The Soaring Midnight is a highly effective skill for the Druid in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 17 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Aftershock II, Elemental Armament II, Fist of War III. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Giant's Blood, Battle Trance, Crushing Verdict on the skill tree.

Soaring Midnight
(Druid) Builds
Sample size: 17 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
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
64.7%
#% increased [ElementalDamage|Elemental] Damage with [Attack|Attacks]
41.2%
#% increased [Physical] Damage
35.3%
Causes #% increased [Stun|Stun] Buildup
35.3%
# to [Strength|Strength]
29.4%
Causes Enemies to Explode on [Critical] kill, for #% of their Life as [Physical|Physical Damage]
29.4%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
23.5%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
23.5%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
23.5%
#% increased [Stun|Stun] Duration
17.6%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
100%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
94.1%
# [Strength] Requirement
88.2%
#% increased [Block] chance
88.2%
#% of [Fire] damage taken as [Cold] damage
88.2%
#% of [Lightning] damage taken as [Cold] damage
88.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
11.8%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
11.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
5.9%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
47.1%
# to maximum Life
41.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
29.4%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
29.4%
Require # fewer enemies to be [Surrounded|Surrounded]
29.4%
# Life Regeneration per second
23.5%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
17.6%
# to [Armour|Armour]
17.6%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
58.8%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
29.4%
# to maximum Life
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
29.4%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
23.5%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
23.5%
#% to all [MaximumResistances|Maximum Elemental Resistances]
23.5%
Take no Extra Damage from [Critical|Critical Hits]
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
17.6%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
70.6%
# to maximum Life
52.9%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
47.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
41.2%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
29.4%
# to maximum Mana
23.5%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
17.6%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
17.6%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
64.7%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
47.1%
# to maximum Life
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
41.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
35.3%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
29.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
29.4%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
52.9%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
41.2%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
29.4%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
23.5%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
23.5%
# to maximum Life
23.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
17.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
# to [Strength|Strength]
17.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
17.6%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
70.6%
# to maximum Life
58.8%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
47.1%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
47.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.3%
# to [Strength|Strength]
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
23.5%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
17.6%
# to [Evasion] Rating
17.6%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
52.9%
# to maximum Life
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
35.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
29.4%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
29.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
23.5%
# to [Strength|Strength]
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
94.1%
# to maximum Life
58.8%
# to [Armour]
52.9%
# to [Strength|Strength]
41.2%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
41.2%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
41.2%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
35.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
35.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.5%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Physical] Damage
17.6%
Adds # to # [Fire|Fire] Damage
17.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.8%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
11.8%
#% reduced [Attack] Speed
11.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
11.8%
Adds # to # [Cold|Cold] Damage
11.8%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
11.8%
Every # seconds, gain a random non-damaging [Shrine] buff for # seconds
11.8%
[ManaLeech|Leeches] #% of [Physical|Physical] Damage as Mana
11.8%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
23.5%
# [Strength] Requirement
11.8%
#% increased [Block] chance
11.8%
#% of [Fire] damage taken as [Cold] damage
11.8%
#% of [Lightning] damage taken as [Cold] damage
11.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
11.8%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
5.9%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
5.9%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
5.9%
# to [Strength|Strength]
5.9%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Giant's Blood
(14)82.4%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(14)82.4%✕ Remove
Crushing Verdict
(13)76.5%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(12)70.6%✕ Remove
Greatest Defence
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
Hulking Form
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
Colossal Capacity
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
Relentless
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Authority
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Urgent Call
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Empowerment
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Guided Hand
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Channelled Heritage
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Behemoth
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Bolstering Yell
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Vocal Empowerment
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Sturdy Metal
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Earthbreaker
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Brutal
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Roaring Cries
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Aftershocks
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Impact Area
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Beef
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Thrill of Battle
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Brute Strength
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Impact Force
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Unbending
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Last Stand
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Tactical Retreat
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Paranoia
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Iron Reflexes
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Admonisher
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Smash
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Frantic Fighter
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Cacophony
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Projectile Bulwark
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Favourable Odds
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Tainted Strike
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Primal Growth
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Vengeful Fury
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
In Your Face
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Momentum
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
The Unseen Path
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Ignore Pain
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Crimson Assault
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Mysterious Lineage
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Split the Earth
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Blade Catcher
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Lasting Trauma
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Calculated Hunter
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Stone Skin
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Sand in the Eyes
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Polished Iron
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
The Molten One's Gift
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Guttural Roar
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Entwined Realities
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
The Lesser Harm
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Crushing Judgement
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Spiked Shield
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Blood Rush
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Made to Last
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Lay Siege
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Intense Dose
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Devastation
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Wasting
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Leather Bound Gauntlets
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Forced Outcome
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Polymathy
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Lasting Toxins
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Stacking Toxins
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Fast Acting Toxins
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Powerful Casting
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Chillproof
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Burning Strikes
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Giantslayer
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Smith's Masterwork
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Unyielding
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Bestial Rage
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Cower Before the First Ones
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Deterioration
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Cremating Cries
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Paragon
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Cirel of Tarth's Light
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Vigilance
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Heatproofing
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Defiance
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Shockproof
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
In the Thick of It
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Cold Coat
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Explosive Empowerment
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Crystal Elixir
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Breaking Blows
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Nimble Strength
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Blurred Motion
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Anger Management
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Inherited Strength
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Honourless
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Support Straps
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Pile On
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Unimpeded
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
All Natural
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
True Strike
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Battle Fever
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Defender's Resolve
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Dedication to Kitava
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Internal Layer
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Heatproof
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Knight of Tarcus
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Dimensional Weakspot
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Skullcrusher
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Unnatural Resilience
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Deadly Swarm
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Leather Bindings
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Fast Metabolism
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Escalation
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Craving Slaughter
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Necrotic Touch
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Essence of Virtue
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Unbreakable
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Everlasting Glory
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Flowing Metal
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Bravado
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Hale Heart
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Pinpoint Shot
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Shelter from the Rain
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Adrenaline Rush
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Her Final Bite
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Irreparable
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Tribute to Utula
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Fortified Aegis
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Overwhelm
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Resonance
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Cold Nature
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Mass Hysteria
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Flurry
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Unstoppable Barrier
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Incision
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Fire
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Deafening Cries
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Sigil of Ice
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Low Tolerance
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Agonising Calamity
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
All For One
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Instability
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Goring
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Bond of the Mamba
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Hefty Unit
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Deadly Flourish
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Trained Deflection
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Singular Purpose
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Bond of the Owl
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Flamekeeper
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
The Winter Owl
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Extinguishing Exhalation
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Integrated Efficiency
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Coal Stoker
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Unquenchable Iron
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Dominus' Providence
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Thirst for Endurance
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Heavy Armour
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Reverberating Impact
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Against the Anvil
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Kitavan Engraving
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Titanic
(1)5.9%✕ Remove