The Entangle is a highly effective skill for the Disciple of Varashta 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 Branching Fissures II, Accelerated Growth II, Heft. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Instruments of Power, The Fourth Teaching, Pure Energy on the skill tree.

Entangle
(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
Sample size: 30 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 [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
46.7%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
36.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
30%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
30%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
26.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
26.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
23.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
23.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
20%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
76.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
73.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
70%
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% increased Cast Speed
36.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
23.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
23.3%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
16.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
86.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
70%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
56.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
53.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
46.7%
# to maximum Mana
36.7%
# to maximum Life
30%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
26.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
23.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
16.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
76.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
70%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
30%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
30%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.3%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
20%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
20%
# Life Regeneration per second
13.3%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
70%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
66.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
60%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
60%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
46.7%
Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
46.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.3%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
20%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
16.7%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
16.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
63.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
60%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.3%
# Life Regeneration per second
10%
#% reduced [Freeze|Freeze] Duration on you
10%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
56.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
46.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
43.3%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.7%
# to [Strength|Strength]
20%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
100%
# to maximum Mana
53.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
50%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
36.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
36.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
26.7%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
23.3%
Ring 2
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
60%
# to maximum Mana
56.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
36.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
33.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
30%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
26.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
93.3%
# to maximum Life
36.7%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
36.7%
# to [Strength|Strength]
33.3%
#% increased [Charm] Charges gained
33.3%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
33.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
30%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
30%
# to maximum Mana
26.7%
#% increased bonuses gained from left Equipped Ring
23.3%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
53.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
40%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
36.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
33.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
30%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
16.7%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
13.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
13.3%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
53.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
40%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
40%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
36.7%
[Critical|Critical Hits] with [Spell|Spells] apply # Stacks of [CriticalWeakness|Critical Weakness]
36.7%
# to maximum Mana
16.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
6.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
6.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
6.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Instruments of Power
(30)100%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(30)100%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(29)96.7%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(29)96.7%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(29)96.7%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(28)93.3%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(28)93.3%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(27)90%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(26)86.7%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(26)86.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(25)83.3%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(25)83.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(24)80%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(22)73.3%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(22)73.3%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(20)66.7%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(20)66.7%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(19)63.3%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(18)60%✕ Remove
Return to Nature
(15)50%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(15)50%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(15)50%✕ Remove
Constricting
(15)50%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(14)46.7%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(14)46.7%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(14)46.7%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(14)46.7%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(14)46.7%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(13)43.3%✕ Remove
Boundless Growth
(12)40%✕ Remove
Preservation
(12)40%✕ Remove
Proliferating Weeds
(12)40%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(11)36.7%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(11)36.7%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(11)36.7%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(11)36.7%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(10)33.3%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(10)33.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(10)33.3%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(10)33.3%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(10)33.3%✕ Remove
True Strike
(10)33.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(10)33.3%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(9)30%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(9)30%✕ Remove
Abasement
(9)30%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(9)30%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(9)30%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(9)30%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(9)30%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(9)30%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Roil
(8)26.7%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(7)23.3%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(6)20%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(6)20%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(6)20%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(6)20%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(6)20%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(6)20%✕ Remove
General Electric
(6)20%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(6)20%✕ Remove
Barya of Kelari
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Barya of Ruzhan
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(5)16.7%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Spiral into Mania
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Haemorrhaging Cuts
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Cooked
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
All Natural
(4)13.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(3)10%✕ Remove
Dominion
(3)10%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(3)10%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(3)10%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(3)10%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(2)6.7%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Remains
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Ruin
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Madness in the Bones
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Refocus
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Distracted Target
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Overload
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Careful Aim
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Dispatch Foes
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Against the Elements
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)3.3%✕ Remove
Morgana, the Storm Seer
(1)3.3%✕ Remove