The Amazon class in Path of Exile 2 continues to be a fan favorite, even with the recent buffs to the Ritualist in patch 0.4. Thanks to her natural affinity for Critical Hits, mobility, and ranged combat, the Amazon offers a variety of powerful builds that are both fun to play and highly effective in endgame content. Whether you're leveling or tackling the toughest bosses, there's an Amazon build for every playstyle. Here are the five best Amazon builds you can try in the latest Path of Exile 2 update.

1. Werewolf Amazon

The Werewolf Amazon is a shapeshifting melee build that excels at both mobbing and bossing. By combining the Amazon with Werewolf skills, you can deal heavy damage while freezing enemies in place.

Skill Setup:

·Shred: Long Fuse - Cold Attunement - Close Combat - Rapid Attacks

·Pounce: Freezing Mark - Cooldown Recovery - Magnified Area - Fist of War

·Cross Slash: Cold Attunement - Inexorable Critical - Magnified Area - Close Combat

·Lunar Assault: Rage - Deep Freeze - Elemental Armament

·Lunar Blessing: Second Wind - Efficiency - Cooldown Recovery - Prolonged Duration

For mobbing, generate Rage and activate Lunar Blessing to call down Moonbeams with every hit, producing strong AoE damage. Against bosses, Shred creates ice fragments that can be combined using Cross Slash, consuming marks to summon minions.

2. Bleed Rake Amazon

The Bleed Rake Amazon focuses on damage over time and AoE bleeding effects. By applying Bleed to multiple enemies, you can kite foes while they suffer from Aggravated Bleed, which deals additional damage.

Skill Setup:

·Rake: Momentum - Overextended - Heft - Deep Cuts

·Herald of Blood: Magnified Area - Execute - Pin

·Bloodhound's Mark: Stun - Close Combat - Rupture - Mark of Death

·Blood Hunt: Magnified Area - Rapid Attacks - Armor Break

Rake is an early-game friendly skill, making it great for leveling, while Herald of Blood and Blood Hunt provide additional AoE damage and armor reduction.

3. Lightning Arrow Amazon

Ideal for DEX-focused characters, this build excels at clearing packs of mobs quickly while maintaining a solid damage output against bosses.

Skill Setup:

·Lightning Arrow: Projectile Acceleration - Elemental Armament - Rapid Attacks - Stoicism

·Lightning Rod: Projectile Acceleration - Elemental Armament - Lightning Attunement - Stoicism

·Barrage: Cooldown Recovery - Rapid Casting

·Blasphemy: Temporal Chains - Heightened Curse - Slow Potency

·Rhoa Mount: Meat Shield - Loyalty - Elemental Army

For mobbing, deploy Lightning Rods and chain Lightning Arrow for devastating AoE. Barrage shines during boss encounters, providing concentrated burst damage. This build scales heavily with attack speed and elemental Path of Exile 2 Items, making gear optimization especially impactful.

4. Ice Shot Amazon

The Ice Shot Amazon is one of the best builds for mapping and crowd control. By freezing enemies and shattering them using Herald of Ice, you can deal massive AoE damage across maps. The build also synergizes well with the Roha companion, providing extra utility and protection.

Skill Setup:

·Ice Shot: Cold Attunement - Elemental Armament - Ambush - Ricochet - Rakiata's Flow

·Herald of Ice: Cold Attunement - Overreach - Elemental Armament - Longshot

·Combat Frenzy: Charge Profusion

·Barrage: Cooldown Recovery - Perpetual Charge - Rapid Casting

·Rhoa Mount: Meat Shield - Loyalty - Elemental Army

Pairing Cadiro's Gambit with this build can guarantee Critical Hits or projectile returns, while The Black Insignia adds Tailwind on Critical Hits.

5. Explosive Grenade Amazon

The Explosive Grenade Amazon is a DEX-based ranged AoE build that focuses on area damage, debuffs, and damage over time. By layering Explosive, Gas, and Oil Grenades, this build overwhelms enemies in high-density encounters.

Skill Setup

·Explosive Grenade: Multishot - Deliberation - Elemental Focus - Elemental Armament - Payload

·Gas Grenade: Multishot - Elemental Armament - Fire Exposure - Blind

·Oil Grenade: Multishot - Persistent Ground - Magnified Area - Wildfire

·Mortar Cannon: Oil Grenade - Explosive Grenade - Multishot - Payload

·Herald of Ash: Fire Mastery - Swift Affliction

Ascendancy Nodes

·Predator Instinct - Reveals enemy weaknesses

·In for the Kill - Boosts skill and movement speed

·Constricting Command - Enhances Presence node interactions

This build thrives in AoE-heavy content and scales extremely well with projectile and fire-focused gear. Many players choose to buy POE2 Currency to fine-tune grenade interactions for endgame performance.

Conclusion

The Amazon in Path of Exile 2 remains one of the most versatile and fun-to-play classes, capable of excelling in melee, ranged, and hybrid playstyles. From the Werewolf Amazon for freezing melee damage to the Explosive Grenade Amazon for AoE chaos, there's a build for every type of player.