The Ice Nova is a highly effective skill for the Gemling Legionnaire in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 69 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Vorana's Siege, Astral Projection. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Essence of Virtue, Advanced Thaumaturgy, Gem Studded on the skill tree.

Ice Nova
(Gemling Legionnaire) Builds
Sample size: 69 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 effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
36.2%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
36.2%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
31.9%
# to maximum Mana
29%
#% increased Cast Speed
26.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
23.2%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
20.3%
#% chance for [Spell] Skills to fire # additional [Projectile|Projectiles]
13%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
13%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
13%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
24.6%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
24.6%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
24.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
24.6%
# to maximum Mana
23.2%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
18.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.4%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
14.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
63.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
49.3%
# to maximum Mana
43.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
37.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
29%
# to maximum Life
26.1%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
26.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
17.4%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
24.6%
# to maximum Mana
23.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.8%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
18.8%
# to [Spirit|Spirit] per Socket filled
14.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
13%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
36.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
34.8%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
31.9%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
31.9%
# to maximum Mana
30.4%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
30.4%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
30.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20.3%
# to maximum Life
18.8%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
63.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
42%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
34.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
24.6%
# to maximum Mana
21.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.7%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
17.4%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
14.5%
#% increased [Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
10.1%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# Suffix Modifier allowed
65.2%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
62.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
60.9%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
49.3%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
18.8%
#% increased maximum Mana
17.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
15.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
15.9%
#% increased [Armour]
11.6%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased maximum Mana
49.3%
# to maximum Mana
47.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
47.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
33.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
29%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
27.5%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
20.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.4%
Reflects opposite Ring
13%
[Spell|Spell] Skills have #% increased Area of Effect
11.6%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
53.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
23.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
21.7%
# to maximum Mana
20.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
18.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
17.4%
#% increased maximum Mana
14.5%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
13%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
10.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
10.1%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
97.1%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
60.9%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
60.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
55.1%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
46.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
36.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
27.5%
# to maximum Life
24.6%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
24.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
21.7%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
58%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
40.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
40.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
39.1%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
30.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
13%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
10.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
7.2%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
7.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
5.8%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
14.5%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.5%
#% increased [CooldownRecovery|Cooldown Recovery Rate]
14.5%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
10.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
10.1%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
10.1%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
8.7%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
8.7%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
7.2%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Essence of Virtue
(69)100%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(69)100%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(61)88.4%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(61)88.4%✕ Remove
Paragon
(60)87%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(44)63.8%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(44)63.8%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(43)62.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(41)59.4%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(41)59.4%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(40)58%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(36)52.2%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(35)50.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(35)50.7%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(34)49.3%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(33)47.8%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(33)47.8%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(30)43.5%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(30)43.5%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(30)43.5%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(29)42%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(29)42%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(29)42%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(28)40.6%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(27)39.1%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(27)39.1%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(27)39.1%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(25)36.2%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(24)34.8%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(23)33.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(23)33.3%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(23)33.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(23)33.3%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(23)33.3%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(21)30.4%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(21)30.4%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(21)30.4%✕ Remove
Roil
(21)30.4%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(20)29%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(20)29%✕ Remove
Energise
(20)29%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(20)29%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(19)27.5%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(19)27.5%✕ Remove
Dominion
(19)27.5%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(18)26.1%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(18)26.1%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(18)26.1%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(18)26.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(17)24.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(17)24.6%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(17)24.6%✕ Remove
True Strike
(17)24.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(16)23.2%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(16)23.2%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(15)21.7%✕ Remove
Preservation
(15)21.7%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(14)20.3%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(13)18.8%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(13)18.8%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(12)17.4%✕ Remove
All Natural
(12)17.4%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(12)17.4%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(10)14.5%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(10)14.5%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(10)14.5%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(10)14.5%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(10)14.5%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(10)14.5%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(10)14.5%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(10)14.5%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(10)14.5%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(9)13%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(9)13%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(9)13%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(9)13%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(9)13%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(8)11.6%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(8)11.6%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(8)11.6%✕ Remove
Drenched
(8)11.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(8)11.6%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(8)11.6%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(8)11.6%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(8)11.6%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(8)11.6%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Adaptive Capability
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(7)10.1%✕ Remove
Melding
(6)8.7%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(6)8.7%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(6)8.7%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(6)8.7%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(6)8.7%✕ Remove
Enhanced Effectiveness
(6)8.7%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Abasement
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Defiance
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Exposed to the Cosmos
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Cooked
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(5)7.2%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Cruel Fate
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
The Winter Owl
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Hunker Down
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(4)5.8%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Vigilance
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Meat Recycling
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Refocus
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(3)4.3%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Brutal
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Stimulants
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
The Fabled Stag
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Augmented Flesh
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Flurry
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Staunch Deflection
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
The Soul Meridian
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Hindered Capabilities
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Integrated Efficiency
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(2)2.9%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(2)2.9%✕ Remove