Path of Exile 2: Mastering the Best Builds in Early Access
Choosing your first character in Path of Exile 2's early access can be daunting. With six classes and two Ascendancy classes each, the possibilities are vast. This guide highlights optimal builds for each class, offering a head start in your journey.
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Table of Contents
- Best Witch Build: Minion Summoner Infernalist
- Best Mercenary Build: FrostFerno Witch Hunter
- Best Monk Build: Herald of Thunder Invoker
- Best Warrior Build: Armour Breaker Warbinger
- Best Sorceress Build: Ember Fusillade Stormweaver
- Best Ranger Build: Deadeye Grenadier
Witch: Minion Summoner Infernalist
This build maximizes the Witch's summoning potential, offering a balanced and beginner-friendly experience compared to the riskier Blood Mage. You'll command an army of undead and demons, adding a dynamic and engaging element to combat.
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Key Skills: Skeletal Brute, Skeletal Cleric, Pain Offering, Skeletal Arsonist, Detonate Dead, Flame Wall, Raging Spirits, Vulnerability, Summon Infernal Hound.
Gameplay Tips: Support your minion horde with fire damage and utilize strategic positioning and Vulnerability debuffs for optimal effectiveness. Master the interplay between Flame Wall, Raging Spirits, and Detonate Dead for maximum area-of-effect damage.
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Mercenary: FrostFerno Witch Hunter
This hybrid build blends fire and ice attacks for a unique and powerful playstyle. The combination of freezing enemies and then unleashing explosive damage makes it effective throughout the game.
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Key Skills: Permafrost Bolts, Explosive Grenade, Gas Grenade, Explosive Shot, Herald of Ash, Galvanic Shards, Herald of Thunder.
Gameplay Tips: Utilize Permafrost Bolts and Galvanic Shards for crowd control, followed by devastating explosive attacks. Maximize freeze duration with supporting gems to unleash maximum damage.
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Monk: Herald of Thunder Invoker
This build emphasizes both offense and defense, making it ideal for newcomers. The Herald of Thunder skill is central to its lightning-based attacks.
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Key Skills: Tempest Flurry, Tempest Bell, Staggering Palm, Vaulting Impact, Orb of Storms, Storm Wave.
Gameplay Tips: Combine Tempest Flurry and Orb of Storms for crowd control, while Tempest Bell and Storm Wave deliver powerful AoE damage. Utilize Vaulting Impact and Staggering Palm for mobility and crowd control.
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Warrior: Armour Breaker Warbinger
This build offers a balanced approach, utilizing a two-handed mace for high damage output while maintaining survivability in melee combat.
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Key Skills: Mace Strike, Stampede, Leap Slam, Ancestral Warrior Totem, Scavenged Plating, Hammer of the Gods, Seismic Cry, Attrition.
Gameplay Tips: Utilize Earthquake and Shockwave Totem for crowd control, while Mace Strike delivers high single-target damage. Leverage Warbinger's unique skills to break enemy armor and increase damage.
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Sorceress: Ember Fusillade Stormweaver
This build provides a strong balance of damage and survivability, allowing for efficient progression through the campaign.
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Key Skills: Spark, Flame Wall, Ember Fusillade, Solar Orb, Firestorm, Flammability, Blasphemy.
Gameplay Tips: Use Flame Wall strategically, combining it with Spark and Ember Fusillade for maximum damage. Utilize Solar Orb and Firestorm for powerful AoE attacks.
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Ranger: Deadeye Grenadier
This build excels at area-of-effect damage and mobility, but requires more skill due to lower survivability.
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Key Skills: Permafrost Bolts, Fragmentation Rounds, Flash Grenade, Gas Grenade, Explosive Shot, Explosive Grenade, Rapid Shot.
Gameplay Tips: Combine freezing attacks with grenades and explosive damage for devastating results. Prioritize evasion and elemental resistances to mitigate risks.
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These builds represent strong starting points, but remember that game balance and player skill significantly impact effectiveness. Experiment and adapt to find what works best for you!
