Topaz Ring IconTopaz Ring
・Adds Physical Damage
・Adds Fire Damage
・Increased Lightning Damage
・Fire Resistance
・Cold Resistance
・Lightning Resistance
Ultimate Life Flask IconUltimate Life Flask
・Increased Recovery Rate
・Chance to Gain a Charge when you Kill an Enemy
Ultimate Mana Flask IconUltimate Mana Flask
・Increased Mana Recovered
・Removes Mana Recovered from Life when used
・Reduced Charges per Use

Weapons

We highly recommend getting a Gemini Bow to make use of the Bow Fires an Additional Projectile implicit and maximize your damage output with using Physical Damage and Critical modifiers. On the other hand, your Quiver should have the increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks implicit to make your critical attacks more consistent while also having a bunch of damage modifiers such as Physical Damage, Level of All Projectile Skills,

List of Weapons

Armor and Accessories

The Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye build survives through the use of high Evasion Rating and maximum life. Stack as much Evasion as you can on your Helm, Body Armor, and Boots to reach a comfortable Evasion Rating to take on high tier maps. Make sure to get the Leopold's Applause unique gloves for more damage and Energy Shields.

As for your Accessories, try to get a Death Rush unique ring for higher Accuracy Rating and enable Onslaught for you on kill. Your amulet should contain at least Spirit, Critical Hit Chance and Damage, and Elemental Resistances to help you reach the 75% resistance cap.

List of Armors List of Accessories

Runes and Soul Cores

Equipment Sockets
Weapon
Armor
Greater Resolve Rune

As usual, your Runes should consist of Greater Iron Rune for your weapon so you can maximize your Physical Damage, and Greater Glacial Rune for your Helm and Boots to help you reach the 75% resistance cap.

Additionally, your Body Armor should have two Greater Iron Runes as well so you can benefit from the increased Armor and Evasion for more damage and survivability respectively.

All Runes and Soul Cores
List of Runes List of Soul Cores

Belts and Charms

Belt Modifiers
Heavy Belt IconHeavy Belt ・Increased Stun Threshold
・Increased Flask Life Recovery
・Maximum Life
・Reduced Flask Charges Used
・Cold Resistance
・Fire Resistance
Charm Options
PoE 2 Arakaali Arakaali's Gift PoE 2 Thawing Charm Thawing Charm -

This Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye build makes use of the Arakaali's Gift unique charm to enable life recovery whenever you get poisoned. Equip a Thawing Charm as well since there will be a ton of enemies that can infict Freeze to ruin your run.

As for belts, we recommend getting the Heavy Belt belt for the added Stun Threshold to help you avoid falling off your Rhoa Mount.

List of All Charms

Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye Skills

※ The Support Gems' priority are arranged in a descending order. The first one being the most important and the last being the least crucial.

All Active and Persistent Skills

Skill Support Gems
Bow Shot IconBow Shot
Lightning Arrow IconLightning Arrow
Lightning Rod IconLightning Rod
Electrocuting Arrow IconElectrocuting Arrow
Voltaic Mark IconVoltaic Mark
Rhoa Mount IconRhoa Mount
Wind Dancer IconWind Dancer
Herald of Thunder IconHerald of Thunder

Your main skills consist of using Lightning Arrow together with Lightning Rod to completely demolish all types of content until Pinnacle. Use Electrocuting Arrow to enable Electrocution buildup against bosses to stunlock and defeat them with ease.

As for your Persistent skill, equip Herald of Thunder as soon as possible for more lightning bolts whenever you kill Shocked enemies. Once you reach endgame, immediately equip Rhoa Mount and take Wind Dancer for more survivability and give you a free knock back whenever you are surrounded.

List of Skills

Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye Passive Tree

Passive Tree Progression

Ascendency Passive Nodes
Gathering Winds, Wind Ward and Endless Munitions
Passive Nodes
1. Vile Wounds and Master Fletching 2. Primal Sundering, Cooked and Acceleration
3. Sniper and Feathered Fletching 4. Coming Calamity, and Inspiring Ally
5. Beastial Skin, Enhanced Reflexes and Struck Through 6. Surging Currents and Falcon Technique
7. Kite Runner and Unbound Forces 8. True Strike and Deadly Force
Screenshots taken from Path of Building.

Early on, we will be taking on passives to increase our damage output such as Honed Instincts, Vile Wounds, and Mastered Fletching.

As we progress through the campaign, we will be enhancing our survivability. To that end, we will be acquiring defensive passives such as The Wild Cat, Beastial Skin, and Enhanced Reflexes.

As you progress, you will have the opportunity to acquire equipment with additional criticals. To enhance its effectiveness, pair it with the passives such as True Strike, Deadly Force, and Struck Through.

Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Jewels

Emerald JewelEmerald Prefixes
・Companion Damage
・Increased Evasion Rating
・Increased Bow Damage
・Increased Attack Damage
・Increased Lightning Damage
Suffixes:
・Critical Chance With Attacks
・Critical Damage for Attacks
・Attack Speed
・Attack Speed with Bows
・Movement Speed

It is recommended to focus on getting Emeralds to gain more damage using increased Lightning Damage, Critical Hit Chance and Damage Bonus, and Attack Speed. Take note that this build does not rely on Jewels so make sure to set this as your least priority when crafting the build.

List of Jewels

Crit Lightning Arrow Deadeye Playstyle

Skill Rotation

For general mobbing, simply casting Lightning Arrow will efficiently handle most enemies. However, when facing bosses, you'll need to use Lightning Rod to multiply your Lightning Damage, Electrocuting Arrow to stun the target, and Voltaic Mark for higher shock chance and magnitude. The rotation is as follows:

  1. Summon and ride your Rhoa Mount.
  2. Cast Lightning Arrow to deal with enemies.
  3. Plant Lightning Rod when facing against bosses.
  4. Use Electrocuting Arrow to stun enemies for 5 seconds when Electrocution triggers.
  5. Use Voltaic Mark on elites or bosses to increase shock chance and shock magnitude.

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