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5.8%
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2.3%
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10.9%
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11.6%
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1.7%
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3.3%
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0.1%
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1%
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13.5%
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13.2%
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3.8%
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1.5%
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1.4%
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1.4%
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0.3%
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12.5%
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0.8%
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2.2%
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0.3%
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Witchhunter
1.1%

Lightning Bolt

(Blood Mage) Builds
<7575-8990+

Sample size: 158 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-29 19:45:52 UTC

The Lightning Bolt is a highly effective skill for the Blood Mage in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 158 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Concentrated Area, Spell Cascade, Deliberation. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Sanguimancy, Sunder the Flesh, Vitality Siphon on the skill tree.

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

★ Selected Main Skills

Lightning Bolt
100%
└
Concentrated Area
77.2%
└
Spell Cascade
76.6%
└
Deliberation
64.6%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
46.8%
└
Esh's Prowess
38%
└
Elemental Focus
36.1%
└
Mana Flare
29.1%
└
Zenith II
29.1%
└
Lightning Mastery
19.6%
└
Execute III
19%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
14.6%
└
Esh's Radiance
5.1%
└
Rapid Casting II
5.1%
└
Runic Extraction
4.4%
└
Rakiata's Flow
4.4%

Other Active Skills & Auras

Life Remnants
100%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
98.7%
└
Khatal's Rejuvenation
84.8%
└
Remnant Potency I
57.6%
└
Remnant Potency III
36.7%
└
Selfless Remnants
13.3%
└
Cannibalism I
3.8%
└
Remnant Potency II
3.2%
└
Clarity I
2.5%
└
Mysticism I
2.5%
└
Mysticism II
2.5%
└
Herbalism II
1.9%
└
Harmonic Remnants I
1.3%
└
Armour Demolisher II
1.3%
└
Vitality I
1.3%
└
Cannibalism II
1.3%
Spark
97.5%
└
Pierce III
77.9%
└
Vilenta's Propulsion
63%
└
Efficiency II
57.8%
└
Rapid Casting II
44.8%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
35.7%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
32.5%
└
Lifetap
22.1%
└
Sione's Temper
20.1%
└
Zenith II
19.5%
└
Considered Casting
14.9%
└
Rakiata's Flow
13.6%
└
Esh's Radiance
12.3%
└
Pinpoint Critical
11.7%
└
Trickster's Shard
11.7%
└
Lightning Mastery
8.4%
Sigil of Power
57.6%
└
Magnified Area II
95.6%
└
Prolonged Duration II
91.2%
└
Rapid Casting II
51.6%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
49.5%
└
Efficiency II
30.8%
└
Second Wind III
28.6%
└
Lifetap
12.1%
└
Mobility
3.3%
└
Second Wind I
1.1%
└
Cooldown Recovery I
1.1%
└
Rapid Casting I
1.1%
└
Uhtred's Rite
1.1%
└
Second Wind II
1.1%
└
Rapid Casting III
1.1%
└
Armour Demolisher II
1.1%
Cast on Critical
55.7%
└
Boundless Energy II
89.8%
└
Energy Retention
52.3%
└
Efficiency II
48.9%
└
Spell Cascade
30.7%
└
Lifetap
19.3%
└
Lightning Mastery
13.6%
└
Rakiata's Flow
13.6%
└
Sione's Temper
12.5%
└
Concentrated Area
11.4%
└
Deliberation
10.2%
└
Zenith II
10.2%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
8%
└
Ixchel's Torment
8%
└
Dialla's Desire
8%
└
Uhtred's Augury
5.7%
Orb of Storms
53.8%
└
Overabundance II
67.1%
└
Unleash
64.7%
└
Efficiency II
58.8%
└
Lightning Mastery
30.6%
└
Considered Casting
27.1%
└
Dominus' Grasp
24.7%
└
Lifetap
24.7%
└
Rapid Casting II
24.7%
└
Elemental Focus
17.6%
└
Zenith II
16.5%
└
Overabundance I
15.3%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
12.9%
└
Living Lightning II
10.6%
└
Prolonged Duration II
10.6%
└
Magnified Area II
9.4%
Blink
46.8%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
89.2%
└
Uhtred's Augury
60.8%
└
Rapid Casting II
45.9%
└
Dialla's Desire
32.4%
└
Uhtred's Omen
8.1%
└
Mobility
4.1%
└
Efficiency II
2.7%
└
Lifetap
2.7%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
1.4%
└
Herbalism I
1.4%
└
Mysticism I
1.4%
└
Uhtred's Rite
1.4%
└
Second Wind III
1.4%
Mana Remnants
44.9%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
97.2%
└
Remnant Potency I
69%
└
Remnant Potency III
21.1%
└
Clarity II
7%
└
Cannibalism I
5.6%
└
Clarity I
5.6%
└
Remnant Potency II
5.6%
└
Uhtred's Augury
2.8%
└
Mysticism II
2.8%
└
Khatal's Rejuvenation
2.8%
└
Dialla's Desire
1.4%
└
Vitality I
1.4%
└
Her Declaration
1.4%
└
Herbalism I
1.4%
└
Mysticism I
1.4%
Arctic Armour
34.8%
└
Cold Mastery
78.2%
└
Freeze
60%
└
Knockback
54.5%
└
Cold Penetration
47.3%
└
Deep Freeze
34.5%
└
Embitter
18.2%
└
Elemental Focus
16.4%
└
Zenith II
14.5%
└
Execute III
10.9%
└
Frost Nexus
10.9%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
9.1%
└
Bounty II
7.3%
└
Cold Attunement
7.3%
└
Cold Exposure
7.3%
└
Mysticism I
5.5%
Comet
32.9%
└
Boundless Energy II
82.7%
└
Efficiency II
57.7%
└
Spell Cascade
50%
└
Energy Retention
30.8%
└
Rakiata's Flow
23.1%
└
Concentrated Area
17.3%
└
Zenith II
15.4%
└
Ixchel's Torment
13.5%
└
Lifetap
13.5%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
11.5%
└
Elemental Focus
9.6%
└
Cold Mastery
5.8%
└
Uhtred's Augury
5.8%
└
Dialla's Desire
5.8%
└
Uhtred's Omen
3.8%
The Stars Answer
32.3%
└
Deliberation
5.9%
└
Concentrated Area
3.9%
└
Efficiency II
2%
└
Zenith II
2%
└
Shock
2%
└
Rapid Casting II
2%
└
Lightning Exposure
2%
└
Rakiata's Flow
2%
└
Frost Nexus
2%
└
Zenith I
2%
└
Efficiency I
2%
└
Cold Mastery
2%
└
Elemental Focus
2%
└
Mana Flare
2%
Elemental Weakness
31.6%
└
Heightened Curse
80%
└
Efficiency II
62%
└
Magnified Area II
60%
└
Cursed Ground
44%
└
Doedre's Undoing
28%
└
Lifetap
24%
└
Rapid Casting II
18%
└
Focused Curse
18%
└
Prolonged Duration II
16%
└
Spell Cascade
16%
└
Ritualistic Curse
16%
└
Impending Doom
12%
└
Lightning Mastery
10%
└
Hex Bloom
6%
└
Cold Mastery
4%
Frost Bomb
28.5%
└
Potent Exposure
48.9%
└
Short Fuse II
48.9%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
37.8%
└
Spell Echo
35.6%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
33.3%
└
Spell Cascade
22.2%
└
Lifetap
20%
└
Overabundance II
20%
└
Overabundance I
20%
└
Magnified Area II
15.6%
└
Efficiency II
15.6%
└
Second Wind III
11.1%
└
Magnified Area I
8.9%
└
Prolonged Duration II
8.9%
└
Rapid Casting I
6.7%
Arc
27.8%
└
Boundless Energy II
79.5%
└
Energy Retention
54.5%
└
Efficiency II
34.1%
└
Lightning Mastery
29.5%
└
Sione's Temper
29.5%
└
Deliberation
22.7%
└
Lifetap
20.5%
└
Dialla's Desire
9.1%
└
Zenith II
9.1%
└
Uhtred's Augury
6.8%
└
Ixchel's Torment
4.5%
└
Considered Casting
4.5%
└
Fluke
4.5%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
4.5%
└
Dominus' Grasp
2.3%
Remnants of Kalguur
27.2%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Remnant Potency I
69.8%
└
Remnant Potency III
30.2%
└
Clarity I
7%
└
Vitality I
7%
└
Khatal's Rejuvenation
2.3%
└
Strong Hearted
2.3%
└
Cool Headed
2.3%
└
Cannibalism I
2.3%
Trinity
25.9%
└
Atziri's Communion
58.5%
└
Uhtred's Omen
56.1%
└
Lightning Mastery
22%
└
Cold Mastery
19.5%
└
Fire Mastery
12.2%
└
Mysticism I
4.9%
└
Uhtred's Augury
4.9%
└
Vitality II
2.4%
└
Uhtred's Exodus
2.4%
└
Armour Demolisher I
2.4%
└
Dialla's Desire
2.4%
└
Cool Headed
2.4%
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24.7%
└
Efficiency II
94.9%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
69.2%
└
Rapid Casting II
48.7%
└
Boundless Energy II
15.4%
└
Lifetap
10.3%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
5.1%
└
Uhtred's Rite
5.1%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
5.1%
└
Rapid Casting I
2.6%
└
Slow Potency
2.6%
└
Uhtred's Omen
2.6%
└
Rapid Casting III
2.6%
└
Second Wind II
2.6%
└
Vorana's Siege
2.6%
└
Energy Retention
2.6%
Spellslinger
23.4%
└
Efficiency II
35.1%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
27%
└
Lifetap
21.6%
└
Boundless Energy II
18.9%
└
Prolonged Duration II
8.1%
└
Energy Retention
8.1%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
8.1%
└
Rapid Casting II
5.4%
└
Pierce III
5.4%
└
Spell Cascade
5.4%
└
Cold Mastery
5.4%
└
Overabundance II
2.7%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
2.7%
└
Chain II
2.7%
└
Multishot II
2.7%
Explosive Transmutation
23.4%
└
Spell Cascade
89.2%
└
Efficiency II
73%
└
Vorana's Siege
56.8%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
54.1%
└
Zenith II
35.1%
└
Magnified Area II
32.4%
└
Physical Mastery
18.9%
└
Runic Extraction
13.5%
└
Execute III
13.5%
└
Fiery Death
8.1%
└
Atziri's Communion
8.1%
└
Lightning Mastery
5.4%
└
Ignite III
5.4%
└
Lifetap
5.4%
└
Execute II
5.4%
Archmage
21.5%
└
Lightning Mastery
94.1%
└
Cannibalism I
20.6%
└
Uhtred's Omen
20.6%
└
Clarity II
14.7%
└
Clarity I
14.7%
└
Uhtred's Augury
5.9%
└
Her Declaration
2.9%
└
Dialla's Desire
2.9%
└
Vitality II
2.9%
Temporal Chains
20.3%
└
Magnified Area II
93.8%
└
Ritualistic Curse
62.5%
└
Slow Potency
43.8%
└
Heightened Curse
34.4%
└
Cursed Ground
18.8%
└
Decaying Hex
15.6%
└
Prolonged Duration II
15.6%
└
Efficiency II
15.6%
└
Kalisa's Crescendo
12.5%
└
Hex Bloom
9.4%
└
Burning Inscription
9.4%
└
Focused Curse
6.2%
└
Armour Demolisher II
6.2%
└
Herbalism I
3.1%
└
Spell Cascade
3.1%
Siphon Elements
20.3%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Remnant Potency I
43.8%
└
Cold Mastery
34.4%
└
Fire Mastery
28.1%
└
Remnant Potency III
12.5%
└
Uhtred's Augury
6.2%
└
Lightning Mastery
6.2%
└
Uhtred's Omen
6.2%
└
Cannibalism I
3.1%
└
Warm Blooded
3.1%
└
Remnant Potency II
3.1%
└
Atziri's Communion
3.1%
Elemental Conflux
19%
└
Prolonged Duration II
33.3%
└
Cold Mastery
33.3%
└
Fire Mastery
26.7%
└
Uhtred's Omen
26.7%
└
Lightning Mastery
26.7%
└
Compressed Duration II
10%
└
Dialla's Desire
10%
└
Strong Hearted
3.3%
└
Clarity I
3.3%
└
Atziri's Communion
3.3%
└
Her Declaration
3.3%
Blasphemy
19%
└
Magnified Area II
90%
└
Ritualistic Curse
70%
└
Slow Potency
46.7%
└
Heightened Curse
20%
└
Hex Bloom
13.3%
└
Decaying Hex
13.3%
└
Focused Curse
13.3%
└
Living Lightning II
10%
└
Kalisa's Crescendo
10%
└
Burning Inscription
6.7%
└
Armour Demolisher II
6.7%
└
Herbalism I
3.3%
└
Maim
3.3%
└
Blind II
3.3%
└
Spell Cascade
3.3%
Flame Wall
17.1%
└
Prolonged Duration II
70.4%
└
Fortress II
51.9%
└
Spell Cascade
37%
└
Lifetap
37%
└
Fortress I
33.3%
└
Magnified Area II
33.3%
└
Rapid Casting II
25.9%
└
Efficiency II
22.2%
└
Fire Mastery
14.8%
└
Rising Tempest
11.1%
└
Rapid Casting I
7.4%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
7.4%
└
Ignite III
7.4%
└
Considered Casting
7.4%
└
Magnified Area I
3.7%
Time of Need
16.5%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Uhtred's Omen
15.4%
└
Cannibalism I
7.7%
└
Mysticism I
7.7%
└
Precision I
3.8%
└
Cannibalism II
3.8%
└
Clarity I
3.8%
Frost Wall
14.6%
└
Spell Cascade
73.9%
└
Efficiency II
34.8%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
30.4%
└
Fortress II
30.4%
└
Glacier
26.1%
└
Verglas
26.1%
└
Rapid Casting II
21.7%
└
Boundless Energy II
21.7%
└
Magnified Area II
21.7%
└
Cold Mastery
17.4%
└
Lifetap
17.4%
└
Cold Exposure
17.4%
└
Zenith II
13%
└
Magnified Area I
8.7%
└
Energy Retention
8.7%
Refutation
14.6%
└
Prolonged Duration II
95.7%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
95.7%
└
Rapid Casting II
65.2%
└
Efficiency II
47.8%
└
Uhtred's Rite
47.8%
└
Second Wind III
17.4%
└
Energy Retention
8.7%
└
Mobility
8.7%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
8.7%
└
Prolonged Duration I
4.3%
└
Boundless Energy II
4.3%
Convalescence
13.3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
57.1%
└
Second Wind III
42.9%
└
Second Wind II
9.5%
└
Mysticism I
9.5%
└
Efficiency II
9.5%
└
Lifetap
9.5%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
4.8%
└
Clarity II
4.8%
└
Rapid Casting III
4.8%
Impurity
13.3%
└
Mysticism II
61.9%
└
Vitality II
57.1%
└
Her Declaration
47.6%
└
Clarity II
42.9%
└
Cannibalism II
42.9%
└
Seraph's Heart
38.1%
└
Cool Headed
14.3%
└
Warm Blooded
14.3%
└
Herbalism II
9.5%
└
Herbalism I
9.5%
└
Cannibalism I
9.5%
└
Chaos Mastery
9.5%
└
Mysticism I
4.8%
└
Direstrike I
4.8%
└
Strong Hearted
4.8%
Enervating Nova
11.4%
└
Magnified Area II
22.2%
└
Spell Cascade
16.7%
└
Rapid Casting II
11.1%
└
Eonyr's Thunder
11.1%
└
Prolonged Duration II
5.6%
└
Lightning Mastery
5.6%
└
Pinpoint Critical
5.6%
└
Elemental Focus
5.6%
└
Zarokh's Refrain
5.6%
└
Vorana's Siege
5.6%
└
Trickster's Shard
5.6%
Purity of Fire
8.9%
└
Cannibalism II
71.4%
└
Clarity II
71.4%
└
Vitality II
64.3%
└
Herbalism II
50%
└
Her Declaration
28.6%
└
Mysticism II
28.6%
└
Seraph's Heart
14.3%
└
Fire Mastery
14.3%
└
Mysticism I
7.1%
└
Cannibalism I
7.1%
└
Cool Headed
7.1%
Power Siphon
8.9%
└
Mobility
7.1%
└
Living Lightning II
7.1%
└
Rapid Casting II
7.1%
└
Bounty II
7.1%
└
Charge Profusion II
7.1%
Living Bomb
8.2%
└
Boundless Energy II
46.2%
└
Lifetap
38.5%
└
Efficiency II
38.5%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
23.1%
└
Energy Retention
23.1%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
23.1%
└
Overabundance II
15.4%
└
Spell Cascade
15.4%
└
Rakiata's Flow
7.7%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
7.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
7.7%
└
Execute III
7.7%
└
Ignite III
7.7%
└
Magnified Area II
7.7%
└
Rapid Casting II
7.7%
Pinnacle of Power
8.2%
└
Heightened Charges
76.9%
└
Prolonged Duration II
69.2%
└
Lifetap
46.2%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
38.5%
└
Perpetual Charge
30.8%
└
Fire Mastery
23.1%
└
Efficiency II
15.4%
└
Uhtred's Rite
7.7%
Thunderstorm
7.6%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
66.7%
└
Spell Echo
50%
└
Overabundance II
50%
└
Lifetap
41.7%
└
Considered Casting
25%
└
Efficiency II
25%
└
Overcharge
16.7%
└
Eonyr's Thunder
16.7%
└
Shock
16.7%
└
Living Lightning II
8.3%
└
Electrocute
8.3%
└
Coursing Current
8.3%
└
Execrate
8.3%
└
Lightning Mastery
8.3%
Ball Lightning
6.3%
└
Unleash
30%
└
Multishot II
30%
└
Lightning Mastery
30%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
30%
└
Efficiency II
30%
└
Projectile Deceleration II
10%
└
Eonyr's Thunder
10%
└
Living Lightning II
10%
└
Wildshards I
10%
└
Boundless Energy II
10%
└
Energy Retention
10%
└
Projectile Acceleration II
10%
└
Deliberation
10%
└
Magnified Area II
10%
└
Sione's Temper
10%
Cast on Elemental Ailment
5.7%
└
Boundless Energy II
55.6%
└
Efficiency II
55.6%
└
Spell Cascade
33.3%
└
Zenith II
22.2%
└
Energy Retention
22.2%
└
Arbiter's Ignition
11.1%
└
Rakiata's Flow
11.1%
└
Multishot II
11.1%
└
Execute III
11.1%
└
Ixchel's Torment
11.1%
└
Execute II
11.1%
└
Lightning Mastery
11.1%
Frost Darts
5.1%
└
Multishot II
87.5%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
75%
└
Lifetap
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
└
Trickster's Shard
50%
└
Rapid Casting II
25%
└
Pierce I
12.5%
└
Deliberation
12.5%
└
Ricochet II
12.5%
└
Pierce III
12.5%
└
Pinpoint Critical
12.5%
└
Tul's Stillness
12.5%
Consecrate
5.1%
└
Prolonged Duration II
37.5%
└
Magnified Area II
37.5%
└
Encroaching Ground
25%
└
Rapid Casting II
25%
└
Prolonged Duration I
12.5%
└
Rapid Casting III
12.5%
└
Persistent Ground II
12.5%
└
Deliberation
12.5%
└
Concentrated Area
12.5%
└
Spell Cascade
12.5%
└
Expanse
12.5%
└
Persistent Ground III
12.5%
└
Mobility
12.5%
Mana Tempest
5.1%
└
Lightning Mastery
87.5%
└
Efficiency II
87.5%
└
Rapid Casting II
75%
└
Lifetap
75%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
37.5%
└
Second Wind III
25%
└
Arcane Surge
12.5%
Lightning Warp
5.1%
└
Efficiency II
62.5%
└
Rapid Casting II
50%
└
Magnified Area II
37.5%
└
Soul Drain
25%
└
Encroaching Ground
25%
└
Lightning Mastery
25%
└
Persistent Ground III
12.5%
└
Persistent Ground II
12.5%
└
Overcharge
12.5%
└
Innervate
12.5%
└
Multishot II
12.5%
└
Unleash
12.5%
└
Boundless Energy II
12.5%
Galvanic Field
3.8%
Discipline
3.8%
└
Uhtred's Omen
16.7%
└
Clarity I
16.7%
Firestorm
3.2%
└
Rapid Casting II
80%
└
Spell Cascade
80%
└
Spell Echo
60%
└
Overabundance II
20%
└
Lifetap
20%
└
Efficiency II
20%
└
Unleash
20%
Pounce
3.2%
└
Rapid Attacks III
80%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
60%
└
Holy Descent
60%
└
Brutus' Brain
40%
└
Blind II
40%
└
Culling Strike II
20%
└
Maim
20%
└
Knockback
20%
└
Prolonged Duration II
20%
└
Lifetap
20%
└
Opening Move
20%
└
Practical Magic II
20%
Azmerian Wolf
3.2%
└
Amanamu's Tithe
80%
└
Loyalty
80%
└
Meat Shield II
40%
└
Kurgal's Leash
40%
└
Brutus' Brain
20%
└
Elemental Army
20%
└
Romira's Requital
20%
└
Infernal Legion I
20%
└
Minion Instability
20%
└
Infernal Legion II
20%
Raise Shield
3.2%
└
Steadfast II
20%
└
Stun III
20%
└
Practical Magic II
20%
└
Mobility
20%
Snap
3.2%
└
Boundless Energy II
80%
└
Energy Retention
60%
└
Efficiency II
40%
└
Ixchel's Torment
20%
└
Lightning Mastery
20%
└
Lifetap
20%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
20%
└
Sione's Temper
20%
└
Execute II
20%
└
Zenith II
20%
Unleash
3.2%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
40%
└
Rapid Casting II
40%
└
Compressed Duration II
20%
└
Slow Potency
20%
└
Potent Exposure
20%
└
Considered Casting
20%
└
Prolonged Duration II
20%
└
Lifetap
20%
Frostbolt
2.5%
└
Sione's Temper
75%
└
Considered Casting
50%
└
Unleash
25%
└
Zenith II
25%
└
Atalui's Bloodletting
25%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
25%
└
Tul's Stillness
25%
└
Cold Mastery
25%
└
Vilenta's Propulsion
25%
└
Rapid Casting II
25%
└
Efficiency II
25%
└
Pinpoint Critical
25%