The Thunderstorm is a highly effective skill for the Gemling Legionnaire in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 16 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Shock, Magnified Area II, Boundless Energy II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Essence of Virtue, Advanced Thaumaturgy, Paragon on the skill tree.

Thunderstorm
(Gemling Legionnaire) Builds
Sample size: 16 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]
31.2%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
31.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
25%
# to maximum Mana
18.8%
#% chance for [Spell] Skills to fire # additional [Projectile|Projectiles]
18.8%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
18.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
18.8%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
12.5%
# to [Strength|Strength]
12.5%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
12.5%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
31.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
25%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
25%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.8%
# to maximum Life
12.5%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
12.5%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] per # maximum Life
12.5%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
12.5%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] Regenerate # Life per second
12.5%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
# to maximum Mana
43.8%
# to maximum Life
37.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
37.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
31.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
18.8%
# Life Regeneration per second
12.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
12.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
12.5%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
31.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.2%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
25%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
18.8%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
12.5%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
12.5%
# to all [Attributes] per Socket filled
12.5%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
56.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
37.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31.2%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
18.8%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
18.8%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
12.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
12.5%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
75%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
43.8%
# to maximum Mana
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
37.5%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
25%
# to maximum Life
18.8%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
18.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
18.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
18.8%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
68.8%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
43.8%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
43.8%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
37.5%
# to maximum Life
31.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% increased Cast Speed
25%
# to maximum Mana
18.8%
#% increased maximum Mana
18.8%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.8%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
43.8%
# to maximum Mana
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
31.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
# to [Evasion] Rating
18.8%
# to [Strength|Strength]
18.8%
# to maximum Life
18.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
18.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
18.8%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
62.5%
# to maximum Mana
56.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
31.2%
# to maximum Life
25%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
25%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
25%
#% increased Cast Speed
18.8%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
50%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
43.8%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Augment] Items
37.5%
This item gains bonuses from Socketed Items as though it was a Body Armour
37.5%
[Flask|Flasks] gain # charges per Second
37.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfJade|Jade]
31.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
31.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
31.2%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
12.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
12.5%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
12.5%
#% increased [Physical] Damage
12.5%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
12.5%
# [Intelligence] Requirement
6.2%
# [Strength] Requirement
6.2%
# to # added [Physical] [Thorns] damage per Runic Plate
6.2%
# to Level of all [Lightning] Skills
6.2%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
6.2%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
12.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
6.2%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
6.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
6.2%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
6.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
6.2%
#% of your Base Life Regeneration is granted to [Allies] in your [Presence]
6.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
6.2%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
6.2%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
6.2%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Essence of Virtue
(16)100%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(16)100%✕ Remove
Paragon
(13)81.2%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(11)68.8%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(11)68.8%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(8)50%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(8)50%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(8)50%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(7)43.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(6)37.5%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(5)31.2%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(5)31.2%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(5)31.2%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(5)31.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(5)31.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(5)31.2%✕ Remove
All Natural
(5)31.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(4)25%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(4)25%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(4)25%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(4)25%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(4)25%✕ Remove
Projectile Bulwark
(4)25%✕ Remove
Splitting Ground
(4)25%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(4)25%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(4)25%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(4)25%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(4)25%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(4)25%✕ Remove
Stormkeeper
(4)25%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(4)25%✕ Remove
Adaptive Capability
(4)25%✕ Remove
Vengeful Fury
(4)25%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(4)25%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(4)25%✕ Remove
In Your Face
(4)25%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(4)25%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(4)25%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Cruel Fate
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Integrated Efficiency
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Urgent Call
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Versatile Arms
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Bond of the Wolf
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Behemoth
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Ruin
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Reaving
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Split the Earth
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Adrenaline Rush
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Tactical Retreat
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Crushing Verdict
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Paranoia
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Sand in the Eyes
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Thrill of Battle
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Electrifying Nature
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Iron Reflexes
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Vocal Empowerment
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Devastation
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Flamekeeper
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Hindered Capabilities
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Enhanced Effectiveness
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Frantic Fighter
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Roil
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
True Strike
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Bond of the Ape
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Natural Immunity
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Wellspring
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Dimensional Weakspot
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Blade Flurry
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Last Stand
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Engineered Blaze
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Melding
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Void
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Fate Finding
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Power Shots
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Push the Advantage
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Burning Strikes
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Reusable Ammunition
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Stimulants
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Echoing Pulse
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Ignore Pain
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Relentless
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Focused Thrust
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Javelin
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Unyielding
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Flash Storm
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Ice
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Precise Point
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Suffusion
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Blade Catcher
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Lasting Trauma
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Immaterial
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Authority
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Tainted Strike
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Meat Recycling
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Spirit of the Wyvern
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Cold Nature
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Mass Hysteria
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Greatest Defence
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Roaring Cries
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Primal Rage
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Guttural Roar
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Inner Faith
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Entropic Incarnation
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Sturdy Metal
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Preservation
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Vaal Pact
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Flow State
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Mystic Avalanche
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Crushing Judgement
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Concussive Attack
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Marked for Death
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Fire
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Deafening Cries
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Crystal Elixir
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Blood Rush
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Blurred Motion
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Commanding Rage
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Impair
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Aftershocks
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Unimpeded
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Leather Bound Gauntlets
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Distant Dreamer
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
The Winter Owl
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Protraction
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Roll and Strike
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Momentum
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Marked for Sickness
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(1)6.2%✕ Remove