The Grim Pillars is a highly effective skill for the Chronomancer in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 30 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Urgent Totems III, Boundless Energy II, Vorana's Siege. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Quicksand Hourglass, Endless Blizzard, Phased Form on the skill tree.

Grim Pillars
(Chronomancer) Builds
Sample size: 30 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-29 19:45:52 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 [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
36.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
33.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
30%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
26.7%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
26.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
26.7%
# to maximum Mana
23.3%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
20%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
20%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
16.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
53.3%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
26.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
23.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
20%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
20%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
20%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
10%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
53.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
46.7%
# to maximum Mana
36.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
33.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
30%
# to maximum Life
30%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
30%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
30%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
23.3%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
53.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
30%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
30%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30%
# to maximum Life
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
23.3%
# to maximum Mana
16.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
13.3%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
36.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30%
# to maximum Life
26.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
23.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
16.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
16.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
16.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
73.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
50%
# to maximum Mana
43.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
43.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
43.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
40%
# to maximum Life
30%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
26.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
23.3%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
70%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
46.7%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
43.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
26.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
26.7%
# to maximum Mana
23.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
23.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
23.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
93.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
40%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Fork]
36.7%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Chain]
36.7%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Fork]
36.7%
[Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Pierce]
36.7%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Chain] # times
33.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
30%
# to maximum Mana
26.7%
#% increased maximum Mana
23.3%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
26.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
23.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
23.3%
Reflects opposite Ring
20%
# to maximum Life
16.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
90%
# to maximum Life
43.3%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
40%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
33.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
30%
# to [Strength|Strength]
23.3%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
23.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
23.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
20%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
53.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
40%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
26.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
23.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
16.7%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
13.3%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
13.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
13.3%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
13.3%
# to maximum Life
10%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
10%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
10%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
10%
#% of your Base Life Regeneration is granted to [Allies] in your [Presence]
10%
Lose #% of maximum Mana on Kill
10%
[LifeLoss|Lose] #% of maximum Life on Kill
10%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
6.7%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
6.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Quicksand Hourglass
(28)93.3%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(27)90%✕ Remove
Phased Form
(27)90%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(26)86.7%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(24)80%✕ Remove
Now and Again
(23)76.7%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(23)76.7%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(21)70%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(20)66.7%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(19)63.3%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(19)63.3%✕ Remove
True Strike
(19)63.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(18)60%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(18)60%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(16)53.3%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(16)53.3%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(15)50%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(15)50%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(14)46.7%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(14)46.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(14)46.7%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(13)43.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(13)43.3%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(13)43.3%✕ Remove
Unbound Encore
(12)40%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(12)40%✕ Remove
Preservation
(12)40%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(12)40%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(12)40%✕ Remove
Apex of the Moment
(12)40%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(11)36.7%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(10)33.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(9)30%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(9)30%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(9)30%✕ Remove
Refocus
(9)30%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(9)30%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(9)30%✕ Remove
All Natural
(9)30%✕ Remove
Roil
(9)30%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Footprints in the Sand
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Energise
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(6)20%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(6)20%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(6)20%✕ Remove
Dominion
(6)20%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(6)20%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(6)20%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(6)20%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(6)20%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(6)20%✕ Remove
Cooked
(6)20%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(6)20%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Ultimate Command
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(3)10%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(3)10%✕ Remove
Melding
(3)10%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(3)10%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(3)10%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(3)10%✕ Remove
Inevitability
(3)10%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(3)10%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(3)10%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(3)10%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(3)10%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(3)10%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(3)10%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Strong Chin
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Sigil of Ice
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Fated End
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Knight of Tarcus
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Watchtowers
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Push the Advantage
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Ruin
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Spiral into Mania
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Hale Heart
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Paragon
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Cirel of Tarth's Light
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Immortal Infamy
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Cold Nature
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Mystic Avalanche
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Full Recovery
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Shatter Palm
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Disciplined Training
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Warding Potions
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Precise Invocations
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Hindered Capabilities
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)3.3%✕ Remove