HIGHLIGHTS
- High Alert in POE 2 is a Notable passive skill that boosts your Evasion Rating by 50% and your Stun Threshold by 25% when at full health.
- This skill is great for both Ranger Ascendancies, but it works best with the Pathfinder in the endgame of POE 2.
- You need to equip Skill Gems like Gas Arrow, Despair, and Flame Wall, along with socketed spells, to create the best Pathfinder build.
The Passive Skill Tree in Path of Exile 2 (POE 2) is a large, connected system that allows players to customize their characters.
The different types of nodes on the Passive Tree are attribute, jewel socket, keystone, small, and notable nodes.
Players need to allocate Small nodes to unlock Notable nodes which provides additional bonuses.
POE 2: High Alert Node
High Alert in POE 2 is a Notable passive skill node that provides an increased Evasion Rating and Stun Threshold.
The skill is located toward the center just above the Harness the Elements Notable skill.
Once activated, this skill grants a 50% increased Evasion Rating when on full life. Additionally, the skill also provides a 25% increased Stun Threshold when on full life.
This skill is excellent for both Ascendancies of Ranger. However, in the endgame phase of POE 2 Pathfinder Ascendancy shines more.
Best Endgame Pathfinder Build
Pathfinder is a Ranger Ascendancy Class in Path of Exile 2 that focuses on poison attacks and using flasks. It uses throwable mixtures to damage enemies effectively.
To create the best Pathfinder build, players need to equip Skill Gems and equip socketed spells to these gems.
The table below lists the suggested Skill Gems and socketed spells for the Pathfinder.
| Skill Gems | Recommended Socketed Spells |
|---|---|
| Flame Wall | Arcane Tempo, Spell Cascade, Mobility, Persistence |
| Gas Arrow | Elemental Focus, Envenom, Comorbidity, Deadly Poison, Scattershot |
| Barrage | Ingenuity |
| Wind Dancer | Lockdown, Pin, Wind Wave, Vitality |
| Despair | Hex Bloom, Persistence, Focused Curse, Heightened Curse |
| Flammability | Persistence, Expanse, Heightened Curse |
You also need to unlock several nodes from the Passive Skill Tree to strengthen the Pathfinder build.
Players will need to activate skill nodes such as Feathered Fletching, High Alert, Dark Entries, and Proficiency.
This build maximizes Pathfinder’s poison damage and survivability with flasks and key skill nodes in POE 2.
