The Contagion is a highly effective skill for the Acolyte of Chayula in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 12 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Magnified Area II, Chaotic Freeze, Rapid Casting II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Waking Dream, Lucid Dreaming, Remnant Attraction on the skill tree.

Contagion
(Acolyte of Chayula) Builds
Sample size: 12 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 19:43:54 UTC
Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.
★ Selected Main Skills
Other Active Skills & Auras
Flasks Distribution
Main Hand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Chaos|Chaos] [Spell|Spell] Skills
25%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
25%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
25%
# to maximum Mana
16.7%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
16.7%
#% increased [Melee] [Strike] Range with this weapon
16.7%
#% increased [Physical] Damage
16.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
16.7%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
16.7%
Always [Poison] on [HitDamage|Hit] with this weapon
16.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
33.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
25%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
25%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
25%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
16.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
25%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
25%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
25%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
25%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
16.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
# to maximum Life
16.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
33.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% increased Movement Speed
25%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
25%
#% increased [Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
[Curse|Curses] you inflict can affect [Hexproof] Enemies
25%
[Curse|Curses] you inflict have infinite Duration
25%
[Withered] you inflict has infinite Duration
25%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] Skill Gems
16.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
66.7%
# to maximum Life
50%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
33.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% increased [Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
25%
# to [Evasion] Rating
16.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
83.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
[Curse] Skills have #% increased Cast Speed
25%
[Curse|Curses] have no Activation Delay
25%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
#% faster Dodge Roll
16.7%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
58.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
41.7%
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
33.3%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
33.3%
# [Physical] Damage taken from [Attack] Hits
25%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
25%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
25%
# to [Strength|Strength]
16.7%
# to maximum Life
16.7%
Ring 1
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
58.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
58.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
50%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
41.7%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
25%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
25%
# to [Evasion] Rating
16.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
50%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
33.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
33.3%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
25%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
41.7%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
33.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
33.3%
[Flask|Flasks] gain # charges per Second
33.3%
# to [Armour]
25%
# to maximum Life
25%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Augment] Items
25%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
16.7%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
16.7%
# to Level of [Despair] Skills
8.3%
# to maximum Mana
8.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
8.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
8.3%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
8.3%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
8.3%
#% increased [Physical] Damage
8.3%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
8.3%
# to maximum Mana
8.3%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
8.3%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
8.3%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
8.3%
Lose #% of maximum Mana on Kill
8.3%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
8.3%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
8.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
8.3%
[LifeLoss|Lose] #% of maximum Life on Kill
8.3%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Waking Dream
(12)100%✕ Remove
Lucid Dreaming
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(9)75%✕ Remove
Chayula's Gift
(8)66.7%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(6)50%✕ Remove
Preservation
(6)50%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(6)50%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(6)50%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(6)50%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(6)50%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(6)50%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(6)50%✕ Remove
Dominion
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Archon of Chayula
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Dark Entries
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(3)25%✕ Remove
Void
(3)25%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(3)25%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(3)25%✕ Remove
Inner Turmoil
(3)25%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(3)25%✕ Remove
Resonance
(3)25%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(3)25%✕ Remove
Escalating Toxins
(3)25%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(3)25%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(3)25%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(3)25%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(3)25%✕ Remove
Roil
(3)25%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(3)25%✕ Remove
Fast Acting Toxins
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Toxic Sludge
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Spiral into Insanity
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Unravelling
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Jack of all Trades
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Prolonged Assault
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Inner Faith
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Vile Wounds
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Shield Expertise
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Crippling Toxins
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Brute Strength
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Wasting
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
The Soul Meridian
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
The Winter Owl
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Lasting Toxins
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Leeching Toxins
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Flashy Parrying
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Knight of Tarcus
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Toxic Tolerance
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Melding
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ignore Pain
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ruin
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Craving Slaughter
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Mending Deflection
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Price of Freedom
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Javelin
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Thrill of the Fight
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Siphon
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Building Toxins
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Immaterial
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Blinding Strike
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Fervour
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Knight of Chitus
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Beef
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Iron Reflexes
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
The Molten One's Gift
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Essence of the Mountain
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Energising Deflection
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Deepening Shadows
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Crushing Judgement
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Deep Trance
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Nimble Strength
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Embrace the Darkness
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Agonising Calamity
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Disciplined Training
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Intense Dose
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Hefty Unit
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Shattering
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Unsight
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Trained Deflection
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Distant Dreamer
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Vengeful Fury
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Protraction
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Subterfuge Mask
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Agile Succession
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Swift Blocking
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Polymathy
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Enduring Archon
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
True Strike
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Glorious Anticipation
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Savagery
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Momentum
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Stacking Toxins
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Marathon Runner
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Titanic
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Enveloping Presence
(1)8.3%✕ Remove