Path of Exile 2 雇佣兵升级指南

This Path of Exile 2 Mercenary leveling guide outlines strategies for efficient progression. While Mercenaries are relatively easy to level, optimizing skill choices and gear significantly impacts effectiveness.

Optimal Skills and Support Gems:

Early-game success hinges on Fragmentation Shot (effective close-range, multiple targets) and Permafrost Shot (freezes enemies, boosting Fragmentation damage). However, the build truly shines with Grenade skills.

The image displays recommended skill gems and their supporting gems.

The core late-game skills are:

• Explosive Shot: Detonates Grenades for massive AoE damage. Use with Ignition, Magnified Effect, and Pierce support gems.
• Gas Grenade: Poison AoE. Pair with Scattershot, Fire Penetration, and Inspiration support gems.
• Explosive Grenade: Area-of-effect damage. Use with Fire Infusion, Primal Armament, and Magnified Effect support gems.
• Ripwire Ballista: Distraction tactic. Use with Ruthless support gem.
• Oil Grenade: (Situational, outclassed by Gas Grenade for general use, better for bosses). Use with Ignition and Magnified Effect support gems.
• Flash Grenade: (Situational). Use with Overpower support gem.
• Galvanic Shards: Excellent for clearing hordes. Use with Lightning Infusion and Pierce support gems.
• Glacial Bolt: Crowd control. Use with Fortress support gem. (Consider swapping with Oil Grenade for boss fights).
• Herald of Ash: Ignites nearby enemies upon their death. Use with Clarity and Vitality support gems.

Upgrade your Explosive Grenade, Explosive Shot, and Gas Grenade with a Lesser Jeweller's Orb to add more support gem sockets.

Key Passive Skill Tree Nodes:

Prioritize these nodes on the Passive Skill Tree:

• Cluster Bombs: Increases Grenade projectiles.
• Repeating Explosives: Chance for Grenades to explode twice.
• Iron Reflexes: Converts Evasion to Armor, mitigating the drawback of the Sorcery Ward Ascendancy skill.

Other valuable nodes include Cooldown Reduction, Projectile & Grenade Damage, and Area of Effect. Focus on Crossbow skills, Armor & Evasion only as needed.

Essential Gear and Stat Priorities:

The image highlights recommended stats and equipment.

Your Crossbow is paramount. Prioritize upgrading your weakest gear piece, but Crossbow upgrades yield the most noticeable power increase.

Focus on these stats:

• Dexterity
• Strength
• Armor
• Evasion
• Elemental Resistances (except Chaos)
• Physical and Elemental Damage
• Mana on Hit
• Resistances

Optional but beneficial: Attack Speed, Mana On Kill/Hit, Life on Kill/Hit, Rarity of Items Found, Movement Speed.

A Bombard Crossbow is highly recommended, adding an extra Grenade projectile to each skill.

This guide provides a solid foundation for leveling a Mercenary in Path of Exile 2. Remember to adapt your strategy based on available gear and encountered challenges.