Best Builds for The Huntress Upgrade Path
Goal: Huntress builds that make every pallet a hatchet tax.
Last verified 2026-02-27
At-a-Glance
- Role: Killer
- Path shape: Starter -> Intermediate -> Optimized
- Patch source: 9.4.2
Starter
Lowest ownership barrier while preserving the same job.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Intermediate
Keep core consistency, then add upside perks.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Cannibal
Optimized
Full target version pulled from the guide's core loadout.
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Cannibal
Unlock from Knight
Unlock from Artist
Upgrade Step 1: Starter -> Intermediate
- Hex: No One Escapes Death -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Scourge Hook: Weeping Wounds -> Barbecue & Chilli. Keeps similar value through aura + hook while lowering ownership requirements.
Upgrade Step 2: Intermediate -> Optimized
- Bitter Murmur -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Hex: Fortune's Fool -> Barbecue & Chilli. Keeps similar value through aura + hook while lowering ownership requirements.
- Lethal Pursuer -> Nowhere to Hide. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Barbecue & Chilli -> Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance. Keeps similar value through aura + hook while lowering ownership requirements.