The Snipe is a highly effective skill for the Deadeye in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 2,069 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Concentrated Area, Elemental Armament II, Window of Opportunity II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Projectile Proximity Specialisation, Endless Munitions, Gathering Winds on the skill tree.

Snipe
(Deadeye) Builds
Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.
★ Selected Main Skills
Other Active Skills & Auras
Flasks Distribution
Main Hand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Physical] Damage
75.6%
#% reduced Projectile Range
70.5%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
43.6%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
40.3%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
34.5%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
31.5%
Adds # to # [Cold|Cold] Damage
23.6%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
21.9%
#% [SurpassChance|Surpassing] chance to fire an additional Arrow
14.1%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
14%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Attack] Speed
94.2%
Each Arrow fired is a [UniqueArrowModifierChain|Crescendo], [UniqueArrowModifierSplit|Splinter], [UniqueArrowModifierPierceReturn|Reversing], [UniqueArrowModifierCrit|Diamond], [UniqueArrowModifierRarity|Covetous], or [UniqueArrowModifierStun|Blunt] Arrow
85.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Attack|Attacks]
11.2%
#% increased Damage with Bow Skills
7.2%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
6.8%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
6.7%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
5.8%
Helmet
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
68.9%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57.1%
# to maximum Life
44.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
40.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
38.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
37.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
26.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
26%
# to maximum Mana
23.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
21.5%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
72.7%
# to [Evasion] Rating
68.6%
Gain [Deflect|Deflection Rating] equal to #% of [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
44.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
29.8%
# to maximum Life
22%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
20.6%
#% increased Movement Speed
17.3%
# Life Regeneration per second
10.8%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
56.5%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
47.6%
# to maximum Life
27.5%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
19.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
19.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
19.3%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
19.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
18.8%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
18.4%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
16.9%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
71.8%
#% increased [Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
34.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
34.2%
# to maximum Life
32.7%
Gain [Deflect|Deflection Rating] equal to #% of [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
32%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
29%
# to [Evasion] Rating
16.3%
# to maximum Mana
15.2%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
76.8%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
66.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
41.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30.5%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
25%
# to maximum Life
22.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
21.7%
# to maximum Mana
21.4%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.3%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
20.8%
Ring 1
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
64.5%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
60.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
56.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
52.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
40.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
39.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
37.5%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
23.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
19.2%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
19%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
60.6%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
53.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
48.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
47.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
37.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
37.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
21.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
18.6%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
16.5%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
95.5%
# to maximum Life
81.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
71.4%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
58.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
55.5%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
55.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
18.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
18%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
17.5%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Physical] Damage
11.2%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
5.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Projectile Proximity Specialisation
(2067)99.9%✕ Remove
Endless Munitions
(2044)98.8%✕ Remove
Gathering Winds
(2034)98.3%✕ Remove
Mirage Deadeye
(2023)97.8%✕ Remove
Coming Calamity
(1999)96.6%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1997)96.5%✕ Remove
Maiming Strike
(1980)95.7%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1974)95.4%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(1949)94.2%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(1941)93.8%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1918)92.7%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(1868)90.3%✕ Remove
Harness the Elements
(1866)90.2%✕ Remove
Escape Velocity
(1846)89.2%✕ Remove
Marked for Sickness
(1823)88.1%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(1800)87%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(1792)86.6%✕ Remove
Marked Agility
(1783)86.2%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(1765)85.3%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(1761)85.1%✕ Remove
True Strike
(1740)84.1%✕ Remove
The Noble Wolf
(1736)83.9%✕ Remove
Blinding Strike
(1734)83.8%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1695)81.9%✕ Remove
Frazzled
(1661)80.3%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(1659)80.2%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1628)78.7%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(1620)78.3%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1597)77.2%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1583)76.5%✕ Remove
Honed Instincts
(1581)76.4%✕ Remove
Subterfuge Mask
(1529)73.9%✕ Remove
Sniper
(1461)70.6%✕ Remove
Imbibed Power
(1436)69.4%✕ Remove
Essence of the Mountain
(1409)68.1%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(1368)66.1%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(1320)63.8%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(1270)61.4%✕ Remove
Serrated Edges
(999)48.3%✕ Remove
Concussive Attack
(960)46.4%✕ Remove
Snowpiercer
(857)41.4%✕ Remove
Vile Wounds
(857)41.4%✕ Remove
Clean Shot
(792)38.3%✕ Remove
Blur
(497)24%✕ Remove
Quick Fingers
(466)22.5%✕ Remove
Flow State
(466)22.5%✕ Remove
Deep Freeze
(368)17.8%✕ Remove
Agile Succession
(358)17.3%✕ Remove
Immaterial
(354)17.1%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(317)15.3%✕ Remove
Primal Sundering
(310)15%✕ Remove
Disorientation
(290)14%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(279)13.5%✕ Remove
Hail
(273)13.2%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(248)12%✕ Remove
Master Fletching
(242)11.7%✕ Remove
Feathered Fletching
(223)10.8%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(211)10.2%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(209)10.1%✕ Remove
Cooked
(178)8.6%✕ Remove
Marked for Death
(166)8%✕ Remove
Unsight
(141)6.8%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(137)6.6%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(116)5.6%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(89)4.3%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(85)4.1%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(74)3.6%✕ Remove
Trained Deflection
(64)3.1%✕ Remove
Marathon Runner
(64)3.1%✕ Remove
Preemptive Strike
(50)2.4%✕ Remove
Stand and Deliver
(46)2.2%✕ Remove