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Abyssal Lich
1.8%
Acolyte Of Chayula
0.9%
Amazon
0.5%
Blood Mage
3.5%
Chronomancer
0.9%
Deadeye
7.8%
Disciple Of Varashta
3%
Druid
Gemling Legionnaire
17.5%
Huntress
Infernalist
5.2%
Invoker
0.1%
Lich
1.5%
Martial Artist
24.4%
Mercenary
Monk
Oracle
5.4%
Pathfinder
1.7%
Ranger
Ritualist
1.3%
Shaman
2%
Smith Of Kitava
0.6%
Sorceress
Spirit Walker
11.3%
Stormweaver
5.1%
Tactician
1%
Titan
2.8%
Warbringer
0.3%
Warrior
Witch
Witchhunter
1.3%

Ball Lightning

(Blood Mage) Builds
<7575-8990+

Sample size: 21 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 UTC

The Ball Lightning is a highly effective skill for the Blood Mage in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 21 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Multishot II, Projectile Acceleration III. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Sanguimancy, Sunder the Flesh, Grasping Wounds on the skill tree.

Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.

★ Selected Main Skills

Ball Lightning
100%
└
Efficiency II
61.9%
└
Multishot II
57.1%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
42.9%
└
Rapid Casting II
42.9%
└
Boundless Energy II
38.1%
└
Lifetap
28.6%
└
Sione's Temper
23.8%
└
Magnified Area II
19%
└
Projectile Deceleration II
19%
└
Energy Retention
14.3%
└
Lightning Mastery
14.3%
└
Fiery Death
14.3%
└
Projectile Acceleration II
9.5%
└
Rising Tempest
9.5%
└
Considered Casting
9.5%

Other Active Skills & Auras

Life Remnants
100%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Khatal's Rejuvenation
66.7%
└
Remnant Potency I
52.4%
└
Remnant Potency III
47.6%
└
Cannibalism I
4.8%
└
Clarity II
4.8%
Cast on Critical
81%
└
Efficiency II
70.6%
└
Boundless Energy II
47.1%
└
Lifetap
41.2%
└
Spell Cascade
41.2%
└
Zenith II
35.3%
└
Vilenta's Propulsion
29.4%
└
Sione's Temper
17.6%
└
Energy Retention
17.6%
└
Dialla's Desire
11.8%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
11.8%
└
Pierce III
11.8%
└
Ixchel's Torment
5.9%
└
Pierce II
5.9%
└
Concentrated Area
5.9%
└
Mysticism II
5.9%
Spark
76.2%
└
Vilenta's Propulsion
62.5%
└
Efficiency II
62.5%
└
Pierce III
43.8%
└
Zenith II
37.5%
└
Lifetap
31.2%
└
Rakiata's Flow
31.2%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
25%
└
Pierce II
12.5%
└
Prolonged Duration II
12.5%
└
Esh's Radiance
12.5%
└
Rapid Casting II
12.5%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
12.5%
└
Ixchel's Torment
6.2%
└
Rising Tempest
6.2%
└
Embitter
6.2%
Spellslinger
71.4%
└
Efficiency II
66.7%
└
Multishot II
53.3%
└
Boundless Energy II
46.7%
└
Lifetap
33.3%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
20%
└
Energy Retention
20%
└
Projectile Deceleration II
20%
└
Nova Projectiles II
6.7%
└
Projectile Acceleration II
6.7%
└
Mysticism I
6.7%
└
Vitality I
6.7%
└
Lightning Mastery
6.7%
└
Sione's Temper
6.7%
└
Zenith II
6.7%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
6.7%
Mana Remnants
66.7%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Remnant Potency I
85.7%
└
Remnant Potency III
14.3%
└
Uhtred's Augury
7.1%
Sigil of Power
57.1%
└
Prolonged Duration II
91.7%
└
Magnified Area II
83.3%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
58.3%
└
Efficiency II
41.7%
└
Lifetap
25%
└
Rapid Casting II
16.7%
└
Uhtred's Rite
16.7%
└
Second Wind III
8.3%
└
Rapid Casting I
8.3%
└
Magnified Area I
8.3%
Lightning Warp
52.4%
└
Efficiency II
81.8%
└
Zenith II
72.7%
└
Rapid Casting II
63.6%
└
Rakiata's Flow
45.5%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
45.5%
└
Lightning Mastery
27.3%
└
Magnified Area II
18.2%
└
Deliberation
18.2%
└
Considered Casting
18.2%
└
Unleash
18.2%
└
Rising Tempest
9.1%
└
Commiserate
9.1%
└
Encroaching Ground
9.1%
└
Magnified Area I
9.1%
└
Zenith I
9.1%
Explosive Transmutation
47.6%
└
Spell Cascade
100%
└
Efficiency II
90%
└
Zenith II
80%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
80%
└
Vorana's Siege
30%
└
Magnified Area II
30%
└
Concentrated Area
10%
└
Pinpoint Critical
10%
└
Living Lightning II
10%
└
Physical Mastery
10%
└
Cold Mastery
10%
└
Mórrigan's Insight
10%
Archmage
47.6%
└
Lightning Mastery
100%
└
Uhtred's Omen
80%
└
Cannibalism I
10%
└
Atziri's Communion
10%
└
Clarity I
10%
Comet
47.6%
└
Spell Cascade
70%
└
Efficiency II
60%
└
Boundless Energy II
60%
└
Zenith II
50%
└
Energy Retention
40%
└
Lifetap
30%
└
Dialla's Desire
20%
└
Concentrated Area
10%
└
Mysticism II
10%
└
Vilenta's Propulsion
10%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
10%
└
Execute II
10%
Siphon Elements
42.9%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
88.9%
└
Remnant Potency I
44.4%
└
Fire Mastery
44.4%
└
Lightning Mastery
22.2%
└
Remnant Potency III
22.2%
└
Cold Mastery
22.2%
└
Clarity II
11.1%
└
Cannibalism II
11.1%
Blasphemy
42.9%
└
Magnified Area II
77.8%
└
Ritualistic Curse
55.6%
└
Slow Potency
33.3%
└
Heightened Curse
33.3%
└
Magnified Area I
11.1%
└
Lifetap
11.1%
└
Efficiency II
11.1%
└
Cursed Ground
11.1%
└
Clarity II
11.1%
└
Mysticism I
11.1%
└
Living Lightning II
11.1%
└
Mana Leech
11.1%
└
Life Leech III
11.1%
└
Precision II
11.1%
Flame Wall
38.1%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Spell Cascade
62.5%
└
Fortress II
50%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Lifetap
37.5%
└
Rapid Casting II
25%
└
Fire Mastery
25%
└
Rapid Casting III
25%
└
Zenith II
12.5%
└
Expand
12.5%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
12.5%
Remnants of Kalguur
38.1%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
87.5%
└
Remnant Potency I
87.5%
└
Remnant Potency III
12.5%
Frost Bomb
38.1%
└
Short Fuse II
75%
└
Spell Cascade
75%
└
Overabundance II
62.5%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
50%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Spell Echo
37.5%
└
Overabundance I
37.5%
└
Efficiency II
37.5%
└
Zenith II
12.5%
└
Potent Exposure
12.5%
└
Short Fuse I
12.5%
└
Selfless Remnants
12.5%
└
Lifetap
12.5%
Arc
33.3%
└
Efficiency II
42.9%
└
Sione's Temper
42.9%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
28.6%
└
Boundless Energy II
28.6%
└
Dominus' Grasp
28.6%
└
Thrill of the Kill II
14.3%
└
Mana Flare
14.3%
└
Living Lightning II
14.3%
└
Rapid Casting II
14.3%
└
Lightning Mastery
14.3%
└
Lifetap
14.3%
└
Wildshards II
14.3%
└
Multishot II
14.3%
└
Projectile Acceleration II
14.3%
└
Lightning Exposure
14.3%
Elemental Weakness
33.3%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Heightened Curse
71.4%
└
Focused Curse
42.9%
└
Cursed Ground
42.9%
└
Efficiency II
42.9%
└
Doedre's Undoing
28.6%
└
Prolonged Duration II
14.3%
└
Fire Mastery
14.3%
└
Rapid Casting II
14.3%
└
Lifetap
14.3%
└
Clarity II
14.3%
└
Slow Potency
14.3%
└
Ritualistic Curse
14.3%
Crushing Fear
28.6%
└
Living Lightning II
16.7%
Frost Wall
23.8%
└
Efficiency II
80%
└
Spell Cascade
80%
└
Zenith II
80%
└
Lifetap
80%
└
Considered Casting
80%
└
Nova Projectiles II
20%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
20%
└
Verglas
20%
Pinnacle of Power
23.8%
└
Heightened Charges
80%
└
Prolonged Duration II
80%
└
Perpetual Charge
80%
└
Cold Mastery
40%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
40%
└
Uhtred's Rite
20%
└
Efficiency II
20%
Power Siphon
23.8%
└
Ice Bite I
20%
└
Zenith II
20%
└
Living Lightning II
20%
└
Rapid Casting II
20%
Cast on Elemental Ailment
23.8%
└
Boundless Energy II
100%
└
Energy Retention
40%
└
Spell Cascade
40%
└
Efficiency II
40%
└
Sione's Temper
40%
└
Lifetap
40%
└
Lightning Mastery
20%
└
Dominus' Grasp
20%
└
Wildshards II
20%
Orb of Storms
23.8%
└
Overabundance II
80%
└
Efficiency II
80%
└
Zenith II
60%
└
Lightning Mastery
40%
└
Unleash
40%
└
Lightning Exposure
20%
└
Coursing Current
20%
└
Remnant Potency III
20%
└
Lightning Penetration
20%
└
Commiserate
20%
└
Ice Bite II
20%
└
Innervate
20%
└
Dominus' Grasp
20%
└
Blind II
20%
└
Lifetap
20%
Temporal Chains
19%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Ritualistic Curse
75%
└
Slow Potency
50%
└
Heightened Curse
50%
└
Mysticism I
25%
└
Precision II
25%
Powered by Verisium
19%
└
Rapid Casting II
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
└
Sione's Temper
50%
└
Lifetap
50%
└
Boundless Energy II
50%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
25%
└
Fluke
25%
Living Bomb
14.3%
└
Efficiency II
66.7%
└
Boundless Energy II
66.7%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
33.3%
└
Overabundance II
33.3%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
33.3%
└
Spell Cascade
33.3%
└
Lifetap
33.3%
Convalescence
14.3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
66.7%
└
Second Wind III
66.7%
└
Clarity I
33.3%
└
Herbalism I
33.3%
Arctic Armour
14.3%
└
Freeze
100%
└
Cold Mastery
100%
└
Deep Freeze
66.7%
└
Frost Nexus
33.3%
└
Execute II
33.3%
└
Controlled Destruction
33.3%
└
Knockback
33.3%
└
Zenith II
33.3%
Discipline
9.5%
└
Vitality II
50%
└
Clarity II
50%
Elemental Conflux
9.5%
└
Fire Mastery
50%
└
Uhtred's Omen
50%
└
Lightning Mastery
50%
Trinity
9.5%
└
Fire Mastery
50%
└
Lightning Mastery
50%
Purity of Lightning
9.5%
└
Vitality II
100%
└
Clarity II
50%
└
Lightning Mastery
50%
└
Warm Blooded
50%
└
Mysticism II
50%
└
Cannibalism II
50%
Shockwave Totem
9.5%
└
Urgent Totems III
100%
└
Rapid Attacks III
100%
└
Hardy Totems II
100%
└
Overabundance II
100%
└
Reinforced Totems II
100%
Volcano
9.5%
└
Concentrated Area
100%
└
Ricochet II
100%
└
Projectile Deceleration II
100%
└
Overabundance II
100%
└
Considered Casting
100%
Enfeeble
9.5%
└
Doedre's Undoing
50%
└
Spell Cascade
50%
└
Ritualistic Curse
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Precision II
50%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
└
Heightened Curse
50%
Freezing Shards
9.5%
└
Ice Bite II
50%
└
Unleash
50%
└
Rapid Casting III
50%
└
Freeze
50%
Lightning Bolt
9.5%
└
Deliberation
50%
└
Runic Extraction
50%
└
Elemental Discharge
50%
└
Spell Cascade
50%
└
Living Lightning II
50%
Purity of Fire
9.5%
└
Cool Headed
50%
└
Fire Mastery
50%
└
Clarity II
50%
└
Strong Hearted
50%
└
Warm Blooded
50%
Charge Regulation
9.5%
Parry
4.8%
└
Zerphi's Infamy
100%
└
Mobility
100%
└
Styrn's Mountain
100%
└
Steadfast II
100%
Refutation
4.8%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
100%
└
Uhtred's Rite
100%
Elemental Invocation
4.8%
Lightning Conduit
4.8%
└
Boundless Energy II
100%
└
Energy Retention
100%
└
Lightning Mastery
100%
Frostbolt
4.8%
└
Sione's Temper
100%
└
Cold Mastery
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
100%
└
Vilenta's Propulsion
100%
Bone Cage
4.8%
└
Astral Projection
100%
└
Spell Cascade
100%
└
Zenith II
100%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
100%
└
Physical Mastery
100%
Reap
4.8%
└
Zenith II
100%
└
Considered Casting
100%
└
Pinpoint Critical
100%
└
Physical Mastery
100%
Vulnerability
4.8%
└
Cursed Ground
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
100%
└
Ritualistic Curse
100%
└
Physical Mastery
100%
Time of Need
4.8%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
Repulsion
4.8%
└
Living Lightning II
100%
└
Mana Leech
100%
└
Ritualistic Curse
100%
└
Life Leech III
100%
Ember Fusillade
4.8%
└
Considered Casting
100%
└
Wildshards II
100%
└
Fire Mastery
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
100%
Mana Tempest
4.8%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
100%
└
Mobility
100%
└
Lightning Mastery
100%
The Stars Answer
4.8%
└
Deliberation
100%
└
Lightning Exposure
100%
└
Bounty II
100%
└
Shock
100%
└
Swift Affliction III
100%
Spell Totem
4.8%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
100%
└
Execute III
100%
└
Rakiata's Flow
100%
└
Vilenta's Propulsion
100%
Pounce
4.8%
└
Mark for Death II
100%
└
Uhtred's Rite
100%
└
Brutus' Brain
100%
Summon Infernal Hound
4.8%
└
Uruk's Smelting
100%
└
Armour Break III
100%
Ice Nova
4.8%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Runic Extraction
100%
└
Ice Bite II
100%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
100%
└
Considered Casting
100%