When you play Path of Exile 2 recently, do you stick to the class you are familiar with, or create a new character to experience the new class Huntress? I believe that for most ARPG players, the temptation of the freshness brought by the new class is always hard to resist, because the new class means you can use new skills and new builds.
As a new class launched with the first league Dawn of the Hunt in POE 2, the biggest feature and advantage of Huntress is that it has an outstanding performance in both melee and ranged combat. The combination of spear and round shield allows her to shuttle between enemy groups with a solid posture.
Although 20 of the more than 100 new skill gems added by patch 0.2.0 belong to Huntress, not all gems can make this class perform well in battle. That is to say, if you want your character to grow into a top Huntress, you need to choose the right skill gems to equip. Based on this, this time we will first introduce you to 8 of the better ones.

1. Whirling Slash
As the name of the skill suggests, when you use Whirling Slash, your character will transform into a human blender or whirlwind, which can instantly eliminate enemies in a small area, especially those that are in groups but have low health, and the skill can last for a period of time, causing continuous damage to any creature caught in the whirlwind.
In addition, Whirling Slash is also very flexible. It can be used to clean up enemies or prepare for you to use other more powerful skills. It absorbs any ground elements it touches as one of its resource reserves. On this basis, it is matched with movement speed bonus or support gems that can extend AOE effects, and you will be invincible.
2. Twister
From the external manifestation, this skill has some similarities with Whirling Slash. You can summon small tornadoes to chase enemies to cause continuous damage to them. The characteristic of Twister is that it does not destroy the enemy through a onetime fierce attack, but cooperates with Whirling Slash to release more tornadoes and play a role continuously.
Since the tornado will automatically chase down your enemies for you, you don’t need to be very precise when using Twister. This not only means that the skill is easy to use, but it also allows you to avoid attacks while attacking your enemies.
3. Explosive Spear
This is a very good skill to be a “show starter”. Creating an explosion with your spear will weaken your target before you enter melee range and launch a subsequent fierce attack. You can also buy POE 2 Currency for your gear to get affixes that can be used with the explosion effect, which will further enhance the combat value of the skill. In addition, AOE effect of Explosive Spear can be synergized with Frenzy Charge, destroying any enemy in an instant with an immediate explosion.
4. Lightning Spear
After activating this skill, you can fire a lightning bolt and attack enemies in a chain reaction - the lightning will jump from one enemy to another to damage them, which is not only lethal, but also beautiful to watch. From a practical point of view, this skill is suitable for dealing with scattered enemies in the arena. With chain or shock support gems, you can clear the field faster than you think.
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5. Wind Serpent’s Fury
This skill allows you to attack with wind serpents while sprinting forward with a high-impact spear, and you can release more wind serpents by increasing Frenzy Charges. Wind serpents can further resonate with your sprint, not only repelling enemies, but also releasing shock waves when colliding with the surrounding environment.
Wind Serpent’s Fury is not only suitable for almost all enemy types, but also works well at any stage of the battle: it can be used as an opening attack or as a finishing move after charging.
6. Rake
The skill effect of Rake is that you can send out powerful slashes during a fast sprint, causing continuous bleeding damage to all enemies in the path, with strong high mobility and AOE damage characteristics. And the effect of Rake will increase as your sprint distance increases, so you can give full play to the strengths of the skill through reasonable positioning and movement.
Rake is great for both active and repositioning, and its large melee range and increased bleed make it particularly useful against groups of enemies while still remaining mobile.

7. Disengage
With Disengage, you can backflip out of danger while dealing damage, and you can also Frenzy Charge the blocked enemy. Or you can just work it into your combo flow: jump in with your main skill, then Disengage out before things get tough. So if you need to face a very dangerous boss, or a group of enemies that will surround you, Disengage can keep you mobile and alive.
8. Cull The Weak
If your POE 2 operation level is not very good, then Cull The Weak will be a good choice for you, because when the enemy’s health is below 10%, this skill can kill them directly, whether they are ordinary enemies or bosses. Additionally, each time you successfully cast this skill, you gain a Frenzy Charge, which turns your normal spear throws into elemental explosions, making any builds that include this skill even more powerful.
If the guide we provided was useful to you, why not log in to Path of Exile 2 to obtain and equip these skill gems and verify the power of them in actual combat!

















