The Living Bomb is a highly effective skill for the Gemling Legionnaire in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 18 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Pinpoint Critical, Rising Tempest. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Essence of Virtue, Advanced Thaumaturgy, Gem Studded on the skill tree.

Living Bomb
(Gemling Legionnaire) Builds
Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.
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Other Active Skills & Auras
Flasks Distribution
Main Hand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
77.8%
# to maximum Mana
72.2%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
66.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
66.7%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
50%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
27.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
16.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
11.1%
# to Level of all [Fire|Fire] [Spell|Spell] Skills
5.6%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
55.6%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
55.6%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
55.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
55.6%
# to maximum Mana
27.8%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
16.7%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
16.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.1%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] Regenerate # Life per second
11.1%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
66.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
50%
# to maximum Mana
44.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
44.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
44.4%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
27.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
16.7%
# Life Regeneration per second
11.1%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
44.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
38.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
38.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
22.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
22.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
11.1%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
11.1%
# to maximum Life
11.1%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
77.8%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
72.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
72.2%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
72.2%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
72.2%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
72.2%
# to maximum Life
16.7%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
5.6%
# to maximum Mana
5.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
5.6%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
72.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
66.7%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
44.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
# to maximum Life
11.1%
#% reduced [Shock|Shock] duration on you
11.1%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# Prefix Modifier allowed
44.4%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
44.4%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
38.9%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
#% increased [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
33.3%
#% reduced Duration of [Ignite], [Shock] and [Chill] on Enemies
33.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
33.3%
Enemies take #% increased Damage for each [ElementalAilments|Elemental Ailment] type among
your Ailments on them
33.3%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
16.7%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
55.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
50%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
44.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
38.9%
Grants # additional Skill Slot
33.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
27.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
22.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
22.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
22.2%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
50%
# to maximum Mana
38.9%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
38.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
38.9%
Grants # additional Skill Slot
38.9%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
33.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.2%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
22.2%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
88.9%
# to maximum Life
38.9%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
33.3%
# to [Armour]
27.8%
#% increased Cast Speed during any [Flask] Effect
27.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage during any [Flask] Effect
27.8%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
22.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
22.2%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
22.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
22.2%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
72.2%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
66.7%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
66.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
66.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
66.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
11.1%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
11.1%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
11.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
11.1%
#% chance to not destroy [Corpse|Corpses] when Consuming [Corpse|Corpses]
5.6%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.1%
#% increased [CooldownRecovery|Cooldown Recovery Rate]
11.1%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
5.6%
#% of your Base Life Regeneration is granted to [Allies] in your [Presence]
5.6%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineCold|Guided Freezing Shrine]
5.6%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Cold|Cold] Damage
5.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
5.6%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Essence of Virtue
(18)100%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(18)100%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(16)88.9%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(16)88.9%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Preservation
(13)72.2%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(12)66.7%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(12)66.7%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(12)66.7%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(11)61.1%✕ Remove
Melding
(11)61.1%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(11)61.1%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(11)61.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(11)61.1%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(11)61.1%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(9)50%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(9)50%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(9)50%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Dominion
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Energise
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Paragon
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
All Natural
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
True Strike
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Combat Alchemy
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Drenched
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Hale Traveller
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Remains
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Volcanic Skin
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Cremation
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Meat Recycling
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Honed Instincts
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Flow State
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Burnout
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Blur
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Quick Recovery
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Integrated Efficiency
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)5.6%✕ Remove