The Forge Hammer is a highly effective skill for the Gemling Legionnaire in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 25 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Elemental Armament II, Fist of War III, Rageforged II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Essence of Virtue, Advanced Thaumaturgy, Implanted Gems on the skill tree.

Forge Hammer
(Gemling Legionnaire) Builds
Sample size: 25 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-29 19:45:52 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 [Physical] Damage
80%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
44%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
36%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
28%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
24%
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
20%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
20%
Causes #% increased [Stun|Stun] Buildup
20%
Adds # to # [Cold|Cold] Damage
16%
# to # Added [Attack] [Fire] Damage per # [Strength]
12%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
44%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
36%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
36%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
32%
[Gain] #% of damage as [Fire] damage per #% [ChanceToBlock|Chance to Block]
28%
# to maximum Life
12%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
12%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
12%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
12%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] cost an additional #% of your maximum Life
12%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
68%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
44%
# Life Regeneration per second
40%
Require # fewer enemies to be [Surrounded|Surrounded]
32%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
28%
# to [Strength|Strength]
24%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
24%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
16%
# to [Armour|Armour]
16%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
28%
# to maximum Mana
28%
#% increased Cast Speed
28%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
28%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
28%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
28%
#% to [Quality] of all Skills
28%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
28%
Your Maximum Resistances are #%
28%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
20%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
48%
# to maximum Life
40%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
36%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
32%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
32%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
28%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
24%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
24%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
20%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
84%
# to maximum Life
60%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
60%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
48%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
44%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
36%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
32%
# to [Strength|Strength]
24%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
24%
# Life Regeneration per second
16%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
68%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
36%
# [Physical] Damage taken from [Attack] Hits
28%
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
28%
# to [Strength|Strength]
24%
#% increased [Armour]
20%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20%
# Life Regeneration per second
16%
# to maximum Mana
16%
#% increased maximum Life
16%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
56%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
52%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
44%
# to [Strength|Strength]
40%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
40%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
40%
# to maximum Mana
36%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
36%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
32%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
68%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
56%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
48%
# to maximum Life
40%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
32%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
32%
# to [Strength|Strength]
28%
# to maximum Mana
24%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
24%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
20%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
88%
# to maximum Life
48%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
40%
# to [Armour]
36%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
32%
# to maximum Mana
28%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
28%
# to [Strength|Strength]
24%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
24%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
20%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Strength|Strength]
24%
#% increased [Physical] Damage
24%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
12%
Adds # to # [Fire|Fire] Damage
12%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
8%
#% increased Damage per [Minion]
8%
#% increased Movement Speed
8%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
8%
#% reduced [Attack] Speed
8%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
8%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Essence of Virtue
(25)100%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(25)100%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(19)76%✕ Remove
Crushing Verdict
(18)72%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(15)60%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(14)56%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(14)56%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(12)48%✕ Remove
Paragon
(12)48%✕ Remove
Beef
(12)48%✕ Remove
Brute Strength
(12)48%✕ Remove
Giant's Blood
(11)44%✕ Remove
Sand in the Eyes
(10)40%✕ Remove
Lay Siege
(10)40%✕ Remove
Singular Purpose
(10)40%✕ Remove
Impact Force
(10)40%✕ Remove
Urgent Call
(9)36%✕ Remove
Behemoth
(9)36%✕ Remove
Split the Earth
(9)36%✕ Remove
Impact Area
(9)36%✕ Remove
Blade Catcher
(9)36%✕ Remove
Devastation
(9)36%✕ Remove
Adaptive Capability
(9)36%✕ Remove
Last Stand
(8)32%✕ Remove
Authority
(8)32%✕ Remove
Vocal Empowerment
(8)32%✕ Remove
Aftershocks
(8)32%✕ Remove
Polymathy
(8)32%✕ Remove
Frantic Fighter
(8)32%✕ Remove
Channelled Heritage
(7)28%✕ Remove
Brutal
(7)28%✕ Remove
Relentless
(7)28%✕ Remove
Jack of all Trades
(7)28%✕ Remove
Tactical Retreat
(7)28%✕ Remove
Paranoia
(7)28%✕ Remove
Thrill of Battle
(7)28%✕ Remove
The Molten One's Gift
(7)28%✕ Remove
Roaring Cries
(7)28%✕ Remove
Sturdy Metal
(7)28%✕ Remove
Made to Last
(7)28%✕ Remove
Guided Hand
(6)24%✕ Remove
Mass Hysteria
(6)24%✕ Remove
Polished Iron
(6)24%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(6)24%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(6)24%✕ Remove
Skullcrusher
(5)20%✕ Remove
Favourable Odds
(5)20%✕ Remove
Overwhelm
(5)20%✕ Remove
Ichlotl's Inferno
(5)20%✕ Remove
Crushing Judgement
(5)20%✕ Remove
Admonisher
(5)20%✕ Remove
Colossal Weapon
(5)20%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(5)20%✕ Remove
Shockwaves
(4)16%✕ Remove
Blazing Arms
(4)16%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(4)16%✕ Remove
Bolstering Yell
(4)16%✕ Remove
Crystal Elixir
(4)16%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(4)16%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(4)16%✕ Remove
Heavy Armour
(4)16%✕ Remove
Reverberating Impact
(4)16%✕ Remove
Unbending
(3)12%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(3)12%✕ Remove
Versatile Arms
(3)12%✕ Remove
Stimulants
(3)12%✕ Remove
Giantslayer
(3)12%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(3)12%✕ Remove
Material Solidification
(3)12%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(3)12%✕ Remove
Sudden Infuriation
(3)12%✕ Remove
Deafening Cries
(3)12%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(3)12%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(3)12%✕ Remove
Maiming Strike
(3)12%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(3)12%✕ Remove
Feel no Pain
(3)12%✕ Remove
Smash
(3)12%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(3)12%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(3)12%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(3)12%✕ Remove
Integrated Efficiency
(3)12%✕ Remove
Enhanced Effectiveness
(3)12%✕ Remove
Perfect Opportunity
(3)12%✕ Remove
Battle Fever
(3)12%✕ Remove
Blade Flurry
(2)8%✕ Remove
Forces of Nature
(2)8%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(2)8%✕ Remove
Endurance
(2)8%✕ Remove
Chillproof
(2)8%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(2)8%✕ Remove
Stand Ground
(2)8%✕ Remove
Unforgiving
(2)8%✕ Remove
Craving Slaughter
(2)8%✕ Remove
Brinerot Ferocity
(2)8%✕ Remove
Reaving
(2)8%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(2)8%✕ Remove
Strong Chin
(2)8%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(2)8%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(2)8%✕ Remove
Consistent Intake
(2)8%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(2)8%✕ Remove
General's Bindings
(2)8%✕ Remove
Adrenaline Rush
(2)8%✕ Remove
Projectile Bulwark
(2)8%✕ Remove
Cremating Cries
(2)8%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(2)8%✕ Remove
Blinding Strike
(2)8%✕ Remove
Tainted Strike
(2)8%✕ Remove
Vigilance
(2)8%✕ Remove
Knight of Chitus
(2)8%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(2)8%✕ Remove
Greatest Defence
(2)8%✕ Remove
Iron Reflexes
(2)8%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(2)8%✕ Remove
Shockproof
(2)8%✕ Remove
Essence of the Mountain
(2)8%✕ Remove
Flow State
(2)8%✕ Remove
In the Thick of It
(2)8%✕ Remove
Investing Energies
(2)8%✕ Remove
Near at Hand
(2)8%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(2)8%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(2)8%✕ Remove
Explosive Empowerment
(2)8%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(2)8%✕ Remove
Concussive Attack
(2)8%✕ Remove
Breaking Blows
(2)8%✕ Remove
Nimble Strength
(2)8%✕ Remove
Blurred Motion
(2)8%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(2)8%✕ Remove
Short Shot
(2)8%✕ Remove
Inherited Strength
(2)8%✕ Remove
Impair
(2)8%✕ Remove
Goring
(2)8%✕ Remove
Mutewind Agility
(2)8%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(2)8%✕ Remove
Imbibed Power
(2)8%✕ Remove
Leather Bound Gauntlets
(2)8%✕ Remove
Path of the Renegade
(2)8%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(2)8%✕ Remove
Bond of the Owl
(2)8%✕ Remove
Flamekeeper
(2)8%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(2)8%✕ Remove
Backup Plan
(2)8%✕ Remove
Constricting
(2)8%✕ Remove
Agile Succession
(2)8%✕ Remove
Swift Blocking
(2)8%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(2)8%✕ Remove
Falcon Dive
(2)8%✕ Remove
Redblade Discipline
(2)8%✕ Remove
True Strike
(2)8%✕ Remove
Flashy Parrying
(2)8%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(1)4%✕ Remove
Tribal Fury
(1)4%✕ Remove
Natural Immunity
(1)4%✕ Remove
Knight of Tarcus
(1)4%✕ Remove
Tolerant Equipment
(1)4%✕ Remove
Revenge
(1)4%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(1)4%✕ Remove
Watchtowers
(1)4%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(1)4%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(1)4%✕ Remove
Ignore Pain
(1)4%✕ Remove
Fast Metabolism
(1)4%✕ Remove
Escalation
(1)4%✕ Remove
Insulated Treads
(1)4%✕ Remove
Knight of Izaro
(1)4%✕ Remove
Unfettered
(1)4%✕ Remove
Necromantic Ward
(1)4%✕ Remove
Bloodthirsty
(1)4%✕ Remove
Unyielding
(1)4%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(1)4%✕ Remove
Flash Storm
(1)4%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(1)4%✕ Remove
Everlasting Glory
(1)4%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Ice
(1)4%✕ Remove
Curved Weapon
(1)4%✕ Remove
Hale Heart
(1)4%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Lightning
(1)4%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)4%✕ Remove
Ancestral Mending
(1)4%✕ Remove
Lasting Trauma
(1)4%✕ Remove
Precision Salvo
(1)4%✕ Remove
Prolonged Assault
(1)4%✕ Remove
Cirel of Tarth's Light
(1)4%✕ Remove
Preemptive Strike
(1)4%✕ Remove
Pack Encouragement
(1)4%✕ Remove
Hardened Wood
(1)4%✕ Remove
Ancestral Artifice
(1)4%✕ Remove
Refocus
(1)4%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)4%✕ Remove
General Electric
(1)4%✕ Remove
Guttural Roar
(1)4%✕ Remove
Howling Beast
(1)4%✕ Remove
Primal Growth
(1)4%✕ Remove
Vaal Pact
(1)4%✕ Remove
Reverberating Parry
(1)4%✕ Remove
Unstoppable Barrier
(1)4%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)4%✕ Remove
Mass Rejuvenation
(1)4%✕ Remove
Saqawal's Hide
(1)4%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(1)4%✕ Remove
Spiked Shield
(1)4%✕ Remove
Shield Expertise
(1)4%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Fire
(1)4%✕ Remove
Blood Rush
(1)4%✕ Remove
Heavy Weaponry
(1)4%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(1)4%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(1)4%✕ Remove
Coated Arms
(1)4%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(1)4%✕ Remove
Strike True
(1)4%✕ Remove
Voracious
(1)4%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)4%✕ Remove
Guts
(1)4%✕ Remove
Honourless
(1)4%✕ Remove
Quick Recovery
(1)4%✕ Remove
Spellblade
(1)4%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)4%✕ Remove
Pile On
(1)4%✕ Remove
Carved Earth
(1)4%✕ Remove
Immolation
(1)4%✕ Remove
Unbreaking
(1)4%✕ Remove
Vengeful Fury
(1)4%✕ Remove
Protraction
(1)4%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(1)4%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(1)4%✕ Remove
Extinguishing Exhalation
(1)4%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)4%✕ Remove
In Your Face
(1)4%✕ Remove
All Natural
(1)4%✕ Remove
Thirst for Endurance
(1)4%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)4%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(1)4%✕ Remove
Saqawal's Talon
(1)4%✕ Remove
Incendiary
(1)4%✕ Remove
Bannerman
(1)4%✕ Remove
Ancestral Unity
(1)4%✕ Remove
Defender's Resolve
(1)4%✕ Remove
Titanic
(1)4%✕ Remove