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PoE 2 Build

Lightning Crossbow Invoker

0.2 DotH
presentationMonk
presentationInvoker
Starter
Verified
Updated on Apr 10, 2025
Apr 10, 2025

Build Overview

This build is a pretty standard Lightning Xbow setup than can plug and play on many different ascendancies, deadeye/huntress also an option.

This is meant as a build to progress through the early endgame of mapping tier 1-15 farm as Invoker with noncrit crossbow, you can transition to other builds after or continue with Invoker perhaps going crit.

If you are interested in leveling I have a guide here: https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/imexile-monk-leveling

Build Variants

Below is the gear with stats you should aim for, the tiers may not be as high or attribute stats the same but this is supposed to be an idea of what you want to aim for in every slot, DO NOT try to copy the gear here EXACTLY.


Equipment

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Equipment Priority
+9

Just general gear to go for and stats you want in those slots.

On crossbow:

  • High phys > High flat lightning > +proj gems = attack speed = random accuracy

Helmet MUST be high ES to make use of Subterfuge Mask, chest must be high ev/es to make use of Lead me through Grace....

Rest of the items just flat damage where you can get it, high MS on boots + attributes to level your gems such. Look to cap resistances as well or you will die fairly often. Stun is very annoying so consider annointing stun recovery or fitting stun threshold on gear.

THIS BUILD IS VERY ATTRIBUTE STARVED YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE BEST BOW BASE OR THE HIGHEST LEVEL GEMS.

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 25

Dex 90

Int 30

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Galvanic Shards

Galvanic Shards
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Shockburst Rounds

Shockburst Rounds
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Herald of Thunder

Herald of Thunder
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Voltaic Mark

Voltaic Mark
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Wind Dancer

Wind Dancer
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Tame Beast

Tame Beast
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Plasma Blast

Plasma Blast
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Emergency Reload

Emergency Reload
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Ghost Dance

Ghost Dance
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Stormcaller Arrow

Stormcaller Arrow
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Gem Priority
+29

Very hard to get stats on this build so keep that in mind when leveling up your gems. You'll need around 130 int and 110 strength before putting everything in dex to level up your gems fully.

For Tame Beast, you'll want to find a beast with Haste Aura > Always Shocks > Hasted > any mod of your choosing honestly and it should help you shock on bosses almost permanently.

Plasma Blast during boss rp to get a shock onto the boss and then shoot it with Shockburst Rounds. You may end up needing to just use some Galvanic Shards to get a shock on rares or bosses if you cannot use Plasma Blast so it can be a little annoying on lower gear levels.

ALTERNATIVELY you can use a weaponswap setup with Stormcaller Arrow, you'll just need a solid bow and quiver with solid flat damage in order to have a big shock so keep that in mind. Use this over Plasma Blast if you prefer.

Use Voltaic Mark on tanky rares or bosses.

Passive Tree

main:
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set 1:
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set 2:
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Small attributes can really change at all times based on what you are wearing so be prepared to move them around.

For jewels just run %ES + life on kill or %EV + useful damage mods.

I am the Thunder... > Lead me through Grace... > I am the Blizzard... > Faith is a Choice for ascendancy.

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