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1.8%
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0.9%
Amazon
0.5%
Blood Mage
3.5%
Chronomancer
0.9%
Deadeye
7.8%
Disciple Of Varashta
3%
Druid
Gemling Legionnaire
17.5%
Huntress
Infernalist
5.2%
Invoker
0.1%
Lich
1.5%
Martial Artist
24.4%
Mercenary
Monk
Oracle
5.4%
Pathfinder
1.7%
Ranger
Ritualist
1.3%
Shaman
2%
Smith Of Kitava
0.6%
Sorceress
Spirit Walker
11.3%
Stormweaver
5.1%
Tactician
1%
Titan
2.8%
Warbringer
0.3%
Warrior
Witch
Witchhunter
1.3%

Thunderstorm

(Disciple of Varashta) Builds
<7575-8990+

Sample size: 11 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 UTC

The Thunderstorm is a highly effective skill for the Disciple of Varashta in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 11 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Shock, Shock Conduction, Living Lightning II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Pure Energy, Dampening Shield, The Fourth Teaching on the skill tree.

Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.

★ Selected Main Skills

Thunderstorm
100%
└
Shock
90.9%
└
Shock Conduction
81.8%
└
Living Lightning II
63.6%
└
Prolonged Duration II
54.5%
└
Expand
45.5%
└
Magnified Area II
36.4%
└
Efficiency II
36.4%
└
Advancing Storm
9.1%
└
Pinpoint Critical
9.1%
└
Living Lightning
9.1%
└
Rapid Casting III
9.1%
└
Lightning Mastery
9.1%
└
Morgana's Tempest
9.1%
└
Boundless Energy II
9.1%
└
Zenith II
9.1%

Other Active Skills & Auras

Entangle
90.9%
└
Branching Fissures II
100%
└
Accelerated Growth II
90%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
└
Heft
50%
└
Zenith II
40%
└
Considered Casting
40%
└
Mobility
30%
└
Physical Mastery
20%
└
Blindside
10%
└
Rakiata's Flow
10%
└
Armour Break III
10%
└
Concentrated Area
10%
└
Vorana's Siege
10%
└
Supercritical
10%
└
Blazing Critical
10%
Thrashing Vines
90.9%
└
Concentrated Area
100%
└
Considered Casting
70%
└
Accelerated Growth II
60%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Heft
50%
└
Efficiency II
40%
└
Physical Mastery
30%
└
Blindside
30%
└
Armour Break II
20%
└
Uruk's Smelting
10%
└
Exploit Weakness
10%
└
Rapid Casting II
10%
└
Accelerated Growth
10%
└
Zenith II
10%
Cast on Critical
72.7%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Astral Projection
87.5%
└
Spell Cascade
75%
└
Concentrated Area
62.5%
└
Boundless Energy II
37.5%
└
Fluke
12.5%
└
Shock Conduction
12.5%
└
Shock
12.5%
Mana Remnants
72.7%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Remnant Potency III
87.5%
└
Khatal's Rejuvenation
75%
└
Clarity II
25%
└
Remnant Potency II
12.5%
└
Mysticism II
12.5%
└
Clarity I
12.5%
Convalescence
72.7%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
87.5%
└
Rapid Casting II
37.5%
└
Clarity I
37.5%
└
Second Wind III
25%
└
Second Wind II
25%
└
Compressed Duration II
12.5%
Bone Cage
63.6%
└
Astral Projection
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Spell Cascade
85.7%
└
Concentrated Area
71.4%
└
Boundless Energy II
28.6%
└
Fluke
14.3%
Sigil of Power
63.6%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
85.7%
└
Mobility
57.1%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
42.9%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
14.3%
└
Second Wind II
14.3%
Navira, the Last Mirage
54.5%
└
Bidding III
100%
└
Kurgal's Leash
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
83.3%
└
Magnified Area II
83.3%
└
Frost Nexus
16.7%
└
Encroaching Ground
16.7%
└
Cold Penetration
16.7%
└
Blind II
16.7%
└
Cold Mastery
16.7%
└
Rapid Casting II
16.7%
Blasphemy
45.5%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Ritualistic Curse
80%
└
Slow Potency
80%
└
Clarity I
40%
└
Doedre's Undoing
20%
└
Living Lightning II
20%
└
Impale
20%
└
Uruk's Smelting
20%
└
Focused Curse
20%
Reap
45.5%
└
Rapid Casting II
20%
└
Blindside
20%
└
Magnified Area I
20%
└
Controlled Destruction
20%
Temporal Chains
36.4%
└
Ritualistic Curse
100%
└
Slow Potency
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Clarity I
50%
└
Doedre's Undoing
25%
└
Focused Curse
25%
Kelari, the Tainted Sands
27.3%
└
Bidding II
100%
└
Muster
66.7%
└
Hulking Minions
66.7%
└
Kurgal's Leash
66.7%
└
Heft
33.3%
└
Pin II
33.3%
└
Armour Break III
33.3%
Consecrate
18.2%
Unleash
18.2%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Mobility
50%
Ruzhan, the Blazing Sword
18.2%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Fiery Death
50%
└
Fire Exposure
50%
└
Ignite III
50%
└
Muster
50%
└
Bidding III
50%
└
Long Fuse II
50%
Solar Orb
9.1%
Frost Bomb
9.1%
└
Potent Exposure
100%
└
Spell Echo
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Overabundance I
100%
Ball Lightning
9.1%
└
Unleash
100%
└
Pinpoint Critical
100%
Skeletal Sniper
9.1%
└
Last Gasp
100%
└
Culling Strike II
100%
└
Multishot II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks III
100%
Skeletal Storm Mage
9.1%
└
Overcharge
100%
└
Last Gasp
100%
└
Shock
100%
Skeletal Cleric
9.1%
└
Minion Mastery
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
100%
└
Brutus' Brain
100%
Skeletal Arsonist
9.1%
└
Last Gasp
100%
└
Culling Strike II
100%
└
Multishot II
100%
Skeletal Frost Mage
9.1%
└
Last Gasp
100%
└
Wildshards II
100%
└
Freeze
100%
Skeletal Reaver
9.1%
└
Minion Splash II
100%
└
Rage III
100%
└
Last Gasp
100%
Skeletal Warrior
9.1%
└
Last Gasp
100%
└
Amanamu's Tithe
100%
Pounce
9.1%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Mark for Death II
100%
Sanguine Revelry
9.1%
└
Remnant Potency III
100%
Spectre: Bloodthief Wasp
9.1%
└
Last Gasp
100%
Repulsion
9.1%
└
Living Lightning II
100%
└
Impale
100%
└
Uruk's Smelting
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
Explosive Transmutation
9.1%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Pinpoint Critical
100%
└
Supercritical
100%
└
Concussive Spells
100%
└
Blindside
100%
Remnants of Kalguur
9.1%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Clarity II
100%
Bonestorm
9.1%
└
Deliberation
100%
└
Heft
100%
└
Zenith II
100%
└
Burgeon II
100%
└
Considered Casting
100%
Overwhelming Presence
9.1%
└
Clarity I
100%
Lightning Bolt
9.1%