Headhunter

Headhunter
Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength
+(40-55) to Dexterity
+(50-60) to maximum Life
(20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters
When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and
judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat.
The head is where the Man is."
- Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom

Acquisition
Drop level: 75
League-specific • NemesisVendor Offer
10x Alchemy Shard
9x Alteration ShardMetadata
Item class: Belt

Headhunter is a unique Leather BeltLeather BeltRequires Level 8+(25-40) to maximum Life. It canonically belongs to King Kaom, who wore Lioneye's severed head on this belt after Lioneye's defeat at Lioneye's Watch.

Due to its powerful effects and extremely low drop rate as a tier 0 unique, it is typically one of the most expensive items in each league, traded amongst players for many Divine OrbsDivine OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the values of the random modifiers on an itemRight click this item then left click a magic, rare or unique item to apply it.. Its rarity, desirability, and status as one of the most iconic items in Path of Exile means that it is also commonly used as a status symbol.

Mechanics

Upon killing a rare monster, the player gains all of its explicit monster modifiers for 60 seconds. This on-kill effect applies even if a minion or proxy kills a rare monster; this exception is likely made due to the status of this unique item. Because stolen modifiers cannot stack, there is no benefit to combining Headhunter with similar effects, like Inspired LearningInspired Learning
Crimson JewelRadius: SmallWith 4 Notables Allocated in Radius, When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain 1 of its Modifiers for 20 secondsIf you do not learn from a won battle
then you have already lost the war.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. or Behead SupportBehead SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike
Icon: H
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports strike skills.Supported Skills have +(0.2-0.3) metres to Melee Strike Range
Supported Skills deal (30-49)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies on Low Life
Killing Blows from Supported Strike Skills with Melee Weapons against Rare Monsters grant one of their Modifiers for 20 seconds
20% chance to refresh Duration of granted Modifier by up to 5 seconds when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy with Supported Skills

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (1-20)% increased Damage with Hits against Enemies that are on Low LifeThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..

Stolen monster modifiers are not inherently buffs, as indicated by their lack of green-bordered status icon. Some can however grant buff auras (e.g. Precision Aura), which do count as buffs, and interact with buff-specific stats like Mantra of FlamesMantra of Flames
Crimson JewelLimited to: 1Adds (3-5) to (8-12) Fire Attack Damage per Buff on you
Adds (2-3) to (5-8) Fire Spell Damage per Buff on youThe strong grow stronger still.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. accordingly. Other stolen modifiers (e.g. of the Marksmanof the Marksman
Suffix
100% increased Global Accuracy Rating (Hidden)) do not.

Icon	Mod Name	Effects
	Headhunter	Always displays while the Headhunter is granting the player extra mods. A countdown timer indicates the duration remaining for the extra mods.

Additional icons may appear if a stolen modifier grants other effects to the character.

Due to a number of Headhunter effects that grant physical gained as extra elemental damage, Headhunter may lead to accidental deaths to elemental reflect without Brutality SupportBrutality SupportPhysical, Support
Icon: U
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 38Supports any skill that deals damage.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Physical Damage
Supported Skills deal no Chaos Damage
Supported Skills deal no Elemental Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Physical DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. or Void Manipulation SupportVoid Manipulation SupportChaos, Support
Icon: v
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that deals damage.Supported Skills deal (20-34)% more Chaos Damage
Supported Skills deal no Elemental Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Chaos DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. on skills that deal non-negligible physical damage (e.g. Leap SlamLeap SlamAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Slam, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-10) Mana
Attack Damage: (136-314)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (136-314)%
AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 10Jump through the air, damaging and knocking back enemies with your weapon where you land. Enemies you would land on are pushed out of the way. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Sword or Staff.(20-39)% increased Stun Duration against Enemies that are on Full Life
+0.55 seconds to Attack Time
Base radius is 1.5 metres
Damaging Hits always Stun Enemies that are on Full Life

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Stun Duration against Enemies that are on Full LifePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or Shield ChargeShield ChargeAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Physical, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-10) Mana
Attack Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
AoE Radius: 8 / 16Requires Level 4Charges at a targeted location or enemy, pushing away enemies in your path and repeatedly dealing off-hand damage in a small area in front of you. You deal damage in a larger area when you reach the target. The further you travel, the more damage you deal, and the greater your chance of stunning enemies.(9-252) to (13-378) Base Off Hand Physical Damage
(3-8) to (5-12) Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield
75% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance
100% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance
(90-109)% increased Movement Speed

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.).

Phasing or a travel/blink skill is recommended to move through created objects such as frost walls.

The Ambushes monster modifier, previously known as Shroud Walker, is usually considered a detrimental modifier by most players due to its unpredictable teleporting of the character into potentially dangerous or undesirable locations near monsters and may contribute to accidental deaths. The only methods to remove it are to unequip Headhunter (thus removing all current Headhunter buff stacks) or by letting the buff expire. It is unofficially considered to be a feature/quirk of Headhunter that "balances" the unique through Shroud Walker's various iterations since the item's release.

Item acquisition

Headhunter can drop anywhere. It can be chanced. Headhunter belongs to a special group of unique items called league-specific items, which can be obtained from certain divination cards and other sources in addition to their normal acquisition methods.

Recipes

Headhunter can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
8	The DoctorThe Doctor8Headhunter"They said I needed my head examined, but I'd rather just take yours." - Klopek the Cannibal	Headhunter	M
11	The FiendThe Fiend11Headhunter CorruptedYour era is now, your power unwavered, soon we will see who the gods truly favoured.	corrupted Headhunter	M
10	The DemonThe Demon10Headhunter Two-Implicit CorruptedA man who hears voices may not necessarily be crazy.	two-implicit corrupted Headhunter	M
6	The Forgotten TreasureThe Forgotten Treasure6Leather Belt Double-Influenced ItemDon't let fool's gold deceive you.	Random double-influenced Leather Belt	A
8	The ValkyrieThe Valkyrie8Nemesis ItemThe villain strikes, the world is torn. A war begins, a hero is born, The nemesis sets the sky alight. A hero's sacrifice sets everything right. - Drake's Epitaph	Random Nemesis item	A
5	The UndauntedThe Undaunted5Nemesis Item Corrupted"Fate was always my nemesis... But it didn't stop me then, and it won't stop me now." - Kjetilbrann, The Undaunted	Random corrupted Nemesis item	A
6	The WretchedThe Wretched6BeltNecromancers, believe me, are more terrifying than their thralls.	Random belt	A
7	The Dungeon MasterThe Dungeon Master7Belt Double-Influenced Item"So desperate was I for control, I turned my entire world into a prison. Now you will share in my agony."	Random double-influenced belt	A
6	The CacheThe Cache6JewelleryVintage or crafted, Glittering and shiny Dusty or glittering, huge or tiny Secured within a chest or unearthed from your mining Find jewellery everywhere, no need for divining! So why is it so hard to figure out which one to wear? This one makes me stronger, but does it match my hair?	Random jewellery	A
9	Fateful MeetingFateful Meeting9League-Specific Item Double-Influenced Item Item Level: 97 Two-Implicit CorruptedSome people act as beacons, illuminating the path for others. I was lucky to meet one such person. - Anton to Zhenya	Random two-implicit corrupted level 97 league-specific item	A
10	Time-Lost RelicTime-Lost Relic10League-Specific ItemTime cannot wash away that which cannot be forgotten.	Random league-specific item	A
7	PrejudicePrejudice7Item Influenced ItemOne who is blinded by their past may only see a sliver of the present.	Random influenced item	A
6	Costly CurioCostly Curio6Item Double-Influenced Item"Oh no, I couldn't possibly afford this fine artefact. I'm... just looking."	Random double-influenced item	A
8	Arrogance of the VaalArrogance of the Vaal8Item Two-Implicit CorruptedDiscovery can lead to beauty, or it can lead to ruin.	Random two-implicit corrupted item	A
4	Jack in the BoxJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank, close your eyes, and pray to the gods for a pleasant surprise.	Random item	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Foulborn modifiers

This unique item can be Foulborn with one or more of the following Foulborn modifiers replacing the corresponding regular modifiers.

Unique item	Original modifier	Foulborn modifier
HeadhunterHeadhunter Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength +(40-55) to Dexterity +(50-60) to maximum Life (20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat. The head is where the Man is." - Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom	(20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters	Culling Strike
HeadhunterHeadhunter Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength +(40-55) to Dexterity +(50-60) to maximum Life (20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat. The head is where the Man is." - Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom	When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds	Eat a Soul when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy, no more than once every 0.25 seconds
HeadhunterHeadhunter Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength +(40-55) to Dexterity +(50-60) to maximum Life (20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat. The head is where the Man is." - Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom	+(40-55) to Strength	Rare and Unique Enemies within 120 metres have Minimap Icons

Alternate artwork

	Race season 7 prize for reaching 1000 RP. Using the /convertracereward chat command, this item can be transformed into a helmet skin, Alternate Art HeadhunterAlternate Art HeadhunterBelt Skin. Be aware that the skin cannot be traded to other players or turned back into the original item.
	Rainbow Foil version from the Timeworn Reliquary

Item skins

The following item skins apply only to Headhunter:

Item	Description
Bloodthirsty HeadhunterBloodthirsty HeadhunterBelt SkinYour Headhunter claims skulls in an explosive shower of gore.	Your Headhunter claims skulls in an explosive shower of gore.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.24.0	Alternate-art Unique Items can now be converted to account-bound microtransactions using the new /convertracereward chat command. The item will be destroyed, and you will be granted an account-bound microtransaction that changes the appearance of an item of the same type to match that of the destroyed item.
3.18.0e	The Headhunter Unique Belt now has "When you Kill a Rare Monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds" (previously 20 seconds). The above changes affect existing versions We have done a lot of work on reducing the memory usage of rare monster modifiers so that a greater variety can be present in each area. This means that the number of different mods that Headhunter items can steal is a lot higher than before.
3.18.0	Archnemesis modifiers have been rebalanced and added to the core game. Existing Magic and Rare monster modifiers have been replaced with Archnemesis modifiers. Bloodlines and Nemesis have been removed from the core game. Some of their modifiers have been incorporated into the new monster modifier system (Read version 3.18.0 § Bloodlines and Nemesis Removal for details) Archnemesis modifiers are able to be gained by characters through sources such as Headhunter and Inspired LearningInspired Learning Crimson JewelRadius: SmallWith 4 Notables Allocated in Radius, When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain 1 of its Modifiers for 20 secondsIf you do not learn from a won battle then you have already lost the war.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket., though you are only able to have one instance of each modifier at any given time.
3.14.0	Many unique items that were league-specific have now also been added to the core drop pool. (In content reveal video) No longer a Nemesis league-specific item. Now added to the core loot drop table.
3.7.0	Decreased the droprate of Headhunter
2.3.1	Fixed a bug where Inspired LearningInspired Learning Crimson JewelRadius: SmallWith 4 Notables Allocated in Radius, When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain 1 of its Modifiers for 20 secondsIf you do not learn from a won battle then you have already lost the war.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. and HeadhunterHeadhunter Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength +(40-55) to Dexterity +(50-60) to maximum Life (20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat. The head is where the Man is." - Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom did not correctly steal mods from Volatile Blood monsters.
2.1.2	Players once again gain the Mods of indirectly killed rare monsters while using the Headhunter or Inspired Learning uniques. This fixes an unintentional change to this mechanic in the 2.1.0 patch.
1.1.5	Fixed a rare crash with the Headhunter unique.
1.0.4	Fixed an interaction between the Headhunter unique item and the Proximity Shield Nemesis mod, where the Proximity Shield did not expire.
1.0.2b	Fixed an instance crash related to Headhunter interacting with some Nemesis mods.
1.0.0	Introduced to the game.

See also

• Kaom
• Lavianga
• Replica HeadhunterReplica Headhunter
  Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength
  +(40-55) to Dexterity
  +(50-60) to maximum Life
  (20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Magic monsters
  20% chance when you Kill a Magic Monster to gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A type Delta test subject escaped with Prototype #18. He was last seen
  ten times the height of a man and crashing straight through walls."
• Inspired LearningInspired Learning
  Crimson JewelRadius: SmallWith 4 Notables Allocated in Radius, When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain 1 of its Modifiers for 20 secondsIf you do not learn from a won battle
  then you have already lost the war.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.