Best Mercenary Starter Build in Path of Exile 2

This guide provides a strong foundation for a Mercenary starter build in Path of Exile 2, focusing on effective early-game skills, synergies, and progression. Best Skills and Support Gems Fragmentation Rounds Brutality: +35% physical damage Leverage: +50% crit chance against immobilized enemies Synergizes with Permafrost Bolts for shattering frozen enemies. Permafrost Bolts Frost Nexus: Creates chilled ground after freezing an enemy Double Barrel: -30% reload speed, +1 bolt Freezes enemies for shattering with Fragmentation Rounds. Explosive Grenade Scattershot: +2 projectiles, -20% damage, -20% attack/cast speed Second Wind: -50% cooldown recovery, +1 cooldown use Powerful against bosses, synergizes with Rapid Fire for extra damage. Gas Grenade Corrosion: Poison breaks armor Bursting Plague: Adds plague damage based on poison DPS Effective against high-armor targets. Rapid Shot Chain: +1 chain, +100% chain times, -50% damage with chained hits Ignition: +100% ignite chance High damage output, ignites grena…