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Poison Pathfinder League Start Build (Leveling)

0.3 TTE
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Updated on Dec 3, 2025
Dec 3, 2025

Build Overview

Poison Pathfinder is a build that deals tons of damage with a simple playstyle. All you really need to make quick work of the entire campaign is a bow with some good physical damage rolls, so this build is a terrific league starter!

The build scales extremely well in the endgame. It easily clears all content, including high-tier delirious maps and uber pinnacle bosses.

Useful Uniques

  • Slivertongue - Can be used from Act 3 through Tier 15 maps.
  • Plaguefinger - Allows elemental damage to contribute to poison magnitude. Super strong in early acts.
  • Snakebite - Gives +1 maximum poison stack, allowing for more single-target damage on campaign bosses.

Act 1:

Cast Lightning Arrow to clear packs of small enemies and combo Lightning Rod and Lightning Arrow to kill bosses and rare monsters.

Use these skills until level 14 (The Executioner). The limitation of one poison stack at a time makes Poisonburst Arrow weak in early Act 1.

When you get your first Spirit Gem for killing The King in the Mists, take Plague Bearer. You will use it throughout the campaign.

How to Clear Zones:

Cast Poisonburst Arrow. Use Plague Bearer against large packs of enemies.

How to Kill Bosses and Tanky Rares:

Cast Gas Arrow. Fire Toxic Growth into the gas cloud until it dissipates. Use Gas Arrow again and continue casting Toxic Growth.

You can also use Plague Bearer to trigger Toxic Growth pods.

Endgame Version

You can find an endgame version of the build here: https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/pathofevening/builds/poisonburst-arrow-pathfinder

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • Easy playstyle
  • Great single-target damage
  • Permanent immunity to all slows, including Temporal Chains and Chilled Ground
  • Fast
  • Tanky
  • Smooth
  • Needs a good physical damage bow

Build Variants

Equipment

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1
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3
item
2
Equipment Priority
0
Main Hand
Crude Bow
1
Boots
Rawhide Boots
2
Off Hand
Broadhead Quiver

For the entire campaign, just focus on getting life, resistances, and a big physical damage bow and quiver. Any added physical damage you can get from rings and gloves will also help.

Movement speed boots are also important!

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 5

Dex 15

Int 5

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1

Lightning Arrow

Lightning Arrow
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2

Lightning Rod

Lightning Rod
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3

Plague Bearer

Plague Bearer
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Gem Priority
+5

Lightning Arrow + Lightning Rod is a better setup for leveling for most of Act 1. Once you unlock Toxic Growth at level 14, poison becomes much more competitive.

Passive Tree

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

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