The Detonate Dead is a highly effective skill for the Huntress in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 10 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Magnified Area II, Zenith II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Desensitisation, Critical Overload, For the Jugular on the skill tree.

Detonate Dead
(Huntress) Builds
Sample size: 10 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 07:44:41 UTC
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 Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
50%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
40%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
40%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
30%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
20%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10%
# to maximum Mana
10%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
10%
#% increased [Melee] [Strike] Range with this weapon
10%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] cost an additional #% of your maximum Life
40%
# to maximum Life
30%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
20%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
10%
# to maximum Mana
10%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
10%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
10%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
10%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
10%
Helmet
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
70%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
40%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
40%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
20%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
20%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
20%
#% of Damage taken bypasses [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
60%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
20%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
20%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
20%
# Life Regeneration per second
10%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
80%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
40%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
30%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
30%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30%
Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
30%
# to maximum Life
20%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20%
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
10%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
70%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30%
# to maximum Mana
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10%
# to maximum Life
10%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
60%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
60%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
# to maximum Mana
40%
#% increased Cast Speed
40%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
20%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
20%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
20%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
20%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
60%
#% increased Cast Speed
40%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
40%
#% increased maximum Mana
40%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
20%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10%
# to [Strength|Strength]
10%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
10%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
60%
Reflects opposite Ring
40%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
30%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
20%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
20%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
20%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
20%
# to [Evasion] Rating
10%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
90%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
50%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
40%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Augment] Items
30%
[Flask|Flasks] gain # charges per Second
30%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
20%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
30%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
20%
#% increased Cast Speed
20%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
20%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
10%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10%
#% increased [ElementalDamage|Elemental] Damage with [Attack|Attacks]
10%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
10%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
10%
Adds # to # [Cold|Cold] Damage
10%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
10%
#% increased [Accuracy] Rating
10%
#% increased [ParriedDebuff|Parried Debuff] Duration
10%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
10%
[ParriedDebuff|Parried] enemies take more [Spell] Damage instead of more [Attack] Damage
10%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Desensitisation
(7)70%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(6)60%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(6)60%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(6)60%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(5)50%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(5)50%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(5)50%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(4)40%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(4)40%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(4)40%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(4)40%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(4)40%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(4)40%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(4)40%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(4)40%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(4)40%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(4)40%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(4)40%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(4)40%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(4)40%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(4)40%✕ Remove
True Strike
(4)40%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(3)30%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(3)30%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(3)30%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(3)30%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(3)30%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(3)30%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(3)30%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(3)30%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(3)30%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(3)30%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(3)30%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(3)30%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(3)30%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(3)30%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(3)30%✕ Remove
Roil
(3)30%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(3)30%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(2)20%✕ Remove
Melding
(2)20%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(2)20%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(2)20%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(2)20%✕ Remove
The Unseen Path
(2)20%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(2)20%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(2)20%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(2)20%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(2)20%✕ Remove
Sanguimancy
(2)20%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(2)20%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(2)20%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(2)20%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(2)20%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(2)20%✕ Remove
Sacred Flow
(2)20%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(2)20%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(2)20%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(2)20%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(2)20%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(2)20%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(2)20%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(2)20%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(2)20%✕ Remove
General Electric
(2)20%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(2)20%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(2)20%✕ Remove
Entwined Realities
(2)20%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(2)20%✕ Remove
Conduit
(2)20%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(2)20%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(2)20%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(2)20%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(2)20%✕ Remove
Wisdom of the Maji
(2)20%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(2)20%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(2)20%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(2)20%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(2)20%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(2)20%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(2)20%✕ Remove
Cooked
(2)20%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(2)20%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(2)20%✕ Remove
Reactive Growth
(2)20%✕ Remove
Avatar of Evolution
(2)20%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(2)20%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(2)20%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(1)10%✕ Remove
Fast Acting Toxins
(1)10%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)10%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(1)10%✕ Remove
Toxic Sludge
(1)10%✕ Remove
Dizzying Sweep
(1)10%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(1)10%✕ Remove
Martial Artistry
(1)10%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(1)10%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)10%✕ Remove
Seeing Stars
(1)10%✕ Remove
The Fabled Stag
(1)10%✕ Remove
Ruin
(1)10%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(1)10%✕ Remove
Right Hand of Darkness
(1)10%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)10%✕ Remove
One with the Storm
(1)10%✕ Remove
Heartstopping Presence
(1)10%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(1)10%✕ Remove
Bestial Rage
(1)10%✕ Remove
Ritual Cadence
(1)10%✕ Remove
Exhaust All Power
(1)10%✕ Remove
The Spring Hare
(1)10%✕ Remove
Power of the Storm
(1)10%✕ Remove
Cower Before the First Ones
(1)10%✕ Remove
Pyromancer
(1)10%✕ Remove
Spiral into Mania
(1)10%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(1)10%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lasting Trauma
(1)10%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(1)10%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)10%✕ Remove
Cremating Cries
(1)10%✕ Remove
Calculated Hunter
(1)10%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)10%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)10%✕ Remove
Pack Encouragement
(1)10%✕ Remove
Vigilance
(1)10%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(1)10%✕ Remove
Immortal Infamy
(1)10%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(1)10%✕ Remove
Chakra of Impact
(1)10%✕ Remove
Resonance
(1)10%✕ Remove
Meat Recycling
(1)10%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)10%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)10%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(1)10%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(1)10%✕ Remove
Coming Calamity
(1)10%✕ Remove
Frantic Swings
(1)10%✕ Remove
Total Incineration
(1)10%✕ Remove
Chakra of Rhythm
(1)10%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(1)10%✕ Remove
High Alert
(1)10%✕ Remove
Vile Wounds
(1)10%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(1)10%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(1)10%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(1)10%✕ Remove
Voll's Protection
(1)10%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(1)10%✕ Remove
Distracted Target
(1)10%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(1)10%✕ Remove
Flurry
(1)10%✕ Remove
The Lesser Harm
(1)10%✕ Remove
One with the River
(1)10%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(1)10%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(1)10%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(1)10%✕ Remove
Archon of Chayula
(1)10%✕ Remove
Investing Energies
(1)10%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(1)10%✕ Remove
Explosive Empowerment
(1)10%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(1)10%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(1)10%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)10%✕ Remove
Shield Expertise
(1)10%✕ Remove
Whirling Assault
(1)10%✕ Remove
Fateful Vision
(1)10%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)10%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)10%✕ Remove
Escalating Toxins
(1)10%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(1)10%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(1)10%✕ Remove
Runic Meridians
(1)10%✕ Remove
Way of the Stonefist
(1)10%✕ Remove
Martial Adept
(1)10%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(1)10%✕ Remove
Shatter Palm
(1)10%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(1)10%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)10%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)10%✕ Remove
Chakra of Stability
(1)10%✕ Remove
Low Tolerance
(1)10%✕ Remove
Agonising Calamity
(1)10%✕ Remove
Crippling Toxins
(1)10%✕ Remove
All For One
(1)10%✕ Remove
Melting Flames
(1)10%✕ Remove
Instability
(1)10%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(1)10%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(1)10%✕ Remove
Expendable Army
(1)10%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(1)10%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(1)10%✕ Remove
Comradery
(1)10%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(1)10%✕ Remove
Scarred Faith
(1)10%✕ Remove
Spellblade
(1)10%✕ Remove
Waking Dream
(1)10%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)10%✕ Remove
Wasting
(1)10%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(1)10%✕ Remove
Immortal Thirst
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)10%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(1)10%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(1)10%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(1)10%✕ Remove
Unnamed Heartwood
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lucid Dreaming
(1)10%✕ Remove
Gore Spike
(1)10%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(1)10%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(1)10%✕ Remove
The Great Boar
(1)10%✕ Remove
Forced Outcome
(1)10%✕ Remove
Rallying Form
(1)10%✕ Remove
Extinguishing Exhalation
(1)10%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(1)10%✕ Remove
Swift Blocking
(1)10%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(1)10%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(1)10%✕ Remove
Proficiency
(1)10%✕ Remove
Thirst for Endurance
(1)10%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(1)10%✕ Remove
Chayula's Gift
(1)10%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(1)10%✕ Remove
Breath of Lightning
(1)10%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)10%✕ Remove
Martial Master
(1)10%✕ Remove
Puppet Master chance
(1)10%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)10%✕ Remove
Leeching Toxins
(1)10%✕ Remove
Hollow Palm Technique
(1)10%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(1)10%✕ Remove