The Firestorm is a highly effective skill for the Monk in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 42 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Spell Cascade, Mobility, Unleash. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Careful Assassin, Turn the Clock Forward, Efficient Casting on the skill tree.

Firestorm
(Monk) Builds
Sample size: 42 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 19:43:54 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 Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
57.1%
# to maximum Mana
57.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
52.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
50%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
40.5%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
21.4%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
21.4%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
7.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
7.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
7.1%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
35.7%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
35.7%
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%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
19%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
# to maximum Life
11.9%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] have #% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances|Resistances]
11.9%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
64.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
54.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
# to maximum Mana
47.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40.5%
# to maximum Life
26.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
26.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
23.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
19%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
16.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
69%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
38.1%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
23.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.4%
#% of [Spell] Damage [LifeLeech|Leeched as Life]
21.4%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
19%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
16.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
66.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
59.5%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
59.5%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
59.5%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
59.5%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
59.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
26.2%
# to maximum Life
14.3%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
11.9%
# to maximum Mana
11.9%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
64.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40.5%
# to maximum Mana
38.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
38.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
38.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
31%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.4%
# to maximum Life
14.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
14.3%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
59.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
42.9%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
40.5%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
40.5%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
26.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
21.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
19%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
11.9%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
50%
# to maximum Mana
42.9%
#% increased maximum Mana
35.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
35.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
33.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
31%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
14.3%
Grants # additional Skill Slot
14.3%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
45.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
40.5%
# to maximum Mana
31%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
19%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
19%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
14.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
14.3%
#% increased maximum Mana
11.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
9.5%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
92.9%
# to maximum Life
47.6%
# to [Strength|Strength]
45.2%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
40.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
38.1%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
38.1%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
38.1%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
31%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
28.6%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
28.6%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
69%
#% increased Cast Speed
59.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
50%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
50%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
14.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
14.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
9.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
7.1%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
7.1%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.9%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
9.5%
#% increased [CooldownRecovery|Cooldown Recovery Rate]
9.5%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
9.5%
#% of your Base Life Regeneration is granted to [Allies] in your [Presence]
7.1%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineCold|Guided Freezing Shrine]
7.1%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Cold|Cold] Damage
7.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
7.1%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Careful Assassin
(35)83.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(32)76.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(32)76.2%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(30)71.4%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(30)71.4%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(29)69%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(29)69%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(28)66.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(28)66.7%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(28)66.7%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(27)64.3%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(27)64.3%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(26)61.9%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(26)61.9%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(25)59.5%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(25)59.5%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(25)59.5%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(24)57.1%✕ Remove
Preservation
(24)57.1%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(23)54.8%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(23)54.8%✕ Remove
Energise
(23)54.8%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(23)54.8%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(23)54.8%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(22)52.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(22)52.4%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(21)50%✕ Remove
Dominion
(20)47.6%✕ Remove
Refracted Infusion
(20)47.6%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(20)47.6%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Tempest Caller
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Storm's Recollection
(19)45.2%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(18)42.9%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(17)40.5%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(17)40.5%✕ Remove
Constant Gale
(14)33.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(14)33.3%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(14)33.3%✕ Remove
All Natural
(14)33.3%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(13)31%✕ Remove
Essence of Virtue
(12)28.6%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(12)28.6%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(12)28.6%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(12)28.6%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(12)28.6%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(12)28.6%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(12)28.6%✕ Remove
True Strike
(12)28.6%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(11)26.2%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(11)26.2%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(10)23.8%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(10)23.8%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(10)23.8%✕ Remove
Drenched
(10)23.8%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(10)23.8%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(9)21.4%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(8)19%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(8)19%✕ Remove
Multiplying Squalls
(8)19%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(8)19%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(8)19%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(8)19%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(7)16.7%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(6)14.3%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(6)14.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(6)14.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(6)14.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(6)14.3%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(6)14.3%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(6)14.3%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(5)11.9%✕ Remove
Melding
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Cooked
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Roil
(4)9.5%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Abasement
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Sacred Flow
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Wisdom of the Maji
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(3)7.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Right Hand of Darkness
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Heartstopping Presence
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Breath of Ice
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Paragon
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Necromantic Conduit
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Furious Wellspring
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Force of Will
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Goring
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Immortal Thirst
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Sling Shots
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Druidic Champion
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(2)4.8%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Wellspring
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Spiral into Insanity
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Blackened Heart
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Seeing Stars
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
The Unseen Path
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Stand and Deliver
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Pulse
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Sanguimancy
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Sturdy Ally
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Quicksand Hourglass
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Now and Again
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Spreading Shocks
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Power of the Storm
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Cower Before the First Ones
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Pyromancer
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Cruel Fate
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Inner Turmoil
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Shaper of Winter
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Fearful Paralysis
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Immortal Infamy
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Fulmination
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Electrifying Nature
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Refocus
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Footprints in the Sand
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Phased Form
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Cluster Bombs
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Entwined Realities
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Lord of Horrors
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Flurry
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
The Lesser Harm
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Incision
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Split Shot
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Emboldened Avatar
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Instability
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Altered Brain Chemistry
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Scarred Faith
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Spellblade
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Waking Dream
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Mutewind Agility
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Nurturing Nature
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Lucid Dreaming
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
The Soul Meridian
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Briny Carapace
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Gift of the Plains
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Forced Outcome
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Polymathy
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Reactive Growth
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Lucky Rabbit Foot
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Chayula's Gift
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Avatar of Evolution
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Heavy Snows
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Puppet Master chance
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Lasting Boons
(1)2.4%✕ Remove
Flashy Parrying
(1)2.4%✕ Remove