Path of Exile 2 Witch Starter Guide - How to Build a Witch

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[@dogs-game-too]

I highly recommend as a witch that you pick up flame wall and the spirit gem summon raging spirits. It summons fire skull minions and you and your minions' attacks get boosted if they shoot through the fire. I use minions, chaos DoTs, and then fire to melt basically everything

[@MarcoBolognesiBolla]

Agree

[@xkristoferx]

This is my current build and I’m running through mobs

[@SkeletonInSpace]

This is definitely meta from a numbers perspective but the class is viable without picking up elemental skills.

[@ArshikaTowers]

I use minions, chaos dots, and detonate corpse. Quite fun.

[@khada7482]

I use flamewall, raging spirits, and detonate dead, what do you use for chaos dot?

[@evilblackcat6357]

I've found that investing some points in STR, using a shield/scepter combo and gear that is both armour/energy shield with resistances makes you quite tanky. I run infernalist with +3 minion skills on my scepter and a shield that rocks a 90+% auto-block rate. Then I invest the majority of my skills into letting my minions do the dps while I boost them in combat. Works really well with mob hordes especially if you can bottleneck them.

[@NickGalvin]

I hadn't even considered going the scepter and shield route, as I have been using wand and scepter so far, but this sounds really fun!!

[@evilblackcat6357]

@NickGalvin Aye, give it a shot. Get your elemental defenses up a bit too and you'll find you can take a LOT more hits than before. Ah, be sure to put meat shield on your hound if you're running it for extra dmg soak

[@aunghein3629]

fyi block chance caps at 75%, unless this shield is some type of new unique that i'm not aware of. But shield does grant a skill that does let u block all damage from one direction to an extent.

[@evilblackcat6357]

@@aunghein3629 No, you're right. My math is all wrong on that.

[@anthonycoles7165]

This was a simple but very effective guide. Thank you. First trial done thanks to the help from this video

[@malguskerensky]

POE2 if you are newer, get used tot he idea that you are moving most of the time, more so in boss fights. Witch and Sorc are not static casters like other games, movement is the key to survival. Have a spell ready that lets you shoot and move.

[@sweeperstang]

This is a great comment. I've had to learn this by fire coming from Diablo.

[@adamos2260]

Hey thanks for this tip it's helpful already ahaha, by any chance can u respec etc? I only played d4 so I have no idea about arpg

[@TheMilkMan876]

First timer here and you're 100% right i find myself if anything just letting my minions fight and popping DoT effects when I can. Being still is a death sentence.

[@SkeletonInSpace]

I can attest to your comment regarding their survivability. Aside from very early on in Act 1 I just have not died to anything that didn't outright one-shot me and most of those were usually me not paying attention. Between the bone wall, my minions and how quickly Contagion spreads through and destroys packs, I'm having a relatively easy time compared to my monk. Chaos, Poison and Plague DoTs combined with curses and bone spells are shredding everything I come across. Still unsure on which Ascendancy I'm going to take, so I'd love to see any videos you could make on comparing Ascendancy choices.

[@nickfowler547]

Infernialist seems like the move. Not hearing great things about Blood Mage but I haven’t tried it

[@notjoshbrolin8744]

One thing to consider is swapping Unearth for Detonate Dead later in the game. I ended up speccing more into fire spells and this destroys mobs

[@Dino9474]

@Fextralife, I know this comment doesn’t tie into the video; but I just wanted to thank you for your Elden Ring wiki. I have a 30 minute presentation for college and your site has been invaluable!

[@HockMed117]

Awesome Video. Very helpful

[@NickGalvin]

Great overview!

[@4lifeRavenfan]

Hey y’all! I leveled spark early on but isn’t letting me equip to skills, is it a projectile boost or straight up spell? New to POE and was just wondering

[@MegaKootz]

I been one shot by bosses a couple times as witch but have pretty much rolled through everything using scepters for free skele minions, skeletal archers with gas arrow.. and flame wall to ignite the gas...Sprinkle some congtagion on and possibly that minion pylon and it does just fine most times.

[@biglink47]

I don’t understand the second weapons set. What’s the point of it for a witch? Tips?

[@JB10008d]

Is this a classless game? Can a warrior summon skeletons eventually? Can a witch not use a wand and do melee?

[@rileytyfy]

Yea

[@sarahal-zahrani1960]

Just adding that ice minions will freeze bosses! It can be pretty useful!

[@dogs-game-too]

Thanks for the guide 👍

[@Ricksanchaze]

I got one unique crossbow very early should I start playing Mercenary or should I keep focusing on Witch ?

[@Fextralife]

Whatever you want to do that's fun :)

[@colinwoods5663]

I went merc first its a hard slog and slow 🐌 but everyone to their own

[@vectorfox4782]

Mine is a Tank (Armored) Witch that stacks all DoT effects.

[@Ahreman_egy]

is full necro summener build viable end game? i don't want to use fire and elemental spells on every class

[@Corbin-b5h]

lol 'stay alive sooner', never heard of not dying put that way haha. One of my work buddies from the past would hear someone say 'It is what it is'' and he would respond 'It's not what it isn't'

[@danwest9900]

Can anyone tell me how to setup the summon Skeletal snipers with the PS5 controller? It keeps saying to set up in the "skill screen" but I don't see anything allowing me to allocate spirit anywhere. Thanks.

[@BlackPhi1ip]

I think you have to go to the allocate slots part and scroll up with the d-pad it should be above the allocations

[@adamorly2971]

I've found the Witch to be the 'easy mode' of the game so far...

[@Elliott13]

That's sorc for me. Dropped my witch after choosing bloodmage and realizing I basically killed the character. Started a sorc and it's been brain dead easy.

[@Woupsme]

1:32 how do you access that "spirit view"?

[@Elliott13]

It's a console UI thing I think. So won't see that on PC with mouse and keyboard

[@iPropheci]

This is the exact build I went for when I started which.

[@LandofMert76]

Exactly what I'm looking for!

[@ChainsawYeti]

"Killing things faster means you stay alive sooner" 🤣

[@Fextralife]

total derp on my part lol

[@keatondasloth2464]

As someone who’s never touched Poe or Diablo (I’ve played bg3 but that’s way different imo) witch is so fun. Now tbf I’m new and it’s the only class I’ve played but it slaps man. I died once bc of movement (just me learning the games controls) to the frost girl and the wolves in the first area but after that it’s been a breeze. Being able to have 8 temporary minions and 4 dedicated while also giving every living thing chaos is so broken. Even when you don’t have the 8 temporary you can still do enough damage with just the 4 skeletons chaos and just blasting the mf

[@Woupsme]

I've stumbled into some... Difficulties in Act 2 on bosses as there are no adds to kill and a lot of AoE killing my minions. But it seems manageable with a little focus on which minions you pick and as Fextra said, life flasks healing your minions as well and such. Oh, and upgrading gear with sockets and getting resistances.

[@TechPriest27]

Hey, welcome to PoE

[@007slashbond]

I'm eagerly waiting for an archer build

[@alaingamache3908]

Still wondering how to increase my spirit count except being lucky with the scepter ? Still working on Act 1

[@cubix3243]

I think there can be spirit on amulets and scepters. Also in act 1 one boss gives you +30 spirit when you beat him. Idk how to get more tho, im still struggling in act 2 🥲

[@Delebriel]

Amulet and Chest armor can have spirit rolled on them. Furthermore you unlock 4x30 passive spirit from sidequests in act 1 and 3 if I remember correctly (Act 1-3 normal, Act 1-3 on cruel difficulty)

[@Macskinny76]

As you progress through the game, you need both minions and spell damage. Often, the mobs just pass through the minions straight to you.

[@raimondszakis8337]

I am on brutal act 3 and I discovered you can have wand and offhand scepter?! I finished 5 acts having scepter and focus... :D

[@TeXaS_Trav]

A+ video 🫡

[@colinwoods5663]

When I summon my gas guys the warroirs disappeared? What's going on there

[@sbjuice622]

Anyone else having issues where if your scepter with a warrior skill is equipped, the skill only becomes active in the second slot? Otherwise I get "not enough spirit" regardless of how much I have. Super weird. Also thanks for the awesome video!!!

[@newtonslore]

You can assign skills to different weapons in the skill tree so your character auto switches. It essentially gives you a second skill tree for armaments. Having said that, I f8nd that spirit and mana can get spread a bit thin if you're juggling something in all slots. Plus the build is often less focused. I prefer to simply run a wand and a sceptre if I'm doing a minion build.

[@sbjuice622]

@@newtonslore It's weird though, that I can only assign snipers if I have a scepter with the warrior skill in the second slot. But maybe a wand in the left hand hand would solve that problem, ill give it a shot! Thanks!

[@MrTrixton]

Are you sure its not stat based buffs? When you upgrade skills they have increased skill req. I had a case where i swapped armor and half my skills died. ​@@sbjuice622

[@newtonslore]

@sbjuice622 sometimes you'll be restrained by how much spirit you have in total.

[@Darkpoeticangel]

It's not the witch that dies ealrly game, it's her useless minions that do, especially in boss encounters.

[@ryanzz1357]

My first class

[@addidaswguy]

WHY do channels never go over the support gems inside of the skills?! You can't see what support gems you are using if you just scan over them and they are VERY important, it can mean the difference between a build being OP and mid.

[@IcEarthFireWind]

Waiting for the mage guide

[@Aether_GM]

Ill play witch for blood mage... Eventually

[@BeastMastery]

Wait for buffs or go infernal.

[@nredsa]

keep em com'n

[@KaiHarizor]

Monk guide or we (I) riot (seriously, probably just me)!

[@ArshikaTowers]

Detonate dead is the best spell….

[@grzegorzkrol4358]

minions are doing so low dmg.. i can not kill forge boss... i am taking 20% boss hp before lava kills me

[@reaver2616]

Monk please;)

[@S34Mii]

As someone who suffered through playing Witch and completing the campaign, do NOT play the chaos DoT build. They just buffed it in the most recent patch and its still not good.

[@frankfly1368]

I’m running chaos witch and absolutely melting everything

[@SkeletonInSpace]

Yeah, same here

[@30kHunter76]

Any tips for Gaenor? Struggling a little in this boss fight.

[@pHixiq]

Chaos Witch so far is the only thing I’ve used. Minions arent really valid until mid act 2 in my opinion. Using essence drain, bone cage, and contagion will carry you.

[@frankfly1368]

@@30kHunter76 use skeletal snipers to poison him, hit him with contagion and essence drain and just watch the dude melt. I killed him first try and killed him quickly

[@Alex-asdfghjkl]

Pls make sword of darkness build in Elden ring dlc

[@deanparker8121]

People having a argument about racism in global chat lol

[@Elliott13]

Bloodmage is insanely bad. Dont choose that one.

[@isthisit93092]

I still dont get it.. lol

[@rrasch8125]

I struggle to see the fun in these games, you just get mobbed and have to button smash. May as well have your eyes closed and keep pressing. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@thegreycrusader]

Dopamine pal

[@chancewilks7390]

If only it was that simple, this game is to demanding to building properly and understanding the many many different mechanics and synergies to just be a point and press. Nice take tho 😂

[@ArshikaTowers]

Hey guys, I found the CoD player.

[@pHixiq]

I’m not even being a dick but this is a take of someone who’s never played them. You should definitely try them out ! Because it was WAYY more than that 😂

[@rrasch8125]

@@ArshikaTowers Souls actually 😉

[@Dexthesaga]

Thought GGG banned you

[@Fextralife]

Fake News.

[@ToxMod]

This class is for noobs. If you want a real challenge play as a warrior or go home.

[@Clay-tality]

Actual brain dead take.

[@rihaveinaiba8269]

if you want a real challenge go SSF hardcore, normal playing is for noobs.

[@justanape9149]

Same vibe as “If you didn’t beat elden ring at level 1 with only a club, you didn’t really beat the game.”

[@evilblackcat6357]

If you want to fight fair cut off your right hand in a boxing match or go home. Derp.

[@pHixiq]

Dang so I’m 610 hours in across POE1 and 2 and I’m still a noob huh 😓