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Abyssal Lich
1.8%
Acolyte Of Chayula
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%

Essence Drain

(Gemling Legionnaire) Builds
<7575-8990+

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

The Essence Drain is a highly effective skill for the Gemling Legionnaire in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 11 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Swift Affliction II, Zenith II, Chaos Mastery. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Essence of Virtue, Advanced Thaumaturgy, Lingering Horror on the skill tree.

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

★ Selected Main Skills

Essence Drain
100%
└
Swift Affliction II
81.8%
└
Zenith II
72.7%
└
Chaos Mastery
63.6%
└
Profanity II
54.5%
└
Vilenta's Propulsion
36.4%
└
Rapid Casting II
27.3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
27.3%
└
Fork
18.2%
└
Considered Casting
18.2%
└
Chaos Attunement
9.1%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
9.1%
└
Multishot II
9.1%
└
Lightning Attunement
9.1%
└
Pierce III
9.1%
└
Clarity II
9.1%

Other Active Skills & Auras

Virtuous Barrier
100%
└
Armour Demolisher II
36.4%
└
Mysticism II
9.1%
└
Clarity I
9.1%
Dark Effigy
81.8%
└
Urgent Totems III
77.8%
└
Overabundance II
44.4%
└
Poison II
44.4%
└
Chaos Attunement
44.4%
└
Concentrated Area
33.3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
22.2%
└
Controlled Destruction
22.2%
└
Efficiency II
22.2%
└
Execute III
22.2%
└
Withering Touch
11.1%
└
Hardy Totems II
11.1%
└
Rapid Casting II
11.1%
└
Deliberation
11.1%
└
Chaos Mastery
11.1%
└
Ricochet II
11.1%
Despair
81.8%
└
Ritualistic Curse
66.7%
└
Magnified Area II
66.7%
└
Heightened Curse
44.4%
└
Doedre's Undoing
33.3%
└
Decaying Hex
22.2%
└
Prolonged Duration II
11.1%
└
Controlled Destruction
11.1%
└
Expand
11.1%
└
Poison II
11.1%
└
Mysticism II
11.1%
└
Spell Cascade
11.1%
└
Impending Doom
11.1%
└
Focused Curse
11.1%
└
Zenith II
11.1%
Temporal Chains
81.8%
└
Magnified Area II
88.9%
└
Ritualistic Curse
88.9%
└
Heightened Curse
33.3%
└
Slow Potency
22.2%
└
Mysticism II
22.2%
└
Prolonged Duration I
11.1%
└
Efficiency II
11.1%
Flameblast
72.7%
└
Burgeon II
100%
└
Considered Casting
100%
└
Zenith II
75%
└
Poison II
50%
└
Searing Flame II
50%
└
Concentrated Area
25%
└
Poison III
25%
└
Efficiency II
12.5%
└
Ignite II
12.5%
└
Controlled Destruction
12.5%
Contagion
72.7%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Chaos Mastery
87.5%
└
Swift Affliction II
87.5%
└
Arcane Surge
50%
└
Zenith II
50%
└
Chaotic Freeze
25%
└
Efficiency II
25%
└
Prolonged Duration II
25%
└
Minion Pact II
12.5%
└
Perpetual Charge
12.5%
└
Rapid Casting II
12.5%
Blasphemy
72.7%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Ritualistic Curse
100%
└
Heightened Curse
37.5%
└
Slow Potency
25%
└
Mysticism II
25%
└
Prolonged Duration I
12.5%
Withering Presence
72.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
87.5%
└
Clarity I
50%
└
Chaos Mastery
25%
└
Clarity II
12.5%
└
Cannibalism I
12.5%
Spellslinger
45.5%
└
Boundless Energy II
20%
└
Clarity II
20%
└
Overcharge
20%
└
Lasting Shock
20%
└
Shock
20%
Mana Remnants
27.3%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
33.3%
└
Remnant Potency I
33.3%
└
Armour Demolisher I
33.3%
└
Khatal's Rejuvenation
33.3%
Convalescence
27.3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Second Wind III
100%
Sigil of Power
27.3%
└
Second Wind II
66.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
66.7%
└
Rapid Casting II
33.3%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
33.3%
└
Magnified Area II
33.3%
Refutation
18.2%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Rapid Casting II
50%
Purity of Fire
18.2%
└
Warm Blooded
50%
└
Vitality II
50%
└
Clarity II
50%
└
Precision II
50%
Bonestorm
18.2%
└
Fire Exposure
50%
└
Lightning Exposure
50%
└
Heft
50%
└
Multishot II
50%
└
Lightning Attunement
50%
└
Armour Break I
50%
└
Bleed II
50%
└
Searing Flame I
50%
Frost Bomb
18.2%
└
Short Fuse II
100%
└
Spell Cascade
50%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
50%
└
Stun I
50%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Ignite III
50%
Consecrate
18.2%
Spell Totem
18.2%
└
Urgent Totems III
50%
└
Font of Blood
50%
└
Prolonged Duration I
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Perpetual Charge
50%
Chaos Bolt
18.2%
└
Chaos Mastery
50%
└
Zenith II
50%
└
Rapid Casting II
50%
└
Withering Touch
50%
Wolf Pack
9.1%
└
Infernal Legion II
100%
└
Minion Mastery
100%
└
Fiery Death
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
└
Minion Instability
100%
Tornado
9.1%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Swift Affliction II
100%
└
Advancing Storm
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
100%
└
Catalysing Elements
100%
Unearth
9.1%
└
Infernal Legion II
100%
└
Corpse Conservation
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
└
Minion Instability
100%
└
Physical Mastery
100%
Cast on Minion Death
9.1%
└
Cold Attunement
100%
└
Boundless Energy II
100%
└
Upwelling II
100%
Comet
9.1%
└
Cold Attunement
100%
└
Boundless Energy II
100%
└
Upwelling II
100%
Bone Blast
9.1%
Fireball
9.1%
└
Sione's Temper
100%
└
Chain III
100%
└
Zenith II
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
└
Verglas
100%
The Stars Answer
9.1%
└
Efficiency I
100%
└
Deliberation
100%
└
Mobility
100%
└
Slow Potency
100%
Frostbolt
9.1%
└
Efficiency I
100%
└
Fork
100%
└
Multishot II
100%
└
Swift Affliction II
100%
Explosive Transmutation
9.1%
└
Zenith II
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
Cast on Elemental Ailment
9.1%
└
Glacier
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
Frost Wall
9.1%
└
Glacier
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
Remnants of Kalguur
9.1%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Remnant Potency I
100%
└
Armour Demolisher I
100%
Siphon Elements
9.1%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Remnant Potency I
100%
Wildwood's Gifts
9.1%
Time of Need
9.1%
Spark
9.1%
└
Brutality I
100%
└
Armour Demolisher I
100%
└
Prolonged Duration I
100%
└
Bleed I
100%
Power Siphon
9.1%
└
Pin III
100%
└
Charge Profusion II
100%
Ball Lightning
9.1%
└
Overcharge
100%
└
Lasting Shock
100%
└
Shock
100%
Lightning Arrow
9.1%
└
Pinpoint Critical
100%
└
Profanity II
100%
└
Chaos Attunement
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
100%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
100%
Profane Ritual
9.1%
└
Chaos Mastery
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Charge Profusion II
100%
└
Compressed Duration II
100%
Hexblast
9.1%
└
Spell Cascade
100%
└
Spell Echo
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Profanity II
100%
Archmage
9.1%
└
Clarity II
100%
└
Lightning Mastery
100%
Mana Drain
9.1%
Arctic Armour
9.1%