Path of Exile 2 Lightning Arrow Deadeye Ranger Leveling Guide

[@hampusvestman9454]

Making this comment so ppl can copy paste Skills into a tex document! So here we go! Skills: 1: Lightning Arrow. Support It With - Pierce And Martial Tempo/Lightning Infusion. Until You Get Thingy So You Can Have All Three - "1" 2: Lighting Rod. Support It With - Scattershot And Primal Armament/Lighting Exposure Until You Get Thingy So You Can Have All Three - "2" 3: Escape shot. Support It With - Frost Nexus And Maim. 4: Freezing Salvo. Support It With - Cold Infusion And Cold Penetration/Hourglass. Comes Down To Player Preference. Experiment With all Three Idk? "Use On Bosses While Staggered, shock or stun" 4: Ones You Hit End Game Or Unlock It? Swap For "Magnetic Salvo. Support It With - Hourglass". You Can Prb Use Both Of These As shown in the Video! # Not Sure! Aka: Freezing Salvo. Support It With - Cold Infusion And Cold Penetration Magnetic Salvo. Support It With - Hourglass. 5: First Buff Is "Herald Of Thunder" Support It With - Execute and Precision. When You Have Enough Spirit Ofc. 6: Second Buff is "Wind Dancer" Support It With - Blind. THIS IS LATER ON IN THE GAME!!! My guess ACT 3-4 7: Voltaic Mark. Support It With - Conduction And Persistence. You Can Also Swap One Of These For "Cast On Shock" 8: Rain of arrows - I Do Not Know The Support Skills My Guess? He Doesn't Mention It Because He's Not Using The Skill! Note: That I Don't Know The Best Set Up For "Lightning Arrow" And "Lighting Rod" With Only Two Sockets! Great Video Raxx!!! Love you :3 ❤😘

[@darsynia]

Oh my GOD you are my freaking hero thank you

[@SediGaming]

Not all heros wear capes. Gfg ❤

[@aephix73]

Your single advice to choose only damage in the passive tree, got my dud character moving again in the campaign.

[@Divertas]

your doing God's work fam, thx

[@xxAtticus]

​@aephix73 same lol almost nearly doubled my dps

[@MatheusMarzochimms]

Lightning Arrow - Pierce - Marcial Tempo - Lighting Infusion (3th slot in act 3) Lightning Rhod - Scattershot - Primal Armament - Lightning Exposure (3th slot in act 3) Herald Of Thunder - Execute - Precision Escape Shot - Frost Nexus - Maim Freezing Salvo - Cold Infusion - Cold Penetration OR - Hourglass (more dmg and more cd) Voltaic Mark - Conduction - Persistence

[@daisycortez8733]

Bro… you’re the best. 🥹🩷

[@dstreezy2049]

3th spot?

[@ziadramman]

holy moly, what a champion of the light!

[@nolabets3130]

I wish there was a way to buy you a beer over the comments section 😂 thank you bro lol

[@brelnd8991]

Thirth

[@seeagull]

FYI - If you hold ALT with the gear tool-tip up, it'll let you mouse into the tool-tip without removing it, allowing you to scan the info. If you then click on an underlined piece of text, it'll lock that subsequent tool-tip for more reading. (Might be control key, pretty sure it's alt tho)

[@PixelKatana]

I started this build I don’t think I can go back to anything else. Raxx you are the man. Love your content, it keeps getting better and better.

[@ghazifakhfakh2121]

same brother. I played warrior for 3 days and almost quit poe2 then i played a variation of this build and got to the warrior level in like 5 hours. crazy dmg diff between classes

[@MatijaVuk-z9n]

seems like I choose easiest classes 1st , mercenary and roque, but damn I wanna try melee as well :)

[@Masterpain33]

Is it that good? Been building poison one and so far gotten me to mid act2 easily

[@brad-k4j]

dude me too, just tried it out and im absolutely fkin melting everything. I cant believe I went this long without it lol

[@MC-BigCara]

Going to try this today, hope they don't nerf it into ground like my sorc

[@Chriswelder1]

Hey Rax, not sure if you'll actually see this but I want you to know that I look for your builds and content specifically when it come to POE and ARPG games. You're the man. Keep up the amazing work!!!

[@Raxxanterax]

I see you buddy, appreciate it ❤

[@xzxxx-km4vy]

You look for his copy pasted builds from the internet ? I have news for you buddy, none of these people come up with builds. They are straight from google.

[@jc65046]

With a user name like xzxxx-km4vy, I’m sure you know exactly what you’re talking about /s

[@martinlynch9402]

Raxx. You're a lifesaver!. Was struggling to keep a witch infernalist alive throughout act 1 and this pathfinder has made everything silky smooth. Thanks for another great and informative guide.

[@jasonallen19]

My Ranger is only lvl 12, but just following the first couple of skill/support recommendations has boosted my DPS by 5-6x (based on kill time, I didn't check the numbers). Always appreciated the build guides you & Rhykker did for Diablo - glad you're around for POE2.

[@Alex-yn6ei]

this is the best poe2 guide I've seen yet for ranger. hilarious, simple and extremely effective. DAMAGE

[@staytuned1337o]

Yes!! I was anticipating this video. Was watching and creeping through all your live stream recordings to see what you did, so this is a godsend 🤣

[@ninobrown1700]

RAXX: you could've have made this video about getting that 3rd socket and it would've BLOWN MY MIND. We are supposed to be making our guides but couldn't resist because I knew you would give me tht one tip tht breaks it open. 👍🏿

[@setcamper]

haha, was in early Act 3 absolutely hating the Deadeye, shaking my head at this video (Surely Raxx bought all his gear and steamrolled on a juiced reroll). Respecced my tree and Lightning arrow went from 600dps to over 1000. Thanks man!

[@Facepull]

Without Raxx ... I'd still be stuck in act 2 or rage quitted. Much love Raxx

[@KrakkenXXX]

That’s sad lol

[@amhowaye1605]

You’re already beating it, bud. I can’t even get to Act 2-got killed by the freaking wolf like 100 times as a Sorcerer (FYI, Still cant kill the wolfs)

[@Facepull]

@amhowaye1605 I had same issue with witch and sorc . But keep trying that boss isn't too hard once you've got his pattern down also get some cold res will help

[@wonderflonium164]

I had just been looking for this build this morning after I saw it from your stream. Very timely posting Rax!

[@Simonrwatts]

Love you so much for this Raxx. I had got my Sorc to Act 3 and was having heaps of fun but lightning was becoming slow going, with the nerf to cast on freeze I couldn’t do that. Found this and I’m having an amazing experience. Thank you!!!

[@bartz1849]

The passive tree advice was a lifesaver Raxx, thanks for putting this together.

[@JoseBall-z4y]

Hey..Raxx thank..!I been blasting the campaign with your build , It feel amazing so far I been unstoppable.

[@SystemOfFantasy]

You are pushing out that content so fast man, i love it!

[@JokerFishClownShoe]

Thank you Raxx, with this build guide I went from cryin' to flyin'. Luvs ya, TheFished

[@bipedalapproximation]

haven't been around since the diablo 3 ethereals so it's good to hear 'hi everyone its rax' again

[@ShinyMetlGod]

Raxx, I love the build guides! I did the comet sorc till it got nerfed and now this one. One thing i noticed that I think is sneaking past you is; you recommend level 2 support gems when players won’t have access to them yet. It would be even more helpful if you gave early suggestions for the level 2 supports. Thanks for keeping this game fun for all of us!

[@johnx9840]

Change Voltaic Mark to "Cast on shock" and add mark there. Its great.

[@disoster]

Wait how do you do that? Im making this build today and will take any tip u can give

[@Divertas]

How?

[@johnx9840]

For those asking me how, there is literally a rune under "all runes" not class specific to ranger that is cast on shock. Its a spirit gem. Thats how. I run cast on shock and have Voltaic Mark, Conductivity, and precision slotted in it. Works pretty well.

[@RedFloyd]

wouldnt that make this build a lot more mana intensive? Would probably need to grab some mp regen stuff for comfort, right?

[@thibaultassierdepompignan4311]

Or mana mods on some items

[@Justin-gz4xg]

"sometimes we're shooting all across the screen" Aye yo. Love the content raxx.

[@meingphane6981]

Appreciate all the help to the community! Was playing SRS infernalist witch and got to cruelty difficulty but the fire animations was just frying my eyes out and blinding my buddy as well who plays warrior with me lmao this is definitely what I’m switching to

[@zabrac1566]

Yea visual clarity with the SRS Witch is definitely a problem currently. I had to build really tanky on my Witch just because seeing on death effects, projectiles and even some telegraphed attacks is really challenging when half my screen is fire. Doesn't help that Flame Wall's effect appears to overlay every other effect I've seen. Maybe if GGG made it have less priority it might be better.

[@MonkeyDGio89]

I like how you always explain things in a very clear way

[@MatijaVuk-z9n]

ty Raxx :) ranger is insanely fun so far, also mercenary, other's haven't tried yet, but I'm sure I'll enjoy them all, such an amazing game!

[@Crelids]

May switch up my build and give this a try. I went Harness the Elements -> Surging Currents -> Frazzled with Freedom of Movement & Escape Velocity for defense. I've been shredding the screen, though, bosses do still take a couple minutes but with 70% evasion I'm in near no threat of danger. I'm only level 30 (Deadeye) and have not prioritized my bow/quiver the way you suggest. Appreciate the tips as always! Keep slayin'!

[@JayBills3]

Man this is way better than Fubgun’s starter LA build. I have to give you props where props are due.

[@reszolve3685]

Once again shows why your are a Beast and a Gem 💎 to this community. I can’t state this enough, I really appreciate you.

[@bhodor8437]

Love your content Raxx! Regarding monk: I started as a Merc (Gemling) myself and got him to 76 befor starting a monk. The first levels were pretty slowly and felt kinda underwhelming (used the standard quaterstaff). But after I got lvl 14 and Ice Strike (together with Herold of the frost and the bell) my monk started to go craaaazy. Now I'm already at lvl 55 and I am blasting through the campagne. Your hate boss, the goofy lady in her mud bath? Dont worry about her mechanics - cuz there wont be any. Just killed her in freeze lock in like 10 seconds. As nearly all other bosses. Ultra mobile, evasive and a huge dmg output. I love my monk!

[@thegreatqtip4516]

Thanks for this guide! I was a bit worried after bouncing off my monk starter, but switching to this feels very comfortable for a first build.

[@Nevernyi]

hey rax, gotta say, huge props for dropping the guide. been following your deadeye ranger run from the streams step by step, and while it’s been fun trying to keep up with the live decisions, it’s clear the official guide is way more polished. i made it to act 3 just rewatching the streams, and i could tell some of the passive choices were more experimental in the moment. feels like the build is way more focused and efficient with this version. really appreciate the effort you put into making it beginner-friendly too! great work, man, this is very helpful. cheers!

[@Bananakin_I]

It is honestly stupid that the simple tip to go all damage helped so much. Was stuck on the final boss of act 1 last weekend. 7-8 tries and then quit. Came back and did it first try. Thanks dude

[@MrVindictus1]

Brother the game isn't about tanking through most shit anymore. You have to use dodge and positioning, it's a little closer to souls games. 10 tries is literally the bare minimum. Keep trying till you get it right enough to avoid enough attacks.

[@King-js7nw]

@@MrVindictus1if 10 tries is what it takes for you then you suck 😂

[@dam0AU]

@@King-js7nwye lol I went deathless til act 2 and this is my first arpg ever

[@thethrowaway4756]

@@dam0AU anyone can do that with this guide or any other lightning bow guide lol. literally breeze through everything

[@dam0AU]

@@thethrowaway4756 yeah agreed. I was playing chaos witch when I did it. Obviously when I switched to ranger it was even easier

[@jamesbridgman7298]

Hold ALT and you can move your mouse over the item. There will also be a tiny little “pin” icon at the top right of the weapon card that lets you pin it on the screen where ever you want.

[@mannybarba5382]

Can’t wait to see your Witch build. Been having fun with infernalist and minions

[@thetazero842]

I love that you go down to the Marauder starting nodes, going to try this build out as a Gemling.

[@Mr.Neko1]

POE 2 looks really good both visually and gameplay.

[@KIX.KHD22]

thank you rax im new to arpgs and i picked monk first and used it for 40 hours and im about to pull my hair out im struggling so at this very moment i tried to switch to ranger and bam u just uploaded it thank you

[@humblegiant4362]

frost monk is an absolute god. teleport around the map freeze everything with giga damage. Bosses are frozen like 75% of the time lol

[@lesbiehonest8914]

Yeah fronst monk is destroying for me. clearing giga fast.

[@rcola5]

I'm playing lightning monk and it's insane

[@zabrac1566]

Weird. Maybe your gear isn't too great. Monk kinda slaps the entire game from the looks of it. I played through Act 1 with it and it was great imo. KZbin is also full of clips of different monk builds all destroying every stage of the game. I've seen Act 2 boss killed in a minute, Act 3 in like 30s and tons of even later content too just obliterated by the different Monk builds.

[@Raxxanterax]

I’m going monk today (blind, didn’t look at any builds). We’re gonna cook up something that crushes everything

[@Kallipolis7]

So glad I already have a lvl 25 Ranger and not too expensive now to switch builds. This is a lot better than mine

[@Thebuird]

I was using all these skills doing okay. Respecced for 50k and am on a tear now. Went from 1600dmg to 3800, Thanks!! Can’t wait to get the extra arrow bow

[@CoryDeuschle]

cant wait to see you on monk, I messed around with my cold one yesterday in the tree. Between that and crafting a new quarterstaff, DPS almost quadrupled. and where im at in my tree im surrounded by more damage nodes I can take, and a ton of energy/evasion too for later as I need more defense. Your vids are helping a ton with HOW to build my characters. Going off no builds, just what ive learned. Feel like im starting to actually get it lol

[@loganwhite6173]

lets gooo!! Ive been waiting on this! Ive been playing Lightning Ranger and was waiting for someone better than me to show how to tune it lol

[@duffman6970]

Been a silent fan since your start with diablo 3, always loved your work. Keep it up, and thanks for this exact build, been tinkering with it and now it feels phenomenal. Heroes doesn't wear capes, apparently they wear hoodies =)

[@UnderworldGrim]

This was my favorite build in POE1. Haven't played POE2 yet but glad it's still around :)

[@ABit2Hot]

I've been playing mostly relying on lightning rod for dmg and scaling lightning dmg. I also went to 43 int to grab orb of storms, so now I put it down and then when I cast lightning rod I immediately chain it, it's pretty nice. I'm new to the game so discovering these things felt rly good. I don't think my variant is stronger than yours. Another thing to mention is how strong life on hit is with ranger, as you have sooo many instances of hits with rod and light arrow that you fully heal on each cast almost, that will be enough survival for non boss fights.

[@Gigabomber]

lightning rod and orb. Awesome idea. This is what POE is all about.

[@InfiniteMonkeysSA]

Wait, does each orb of storms hit trigger the lightning rods? That's nuts

[@ABit2Hot]

@InfiniteMonkeysSA it looks like it yes, I'm not sure how many times it chains, I have to check, but with the chain support I think it's about 6 times

[@Kenny12743]

Thank you Raxx!! I had a pretty similar build as yours but not quite, especially with the support gems was I struggling. But thanks to your video I could optimize it & now my Ranger plays like magic ❤

[@sol5916]

Love your build man. Keep them coming. For monk, it’s ice strike man. Get it at 14 and follow the same philosophy you have now

[@christhomason9333]

I love that Diablo is a blue Hoodie and PoE is a red hoodie!!

[@NickAsselberghs]

1000 more videos yaaay excellent :D sounds really exciting, colorful language I know, still very exciting. I have made 1 of each except the warrior I think it was. Sorc is my main. I am excited to try out your build for Sorc, I can easily see applying your builds to each and every one of them. I am really excited about the game itself, having a great time and I am really excited that you make content for it and what you can help me do with these builds. I am looking forward to more. Thank you very much Raxx.

[@norinhaplays]

TKS I WAS WAITING SO MUCH FOR THIS!

[@superanderson]

This was my league start build. I will say I think that you really want to consider the quiver nodes towards the middle of your pathing. It is not worth it early when your quiver is magic rarity but as you get something nice the extra flat damage you will get from those nodes is basically unachievable anywhere else. Also stormcaller arrow is very strong for single target damage, but does NOT work with pierce. Its worth considering before you commit to pierce. Great guide.

[@hzyyc]

Great video Rax! wish this guide dropped a few days ago. Now it is going to cost me a ton of gold to respec my passive tree.

[@IronBear47]

Been waiting for this all morning

[@zelestial1681]

Thank you for this. Been playing Ranger since Day 1 and its been a struggle.

[@andynelson7729]

Great passive tree Rax, I was feeling decently strong before tbf, now after this tree I’m just taking the piss 🤣, amazing work as always 💯👍

[@say_whatt1785]

Man having lots of fun with this. Thanks Rax!

[@Domcreator]

I was already building this that’s insane, thanks for the better version

[@LuBre]

You saved my character... Amazing guide. Loved it.

[@JoshLasto]

Raxx, my guy!, you just saved my ranger. Many thanks to you, good sir.

[@xXGirthBrooksXx]

Hope this game continues the success, and you continue to blow up along with it!

[@Zypresse78]

Youre the best man. Trying this build rn and its so much fun and easy to follow

[@pamellajmoore1485]

Woah! watch this video and rolled a ranger about an hour ago. lvl 5 and already killing stuff much faster. still die, but not as much! thank you so much for this video!

[@coachflaps]

I was randomly making a ranger, got to the act 1 boss and died. Looked at gear and armor was shit, lucked upon a unique chest that tripled my armor stat. Went back and died on the last phase. Did nothing other than respeccing to your passive tree and it wasn’t even close, he died quickly. Thanks 🤘🏻

[@TCMYSTIKAL2010]

Thanks!

[@PatrickStirling]

Started with lightning ranger but I went for lightning modes on the tree and completely bricked myself. Been enjoying a second run as poison archer

[@pizzahunter69]

Couldn't you respec?

[@PotbellyGoat]

Man- I might finally see act III now! Thank you so much

[@gapplebees9295]

I started playing Lightning Arrow yesterday, can confirm build is very strong lol

[@bedub]

Thanks for the great video and helping me to finally understand and be able to progress in POE.

[@jbrown5418]

Ty Raxx, like everyone else, I'm just relieved to have a build to try now after the nerf! 🙏👍

[@inuart19]

I am working in a second character because the mercenary wasn´t good for me, and after watched your videos i would try your build because it looks so interesting and fun to test

[@l0uisss]

S tier guide and thumbnail. Thanks!

[@JoeyPlat]

First video I've found that's super informative!! Thanks dude

[@chrisrueth137]

With this guide I just decided to take another day off from work and fix my passive skill tree! 😅

[@adaminsane7130]

Really great video. Clear and concise. Well done.

[@DeaXi69]

Bottom Center from Merc side of the tree is a node called "Lightning Rod" which makes non-crit lightning damage Lucky, super important for any lightning non-crit build. If it's too far can try anointing it.

[@imp4356]

Been doing electro ranger and it feels so much better than anything else I've tried.

[@curveofsound]

I'm running this since yesterday and... its freaking amazing. Also, I tried your suggestions and my build is definitely pulling ahead of my old setup. I just found out you can hold down shift on abilities and you'll show you the dps increase of associated skills right there in the tree. Freaking amazing. Last, it seems you didn't go for the quiver bonuses, you can get 80% more quiver bonuses, which I think is worth a ridiculous amount of DPS. I'll have to test it out though to see if it's worth taking or not.

[@AXELAX]

Full damage on the passive tree is the way to go right now. I've done this on my Merc and dude is melting the campaign bosses. I've not even been following a guide, DPS just trumps everything.

[@glowpipe]

Grenade build i take it? I wanted something that was not grenade build, and bosses are melting me

[@galintorgalintor1580]

For the rotation raxx, just spam the lightning rods as much as you can, they shotgun and stack and it pretty much 1 shots the bosses, you don't even need anything else tbh

[@bodiesbyphil]

Another great guide -- thank you Rax. Not sure if anyone else requested this or would find it useful, but as someone new to PoE a guide on stash tabs? I notice the crazy amount of tabs you have. Which should we buy? Which are highest priority? etc. Would anyone else find this useful?

[@erikskytt1]

saw this... switched away from my summoner... now... IM IN LOVE... RANGER

[@vba77]

Rax my man, you are a legend! Thank you as always :D

[@quantumravage7132]

I started this game as a monk. I finally got to act 2 this morning after being hard stuck on Geonor for so long, and then got hard stuck again while trying to do my ascendancy trials. I eventually gave up and decided to build a ranger. I was contemplating it for so long because I had already invested so much time into my monk but figured even if I pass this hurdle I’m probably going to get stuck somewhere else. The difference is night and day. I’ve been playing Ranger for a few hours and I’m already almost up to my ascendancy trial having died 4 times in total. I didn’t even die to Geonor once and didn’t spend any time farming levels or items. Most of the time I wasn’t even playing with audio I was just listening to a podcast. I’m having more fun with this game in the past few hours than I have for the last week. I like difficulty but after what felt like banging my head against a wall for a week I was losing my patience. I’m currently level 20 and I have three skills. The standard bow, lightning shot, and that ice evade. I haven’t had the need for anything else

[@Soundwave299]

Monk is awesome. Cold and lightning are both great. Starts a bit slow but picks up very fast when you get into 3rd tier attacks especially

[@ecrook84]

this saves my day. It´s kind of counter intuitiv to ignore the defense in the tree but it´s working great.

[@ladylynxelot9925]

Was sitting here like a path of exile veteran who's been through the new "league start" meta for a thousand times, and almost scoffed at the explanation of implicits and what not. 'Surely people know this.' Only to realize that, no, people do not know this. They're not used to base-types mattering, or the intricacies behind additional arrows, pierce, chain, or how it all interacts with one-another. So I wanted to add a few funny notes you guys may find helpful! Pierce can actually destroy your damage rather than buffing it. If you've got multiple chains, the chains will not occur until all of your pierces have been expended. This means if your arrows pierce, then hit a wall, the damage is simply lost in a lot of cases. Where chain will cause the main arrow of your Lightning Arrow (LA) to chain to another target, and causing the smaller lighting chains multiple times. So just be aware not to overinvest in either chain or pierce if your build focusses on a specific one. Tornado Shot interacts funnily with this mechanic. If you place the tornado dead centre of a pack and hit it with LA, the amount of chain and shotgunning going on is absolutely crazy. This also interacts well if you can get a target up against a wall, where every copied arrow can actually hit the same target for immense burst. It seems to interact with the lightning rod if you shoot it into the tornado too, but I've not been able to actually sit and count it out. Much love Raxx, keep doing what you're doing, and stay on the path of helping beginners. We all wish to see the community grow.

[@dravedrave]

Thank you very much for this. I'm having a lot of fun with this build.

[@MarkTarsis]

I was nodding my head many times in this build guide. I struggled a lot with my minion witch in act 1 and 2, spent several farming runs changing out my build trying to be more survivable and my take away was: damage, damage, damage. I never felt like I was doing enough damage. Having like 1k shield at level 25 meant you might survive 1 more hit you otherwise wouldn't, but bosses pretty much still 1 shot you with certain moves anyway. I always felt like the less time you spent in the boss fight(your damage), the more likely you are to survive anyway.

[@armiedvalentine6056]

"Nothing, and i mean nothing but damage" Finally, a man that speaks my language!

[@nx_s]

10:30 That's right. I looted two "Dualstring Bow" yesterday in Act 2 on my level 33 Sorceress. One is white and the other is blue. The white one has a level (requires level 28 to use) and a dexterity requirement of 65, whilst the blue one one only has that same dexterity requirement. I'm saving them for my future Ranger.

[@St0ney316]

Thanks rax! great breakdown and explanation of everything as always!

[@QuentinCummings]

The video I was waiting for - thanks GOAT

[@TheElement2518]

I started as a ranger and I'm loving it but you mentioned that ranger can't use crossbow but I definitely am and it's awesome. Stun them with lightning and shoot a scatter shot explosive grenade to finish the job

[@jputz4320]

Lightning Arrow Gang 👊

[@rockkiller124]

Keep up with POE2 guides, can't wait for your review

[@nexxusgto]

Hey Raxx, I really liked the way you organized your stash. Could you maybe do a video in the future on how you organized yours and what to spend my 300 points on? Thank you.

[@olgapiletska1933]

Thank you for the build! Great job! Will start just right now.

[@brigittedarcel1498]

Thx Raxx - this video is going to make me give PoE 2 another try :)

[@kvang84]

Great video! It really helped me figure out a build for ranger.

[@blameitonthe3102]

You say I’m gonna be as fast as Jeff Gordon? Say no more raxx…I’m sold

[@Shinjin-g7b]

Hell yea, thanks Raxx