How to block and dodge on path of exile 2

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How to block the path of exile 2

Path of Exile 2 you will often be surrounded by groups of enemies or face large bosses that attack with a huge area of effect. While your main goal will always be to deal damage, players are able to block and dodge incoming attacks to try and avoid them.

While blocking is limited to those equipped with a shield, dodging can be done by any class and is a great way to avoid damage as well as reposition yourself to set yourself up for a counter attack. Here's how to do both, no matter what class you're in.

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Dodge is available to all classes and advanced classes and is one of the first skills you get when the game starts. Once you can move freely, dodging is one of the skills you gain instantlytied to:

Space bar on PC
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Like all skills, your dodge can be bound in any way you like, or even removed entirely if you wish, although this is not recommended. For most characters, dodging will be your main way of avoiding damage there is no cooldown on the skill except for the time it takes your character to stand up from the roll and then roll again. Rolling moves you a short distance regardless of which way you're facing as you roll, avoiding any damage that comes through your hitbox as you roll.

You can't roll through most enemies, so you can get surrounded and stuck.

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How to block the path of exile 2

For those who choose to equip a shield, you can pick it up in combat to block a lot of incoming damage. Attacks from smaller enemies will be completely blockedwith health and armor intact. Some of the bigger attacks from bosses can still be blocked, while their stronger attacks will go through the shield, but with reduced damage. Area of effect spells or attacks are also unaffected by your shield, as they only block incoming damage in the direction you're facing.

Equip a shield to block access to the “Raise Shield” skill. which can be bound and used as often as you like. The only limitation to blocking is your bar, which is the little bar above your bound skills that fills in yellow when enemies hit your shield. Once it fills up, you'll be briefly staggered and unable to dodge, though it takes multiple enemies a lot of hits apiece before it fills up.