The Spark is a highly effective skill for the Disciple of Varashta in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 34 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, Baryanic Leylines, The Fourth Teaching on the skill tree.

Spark
(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
Sample size: 34 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
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
50%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
44.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
44.1%
# to maximum Mana
32.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
32.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
29.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
17.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
11.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
5.9%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
70.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
64.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
64.7%
# to maximum Mana
32.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
8.8%
# to maximum Life
5.9%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
5.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
5.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
5.9%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
79.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
55.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
55.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
44.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.2%
# to maximum Life
35.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
35.3%
# to maximum Mana
29.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
14.7%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
8.8%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
47.1%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] Skill Gems
44.1%
Only [SoulCore|Soul Cores] can be Socketed in this item
44.1%
Has no [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
41.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.5%
This item gains bonuses from Socketed [SoulCore|Soul Cores] as though it was also Boots
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
14.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
11.8%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
41.2%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
41.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
32.4%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
32.4%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
23.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
20.6%
# to maximum Mana
20.6%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
17.6%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
17.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
14.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
61.8%
#% increased Movement Speed
58.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
44.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.2%
# to maximum Mana
26.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
26.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20.6%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
20.6%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
64.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
58.8%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
44.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
26.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
26.5%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
26.5%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20.6%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
17.6%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
17.6%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
79.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
35.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35.3%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
32.4%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
32.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
32.4%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
29.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
26.5%
# to maximum Mana
14.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
14.7%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
52.9%
#% increased Cast Speed
32.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
29.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
26.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
20.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
20.6%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
17.6%
# to maximum Mana
14.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
14.7%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
14.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
94.1%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
70.6%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
61.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
61.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
52.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
38.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
29.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSulphur|Sulphur]
26.5%
# to maximum Life
23.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
20.6%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
55.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
41.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
32.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
26.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
23.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
23.5%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
17.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
17.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
17.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
14.7%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.8%
# to maximum Mana
8.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
5.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
5.9%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Controlling Magic
(33)97.1%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(32)94.1%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(32)94.1%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(31)91.2%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(30)88.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(30)88.2%✕ Remove
Instruments of Power
(30)88.2%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(29)85.3%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(28)82.4%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(27)79.4%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(26)76.5%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(26)76.5%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(26)76.5%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(26)76.5%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(25)73.5%✕ Remove
Abasement
(25)73.5%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(25)73.5%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(25)73.5%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(25)73.5%✕ Remove
Preservation
(25)73.5%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(25)73.5%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(25)73.5%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(24)70.6%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(24)70.6%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(24)70.6%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(24)70.6%✕ Remove
Dominion
(24)70.6%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(23)67.6%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(23)67.6%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(23)67.6%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(23)67.6%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(21)61.8%✕ Remove
Melding
(21)61.8%✕ Remove
Haemorrhaging Cuts
(21)61.8%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(20)58.8%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(20)58.8%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(20)58.8%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(19)55.9%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(18)52.9%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(18)52.9%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(18)52.9%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(18)52.9%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(18)52.9%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(17)50%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(16)47.1%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(16)47.1%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(16)47.1%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(15)44.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(13)38.2%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(13)38.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(12)35.3%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(11)32.4%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(10)29.4%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(10)29.4%✕ Remove
True Strike
(10)29.4%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(9)26.5%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(9)26.5%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(8)23.5%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(7)20.6%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(6)17.6%✕ Remove
Roil
(6)17.6%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(5)14.7%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(5)14.7%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(5)14.7%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(5)14.7%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(5)14.7%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(4)11.8%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(4)11.8%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(4)11.8%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(4)11.8%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(4)11.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(4)11.8%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(4)11.8%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(4)11.8%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Drenched
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Energise
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Frostwalker
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(3)8.8%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Varashta's Intuition
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
All Natural
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(2)5.9%✕ Remove
Toxic Tolerance
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Strike Twice
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Endurance
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Feel the Earth
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Navira's Fracturing
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Tempest Caller
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Barya of Kelari
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Bonded Precision
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Dark Entropy
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Vigilance
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Invocated Echoes
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Resonance
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Kelari's Judgment
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Hunting Companion
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Explosive Empowerment
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Cull the Hordes
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Refracted Infusion
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Navira's Oasis
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Headshot
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Shattering
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Storm's Recollection
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Falcon Dive
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)2.9%✕ Remove
Enveloping Presence
(1)2.9%✕ Remove