The Thrashing Vines is a highly effective skill for the Disciple of Varashta in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 22 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Considered Casting, Heft, Accelerated Growth II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Instruments of Power, Wildsurge Incantation, Critical Overload on the skill tree.

Thrashing Vines
(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
Sample size: 22 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
#% increased [Spell] Damage
68.2%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
63.6%
# to maximum Mana
36.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
27.3%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
22.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
22.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
18.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
18.2%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
18.2%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
68.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
59.1%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
45.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
36.4%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
36.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
27.3%
[Critical|Critical Hits] with [Spell|Spells] apply # Stacks of [CriticalWeakness|Critical Weakness]
27.3%
# to maximum Mana
22.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
22.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
81.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
59.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
40.9%
# to maximum Mana
36.4%
# to maximum Life
31.8%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
31.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
18.2%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
68.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
54.5%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.3%
# to maximum Life
22.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
18.2%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
18.2%
# Life Regeneration per second
13.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.6%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
77.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
68.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
63.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
59.1%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
59.1%
Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
59.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
13.6%
[LifeLeech|Leech] #% of [Physical] [Attack] Damage as Life
13.6%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
59.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
54.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
40.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
40.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.7%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
18.2%
# to maximum Life
13.6%
# to maximum Mana
9.1%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
86.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
45.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
36.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
36.4%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.4%
#% increased [Armour]
27.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
22.7%
# to maximum Life
22.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
18.2%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
100%
# to maximum Mana
59.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
31.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
31.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
27.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
22.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
22.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
22.7%
# to [Evasion] Rating
18.2%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
86.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
63.6%
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
40.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
36.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
31.8%
# to [Evasion] Rating
27.3%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
27.3%
# to maximum Life
18.2%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
95.5%
# to maximum Life
40.9%
# to maximum Mana
36.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
31.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
31.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.8%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
27.3%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
27.3%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
27.3%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
27.3%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
50%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
40.9%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
40.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
36.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
27.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
27.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
22.7%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
18.2%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
13.6%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
13.6%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
54.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
54.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
40.9%
[Critical|Critical Hits] with [Spell|Spells] apply # Stacks of [CriticalWeakness|Critical Weakness]
40.9%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
22.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.2%
# to maximum Mana
13.6%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
9.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
9.1%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Instruments of Power
(22)100%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(22)100%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(21)95.5%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(21)95.5%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(20)90.9%✕ Remove
Melding
(20)90.9%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(20)90.9%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(20)90.9%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(19)86.4%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(18)81.8%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(18)81.8%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(18)81.8%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(16)72.7%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(16)72.7%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(16)72.7%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(15)68.2%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(14)63.6%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(14)63.6%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(14)63.6%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(13)59.1%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(11)50%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(11)50%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(11)50%✕ Remove
Proliferating Weeds
(11)50%✕ Remove
Constricting
(11)50%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(10)45.5%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(9)40.9%✕ Remove
Boundless Growth
(9)40.9%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(9)40.9%✕ Remove
Preservation
(9)40.9%✕ Remove
Return to Nature
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Roil
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
General Electric
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Barya of Ruzhan
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
True Strike
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Barya of Kelari
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Abasement
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Spiral into Mania
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Dominion
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Cooked
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Unbending
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Behemoth
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Splinters
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Ruin
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Madness in the Bones
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Beef
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Inner Faith
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Cruel Methods
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Navira's Oasis
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Goring
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Polymathy
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(1)4.5%✕ Remove