Path of Exile 2: How to build around Demon Form

Path of Exile 2 provides you with a unique skill, Demon Form, with the Infernalist Ascendancy for the Witch. As the name suggests, the skill lets you turn into a Demon and deal some incredible damage. However, the catch here is that you also take damage in return. This makes the skill tricky to use, as sustaining Demon Form can take a lot of investment.

Let’s check out how to build around Demon Form and if it’s worth playing in the Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt update.

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How to build around Demon Form in Path of Exile 2

To acquire Demon Form, you need Demonic Possession from the Infernalist Ascendency. This skill will be available very early in the campaign after completing the Trials of Sekhemas around level 22.

Demon Form requires a constant source of life regeneration, as using the skill for a longer time builds stacks of Demonflame. The more stacks you have, the more damage you do.

At the same time, Demonflame stacks also drain your life. This is why it's important to have good life recovery sources.

Hence, to maximize the skill use, it is important to invest heavily in survivability across the Passive Tree with nodes like Life Recouped and Flask Charges gained.

Here’s a suggestion for life recovery nodes you can pick up:

Demon Form Skill Tree Suggestion (Image via Path of Building)

Likewise, the gear also needs to revolve around similar stats. On top of that, increasing the maximum life is also advised, as the recovery from Regeneration and Recoup will be directly affected by it.

Note that even after all this, it can be really hard to sustain Demon Form permanently.

Here’s the gear recommendation for using Demon Form:

Gear	Affixes
Helmet	Increased Level of All Skills - Life - Mana - Resistances
Amulet	Life - Mana - Spirit - Increased Level of All Skills - Damage Recouped as Life
Rings	Resistance - Mana - Mana Regen
Chest	Resistance - Damage Recouped as Life - Attribute Increase
Gloves	Resistance - Added damage to attacks - Attribute Increase
Boots	Movement Speed - Mana - Life
Belt	Increased Flask Recovery - Life - Mana - Resistance
Flask	Charges Gained per second - Increased Charges Gained

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Best skills and support gems for Demon Form in Path of Exile 2

One good thing about Demon Form now is the ability to try the skill early on. Once you get the desired gear, all that’s left is to pick up skills to deal damage.

Here’s what you can use while using Demon Form:

• Demon Form: Second Wind - Ingenuity - Vitality - Cannibalism
• Essence Drain: Swift Affliction - Persistence - Chain
• Fireball: Scattershot - Ricochet - Unleash
• Blasphemy: Flammability - Despair
• Cast on Ignite: Spell Cascade - Concentrated Effect - Inspiration - Comet

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Is it worth doing a Demon Form build in Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt?

Path of Exile 2 Infernalist (Image via Grinding Gear Games)

Playing as a demon can be fun, but the skill has a lot of survivability issues. As you spend more time in the form, you build up stacks of Demonflame. Earlier, the amount of Demonflame stacks was uncapped, but now these are capped at 10.

This limit on Demonflame can be removed, but you will need to spend two Ascendancy points on Mastered Darkness. This node is absolutely required if you plan on doing a damage build.

In conclusion, it’s fine to try out Demon Form in the campaign and low-tier maps; however, you need to invest a lot of time and find the perfect gear to make the build work. Our suggestion would be to skip the build until some much-needed changes are made.

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Check out more on PoE 2:

• PoE2 Huntress class: Overview, Skills, and Ascendancies
• All new Crafting options in Path of Exile 2 Dawn of The Hunt
• All new Ascendancies in Path of Exile 2 Dawn of the Hunt
• Every new League mechanic in Path of Exile 2 Dawn of the Hunt (0.2.0)