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PoE 2 Build

Primal Strikes x Lightning Spear

Creator

Huntress

Amazon

0.4 TLotD

Starter

End Game

Speed Leveling

By Screamheart

Updated on Dec 30, 2025

Dec 30, 2025

Build Overview

-----> Click the video link for a detailed breakdown and gameplay! ----->

This build deals insane damage to bosses with Primal Strikes and AoE clears using Lightning Spear! This build offers a fun playstyle that encourages switching between ranged and melee when it's beneficial, but has the fluidity of a 1 button build!

Strengths and Weaknesses

Very good single target DPS!
Insanely good AoE clear!
Plenty of Survivability!
Cheap to get off the ground!

Must apply shock for the best single target DPS.

Build Variants

0.4 Version

0.3 Version (Out of Date)

Equipment

0.4 Version

0.3 Version (Out of Date)

Set 1

Set 2

Equipment Priority

+10

Gain % of Damage as Extra Physical Damage on our Set 1 Spear is REQUIRED to make Herald of Ice chain.
Ranges on gear are not listed correctly because you should use what you can get. Focus on the priority affixes listed.
A Rare chest armor with a lot of Evasion and a Rare helmet with a lot of Energy Shield are high priority for survivability.
Fill in your resistances as needed across all Items, Runes, and Jewels.
Sacred Flame is the highest damage alternative if you have the budget. If you use this, you can replace Crown of Eyes with a Rare helmet that stacks a lot of Energy Shield.
Lavianga's Spirits is great for continuous mana sustain if you have it.
Blood of the Warrior can be used for better Rage generation and sustain.
Rite of Passage can replace Golden Charm when you get it.
Nascent Hope can be used in place of Thawing Charm if you get it.
The Fall of the Axe can be used in place of Stone Charm if you have it.
Lycosidae is a decent off-hand choice if you have it.
Rarity of items Found is always valuable if you can afford to take it on an item.

Skill Gems

0.4 Version

0.3 Version (Out of Date)

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 35

Dex 50

Int 55

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Lightning Spear

Level 20

Herald of Ice

Primal Strikes

Level 20

Thunderstorm

Level 20

Thunderous Leap

Trinity

Combat Frenzy

Wind Dancer

Gem Priority

+28

We're using the new Gem Thunderstorm to ensure the boss will always be Shocked for Primal Strikes. Shock Conduction II ensures that Drenched enemies will always be Shocked.
On Herald of Ice, Armour Demolisher II can be swapped for Uruk's Smelting if you have it.
Combat Frenzy can be used to make Lightning Spear even better for clearing, but it's not required.
Herald of Ice interaction explanation HERE.
use Embitter in Lightning Spear if using Sacred Flame.
Wind Dancer can be used for more Survivability if needed.
Rakiata's Flow is very powerful in place of Cold Penetration, but pretty expensive so use when you can.
Garukhan's Resolve is intended in the build with Primal Strikes, but can be expensive, so we use Elemental Focus as a placeholder until we can get it.

Passive Tree

0.4 Version

0.3 Version (Out of Date)

main:

123

set 1:

set 2:

A good Time-Lost Sapphire can boost your Energy Shield further.
Don't forget that Spell Damage works on Jewels due to Crown of Eyes.

Atlas Tree

0.4 Version

0.3 Version (Out of Date)

Do your Atlas Tree based on what content you enjoy doing!

How it Plays

Use Lightning Spear at the nearest enemy target.
Herald of Ice will cause a chain reaction and kill everything.
When you use Primal Strikes, make sure you have shocked the enemy with Thunderstorm.
Bosses will melt easily from Primal Strikes, Use Primal Strikes as long as they are Shocked.
Thunderous Leap can be used for Mobility and jumping gaps.

How it Works

This build utilizes various synergies related to stacking Critical Hit Chance, Critical Damage, Accuracy, and using Elemental Ailments to great effect.

The Amazon's Critical Strike Ascendancy node gives base Critical Hit Chance based on overcapped Accuracy.
Falcon Dive scales our Attack Speed from Accuracy.
The Amazon's Penetrate Ascendancy node allows Accuracy on the weapon to provide additional Physical Damage, meaning we can stack even more accuracy while maintaining high base damage.
Primal Strikes allows the build to excel at bossing, while Lightning Spear allows the build to excel at AoE clear.
Crown of Eyes is used in our single target setup to allow damage to scale based on Spell Damage as well as Attack Damage.
Threaded Light takes advantage of this to give us much more Spell Damage from Spirit.
Spectral Ward and Subterfuge Mask allow us to stack much more Energy Shield and Evasion which allows us to take advantage of Chaos Inoculation freeing up the need to get Maximum Life and allowing for easier itemization.

Changelog

Many many changes to the build for 0.4 update.
Many changes to the build.
0.3 Start~
Added newest version of the build and moved the old version back, but you can still access it if needed! (04/29/2025)
Changed the default recommended setup to v2.0, old version tab left for now. (04/15/2025)
Added more written info and cleaned up some text. (04/13/2025)
Updated guide to match newest video. (04/12/2025)
First version of the endgame build is finalized. (04/10/2025)
Working on adding the End Game version of the build. (Work In Progress 04/08/2025)
Added Overabundance to Explosive Spear for Early Game leveling.
~0.2.0 Start~