Weapons: Types & Modifiers

Explore Path of Exile 2's diverse weapon types, from swift daggers to mighty two-handed axes. Understand weapon modifiers and how they impact your build's damage and effectiveness.

Path of Exile 2 offers a vast array of weapons, each with unique characteristics and potential for modification. Understanding these weapon types and their associated modifiers is crucial for optimizing your character's combat effectiveness and tailoring your build to your preferred playstyle.

• Weapon Types: Path of Exile 2 features a wide variety of weapon categories, including one-handed weapons (swords, axes, maces, daggers, claws), two-handed weapons (greatswords, greataxes, maces, staves, bows), and specific weapon types like wands and scepters. Each type has distinct base damage, attack speed, and critical strike chance, influencing the overall feel and performance of your attacks.
• Weapon Modifiers: Weapons can roll with various modifiers that enhance their stats. These include increased physical damage, elemental damage (fire, cold, lightning), chaos damage, attack speed, critical strike chance, and critical strike multiplier. Additionally, some modifiers can grant unique effects, such as life or mana leech, on-hit effects, or increased area of effect for attacks.
• Implicit Modifiers: Certain weapon types inherently possess an