Two-Handed

Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Two Hand Swords, Quarterstaves, Talismans, Bows, Crossbows, Staves, and Traps count as Two-Handed. Only the first five are Two-Handed Melee weapons. Spears are one-handed in Path of Exile 2. A modifier that says Damage with Two-Handed Weapons applies to Attacks made with the qualifying weapon, not to Spells merely cast while holding a Staff.

Nine current weapon classes count as Two-Handed

The melee classes are Two Hand Axe, Two Hand Mace, Two Hand Sword, Quarterstaff, and Talisman. The ranged classes are Bow and Crossbow. Staff is the caster class, and Trap is the remaining two-handed class.

Two-Handed Melee is a narrower group

Two-Handed Melee includes Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Two Hand Swords, Quarterstaves, and Talismans. It excludes Bows, Crossbows, Staves, and Traps even though all four still count as Two-Handed.

Spears are one-handed

A Spear is a one-handed melee weapon in Path of Exile 2. It cannot be dual wielded, but that restriction does not make it Two-Handed.

Weapon damage wording applies to Attacks using the weapon

A modifier such as increased Damage with Two-Handed Weapons applies to Attack damage when the Attack uses that weapon. It does not increase Spell damage simply because a two-handed Staff is equipped.

Staves and Traps do not make direct weapon Attacks

Staves are caster weapons that grant skills and spell-oriented modifiers. Traps have no base attack stats and cannot attack directly. Both are Two-Handed, but an effect must still match the skill and damage wording it modifies.

Bows can use a Quiver

A Bow counts as Two-Handed while also allowing a Quiver in the off-hand slot. The Quiver is a specific equipment exception and does not make the Bow one-handed.

Giant's Blood changes slot use, not weapon classification

Giant's Blood lets Two-Handed Axes, Maces, and Swords occupy one hand. They still count as Two-Handed and do not gain one-handed weapon scaling. This allows a compatible second weapon or off-hand item, including dual wielding eligible two-handed weapons.

Giant's Blood penalises every Martial Weapon requirement

The current keystone triples the attribute requirements of Martial Weapons, not only the Two-Handed Axe, Mace, or Sword placed in one hand. It also halves the inherent maximum Life granted by Strength.

The Bringer of Rain provides the same slot exception

The Bringer of Rain lets Two-Handed Axes, Maces, and Swords be wielded in one hand. It also prevents the use of Body Armour and treats its socketed items as though they were socketed in Body Armour. Allocating Giant's Blood as well does not duplicate the one-hand benefit.

Only the active weapon set supplies wielding effects

Characters have two weapon sets. A skill can automatically swap to its assigned compatible set, but a condition such as while wielding a Two-Handed Weapon is satisfied only while the qualifying set is active and enabled.

Two-handed weapons normally allow two Augment Sockets

A normal two-handed weapon can receive up to two Augment Sockets by default. Exceptional generation, corruption, or a Unique modifier can exceed the normal limit, but the total still cannot exceed the item's inventory grid spaces.

Crafting can group Crossbows with Two-Handed Melee weapons

Some currency descriptions use an explicit combined target. Perfect Essence of Battle, for example, gives its larger Attack Skill level modifier to a Two Handed Melee Weapon or Crossbow. The wording does not redefine a Crossbow as melee.