The Spark is a highly effective skill for the Disciple of Varashta in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 20 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Rakiata's Flow, Vilenta's Propulsion. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Controlling Magic, Instruments of Power, Pure Energy on the skill tree.

Spark
(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
Sample size: 20 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 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
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
55%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
50%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
45%
# to maximum Mana
45%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
40%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
35%
#% increased Cast Speed
30%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
25%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
20%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
15%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
70%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
60%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
55%
# to maximum Mana
30%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
20%
# to maximum Life
5%
#% increased Cast Speed
5%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
5%
#% increased [Fire] Damage
5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
5%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
65%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
55%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
55%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40%
# to maximum Life
30%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
30%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
55%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] Skill Gems
30%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
30%
Has no [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
30%
Only [SoulCore|Soul Cores] can be Socketed in this item
30%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
20%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
20%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
20%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
20%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
40%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
35%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
25%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
25%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
25%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
25%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
25%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
25%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
20%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
60%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
55%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
45%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
25%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
55%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
50%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
40%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35%
#% increased Cast Speed
35%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
30%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
25%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
20%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
45%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
45%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
25%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
20%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
20%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
20%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
15%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
40%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35%
Reflects opposite Ring
35%
# to maximum Mana
30%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
15%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
10%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
10%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
10%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
80%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
60%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
45%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
35%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
30%
# to maximum Mana
25%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
25%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
55%
#% increased Cast Speed
35%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
35%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
30%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
20%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
15%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
15%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
10%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
10%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
5%
# to maximum Mana
5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
5%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
5%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
5%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
5%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
5%
#% of your Base Life Regeneration is granted to [Allies] in your [Presence]
5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
5%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
5%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Controlling Magic
(19)95%✕ Remove
Instruments of Power
(19)95%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(18)90%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(18)90%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(18)90%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(18)90%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(16)80%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(16)80%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(15)75%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(15)75%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(15)75%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(15)75%✕ Remove
Melding
(14)70%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(14)70%✕ Remove
Preservation
(14)70%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(14)70%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(13)65%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(13)65%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(13)65%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(13)65%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(13)65%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(12)60%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(12)60%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(12)60%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(11)55%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(11)55%✕ Remove
Dominion
(11)55%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(11)55%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(11)55%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(11)55%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(11)55%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(11)55%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(10)50%✕ Remove
Abasement
(10)50%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(10)50%✕ Remove
Haemorrhaging Cuts
(10)50%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(9)45%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(9)45%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(9)45%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(9)45%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(9)45%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(9)45%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(8)40%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(8)40%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(8)40%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(8)40%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(8)40%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(7)35%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(7)35%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(7)35%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(6)30%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(6)30%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(6)30%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(6)30%✕ Remove
All Natural
(6)30%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(5)25%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(5)25%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(4)20%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(4)20%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(4)20%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(4)20%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(4)20%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(4)20%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(4)20%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(4)20%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(4)20%✕ Remove
Roil
(4)20%✕ Remove
True Strike
(4)20%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(3)15%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(3)15%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(3)15%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(3)15%✕ Remove
Drenched
(3)15%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(3)15%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(3)15%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(3)15%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(3)15%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(3)15%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(2)10%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(2)10%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(2)10%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(2)10%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(2)10%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(2)10%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(2)10%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(2)10%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(2)10%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(2)10%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(2)10%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(2)10%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(2)10%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)10%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(2)10%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(2)10%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(2)10%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(2)10%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(2)10%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(2)10%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(2)10%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(2)10%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(1)5%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(1)5%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(1)5%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(1)5%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)5%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)5%✕ Remove
Navira's Fracturing
(1)5%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)5%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)5%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(1)5%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(1)5%✕ Remove
Dark Entropy
(1)5%✕ Remove
Vigilance
(1)5%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(1)5%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(1)5%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)5%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)5%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(1)5%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(1)5%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(1)5%✕ Remove
Explosive Empowerment
(1)5%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(1)5%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(1)5%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(1)5%✕ Remove
Crippling Toxins
(1)5%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(1)5%✕ Remove
Navira's Oasis
(1)5%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)5%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(1)5%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(1)5%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)5%✕ Remove
Frostwalker
(1)5%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(1)5%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(1)5%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)5%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(1)5%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(1)5%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)5%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(1)5%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(1)5%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(1)5%✕ Remove
Roll and Strike
(1)5%✕ Remove
Breath of Lightning
(1)5%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(1)5%✕ Remove
Enveloping Presence
(1)5%✕ Remove