The long-awaited Path of Exile 2 will finally be released in early access on December 6! In this brand new game, you will experience 6 new classes that differ completely from the original, so players have more autonomy in terms of build diversity and character fantasy.
Among the new classes, Huntress, as a versatile class that combines ranged combat and melee skills, adds a new style of play, so it bears a lot of expectations from players.
Although it is a pity that it will not appear in the early access, we can first learn about its currently known gameplay and some information that can be learned in advance in this guide. Without further ado, let’s start our exploration!Class Overview
From the information currently released by the official, Huntress is a class with Dexterity, which means that its position on the passive skill tree is the same as that of Ranger, both in the lower right corner.
This area will be closer to nodes with Evasion, Spell Suppression, Cold Damage, Crit, Flask Effect, and Attack Speed, so you can choose more skill nodes with the above abilities when choosing passive skills, so that you can maximize the power of Huntress.
The weapon used by Huntress in POE 2 is Spears, which is also a new weapon type in this new game. In combat, Spears can be used for melee range attacks, or thrown out for long-range attacks on enemies. So in your subsequent exploration, you can focus on a certain combat method to create a targeted build, or you can cleverly combine these two combat abilities to face a variety of complex situations.
It should be noted here that Huntress is not a Class with strong survivability, so in melee combat you may need to pay more attention to its defensive capabilities, just buy POE 2 Currency directly to make it more tanky.
Skill Gems
Since Huntress is not a Class that players can use in the early access, its skill display is relatively limited. Here are the skills and overviews from the trailer and some actual test videos. Here is also a reminder of your reference only. Everything is subject to the ultimate release.
- Whirling Slash: Huntress swings her weapon to create a whirlwind that stuns the enemy. As you cast more skills, the whirlwind will become larger, and when you leave the whirlwind, it will explode and cause damage to the enemy.
- Spearfield: Huntress will fire her spears at a certain area to slow down the enemy’s movement speed. This is very useful for fighting against some more flexible enemies, which will allow you to subdue them effortlessly and easily obtain the final POE 2 Currency reward.
- Puncture: Huntress will be teleported to the enemy and then move a short distance toward the enemy with spears. This will pierce the enemy and cause them to bleed over time. If you attack them again at this point, they will be more vulnerable.
- Rapid Assault: Huntress will use spears to quickly and continuously attack the enemy.
- Disengage: Huntress steps back from the battlefield and throws projectiles in front of her.
- Blazing Lance: Huntress throws spears at enemy positions, leaving a trail of fire in their wake that deals fire damage to enemies when they hit. When you throw a second spear, the trail of the first spear expands outward.
- Storm Spear: Huntress throws a powerful spear that explodes and shoots lightning at nearby enemies when it hits, dealing unpredictable lightning damage to enemies.
- Dash: Huntress performs a series of rapid teleports to the target location. Alternatively, you can choose the Attack in Place option in this skill, which will reverse the direction of your dash. This skill shares a cooldown with other flash skills.
- Precision: Huntress casts a 3-radius aura that increases your accuracy rating and critical strike chance by 139 and 26% for you and nearby allies.
In terms of the actual application of skills, you can use Whirling Slash or Spearfield for some areas where you only need to clear low- and medium-level monsters, while Puncture is more suitable for facing some more difficult bosses because it can provide you with some mobility.
Rapid Assault can do more damage than any other skill if you’re facing a single target. You can use other skills at the right time according to the elements you inject into Spears.
Some Tips About Huntress
In combat, Huntress will focus more on strategic positioning and carefully calculated attacks, so you need to understand all of her abilities and use them wisely to control enemies effectively and avoid taking direct damage from them.
So when choosing gear for her, you should try to choose POE 2 Items that can enhance her agility, critical damage, and attack speed. If you like to micromanage attacks and positioning in the game, Huntress will most likely become a high-skill cap character under your reasonable use.
The above is some detailed information about the new class Huntress in Path of Exile 2. Although we cannot experience this very diverse class in the early access released this week; we are still looking forward to the surprises that Huntress will bring to all players in the official to be released later. Wish you a happy game!
