The Lightning Bolt is a highly effective skill for the Infernalist in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 13 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Execute III, Vorana's Siege, Blindside. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Heartbreaking, Grinning Immolation, Heartstopping on the skill tree.

Lightning Bolt
(Infernalist) Builds
Sample size: 13 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.
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Flasks Distribution
Main Hand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
46.2%
# to maximum Mana
46.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
46.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
46.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
23.1%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
15.4%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
15.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
15.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
15.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
15.4%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
53.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
38.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
30.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
23.1%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
23.1%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
23.1%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
23.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
23.1%
# to maximum Mana
15.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
15.4%
Helmet
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
61.5%
# to maximum Life
46.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
46.2%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
38.5%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
38.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
38.5%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
38.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
30.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
23.1%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
69.2%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Life
46.2%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Mana
46.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
46.2%
Skills have # seconds to Cooldown
46.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.1%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
15.4%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
15.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
15.4%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
53.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
46.2%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
23.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.1%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
23.1%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
23.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
15.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
15.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
15.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
7.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
46.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
46.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
23.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.1%
# to maximum Life
15.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
15.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
15.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
15.4%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
100%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
100%
[Critical|Critical Hits] [IgnoreResistances|Ignore] Enemy Monster [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
100%
[Trigger] Lightning Bolt Skill on [Critical|Critical Hit]
100%
Ring 1
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
76.9%
# to maximum Mana
69.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
53.8%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
30.8%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
23.1%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
23.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
23.1%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
15.4%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
15.4%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
76.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.8%
# to maximum Mana
23.1%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
15.4%
# to [Evasion] Rating
7.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
7.7%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
7.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
7.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
7.7%
#% increased [Fire] Damage
7.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
84.6%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
61.5%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
46.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
46.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
46.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
38.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
30.8%
# to maximum Life
30.8%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
23.1%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
23.1%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
30.8%
# to maximum Mana
30.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
30.8%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
23.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
23.1%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
15.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
15.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
7.7%
#% increased [Abyssalify|Desecrated Modifier] magnitudes
7.7%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
7.7%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
7.7%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
7.7%
#% of your Base Life Regeneration is granted to [Allies] in your [Presence]
7.7%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineLightning|Guided Tempest Shrine]
7.7%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
7.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
7.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Heartbreaking
(12)92.3%✕ Remove
Grinning Immolation
(12)92.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(12)92.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(11)84.6%✕ Remove
Altered Flesh
(11)84.6%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(10)76.9%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(10)76.9%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(10)76.9%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(10)76.9%✕ Remove
Dominion
(9)69.2%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(9)69.2%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(9)69.2%✕ Remove
True Strike
(9)69.2%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(8)61.5%✕ Remove
Demonic Possession
(8)61.5%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(8)61.5%✕ Remove
Preservation
(8)61.5%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(8)61.5%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(8)61.5%✕ Remove
Beidat's Will
(8)61.5%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(8)61.5%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(7)53.8%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Abasement
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(6)46.2%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(5)38.5%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(5)38.5%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(5)38.5%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Pyromantic Pact
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Bringer of Flame
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(4)30.8%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Energise
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(3)23.1%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
All Natural
(2)15.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Dimensional Weakspot
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Blade Flurry
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Seeing Stars
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Sanguimancy
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Volcanic Skin
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Cruel Fate
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Cremation
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Storm's Rebuke
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Energising Deflection
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Near at Hand
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Spellblade
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Sharpened Claw
(1)7.7%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)7.7%✕ Remove