The Ball Lightning is a highly effective skill for the Lich in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 11 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Multishot II, Efficiency II, Unleash. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Price of Power, Elemental Equilibrium, Well of Power on the skill tree.

Ball Lightning
(Lich) Builds
Sample size: 11 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 Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
63.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
45.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
27.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
18.2%
# to maximum Mana
18.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
18.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
18.2%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
9.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
9.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
9.1%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
63.6%
# to maximum Mana
63.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
63.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
54.5%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
18.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
18.2%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
9.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
9.1%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
81.8%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
81.8%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
72.7%
#% increased [CullingStrike|Culling Strike] Threshold
72.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
18.2%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
9.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
9.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
9.1%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
9.1%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
45.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
36.4%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.4%
#% increased maximum Mana
36.4%
#% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.3%
#% reduced [Ignite|Ignite] Duration on you
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
18.2%
# Life Regeneration per second
9.1%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
81.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
72.7%
# to maximum Mana
63.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
54.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.4%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
27.3%
# to maximum Life
18.2%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
9.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
9.1%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
72.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
63.6%
#% increased Movement Speed
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
45.5%
# to maximum Mana
36.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
36.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
27.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
18.2%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# Prefix Modifier allowed
90.9%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
90.9%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
81.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
54.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
27.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.3%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
9.1%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
9.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
9.1%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
9.1%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased maximum Mana
54.5%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
54.5%
#% increased Cast Speed
45.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
45.5%
# to maximum Mana
27.3%
Reflects opposite Ring
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
18.2%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
9.1%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
9.1%
#% increased [Fire] Damage
9.1%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
45.5%
Reflects opposite Ring
45.5%
# to maximum Mana
36.4%
#% increased maximum Mana
36.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
18.2%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
18.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
9.1%
# to maximum Life
9.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
9.1%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
72.7%
# to [Strength|Strength]
72.7%
# to maximum Life
72.7%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
72.7%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
72.7%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
27.3%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
27.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
27.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSulphur|Sulphur]
27.3%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
45.5%
#% increased Cast Speed
36.4%
#% increased bonuses gained from Equipped [Quiver]
27.3%
# to maximum Mana
18.2%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
18.2%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
18.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
18.2%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
18.2%
[Spell|Spells] fire # additional [Projectile|Projectiles]
[Spell|Spells] fire [Projectile|Projectiles] in a circle
18.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
9.1%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
27.3%
# to [Armour]
9.1%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
9.1%
#% increased Arrow Speed
9.1%
#% increased Damage with Bow Skills
9.1%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
9.1%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] for [Attack] Damage
9.1%
#% increased [Stun] Buildup
9.1%
#% to [Block] chance
9.1%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
9.1%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Price of Power
(11)100%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(11)100%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(11)100%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(11)100%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(10)90.9%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(10)90.9%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(10)90.9%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(9)81.8%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(9)81.8%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Roil
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Cooked
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Eldritch Empowerment
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Blackened Heart
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Necromantic Conduit
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Melding
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
True Strike
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Incessant Cacophony
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Preservation
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Anticipation
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(1)9.1%✕ Remove