Path Of Exile 2: Huntress Class Guide

Path of Exile 2's Huntress: A Versatile Spear-Wielding Class

The Huntress, debuting in Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt, is a dynamic melee/ranged class wielding spears. Her unique ability to swiftly close and disengage from combat, combined with adaptable skills, makes her effective against diverse enemies.

Mastering the Huntress requires experimentation, given her versatility. This guide provides a starting point and details her Ascendancy options.

Huntress Class Overview

Attribute	Dexterity
Ascendancies	Amazon, Ritualist
Primary Weapon	Spear

The Huntress's spear allows for fluid melee and ranged combat. The inherent Spear Throw skill facilitates this shift, and additional ranged/melee attacks unlock with Spear Skill Gems.

The one-handed spear lets her wield a buckler, introducing the Parry mechanic. A well-timed parry inflicts a Parry Debuff on enemies, triggering various effects. For example, Disengage on a debuffed foe consumes the debuff, creating a shockwave and granting a Frenzy Charge, boosting subsequent Spear Throw or Explosive Spear attacks.

Huntress Ascendancy Classes

Two Ascendancy paths are available: Amazon and Ritualist, each offering distinct playstyles.

Amazon

Notable	Description
Elemental Infusion	Grants the Skill Infuse Weapon.
Infused Avatar	50% chance to avoid consuming an Infusion charge.
In for the Kill	20% movement speed near enemies with Open Weakness.
Penetrate	Weapon attacks gain Physical Damage (25% of Accuracy).
Predatory Instinct	Reveals weaknesses on Rare/Unique enemies.
Critical Strike	Attack hit chance can exceed 100%.
Stalking Panther	Doubles Evasion Rating from Helmet, Gloves, Boots.
Azmeri Brew	Life Flasks also recover Mana.
Mystic Harvest	Life Leech recovers health from Elemental & Physical Damage.

The Amazon enhances the Huntress's core gameplay, amplifying Elemental Damage (Elemental Infusion) and overall damage via Open Weakness. Reveal Weakness, a unique Amazon mechanic, highlights enemy health segments; attacking within this segment triggers Open Weakness bonuses (In for the Kill and Predatory Instincts).

While primarily focused on damage, nodes like Stalking Panther boost evasion (though reducing Body Armour evasion), significantly improving survivability. Mystic Harvest and Life Leech facilitate healing through Elemental Damage, ideal for Lightning builds. Critical Strike provides a substantial DPS boost by maximizing Critical Hit Chance with Dexterity stacking.

Choose the Amazon for Elemental damage builds or to maintain the base class's hybrid melee/ranged style.

Ritualist

Notable	Description
Corrupted Lifeforce	Grants the Skill Blood Boil.
As the Whispers Ask	Grants the Skill Ritual Sacrifice.
As the Whispers Demand	Ritual Sacrifice usable on self, sacrificing 20% Life for a random Modifier.
Intricate Sigils	Gains an additional Charm Slot.
Mind Phylacteries	Consumes 25% maximum Mana to activate low-charge Charms.
Wildwood Persistence	Increased Life Recovery rate (5% per 5% missing Life).
Unfurled Finger	Gains an additional Ring Slot.
Mystic Attunement	25% additional bonuses from Rings and Amulets.

The Ritualist utilizes Blood Boil (an aura causing enemy explosions and Corrupted Blood DoT) and Ritual Sacrifice (consuming Rare enemy corpses for their Modifiers). As the Whispers Demand allows self-sacrifice for an additional random Modifier (one at a time).

The Ritualist focuses on enhancing Rings, Amulets, and Charms; Unfurled Finger adds a Ring slot, and Mystic Attunement boosts their effectiveness, making them crucial gear components.

Choose the Ritualist for Bleed builds (Corrupted Blood synergizes with Bleeding), or for its gear versatility.

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