EZNPC POE 2 items brings a tidal wave of changes to gems, skills, and ascendancy power fantasy — and Unhinged Sunder Slayer stands out as one of the most devastating melee builds in the game. Whether you’re new to the Path of Exile franchise or a seasoned veteran, this guide will introduce you to the mechanics, core ideas, and why this build dominates for pure physical damage, clear speed, and survivability.

What Is Unhinged Sunder Slayer?

Sunder is a melee attack skill that slams the ground with your weapon, creating shockwaves that deal area damage. In Path of Exile 2, this skill has been updated alongside the new passive tree and skill system, creating synergy with Slayer ascendancy nodes that enhance critical strikes, area damage, and life leech. The Unhinged Sunder Slayer focuses on:

• Massive physical damage per hit

• Exceptional area of effect (AoE) clear speed

• Strong sustain through leech and defense

• Simple playstyle for both leveling and endgame maps

It’s one of the most beginner-friendly yet highly competitive builds — excellent for bosses, delves, abyssal depths, and beyond.

Why Slayer?

Slayer ascendancy specializes in melee combat. Key features that tie beautifully with Sunder include:

• Endless Hunger – Overleech and life/mana recovery

• Brutal Fervour – Huge damage boost

• Headsman – Critical strike bonus against enemies under 50% life

• Bane of Legends – More damage against rare/unique monsters

Combined, these traits let you clear maps explosively while tanking mechanics most other melee builds struggle with.

Core Gameplay Loop

Your playstyle with Unhinged Sunder Slayer is delightfully straightforward:

1. Sprint into packs

2. Sunder repeatedly

3. Let the shockwaves clear trash mobs

4. Kite and juggle leech vs. dangerous bosses

Sunder is powerful in a cone around the point of impact. It’s best used by moving through enemies rather than standing still — which synergizes with Slayer’s life/mana sustain bonuses.

Skill and Gem Setup (Core)

Here’s the foundation every Unhinged Sunder Slayer should include:

• Sunder (6L or 5L)

  • Support Gems: Melee Physical Damage, Brutality, Multistrike, Infused Channeling, Ruthless

• Movement Skill

  • Leap Slam – essential for mobility

• Utility

  • Molten Shell or Steelskin for defensive layers

  • Vaal Grace or Vaal Haste for tough content

• Aura Setup

  • Pride for physical damage boost

  • Herald of Purity (optional) for extra hits

This setup ensures you hit hard and stay alive.

Passive Skill Tree Priorities

Unhinged Sunder Slayer has a few major focus areas on the passive tree:

• Physical Damage & Melee Damage

• Life & Leech

• Area of Effect

• Critical Strike Chance & Multiplier

• Armor and Resistances

Early on, prioritize life and physical damage — the more life you have, the safer you are. Once you hit ~200% life nodes and solid damage, spread into crit and AoE.

Itemization — What Matters Most

Because this build leans into high physical damage and life sustain, your item priorities are:

• Weapon: High physical damage weapon (axe, mace, or sword) with attack speed and crit chance

• Helmet & Body Armor: Life and resistances — look for physical damage or increased melee damage mods

• Rings & Amulet: Life, physical damage, leech, resistances

• Belt: Stygian Vise with life and Abyss jewel socket

• Jewels: Melee physical damage, physical leech, increased AoE

Weapon choice especially defines how fast you clear. Faster attacks = more shockwaves and better sustain.

Early Leveling Tips

Unhinged Sunder Slayer levels smoothly:

• Use Sunder from level 1–15 with early damage supports like Melee Physical Damage and Multistrike.

• Around level 28–30, swap in Brutality for a massive damage spike.

• Slot Infused Channeling once you hit gem requirements.

• Always prioritize attunement to next life cluster or damage cluster.

By level 60, you should already be shredding content with significant AoE.

When Is This Build Best?

This build excels with:

• Map clear speed

• Sustained boss fights

• Endgame defences like Delirium and Abyssal Depths

• Players who enjoy engaging combat with heavy hits

In short: this is a workhorse melee build, strong for nearly all standard content.