In Path of Exile 2, Human Form is the spellcasting form of Path of Exile 2 Currency the Druid, where the focus is on elemental magic and ranged combat. This form allows the Druid to unleash devastating spells that control the battlefield, inflict damage over time, and apply powerful status effects to enemies. Here are the key Human Form skills that focus on elemental magic and ranged combat:
Key Human Form Skills (Elemental Magic & Ranged Combat)
1. Lightning Storm
Description: The Druid summons a storm that rains down lightning bolts over a large area, dealing lightning damage to all enemies within the storm's radius.
Effect:
The skill is area-of-effect (AoE) and hits multiple targets at once.
Shock status can be applied to enemies, making them take more damage.
Lightning Storm is particularly effective against groups of enemies and works well in crowd control situations.
Use Case: Ideal for clearing out swarming mobs or ranged combat, where you need consistent damage over a large area. This skill also helps with status debuffs by applying shock.
2. Volcano
Description: The Druid calls forth a volcanic eruption, launching fire projectiles in all directions. Holding the ability charges it up, increasing the number of projectiles and the damage output.
Effect:
Fire damage is dealt to enemies in a wide area.
Holding the ability increases its damage and projectile count.
Can ignite enemies, dealing damage over time.
Use Case: Excellent for burst fire damage and group clearing, especially in boss fights or high-density mobs. It’s useful when you need to overwhelm enemies with multiple projectiles, dealing high damage in a short time.
3. Chain Lightning
Description: The Druid casts a lightning bolt that chains between multiple enemies, hitting each with lightning damage.
Effect:
Can jump to up to five nearby enemies, making it effective for multi-target fights.
The chain is effective at spreading damage among multiple clustered enemies and applying shock.
Use Case: Best for crowd control in situations where enemies are grouped closely together. Great for clearing mobs or dealing elemental damage across multiple enemies in a short amount of time.
4. Elemental Blast
Description: A powerful elemental attack that channels energy into a single projectile which can be empowered to deal either fire, cold, or lightning damage, based on the Druid's elemental focus.
Effect:
Deals a huge burst of damage to a single enemy or small group.
The projectile can be further enhanced by the Druid’s passive tree or gear, increasing the overall damage output.
Use Case: Perfect for single-target damage (like boss fights) or when you need to burst down tough enemies quickly. It’s a good choice when focusing on elemental damage types (fire, cold, lightning) for tailored builds.
5. Ice Shards
Description: The Druid conjures sharp ice projectiles that fire in multiple directions, dealing cold damage to any enemies they hit and potentially freezing them.
Effect:
The shards scatter across the battlefield, applying cold damage and the chance to freeze enemies, reducing their mobility.
Has good area coverage, making it effective for controlling larger groups.
Use Case: Best used for crowd control, as the freezing effect slows down or immobilizes enemies. It's ideal for situations where you need to keep enemies at a distance or delay their movements, such as against fast-moving mobs or POE2 Currency for sale boss mechanics that require movement control.