GRIMOIREPATH OF EXILE 2

FORBIDDEN RITES PATCH 0.5.5

One build.
Your path to the endgame.

Fewer open tabs. More clarity while playing. Choose your style and track skills, equipment and passives from your first level to the Atlas.

1 → 100

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13 BUILDS EXPLAINED

Ranking computed from poe.ninja · Forbidden Rites · 2026-10-19 · 124,104 characters. Ease comes from the guide itself; damage is the percentile of top characters’ DPS; clear and boss start as guide estimates.

01 / Huntress · Spirit WalkerInteractive guide

Huntress · Spirit Walker

Mighty Silverfist

Your companion leads. Build your zoo, combine auras and follow every step of the monkey’s progression.

Easy ★★★☆☆Damage ★★★★☆Clear ★★★★☆Boss ★★★★☆meta
Playstyle

Companions and minions

First turning point

Capture in Act 3

Your focus

Spirit, auras and weapon damage

Reference guide

Mattjestic

Open the guide · Mighty Silverfist
02 / Druid · OracleInteractive guide

Druid · Oracle

Oracle Spell Totem

Place your totems. Turn mana into power and progress from Spark to Grim Pillars with a clear transition plan.

Easy ★★★☆☆Damage ★★★★☆Clear ★★★★☆Boss ★★★★☆meta
Playstyle

Totems and spells

First turning point

Spell Totem at the end of Act 4

Your focus

Spirit, mana & Runic Ward

Reference guide

Lowepe

Open the guide · Oracle Spell Totem
03 / Monk · Martial ArtistInteractive guide

Monk · Martial Artist

Hyper Speed Monk

Spear until level 23; then Hollow Palm takes the weapon away and speed comes from Evasion. In endgame, 12 to 18 attacks per second with Tempest Flurry and Staggering Palm, and Power Charges for Falling Thunder.

Easy ★★★☆☆Damage ★★★☆☆Clear ★★★★★Boss ★★★★☆off-meta
Playstyle

Unarmed attacks at top speed

First turning point

Between 23 and 25: Hollow Palm Technique

Your focus

Evasion, Energy Shield and Power Charges

Reference guide

Ronarray (Mobalytics)

Open the guide · Hyper Speed Monk
04 / Mercenary · TacticianInteractive guide

Mercenary · Tactician

Tactician Pin2Win

Pin, broken Armour and chain-detonated grenades. Crossbow while leveling, Siege Crossbow at T15.

Easy ★★★★☆Damage ★★☆☆☆Clear ★★★★☆Boss ★★★★☆alternative
Playstyle

Grenades and crossbow

First turning point

Trarthan Cannon at 65

Your focus

Pin, cooldown and Spirit

Reference guide

BlazeworksTV

Open the guide · Tactician Pin2Win
05 / Witch · InfernalistInteractive guide

Witch · Infernalist

Infernalist Comet

Infused Spark in the campaign, automatic Comets on crit and Pyromantic Pact turning self-damage into healing.

Easy ★☆☆☆☆Damage ★★★★★Clear ★★★★☆Boss ★★★★☆meta
Playstyle

Spells and meta skills

First turning point

Cast on Critical in the Interludes

Your focus

Recoup, crit and Spirit

Reference guide

Ignatius · kingkongor

Open the guide · Infernalist Comet
06 / Monk · Acolyte of ChayulaInteractive guide

Monk · Acolyte of Chayula

Poisonburst → Tornado Sprinkler

Poison and bleed chain-explode through Act 4; at level 45 Strength takes over and Brutus’ Lead Sprinkler turns on Molten Shower, which the Archon’s tornadoes trigger on their own at endgame.

Easy ★★☆☆☆Damage ★★☆☆☆Clear ★★★★☆Boss ★★★☆☆alternative
Playstyle

Poison until 44, mace from then on

First turning point

Brutus’ Lead Sprinkler at level 45

Your focus

Strength and chaos damage

Reference guide

Goratha · Dreamcore

Open the guide · Poisonburst → Tornado Sprinkler
07 / Ranger · PathfinderInteractive guide

Ranger · Pathfinder

Pathfinder Decompose

Bow poison until 58, then Corpsewade: every step releases Decompose clouds on your minions’ corpses.

Easy ★★☆☆☆Damage ★★★★☆Clear ★★★★☆Boss ★★★★☆alternative
Playstyle

Walk and poison

First turning point

Corpsewade at level 58

Your focus

Two Spirit sets

Reference guide

Skadoosh

Open the guide · Pathfinder Decompose
08 / Warrior · Smith of KitavaInteractive guide

Warrior · Smith of Kitava

Smith of Kitava Shield Wall

The tankiest Warrior: earth walls that explode in fire, Ignite on bosses and a body armour forged by the ascendancy.

Easy ★★★☆☆Damage ★★★★☆Clear ★★★☆☆Boss ★★★★☆meta
Playstyle

Shield, walls and fire

First turning point

Avatar of Fire in maps

Your focus

Armour and Ignite

Reference guide

LexD

Open the guide · Smith of Kitava Shield Wall
09 / Monk · Martial ArtistInteractive guide

Monk · Martial Artist

Oil Barrage Teleport

Storm Wave in the campaign and, in maps, the electrified oil wyvern: every crit triggers Lightning Warp, teleporting you inside the next enemy and blowing it up.

Easy ★★☆☆☆Damage ★★★☆☆Clear ★★★★★Boss ★★★★☆off-meta
Playstyle

Channel and teleport

First turning point

Oil Barrage at level 65

Your focus

Crit and Power Charges

Reference guide

havoc616 + poe.ninja

Open the guide · Oil Barrage Teleport
10 / Druid · ShamanInteractive guide

Druid · Shaman

Mana Storm

Spark from level 1 with mana turned into lightning damage (Archmage) and, in maps, Comet falling on its own with every crit.

Easy ★★★★☆Damage ★★★★★Clear ★★★★☆Boss ★★★★☆meta
Playstyle

One button: walk and release Spark

First turning point

Archmage at level 50

Your focus

Maximum mana (damage and life)

Reference guide

poe.ninja · top 10 Shaman

Open the guide · Mana Storm
11 / Mercenary · Gemling LegionnaireInteractive guide

Mercenary · Gemling Legionnaire

Cleaving Thunder

A lightning-charged quarterstaff: every Power Charge becomes a Falling Thunder projectile. Charges start coming on their own at level 33 and the build grows with gem quality.

Easy ★★★★★Damage ★★★★★Clear ★★★★☆Boss ★★★★☆off-meta
Playstyle

Quarterstaff, charges and a lightning slam

First turning point

Redflare Conduit at level 33

Your focus

Power Charges, crit and gem quality

Reference guide

poe.ninja PoB

Open the guide · Cleaving Thunder
12 / Mercenary · Gemling LegionnaireInteractive guide

Mercenary · Gemling Legionnaire

Frost Cyclone

Freeze with Permafrost Bolts and shatter with Fragmentation Rounds from level 1, with a nearly free unique. In endgame, Glacial Bolt plants the ice and Whirling Slash breaks it on the move.

Easy ★★★★☆Damage ★★★☆☆Clear ★★★★★Boss ★★★★☆meta
Playstyle

Ice crossbow: freeze and shatter

First turning point

Strong from level 1 with the Rampart Raptor

Your focus

Freeze, attack speed and Armour

Reference guide

Phylaris POE

Open the guide · Frost Cyclone
13 / Mercenary · Gemling LegionnaireInteractive guide

Mercenary · Gemling Legionnaire

Spear Twister

Whirling Slash raises a whirlwind and Twister consumes it to become several tornadoes: two spear skills from level 1 to 100, with Barrage repeating the tornado with Frenzy Charges.

Easy ★★★★★Damage ★★★★★Clear ★★★★★Boss ★★★★☆meta
Playstyle

Spear: whirlwind, tornado and crit

First turning point

Strong from level 1 with a white spear

Your focus

Frenzy Charges, Spirit and crit

Reference guide

Onelonelyhunter (Maxroll PoB)

Open the guide · Spear Twister
FORBIDDEN RITES LEAGUE · 8 CHALLENGES

The challenge grimoire

Every Rite, every Rare, every boss and the cheapest Omen plan — with checklists and saved progress.

Open the challenge guide →
RUNES OF ALDUR LEAGUE · 8 CHALLENGES

Runes of Aldur

Inscribe runes, forge with Verisium and track all eight challenges through the Atlas bosses.

Open the challenge guide →

From the guide to the game

START IN 3 STEPS
01

Set your starting point

Level, campaign stage and investment. The guide opens the plan for where you are.

02

Mark what you own

Enter Spirit and items in My character to adjust recommendations.

03

Make your next upgrade

Find your priority, compare modifiers and use Crafting to track each step.

A WORKSHOP IN EVERY BUILD

Crafting has a plan, too.

Base and item level, modifier priorities, investment routes and what to do when things go wrong. The calculator separates average cost from probability of success.

About data and progress

Guides use author content, Path of Building and PoE2DB data. Crafting was reviewed on 2026-09-16. Prices are research references, not guaranteed listings; older caches do not record league and collection time.

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Official 0.5.5 patch notes ↗