The Ball Lightning is a highly effective skill for the Lich in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 26 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Multishot II, Unleash, Rapid Casting II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Price of Power, Well of Power, Raw Mana on the skill tree.

Ball Lightning
(Lich) Builds
Sample size: 26 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 07:44:41 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
46.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
34.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
30.8%
# to maximum Mana
30.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
30.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
23.1%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
19.2%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
7.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
7.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
84.6%
# to maximum Mana
80.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
73.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
65.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
19.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11.5%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
7.7%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
7.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
7.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
92.3%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
73.1%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
69.2%
#% increased [CullingStrike|Culling Strike] Threshold
69.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
19.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
15.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.5%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
11.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
11.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
7.7%
Body Armour
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
42.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
38.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
34.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30.8%
#% increased maximum Mana
30.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
30.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
15.4%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
15.4%
#% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances
15.4%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
69.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
53.8%
# to maximum Mana
46.2%
# to maximum Life
30.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
26.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
26.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
23.1%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
19.2%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
11.5%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
11.5%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
57.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
53.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
46.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
38.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
34.6%
# to maximum Mana
30.8%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
26.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
26.9%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
11.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
7.7%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# Prefix Modifier allowed
69.2%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
69.2%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
65.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
53.8%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
38.5%
# to maximum Mana
30.8%
# to maximum Life
23.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
15.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
15.4%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
11.5%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
50%
#% increased Cast Speed
46.2%
#% increased maximum Mana
46.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
30.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.1%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
19.2%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
19.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
15.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
15.4%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
53.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
30.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
23.1%
#% increased maximum Mana
23.1%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
19.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
19.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
19.2%
# to maximum Mana
15.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
11.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
7.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
92.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
50%
# to [Strength|Strength]
50%
# to maximum Life
50%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
50%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
50%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
38.5%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
30.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
26.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
26.9%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
34.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
26.9%
#% increased bonuses gained from Equipped [Quiver]
23.1%
# to maximum Mana
19.2%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
19.2%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
15.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
15.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.5%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
11.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
11.5%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
23.1%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
11.5%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
11.5%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
7.7%
#% increased Arrow Speed
7.7%
#% increased [Stun] Buildup
7.7%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
7.7%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
7.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Price of Power
(25)96.2%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(25)96.2%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(24)92.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(24)92.3%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(24)92.3%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(24)92.3%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(22)84.6%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(22)84.6%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(22)84.6%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(21)80.8%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(21)80.8%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(21)80.8%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(20)76.9%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(20)76.9%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(19)73.1%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(19)73.1%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(19)73.1%✕ Remove
Necromantic Conduit
(18)69.2%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(17)65.4%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(17)65.4%✕ Remove
Roil
(17)65.4%✕ Remove
Blackened Heart
(16)61.5%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(16)61.5%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(16)61.5%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(16)61.5%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(15)57.7%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(15)57.7%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(15)57.7%✕ Remove
Cooked
(13)50%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(9)34.6%✕ Remove
Eldritch Empowerment
(9)34.6%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(8)30.8%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(8)30.8%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(7)26.9%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(7)26.9%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
True Strike
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(4)15.4%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(4)15.4%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Incessant Cacophony
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Warlord Leader
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Careful Consideration
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Resonance
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Inner Faith
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Conduit
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(1)3.8%✕ Remove