Gas Grenade Deadeye Leveling Guide

Act 1

Uncut Skill Gem I or II (Cut in order)

1. Lightning Arrow you start with this, no cutting required.
   • This is your main damaging ability throughout Act 1 until you swap to Grenades around level 22
2. Lightning Rod
   • Lightning Rod fires an arrow into the air that lands on the ground in a lightning explosion. Upon having Lightning Arrow or any other skill chain to it, the explosion occurs again up to 8 times.
   • You support it with Scattershot to spawn 3 rods at once for easier gameplay.
3. Escape Shot
   • Deals cold damage and freezes your enemies while launching you backwards. This is a great tool if you start to get surrounded or need an emergency defensive option.

Use any leftover Uncut Skill Gem II that you drop to level up Lightning Arrow, Lightning Rod and Escape Shot in that order.

Uncut Support Gem I (Cut in order)

1. Martial Tempo for Lightning Arrow
2. Scattershot for Lightning Rod
3. Lightning Infusion for Lightning Arrow
4. Magnified Effect for Lightning Rod
5. Concentrated Effect for Escape Shot
6. Deep Freeze for Escape Shot
7. Save your remaining Uncut Support Gems for the Grenade Swap.

Uncut Skill Gem III or IV (Cut in order)

1. Level Up Lightning Arrow
2. Level Up Lightning Rod
3. Level Up Escape Shot

Uncut Spirit Gem IV

1. Wind Dancer
   • Activate it by opening your skill gem menu and Right Click the skill icon left of the skill name. To see if it's active check if your Spirit shows 0/30 and the Wind Dancer icon swirls.

Uncut Support Gem I (Cut in order)

1. Clarity for Wind Dancer once you have enough Spirit through items or character upgrades.
2. Precision for Wind Dancer once you have enough Spirit through items or character upgrades.

Uncut Skill Gem V

1. Level Up Lightning Arrow
2. Level Up Lightning Rod
3. Level Up Escape Shot
4. Freezing Salvo for additional burst damage in a pinch.
5. Gas Grenade in preparation for Grenade Swap around Level 22.

Act 2

Uncut Skill Gem VII or VIII (Cut in order)

1. Gas Grenade in preparation for Grenade Swap
2. Explosive Shot in preparation for Grenade Swap

Swap to Grenades

1. At around level 25 once you allocate Cluster Bombs. Complete your 1st ascendancy trial and pick Projectile Proximity Specialisation selecting Point Blank.
2. Acquire 2 Uncut Skill Gems, pick Gas Grenade and Explosive Shot
   • Support Explosive Shot with Scattershot and Double Barrel
   • Support Gas Grenade with Fire Infusion and Inspiration
3. Remove Lightning Arrow and Lightning Rod and Unspec Clean Shot and Ricochet on the Passive Tree through The Hooded One.

Uncut Support Gem I (Cut in order)

Check if you have missed any of the recommended gems before heading into act 3.

From here you may use any level 1 Uncut Support Gem to liberally fill your remaining skill sockets however you see fit. Check the skill slider above for inspiration.

Act 3

Act 3 gives you access to Uncut Support Gem II, substantially increasing the amount of support gem options available to you.

Uncut Skill Gem IX or X

1. Oil Grenade
   • Use it on top of bosses and tougher enemies to apply fire exposure to reduce the enemies fire resistance.

Uncut Support Gem II (Cut in order)

1. Strip Away for Oil Grenade

Tip: Make sure to pick up the guaranteed Lesser Jeweller's Orb in the Sandswept Marsh that can be found in a chest in a small encampment at the edge of the layout.

Use Lesser Jeweller's Orb on Gas Grenade and support it with Martial Tempo

Uncut Spirit Gem of any tier once at 60+ Spirit

1. Blasphemy
   • This allows you to automate Flammability to everything in close range with no delay.
   • Put Flammability in the first Support Gem Socket of Blasphemy
   • Support it with Magnified Effect
2. To check if you have missed any of the permanent Spirit bonuses you acquire during your campaign, check out our Permanent Stats From The Campaign Guide.

Uncut Skill Gem XI

1. Lightning Warp
   • Support with Persistence to have a longer duration Shocked Ground for additional damage.
   • Only usable once you have Ball Lightning
   • Support with Overcharge once you get a Uncut Support Gem III
2. Ball Lightning
   • As you approach the end of Act 3 and reach the attribute requirements for this setup you now have an amazing movement skill combination with Lightning Warp
   • Support with Acceleration and Arcane Tempo

Act 1 and 2 Cruel

Continue leveling Gas Grenade and Explosive Shot with Uncut Skill Gems.

Act 3 Cruel

1. Pick up the second guaranteed Lesser Jeweller's Orb in the Sandswept Marsh that can be found in a chest in a small encampment at the edge of the layout.
   • Support Explosive Shot with Nimble Reload
2. After defeating the Boss in the Azak Bog for +40 permanent spirit apply Clarity and Precision for Wind Dancer if you had to remove them earlier for not having any spirit on Gear when equipping Blasphemy

Congratulations, you've finished the campaign gem progression of the Gas Grenade Deadeye Leveling Build and your links are properly set up to tackle your first Waystones.

• By far the best way to get better gear in the campaign is to check the Vendor in Town each time you level up! As vendors change their offerings based on your level this is your best way to find upgrades. If you are desperately in need of a Weapon upgrade, check the previous Act's vendors as well.
• Prioritize +#% to Fire, Cold and Lightning Resistance as well as attributes and +# to Maximum Life on your gear. This build requires high attributes as you reach the end of Act 3, so finding gear with it early will pay dividends in the future. Having Life Regeneration on just a couple pieces as well allows you to be more conservative with your Life Flask usage.
• Most of the damage you take during the campaign outside of Boss/Rare encounters is Physical Damage. Focus on getting gear with Armour and Evasion to maximize your defenses.

Bows and Crossbows

• Look for Bows and Crossbows with + Levels of all Projectile Skills starting very early. This combined with % increased Physical Damage lastS you a very long time before finding a replacement. Even if you do not use a Crossbow until level 25, you can start finding them with +3 Level of Projectile Skills at level 18. You increase your DPS by looking for the following stats, sorted by order of importance:
  • + Levels of Projectile Skills
  • % increased Physical Damage
  • % Attack Speed
  • Adds # to # Physical/Fire/Cold/Lightning Damage
  • % increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
• A great source of gear is checking vendors occasionally for promising bases to craft on with Orb of Transmutation, Orb of Augmentation, Regal Orb, Exalted Orb, Chaos Orb and Essences.
• To finish off your item use one or two Artificer's Orb and socket defensive Runes like Body Rune or Glacial Rune.
• Be sure to pickup all items with Rune Sockets regardless of color and salvage them for Artificer's Shards
• If you are still struggling check out our Survival Guide for additional useful information!

When should I swap from Lightning Arrow to Gas Grenade

At around level 25 once you allocate Cluster Bombs. This is the the node that allows Gas Grenade Deadeye Leveling to start scaling well enough to use over other skills.

I struggle with my attributes, what should I do?

If you follow the build guide the attribute you need the most for your skills is 84 intelligence along with around 60 Strength and Dexterity. Pick it on your passive tree while traveling though the highway nodes and get at least some on one piece of gear and this should be enough. Make sure to still keep enough to be able to use all of you abilities. Using items with very high strength or dexterity is not recommended. Look out for equipment with any attributes and adjust your skill tree accordingly.

I keep dying! Is there any way to solve my defense?

You can grab Feel no Pain and Battle-hardened earlier than I do. Your best friend is scaling life and resistances along with gear with both Evasion and Armour on it. These bases provide additional physical damage mitigation. On Cruel difficulty you can alternatively select Iron Reflexes if you want to have much higher Armour. Be aware though, in Path of Exile 2 when converting Evasion to Armour it occurs before any bonuses to Evasion are applied. This makes Wind Dancer do nothing.

Video below shows the final version of the build as you finish the campaign.

Congratulations on finishing the Gas Grenade Deadeye Leveling Guide! You beat the campaign and want to know how to further upgrade this build? Stay tuned for the Endgame version of the build that will be released soon!