Path of Exile 2: Best Lightning Spear Amazon Endgame Build Guide

What’s happening, beautiful people? It’s Librarian Husky, and welcome back to another Path of Exile 2 Endgame guide. Finally, we managed to get the Amazon Lightning Spear finalized and ready for this guide. This is what we had to go through.

Path of Exile 2 Endgame Guide

What’s happening, beautiful people? It’s Scorpius, and welcome back to another Path of Exile 2 Endgame guide. Finally, we managed to get the Amazon Lightning Spear finalized and ready for this guide. This is what we had to go through.

But this is what we actually ended up building. To achieve that result, I literally had to test every single variation that was coming my way on stream, off stream, it doesn’t matter, but we managed to make it happen. I know a lot of you guys have been waiting for it. All right, we said the thing. Let’s begin.

Okay, so this is my final late endgame guide for the Amazon Lightning Spear, and we’ve got a lot of stuff to cover. So, before I do that, I just want to make sure that you guys are following the right thing. So, if you’re still leveling or you don’t have an Amazon, don’t follow this guide. What you want to do is check the description down below. If you go all the way down, it’s going to be right here. The First one is the early endgame guide, and the other one is the leveling guide. First thing here, we’re going to take everything in order. We have purity of fire. We don’t use this ability. This is not an ability that we’re going to use in combat. We just have it because of our scepter. You all know the chicken leg unique. Obviously, this is the most popular item most probably now in this season. And it’s the sacred flame shrine scepter, which is almost mandatory to have in this variation of the build. It gives you insane amount of damage. We don’t care about the ability. What we care is about the free slots that it has for you to put your support gems.

Testing and Optimization Process

During the testing and optimization process, it was crucial to iterate Through various variations to fine-tune the Amazon lightning spear for maximum effectiveness. Through rigorous testing both on and off stream, the final build was meticulously crafted to deliver exceptional performance. Each adjustment made contributed to achieving the desired outcome, ensuring that every aspect of the build was thoroughly evaluated. The sacred flame shrine scepter emerged as a cornerstone of the build, offering unparalleled damage capabilities that significantly elevate the overall effectiveness of the Amazon lightning spear. By focusing on optimizing the support gems utilized in conjunction with this powerful weapon, the build was able to achieve a synergistic balance that enhances its combat prowess.

Enhancing Your Character’s Abilities

And on the hush hush, we don’t need to announce it to everybody, but purity of fire doesn’t actually reserve spirit. So, you can put all the spirit gems you want here, and it’s not going to affect your spirit. So, use it while we have it available. So, what we’re going to put here is clarity number one, Obviously, for mana regen. We’ve got vitality for that extra 1% maximum life per second, which is really good. Then we have precision for the 30% accuracy rating because it’s going to give us some more extra speed due to our passive tree. And lastly, we go with cannibalism.

Moving on, we’ve got spear stab. You’re going to start your boss encounter with spear stamp so you can get some charges and then simply bombard them with stormlands and have the stormlands activate its frenzy charge usage so it can actually explode and deal even more damage. And the support gems that we want on this is concentrated effect. Obviously, we don’t care about the area of effect. Who cares about the area damage? Then next we’ve got lightning penetration because whenever you start the encounter you’re going to stab them. 30% less lightning resistance means more damage for us. Then we’ve got close combat obviously 25% more attack damage, elemental focus for 25% more elemental damage and Embitter which will gain extra damage of any type other than cold. So we have lightning and we deal some fire damage as well. Scepter, right? So this is pretty good. Embitter.

Next we’ve got spear throw. This to be completely honest you could just have it there as decoration. I don’t usually use it but the it’s like free so I just tap it there and whatever happens happens. So the support gems you can put on this to make it a little bit better if you want to use this is longot for the distance. We’ve got ambush for the crit. We’ve got rising tempest and we’ve got ricochet.

Optimizing Your Main Ability

Lightning spear the main ability obviously we have volt. We have Marshall Tempo now. And actually, Marshall Tempo has proven to be a really good gem. And I underestimated it early and mid. Whenever I tried it before, I underestimated a little bit, but it helps a lot because we got to the point where reducing the maps so much that the map density of the mobs and their speed and everything was very frustrating because whenever you move, you build your Voltaike charges through vault, right?

Optimizing Gear and Abilities

And if you get hit, then two things activate. Number one, you’re Herald of Thunder. Number two, your wind dancer, which means that everybody’s knocked back. Your Herald of Thunder hits, which means your Voltaike charges are lost. So, if I don’t have the Marshall Tempo, I’m not quick enough to throw the spear to impact the entire screen. So, Marshall Tempo is not bad here.

Okay, then we have perpetual charge. 35% chance to not remove the charges, which is really good. Next, we’ve got fork is one of the old support gems that I still have in here. I did a little bit of testing with different kind of support gems. We’re going to get to that in a second whenever we check my notes down below, but fork is really good for this build.

And lastly, we’ve got primal armament. 25% more weapon elemental damage. Then we’ve got Stormlands, which is our main boss killer in this. Right now, we’ve got Blindside because we’re going to run Blind on infused weapon. So, blindside is going to help us deal more uh critical damage.

We’ve got Bullseye for 50% more accuracy rating. We’ve got deliberation for 20% more damage. Then we’ve got execute for 50% more damage with hits against enemies that are low on life. They get to a 30% range of their health and I don’t even notice when they die. They just die. And the last one is overextend with a critical strike whenever it dazes us. It doesn’t harm you in any way. So you just gain more critical damage bonus.

Next we’ve got barrage. We’ve got our super ability. I spam this ability like there’s no tomorrow. Doesn’t matter if I’m mapping. I always use barrage before my lightning spear if I can or I always use barrage with my storm lance on bosses if I can. Try and spam this as much as you can on cooldown.

Support Gems for Barrage

And the support gems on barrage. We’ve got premeditation for 15% more damage with that skill. We’ve got murderers intense. So we can have the calling strike which is insanely good for anybody who doesn’t know what calling strike is. What it does it kills normal enemies if their life is at 30% or below. Magic enemies are at 20%, rares are at 10%, and uniques are at 5%, which means calling strike with execute on stormlands. Pretty decent combo there.

We’ve got inhibitor, which is a must if you want this to be working. Normally, you’re going to get 4% more damage per different type of charge that we have. Then we’ve got ingenuity, of course, 30% less cool down on barrage. And finally, we’ve got twofold benefits from consuming charges for supported skill have 20% chance to be doubled. If you think about it, barrage you using it on bosses and on mapping. So I think twofold is so much better on barrage than any other individual ability.

Next up, we’ve got another boss-specific ability, orb of storms. We all know what orb of storms does. You put the orb, it starts chaining and deals a lot of damage. And the support gems we want on here is pinpoint critical. 60% more critical hit chance. 30% less critical damage bonus, which is fine. Then we have inevitable critical for 25% increased critical hit. Then we have font of rage, which whenever you’re close to the orb of storm, you’re going to start gaining rage. And the more rage you have, the more damage you deal. So this is really good. And lastly, we’ve got persistence for 40% more skill effect duration.

Now, if you’re rich or you are lucky enough to have spare perfect jewel orb. If you want to slap this, you can go with things like font of mana, for example, if you’re struggling with mana. Just saying. Next, we’ve got infuse weapon here, which uh it simply empowers our abilities and empowers us in general. It’s an automatic aura that just exists there. And the reason why we have this is this beautiful node right here, elemental infusion, which is part of the ascendancy on infused weapon.

Benefits and Enhancements

The support gems discussed for barrage and orb of storms offer significant benefits and enhancements to your gameplay. Calling strike provides a powerful mechanic for swiftly eliminating enemies based on their remaining life percentages. Additionally, twofold benefits and persistence contribute to extending the effectiveness and impact of your skills.

Moreover, the inclusion of font of rage near orb of storms not only boosts your damage output but also introduces a dynamic element with the rage mechanic. The versatility of support gems like font of mana showcases the adaptability of your build, allowing for adjustments based on specific needs such as mana management. Finally, the aura provided by infuse weapon coupled with elemental infusion enhances your overall abilities and performance in combat scenarios.

Optimizing Skill Gems for Lightning Strike Build

What we want to put now is blind once again for obviously storm lance’s blind side to work. Then we need conduction, 100% more shock chance. Then we have strip away for 20% increased the effect of the exposure. Then we have calling strike again which is going to help us with the rares and everything else. And lastly we have lightning exposure for stripper away to be able to actually do its thing.

Next aura is obviously Herold of Thunder. One of the basic ones. I’m not going to explain what it does but the support gems that we have now are things like innervate which is pretty mandatory. Attacks gain 35% of damage as lightning damage. Really really good if you’re killing shocked enemies. Then we’ve got electrocute and neural overlord. These are the ones that help you whenever you’re doing mapping for combat Frenzy to build electrocution and give you your charges for your lightning spear to be able to clear the entire screen. Then we have deadly herald. 30% more damage on herald of thunder. And lastly, we’ve got reach for that 80% less accuracy. It’s fine, but we have 35% more area of effect.

Next, we’ve got combat frenzy. The only thing we will care about this is with profusion. 50% chance to grant an additional charge. But don’t forget that both Herold of Thunder and Combat Frenzy are absolutely useless when it comes down to bosses. So whenever you’re doing bossing, you can turn them off if you want to do something else. But if you’re running this build with the gear and and you just follow through this, you’re not going to need anything else. I always have them on. As I said before, I don’t actually want to do any manual work when it comes down to my abilities.

But moving on, we’ve got an aura that’s dedicated to bossing, and it’s actually pretty useless for mapping this time around. So it’s cast on critical. Castle Critical is the most expensive aura that we have. Its reservation is at 100 spirit. Uh, which is pretty insane if you think about it. And the reason why it’s 100 spirit is because it’s not a normal aura.

Meta Aura and Sniper Mark

It’s a meta aura that triggers a spell. And the spell we’re going to go for is sniper mark. Like before, for anybody who’s confused with sniper mark, what it does, it finds the target, places the mark. The next time that you deal damage with a critical hit, you’re going to consume that mark, deal more damage with that critical hit, but also get yourself a charge, which means that it’s useless for Mapping because by the time the mark hits the target, the entire screen is dead with lightning spear, so you don’t really care about it.

But for bosses is very good because castle is going to try and spam the bosses with this mark. And we’re actually building critical hit chance for that exact reason that the more we have, the faster we’re going to be consuming uh charges. The faster we consume charges, the more damage that we deal. The support gems that we want here is energy retention. We’ve got inspiration, 30% less cost, and then impetus for 40% increased energy.

The last two that we have here are the defensive nodes. The most important out of the two is definitely wind dancer. It’s probably my favorite aura when it comes down to defense. We’ve got mim for the extra CC. We’ve got arms length for the 40% more knockback duration. Next, we’ve got energy barrier, which is really good because it adds into the energy shield build that we’re actually doing here. And Lastly, we’ve got pin for the extra CC as well.

Lastly here, we’ve got ghost dance, which is not bad to run, but this is one of the spells that we currently have that you are free to remove to put something else if you want, but do make sure that you have decent gear to get to the point where you can afford to lose ghost dance. The support gem you can put on this is fast forward. And uh that’s basically it.

Now the abilities are set. The rotation does it change a tiny bit. Only for bossing. Mapping you just run around. You just spam lightning spear and you’re good to go. On bossing things are a little bit different. What you want to do is you want to set up orb of storms. Get close and personal. Stab him real quick like two three times until you get like two charges. Whenever you do that then you simply barrage your storm lance and then you spam storm lance and you just use barrage on cooldown. If you have some leeway to go back and just quickly sneakily stab him again for a couple of charges, you could do that as well.

Gear Overview

But that’s the rotation. That’s all you got to do. All right, next up, let’s look at my gear. So, first things first, as I said, the scepter. Sacred flame is really good because it gives you anywhere between 50-60% extra fire damage, which simply means that you get like 50 or 60 extra damage, which is really, really good. It gives you spirit as well. As you can see, this one has 132 spirit. Apart from that, it does have a socket that you can add stuff in. And what you could go for is rabbit talisman, which gives you 10% increased spirit, which helps a lot with running multiple different stuff and having more spirit. But it’s really rare and it’s really expensive. So, good luck with that. But yeah, rabbit talisman is good. Otherwise, if you cannot afford that or you cannot find it, you can put literally anything else that you think that it could be good, like stuff like critical damage bonus, for example, or critical hit or life regen. Completely up to you.

Next, we’ve got the most popular spear in this season, Tangle Tongue. And what you want to look for is ideally two sockets if you can. And you see this little mod right here, the critical hit chance. You definitely want to try and get it as close to 20 or even surpass 20 if you can afford it. It’s going to be very expensive if you go above 20, but um the higher it is, the better the spear is going to be. Anything below 18 is considered as meh. So, just be careful whenever you’re buying it.

And regarding the sockets, what you want to add there is additional critical damage bonus. We are not running penetrate. For anybody who doesn’t know what penetrate does, it gives you 25% more damage based on the accuracy of your weapon. And since we’re not running a sealass spear with like 700 accuracy, I don’t think it’s worth getting this if you want to add accuracy in these runes. That’s why we’re going for the extra critical, but that’s with the tangle tongue.

Next unique that we have here is the beacon of ais solar amulet. You can definitely go with a rare if you want to and look for things like attributes and resistances and plus levels of projectiles. It’s going to increase your damage 100%. The reason why we go with Beacon of Azist, and you might want to switch into it as well, is A, it gives you pretty decent spirit.

Spirit and Damage Boost

The spirit boosts provided by the Sacred Flame scepter and the Beacon of Ais Solar Amulet are crucial for enhancing your character’s capabilities. These items not only increase your fire damage output but also offer valuable resistances and projectile bonuses. Optimizing your gear with rabbit talisman for enhanced spirit or focusing on critical hit chance and damage bonuses with the Tangle Tongue spear can significantly elevate your overall damage potential. Pay attention to these gear choices to maximize your effectiveness in combat. Remember, a well-equipped character is a formidable force on the battlefield.

Investing in the right gear can make a substantial difference in your gameplay experience. By prioritizing items that complement your build and playstyle, you can achieve greater success in your adventures. Explore various gear options and experiment with different combinations to find the perfect setup that suits your preferences. Remember, gear optimization is an ongoing process, so stay vigilant for new opportunities to enhance your equipment and elevate your performance in every battle.

Unique Gear and Passive Skill Tree Optimization

B, it gives you critical hits. Ignore enemy monster elemental resistances. Really, really good for bossing especially, but also for mapping. We tested it with maps and it’s so so good. However, there’s a little twist to this. You definitely want to make sure that your critical hit chance is as high as possible before you go to this. If you got critical hit chance at 50%, 60% running this probably half of the time you’re not even going to be hitting the critical hits that it’s necessary for this mod to work. So definitely make sure that you have your critical hit chance around 80 or even more than that and then go for beacon of assist. You’re going to see an insane increase of damage when it comes down to the bosses. We know all know what ingenuity belt does. The higher the percentage there, the better. However, you can also run head hunters for mapping.

The last unique that I currently have right now is the essentia sanguis furative wraps Which is the main unique that every single person has been asking me about on stream. The reason why this is good is a it gives us evasion and energy shield and we’re building hybrid which you’re going to see in a second. It also gives us decent flat lightning damage, decent intelligence that we can use for attribute stuff and lightning resistance.

But the most important reason why we have this unique is life leech is converted to energy shield leech. Which means that every single time that you deal damage and you’re leeching from the enemies, you will be able to restore your energy shield. Beautiful stuff. However, for this to work, you need two different things. Without those two things, this is going to be completely useless. Thing number one is going for at least one of your two rings to have leeching on its mods. And the thing number two, mystic harvest life leech recovers based on your elemental damage as well as physical damage. We focus on energy shield on the boots. We focus on energy shield on the helmet. And we focus on hybrid version of the chest with evasion and energy shield. So as you can see, these three are going to cover my attribute and my resistance requirements as well as feed me as much defensive capability and layering as possible.

Getting into the passive skill tree, what you’re going to notice first is the ascendancy. Obviously, we covered two out of the four points here. But obviously, we’re going with critical strike for that 100% exceeding and the 25% of excess chance to hit with attacks as well. We’re going for predatory instinct, which is going to reveal the weaknesses, going to make our life with the rares and the bosses and unique bosses a lot easier.

Enhancing Your Abilities

And then the other two that we covered, this one for infused weapon so we can give us more damage when it comes down to our weapon skills. And then the last one is the life leeching mystic harvest. If you’re not going for the leeching build and you want to swap it out a little bit, you can drop this and extend here for infused avatar. If, however, you don’t want the leech one, but you also don’t want the tangle tongue and you go for a sea glass with more accuracy, you drop this and you simply go for penetrator. The important stuff,

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The enhancements you choose can significantly impact your performance in combat scenarios. Opting for an infused weapon can boost the damage output of your weapon skills. Conversely, selecting the life leeching mystic harvest enhances your sustain capabilities. Tailoring your choices based on your desired build is crucial. For instance, prioritizing infused avatar over life leeching can alter your playstyle. Similarly, opting for penetrator for improved accuracy is a viable alternative. Selecting the right enhancements is key to maximizing your effectiveness in combat.

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