Leveling Guide (Acts 1-3)

Act 1: Establish Your Core

Focus on learning your melee basics and Path of Exile 2 Currency Warcry mechanics.

Key Skills Supports:

Boneshatter with Brutality and Impact Shockwave for powerful AoE damage and knockback.
Rolling Slam is supported by Overpower for mobility and burst.
Mace Strike with Concentrated Effect for precise single-target damage.
Infernal Cry with Premeditation to buff damage and provoke enemies.
Perfect Strike is linked with Window of Opportunity and Fire Infusion for critical hits and fire damage.
Herald of Ash is unlocked after defeating King of the Mists to add elemental damage on hit.

Tip: Use Mace Strike when mana is low to conserve resources.

Act 2: Momentum and Ascendancy Unlock

Add Shield Charge for fast repositioning.
Upgrade Leap Slam with Overpower and Rage supports for enhanced mobility and damage.
Attach Fist of War and Unbreakable supports to Rolling Slam for crowd control and survivability.
Complete the Trial of Sekhemas to unlock the Smith of Kitava Ascendancy.

Allocate your first Ascendancy points:

Smith's Masterwork: Boosts your Warcries and adds significant melee damage.
Kitavan Engraving: Increases defensive capabilities and damage output.

Act 3: Refinement and Expansion

Enhance Boneshatter with Magnified Effect to boost AoE.
Perfect Perfect Strike with Concentrated Effect to maximize single-target damage.
Keep Leap Slam for mobility, now supported by Brink for increased attack speed.
Add Time of Need with Fast Forward for improved defensive cooldowns and survivability.
Remove early-game skills like Mace Strike and Shield Charge as you gain stronger options.
Complete Trial of Chaos for Support Straps and cheap Path of Exile 2 Orbs Leather Bindings, unlocking more gem sockets and crafting options.