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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

PoE 2 0.4 Huntress Leveling Build - Buckler Parry

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This is a leveling build for the Huntress in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)'s The Last of the Druids update that uses Parries and its debuffs to activate skill effects for massive burst damage. Check out this Huntress leveling build, including its progression, equipment, socketables, skills, and playstyle!

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Buckler Parry Huntress Build Summary

Buckler Parry Huntress Leveling Build

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) - Huntress PortraitBuckler Parry Huntress Build
Fangs of Frost Icon Iron Ward Icon Parry Icon
Path of Exile 2 Build Pro Excellent AoE Damage

Path of Exile 2 Build Pro Great Survivability

Path of Exile 2 Build Pro Easy to Build

Path of Exile 2 Build Con Low Mobility

This Parry Huntress leveling build makes full use of Fangs of Frost to deal huge burst damage in a wide area. Parry now hits all enemies near the enemy that activates your parry while Fangs of Frost activates all parry debuff in the area. This causes a chain reaction of massive ice burst damage that lets you clear content efficiently.

We'll also want to supplement our AoE damage with Iron Ward to supplement our clear speed with additional burst for fast map-wide clears.

Date Changes Made
12/17/2025 ・Parry Huntress Leveling Build for Act 1 created.

Buckler Parry Huntress Equipment

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

Gear Affixes
Ironhead Spear IconIronhead Spear
・Increased Physical Damage
・Add Physical Damage
・Increased Elemental Damage
Oak Buckler IconOak Buckler
・Maximum Life
・Block%
・Elemental Resistances
Cowled Helm IconCowled Helm
・Armour
・Increased Armour and Evasion
・Maximum Life
・Any Elemental Resistance
Cloaked Mail IconCloaked Mail
・Evasion Rating
・Increased Armour and Evasion
・Maximum Life
・Spirit
・Armour Also Applies to Elemental Damage
・Any Elemental Resistance
Tempered Mitts IconTempered Mitts
・Add Physical Damage
・Maximum Life
・Armour Also Applies to Elemental Damage
・Any Elemental Resistance
Stacked Sabatons IconStacked Sabatons
・Increased Movement Speed
・Increased Armour and Evasion
・Maximum Life
・Armour Also Applies to Elemental Damage
・Any Elemental Resistance
Rawhide Belt IconRawhide Belt
・Armour
・Strength
・Maximum Life
・Maximum Mana
・Any Elemental Resistance
Azure Amulet IconAzure Amulet
・Increased Evasion Rating
・Increased Rarity of Items
・All Attributes
・All Elemental Resistance
・Increased Mana Regeneration
Iron Ring IconIron Ring
・Increased Ice Damage
・Add Physical Damage
・All Attributes
・Any Elemental Resistance
Iron Ring IconIron Ring
・Increased Ice Damage
・Add Physical Damage
・All Attributes
・Any Elemental Resistance
Gargantuan Life Flask IconGargantuan Life Flask
・Gain Charges per Second
・Increased Amount Recovered
Gargantuan Mana Flask IconGargantuan Mana Flask
・Gain Charges per Second
・Increased Amount Recovered

Weapons

During Act 1 you can choose to equip any spear you can obtain with the highest damage. Ideally, any damage bonuses will be beneficial to hasten your clears and bossing.

List of Weapons

Armour and Accessories

Focus on getting equipment that has Armour and Evasion Rating as these are stats that defensively benefit the Huntress best. Additionally, you'll also want maximum life to increase your stun threshold a well as increasing your flast stun threshold to avoid getting knocked down when blocking.

Stacking these will let you tank enemies without tumbling down and capitalizing on your buckler's parry debuffs for insane damage output.

List of Rings List of Amulets
List of Armours

Runes and Soul Cores

Equipment Sockets
Weapon
Armour

We recommend ignoring Runes until you reach Act 3, since you will be constantly switching gear. However, if you're stuck on a certain area and want to increase your damage output, you can slot in two Iron Runes on your Weapon to give you a 36% Physical Damage boost. As for your Armour Runes, slot in Body Runes for more maximum life or Rebirth Runes for life regeneration if you are having trouble with survivability.

Belt and Charms

Belt Modifiers
Rawhide Belt IconRawhide Belt ・Armour
・Strength
・Maximum Life
・Maximum Mana
・Any Elemental Resistance
Charm Options
Sapphire Charm IconSapphire Charm Topaz Charm IconTopaz Charm Antidote Charm IconAntidote Charm

We recommend equipping the Sapphire Charm to help you combat the cold attacks of Count Geonor at the end of the Act 1. Just make sure to keep dodging his attacks since they can still take a chunk of your health even with the resistance Charm equipped.

List of Belts List of Charms

Buckler Parry Huntress Skills

All Active and Persistent 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.

Skill Support Gems
Parry IconParry
Fangs of Frost IconFangs of Frost

The Buckler Parry Huntress build primarily focuses on using parries as your main combo starter, then exploding them with Fangs of Frost skill to fast clear mobs and easily defeat Bosses.

Start by grouping up enemies, once converged, approach them to activate a parry then consume the debuff with Fangs of Frost. This will cause Fangs of Frost to activate its parry effect on every unit afflicted by the debuff to trigger massive AoE damage.

List of Skills

Buckler Parry Huntress Passive Tree

Passive Tree Progression

huntress act 1.png

For our parry-focused setup, we want to utilize as much damage as we can and parry nodes. Couple this with our stat focus and we'll be able to parry enemies without getting stunned to activate our parry-trigger combo to burst mob groups.

Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Build Progression

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Act 1 Act 2

Act 1 Progression

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

# Step by Step Guide to Act 1 Leveling
1
2
Head for the Mysterious Campsite at Clearfell to get a Level 1 Uncut Skill Gem Icon Uncut Skill Gem and use this to get Twister Icon Twister as your main damage skill.
Note: If you find another Level 1 Uncut Skill Gem, use this to get Whirling Slash Icon Whirling Slash .
3
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.
4
Complete Treacherous Ground to get a Level 1 Uncut Support Gem Icon Uncut Support Gem and slot in Rage I Icon Rage I on your Parry skill.
5
Proceed to Grelwood and defeat Areagne, Forgotten Witch Icon Areagne, Forgotten Witch to get another Level 1 Uncut Support Gem. Save it for our lvl 3 skill Fangs of Frost.
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 upgrade your Twister.
7
Progress to The Grim Tangle and defeat The Rotten Druid Icon The Rotten Druid to obtain another Level 1 Uncut Support Gem (To be used later).
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 (To be used later).
Note: Once you find a Level 3 Uncut Skill Gem, use it to equip Fangs of Frost Icon Fangs of Frost and use your extra Uncut Support Gems to slot in Cold Attunement Icon Cold Attunement and Elemental Armament I Icon Elemental Armament I .
9
Defeat The Crowbell Icon The Crowbell at the Hunting Grounds to obtain a Book of Specialisation Icon Book of Specialisation for additional passive points.
10
Search and complete your first Ritual in the same area to get a Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and use this to slot in Steadfast I Icon Steadfast I on your Parry.
Note: You can now remove Twister and Whirlwind Slash as your main combo will focus on parry and Fangs of Frost. Spear Throw should be used to poke bosses and ranged enemies.
11 [align]Start looking for the Dryadic Ritual in the same area to get an extra Level 1 Uncut Support Gem.
12
Enter Freythorn to defeat The King in the Mists Icon The King in the Mists for +30 Spirit and a Level 4 Uncut Spirit Gem Icon Uncut Spirit Gem . Use this to equip Iron Ward Icon Iron Ward for more AoE damage.
13
Complete The Lost Lute at the Ogham Farmlands to obtain a Book of Specialisation Icon Book of Specialisation for more passive points.
14
Search for the Crop Circle in the same area to defeat Vargir the Feral Mutt Icon Vargir the Feral Mutt and obtain a Level 4 Uncut Skill Gem and use it to upgrade Fangs of Frost.
15
Proceed to Ogham Village and defeat The Executioner Icon The Executioner to free Leitis and acquire a Level 5 Uncut Skill Gem.
16
Head for The Manor Ramparts and look for The Gallows to get a free Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and slot in Concentrated Area Icon Concentrated Area .
17
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.
18
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 Buckler Parry Huntress leveling build, follow these steps:

# Step by Step Guide to Act 2 Leveling
1
Complete the Earning Passage quest for an Uncut Skill Gem Icon Uncut Skill Gem Level 5. Use this to upgrade Explosive Grenade Icon Explosive Grenade .
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:
Ritualist Icon Ritualist : Wildwood Persistence for extra sustain..
3
Clear Mobs in Keth until you get the Kabala Clan Relic Icon Kabala Clan Relic (To be used later).
4
Defeat Kabala, Constrictor Queen Icon Kabala, Constrictor Queen to get a Book of Specialisation Icon Book of Specialisation for more passive points.
5
Defeat The Ninth Treasure of Keth Icon The Ninth Treasure of Keth in the Galleria for a random Jewel.
Note: Make sure to slot in this Jewel in your passive tree as you progress.
6
Open the Guarded Sarcophagus for an Uncut Support Gem Icon Uncut Support Gem and slot in Retaliate I Icon Retaliate I on your Fangs of Frost Icon Fangs of Frost once you have your third slot (either from a Jeweller's Orb or the Vaal Ruins).
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 Icon Uncut Support Gem and slot in Brutality II Icon Brutality II on your Iron Ward Icon Iron Ward persistent skill.
9
Destroy the Effigy located in the Shrine of Bones for an Uncut Support Gem Level 2 and slot in Brutality II Icon Brutality II on your Iron Ward Icon Iron Ward persistent skill if you have your 3rd slot available for it.
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 (To be used later).
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 (To be used later).
14
Complete the Tradition's Toll quest to get a Book of Specialisation Icon Book of Specialisation .
15
Defeat the Watchful Twins Icon Watchful Twins for a Djinn Barya Icon Djinn Barya .

Complete Act 2 Walkthrough

Buckler Parry Huntress Playstyle

Bossing Skill Rotation

When against Bosses, you will adopt a Buckler Parry playstyle that can huge burst damage against Bosses. The rotation is as follows:

  1. Focus on hitting the boss with Spear Throws.
  2. Parry when they start approaching for a normal attack.
  3. Use Fangs of Frost to activate a big damage.
  4. Kite away and continue with Spear Throws.

Mobbing Skill Rotation

When against large packs of mobs, you will only need to hit multiple enemies with parry and burst them. The rotation is as follows:

  1. Lure enemies with Spear Throw.
  2. Group them up and ready your parry.
  3. Use Fangs of Frost to burst the enemy mob group.
  4. Rinse and repeat.

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