Path of Exile 2 Mercenary Lightning Build： How to Survive Endgame Leveling!

Tier 2 run survives swarms and yields a waystone; a botched orb halves crossbow damage to 748 Galvanic Shards DPS. He dies twice more—once from an unexplained one-shot and once trapped by terrain while reloading—losing remaining Tier 2 attempts. He criticizes weaker lightning/cold skills, repetitive solo maps, poor loot, enemy swarms, and movement/reload mechanics, calling the endgame unenjoyable.

The glass-cannon pattern persists: impressive damage cannot offset resource depletion, accidental gear damage, and lethal survivability gaps.