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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

PoE 2 0.3 Huntress Leveling Build - Lightning Spear

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This is a leveling build for the Huntress in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)'s The Third Edict Update that focuses on Lightning damage. Check out this Huntress levelling build, including its progression, equipment, socketables, skills, playstyle, and recommended builds!

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Lightning Spear Huntress Build Summary

Huntress Leveling Build Overview

Build Setup
Path of Exile 2 - Huntress IconLightning Spear Huntress
Parry Icon Herald of Thunder Icon Barrage Icon Disengage Icon Lightning Spear Icon Storm Lance Icon
Path of Exile 2 Build Pro Easy to Play

Path of Exile 2 Build Pro Decent AoE and Single Target Damage

Path of Exile 2 Build Pro High Mobility and DPS

Path of Exile 2 Build Con Squishy

Path of Exile 2 Build Con Parry can be clunky

This Huntress leveling build is focused on an elemental setup using the Lightning Spear. Lightning Spear will be our main DPS tool due to its high single-target damage and forking projectile ability that can clear mob groups with ease. Barrage lets us start fights with a bigger burst, and disengage lets us get a melee trigger for our passive tree bonuses and a spacing tool to kite enemies.

Lightning Spear Huntress Equipment

※ The affixes shown below are arranged based on descending priority.

Gear Affixes
Hardwood Spear IconHardwood Spear
・ + Level to Projectile Skills
・ + Bonus to Physical Damage
・ + Bonus to Lightning Damage
・ +% Bonus to Attack Speed
Iron Buckler IconIron Buckler
・ + Armor
・ + Resistances
Felt Cap IconFelt Cap
・ +Dexterity
・ + Strength
・ + Resistances
・ + Maximum Life
Pathfinder Coat IconPathfinder Coat
・ +Armor/Energy Shield
・ + Strength/Dexterity
・ + Resistances
・ + Maximum Life
Spined Bracers IconSpined Bracers
・ + Physical Damage
・ + Resistances
・ + Attack Speed
Feathered Sandals IconFeathered Sandals
・ + Movement Speed
・ + Resistances
Linen Belt IconLinen Belt
・ Increased Flask Charges Gained
・ + Armor
・ + Resistances
Lunar Amulet IconLunar Amulet
・ + Mana Regeneration
・ + Mana Regeneration
・ + Lightning Damage to Attacks
・ + Strength
・ + Dexterity
Iron Ring IconIron Ring
・ + Mana Regeneration
・ + Mana Regeneration
・ + Lightning Damage to Attacks
・ + Strength
・ + Dexterity
Iron Ring IconIron Ring
・ + Mana Regeneration
・ + Mana Regeneration
・ + Lightning Damage to Attacks
・ + Strength
・ + Dexterity
Colossal Life Flask IconColossal Life Flask
・Increased Amount Recovered
・Increased Charges
Colossal Mana Flask IconColossal Mana Flask
・Increased Amount Recovered
・Increased Charges

Weapons

You'll want to prioritize getting weapons with bonuses to damage and ranged skills. As we're primarily using Lightning Spear for our damage, bonus physical and lightning damage are ideal to maximize our damage output for the early game.

The farther we go into the game, the more valuable Attack Speed is as well so you'll want to aim for better spear with attack speed stats.

List of Weapons

Armor and Accessories

We don't have many requirements in terms of defensive stats, so stack up armor and resistances as much as you can. Getting a tiny sliver of Energy Shield will also come a long way, especially during fights against elites, to avoid getting burst.

List of Rings List of Amulets
List of Armors

Belts and Charms

Sapphire Charm ImageSapphire Charm ・Increased Duration
・Increased Charges
・Gain Charges Per Second

Charms are not mandatory at this point in the game, especially with our limited selection. However, you can choose to equip the Sapphire Charm to itemize against Count Geonor's freezes at the end of Act 1.

Later on, you can change it to any charm of your choice.

List of Belts List of Charms

Runes and Soul Cores

Equipment Sockets
Weapon
Armor

During the early game, we'll want to get as much ability to use our lightning spear non-stop. If you have gear with slots, consider slotting in Inspiration runes to get bonus regen for our skill spam. For armor, Iron Rune is the best option to amp our flat defensive stats, especially Energy Shield.

List of Runes List of Soul Cores

Lightning Spear Huntress Skills

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

Skill Support Gems
Lightning Spear IconLightning Spear
Barrage IconBarrage
Disengage IconDisengage ・None
Storm Lance IconStorm Lance
Explosive Spear IconExplosive Spear
Herald of Thunder IconHerald of Thunder
Mana Remnants IconMana Remnants

This is a skill setup using the Lightning Spear. This will be our tool for everything damage-related. It has AoE damage due to its multiple forking capabilities, while having strong single-target damage due to Herald of Thunder's bonus damage. With Shock, our damage also gets further amplified, making boss fights and elite battles trivial.

Storm Lance and Explosive Spear are our mid-game options for a quick burst setup against bosses. By comboing our Storm Lance with Barrage and detonating it with an Explosive Spear, we can create a huge amount of bolts and damage while also generating Living Lightning for continued DPS.
List of Skills

Lightning Spear Huntress Passive Tree

Passive Tree Progression

For our skill tree, we prioritize flat damage as much as possible. These will come from attack damage bonuses, lightning damage bonuses, and lightning penetration. Shock modifiers will also help, but they are not too important compared to the first modifiers we aim for. We'll eventually want to transition into accuracy nodes as well once we get our Ascendancy, but for the earlier acts, prioritize flat damage bonuses.

Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Build Progression

Jump to an Act!
Act 1 Act 2 Act 3

Act 1 Progression

To progress through Act 1 and beat Count Geonor using the Lightning Spear Huntress leveling build, follow these steps:

# Steps
1
After beating the The Bloated Miller Icon The Bloated Miller , talk to Renly and equip the Whirling Slash Icon Whirling Slash Gem.
2
Head for the Mysterious Campsite at Clearfell to get an extra Level 1 Uncut Skill Gem Icon Uncut Skill Gem , turn this to a Twister Icon Twister to increase your mobbing speed.
3
Complete Treacherous Ground and get the Support Gem for Twister Icon Twister .
4
Defeat Beira of the Rotten Pack Icon Beira of the Rotten Pack to obtain Head of the Winter Wolf Icon Head of the Winter Wolf for the Cold Resistance to prepare against Count Geonor.
5
Find and defeat and get the Support Gem for Lightning Spear Icon Lightning Spear .
Note: Make sure to loot the Witch Hut to get Medium Flasks.
6
Defeat The Brambleghast Icon The Brambleghast to get a Level 2 Uncut Skill Gem and use it to get Disengage Icon Disengage .
Note: By now, if you have not gotten a Spear and Buckler drop, you should have enough Gold to buy or gamble for both to access Parry and Disengage!
7
Progress to The Grim Tangle and defeat The Rotten Druid Icon The Rotten Druid to obtain another Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and slot in Elemental Attunement I.
8
Look for the Haunted Treasure Inside the Tomb of the Consort and defeat the rare enemy to acquire a Level 1 Uncut Support Gem.
Note: Once you find a Level 3 Uncut Skill Gem, use it to equip Lightning Spear Icon Lightning Spear .
9
Defeat The Crowbell Icon The Crowbell to get a Book of Specialisation Icon Book of Specialisation for free passive points.
10
Start looking for the Dryadic Ritual in the same area to get an extra Level 1 Uncut Support Gem (to be used later).
11
Defeat the The King in the Mists Icon The King in the Mists to get +30 Spirit and a Level 4 Uncut Spirit Gem Icon Uncut Spirit Gem . Use this to equip Herald of Thunder Icon Herald of Thunder Spirit Gem, then slot in and Elemental Attunement I from the Support Gem you got earlier to Lightning Spear.
12
Complete The Lost Lute at the Ogham Farmlands to obtain a Book of Specialisation for more passive points.
13
Search for the Crop Circle in the same area to defeat and obtain a Level 4 Uncut Skill Gem and use it to upgrade Lightning Spear.
14
Proceed to Ogham Village and defeat The Executioner Icon The Executioner to free Leitis and acquire a Level 5 Uncut Skill Gem.
Note: Use the Uncut Skill Gem to get Barrage Icon Barrage .
15
Search and defeat the Candlemass, the Living Rite Icon Candlemass, the Living Rite at Ogham Manor to get the Candlemass Candlemass' Essence for the free +20 Maximum Life.
16
Continue and defeat Count Geonor Icon Count Geonor to complete Act 1.
Note: Make sure you have Medium Flasks since this boss fight has 2 Phases so you will be spending a good amount of time learning and surviving the mechanics.

Complete Act 1 Walkthrough

Act 2 Progression

To progress through Act 2 and beat Jamanra, the Abomination using the Huntress leveling build, follow these steps:

# Steps
1
Complete the Earning Passage quest for an Uncut Skill Gem Icon Uncut Skill Gem Level 5. Use it to upgrade Lightning Spear Icon Lightning Spear .
2
Defeat Balbala, The Traitor Icon Balbala, The Traitor to gain access to The Trial of Sekhemas.
Ascendancy: You can attempt to finish the Sekhema's Trial to get your first Ascendancy Skill:
3
Clear Mobs in Keth until you get the Kabala Clan Relic Icon Kabala Clan Relic (to be used later).
4
5
Defeat in the Galleria for a random Jewel.
6
Open the Guarded Sarcophagus for an Uncut Support Gem Icon Uncut Support Gem Level 2. You can use this to get and replace your Lightning Spear's existing Elemental Armament I
7
Three Elemental Offering Ring choices: Ruby Ring, Sapphire Ring, and Topaz Ring for flame, cold, and lightning resistance respectively. It is recommended to choose the Topaz Ring to prepare for Jamanra, the Abomination Icon Jamanra, the Abomination .
8
Clear The City of Seven Waters for an Uncut Support Gem 2. You can use this to get a second Elemental Armament II Icon Elemental Armament II for Storm Lance.
9
Destroy the Effigy located in the Shrine of Bones for an Uncut Support Gem Level 2. You can use this to get Short Fuse I Icon Short Fuse I for your Explosive Spear.
10
Clear Mobs in The Bone Pits until you get the Sun Clan Relic Icon Sun Clan Relic (to be used later).
11
Complete A Theft of Ivory quest for an Uncut Support Gem Level 2. You can use this to get your Living Lightning Icon Living Lightning to make bossing much easier with the extra DPS from it.
12
Place both Relics in the Valley of Titans to complete the Ancient Vows quest. Choose the Sun Clan Relic for more Mana Flask Recovery.
13
Complete A Crown of Stone quest for an Uncut Support Gem Level 2. You can use this for any missing support gems in the build.
14
Complete the Tradition's Toll quest to get a Book of Specialisation Icon Book of Specialisation .
15
Defeat the for a Djinn Barya Icon Djinn Barya .
16
Activate the in Deshar to get a permanent 10% Lightning Resistance.

Complete Act 2 Walkthrough

Act 3 Progression

To progress through Act 3 and beat Doryani using the Essence Drain Contagion Witch leveling build, follow these steps:

# Step by Step Guide to Act 3 Leveling
1
Defeat Rootdredge Icon Rootdredge to get Uncut Skill Gem Icon Uncut Skill Gem Level 9 and use it upgrade your Lightning Spear Icon Lightning Spear .
2
Loot the basket found in the Orok Campfire at Sandswept Marsh to get a Lesser Jeweller Lesser Jeweller's Orb .
3 [align] Proceed to the Jungle Ruins and defeat the Mighty Silverfist Icon Mighty Silverfist for a Book of Specialisation Icon Book of Specialisation .
4
Complete The Slithering Dead to get the for provide you with +30% Increased Elemental Ailment Threshold.
5
Look for the Jungle Grave and interact with the Ravaged Corpse to summon Servi and get a rare Belt. We recommend taking Linen Belt for better mana management.
6
Defeat Ignagduk, the Bog Witch Icon Ignagduk, the Bog Witch for 30 Spirit and an Uncut Spirit Gem Icon Uncut Spirit Gem Level 10. Use this to equip Mana Remnants Icon Mana Remnants
7
Submit the Tribal Vengeance to get a charm. Choose the Antidote Charm for increased defenses against Poison.
8
Defeat Blackjaw, the Remnant Icon Blackjaw, the Remnant to get The Flame Core for +10% Fire Resistance.
9
Use the Paquate's Mechanism to Corrupt gear. We suggest corrupting the Lightning Spear Icon Lightning Spear skill gem for a chance of an additional Support Gem slot.
10
Obtain an Uncut Spirit Gem Icon Uncut Spirit Gem Level 10 from Treasures of Utzaal. Use this to increase the level of your Withering Presence Icon Withering Presence .
11
12 Ascendancy: By this time, you can complete the Trial of Chaos to get your third and fourth Ascendancy Point.
13
Use the Sacrificial Heart Icon Sacrificial Heart that you can pick up in Utzaal to acquire Weapon Set Skill Points.

Complete Act 3 Walkthrough

Lightning Spear Huntress Playstyle

Mobbing Rotation

For a general playstyle, you will adopt a kiting-focused gameplay that mainly uses Lightning Spear to clear hordes of enemies. You don't necessarily have a skill rotation due to the build's one-button playstyle, but you'll want to use Barrage when no enemies are in the immediate vicinity for a huge burst of damage on your next spear.

Disengage is also useful as a kiting tool as well as triggering passive skill tree nodes like dealing bonus ranged damage after using a melee hit, making it both a defensive and offensive tool.

Bossing Rotation

Similar to our mobbing rotation but with Storm Lance and Explosive Spear inclusion

  1. Use Lightning Spear to poke and apply shock.
  2. Barrage to prepare a bulk projectile then use Storm Lance quickly followed up by Explosive Spear
  3. Keep using Lightning Spear while Barrage is on cooldown then repeat the Storm Lance Explosive Spear combo for huge bursts of damage.

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