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0.5 Ice Shot Deadeye Leveling Guide

Ranger

Deadeye

Starter

Speed Leveling

0.5.5 FR

Beginner

Fubgun

Verified

By Fubgun

LIVE

Updated on Sep 12, 2026

Sep 12, 2026

Build Overview

This is my leveling guide for Ice Shot Deadeye, swap to the endgame guide after campaign.

Endgame Guide: https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/ice-shot-deadeye

While this is a Ice Shot leveling guide, you unfortunately don't unlock the skill until lvl 31, so you have to start off with Lightning Arrow and Lightning Rod.

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Build Variants

lvl 1-14

lvl 15-23

lvl 24-30

lvl 31-41

lvl 42-59

lvl 60+

Equipment

lvl 1-14

lvl 15-23

lvl 24-30

lvl 31-41

lvl 42-59

lvl 60+

Set 1

Set 2

Equipment Priority

Bow: Once you reach lvl 16, you want to make a good Recurve Bow. This weapon will last until lvl 33, so go all in with supplies. Alchemy/regal/exalt until it's 6 mod. Try a few different bases with transmute/aug, if you get a high tier prefix, regal and triple exalt slam (or use a essence instead of regal if you found one).

Bow lvl upgrades: lvl 16 for Recurve Bow, ilvl 33 for Tier 6 flat rolls (can be Dualstring Bow or Cultist Bow, while this isn't a chaos build, cultist bow has good dps). Make sure the item is ilvl 33 before crafting on it, (hold down alt on the item). And finally lvl 46 for both Artillery Bow and Tier 5 flat rolls (once again make sure it's ivl 46 before crafting on it). These are your 3 major bows for campaign and at each lvl you want to fully invest into these bows, make sure they're decent before exalt slamming/using artificer orb (just want high tier %phys or higher tier flat rolls).

Flask: Remember to constantly upgrade your life/mana flask throughout campaign, you can always buy a new one at the vendor when you meet the lvl requirements for the next tier (lvl 10, 16, 23, 30, 40, 50 and 60).

Quiver: One with +lvls and high amount of flat damage, the base isn't too important.

Boots: Movement speed on boots is also extremely good if you can find them, try to search the vendor every 1-2 lvls. I would never swap out movement speed boots, only replace them with other boots that have movement speed.

Other gear:
Ideally you should stick to evasion or evasion/es hybrid gear, but use whatever looks best at the time.
Helmet/belt/amulet are good slots to acquire attributes (str on belt, dex or int on helmet).

Besides that you're just looking for life/resist on gear, but flat damage is the most important on gloves/rings. High evasion chest is also quite good for defense if you find one.

-Important
Always salvage weapons with quality for whetstones and always salvage items with sockets for artificers orb, this is extremely important for gear upgrades throughout the campaign.

I also personally prefer to vendor all rares for gold to gamble in act 3 or act 4 for better gear.

Skill Gems

lvl 1-14

lvl 15-23

lvl 24-30

lvl 31-41

lvl 42-59

lvl 60+

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 25

Dex 10

Int 25

Lightning Arrow

Snipe

Freezing Mark

Herald of Thunder

Barrage

Ice-Tipped Arrows

Freezing Salvo

Frost Bomb

Gem Priority

+12

Lesser Jeweller's orb priority - Snipe -> Ice Shot -> Freezing Mark -> Herald of Ice
Quality Priority - Freezing Mark -> Herald of Ice -> Snipe

This is the only big swap in campaign (at lvl 31 you'll swap Lightning Arrow for Ice Shot). While it is a bit of buttons at first, it's not that bad once you know what you're doing.

This swap requires at least 3 skill gems (one lvl 7 and two lvl 5 or 6 gems) and 4-5 support gems. So make sure you save these gems as you're lvling, you should usually have spare gems by lvl 24. Keep in mind the lvl 7 gem Has to be Freezing Mark and this skill is massive for freezing enemies, while giving a massive damage buff at the same time. If you have a 2nd lvl 7 gem, it should be Snipe.

Always keep Snipe at the highest available gem lvl you have access to and get Lightning Arrow to lvl 7 (stop upgrading after, because you swap to Ice Shot once you unlock a lvl 9 gem in act 3).

Frost Bomb Will only work if it's high enough lvl. At lvl 3 it'll affect enemies at lvl 25 or below, lvl 4 is 29 and lvl 5 is 32(So at lvl 5 it'll work for all of act 2). You'll drop this skill mid act 2 or start of act 3, as you'll lack the intelligence to keep lvling this skill, feel free to drop it when you swap to Snipe if you struggle with a lot of buttons.

If you feel like you're lacking freeze buildup, remember to constantly use Ice-Tipped Arrows as this activates Hail. You can also use Escape Shot to help with freeze buildup, but I never needed this in any of my runs.

Essentially the goal is to freeze the boss, press Barrage into a perfect window Snipe. (if you struggle with Snipe, you can takeout Window of Opportunity I for Elemental Focus, but it's not that bad).

Boss Rotation: use Ice-Tipped Arrows before the boss spawns, cast Freezing Mark, shoot Lightning Arrow 3-4 times, cast Freezing Salvo. If the boss is not frozen, use escape shot/salvo till it's frozen. Once the boss is frozen, cast Barrage into Snipe.

For general clear, I just use Ice-Tipped Arrows, Freezing Mark for the as extra buff and Lightning Arrow(because of Hail, lightning arrow will freeze normal monsters for the mark buff).

While I don't use it myself, Escape Shot can also help you build freeze if you feel lack you're struggling. But Freezing Salvo and Ice-Tipped Arrows should be more than enough. At lvl 31, freezing enemies become insanely easy because Ice Shot has massive freeze buildup, but Lightning Arrow with Ice-Tipped Arrows gets the job done.

Passive Tree

lvl 1-14

lvl 15-23

lvl 24-30

lvl 31-41

lvl 42-59

lvl 60+

main:

123

set 1:

set 2:

Take whatever attribute you need at the time, you'll default to dex if you don't need anything. You should also lookout for good attribute amulets or a strength belt to help out with requirements later on.

Ascendancy order:
Projectile Proximity Specialisation(point blank) -> Endless Munitions -> Gathering Winds

Quest Rewards

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Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack

+10% to Cold Resistance

Hunting Grounds — The Crowbell

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Freythorn — The King in the Mists

+30 to Spirit

Ogham Farmlands — Una's Hut

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite

+20 to maximum Life

Keth — Kabala, Constrictor Queen

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Valley of the Titans — Medallion

30% increased Charm Charges gained

+1 Charm Slot

Deshar — Final Letter

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan

+10% to Lightning Resistance

Jungle Ruins — Mighty Silverfist

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught

25% increased Stun Threshold

Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant

+10% to Fire Resistance

The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch

+30 to Spirit

The Molten Vault — The Molten Vault

Reforging Bench

Aggorat — Blood Sacrifice

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Journey's End — Captain Hartlin

Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Skill Gem(Lv 13)

Delirium Drop

Whakapanu Island — Great White One

+30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest

5% increased Maximum Mana

Halls of the Dead — Yama The White

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test

+5 to Dexterity

Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice

30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks

Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test

+5% to Cold Resistance

Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test

+5% to Fire Resistance

Halls of the Dead — Tribal Medicine

+30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Wolvenhold — Oswin, the Dread Warden

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Khari Crossing — Akthi and Anundr

Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine

5% increased Maximum Life

Qimah — Tabana's Pillar

3% increased Movement Speed

Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear

+40 to Spirit

Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Comments

FreshShield•5d ago

Can someone explain me why I take Frazzled if i dont Shock?

SilentBlade•4d ago

Your first lvl 5 support gem should be Charged Mark for Freezing Mark. This will give you consistent shocks on bosses for even more damage.

lvl 60 +

p0tatoes•7d ago

Why no chestplates ?

RustyShield•2d ago

Yeah I was also wandering

CoolShield•22d ago

Why use weapon set 1 and 2, if I am using only one bow?

DeadApril•9d ago

it's for freezing mark skill. So u have staff for weapon set 2, and bind ur freezing mark cast only with that weapon set. And ur primary skill like "Ice shot" -> only for weapon set 1 (your bow). And every time ur cast mark - all green passives and staff bonuses will work. And u don't have to manually switch weapon sets

P.s. That's not my native language. Hope you will understand me

GrimFlame•1 month ago

SO WHEN IT SHOWS ANY ATTRIBUTE WHAT SHOES I BE PUTTING FROM THESE LOWEER LVLS ON THE TREE TO HIGHHER LEVELS

Fedayn77•8d ago

Choose the ones you need at the moment, depending on how you are building your character

Pharcyde•1 month ago

I understand weapon swapping but I dont see a secondary weapon to use on the swap so where is mark benefitting?

Fedayn77•8d ago

Because you can share the same set of weapons for both the primary and secondary slots

RustyShield•1 month ago

Herald of ice on both weapon sets? Or just 1

jrock2004•1 month ago

I still need to figure out it but when we switch to weapon set passives, I am not sure the best way to do it beyond doing a full tree respec

ShinyKey•1 month ago

how you can assign skills to weapon set 2 whan you dont have second weapon?

jrock2004•1 month ago

Make sure you have nothing in 2nd weapon slot. You then can right click the "I" above your weapon and it sets the same one to both 1 and 2

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