Path of Exile 2: Top Tier Builds for Early Access
Choosing your first character in Path of Exile 2's early access can be daunting. With six classes and two Ascendancy options each (and more to come!), finding the best build is key. This guide highlights top-performing builds for each class, perfect for both newcomers and veterans.
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Witch: Minion Summoner Infernalist
This build maximizes the Witch's summoning potential, offering a balanced and less demanding experience for new players. The Infernalist's demonic transformation adds a unique gameplay element.
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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: Command a horde of undead and Abyssal creatures, providing fire support and utilizing strategic positioning during boss encounters. Remember to consistently apply Vulnerability debuffs. Flame Wall acts as both damage and minion summon. Detonate Dead offers AoE damage using corpses.
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Mercenary: FrostFerno Witch Hunter
A hybrid build utilizing both fire and ice, this Witch Hunter excels in both early and late game. Dual crossbows and two passive skill trees enhance its versatility.
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Key Skills: Permafrost Bolts, Explosive Grenade, Gas Grenade, Explosive Shot, Herald of Ash, Galvanic Shards, Herald of Thunder.
Gameplay: Freeze enemies with Permafrost Bolts and Galvanic Shards, then unleash devastating fire and explosive damage with grenades and Explosive Shot. Maximize freeze duration for optimal damage output.
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Monk: Herald of Thunder Invoker
This build provides excellent survivability coupled with substantial damage, making it ideal for both campaign progression and endgame content. Herald of Thunder is the core skill.
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Key Skills: Tempest Flurry, Tempest Bell, Staggering Palm, Vaulting Impact, Orb of Storms, Storm Wave.
Gameplay: Utilize high mobility with Vaulting Impact and Staggering Palm to control the battlefield. Herald of Thunder empowers attacks with lightning damage, while Tempest Flurry and Orb of Storms provide AoE control.
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Warrior: Armour Breaker Warbinger
A balanced two-handed mace build, the Armour Breaker Warbinger delivers impactful damage while maintaining solid 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: Utilize Earthquake and Shockwave Totem for AoE clearing, while Mace Strike targets single enemies. Rolling Slam provides mobility and survivability. Warbinger ascendancy skills further enhance armor breaking and damage.
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Sorceress: Ember Fusillade Stormweaver
This build offers a strong balance of damage and survivability, enabling rapid leveling and campaign completion.
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Key Skills: Spark, Flame Wall, Ember Fusillade, Solar Orb, Firestorm, Flammability, Blasphemy (Enfeeble).
Gameplay: Utilize Flame Wall for damage and positioning. Ember Fusillade, enhanced with Scattershot and Controlled Destruction, delivers significant damage. Solar Orb and Firestorm provide powerful AoE.
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Ranger: Deadeye Grenadier
High mobility and AoE damage make this build effective, but its lower survivability makes it challenging for beginners.
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Key Skills: Permafrost Bolts, Fragmentation Rounds, Flash Grenade, Gas Grenade, Explosive Shot, Explosive Grenade, Rapid Shot.
Gameplay: Utilize freeze, poison, and explosive damage for maximum impact. Crossbows provide high physical damage and elemental bonuses. Prioritize evasion and elemental resistances.
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These builds represent strong options for Path of Exile 2's early access, but remember that balance changes and new content may impact their effectiveness over time. Choose wisely, and conquer Wraeclast!
