Path of Exile 2 Witch Leveling Guide

The Path of Exile 2 Witch offers powerful spells with an army of minions. It features a unique playstyle to confuse enemies with its army. This leveling guide will discuss the best strategies and passive choices to level your Witch.

A Quick Overview

The Witch is a master of magic but with extreme intelligence and chaos damage. This class in PEO2 excels at overwhelming enemies with a combination of devastating spells and durable minions. Early-game challenges like low survivability and mana dependence can be mitigated with careful skill and gear choices.

Key Skills for Leveling a Path of Exile 2 Witch

Core Early-Game Skills

1. Contagion
   • Effect: Inflicts chaos damage over time and spreads to nearby enemies upon death.
   • Purpose: Efficiently clears mobs, especially when paired with minions.
2. Bone Cage
   • Effect: Creates a melee-range damage barrier that blocks enemies.
   • Purpose: Protects you from hordes while dealing physical damage.
3. Raise Zombie and Skeletal Warriors
   • Effect: Summons minions to absorb damage and distract enemies.
   • Purpose: Defensive line for uninterrupted spellcasting.

Transitioning to Bonestorm

At level 7, unlock Bonestorm, the Witch’s ultimate physical damage spell. This spell summons bone spikes that deal massive area damage. Pair it with passive bonuses for critical strikes and cast speed to eliminate enemies quickly.

• Best Support Gems for Bonestorm
  • Arcane Tempo: Increases cast speed.
  • Concentrated Effect: Boosts damage at the cost of reduced area size.
  • Pierce: Allows bone spikes to hit multiple enemies.

The Witch Build: Passive Skill Tree Essentials

Early Game Passives (Levels 1-20)

The following nodes synergize with Contagion and Bonestorm to increase the damage output. You can start by targeting Skill Tree Passives that boost:

• Spell damage (Raw Destruction).
• Critical strike chance (Practiced Signs).
• Cast speed (Sudden Escalation).

Mid-Game Passives (Levels 21-40)

You will need to prioritize survivability passives like Energy Shield and Life Regeneration if you’re struggling with sustain.

• Vile Mending: Increases minion life and grants chaos resistance.
• Relentless Fallen: Boosts minion movement, attack, and cast speed.
• Crystalline Flesh: Provides elemental resistance for both you and your minions.

End-Game Passives

• Bait’s Will: Converts 25% of life into the spirit, allowing more minions.
• Shredding Force: Increases critical damage and reduces enemies’ armor.
• Cut the Bones: Amplifies physical spell damage.

Gear Priorities for the Witch

Weapons

• Primary: Scepters or wands with high spell damage and intelligence bonuses.
• Modifiers to Look For:
  • +1 to Minion Skill Levels.
  • Increased Chaos Damage.
  • Cast Speed.

Armor

• Energy Shield or Mana Regeneration for sustain.
• Elemental Resistances to survive tough encounters.

Accessories

• Amulets and Rings: Prioritize items that boost intelligence, resistances, and mana regeneration.

Tips for Witch Gameplay

Contagion

• Begin each encounter by casting Contagion on a cluster of enemies.
• Let it spread naturally as your minions clear the surrounding area.

Bonestorm

• Use Bone Cage to trap enemies, then unleash Bonestorm for massive area damage.
• Maintain high cast speed to summon bone spikes continuously.

Spirits and Arsonists

• Summon Raging Spirits or Arsonists for additional fire damage.
• Combine with Ignition Support Gems to maximize fire DoTs and AoE.

The Witch’s power is intelligence, which boosts mana reserves and spell power. Here’s how to prioritize your stats:

• Primary Stat: Intelligence. Make sure that you meet the requirements for skills and gear.
• Secondary Stat: Strength. Boosts life for survivability and enables certain support gems.

Ascendancy Options

Your ascendancy class defines your Witch’s role as either a spell-damage dealer or a summoner powerhouse. Choose your ascendancy path based on your preferred playstyle:

• Infernal Hound: Adds fire damage, spreads ignites and reduces damage taken.
• Bait’s Will: Increases spirit, enabling more minions for a pure summoner build.

Final Thoughts

The POE2 Witch offers incredible versatility when we talk about gameplay. You can cast devastating spells to command a horde of minions. With the right skills, gear, and passives, you’ll dominate the campaign and beyond. If you like this guide, you will also like our POE2 Monk Guide. We create these guides with expert hands-on gamer knowledge.

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