The Ball Lightning is a highly effective skill for the Infernalist in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 437 top players in the 90-plus 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, Grinning Immolation, Bringer of Flame 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
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
46.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
39.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
28.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
27.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
26.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
25.4%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
12.6%
# to maximum Mana
6.9%
#% increased Cast Speed
5%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
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#% increased [Armour|Armour]
73%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
72.3%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
72.3%
You take #% of damage from [Block|Blocked] [HitDamage|Hits]
49.2%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
9.8%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
9.8%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
9.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
9.8%
Recover # [Ward|Runic Ward] when you [Block]
8.9%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
6.6%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
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#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
85.1%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
81%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
78%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
78%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
15.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
12.6%
# to maximum Life
10.5%
# to maximum Mana
8.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
7.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
6.6%
Body Armour
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# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
82.2%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
82.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
82.2%
#% to all [MaximumResistances|Maximum Elemental Resistances]
82.2%
Take no Extra Damage from [Critical|Critical Hits]
82.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
14.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
14%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.7%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.7%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Life
13.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
27.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.2%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
23.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
22.9%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
18.8%
# to maximum Life
17.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
12.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
11.7%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
9.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
9.8%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
53.3%
#% increased Movement Speed
46.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
45.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
31.4%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
26.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25.9%
# to maximum Life
18.1%
# to maximum Mana
15.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13%
# to [Armour|Armour]
11.7%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# Prefix Modifier allowed
88.6%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
88.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
76.9%
#% increased Cast Speed
27%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
25.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
18.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
8%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Life
5.9%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
5.3%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
81.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
55.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
53.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
25.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
23.8%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
17.4%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
16.2%
Reflects opposite Ring
12.4%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
11%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
53.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
37.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
25.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
23.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
19%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
16.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
14.2%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
13.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
9.2%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
7.8%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
95.2%
# to maximum Life
67%
# to [Strength|Strength]
62.5%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
62.2%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
60.9%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
60.4%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
28.4%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
26.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
22%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
20.6%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
27.9%
# to maximum Mana
24%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
16.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
14.6%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
12.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
11%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
8.2%
#% increased bonuses gained from Equipped [Quiver]
6.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
5.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
5.7%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
6.6%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
6.6%
#% of your Base Life Regeneration is granted to [Allies] in your [Presence]
6.2%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
5.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
5%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Pyromantic Pact
(422)96.6%✕ Remove
Grinning Immolation
(408)93.4%✕ Remove
Bringer of Flame
(402)92%✕ Remove
Altered Flesh
(362)82.8%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(354)81%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(347)79.4%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(345)78.9%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(343)78.5%✕ Remove
Energise
(331)75.7%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(330)75.5%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(327)74.8%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(324)74.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(322)73.7%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(322)73.7%✕ Remove
True Strike
(318)72.8%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(299)68.4%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(297)68%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(297)68%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(268)61.3%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(267)61.1%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(257)58.8%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(257)58.8%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(230)52.6%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(216)49.4%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(197)45.1%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(186)42.6%✕ Remove
Invocated Echoes
(168)38.4%✕ Remove
Dominion
(165)37.8%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(161)36.8%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(161)36.8%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(144)33%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(142)32.5%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(140)32%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(139)31.8%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(138)31.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(138)31.6%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(135)30.9%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(133)30.4%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(127)29.1%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(124)28.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(121)27.7%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(87)19.9%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(85)19.5%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(85)19.5%✕ Remove
All Natural
(82)18.8%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(74)16.9%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(72)16.5%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(69)15.8%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(68)15.6%✕ Remove
Cooked
(63)14.4%✕ Remove
Demonic Possession
(61)14%✕ Remove
Melding
(60)13.7%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(58)13.3%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(55)12.6%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(55)12.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(54)12.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(54)12.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(53)12.1%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(53)12.1%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(53)12.1%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(52)11.9%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(51)11.7%✕ Remove
Mastered Darkness
(50)11.4%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(49)11.2%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(48)11%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(48)11%✕ Remove
Preservation
(47)10.8%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(46)10.5%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(44)10.1%✕ Remove
Roil
(40)9.2%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(39)8.9%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(35)8%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(34)7.8%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(34)7.8%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(29)6.6%✕ Remove
Ruin
(27)6.2%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(27)6.2%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(26)5.9%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(26)5.9%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(25)5.7%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(24)5.5%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(24)5.5%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(23)5.3%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(23)5.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(21)4.8%✕ Remove
Invocated Limit
(20)4.6%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(20)4.6%✕ Remove
Resonance
(20)4.6%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(20)4.6%✕ Remove
Beidat's Will
(19)4.3%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(18)4.1%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(17)3.9%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(17)3.9%✕ Remove
Conduit
(17)3.9%✕ Remove
Stormwalker
(16)3.7%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(16)3.7%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(16)3.7%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(15)3.4%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(15)3.4%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(14)3.2%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(14)3.2%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(14)3.2%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(13)3%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(13)3%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(13)3%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(13)3%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(13)3%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(13)3%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(12)2.7%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(12)2.7%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(12)2.7%✕ Remove
Augmented Flesh
(12)2.7%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(12)2.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(12)2.7%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Endless Circuit
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Dance with Death
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Falcon Dive
(11)2.5%✕ Remove
Last Stand
(10)2.3%✕ Remove
Unnatural Resilience
(10)2.3%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(10)2.3%✕ Remove
Stimulants
(10)2.3%✕ Remove
Abasement
(10)2.3%✕ Remove
Harness the Elements
(10)2.3%✕ Remove
Hale Heart
(10)2.3%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(10)2.3%✕ Remove
Loyal Hellhound
(10)2.3%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(10)2.3%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(10)2.3%✕ Remove
Engineered Blaze
(9)2.1%✕ Remove
Versatile Arms
(9)2.1%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(9)2.1%✕ Remove
Sand in the Eyes
(9)2.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(9)2.1%✕ Remove
Maiming Strike
(9)2.1%✕ Remove
Molten Carapace
(9)2.1%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(9)2.1%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(9)2.1%✕ Remove