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PoE 2 Build

Hexblast Demon Form League Starter | Act 1-6 Leveling Guide

presentationWitch
presentationInfernalist
Starter
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By Lazy Exile
Updated on Mar 30, 2025
Mar 30, 2025

Build Overview

The Infernalist Demon Form build is an exceptional choice for a league starter in Path of Exile 2. Here's why:

Pros

  • Low Gear Dependency (doesn't use weapons)
  • Strong Spell Scaling (+ level to spell skills in )

Cons

  • Resource Management (managing stacks + resources)
  • Learning Curve (need to learn how to play defensively)

Campaign

Even without high stacks, the build can easily handle campaign bosses with just campaign league starter gear, getting to 40-50 stacks without much issues.

It's very important to not kill CANDLEMASS in Ogham Manor for both Normal (Act 1) and Cruel (Act 4) difficulty. You don't want to get more maximum life.

Early Game Farming

With minimal gear investment, it's effective for farming trials like the Trial of Sekhema and Trial of Chaos, making it a prime early league starter.

Full Campaign Run in 7 hours

https://youtu.be/9Ze5O-xHVWM

Disclaimer

Patch note is not out, so setup might be susceptible to changes. The league starter version does not abuse any OP mechanics, reducing the risk of being nerfed in future patches.

Note: this does not included the loop, or version, which is currently very strong and might be nerf.

Build Variants

Act 1 Guide

This detailed Act 1 guide is designed to walk you through the act with the best setup available for the Witch class. Follow these sections to optimize your experience:

1. Equipment:

  • Regex Search: Utilize the provided regex to efficiently search for key equipment at vendors. This will help you find boots with movement speed, wands with +# level to chaos or spell skills, and gear with increased rarity.
  • Gear Priorities: Focus on acquiring essential items like a good wand and boots. Collect gear with sockets for later salvage, and prioritize energy shield gear with beneficial mods such as rarity and resistance.

2. Skill Gems:

  • Skills Order: Follow the guide's detailed instructions the optimal skills for progression.
  • Support Gem Priority: Understand the order of priority for support gems.
  • Skill Rotation: Learn the recommended skill rotation to maximize your damage output and efficiency

3. Passive Tree:

  • Notable Passives: Follow the guide's recommendations on which notable passive nodes to take and in what order.

By following these sections step-by-step, you will be well-equipped to tackle Act 1 with the most effective setup for your Witch. This guide is intended to provide a smooth and efficient leveling experience.

Reminder

Don't kill CANDLEMASS!

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Equipment

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Equipment Guide

Leveling Regex:

Use the following regex to streamline your search for key equipment:

"([21]0|15)% i.+mov|^\+.*ills$|d rari"

  • Movement Speed: Look for boots with increased movement speed because it's the best stat in PoE 2
  • +Level to Skills: Find wands with +# level to chaos or spell skills for increased damage
  • Rarity (Optional): Can get better drops, those drops can be identified to use or vendor for gold
  • Vendor Check: Each time you level up, paste this regex into the vendor search box to quickly highlight the items
    • You don't have to do this everytime you level up if you have a decent weapon and boots already

Gear Priorities

Act 1 Focus

  • Wands: Prioritize wands with % increased spell damage and + level to chaos or spell skills. This boosts your overall damage output early on
  • Boots: Look for boots with increased movement speed
  • Energy Shield Gear: Look for pieces with added rarity and resistance if possible
  • Sockets for Salvage: Pick up all gear with sockets for salvage. Once you reach Ogham Village, find Renly's Smithing Tools and turn in the quest, then you can salvage those items. This allows you to farm Artificer Orbs early, which can be used to socket your gear with runes later.

TLDR

Focus on acquiring a solid wand and boots early on using the regex search. Collect gear with sockets for salvage, and prioritize energy shield gear with useful mods like rarity and resistance.

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Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 5

Dex 5

Int 20

Chaos Bolt

Chaos Bolt

Unearth

Unearth

Flame Wall

Flame Wall

Contagion

Contagion
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Skeletal Sniper

Skeletal Sniper
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Essence Drain

Essence Drain
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Bonestorm

Bonestorm
supportfastercastplayer
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Raging Spirits

Raging Spirits

Skill and Support Gem Priority Guide

When progressing through the game, it's important to follow these prioritized lists for your skill and support gems. This setup is designed to minimize gem swaps while ensuring effectiveness throughout the campaign. Be sure to check your attribute requirements to ensure you can equip the necessary strength and dexterity gems, as these can vary based on your gear.

Skill Gem Priority:

  1. Level 1
    • Location: Clearfell Encampment
    • Source: Renly
  3. Level 1
    • Location: Clearfell
    • Source: Abandoned Stash
  5. Level 2
    • Location: Mud Burrow
    • Source: Devourer
  7. Level 3
    • Location: The Red Vale
    • Source: Rust King
  9. Level 3
    • Location: Cemetery of the Eternals
    • Source: Lachlann
  11. Level 4
    • Location: Hunting Grounds
    • Source: Ritual
  13. Level 4
    • Location: Ogham Farmlands
    • Source: Crop Circle
  15. Level 4 Spirit Gem
    • Location: Freythorns
    • Source: King in the Mist
  17. Level 5
    • Location: Ogham Village
    • Source: Leitis

Support Gem Priority:

  1. into
    • Location: Mud Burrow
    • Source: Devourer's quest (Renly)
  3. into
    • Location: Grelwood
    • Source: Areagnae
  5. into
    • Location: Hunting Grounds
    • Source: Treants
  7. into
    • Location: Ogham Village
    • Source: Executioner
  9. into
    • Location: Manor Ramparts
    • Source: Gallow

Early Skills Rotation:

  • Initial Setup
    • Use and cast through it
    • Utilize 's and for more single target damage
    • Cast to help with AoE clearing
  • Level 6 - Essence Drain Swap
    • Transition to using and for AoE clearing
    • Cast through for single-target damage
    • Continue using the and for single targets
    • Summon with
  • Level 14 - Bonestorm Swap
    • Swap into
    • + for AoE clearing
    • Cast through for bosses
    • Cast to summon occasionally.

This setup simplifies skill management and ensures you're using effective combinations throughout Act 1

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Passive Tree

main:
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123
set 1:
20
20
set 2:
20
20

Notable Passives




Very straightforward setup, focusing on early game spell damage, and fits well with our skill gem setup.

Attributes

We are taking Intelligence for our attributes.

Optionally: if you want to use for faster movement, feel free to take 2 Strength passive node.

Video Guide

Table of Contents

  1. Build Overview
  2. Build Variants
  3. Equipment
  4. Skill Gems
  5. Passive Tree

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