The Ball Lightning is a highly effective skill for the Chronomancer 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 Multishot II, Efficiency II, Vilenta's Propulsion. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Phased Form, Quicksand Hourglass, Efficient Casting on the skill tree.

Ball Lightning
(Chronomancer) 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 [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
50%
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
25%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
16.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
16.7%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
16.7%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
16.7%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.3%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
58.3%
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
16.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
16.7%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
16.7%
# to [Armour|Armour]
8.3%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
8.3%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
25%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
25%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
25%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
16.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
58.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
33.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
33.3%
# to [Strength|Strength]
25%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Life
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
41.7%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
41.7%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
41.7%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
33.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
33.3%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
58.3%
#% increased Movement Speed
41.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
16.7%
# to maximum Life
16.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
66.7%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
58.3%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
58.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
25%
#% increased [Armour]
25%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
25%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Life
25%
# Life Regeneration per second
16.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
16.7%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
100%
# to maximum Mana
66.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
33.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
33.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
25%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
25%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
25%
# to maximum Life
16.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
16.7%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
75%
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.7%
Reflects opposite Ring
25%
# to maximum Life
16.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
16.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
16.7%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
16.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
41.7%
# to [Strength|Strength]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
33.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
25%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
25%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
25%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
25%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
25%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
16.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
16.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
#% increased Spell Damage per # [Intelligence]
16.7%
#% increased [Intelligence]
16.7%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
16.7%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
16.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Phased Form
(12)100%✕ Remove
Quicksand Hourglass
(10)83.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(9)75%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(8)66.7%✕ Remove
Now and Again
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
Footprints in the Sand
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(6)50%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(6)50%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(6)50%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(6)50%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(6)50%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(6)50%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(6)50%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(6)50%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Apex of the Moment
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Dominion
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
True Strike
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(3)25%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(3)25%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(3)25%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(3)25%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(3)25%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(3)25%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(3)25%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(3)25%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(3)25%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(3)25%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(3)25%✕ Remove
Energise
(3)25%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(3)25%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(3)25%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(3)25%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(3)25%✕ Remove
All Natural
(3)25%✕ Remove
Roil
(3)25%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Unbound Encore
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Inevitability
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Hindered Capabilities
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Ultimate Command
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Flow of Life
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Stormwalker
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Warlord Leader
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Lightning
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Regenerative Flesh
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Invocated Echoes
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Refocus
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Preservation
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Effervescent
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Drenched
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Exposed to the Storm
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
All For One
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Frostwalker
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Constricting
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(1)8.3%✕ Remove