The Orb of Storms is a highly effective skill for the Chronomancer in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 23 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Overabundance II, Lightning Mastery, Shock. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Pure Energy, Enhanced Barrier, Patient Barrier on the skill tree.

Orb of Storms
(Chronomancer) Builds
Sample size: 23 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 07:44:41 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 maximum Mana
43.5%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal #% increased Damage
43.5%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
34.8%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
30.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.4%
[Allies] in your [Presence] have #% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
17.4%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Cold|Cold] Damage
17.4%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Fire|Fire] Damage
17.4%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] have #% increased Cast Speed
17.4%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] have #% increased [Attack|Attack] Speed
17.4%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
39.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
34.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
34.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.4%
# to maximum Mana
26.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
26.1%
# to maximum Life
21.7%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.7%
#% increased [Block] chance
17.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
13%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
69.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
47.8%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
47.8%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
47.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
43.5%
# to maximum Mana
34.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30.4%
# to maximum Life
17.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
17.4%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
56.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
43.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
21.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
17.4%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
17.4%
# Life Regeneration per second
13%
# to maximum Life
13%
#% reduced [Ignite|Ignite] Duration on you
13%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
56.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
30.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
30.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.7%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.4%
# Life Regeneration per second
13%
# to maximum Mana
13%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
13%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
60.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
43.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
39.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
39.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
39.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
26.1%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
21.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13%
# to maximum Mana
13%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
52.2%
# to maximum Life
47.8%
#% reduced [Presence|Presence] Area of Effect
43.5%
[Allies] in your [Presence] have #% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
43.5%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] have #% increased Cast Speed
43.5%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] have #% increased [Attack|Attack] Speed
43.5%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
43.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
34.8%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
30.4%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
26.1%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
65.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
65.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
47.8%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
39.1%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
39.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
21.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
17.4%
# to maximum Life
13%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
13%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
13%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
47.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
47.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
39.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
34.8%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
21.7%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
21.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
17.4%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
17.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
17.4%
Reflects opposite Ring
17.4%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
91.3%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
43.5%
# to [Armour]
39.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
34.8%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
34.8%
# to maximum Life
30.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
30.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.1%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
26.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
21.7%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
26.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
21.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
21.7%
# to maximum Mana
17.4%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
17.4%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
13%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] have #% increased [Attack|Attack] Speed
13%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
13%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
8.7%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
39.1%
# to maximum Life
30.4%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
30.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
30.4%
Lose #% of maximum Mana on Kill
30.4%
[LifeLoss|Lose] #% of maximum Life on Kill
30.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
8.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
8.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Pure Energy
(19)82.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(19)82.6%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(18)78.3%✕ Remove
Melding
(17)73.9%✕ Remove
Unbound Encore
(17)73.9%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(17)73.9%✕ Remove
Ultimate Command
(17)73.9%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(16)69.6%✕ Remove
Apex of the Moment
(15)65.2%✕ Remove
Inevitability
(14)60.9%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(14)60.9%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(13)56.5%✕ Remove
Warlord Leader
(12)52.2%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(12)52.2%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(11)47.8%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(11)47.8%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Phased Form
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Enveloping Presence
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Preservation
(9)39.1%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(9)39.1%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(9)39.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(8)34.8%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(8)34.8%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(8)34.8%✕ Remove
Roil
(8)34.8%✕ Remove
Quicksand Hourglass
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Defensive Reflexes
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Footprints in the Sand
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(5)21.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(5)21.7%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(5)21.7%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Abasement
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Now and Again
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(3)13%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(3)13%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(3)13%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(3)13%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(3)13%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(3)13%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(3)13%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(3)13%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(3)13%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(3)13%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(3)13%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(3)13%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(3)13%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(3)13%✕ Remove
Energise
(3)13%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(3)13%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)13%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(3)13%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(3)13%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(3)13%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(3)13%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(3)13%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(3)13%✕ Remove
True Strike
(3)13%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Ruin
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Heartstopping Presence
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Fortified Aegis
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
One For All
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
All For One
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
All Natural
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Deadly Swarm
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Spiral into Mania
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Bonded Precision
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Cremation
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Cirel of Tarth's Light
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Time Manipulation
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Invocated Echoes
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Mass Hysteria
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Inner Faith
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Grip of Evil
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Lord of Horrors
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
One with the River
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Emboldening Lead
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Resolution
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Trusted Kinship
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Expendable Army
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Overload
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Bringer of Order
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Shattering
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Hindered Capabilities
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Sling Shots
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Flow of Life
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Lasting Boons
(1)4.3%✕ Remove