The Comet is a highly effective skill for the Disciple of Varashta in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 14 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Boundless Energy II, Pinpoint Critical. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Pure Energy, Instruments of Power, Dampening Shield on the skill tree.

Comet
(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
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
42.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
42.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
35.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
35.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
35.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
28.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
28.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
28.6%
# to maximum Mana
21.4%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
21.4%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
71.4%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
64.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
28.6%
# to maximum Mana
21.4%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
21.4%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
21.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
21.4%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
14.3%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
14.3%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
64.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
57.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
35.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
28.6%
# Life Regeneration per second
21.4%
# to maximum Life
21.4%
# to maximum Mana
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.4%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
35.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
28.6%
#% reduced [Poison|Poison] Duration on you
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
21.4%
# Life Regeneration per second
14.3%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
14.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
14.3%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
64.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
50%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
50%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
50%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
50%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
50%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
21.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.3%
# to maximum Life
14.3%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
85.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
64.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
50%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
42.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
35.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
21.4%
# to maximum Mana
14.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
14.3%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
64.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
57.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
28.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
28.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.4%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
21.4%
#% increased [Armour]
21.4%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
114.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
57.1%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Fork]
42.9%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Chain]
42.9%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Chain] # times
42.9%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Fork]
42.9%
[Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Pierce]
42.9%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
28.6%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
21.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
21.4%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
85.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
50%
# to maximum Mana
35.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.7%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
28.6%
# to [Strength|Strength]
21.4%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
21.4%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
71.4%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
50%
# to maximum Life
42.9%
# to maximum Mana
42.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.7%
#% increased [Charm] Charges gained
28.6%
#% increased bonuses gained from left Equipped Ring
28.6%
#% increased bonuses gained from right Equipped Ring
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% increased Cast Speed
35.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
28.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
28.6%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
14.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
14.3%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
14.3%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
14.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
14.3%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
14.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
7.1%
# to maximum Mana
7.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
7.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
7.1%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Pure Energy
(14)100%✕ Remove
Instruments of Power
(14)100%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(13)92.9%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(13)92.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(12)85.7%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(11)78.6%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(11)78.6%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(11)78.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(11)78.6%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(11)78.6%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(11)78.6%✕ Remove
Melding
(10)71.4%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(10)71.4%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(10)71.4%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(10)71.4%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(7)50%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(7)50%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(7)50%✕ Remove
All Natural
(7)50%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Roil
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Preservation
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
True Strike
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Flurry
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Varashta's Intuition
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Fast Metabolism
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Ammunition
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Split Shot
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Dark Entries
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)7.1%✕ Remove