The Ball Lightning is a highly effective skill for the Infernalist in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 14 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Multishot II, Boundless Energy II, Vilenta's Propulsion. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Pyromantic Pact, Bringer of Flame, Grinning Immolation on the skill tree.

Ball Lightning
(Infernalist) Builds
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 Explicit Mods
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
57.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
42.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
42.9%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
35.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
35.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
35.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
14.3%
# to maximum Mana
14.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
14.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
7.1%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
42.9%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
42.9%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
42.9%
You take #% of damage from [Block|Blocked] [HitDamage|Hits]
28.6%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
21.4%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
21.4%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
21.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
21.4%
Recover # [Ward|Runic Ward] when you [Block]
14.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
7.1%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
71.4%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
64.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
50%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
50%
# to maximum Life
21.4%
# to maximum Mana
21.4%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.4%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
14.3%
#% increased [CullingStrike|Culling Strike] Threshold
14.3%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
64.3%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
64.3%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
64.3%
#% to all [MaximumResistances|Maximum Elemental Resistances]
64.3%
Take no Extra Damage from [Critical|Critical Hits]
64.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
28.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
21.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.4%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
42.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.7%
# to maximum Life
28.6%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
28.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
14.3%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
14.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
14.3%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
71.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
42.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
28.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.4%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
21.4%
# to maximum Mana
21.4%
# Life Regeneration per second
14.3%
# to maximum Life
14.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.3%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
50%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
42.9%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
42.9%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
28.6%
# to maximum Life
21.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.3%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
85.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
50%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
35.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
28.6%
# to maximum Life
28.6%
# to maximum Mana
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
21.4%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
64.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
42.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
42.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
35.7%
#% increased [Fire] Damage
28.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
28.6%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
28.6%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
28.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
21.4%
# to maximum Life
21.4%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
85.7%
# to maximum Life
71.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
64.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
57.1%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
50%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
21.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
21.4%
# to [Armour]
14.3%
#% increased Life Recovery from [Flask|Flasks]
14.3%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
35.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
28.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
14.3%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
14.3%
#% increased [Freeze|Freeze] Buildup
14.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
14.3%
#% increased bonuses gained from Equipped [Quiver]
14.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
14.3%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
14.3%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
7.1%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
14.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
14.3%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
14.3%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
7.1%
#% increased Damage with Bow Skills
7.1%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
7.1%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
7.1%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] for [Attack] Damage
7.1%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Attack|Attacks]
7.1%
#% reduced Skill Effect Duration
7.1%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Pyromantic Pact
(13)92.9%✕ Remove
Bringer of Flame
(12)85.7%✕ Remove
Grinning Immolation
(10)71.4%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(10)71.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Energise
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Altered Flesh
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(7)50%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(7)50%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(7)50%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(7)50%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(7)50%✕ Remove
True Strike
(7)50%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Demonic Possession
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Dominion
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Invocated Echoes
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Invocated Limit
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Preservation
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Conduit
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Mastered Darkness
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Intense Flames
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Last Stand
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
The Noble Wolf
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
The Fabled Stag
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Endless Circuit
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Leaping Ambush
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Exposed to the Inferno
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Volcanic Skin
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Jack of all Trades
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Augmented Flesh
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Cremation
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Holy Protector
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Direct Approach
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Deadly Invocations
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Slow Burn
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Hunting Companion
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Burnout
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Maiming Strike
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Beidat's Will
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Precise Invocations
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Firestarter
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
All Natural
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Roil
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Redblade Discipline
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)7.1%✕ Remove