No matter what class you play in POE 2, if you want to complete the 3-act campaign as quickly as possible so that you can enter the endgame in time to complete the game, you will inevitably need to fight various powerful enemies and bosses constantly.
Although you can also farm POE 2 Currency drops after killing these enemies besides advancing the game progress, it will be very difficult to obtain the above benefits if you don’t have high-quality builds available in battles in fact, good builds are indispensable for playing any Path of Exile 2 class.
The 6 playable classes in POE 2 early access currently include the classic Ranger, and Deadeye, one of its Ascendancy sub-classes, can be said to be the most competitive form of Ranger enhancement. Based on this, we will introduce you to how to create and improve Lightning Arrow Build belonging to Deadeye gradually during the game.
Why Choose Deadeye Lightning Arrow Build?
The core of Lightning Arrow Build comes from the relevant spells you get directly into the prologue before starting the campaign. Other Ranger or Deadeye skills can be considered as icing on the cake. In addition, this build can be said to be one of the most basic and powerful builds currently available in the game, but if you want to use it, you first need to complete Trial of Sekhemas and unlock Deadeye in the second act.
The construction and use of this build is based on combining Lightning Arrow spell with Lightning Rod. During use, you only need to throw a few Lightning Rods at the enemy, and then use Lightning Arrow to stun the boss for a few seconds in most cases, giving yourself an excellent opportunity to output damage.
In fact, Deadeye itself as an Ascendancy class also has a very strong evasion ability. When you accumulate enough resistance and evasion level, you will dodge the boss’s throwing and withstand a few occasional hits.
If you can combine Deadeye’s evasion ability with damage output and make full use of Lightning Arrow Build, you can not only easily clear most monsters in Path of Exile 2 maps, improve the efficiency of POE 2 Chaos Orb farming, but also have a chance to kill the boss before it reaches the advanced stage.
How To Create This Build?
Once you choose Deadeye Lightning Arrow Build, you need to build and improve it as you progress. Therefore, we will introduce you to what you need to do for Lightning Arrow Build in each act.
Act I
As a Ranger, you will first get the two main components of Lightning Arrow Build in the first act, which are Lightning Rod and Lightning Arrow.
After that, it is recommended that you attach Lightning Infusion and Martial Tempo to Lightning Arrow, and use more uncut auxiliary gems to unlock Scattershot and Concentrated effects and attach them to Lightning Rod. It is worth mentioning that it will be helpful if you can defeat boss Mists to get the uncut spirit gem and unlock Wind Dancer.
Act II
Since you already have two key components in Act I, Act II is all about strengthening your build with other skills. However, if you can save some points in Intelligence and unlock Orb of Storms from Sorceress section, you will trigger Lightning Rod in combat and make it easy to damage the boss quickly.
If you can, you’ll also want to unlock Voltaic Mark and attach Magnified to it. If you can unlock and attach Unleash and Chain to Orb of Storms, you’ll have a chance to further improve the effectiveness of this skill.
Act III
Entering Act III means you’re also entering the final stages of perfecting your Lightning Arrow Build. You’ll need to use Lesser Jeweler’s Orb to unlock the third slot for Lightning Rod and Lightning Arrow, and attach Heft and Lightning Penetration to it.
Next, you’ll first need to defeat Ignaduk, The Bog Witch to unlock Herald of Thunder, then attach Lightning Mastery and Elemental Focus to it. Finally, unlock the third slot of Orb of Storms and attach Overabundance to it.
Mapping
After entering the map, you must first continue to farm Greater Jeweler’s Orb until you can unlock the fourth slot of Lightning Arrow and attach Primal Armament to it. After that, if you still have the energy, it is recommended to invest some points in intelligence until you can unlock Cast on Shock and Ball Lightning.
What Gear To Choose?
There are many gear suitable for Lightning Arrow Build, and the most important one is undoubtedly DualString Bow, because it can increase your damage output by shooting two arrows. But if you find it difficult to obtain it, you can also use other bows with physical damage and lightning damage bonuses, or exchange Exalted Orbs in the store for Unique Death’s Harp DualString Bow.
In addition to the available bow weapons, armor with dodge rating, energy shield, health and mana recovery characteristics will also be helpful, because they can maximize your resistance to cold, fire, chaos and lightning damage from enemies and improve your survivability.
How To Use This Build?
Although Deadeye Lightning Arrow Build may seem a bit complicated to build, it is actually quite simple to use. All you have to do is place Lightning Rod, then release Orb of Storms, and while they are damaging the boss, shoot the enemies with Lightning Arrows for massive damage.
After that, Herald of Thunder and Cast on Shock will be triggered. The former will drop lightning from the sky, while the latter will trigger Ball Lightning, which together will cause further damage to the enemies. This way, you can easily achieve the final victory with high efficiency.
If you think that the suggestions we provided are helpful and can enable you to use Deadeye Lightning Arrow Build smoothly in Path of Exile 2, then why not log in to the game and try it out at your leisure!
