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 12 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Heft, Considered Casting, Efficiency II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Insightfulness, Instruments of Power, Wildsurge Incantation on the skill tree.

Thrashing Vines
(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
Sample size: 12 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 Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
75%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
66.7%
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
41.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
25%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
25%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
16.7%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
16.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
66.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
58.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
41.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
41.7%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
25%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
25%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
16.7%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
16.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
91.7%
# to maximum Mana
58.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
58.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
25%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
# to maximum Life
16.7%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
16.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
66.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
66.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
# Life Regeneration per second
25%
# to maximum Life
25%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
25%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
16.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
100%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
91.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
91.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
83.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
83.3%
Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
83.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
16.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
8.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
8.3%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
58.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
33.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
16.7%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
16.7%
#% reduced [Chill|Chill] Duration on you
16.7%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
75%
# to maximum Mana
50%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
41.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
41.7%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
33.3%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
# to [Strength|Strength]
16.7%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
83.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
75%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
66.7%
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
25%
#% increased [BuffEffect|effect] of [ArcaneSurge|Arcane Surge] on you
25%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
25%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
75%
#% increased Cast Speed
66.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
50%
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
25%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
# to [Evasion] Rating
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
16.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
91.7%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
75%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
41.7%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
#% increased [Charm] Charges gained
33.3%
#% increased bonuses gained from left Equipped Ring
33.3%
#% increased bonuses gained from right Equipped Ring
33.3%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
33.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSulphur|Sulphur]
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
25%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
58.3%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
41.7%
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
25%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
25%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
25%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
25%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
16.7%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
66.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
58.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
50%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
50%
[Critical|Critical Hits] with [Spell|Spells] apply # Stacks of [CriticalWeakness|Critical Weakness]
50%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.3%
# to maximum Mana
8.3%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
8.3%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Insightfulness
(12)100%✕ Remove
Instruments of Power
(12)100%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(12)100%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(10)83.3%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(9)75%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(9)75%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(9)75%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(9)75%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(9)75%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(8)66.7%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(8)66.7%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(8)66.7%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(8)66.7%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(6)50%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(6)50%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(6)50%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(6)50%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(6)50%✕ Remove
True Strike
(6)50%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Abasement
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
General Electric
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Proliferating Weeds
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Constricting
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(3)25%✕ Remove
Return to Nature
(3)25%✕ Remove
Boundless Growth
(3)25%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(3)25%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(3)25%✕ Remove
Preservation
(3)25%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(3)25%✕ Remove
Roil
(3)25%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(3)25%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Barya of Kelari
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Barya of Ruzhan
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Varashta's Intuition
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Spiral into Mania
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Madness in the Bones
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Essence Infusion
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)8.3%✕ Remove