The Orb of Storms is a highly effective skill for the Disciple of Varashta in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 37 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Overabundance II, Efficiency II, Unleash. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Turn the Clock Forward, Instruments of Power, The Fourth Teaching on the skill tree.

Orb of Storms
(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
Sample size: 37 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
#% increased [Spell] Damage
51.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
48.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
40.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
35.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
35.1%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
29.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
18.9%
# to maximum Mana
16.2%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
10.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
8.1%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
75.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
70.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
70.3%
# to maximum Mana
56.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
35.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
8.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
8.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
8.1%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
5.4%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
5.4%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
73%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
56.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
54.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
45.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
37.8%
# to maximum Mana
32.4%
# to maximum Life
27%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
24.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
21.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.9%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
48.6%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] Skill Gems
37.8%
Only [SoulCore|Soul Cores] can be Socketed in this item
37.8%
Has no [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
35.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
32.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
21.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
21.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
21.6%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
43.2%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
35.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29.7%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
27%
# to maximum Mana
24.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
21.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
18.9%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
18.9%
# to maximum Life
16.2%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
16.2%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
75.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
54.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
45.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
37.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
32.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
29.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.9%
# to maximum Mana
18.9%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
18.9%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
13.5%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
62.2%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
62.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
51.4%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
24.3%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
24.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
24.3%
# to maximum Mana
21.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
21.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
18.9%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.9%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
59.5%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
35.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
35.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
32.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
32.4%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
27%
# to maximum Mana
24.3%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
24.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
18.9%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.2%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
40.5%
#% increased Cast Speed
29.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
29.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
21.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
21.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
21.6%
# to maximum Mana
18.9%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
18.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
16.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
13.5%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
91.9%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
62.2%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
59.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
48.6%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
45.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
40.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
37.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSulphur|Sulphur]
29.7%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
27%
# to [Strength|Strength]
24.3%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
45.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
43.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
27%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
21.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
18.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
18.9%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
16.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
16.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
13.5%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.5%
# to maximum Mana
10.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
10.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
10.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
8.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
5.4%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
5.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
5.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
5.4%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Turn the Clock Forward
(37)100%✕ Remove
Instruments of Power
(35)94.6%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(35)94.6%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(35)94.6%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(34)91.9%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(33)89.2%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(32)86.5%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(31)83.8%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(30)81.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(30)81.1%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(29)78.4%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(28)75.7%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(28)75.7%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(28)75.7%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(28)75.7%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(27)73%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(27)73%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(26)70.3%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(25)67.6%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(25)67.6%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(25)67.6%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(25)67.6%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(25)67.6%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(25)67.6%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(24)64.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(24)64.9%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(24)64.9%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(24)64.9%✕ Remove
Abasement
(23)62.2%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(23)62.2%✕ Remove
Preservation
(23)62.2%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(23)62.2%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(22)59.5%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(22)59.5%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(22)59.5%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(20)54.1%✕ Remove
Melding
(19)51.4%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(19)51.4%✕ Remove
Dominion
(19)51.4%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(19)51.4%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(19)51.4%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(18)48.6%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(18)48.6%✕ Remove
Haemorrhaging Cuts
(18)48.6%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(18)48.6%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(18)48.6%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(17)45.9%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(17)45.9%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(17)45.9%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(16)43.2%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(16)43.2%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(16)43.2%✕ Remove
True Strike
(16)43.2%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(15)40.5%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(15)40.5%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(14)37.8%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(9)24.3%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(9)24.3%✕ Remove
Roil
(8)21.6%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(7)18.9%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(7)18.9%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(6)16.2%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(6)16.2%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(6)16.2%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(6)16.2%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(6)16.2%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(6)16.2%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(5)13.5%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(5)13.5%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(5)13.5%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(5)13.5%✕ Remove
Energise
(5)13.5%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(5)13.5%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(5)13.5%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(5)13.5%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(5)13.5%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(5)13.5%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(4)10.8%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(4)10.8%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(4)10.8%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(4)10.8%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(4)10.8%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(4)10.8%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(4)10.8%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(4)10.8%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(3)8.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(3)8.1%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(3)8.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(3)8.1%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(3)8.1%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(3)8.1%✕ Remove
Drenched
(3)8.1%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(3)8.1%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(3)8.1%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Ruin
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Invocated Echoes
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Frostwalker
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Fated End
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Breath of Lightning
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(2)5.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
The Noble Wolf
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Necrotic Touch
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Ammunition
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Unbreakable
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Bonded Precision
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Breath of Ice
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Refocus
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Dead can Dance
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Conduit
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Sigil of Ice
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Shatter Palm
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
All For One
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
All Natural
(1)2.7%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(1)2.7%✕ Remove