The Virtuous Barrier is a highly effective skill for the Gemling Legionnaire in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 20 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Armour Demolisher II, Healing Runes, Uhtred's Omen. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Essence of Virtue, Advanced Thaumaturgy, Gem Studded on the skill tree.
Abyssal Lich
Acolyte Of Chayula
Amazon
Blood Mage
Chronomancer
Deadeye
Disciple Of Varashta
Druid
Gemling Legionnaire
Huntress
Infernalist
Invoker
Lich
Martial Artist
Mercenary
Monk
Oracle
Pathfinder
Ranger
Ritualist
Shaman
Smith Of Kitava
Sorceress
Spirit Walker
Stormweaver
Tactician
Titan
Warbringer
Warrior
Witch
WitchhunterVirtuous Barrier
(Gemling Legionnaire) Builds
Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.
Other Active Skills & Auras
Flasks Distribution
Main Hand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
30%
#% increased Cast Speed
30%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
20%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
20%
#% increased [Physical] Damage
15%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
15%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
15%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
15%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
15%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
15%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
20%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
15%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
15%
You take #% of damage from [Block|Blocked] [HitDamage|Hits]
15%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
10%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
10%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
10%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
10%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
10%
Helmet
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
55%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
30%
# to maximum Life
30%
# to maximum Mana
30%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
30%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
15%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
30%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
20%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
20%
#% increased Cast Speed
20%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20%
#% to [Quality] of all Skills
20%
#% to all [Resistances|Elemental Resistances] per Socket filled
20%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
20%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
40%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30%
# to maximum Life
25%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
# to maximum Mana
15%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
15%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
15%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
15%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
15%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
70%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
35%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
# to maximum Mana
20%
# to [Evasion] Rating
15%
# to maximum Life
15%
#% reduced [Chill|Chill] Duration on you
15%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# Prefix Modifier allowed
50%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
45%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
45%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
30%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
30%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
30%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
15%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
15%
# [Physical] Damage taken from [Attack] Hits
10%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
10%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
45%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
35%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
30%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
30%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
25%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased Cast Speed
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
15%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
60%
# to maximum Mana
35%
#% increased Cast Speed
30%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
30%
Reflects opposite Ring
30%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
20%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
15%
# Life Regeneration per second
10%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
90%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
50%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
40%
# to maximum Life
35%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
35%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
35%
# to [Strength|Strength]
30%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
25%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
25%
Legacy of [LegacyOfJade|Jade]
25%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Physical] Damage
15%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
10%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
10%
# to maximum Mana
10%
#% increased Cast Speed
10%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
10%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
10%
# to Level of all [Fire|Fire] [Spell|Spell] Skills
5%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
5%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
5%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
10%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
10%
# to Level of all [Cold] Skills
5%
# to Level of all [Fire] Skills
5%
# to Level of all [Lightning] Skills
5%
# to maximum Mana
5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
5%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage per # [Spirit]
5%
#% to [MaximumResistances|Maximum Cold Resistance]
5%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Essence of Virtue
(20)100%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(19)95%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(18)90%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(18)90%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(8)40%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(8)40%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(7)35%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(7)35%✕ Remove
Paragon
(6)30%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(6)30%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(6)30%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(6)30%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(6)30%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(5)25%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(5)25%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(5)25%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(5)25%✕ Remove
Energise
(5)25%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(5)25%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(5)25%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(5)25%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(5)25%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(5)25%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(5)25%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(5)25%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(4)20%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(4)20%✕ Remove
Melding
(4)20%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(4)20%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(4)20%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(4)20%✕ Remove
Adrenaline Rush
(4)20%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(4)20%✕ Remove
Preservation
(4)20%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(4)20%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(4)20%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(4)20%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(4)20%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(4)20%✕ Remove
True Strike
(4)20%✕ Remove
Fast Acting Toxins
(3)15%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(3)15%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(3)15%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(3)15%✕ Remove
Arsonist
(3)15%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(3)15%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(3)15%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(3)15%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(3)15%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(3)15%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(3)15%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(3)15%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(3)15%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(3)15%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(3)15%✕ Remove
Searing Heat
(3)15%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)15%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(3)15%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(3)15%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(3)15%✕ Remove
Flamekeeper
(3)15%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(3)15%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(3)15%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(3)15%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(3)15%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(2)10%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(2)10%✕ Remove
Engineered Blaze
(2)10%✕ Remove
Seeing Stars
(2)10%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(2)10%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(2)10%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(2)10%✕ Remove
Javelin
(2)10%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(2)10%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(2)10%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(2)10%✕ Remove
Utility Ordnance
(2)10%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(2)10%✕ Remove
Lasting Trauma
(2)10%✕ Remove
Immaterial
(2)10%✕ Remove
Projectile Bulwark
(2)10%✕ Remove
Authority
(2)10%✕ Remove
Fervour
(2)10%✕ Remove
Immortal Infamy
(2)10%✕ Remove
Fulmination
(2)10%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(2)10%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(2)10%✕ Remove
Iron Reflexes
(2)10%✕ Remove
Cluster Bombs
(2)10%✕ Remove
Inner Faith
(2)10%✕ Remove
Primal Growth
(2)10%✕ Remove
Flow State
(2)10%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(2)10%✕ Remove
Burnout
(2)10%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(2)10%✕ Remove
Crystal Elixir
(2)10%✕ Remove
Ricochet
(2)10%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(2)10%✕ Remove
Made to Last
(2)10%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(2)10%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(2)10%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(2)10%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)10%✕ Remove
Wasting
(2)10%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(2)10%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(2)10%✕ Remove
Immortal Thirst
(2)10%✕ Remove
Adaptive Capability
(2)10%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(2)10%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)10%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(2)10%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(2)10%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(2)10%✕ Remove
Integrated Efficiency
(2)10%✕ Remove
Grenadier
(2)10%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(2)10%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(2)10%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(2)10%✕ Remove
Incendiary
(2)10%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(1)5%✕ Remove
Void
(1)5%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(1)5%✕ Remove
Versatile Arms
(1)5%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(1)5%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(1)5%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)5%✕ Remove
Bond of the Wolf
(1)5%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)5%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)5%✕ Remove
Stimulants
(1)5%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)5%✕ Remove
Ignore Pain
(1)5%✕ Remove
The Fabled Stag
(1)5%✕ Remove
Burning Nature
(1)5%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)5%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(1)5%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)5%✕ Remove
Focused Thrust
(1)5%✕ Remove
Catapult
(1)5%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(1)5%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)5%✕ Remove
Molten Being
(1)5%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)5%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)5%✕ Remove
Curved Weapon
(1)5%✕ Remove
Precise Point
(1)5%✕ Remove
Dance with Death
(1)5%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(1)5%✕ Remove
Deterioration
(1)5%✕ Remove
General's Bindings
(1)5%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(1)5%✕ Remove
Escape Velocity
(1)5%✕ Remove
Crushing Verdict
(1)5%✕ Remove
Avatar of Fire
(1)5%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)5%✕ Remove
Dark Entropy
(1)5%✕ Remove
Cremating Cries
(1)5%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(1)5%✕ Remove
Spray and Pray
(1)5%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(1)5%✕ Remove
Chakra of Impact
(1)5%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(1)5%✕ Remove
Beef
(1)5%✕ Remove
Blazing Arms
(1)5%✕ Remove
Mass Hysteria
(1)5%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)5%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)5%✕ Remove
Total Incineration
(1)5%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(1)5%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(1)5%✕ Remove
Slow Burn
(1)5%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(1)5%✕ Remove
Giant's Blood
(1)5%✕ Remove
Defiance
(1)5%✕ Remove
Vaal Pact
(1)5%✕ Remove
Quick Fingers
(1)5%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(1)5%✕ Remove
Staunch Deflection
(1)5%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)5%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(1)5%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Fire
(1)5%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)5%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(1)5%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(1)5%✕ Remove
Essence Infusion
(1)5%✕ Remove
Overheating Blow
(1)5%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(1)5%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(1)5%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(1)5%✕ Remove
Feel no Pain
(1)5%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(1)5%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)5%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(1)5%✕ Remove
Goring
(1)5%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(1)5%✕ Remove
Devastation
(1)5%✕ Remove
Spellblade
(1)5%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)5%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(1)5%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(1)5%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(1)5%✕ Remove
Leather Bound Gauntlets
(1)5%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(1)5%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)5%✕ Remove
Distant Dreamer
(1)5%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(1)5%✕ Remove
Immolation
(1)5%✕ Remove
Run and Gun
(1)5%✕ Remove
Backup Plan
(1)5%✕ Remove
Smoke Inhalation
(1)5%✕ Remove
Vengeful Fury
(1)5%✕ Remove
Protraction
(1)5%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(1)5%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)5%✕ Remove
Subterfuge Mask
(1)5%✕ Remove
Swift Flight
(1)5%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)5%✕ Remove
In Your Face
(1)5%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(1)5%✕ Remove
Enhanced Effectiveness
(1)5%✕ Remove
Heavy Armour
(1)5%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(1)5%✕ Remove
Falcon Dive
(1)5%✕ Remove
Roll and Strike
(1)5%✕ Remove
Sigil of Fire
(1)5%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)5%✕ Remove
Momentum
(1)5%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(1)5%✕ Remove
Marathon Runner
(1)5%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(1)5%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(1)5%✕ Remove