The Fireball is a highly effective skill for the Druid in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 13 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Boundless Energy II, Sione's Temper, Fire Penetration II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Controlling Magic, Careful Assassin, Critical Overload on the skill tree.

Fireball
(Druid) Builds
Sample size: 13 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 [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
30.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
30.8%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
30.8%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
30.8%
# to Level of all [Fire|Fire] [Spell|Spell] Skills
15.4%
#% increased [Fire] Damage
15.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
15.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
7.7%
# to maximum Mana
7.7%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
7.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
38.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30.8%
# to maximum Mana
23.1%
# to maximum Life
15.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
15.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
15.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
15.4%
# [Intelligence] Requirement
7.7%
# [Strength] Requirement
7.7%
# to Level of all [Lightning] Skills
7.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
61.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
46.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
38.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
38.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30.8%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
23.1%
# to maximum Life
23.1%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
23.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
23.1%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
15.4%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
23.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
23.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.1%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
15.4%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
15.4%
# to maximum Mana
15.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
15.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
15.4%
#% increased maximum Mana
15.4%
#% to [Quality] of all Skills
15.4%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
38.5%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
30.8%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
30.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.1%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
15.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
15.4%
# to maximum Life
15.4%
#% [SurpassChance|Surpassing] chance to fire an additional [Projectile]
15.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
15.4%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
84.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
38.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
38.5%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
30.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30.8%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
30.8%
# to maximum Life
23.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
23.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.1%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
61.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
46.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
38.5%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
30.8%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
30.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
30.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
30.8%
#% increased maximum Life
23.1%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
15.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
15.4%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
53.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
38.5%
# to maximum Mana
30.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
30.8%
#% increased [Fire] Damage
30.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
23.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
23.1%
#% increased maximum Mana
23.1%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
23.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
23.1%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
46.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
38.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
23.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
23.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.1%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
23.1%
# to maximum Life
15.4%
# to maximum Mana
15.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
15.4%
#% increased [Fire] Damage
15.4%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
84.6%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
61.5%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
61.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
38.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
38.5%
# to [Strength|Strength]
30.8%
# to maximum Life
30.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSulphur|Sulphur]
30.8%
# to [Armour]
23.1%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Fire|Fire] [Spell|Spell] Skills
15.4%
#% increased [Flammability] [BuffMagnitude|Magnitude]
15.4%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
7.7%
# to Level of all [Minion|Minion] Skills
7.7%
# to [Strength|Strength]
7.7%
# to maximum Mana
7.7%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
7.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
7.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
7.7%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
7.7%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
7.7%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
7.7%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
7.7%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
7.7%
You take #% of damage from [Block|Blocked] [HitDamage|Hits]
7.7%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
7.7%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
7.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
7.7%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Controlling Magic
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(5)38.5%✕ Remove
Essence of Virtue
(5)38.5%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(5)38.5%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(5)38.5%✕ Remove
Paragon
(5)38.5%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(5)38.5%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(5)38.5%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Melding
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Void
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Heat of the Forge
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Energise
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Molten Carapace
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Enhancing Attacks
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Coal Stoker
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
True Strike
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Unbending
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Smith's Masterwork
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Molten Symbol
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Volcanic Skin
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Molten Being
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Pyromantic Pact
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Altered Flesh
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Avatar of Fire
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Self Immolation
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Fortified Aegis
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Beef
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Blazing Arms
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Dominion
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Greatest Defence
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
The Molten One's Gift
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Ichlotl's Inferno
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Grinning Immolation
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Blur
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Melting Flames
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Immolation
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Vengeful Fury
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
All Natural
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Kitavan Engraving
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Spiral into Insanity
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Dimensional Weakspot
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Unnatural Resilience
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Intricate Sigils
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Brutal
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Mystic Attunement
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Stimulants
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Ignore Pain
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Relentless
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Sanguimancy
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Craving Slaughter
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Combat Alchemy
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Emboldening Casts
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Harness the Elements
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Punctured Lung
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Unbreakable
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Split the Earth
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Pyromancer
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Unwavering Stance
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Escape Velocity
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Bringer of Flame
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Mind Phylacteries
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Lasting Trauma
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Cremation
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Among the Hordes
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Catlike Agility
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Cirel of Tarth's Light
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Preemptive Strike
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Tribute to Utula
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Fulmination
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Breath of Fire
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Demonic Possession
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Heatproofing
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Mass Hysteria
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Honed Instincts
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Sudden Infuriation
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Vile Wounds
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Slow Burn
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Sturdy Metal
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Focused Channel
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Unfurled Finger
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Burnout
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Investing Energies
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Furious Wellspring
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Explosive Empowerment
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Sigil of Ice
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Blurred Motion
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Wisdom of the Maji
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Commanding Rage
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Made to Last
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Guts
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Forged in Flame
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Scarred Faith
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Brute Strength
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Pile On
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Unimpeded
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Trained Deflection
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Flamekeeper
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Gore Spike
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
The Winter Owl
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Burn Away
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Towering Shield
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Firestarter
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Rallying Form
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Extinguishing Exhalation
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Druidic Champion
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Proficiency
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Reactive Growth
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Dominus' Providence
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Thirst for Endurance
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Armour
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Roil
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Tantalum Alloy
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Redblade Discipline
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Equilibrium
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Sigil of Fire
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Dark Entries
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Hollow Palm Technique
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Dedication to Kitava
(1)7.7%✕ Remove