Build Mentor – free Path of Exile 2 build planner and leveling guide

Pick a class and a skill you like, or say what kind of character you want to play, and Build Mentor makes the whole plan: which point on the PoE2 skill tree to take at every level, your ascendancy, your skill gems and supports, and the gear to look for. A leveling (levelling) guide and build planner in one, built from tested guides by experienced players and checked with Path of Building.

What it does

• PoE2 leveling guide for your build: watch the passive skill tree grow level by level and see exactly when to respec.
• Build ideas, league starters and a tier list for every class and ascendancy, with DPS and boss kill times from Path of Building.
• Import a PoB code: paste a Path of Building 2 code, or drop a .build file from Mobalytics, Maxroll or poe.ninja, and follow every stage of the guide.
• Skill gems and support gems for your level, gear minimums for each stage, trade links and a matching loot filter.
• Build my own: a full PoE2 skill tree planner with ascendancy, skills and gear, exported to Path of Building or the game's own Build Planner.
• New to Path of Exile 2? A beginner guide explains everything in plain words. Available in English and Hungarian (magyarul is).

Best PoE2 builds right now

A PoE2 tier list from Path of Building numbers: the strongest ready-made build for each class in the Forbidden Rites league (patch 0.5), ranked by boss damage.

1. Falling Thunder build – Monk, Martial Artist: 81,300 DPS, kills a high-map boss in 0:49.
2. Glacial Lance build – Huntress, Ritualist: 77,619 DPS, kills a high-map boss in 0:52.
3. Incinerate build – Sorceress, Chronomancer: 51,282 DPS, kills a high-map boss in 1:18.
4. Comet build – Witch, Infernalist: 44,499 DPS, kills a high-map boss in 1:30.
5. Galvanic Shards build – Mercenary, Witchhunter: 33,641 DPS, kills a high-map boss in 1:59.
6. Sunder build – Warrior, Titan: 30,869 DPS, kills a high-map boss in 2:10.

Guides

• Gear Check, the PoE2 gear evaluator: paste your gear or a PoB code to see what your build needs and which slot to upgrade next. Works for PS5 and Xbox players too.
• Craft Mentor, the PoE2 crafting helper: paste an item to see its mod tiers, open prefix and suffix slots, crafting chances and whether it's worth crafting.
• PoE2 loot filter creator: make your own loot filter based on NeverSink's, with your build's drops highlighted.
• Path of Exile 2 beginner guide and campaign walkthrough: an easy build and the whole campaign, step by step.
• How to use Build Mentor: every part of the PoE2 build planner explained, and how to get the best from our build engine.

Questions

Is it free? Yes, Build Mentor is a free fan tool that works in any browser.

Which patch and league? Game data from Path of Exile 2 patch 0.5.5, for the Forbidden Rites league. Path of Exile 2 1.0 arrives on 11 December 2026. Builds and guides are refreshed each league.

Build Mentor is an unofficial fan project and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Grinding Gear Games.