Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt has already proven itself to be a massive evolution of the franchise—with reworked classes, dynamic skills, and reimagined combat that's more tactile and fluid than ever. But out of all the classes we've experimented with so far, the Huntress has finally revealed a build so devastating it borders on overpowered: the Spearfield Build.

In this in-depth breakdown, we'll explore how Spearfield synergizes with other tools in the Huntress' arsenal, why rage and bleeding are your best friends, and how to turn what looks like a mediocre skill into a true boss-killing, screen-clearing monster. Whether you're chasing elite monster packs or downing bosses in seconds, this build will leave you wondering how it's even legal.

The Core Mechanic: Spearfield

Let's start with the crown jewel: Spearfield.

At first glance, the tooltip might not impress you. It says something about spears being thrown into the ground, dealing a modest amount of damage per second. But here's the kicker: any spear that has existed for at least 0.5 seconds deals 300% more damage.

Suddenly, that "weak" tooltip becomes terrifying.

What makes it even crazier is the way Spearfield interacts with enemy movement. When you drop a Spearfield, it pushes enemies backwards, especially if they're bleeding. This means you're constantly forcing mobs into a death march—walking forward while they stumble back through hazard after hazard, being sliced apart by an army of spears that only get more powerful the longer they've existed.

It's not just a defensive skill—it's control, sustain, and damage, all in one.

Spearfield's Synergy with Bleed, Rage, and Crit

The build shines when you combine Spearfield with three key elements:

• Bleeding

• Critical Strikes

• Rage

Bleeding and Incision

Using Incision, you massively boost your chances to inflict bleed, but also increase bleed magnitude by 30%. When combined with a constant flow of spears from Spearfield, you're guaranteed to stack up bleeds on everything in your path. Each of these bleeds, when aggravated (we'll get to that), can explode enemies like popcorn.

Rage and Berserk

Each spear that hits an enemy gives you Rage, and with enough Rage generation, you can pop Berserk. Berserk gives:

• Leech based on rage (2% life leech per rage)

• Enhanced rage effectiveness (up to +43%)

• A constant uptime of movement, damage, and sustain

This lets you run through enemies, dropping Spearfields, racking up rage, healing constantly, and becoming unkillable as you obliterate entire packs.

The catch? Berserk requires 133 Strength, which isn't naturally easy to hit for the Huntress. But more on that in the gear section and buy Path Of Exile 2 Currency.

Critical Strikes

Due to the Huntress ascendancy, you benefit from an absurd +50% bonus critical strike chance against nearby enemies, and up to 340% critical damage. Pair that with increased crit from Precision, Pinpoint, Hazard Damage nodes, and even companion auras, and you're looking at a 100% crit chance on your Spear Throw and Spearfield.

The result? Bleeds that crit. Bleeds that aggravate. Bleeds that explode.

Spear Throw: Your Single-Target Nuke

Now, Spearfield handles most of the screen, but what about elite enemies or bosses? That's where Spear Throw comes in.

Even without the best weapon, you're already seeing 12,000 DPS from it. Add in Lacerate, Pinpoint, Longshot, and Marshall Tempo, and suddenly this “simple throw” becomes a boss-melting crit nuke.

Spear Throw Gem Setup:

• Spear Throw

• Lacerate – Adds bleed + more physical damage

• Longshot – More damage based on distance

• Pinpoint Critical – Boost crit chance and damage

• Marshall Tempo – Spam faster, harder

If you're using Spearfield to rack up rage, crit chance, and bleeds, Spear Throw is your "finishing move" for bosses. Mark your enemy with Blood Mark, drop a field, let them stew in spears, then throw your spear for massive crit-bleed synergy.

Blood Hunt: The Explosion Finisher

So your enemies are bleeding, critting, being knocked back, and standing in pools of deadly spears. What's next?

Blood Hunt.

Blood Hunt capitalizes on bleed stacks. With the help of:

• Heft

• Inevitable Critical (100% crit every 5 seconds)

• Super Critical

…it becomes the perfect follow-up tool. Against rares and bosses, you pop Blood Hunt every 5 seconds to create explosive bleed damage and chain-kill elites. It's satisfying, powerful, and adds a tactical layer to an already aggressive playstyle.

Ascendancy and Passive Tree Breakdown

Key Ascendancy Nodes:

• Open Weaknesses: Easy bonus damage

• Critical Strike & Accuracy Scaling: Boosts crit chance the closer you are to the target

• Penetrate: Adds 25% of your Accuracy Rating as flat physical damage – a massive boost when your weapon has high AR

With a 344 accuracy rating, you're getting +80 base physical damage added before any multipliers kick in. That's why your damage scales so hard when your spear's AR is high.

Passive Tree & Hazard Nodes

Key focuses on the tree include:

• Bleed Magnitude and Incision Stacks

• Hazard Damage – Spearfield counts as a hazard

• Hazard Re-trigger – Allows spears to activate multiple times

• Shredding Contraptions – Reduces enemy armor/evasion when inside hazards

• Ailment Scaling – More damage over time, more aggravation potential

• Critical Strike Clusters – Bonus crit chance, multiplier, and accuracy

• Execute & Finisher Nodes – Especially effective when enemies are under 20% HP from Spearfield spam

Gear and Stats: Meeting Strength and Spirit Requirements

To run this build effectively, you'll need:

• 133 Strength for Berserk

• Enough Spirit for Precision and Clarity

• Critical Strike Boosts

• Flat Physical Damage and Accuracy on Weapons

How to Meet Strength/Spirit Needs:

• Amulets with +16 to All Attributes

• Rings or Gloves with +15 Strength or +20 Spirit

• Passive tree attribute clusters

• Companion bonuses – Your companion can share stats with you!

For example, one weapon might only have 344 AR and low physical damage, but still end up doing massive damage due to Penetrate and all the multipliers.

Defensive Layers

This build might be all about aggression, but it's also tanky.

• Wind Dancer: Helps avoid damage when standing in the fray

• Blind: Enemies miss more often

• Knockback + Bludgeon: Keeps enemies away, bleeding more

• Companion Soak: Your companion absorbs 10% of damage and reduces it

• Temporal Bubble (on Companion): Slows enemies' movement and attack speed

Your playstyle will involve diving straight into enemies, and all these layers help keep you alive while you do it.

Final Thoughts: The Ultimate Huntress Bleed Build

This Spearfield Huntress isn't just another gimmick. It's legitimately broken in the current state of Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt. You have:

• AOE control with Spearfield

• Rage sustain and Berserk scaling

• Massive crit potential

• Explosive finishers with Blood Hunt

• Defensive sustain through leech, evasion, and companion support

And that's with non-optimized gear. Imagine what happens when you land a perfect spear with 300+ AR and 100+ base physical damage? You're not just walking through enemies—you're deleting entire zones.

The synergy between rage, bleed, crit, and hazard effects is one of the most satisfying loops in Path of Exile 2 so far. This isn't just a build. It's a blood-soaked engine of destruction.

Have you tried the Spearfield Huntress build? Or do you have your own bleeding-edge PoE 2 setup? Let me know—there's always another way to spill blood in Wraeclast.