The Pounce is a highly effective skill for the Oracle in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 18 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Cooldown Recovery II, Charged Mark, Ice Bite II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like The Unseen Path, Entwined Realities, Relentless Vindicator on the skill tree.

Pounce
(Oracle) Builds
Sample size: 18 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 Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Physical] Damage
44.4%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
33.3%
# to Maximum [Rage]
27.8%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
27.8%
Adds # to # [Cold|Cold] Damage
27.8%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
27.8%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
27.8%
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
22.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
22.2%
#% increased [ElementalDamage|Elemental] Damage with [Attack|Attacks]
16.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.2%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
22.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
11.1%
# to maximum Mana
11.1%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.1%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Cold|Cold] Damage
11.1%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Fire|Fire] Damage
11.1%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
11.1%
[Minion|Minions] have #% increased maximum Life
11.1%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
5.6%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
61.1%
# to maximum Life
50%
# to [Armour|Armour]
44.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
44.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
38.9%
# to maximum Mana
27.8%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
27.8%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
22.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.2%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
44.4%
# to [Spirit|Spirit] per Socket filled
33.3%
# to maximum Life
33.3%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
33.3%
# Life Regeneration per second
27.8%
# to [Armour|Armour]
27.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
27.8%
# to maximum Life per Socket filled
22.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
22.2%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
38.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
38.9%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
27.8%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
27.8%
#% increased Damage against [Immobilised] Enemies
22.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.2%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
22.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.2%
#% increased [SkillSpeed|Skill Speed]
22.2%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
83.3%
# to maximum Life
44.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.8%
# to [Strength|Strength]
22.2%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
22.2%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
55.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
50%
# to [Strength|Strength]
33.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
33.3%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
27.8%
#% increased maximum Life
27.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
27.8%
Recover #% of Missing Life before being [HitDamage|Hit] by an Enemy
27.8%
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
22.2%
Ring 1
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
50%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
50%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
44.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
27.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.8%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
27.8%
# Life Regeneration per second
22.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
22.2%
# to maximum Mana
22.2%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
61.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
55.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
44.4%
# to maximum Life
38.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
38.9%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
38.9%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.8%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
27.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
22.2%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
88.9%
# to [Armour]
66.7%
# to maximum Life
61.1%
# to [Strength|Strength]
44.4%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
38.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
38.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.8%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
22.2%
#% increased [Physical] Damage
22.2%
# to Level of all [Melee|Melee] Skills
16.7%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
16.7%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
16.7%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
11.1%
#% increased [Stun|Stun] Duration
11.1%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
11.1%
Adds # to # [Cold|Cold] Damage
11.1%
# to Maximum [Rage]
5.6%
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Key Notables & Keystones
The Unseen Path
(18)100%✕ Remove
Entwined Realities
(17)94.4%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(16)88.9%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(16)88.9%✕ Remove
The Lesser Harm
(16)88.9%✕ Remove
Spirit of the Wolf
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Cruel Fate
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Frozen Claw
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Primal Rage
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Swift Claw
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(15)83.3%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Calculated Hunter
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Electrified Claw
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Anger Management
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(14)77.8%✕ Remove
Primal Growth
(13)72.2%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(13)72.2%✕ Remove
In Your Face
(13)72.2%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(13)72.2%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(12)66.7%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(12)66.7%✕ Remove
Forced Outcome
(12)66.7%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(12)66.7%✕ Remove
Vengeful Fury
(11)61.1%✕ Remove
Hidden Forms
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(10)55.6%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(9)50%✕ Remove
Spirit of the Bear
(9)50%✕ Remove
Projectile Bulwark
(9)50%✕ Remove
Molten Claw
(9)50%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(9)50%✕ Remove
Sharpened Claw
(9)50%✕ Remove
Piercing Claw
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Spirit of the Wyvern
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Hide of the Bear
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Endlessly Soaring
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Impact Force
(8)44.4%✕ Remove
Tribal Fury
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Cold Coat
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Deadly Thorns
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Lord of the Wilds
(7)38.9%✕ Remove
Deadly Swarm
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Impact Area
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Limitless Pursuit
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(6)33.3%✕ Remove
Bestial Rage
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Personal Touch
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Sigil of Ice
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Battle Fever
(5)27.8%✕ Remove
Resilient Soul
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Guttural Roar
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Howling Beast
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Conall the Hunted
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Blood of the Wolf
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Everlasting Bloom
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(4)22.2%✕ Remove
Dimensional Weakspot
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Behemoth
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Lunar Boon
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Cirel of Tarth's Light
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Roaring Cries
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Iron Slippers
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Blood Rush
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Resolute Technique
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Stormkeeper
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(3)16.7%✕ Remove
Powerful Casting
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Cower Before the First Ones
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Focused Channel
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Wyvern's Breath
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Honourless
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Comradery
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Shifted Strikes
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Scales of the Wyvern
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Sigil of Fire
(2)11.1%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Engineered Blaze
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Relinquish Your Life
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Power of the Storm
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Unbreakable
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Pyromancer
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Bhatair's Storm
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Jack of all Trades
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Savoured Blood
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Splitting Ground
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Pack Encouragement
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Material Solidification
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Grace of the Ancestors
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Flurry
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Deafening Cries
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Inherited Strength
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Expendable Army
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Scarred Faith
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Unnamed Heartwood
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Flamekeeper
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Enhancing Attacks
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Wolf's Howl
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
All Natural
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Unquenchable Iron
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Thirst for Endurance
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Puppet Master chance
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)5.6%✕ Remove
Viciousness
(1)5.6%✕ Remove