The Thunderstorm is a highly effective skill for the Druid in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 204 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Shock, Magnified Area II, Efficiency II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Desensitisation, Wildsurge Incantation, Heavy Buffer on the skill tree.

Thunderstorm
(Druid) Builds
Sample size: 204 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 07:44:41 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 [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
46.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
38.2%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
30.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
28.9%
# to maximum Mana
25.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
25%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
25%
#% increased Cast Speed
21.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
21.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
9.8%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
20.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20.1%
# to maximum Mana
15.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.2%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
9.8%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
9.8%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineChaos|Dreaming Gloom Shrine]
9.8%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Chaos] Damage
9.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
9.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
8.8%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
59.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
49%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
39.7%
#% of Damage taken bypasses [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.8%
[StatGain|Gain] #% of maximum Life as Extra maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31.4%
# to maximum Life
22.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
20.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
20.1%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
66.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
56.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
36.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
34.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
31.9%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
22.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
21.6%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
19.6%
# to maximum Life
18.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.8%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
77.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
70.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
63.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
58.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
57.8%
Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
57.8%
# to maximum Life
18.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
13.7%
# to maximum Mana
11.8%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
69.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
32.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.9%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
25.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
25.5%
# to maximum Life
19.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
11.8%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
70.1%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
46.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
43.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.8%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
29.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
26.5%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
21.6%
# to maximum Mana
20.1%
# to maximum Life
19.1%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
46.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
45.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
41.2%
# to maximum Mana
35.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
34.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
29.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
24%
# to maximum Life
22.1%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
39.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
35.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
34.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
31.9%
# to maximum Mana
30.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.5%
# to maximum Life
24.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
24.5%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
95.6%
# to maximum Life
55.4%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
31.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
29.9%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
29.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
26%
# to [Armour]
25.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
25.5%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
25.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
24%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
45.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
34.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
27.9%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
26%
#% increased Cast Speed
25%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
18.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
13.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
12.3%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Desensitisation
(176)86.3%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(168)82.4%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(157)77%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(150)73.5%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(150)73.5%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(131)64.2%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(129)63.2%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(106)52%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(105)51.5%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(104)51%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(103)50.5%✕ Remove
The Unseen Path
(97)47.5%✕ Remove
The Lesser Harm
(97)47.5%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(96)47.1%✕ Remove
Forced Outcome
(96)47.1%✕ Remove
Calculated Hunter
(92)45.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(92)45.1%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(92)45.1%✕ Remove
Entwined Realities
(91)44.6%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(91)44.6%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(90)44.1%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(90)44.1%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(89)43.6%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(89)43.6%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(89)43.6%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(87)42.6%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(87)42.6%✕ Remove
Comradery
(85)41.7%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(85)41.7%✕ Remove
True Strike
(85)41.7%✕ Remove
Power of the Storm
(83)40.7%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(82)40.2%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(80)39.2%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(78)38.2%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(76)37.3%✕ Remove
Cower Before the First Ones
(76)37.3%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(76)37.3%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(76)37.3%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(75)36.8%✕ Remove
Melding
(74)36.3%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(73)35.8%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(71)34.8%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(71)34.8%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(70)34.3%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(70)34.3%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(70)34.3%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(69)33.8%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(69)33.8%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(69)33.8%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(67)32.8%✕ Remove
General Electric
(67)32.8%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(66)32.4%✕ Remove
Battle Fever
(66)32.4%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(65)31.9%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(60)29.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(53)26%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(53)26%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(52)25.5%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(48)23.5%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(46)22.5%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(45)22.1%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(44)21.6%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(42)20.6%✕ Remove
Cooked
(42)20.6%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(41)20.1%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(34)16.7%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(32)15.7%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(32)15.7%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(29)14.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(28)13.7%✕ Remove
Right Hand of Darkness
(26)12.7%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(24)11.8%✕ Remove
Constricting
(22)10.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(20)9.8%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(20)9.8%✕ Remove
Ritual Cadence
(19)9.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(19)9.3%✕ Remove
Conduit
(18)8.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(17)8.3%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(17)8.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(17)8.3%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(16)7.8%✕ Remove
Sacred Flow
(15)7.4%✕ Remove
Ruin
(14)6.9%✕ Remove
Boundless Growth
(14)6.9%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(14)6.9%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(14)6.9%✕ Remove
Wisdom of the Maji
(14)6.9%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(13)6.4%✕ Remove
Deadly Swarm
(13)6.4%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(13)6.4%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(13)6.4%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(13)6.4%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(13)6.4%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(13)6.4%✕ Remove
Roil
(13)6.4%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(12)5.9%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(12)5.9%✕ Remove
Preservation
(12)5.9%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(12)5.9%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(12)5.9%✕ Remove
Dominion
(11)5.4%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(11)5.4%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(11)5.4%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(10)4.9%✕ Remove
Exhaust All Power
(10)4.9%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(10)4.9%✕ Remove
Furious Wellspring
(10)4.9%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(10)4.9%✕ Remove
Stigmata
(10)4.9%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(10)4.9%✕ Remove
Druidic Champion
(10)4.9%✕ Remove
All Natural
(10)4.9%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(9)4.4%✕ Remove
Essence of Virtue
(9)4.4%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(9)4.4%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(9)4.4%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(9)4.4%✕ Remove
Deadly Thorns
(9)4.4%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(9)4.4%✕ Remove
Piercing Shot
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(8)3.9%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Paragon
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Unquenchable Iron
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Momentum
(7)3.4%✕ Remove
Void
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Return to Nature
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Madness in the Bones
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Rustle of the Leaves
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Limitless Pursuit
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Crystal Elixir
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Unnamed Heartwood
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(6)2.9%✕ Remove
Forces of Nature
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Reusable Ammunition
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Bonded Precision
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Splitting Ground
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Sand in the Eyes
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Sigil of Ice
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Ricochet
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Proliferating Weeds
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(5)2.5%✕ Remove
Marked for Sickness
(5)2.5%✕ Remove