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0.4 Ranger Grenade Leveling imexile

0.4 TLotD
presentationRanger
Starter
Speed Leveling
presentationDeadeye
Updated on Dec 15, 2025
Dec 15, 2025

Build Overview

This is the leveling setup I will be using to level my ranger on leaguestart with grenades. After leveling I am pivoting to a grenade/ Explosive Shot similar to Rue's build from last league for mapping. I was able to get to maps in 4 hours 30minutes in SC.

If you want the Endgame guide here it is: https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/imexile/builds/0-4-deadeye-explosive-shot-imexile

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • Proven setup that has won races(Guythatdies merc)
  • Ranger solid ascendancy for endgame builds
  • High single target post lvl 33+
  • Grenades have a big delay so can be clunky
  • Later powerspike than merc

Build Variants

YOU NEED ONE POINT IN INT AND ONE IN STR TO EQUIP Tense Crossbow AND Frost Bomb EARLY at lvl 6 ish. Keep this in mind, respec it later.

In order to get a crossbow, if you do not get enough gold from Miller to buy one, you need to mule on a merc or basic attack/LA until you get one.

Equipment

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Equipment Priority
+5

Use early Transmutes and Augments on rings/crossbows to try and get flat damage.

Movement speed on boots is a MUST.

For crossbow stats during the duration of the campaign, you ideally want some combination of:

  • Increased physical damage
  • Flat lightning damage
  • Flat physical damage
  • +Projectile Skills
  • Flat Fire damage
  • Flat cold is least desireable

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 10

Dex 10

Int 0

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Crossbow Shot

Crossbow Shot
2

Explosive Grenade

Explosive Grenade
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3

Flash Grenade

Flash Grenade
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4

Frost Bomb

Frost Bomb
5

Contagion

Contagion
6

Wind Dancer

Wind Dancer
Gem Priority
+4

Contagion is used to assist with clear in early act 1.

Multishot I > Elemental Armament I on explosive grenade is highest prio, then focus on other gems.


Passive Tree

main:
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123
set 1:
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20
set 2:
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20

Take 2 proj nodes, then one str and one int attribute for frost bomb/Tense crossbow. You will respec this later.

How it Works

Quest rewards:

1) Charm charges gained

2) Stun threshold

3)Depends on endgame build, but I'd suggest int/res/res or if pathfinder, int/str/dex

4)Boon - MS/res



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