Best Ranger Deadeye build in Path of Exile 2

Discover everything you need to know about the best Ranger Deadeye build in Path of Exile 2 and what makes this build stronger.

Path of Exile 2 has received an initial release on December 6, 2024. There is a total of 12 distinct Classes, each granting its own uniqueness in the game. Unfortunately, the Classes in Path of Exile 2 are gender-locked, meaning you cannot choose the gender of a specific Class as it is predetermined. Selecting the best Deadeye build is crucial in the early stages because gameplay depends on it. Explore the Deadeye Build in Path of Exile 2 and see how he redefines gameplay! In this guide, we’ll discuss the Best Deadeye Build in Path of Exile 2 including the best gear and passive skills to use.

Deadeye build in Path of Exile 2 Explored

The Ranger is a ranged Class in the game. But this time around, you won’t be wielding magic but instead dealing physical damage to your foes. Unlike the Sorceress, this Class is also pretty agile, vaulting away whenever needed. It deals physical and elemental bow damage from a distance. We include active skills like Lightning Arrow, Lightning Rod, and Herald to Thunder for lightning damage and Ice Bite to freeze enemies in a place. Passives like Enhanced Reflexes, Beastial Skin, and Herald Damage increase the evasion rating, dexterity, and increase the damage in combat. Expert Dualstring is your primary weapon for this build because it deals physical damage and cold damage as well.

In this full overview of the setup, we will explain what skill gems and links you should focus on. Then as well, we’ll see what is the best gear and how to get it for both the leveling and midgame. And then finally we will go over the passive skill tree, stats, and your skill rotations, so we can get the highest damage possible, and much more.

Deadeye Build Pros	Deadeye Build Cons
Additional Damage Output	Mana Management
High Mobility	Gear Dependency
High Speed	Weak Against DoT
More Versatility
Good Single-Target

Best Deadeye skills and support gems in Path of Exile 2

Here are all the best active skills and Support Gems for Best Ranger Deadeye build in Path of Exile 2.

• Lightning Arrow
  • Martial Tempo (Support Gem)
  • Ice Bite (Support Gem)
  • Cold Infusion (Support Gem)
  • Primal Armament (Support Gem)
  • Inspiration (Support Gem)
• Lightning Rod
  • Scattershot (Support Gem)
  • Concentrated Effect (Support Gem)
  • Heft (Support Gem)
  • Rising Tempest (Support Gem)
• Herald of Thunder
  • Lightning Infusion (Support Gem)
  • Electrocute (Support Gem)
  • Neural Overload (Support Gem)
  • Lightning Mastery (Support Gem)
• Herald of Ice
  • Longshot (Support Gem)
  • Magnified Effect (Support Gem)
  • Elemental Focus (Support Gem)
  • Cold Mastery (Support Gem)
• Wind Dancer
  • Blind (Support Gem)
• Escape Shot
  • Holy Descent (Support Gem)
• Freezing Salvo
  • Hourglass (Support Gem)
  • Magnified Effect (Support Gem)
  • Innervate (Support Gem)
• Sniper’s Mark
  • Profusion (Support Gem)
  • Ingenuity (Support Gem)
• Orbs of Storm
  • Chain (Support Gem)
  • Persistence (Support Gem)
  • Unleash (Support Gem)
  • Overabundance (Support Gem)

Lightning Arrow

Fires a charged arrow at the target. On hitting an enemy or wall, the arrow will fire chaining lightning beams at nearby enemies.

• Fires beams at up to 2 additional enemies near the target
• Cannot chain
• Converts 40% of physical damage to lightning damage
• Beam targeting radius is 2.4 metres

Additional effects from quality:

• Fires beams at up to (0-1) additional enemies near the target

Martial Tempo (Support Gem)

Supports attacks, causing them to attack faster.

• Supported Skills have 25% more attack speed

Ice Bite (Support Gem)

Supports attacks you use yourself, freezing an enemy with supported skills infuses all of your attacks with cold damage for a short time.

• Attacks gain 35% of damage as cold damage for 3 seconds on freezing an enemy with supported skills

Cold Infusion (Support Gem)

Supports attacks, causing them to gain cold damage but deal less fire and lightning damage.

• Supported attacks gain 25% of damage as extra cold damage
• Supported attacks deal 50% less fire and lightning damage

Primal Armament (Support Gem)

Supports attacks that use a weapon, causing them to deal more weapon elemental damage.

• Supported skills deal 25% more weapon elemental damage

Inspiration (Support Gem)

Supports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve spirit.

• Supported Skills have 40% less cost

Lightning Rod

Fire an arrow that drops from above, creating a lightning burst. The arrow remains in the ground, and any chaining Lightning beams can chain to it. When chained, the arrows release another lightning burst.

• Converts 100% of physical damage to lightning damage
• Maximum arrow duration is 12 seconds
• Burst radius is 2 metres
• Arrow disappears after being chained to (8-14) times

Additional effects from quality:

• Base radius is (0-0.4) metres

Scattershot (Support Gem)

Supports projectile skills, making fire extra projectiles. Also lowers attack and cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.

• Skills fire 2 additional projectiles
• Supported skills deal 20% less damage
• Supported Skills have 20% less attack and cast speed

Concentrated Effect (Support Gem)

Supports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher.

• 50% less area of effect
• Supported skills deal 40% more area damage

Heft (Support Gem)

Supports skills which deal damage, increasing the maximum physical damage of their hits.

• Supported Skills have 30% more maximum physical damage

Rising Tempest (Support Gem)

Supports skills which deal damage, raising elemental damage dealt for each skill used recently of a different elemental type. Cannot support minion skills.

• Supported skills deal 12% more elemental damage for each skill used recently of a different elemental type

Herald of Thunder

While active, killing shocked enemies with attack damage will cause subsequent attack hits to release lightning bolts which deal attack damage to all surrounding enemies.

• Lightning bolts strike the targets of your next (2-3) attack hits after killing a shocked enemy with attack damage

Additional effects from quality:

• Lightning bolts strike the targets of your next (0-2) attack hits after killing a shocked enemy with attack damage

Lightning Infusion (Support Gem)

Supports attacks, causing them to gain lightning damage but deal less cold damage and fire damage.

• Attacks gain 25% of damage as extra lightning damage
• Supported attacks deal 50% less cold and fire damage

Electrocute (Support Gem)

Supports any skill which can deal damage. Lightning damage from supported skills can inflict Electrocute, but supported skills deal less damage.

• Lightning damage from supported skills contributes to electrocution buildup
• Supported skills deal 40% less damage

Neural Overload (Support Gem)

Supports any skill that hits enemies. Nearby enemies are marked when they are Primed for electrocution, and hitting a marked enemy with a supported skill will electrocute them.

• Supported skills electrocute Primed enemies on hit

Lightning Mastery (Support Gem)

Supports lightning skills, granting them an additional level.

• +1 to level of supported lightning skills

Herald of Ice

While active, shattering an enemy with an attack hit will cause an icy explosion that deals attack damage to surrounding enemies.

• Enemies you shatter explode

Additional effects from quality:

• Explosion radius is (0-0.4) metres

Longshot (Support Gem)

Supports attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.

• Supported skills deal 35% more attack damage to enemies further than 7 metres from you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or closer

Magnified Effect (Support Gem)

Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.

• Supported Skills have 40% more area of effect

Elemental Focus (Support Gem)

Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing it to deal more elemental damage but be unable to inflict elemental ailments.

• Supported Skills cannot inflict elemental ailments
• Supported skills deal 25% more elemental damage

Cold Mastery (Support Gem)

Supports cold skills, granting them an additional level.

• +1 to level of supported cold skills

Wind Dancer

rants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.

• 3 Maximum Stages
• Gain a Stage every 1.5 seconds
• 15% More Evasion rating per stage
• On being Hit by a Melee Attack, consume all Stages to Tigger Gale Force

Additional effects from quality:

• 0(0-1)% Maximum Stages

Blind (Support Gem)

Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing them to blind on hit.

• 100% chance to blind enemies on hit

Escape Shot

Leap backwards and fire an arrow which can chill or freeze enemies around the location you escaped from.

• Fires (18425) projectiles
• 300% more freeze buildup
• Converts 100% of physical damage to cold damage
• +0.7 seconds to total attack time

Holy Descent (Support Gem)

Supports skills that leap into the air, causing them to create concentrated ground when you land.

• Supported skills create concentrated ground for 4 seconds on landing

Freezing Salvo

Passively coalesces icy missiles from the air over time. Using the skill fires a missile, firing an additional missile for each that has been accumulated.

• Fires (18425) projectiles
• Converts 80% of physical damage to cold damage
• 50% more freeze buildup

Hourglass (Support Gem)

Supports any damaging skill that you use yourself, causing it to deal significantly more damage but gain a long cooldown. Cannot support skills which already have a cooldown.

• Supported skills deal 40% more damage
• Supported skills have +10 seconds cooldown

Magnified Effect (Support Gem)

Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.

• Supported Skills have 40% more area of effect.

Innervate (Support Gem)

Supports attacks you use yourself. Killing a shocked enemy with supported skills infuses all of your attacks with lightning damage for a short time.

• Attacks gain 35% of damage as lightning damage for 3 seconds on killing a shocked enemy with supported skills

Sniper’s Mark

Marks a target. The next critical hit the target receives consumes the mark to deal extra damage and grant you a frenzy charge.

• Limit 1 marked target

Profusion (Support Gem)

Supports skills that can generate charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional charge when they do so.

• 50% chance when you gain a charge to gain an additional charge

Ingenuity (Support Gem)

Supports skills with cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those cooldowns recover.

• 30% increased cooldown recovery rate

Orb of Storms

Creates an orb of electricity that fires chaining lightning bolts at nearby enemies.

• Orb radius is 2.8 metres
• Limit 1 orb of storms
• Orb duration is 10 seconds
• Orb disappears after (10-29) bolts
• Fires a bolt every (2.6-3.5) seconds, and when you use a lightning skill near the orb
• Chain (3-5) times
• Deals (2-45) to (5-136) lightning damage

Additional effects from quality:

• Chains (0-3) times

Chain (Support Gem)

Supports projectile skills and any other skills that chain, causing them to chain additional times.

• Chains 1 times
• Supported skills chain 1% more times
• Supported skills deal 50% less damage with hits

Persistence (Support Gem)

Supports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.

• Supported skills 40% more skill effect duration

Unleash (Support Gem)

Supports spells you cast yourself, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support channelling skills or skills with a cooldown.

• Supported skills deal 50% less damage when reoccurring
• Supported spells gain a seal every 200% of cast time, to a maximum of 2 seals supported spells are unsealed when cast, and their effects reoccur for each seal lost

Overabundance (Support Gem)

Supports skills which can have a limited number of effects active at once, increasing that limit at the cost of their duration. Only applies to restrictions that use the word “Limit”.

• Supported Skills have 50% less skill effect duration
• Supported skills have +1 to Limit

Best Deadeye Stat Priorities

Here are some stats that you should prioritize using your passive board and through gear as well.

Regular stats

• Dexterity
• Strength
• Intelligence

Intelligence is a crucial attribute to level up for the Ranger. Strength and Dexterity are also crucial to varying degrees based on the build. Intelligence stats boost Energy Shield, Mana, and spell damage. Strength increases Life, and auras, and enables the use of gear or gems. Dexterity increases accuracy and evasion.

Defensive stats

• Life
• Resistances
• Evasion
• Spell Suppression
• Energy Shield
• Movement Speed

Life Pool ensures you can survive unavoidable damage. Elemental damage (Fire, Cold, and Lightning) is crucial, so use the gear with high resistance. Evasion provides you a chance to avoid physical attacks and Dexterity boost evasion in Path of Exile 2. Spell Suppression reduces spell damage and this is a weakness for evasion-based character. Energy Shield is rarely used by Ranger Deadeye but can be absorbed in Energy Shield builds. Movement speed allows you to escape the intense battle and increase your mobility.

Offensive stats

• Attack speed
• Critical Strike Chance
• Damage Types
• Accuracy
• Projectile Damage

Attack Speed boosts your damage per second, depending on your build and gear. Critical strikes increase damage, so Gems like precision for crit boosts. Focus on physical damage, elemental damage, and chaos damage to defeat any enemy. Accuracy ensures your attack hits enemies, making it crucial for constant DPS. Projectile damage boosts all damage types to enhance the damage output in combat.

Best Deadeye Passive Skills

Path of Exile 2 offers passive skill nodes that we recommend grabbing when you can because they’re highly effective. The Deadeye has stronger early options for the passive skill, enhancing the initial survivability. However, if you want to min-max more, they are easily respec-ed. You will get a massive boost to attack power and rate without depending on flasks. Consider picking notable passives in the star-shaped cluster from your starting point.

• Lightning Rod- Lightning damage with non-critical hits is lucky
• Enhanced Reflexes- 8% increased Dexterity. 30% increased evasion rating.
• Beastial Skin- 100% increased evasion rating from equipped body armour
• Herald Damage- 12% increased damage while affected by a Herald
• Escape Velocity- 30% increased evasion rating. 3% increased movement speed.
• Acceleration- 10% increased skill speed. 3% increased movement speed.
• Pierce of Heart- Arrows pierce an additional target
• Feathered Fletching- Increases and reductions to projectile speed also apply to damage with bows
• Acrobatics- Can evade all hits 70% less evasion rating
• Flash Storm- Damage penetrates 15% lightning resistance. 30% increased chance to shock

How Skill Tree is Set in POE 2

For most new players, the passive skill tree is extremely daunting but actually, it’s quite simple. A character is granted one passive skill point every time they level up and are sometimes even granted more from completing certain quests. We have the intelligence section that focuses on spell damage, summoning, and elemental damage.

Next, we have the Dexterity section which is more focused on ranged combat, evasion, and speed. At the bottom left, we have the Strength section which is more melee and defense-oriented. Next, we’ve passive nodes and they are split into two categories. The small passives that grant minor bonuses such as a small increase in attack speed, spell damage, melee damage, or attributes.

Second, we’ve notable passives. These are larger passive points that grant greater bonuses than the smaller ones but they have stats on them that are often closely related to the small passives leading up to them. Think of these as checkpoints to work towards. On top of this, we have a third passive point but is not entirely compared to the two others. For the third one, we have the keystones which are build changing character defining that often provide a massive amount of power with a downside. However, these downsides can be reduced or worked towards.

Following a specific setup is extremely useful and understanding the passive skill tree can make or break your character. Investing more time in this specific section will definitely upgrade your knowledge of the game.

Best Deadeye Gear

Gear in the Deadeye build allows you to handle the tougher battle in Path of Exile 2. Armour reduces fire damage, lightning damage, and cold damage that you take in combat.

Gear Slot	Gear	Requirement	Effect
Main Hand Weapon	Expert Dualstring Bow	78 level, 212 dex.	Bow attacks fire an additional arrow Adds (37-55) to (63-94) physical damage (170-179)% increased physical damage Adds (42-63) to (64-95) cold damage Bow attacks fire an additional arrow +5 to the level of all projectile skills
Offhand weapon	Primed Quiver	51 level	(-10)% increased attack speed Adds (12-19) to (22-32) physical damage to attacks Adds (16-24) to (25-37) cold damage to attacks (51-59)% increased damage with bow skills (14-16)% increased attack speed +2 to level of all projectile skills
Helmet	Viper Cap	38 level, 70 dex.	+(40-59) to maximum Life +(11-15)% to Fire resistance +(26-30)% to Cold resistance
Body Armour	Expert Studded Vest	70 level, 157 dex.	+(177-203) to evasion rating (101-110)% increased evasion rating
Belt	Fine Belt	61 level	Flasks gain 0.2 charges per second +(100-119) to maximum Life +(41-45) to cold resistance
Gloves	Expert Moulded Mitts	75 level, 122 str.	+(200-214) to maximum Life +(36-40) to fire resistance +(34-36) to Strength
Boots	Advanced Bronze Greaves	51 level, 88 str	35% increased movement speed +(150-174) to maximum Life (45-50)% increases armor +(26-30)% to Fire Resistance +(20-23)% to Chaos Resistance +(36-40)% to Lightning Resistance
Ring 1	Amethyst Ring	20 level	+(7-13)% to Chaos Resistance +(150-174) to maximum Life Adds (10-15) to (18-26) physical damage to attacks +(34-26) to Strength +(36-40)% to Lightning Resistance +(21-22) to all Attributes
Ring 2	Sapphire Ring	12 level	+(20-30) to cold resistance
Amulet	Lapis Amulet	8 level	+(10-15) to Intelligence

How to Play Deadeye in Path of Exile 2

Ranger Class playstyle revolved around run-and-gun tactics at the core. You can move around while attacking or using any damage-dealing skills. Merge this mechanic with strategies like rolling, dodge, and other mobility skills to deal damage to enemies. Electric, Ice, and Poison are three different elements through which Deadeye can soak her arrows. The ice arrows allow the players to slow and freeze enemies from a safe distance. The electric arrows bounce between enemies dealing damage to enemy swarms. At last, poison arrows can inflict poison on enemies to deal damage over time.

Optimize damage scale and defense to adjust your build for intense encounters. Use utility flasks to gain enhanced evasion or remove debuffs. Use armor that focuses on avoiding hits and resistances for survival. Avoid melee attacks by staying at mid-range to enhance effectiveness. Use mounts to avoid movement penalties. Adjust your playstyle by connecting active skills with Support Gems. Deadeye allows you to move swiftly and rapidly shoot arrows with 100% accuracy, making gameplay more effective. It provides significant buffs to the bow capabilities through passive skills.

Best Ranger Deadeye build in Path of Exile 2 Summary

FAQs about Best Ranger Deadeye build in Path of Exile 2 (POE 2)?

How important is gear for my Deadeye build?

Gear in Path of Exile 2 is crucial for any build, including your Deadeye build. The Gears determine how strong and survivable your build will be in combat. Gear in the Deadeye build allows you to handle the tougher battle in Path of Exile 2, so always focus on improving gear through crafting, buying, or farming.

How do I acquire Deadeye’s new skills?

Yes, you can respec your Deadeye build by refunding passive skill points through The Hooded One, an NPC located in the Clearfell Encampment. Complete the “Sorrow Among Stones” quest in Act 1, to unlock this feature. However, it will take you 2 to 5 hours, depending on your pace.

Can I respec my Deadeye build if I make a mistake?

The Ranger class in Path of Exile 2 has a wide variety of skills, primarily centered around elemental damage. Getting new skills involves obtaining skill gems that you can socket into the equipment to grant corresponding abilities. You can obtain the skill gems while progressing through the campaign or you can purchase the skill gems from the vendors. Use the support gems to increase and strengthen the effects of your primary skills.

What’s the best way to level up the Deadeye build quickly?

The best way to level up the Ranger Deadeye build quickly is by selecting skills, ascendancies, and equipment, and employing synergistic combat techniques. Enhance your gear and equipment and optimize the skill gem selection.

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