Path of Exile 2: Lightning Spear Amazon Leveling Guide

The Huntress class in Path of Exile 2 is a versatile hybrid that fluidly switches between melee and ranged combat using a spear. Among her arsenal, Lightning Spear stands out as a powerful ranged skill that shines with proper support and scaling. This guide will walk you through leveling the Lightning Spear Amazon, offering the best tips, passives, gear, and skills to make the early game smooth and powerful.

Build Overview

At its core, this build revolves around Lightning Spear as your main skill, supported by key mechanics like Electrocute, Wind Dancer, and Ghost Dance for both offense and defense. For bosses or enemies with high health, you'll alternate with Storm Lance, which delivers superior single-target DPS but benefits from the same scaling investments.

Defense-wise, you'll layer Evasion Rating and Energy Shield, enhanced further by Ghost Dance, making you hard to hit-and even when you are, you regenerate shield quickly.

Leveling Skills and Support Gems

Early Game

Use Cull the Weak to generate Frenzy Charges by finishing off low-health enemies.

Frenzy Charges will fuel your Lightning Spear or Storm Lance, enhancing damage and effects.

Mid Game (Post-Combat Frenzy Unlock)

Switch to Combat Frenzy for more consistent charge generation.

Combine Electrocute Support with Pin and Wind Dancer to keep Frenzy Charges flowing and boost damage output.

Storm Lance becomes your go-to skill for high-health enemies.

Critical Strike Scaling

Hold off on using Sniper's Mark until you've unlocked your first Ascendancy and invested in Critical Strike nodes.

Once your Crit Chance is solid, Sniper's Mark becomes an excellent boost for both damage and charge generation.

Ghost Dance

Slot in Ghost Dance once your Evasion Rating is sufficiently high near the end of the campaign.

It synergizes well by replenishing Energy Shield when hit, while Evasion prevents most hits altogether.

Passive Tree & Ascendancy

Key Offense Nodes:

Primal Instinct, Catalysis, Maiming Strike, Falcon Dive

Spear-specific clusters: Javelin, Focused Thrust, Precise Point, Roll, and Strike

Key Defensive Nodes:

Mindful Awareness (from the Monk section)

Beastial Skin, Enhanced Reflexes, Spectral Ward

Attributes:

Balance Dexterity, Strength, and Intelligence based on your Skill Gems and gear requirements.

Respec early Passive points if needed-it's cheap and easy to do in the early levels.

Ascendancy Choices

Accuracy / Critical Strike

Take the first Accuracy node, then Critical Strike to unlock high DPS scaling early.

Stack Accuracy Rating on gear and the passive tree to further boost Critical Chance.

Elemental Infusion

Grants Infuse Weapon, which makes your next two Lightning Spears explode for bonus Lightning Damage.

Predatory Instinct

Provides a strong flat DPS boost and synergizes with the spear playstyle.

Penetrate

Increases your damage against high-resist enemies. Prioritize this earlier if you're already scaling high Accuracy.

Gear and Stat Priorities

Weapon:

Always prioritize a high Physical or Lightning Damage Spear.

Use Artificer's Orbs to add sockets, and insert an Iron Rune (or Greater Iron Rune) for a big damage bump.

Armor & Accessories:

Look for gear with:

Flat Dexterity

Lightning Damage

Movement Speed (especially on boots)

Energy Shield / Evasion Rating

Resistances (cap them to 75% ASAP)

Utility Tips:

Movement Speed helps avoid danger-always equip boots with it.

Use Runes on armor to help cap your Resistances.

Upgrade flasks regularly to handle the increased difficulty after Dawn of the Hunt's enemy buffs.

Final Thoughts

The Lightning Spear Amazon is a rewarding leveling build once it ramps up. Early challenges with low damage are quickly overcome by proper gem and gear support. With high evasion, strong burst potential, and solid bossing power through Storm Lance, this build excels in both solo and group play. Stay nimble, stack your Frenzy Charges, and shock your enemies into submission!

If you want, I can help you create a shopping list of the best cheap leveling unique PoE 2 items or gear to trade for using your PoE 2 currency, or guide you on how to invest in early endgame gear once you finish the campaign.