The Galvanic Shards is a highly effective skill for the Gemling Legionnaire in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 29 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Elemental Armament II, Fork, Rapid Attacks II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Essence of Virtue, Advanced Thaumaturgy, Gem Studded on the skill tree.

Galvanic Shards
(Gemling Legionnaire) Builds
Sample size: 29 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 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
55.2%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
48.3%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
37.9%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
27.6%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
27.6%
#% increased [ElementalDamage|Elemental] Damage with [Attack|Attacks]
24.1%
Adds # to # [Cold|Cold] Damage
24.1%
Adds # to # [Fire|Fire] Damage
24.1%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
24.1%
Loads an additional bolt
20.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
48.3%
# to maximum Life
41.4%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
27.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
24.1%
# Life Regeneration per second
20.7%
# to [Evasion] Rating
20.7%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
20.7%
Require # fewer enemies to be [Surrounded|Surrounded]
20.7%
# to [Armour|Armour]
17.2%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
17.2%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
31%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31%
# to [Armour|Armour]
24.1%
# to [Evasion] Rating
24.1%
# to [Spirit|Spirit] per Socket filled
24.1%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
24.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
24.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
24.1%
#% to all [Resistances|Elemental Resistances] per Socket filled
24.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
20.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
24.1%
# to maximum Life
20.7%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
17.2%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
17.2%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
17.2%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
17.2%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
13.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
13.8%
#% of [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] [Conversion|Converted] to [Cold] Damage
13.8%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
86.2%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
34.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
34.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
31%
# to [Evasion] Rating
27.6%
Gain [Deflect|Deflection Rating] equal to #% of [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
27.6%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
24.1%
# to maximum Life
24.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
17.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
17.2%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
65.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
44.8%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
37.9%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
34.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
27.6%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
27.6%
# to maximum Mana
24.1%
#% increased [Armour]
17.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
17.2%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
17.2%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
58.6%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
48.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
44.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
34.5%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
31%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
27.6%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
27.6%
# to maximum Mana
24.1%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
20.7%
# to maximum Life
20.7%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
62.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
58.6%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
41.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
37.9%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
34.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
31%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
24.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
20.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
89.7%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
51.7%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
41.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
41.4%
# to maximum Life
37.9%
# to [Strength|Strength]
20.7%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
20.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
20.7%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
20.7%
Legacy of [LegacyOfJade|Jade]
20.7%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
20.7%
#% increased [ElementalDamage|Elemental] Damage with [Attack|Attacks]
20.7%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
20.7%
Adds # to # [Fire|Fire] Damage
13.8%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
13.8%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
10.3%
#% increased [Physical] Damage
10.3%
[LifeLeech|Leeches] #% of [Physical|Physical] Damage as Life
10.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
6.9%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
6.9%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Essence of Virtue
(29)100%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(28)96.6%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(25)86.2%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(20)69%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(18)62.1%✕ Remove
Reusable Ammunition
(16)55.2%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(16)55.2%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(16)55.2%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(15)51.7%✕ Remove
Giantslayer
(14)48.3%✕ Remove
Sand in the Eyes
(13)44.8%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(13)44.8%✕ Remove
Escape Velocity
(12)41.4%✕ Remove
Spray and Pray
(12)41.4%✕ Remove
Stand and Deliver
(11)37.9%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(11)37.9%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(11)37.9%✕ Remove
Power Shots
(10)34.5%✕ Remove
Crystal Elixir
(10)34.5%✕ Remove
Ricochet
(10)34.5%✕ Remove
Cooked
(10)34.5%✕ Remove
Forces of Nature
(9)31%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(9)31%✕ Remove
Overwhelm
(9)31%✕ Remove
Maiming Strike
(9)31%✕ Remove
Integrated Efficiency
(9)31%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(8)27.6%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(8)27.6%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(8)27.6%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(8)27.6%✕ Remove
True Strike
(8)27.6%✕ Remove
Flash Storm
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Adrenaline Rush
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Tainted Strike
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Freedom of Movement
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Run and Gun
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Frantic Fighter
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Stimulants
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Harness the Elements
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Paragon
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Thrill of Battle
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Coming Calamity
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Feel no Pain
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Brinerot Ferocity
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Tactical Retreat
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Paranoia
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Mutewind Agility
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Path of the Renegade
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Redblade Discipline
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Rapid Reload
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Last Stand
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Afterimage
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Frazzled
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Efficient Loading
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Backup Plan
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
The Spring Hare
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Volatile Grenades
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Favourable Odds
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Full Salvo
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Emboldened Avatar
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Colossal Weapon
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Primal Sundering
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Trained Deflection
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Grenadier
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Momentum
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Tolerant Equipment
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
The Fabled Stag
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Insulated Treads
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Heavy Ammunition
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Crushing Verdict
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Immaterial
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Prolonged Assault
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Electrifying Nature
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Mass Hysteria
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Defiance
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Staunch Deflection
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
In the Thick of It
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Saqawal's Hide
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Cull the Hordes
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Enduring Deflection
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Goring
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Careful Aim
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Adaptive Capability
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Polymathy
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Doomsayer
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Dispatch Foes
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Saqawal's Talon
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Brush Off
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Repeating Explosives
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Fast Acting Toxins
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Dizzying Sweep
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Bond of the Cat
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Sundering
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Engineered Blaze
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Pin their Motivation
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Ignore Pain
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Relentless
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Snowpiercer
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Bestial Rage
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Strong Chin
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Spreading Shocks
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Sitting Duck
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Curved Weapon
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Jack of all Trades
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
General's Bindings
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Careful Consideration
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Cruel Fate
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Authority
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Blinding Strike
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
The Quick Fox
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Preemptive Strike
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Fearful Paralysis
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Resonance
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Material Solidification
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Grace of the Ancestors
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
General Electric
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Iron Reflexes
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Cluster Bombs
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
First Approach
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
High Alert
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Unexpected Finesse
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Lockdown
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Sturdy Metal
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Unhindered
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Vaal Pact
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Flow State
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Crushing Judgement
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Blur
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Serrated Edges
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Electrocution
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Concussive Attack
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Kept at Bay
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Fire
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Presence Present
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Demolitionist
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Exploit
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Surging Currents
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Blurred Motion
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Low Tolerance
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Exposed Wounds
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Crippling Toxins
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Intense Dose
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Short Shot
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Stormkeeper
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Overload
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Devastation
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Coursing Energy
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Wasting
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Leather Bound Gauntlets
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Carved Earth
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Sharp Sight
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
The Winter Owl
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Fortified Location
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Unbreaking
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Protraction
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Exposed to the Cosmos
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Agile Succession
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Proficiency
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Artillery Strike
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Falcon Dive
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Lasting Toxins
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Rattled
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Ancestral Unity
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Leeching Toxins
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Unbound Forces
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(1)3.4%✕ Remove