Path of Exile 2 Huntress Build – Rake Bleeding Build Guide

Why Bleed Rake Amazon is the Perfect Escape from the Lightning Spear Meta

If you’ve played through the current Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt meta, chances are you’ve either tried Lightning Spear or been shocked into submission by it. While Lightning Spear remains a top-tier skill thanks to its absurd clear speed and scaling, it’s also saturated the ladder — to the point where variety-starved players are begging for something fresh, but still powerful.

Enter the Bleed Rake Amazon.

This build not only sidesteps the projectile spam meta but also introduces a completely different playstyle: one that emphasizes melee control, strategic bleed stacking, and high-impact single-target burst. Rake is a fast, visceral melee skill that shines when used aggressively, and when combined with powerful bleed effects, it can melt both packs and bosses with style.

For players who want to dominate content while avoiding the obvious cookie-cutter templates, the Bleed Amazon offers a refreshing and deadly alternative. It’s mechanically satisfying, scales well with gear and passive investment, and thanks to tools like Spearfield and Blood Hunt, it doesn’t fall behind in clear speed either.

If you’re ready to trade lightning for blood, and ranged safety for in-your-face control — this is the build you’ve been waiting for.

Quick Overview

• Rake Dash towards an enemy and perform a lacerating slash, inflicting Bleeding on all enemies struck.Dash towards an enemy and perform a lacerating slash, inflicting Bleeding on all enemies struck.   – Support with Stomping Ground, Lacerate & Brutality (Early – Mid Game)
  • Add Heft & Momentum once you get Perfect Jeweller’s Orb Right click this item then left click a Skill Gem to apply it. Shift click to unstack.
• Herald of Blood While active, killing an enemy with Blood Loss will cause a bloody explosion that deals Physical Attack damage to surrounding enemies based off the life of the exploded enemy, destroying their Corpse in the process. The explosion also has a chance to Aggravate Bleeding.While active, killing an enemy with Blood Loss will cause a bloody explosion that deals Physical Attack damage to surrounding enemies based off the life of the exploded enemy, destroying their Corpse in the process. The explosion also has a chance to Aggravate Bleeding.   Main aura of this Rake Build
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  • Herald of Blood trigger AOE explosion ( Similar to   Herald of Ice While active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.While active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.While active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.While active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.While active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.  ) but with a Bleeding synergy (Aggravate Bleeding)
  • Support Herald of Blood with Magnified Effect, Haemo Crystals & Reach for Early – Mid Game
    • When you acquire   Greater Jeweller’s Orb Right click this item then left click a Skill Gem to apply it. Shift click to unstack.   &    Perfect Jeweller’s Orb Right click this item then left click a Skill Gem to apply it. Shift click to unstack.   Add Physical Mastery & Excecute to enhance the clearing effect.

As these skills are movement base skill, combine with Stomping Ground is a great addition to damage scaling.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Strong early-game performance with Strength scaling.

• Simple skill rotation with low button complexity.

• Excellent clear speed and boss damage potential.

• High mobility enhances survivability.

Cons:

• Transition period around late Act 2 can be challenging (This is the same for almost all Path of Exile 2 Builds though, but really depend on how you craft your gear. Could be better now with the new loot update)

• Requires specific spear upgrades for optimal scaling.

• Spirit management can be tight without proper gear.

• Midgame performance is gear-dependen

1. Skills and Leveling

Skill Gem Progression

Acts 1–2: Early Game

• Main Skill:  Rake Dash towards an enemy and perform a lacerating slash, inflicting Bleeding on all enemies struck.Dash towards an enemy and perform a lacerating slash, inflicting Bleeding on all enemies struck. – You will unlock Rake as an Uncut Skill Gem Level 3 – which can be get quite early in the game around the early of Act I

  • Supports: Stomping Ground, Concentrated Effect, Rage

• Movement:  Disengage Jump back as you rupture the earth in front of you with spearpoints, damaging enemies. Consumes the Parried Debuff on Hitting enemies to release a shockwave and grant you a Frenzy Charge. This skill can be used while using other skills, and causes Strikes and Projectiles to miss you while jumping. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.Jump back as you rupture the earth in front of you with spearpoints, damaging enemies. Consumes the Parried Debuff on Hitting enemies to release a shockwave and grant you a Frenzy Charge. This skill can be used while using other skills, and causes Strikes and Projectiles to miss you while jumping. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted. – Can be combined with Parry from Buckler for some Frenzy Charge generation

  • Support:  Martial Tempo Supports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Supports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Supports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.    – To increase skill speed mostly and help with progressing through the leveling map.

• Utility:  Herald of Blood While active, killing an enemy with Blood Loss will cause a bloody explosion that deals Physical Attack damage to surrounding enemies based off the life of the exploded enemy, destroying their Corpse in the process. The explosion also has a chance to Aggravate Bleeding.While active, killing an enemy with Blood Loss will cause a bloody explosion that deals Physical Attack damage to surrounding enemies based off the life of the exploded enemy, destroying their Corpse in the process. The explosion also has a chance to Aggravate Bleeding.   – Your first Spirit Gem will come during the quest in Act I 

  • Supports: Brutality, Magnified Effect

• Single Target:  Blood Hunt Lunge at a target and skewers them. Hitting an enemy that has suffered Blood Loss will cause a blood explosion and also Consume Bleeding. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.Lunge at a target and skewers them. Hitting an enemy that has suffered Blood Loss will cause a blood explosion and also Consume Bleeding. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.   – For bosses and Rare Enemies. This skill consume the Bleeding you inflicted and deal damage base on the amount of Bleeding – A perfect synergy for Rake.

  • Supports: Bloodlust, Execute

• Utility:  Storm Lance Throw an electrified Spear that lodges in the ground and periodically zaps nearby enemies with Lightning bolts. If the Spear is Detonated by another Skill, it immediately unleashes a volley of bolts and expires. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to fire bolts more frequently for a shorter duration, automatically Detonate at the end of its duration, and create Shocked Ground on Detonation.Throw an electrified Spear that lodges in the ground and periodically zaps nearby enemies with Lightning bolts. If the Spear is Detonated by another Skill, it immediately unleashes a volley of bolts and expires. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to fire bolts more frequently for a shorter duration, automatically Detonate at the end of its duration, and create Shocked Ground on Detonation. (used to trigger passives like Stalk and Leap) – These skills are used mostly during leveling as there are more option when you progress further

Act 3: Midgame Transition

Generally in Act 3, leveling up these skill gems base on below orders

• Main Skill: Rake

  • Supports: Momentum, Heavy Swing, Close Combat

• Movement: Disengage

  • Supports: Blind, Ingenuity

• Utility: Herald of Blood

  • Supports: Magnified Effect, Reach

• Single Target: Blood Hunt

  • Supports: Bloodlust, Execute

From Act 3 Onward, you can also get some more skill gem. Consider using the following:

• Debuff:  Bloodhound’s Mark Mark a target, making them suffer Heavy Stun build up from Blood Loss. If they suffer enough Blood Loss while Marked, the Mark is consumed and they will release an explosion of blood when killed or Heavy Stunned. The Mark duration doesn’t tick while the Marked target is suffering Blood Loss.A violent explosion of blood that deals Attack damage but does not use your weapon’s damage.Mark a target, making them suffer Heavy Stun build up from Blood Loss. If they suffer enough Blood Loss while Marked, the Mark is consumed and they will release an explosion of blood when killed or Heavy Stunned. The Mark duration doesn’t tick while the Marked target is suffering Blood Loss.A violent explosion of blood that deals Attack damage but does not use your weapon’s damage.Receives [HeavyStun|Heavy Stun] buildup from [BloodLoss|Blood Loss], and releases a blood explosion when killed or [HeavyStun|Heavy Stunned].  – This is by far one of the most unique combination with Bleed we seen in Path of Exile – Bloodloss causing Heavy Stun – This mark gem is almost a must in almost many bleed build. After the target is heavy stun, there will also be an explosion – further improving the clear speed of this build.

  • Support:    Single Out 

• AoE Clear: Spearfield 

  • Supports: Lacerate, Splinter, Tear (for one); Rage, Blood in the Eyes (for the other)

• Utility: Wind Dancer

  • Support: Maim

Endgame (Cruel Act III toward Maps)

Tier 3 Support Gems

The Biggest different would be the apperance of Tier 3 Support Gems as well as the improvement of your Spirit (With the permanent quest and also the chance of new gear)

With more Spirit you can improve your existing Aura Skills.

• Main Skill: Rake – Your main skill will receive a Significant damage boosts with the new Support Gems.

  • Supports:    Deep Cuts Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal less damage but inflict more potent Bleeding.Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal less damage but inflict more potent Bleeding.Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal less damage but inflict more potent Bleeding.  ,    Close Combat Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.  ,   Heavy Swing Supports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed.Supports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed.Supports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed.  ,   Momentum Supports any damaging skill that you use yourself, causing it to deal more damage if you move a sufficient distance while using the skill. Teleportation does not count towards the distance travelled.Supports any damaging skill that you use yourself, causing it to deal more damage if you move a sufficient distance while using the skill. Teleportation does not count towards the distance travelled.Supports any damaging skill that you use yourself, causing it to deal more damage if you move a sufficient distance while using the skill. Teleportation does not count towards the distance travelled.Attacks supported by Momentum increase their attack speed based on this.  

• Movement:  Disengage Jump back as you rupture the earth in front of you with spearpoints, damaging enemies. Consumes the Parried Debuff on Hitting enemies to release a shockwave and grant you a Frenzy Charge. This skill can be used while using other skills, and causes Strikes and Projectiles to miss you while jumping. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.Jump back as you rupture the earth in front of you with spearpoints, damaging enemies. Consumes the Parried Debuff on Hitting enemies to release a shockwave and grant you a Frenzy Charge. This skill can be used while using other skills, and causes Strikes and Projectiles to miss you while jumping. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.

  • Supports: Impale, Ingenuity, Shocking Leap, Heft

• Utility: Herald of Blood

  • Supports:    Haemocrystals Supports Attack Skills you use yourself which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills Consume Bleeding on Hit to create explosive blood-filled crystals, but cannot themselves inflict Bleeding.Deal Physical Area Damage based on a percentage of the expected Damage of the Consumed Bleed. Supports Attack Skills you use yourself which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills Consume Bleeding on Hit to create explosive blood-filled crystals, but cannot themselves inflict Bleeding.Deal Physical Area Damage based on a percentage of the expected Damage of the Consumed Bleed. ,   Brutality Supports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.Supports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.Supports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.You have Physical Damage and Attack Speed  ,   Deadly Herald Supports Herald Skills, making their triggered effects deal more damage at the expense of higher Spirit cost.Supports Herald Skills, making their triggered effects deal more damage at the expense of their Persistent buffs.Supports Herald Skills, making their triggered effects deal more damage at the expense of higher Spirit cost. ,   Magnified Effect Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.  

• Single Target:  Blood Hunt Lunge at a target and skewers them. Hitting an enemy that has suffered Blood Loss will cause a blood explosion and also Consume Bleeding. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.Lunge at a target and skewers them. Hitting an enemy that has suffered Blood Loss will cause a blood explosion and also Consume Bleeding. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.

  • Supports: Bloodlust, Execute, Concentrated Effect, Culmination

• Debuff: Bloodhound’s Mark

  • Supports: Single Out, Persistence

• AoE Clear: Spearfield (x2)

  • Supports: Lacerate, Splinter, Tear, Rearm (for one); Rage, Blood in the Eyes, Blind, Martial Tempo (for the other)

• Utility: Wind Dancer

  • Supports: Maim, Precision

• Optional: Time of Need, Companion (based on Spirit availability)

2. Ascendancy

Ascendancy for Amazon Rake Build is pretty straight forward, as this build does not utilize elemental damage.

Ascendancy Progression

1. Critical Strike: Enhances crit chance, boosting bleed damage – Go straight for Critical Strike when you acquire your first Ascendancy points – This utilize your Accuracy Rating to improve Crit Chance.

2. Predatory Instinct: Increases burst damage against rares and bosses – This is generally a Single Target Damage enhancement for Amazon, when activated you will see a portion of the Boss’s HP to glow – identify the time when you got a damage boosts. 

3. Penetrate: Adds flat Physical damage base on Accuracy Rating – Another Accuracy Synergy node – make sure your weapons has good Accuracy Rating before selecting this Node though. Try utilize Greater Vision Rune for your weapon.

4. In for the Kill or Azmeri Brew: Choose based on preference for mobility or flask/mana sustain

Passives

Passive Skill Tree Highlights

Focus on the following nodes to maximize bleed damage and survivability:

• Bleed and Ailment Scaling: Perfectly Placed Knife, Escalating Mayhem, Fast Acting Toxins, Struck Through

• Critical Strike Enhancements: Precision Salvo, Glancing Hits, Maiming Strike

• Mobility and Utility: Escape Velocity, Falcon Dive, Proficiency

• Defense: Cooked, Deft Recovery, Shield Expertise, Versatile Arms

• General Damage: Primal Instinct, Spear Accuracy, Javelin

Gearing

The weapons below are pretty reasonable on the current market.

Weapons

• Early Game:    Saitha’s Spear Barbed Spear undefined  

• Endgame:    Tangletongue Forked Spear undefined (high crit chance spear)

Armor and Accessories:

• Helmet: Life, resistances, evasion.

• Chest: Maximum life, resistances.

• Gloves: Attack speed, added physical damage, ailment modifiers.

• Boots: 30% movement speed, life, resistances.

• Amulet: Strength, critical multiplier, accuracy.

• Rings: Venopuncture (for bleed duration and crit damage), second ring with bleed duration or flat physical damage.

• Belt: Meigornod’s Girdle (early game), rare belt with life and resistance

Summary: Why Play the Bleed Rake Amazon

The Bleed Rake Amazon stands out as one of the most reliable and enjoyable melee builds currently available in Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt. It combines smooth progression with explosive bleed damage and high mobility, making it perfect for both new players and veterans seeking a break from the Lightning Spear-dominated meta.

• Early-game strength from Strength scaling and Rake’s innate power

• Efficient bossing with Blood Hunt and Spearfield rotations

• Simple gem setup that ramps into complexity only if you want it

Whether you’re looking to push deep into the endgame or simply enjoy a different flavor of Amazon, the Bleed Rake build offers a grounded, satisfying playstyle that rewards smart positioning and scaling.

If you’re tired of lightning spam and craving a more grounded, brutal combat loop — the Bleed Amazon delivers.

Certainly! Here’s a Final Section that highlights other popular Path of Exile 2 builds and includes a contextual link to the Lightning Amazon build for players interested in exploring more options:

Looking for More Path of Exile 2 Builds?

If the Bleed Rake Amazon isn’t quite your style — or you’re looking to explore alternate playstyles — Path of Exile 2 offers a wide range of viable, high-performing builds for every class and mechanic. Whether you prefer ranged spellcasting, poison stacking, or summoning beasts from beyond, there’s a build that fits your taste.

Recommended Alternatives:

• Lightning Spear Amazon – The reigning queen of clear speed and ranged dominance. If you enjoy fast-paced projectile spam with low-risk positioning, this is the current meta favorite.