PoE 2 Best Ritualist Leveling (Bleed Huntress) Build in 0.2 Dawn of the Hunt

For players who are going to start with the Huntress class in the new Path of Exile 2 league, this bleed Ritualist build provides one of the best leveling options for PoE 2 Dawn of the Hunt.

PoE 2 Dawn of the Hunt Bleed Ritualist Huntress Build Guide

The Bleed Huntress build in Path of Exile 2 Dawn of the Hunt excels in its hit-and-run playstyle, making it incredibly effective for Ritualist leveling. With strong AoE damage from abilities like Whirling Slash and Rake, you can quickly clear packs of enemies while maintaining mobility through Disengage. This build is not only fun and speedy but also incorporates Energy Shield for added survivability, allowing you to dive into combat and retreat effectively. However, it is gear-stat dependent, requiring you to prioritize physical damage, life, and resistances on your gear to fully realize its potential.

PoE 2 Bleed Ritualist Huntress Gear

To equip your character, prioritize a spear with high physical damage, attack speed, melee levels, and critical strike chance. For your shield, choose one that offers good defense and evasion to enable Shield Charge for fast movement. Focus on armor pieces that enhance maximum life, maximum mana, and resistances, while jewelry should provide flat physical damage, life, mana, and relevant attributes. The amulet should maximize spirit, with double life and mana and critical damage bonuses.

• Cataclysm Edge (Helix Spear)

• Horror Mark (Engraved Crest Shield)

• Blight Horn (Wrapped Cap)

• Hypnotic Veil (Serpentscale Coat)

• Golem Finger (Ruby Ring)

• Blood Ringer (Sapphire Ring)

• Blight Locket (Bloodstone Amulet)

• Dire Grasp (Iron Ring)

• Vortex Caress (Doubled Gauntlets)

• Cataclysm Thread (Ornate Belt)

• Ghoul Spark (Soldiering Sabatons)

• Substantial Ultimate Life Flask of the Copious

• Herbal Thawing Charm of the Surgeon

• Undiluted Ultimate Mana Flask of the Bountiful

Jewels

• Emerald: Improves your attack damage and increases the magnitude and speed of your ailments, making your bleeding effects more potent and deadly in combat.

• Ruby: Focus on boosting your global physical damage, extending the duration of bleeding effects, and increasing the magnitude of bleeding you inflict, significantly enhancing your damage over time.

• Sapphire: Provides additional survivability with effects like gaining 2% of your maximum life on kill while also increasing the magnitude of ailments and allowing your damaging ailments to deal damage faster, improving your overall effectiveness.

PoE 2 Bleed Ritualist Huntress Skills

1. Level 1-10

At the start, as a Ritualist, your primary ability is Whirling Slash. This AoE skill creates whirlwinds that slow and bind enemies. When you exit the whirlwind, it bursts, dealing damage and knocking back foes. You can create up to three whirlwinds, so the strategy is to use Whirling Slash two to three times before bursting out. The second ability, Disengage, allows you to jump backward while damaging enemies in front. Use Disengage after Whirling Slash to reposition quickly. This combo is essential for effective clearing and survival.

• Whirling Slash + Martial Tempo + Magnified Effect

• Disengage

2. Level 10-30

By level 10, you unlock a level 4 uncut skill gem, and it’s time to add Rake to your arsenal. Rake dashes toward enemies, inflicting bleeding with a 100% chance. Remember, Rake's bleeding damage scales with distance, so engage from afar for maximum effect. As you progress past level 10, you gain access to Rapid Assault, which delivers a series of six fast stabs. This ability is primarily useful for boss encounters. Blood Hunt is another vital ability that lunges at targets, causing a blood explosion that consumes any existing bleeding effects. The damage scales based on the amount of blood loss. It’s crucial to use Disengage before Rake to avoid immunity to bleeding after using Blood Hunt.

Next, you’ll add two auras: Herald of Blood and Blood Boil. Herald of Blood provides AoE damage explosions upon killing enemies who suffer blood loss, while Blood Boil applies corrupted blood to enemies upon their death, adding extra damage over time.

• Rake + Stomping Ground + Brutality

• Disengage

• Rapid Assault + Martial Tempo + Rage

• Blood Hunt + Bloodlust + Concentrated Effect

• Bloodhound’s Mark + Persistence

• Herald of Blood + Magnified Effect + Execute

• Blood Boil

• Shield Charge

3. Level 30+

Upon reaching level 30, you’ll refine your build further. Rake remains your primary ability, now enhanced with Deep Cuts and Heavy Swing to increase bleeding severity. For Disengage, consider adding Ingenuity for faster cooldown recovery. Maintain Blood Hunt with Close Combat, Blood Lust, and Concentrated Effect to maximize single-hit damage. For Herald of Blood, switch to Execute, Magnified Effect, and Brutality to boost damage output. At this stage, you also add passive abilities like Wind Dancer and Tame Beast, both of which reserve spirits. Wind Dancer provides a defensive boost, aiding in survivability, while Tame Beast allows you to tame a companion beast that increases your physical damage when nearby.

Tame Beast is an aura that reserves a percentage of your spirit. To use this ability effectively, you must target and kill a rare beast. For example, you can find a suitable boar in the Infested Barren in Act Three. Once tamed, the beast provides a damage boost and can taunt enemies. Support gems for Tame Beast, like Minion Mastery and Blood in the Eyes, can enhance its effectiveness. This companion will serve you well throughout your journey.

• Rake + Deep Cuts + Heavy Swing + Heft

• Disengage + Ingenuity

• Rapid Assault + Rage + Martial Tempo

• Blood Hunt + Close Combat + Bloodlust + Concentrated Effect

• Bloodhound’s Mark + Single Out + Persistence + Demolisher

• Herald of Blood + Execute + Magnified Effect + Brutality

• Wind Dancer + Maim + Blind + Vitality

• Tame Beast + Minion Mastery

• Shield Charge

• Blood Boil + Physical Mastery + Cannibalism

PoE 2 Bleed Ritualist Huntress Ascendancy Nodes

1. Corrupted Lifeforce

This node grants access to the Blood Boil skill, which is crucial for dealing bleeding damage. Additionally, it provides a 20% boost to physical damage from a small node, enhancing overall damage output. Prioritize this node early on, as it significantly boosts your effectiveness until around level 20.

2. Mystic Attunement

This option should be considered later in the campaign, especially if you encounter difficulties with bosses. It offers a bonus for utilizing a third ring slot, which can increase your damage and survivability. Focus on acquiring good rings with high physical damage and an amulet with spirit to support your build.

As you progress and unlock the Trial of Chaos, you will gain access to the third and fourth Ascendancy points, allowing for greater versatility. Initially, Corrupted Lifeforce is recommended for leveling, but be prepared to switch to Mystic Attunement if needed for tougher encounters.

PoE 2 Bleed Ritualist Huntress Passive Skill Tree

1. Initial Points

Start by investing points into Attack Damage and then move toward Primal Instinct. These initial nodes significantly enhance your damage output.

2. Flask Management

Prioritize nodes that improve your flask management. This is crucial for maintaining your health and resources during fights.

3. Defensive and Damage Nodes

Acquire the Blur node for increased evasion, which helps in survivability. Gather attribute nodes leading to Melee Damage and Heavy Weaponry. These nodes synergize well with your focus on bleeding damage.

4. Escape Velocity

Aim for the Escape Velocity node, which enhances your defensive capabilities and mobility.

5. Maiming Strike

Following that, invest in Maiming Strike. This node boosts your attack damage and reduces the defenses of enemies, making them more vulnerable to your attacks.

6. Spear Nodes

Progress towards the spear nodes that provide substantial damage increases, including critical and attack damage bonuses.

7. Jewel Socket

Unlock a jewel socket to equip powerful jewels that further enhance your build.

8. Damaging Ailment Nodes

Focus on nodes that support damaging ailments, such as Wasting and Fast Acting Toxins. These are crucial for increasing the duration and damage of your bleed effects.

9. Perfectly Placed Knife

This node increases your critical hit chance against bleeding enemies, further enhancing your effectiveness in combat.

10. Deterioration

Damaging Ailments cannot be inflicted on you while you already have a 20% increased magnitude of damaging ailments you inflict.

11. Reaching Strike

It offers 25% increased melee damage and +2 to melee strike range.

12. Defensive Nodes

Prioritize defensive nodes such as Enhanced Reflexes and Beastial Skin towards the end of your leveling process to solidify your survivability.

13. Critical and Attack Speed

Finally, invest points into critical chance and skill speed to round out your build, like Versatile Arms, ensuring you can maximize your damage output and speed in fights.

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