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0.9%
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0.4%
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2.9%
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6%
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2.4%
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10.3%
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12%
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1.7%
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3.3%
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0.1%
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1.1%
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13.9%
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12.4%
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3.9%
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1.5%
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1.4%
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1.4%
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0.4%
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Spirit Walker
12.6%
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4.1%
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0.9%
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2.3%
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0.3%
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0.5%
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Witchhunter
1.1%

Lightning Rod

(Deadeye) Builds
<7575-8990+

Sample size: 42 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 19:43:54 UTC

The Lightning Rod is a highly effective skill for the Deadeye in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 42 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Elemental Armament II, Deliberation, Lightning Attunement. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Honed Instincts, Projectile Proximity Specialisation, Coming Calamity on the skill tree.

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

★ Selected Main Skills

Lightning Rod
97.6%
└
Elemental Armament II
97.6%
└
Deliberation
73.2%
└
Lightning Attunement
73.2%
└
Magnified Area II
61%
└
Close Combat II
39%
└
Elemental Focus
24.4%
└
Concentrated Area
24.4%
└
Rapid Attacks II
19.5%
└
Multishot II
17.1%
└
Lightning Penetration
9.8%
└
Durability
7.3%
└
Charged Shots II
7.3%
└
Longshot II
4.9%
└
Execute III
4.9%
└
Efficiency II
2.4%

Other Active Skills & Auras

Herald of Thunder
97.6%
└
Elemental Armament II
90.2%
└
Elemental Focus
78%
└
Lightning Attunement
70.7%
└
Concentrated Area
65.9%
└
Longshot II
63.4%
└
Magnified Area II
19.5%
└
Armour Explosion
9.8%
└
Living Lightning II
7.3%
└
Lightning Penetration
4.9%
└
Uruk's Smelting
4.9%
└
Blind II
4.9%
└
Pinpoint Critical
4.9%
└
Longshot I
2.4%
└
Magnified Area I
2.4%
└
Armour Break III
2.4%
Lightning Arrow
95.2%
└
Elemental Armament II
97.5%
└
Rapid Attacks II
80%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
70%
└
Innervate
67.5%
└
Charged Shots II
65%
└
Fork
62.5%
└
Deliberation
60%
└
Lightning Attunement
20%
└
Prolonged Duration II
17.5%
└
Pinpoint Critical
12.5%
└
Oisín's Oath
12.5%
└
Multishot II
7.5%
└
Lightning Penetration
7.5%
└
Efficiency II
5%
└
Garukhan's Resolve
5%
Wind Dancer
90.5%
└
Knockback
71.1%
└
Blind II
34.2%
└
Maim
21.1%
└
Magnified Area II
15.8%
└
Blind I
10.5%
└
Magnified Area I
10.5%
└
Clarity II
5.3%
└
Freeze
5.3%
└
Cannibalism II
5.3%
└
Cold Exposure
2.6%
└
Cannibalism I
2.6%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
2.6%
└
Embitter
2.6%
└
Concentrated Area
2.6%
└
Elemental Armament I
2.6%
Mirage Deadeye
88.1%
└
Elemental Armament II
67.6%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
56.8%
└
Rapid Attacks II
51.4%
└
Deliberation
43.2%
└
Prolonged Duration II
21.6%
└
Charged Shots II
5.4%
└
Fork
5.4%
└
Eonyr's Thunder
2.7%
└
Freeze
2.7%
└
Embitter
2.7%
└
Culling Strike II
2.7%
└
Rapid Attacks I
2.7%
└
Cooldown Recovery I
2.7%
└
Chain I
2.7%
└
Lightning Attunement
2.7%
Barrage
85.7%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
86.1%
└
Rapid Casting II
61.1%
└
Prolonged Duration II
16.7%
└
Second Wind III
11.1%
└
Efficiency II
11.1%
└
Rapid Casting I
8.3%
└
Perpetual Charge
8.3%
└
Cooldown Recovery I
5.6%
└
Heightened Charges
5.6%
└
Mobility
5.6%
└
Rapid Casting III
2.8%
└
Armour Demolisher II
2.8%
└
Lifetap
2.8%
└
Second Wind II
2.8%
└
Potent Exposure
2.8%
Tornado Shot
76.2%
└
Overabundance II
71.9%
└
Durability
62.5%
└
Rapid Attacks II
56.2%
└
Blind II
56.2%
└
Prolonged Duration II
46.9%
└
Overabundance I
18.8%
└
Efficiency II
18.8%
└
Concentrated Area
12.5%
└
Elemental Armament II
9.4%
└
Magnified Area II
9.4%
└
Deliberation
3.1%
└
Bhatair's Vengeance
3.1%
└
Execute III
3.1%
└
Elemental Armament III
3.1%
└
Magnified Area I
3.1%
Mirage Archer
69%
└
Elemental Armament II
86.2%
└
Rapid Attacks II
79.3%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
69%
└
Deliberation
65.5%
└
Prolonged Duration II
10.3%
└
Blind II
6.9%
└
Multishot II
6.9%
└
Projectile Acceleration II
3.4%
└
Lightning Attunement
3.4%
└
Armour Break III
3.4%
└
Chain III
3.4%
└
Fork
3.4%
└
Magnified Area II
3.4%
└
Charged Shots II
3.4%
Voltaic Mark
52.4%
└
Mark of Siphoning II
59.1%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Prolonged Duration I
31.8%
└
Mark of Siphoning
18.2%
└
Charged Mark
18.2%
└
Efficiency II
18.2%
└
Mark for Death II
13.6%
└
Lightning Mastery
13.6%
└
Mark for Death
9.1%
└
Eternal Mark
9.1%
└
Mobility
4.5%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
4.5%
└
Magnified Area I
4.5%
Bow Shot
47.6%
└
Rapid Attacks I
25%
└
Pin I
15%
└
Mana Leech
15%
└
Bleed III
15%
└
Innervate
10%
└
Heft
10%
└
Life Leech III
10%
└
Mobility
10%
└
Elemental Armament II
10%
└
Gambleshot
10%
└
Armour Break III
10%
└
Rapid Attacks II
10%
└
Bhatair's Vengeance
5%
└
Longshot II
5%
└
Embitter
5%
Ghost Dance
47.6%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
85%
└
Precision I
5%
└
Cannibalism I
5%
└
Second Wind III
5%
└
Clarity I
5%
└
Clarity II
5%
└
Precision II
5%
Herald of Ice
23.8%
└
Elemental Armament II
80%
└
Magnified Area II
70%
└
Elemental Focus
40%
└
Longshot II
30%
└
Armour Explosion
20%
└
Armour Demolisher II
20%
└
Freeze
20%
└
Precision I
20%
└
Concentrated Area
10%
└
Cold Penetration
10%
└
Mórrigan's Insight
10%
└
Embitter
10%
└
Cold Exposure
10%
└
Cold Mastery
10%
└
Execute II
10%
Electrocuting Arrow
16.7%
└
Rapid Attacks II
57.1%
└
Blind II
28.6%
└
Prolonged Duration II
28.6%
└
Armour Break III
14.3%
└
Multishot II
14.3%
└
Lightning Attunement
14.3%
└
Maim
14.3%
└
Electrocute
14.3%
└
Heightened Accuracy II
14.3%
Rhoa Mount
11.9%
└
Meat Shield II
20%
└
Blind II
20%
└
Loyalty
20%
Mana Remnants
11.9%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Remnant Potency III
80%
└
Khatal's Rejuvenation
60%
└
Clarity II
40%
└
Remnant Potency I
20%
└
Vitality I
20%
└
Clarity I
20%
Escape Shot
11.9%
└
Freeze
60%
└
Magnified Area II
40%
└
Deep Freeze
20%
└
Elemental Armament II
20%
└
Cold Attunement
20%
└
Shocking Leap
20%
└
Lightning Attunement
20%
└
Rapid Attacks II
20%
└
Frost Nexus
20%
Ice Shot
11.9%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Deliberation
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
80%
└
Rapid Attacks II
80%
└
Fork
40%
└
Rakiata's Flow
40%
└
Prolonged Duration II
20%
└
Oisín's Oath
20%
└
Garukhan's Resolve
20%
└
Pinpoint Critical
20%
└
Multishot II
20%
└
Ice Bite I
20%
Snipe
9.5%
└
Hourglass
50%
└
Window of Opportunity I
50%
└
Brutality II
25%
└
Perfection
25%
└
Close Combat II
25%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
25%
└
Longshot I
25%
└
Brutality III
25%
Freezing Mark
7.1%
└
Mark of Siphoning II
100%
└
Charged Mark
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
66.7%
└
Eternal Mark
66.7%
└
Lifetap
33.3%
└
Cold Mastery
33.3%
Herald of Ash
7.1%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Swift Affliction II
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
33.3%
└
Acrimony
33.3%
Eternal Rage
4.8%
└
Armour Demolisher II
50%
Shockchain Arrow
4.8%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Elemental Armament II
50%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Blind II
50%
└
Rapid Attacks II
50%
└
Armour Break III
50%
Combat Frenzy
4.8%
└
Armour Demolisher I
50%
└
Charge Profusion II
50%
Charge Regulation
4.8%
└
Armour Demolisher I
50%
Freezing Salvo
2.4%
└
Hourglass
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Ice Bite II
100%
Stormcaller Arrow
2.4%
└
Compressed Duration II
100%
└
Vorana's Siege
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
100%
└
Lightning Attunement
100%
Cast on Charm Use
2.4%
Companion: Antlion Charger
2.4%
└
Brutus' Brain
100%
Punch
2.4%
└
Lightning Attunement
100%
Ice-Tipped Arrows
2.4%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Frozen Spite
100%
└
Fork
100%
└
Concentrated Area
100%
Sniper's Mark
2.4%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Eternal Mark
100%
└
Charged Mark
100%
Conductive Runes
2.4%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Brutality II
100%
Tame Beast
2.4%
Sanguine Revelry
2.4%
Ferocious Roar
2.4%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Exposing Cry
100%
└
Raging Cry
100%
Cackling Companions
2.4%
Phantasmal Arrow
2.4%
Called Shots
2.4%
└
Mark for Death
100%
└
Magnified Area I
100%