If you’ve been diving into Path of Exile 2’s Rise of the Abyssals and want something utterly bonkers, the Witch Infernalist might just be it. Picture this: a pack of skeletal pyromaniacs hurling bombs, lighting up the screen in chain reactions while you grin from the sidelines. No fiddly controls — just summon, buff, and let them rip through everything in sight. Throw in the Infernalist’s ascendancy bonus of Unholy Might for pumped-up chaos damage, plus Pain Offering when you need that extra punch, and you’re sitting comfortably behind a wall of fire and bone. It’s chaos, it’s carnage, and honestly, it’s the kind of ARPG power fantasy that’s hard to beat. For gear? Early rares work fine — keep an eye out for life, resists, and +minion gem levels on the way to snatching prime PoE 2 Items.

The core package is simple enough. Your bread-and-butter damage comes from Skeletal Arsonists linked with solid supports like Minion Damage and Feeding Frenzy. They’ll handle most of the mapping carnage on their own. For chunky bosses, you’ll want Spectres, and Vaal Guard Bombers tend to be the go-to pick. Sprinkle in utility — a Skeletal Brute for Intimidate to soften targets, and maybe a Frost Mage to share out that defense aura. It’s not about juggling too many pieces; instead, each minion has its role and the whole crew blends damage, debuffs, and a bit of protection. Add curses like Despair, and toss a few Raging Spirits when you want to watch a single target melt faster.

Gear progression doesn’t feel restrictive here, which is great if you’re not swimming in currency. Cheap rares get you started, then you aim for uniques that push the army size or raw damage. Bones of Ullr for more Spirits, Darkness Enthroned for juicing your abyss jewels — little upgrades add up to big swings in DPS. Build-wise, you’re spending passive points along the Witch minion clusters, snapping up life, damage, and aura effect nodes. If mana’s draining from ascendancy perks, don’t stress — grab a few mana sustain nodes early and you’re sorted. It’s a smooth scale-up from levelling to endgame.

The way it plays is probably the main hook for most people. In maps, most of the time you’re just moving — your undead posse hunts and nukes anything they find, leaving you free to dodge, loot, or laugh at the explosions. Boss fights are equally stress-free: throw curses down, hit Pain Offering, tell the crew who’s next, and watch their health bar disappear. This build’s mapper speed is top-tier, and it’s got the damage to take down just about anything in Rise of the Abyssals. If you’re looking for something explosive, simple to handle, and deadly at all levels, it’s worth rolling and grabbing your PoE 2 Items buy.