Overview
This Glacial Lance Ritualist is the creator’s headline Patch 0.5 league starter for the Huntress class. The build’s identity is wrapped around a specific item-and-ascendancy interaction that, when assembled, lets the player generate effectively infinite Frenzy Charges. Those charges fuel empowered Glacial Lance projectiles that freeze whole screens of enemies, which is what the creator describes as the most satisfying loop currently available in Path of Exile 2.
The ascendancy choice matters — Ritualist is what enables the loop, with Scold’s Bridle, Lightning Coil, and Valako’s Roar combining to convert the build’s incoming pressure into Frenzy Charge generation. The result is a Glacial Lance scaling pattern that pivots cleanly from leveling to high-tier mapping by the time the relevant uniques are slotted.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Infinite Frenzy Charge generation means Glacial Lance fires its empowered projectile on essentially every cast
- Whole-screen freezes give very strong defensive layering on top of the clear speed
- Bossing setup covered separately in the source video so single-target is not an afterthought
- Survives the Patch 0.5 changes from 0.4 — creator addresses what changed up-front
Cons
- The full loop is gear-gated by Scold’s Bridle, Lightning Coil, and Valako’s Roar — early league has a window before the build comes fully online
- Self-damage trade-off from Scold’s Bridle means tankiness has to be planned around the cast loop
- Complexity sits above a pure point-and-click leveler — the cast pattern and unique interactions take some learning
Key Skills
- Glacial Lance — the primary projectile skill; empowered by Frenzy Charges into the build’s signature freeze-screen clear
- Ritualist ascendancy nodes — enable the Frenzy Charge generation loop the entire build is built around
Gear & Anointments
Three uniques anchor the build: Scold’s Bridle (the cast trigger), Lightning Coil (the damage-routing interaction), and Valako’s Roar (the Frenzy Charge converter). Specific tree paths, gem links, and equipment targets are walked through in the source video’s gear section and the linked Mobalytics guide.
Endgame Notes
The creator demonstrates T15 Abyss map gameplay at the end of the source video, and discusses the build’s mapping ceiling. Bossing setup is its own dedicated section so single-target is not assumed to come free with clear.
Credits & Source
Build credited to MisoxShiru. See the source video for the full build’s gameplay footage and voice commentary: The Most Satisfying Build in Path of Exile 2 is BACK | Glacial Lance Ritualist League Starter.