The Snipe is a highly effective skill for the Deadeye in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 910 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Elemental Armament II, Concentrated Area, 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
76%
#% reduced Projectile Range
69.6%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
40.7%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
38.6%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
34.5%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
29.5%
Adds # to # [Cold|Cold] Damage
23.3%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
19.9%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
15.8%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
15.2%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Attack] Speed
92%
Each Arrow fired is a [UniqueArrowModifierChain|Crescendo], [UniqueArrowModifierSplit|Splinter], [UniqueArrowModifierPierceReturn|Reversing], [UniqueArrowModifierCrit|Diamond], [UniqueArrowModifierRarity|Covetous], or [UniqueArrowModifierStun|Blunt] Arrow
82.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Attack|Attacks]
12.7%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
9.1%
#% increased Damage with Bow Skills
9%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
7.9%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
7.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
5.8%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
66.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
53.1%
# to maximum Life
44.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
40.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
39.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
39.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
27.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
25.5%
# to maximum Mana
24.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
19.1%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
73.5%
# to [Evasion] Rating
67.6%
Gain [Deflect|Deflection Rating] equal to #% of [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
42.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
31.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
21.2%
# to maximum Life
21%
#% increased Movement Speed
16.8%
# Life Regeneration per second
10.9%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
53.2%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
47.5%
# to maximum Life
31.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
22%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
21.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
19.9%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
19.3%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
18.6%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
18%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
16%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
71%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
38.6%
#% increased [Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
37.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
36.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.9%
# to maximum Life
34.3%
Gain [Deflect|Deflection Rating] equal to #% of [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
29.6%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
29.1%
# to [Evasion] Rating
18.9%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
17.5%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
75.4%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
66.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
39.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
32.2%
# to maximum Life
25.7%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
24.5%
# to maximum Mana
22.3%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
21.4%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
20.9%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
64.3%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
57.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
53.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
42.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
36.9%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
26.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
22.6%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
19.2%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
58.4%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
51.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
48.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
42.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
39.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
37.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
34.9%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
20.9%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
18.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.3%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
92.6%
# to maximum Life
81.3%
# to [Strength|Strength]
71%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
61.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
58%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
58%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
18%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
15.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
14.4%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Physical] Damage
11.4%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
5.6%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Projectile Proximity Specialisation
(905)99.5%✕ Remove
Endless Munitions
(886)97.4%✕ Remove
Gathering Winds
(879)96.6%✕ Remove
Mirage Deadeye
(877)96.4%✕ Remove
Coming Calamity
(867)95.3%✕ Remove
Maiming Strike
(863)94.8%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(863)94.8%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(850)93.4%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(844)92.7%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(838)92.1%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(821)90.2%✕ Remove
Harness the Elements
(796)87.5%✕ Remove
Escape Velocity
(791)86.9%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(785)86.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(774)85.1%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(771)84.7%✕ Remove
Marked for Sickness
(755)83%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(750)82.4%✕ Remove
Blinding Strike
(738)81.1%✕ Remove
Marked Agility
(732)80.4%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(728)80%✕ Remove
The Noble Wolf
(726)79.8%✕ Remove
Honed Instincts
(718)78.9%✕ Remove
True Strike
(713)78.4%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(705)77.5%✕ Remove
Frazzled
(691)75.9%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(677)74.4%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(673)74%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(643)70.7%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(642)70.5%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(640)70.3%✕ Remove
Subterfuge Mask
(638)70.1%✕ Remove
Essence of the Mountain
(635)69.8%✕ Remove
Imbibed Power
(595)65.4%✕ Remove
Sniper
(573)63%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(570)62.6%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(565)62.1%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(557)61.2%✕ Remove
Concussive Attack
(427)46.9%✕ Remove
Vile Wounds
(400)44%✕ Remove
Serrated Edges
(392)43.1%✕ Remove
Snowpiercer
(389)42.7%✕ Remove
Clean Shot
(354)38.9%✕ Remove
Quick Fingers
(214)23.5%✕ Remove
Flow State
(214)23.5%✕ Remove
Deep Freeze
(199)21.9%✕ Remove
Blur
(196)21.5%✕ Remove
Agile Succession
(190)20.9%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(176)19.3%✕ Remove
Primal Sundering
(161)17.7%✕ Remove
Hail
(143)15.7%✕ Remove
Master Fletching
(137)15.1%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(134)14.7%✕ Remove
Immaterial
(131)14.4%✕ Remove
Disorientation
(130)14.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(113)12.4%✕ Remove
Feathered Fletching
(110)12.1%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(104)11.4%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(78)8.6%✕ Remove
Cooked
(74)8.1%✕ Remove
Marked for Death
(73)8%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(71)7.8%✕ Remove
Unsight
(60)6.6%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(56)6.2%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(47)5.2%✕ Remove
Trained Deflection
(45)4.9%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(40)4.4%✕ Remove
Called Shots
(36)4%✕ Remove
Stand and Deliver
(26)2.9%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(24)2.6%✕ Remove
Marathon Runner
(21)2.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(20)2.2%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(19)2.1%✕ Remove