The Lightning Bolt is a highly effective skill for the Oracle in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 316 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Execute III, Concentrated Area, Mana Flare. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like The Lesser Harm, The Unseen Path, Forced Outcome on the skill tree.

Lightning Bolt
(Oracle) Builds
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 effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
75.3%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
75.3%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
41.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
13.6%
#% chance for [Spell] Skills to fire # additional [Projectile|Projectiles]
13%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
9.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
8.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
7.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
7.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
49.4%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
45.9%
# to maximum Mana
32.6%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
22.2%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
22.2%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineChaos|Dreaming Gloom Shrine]
22.2%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Chaos] Damage
22.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
22.2%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
17.4%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
78.8%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
58.5%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
58.5%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
58.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
32.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20.6%
# to maximum Mana
16.5%
# to maximum Life
12.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
12%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
88.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
84.8%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Life
84.2%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Mana
84.2%
Skills have # seconds to Cooldown
84.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
8.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
6.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
5.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
67.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.5%
# to maximum Life
43.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.2%
# to maximum Mana
16.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
16.5%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
16.1%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
16.1%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
10.8%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
10.8%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
60.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50.9%
#% increased Movement Speed
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
42.4%
#% increased [CooldownRecovery|Cooldown Recovery Rate]
32.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25.9%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
22.2%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
17.7%
#% reduced [Slow|Slowing] Potency of [Debuff|Debuffs] on You
13.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
11.1%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
99.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
99.4%
[Critical|Critical Hits] [IgnoreResistances|Ignore] Enemy Monster [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
99.4%
[Trigger] Lightning Bolt Skill on [Critical|Critical Hit]
99.4%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
81.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
73.1%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
39.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
31%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
25.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.1%
# to maximum Mana
20.3%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
19.6%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
16.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
13%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
71.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
22.5%
#% increased Cast Speed
16.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
12%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
8.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
7.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
6.3%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
6%
# to maximum Mana
5.7%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
5.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
98.7%
# to maximum Life
50.6%
# to [Strength|Strength]
49.4%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
49.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
48.4%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
48.4%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
47.8%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
46.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
35.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
30.4%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
25.3%
# to maximum Mana
21.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
20.9%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.5%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
13%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
11.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
10.8%
[Trigger] Spark Skill on killing a [Shock|Shocked] Enemy
10.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
9.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
8.9%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
24.7%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
22.2%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineChaos|Dreaming Gloom Shrine]
22.2%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Chaos] Damage
22.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
22.2%
#% reduced Skill Effect Duration
11.7%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
9.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
5.4%
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Key Notables & Keystones
The Lesser Harm
(316)100%✕ Remove
The Unseen Path
(315)99.7%✕ Remove
Forced Outcome
(314)99.4%✕ Remove
Entwined Realities
(313)99.1%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(286)90.5%✕ Remove
Conduit
(278)88%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(275)87%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(272)86.1%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(268)84.8%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(267)84.5%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(265)83.9%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(262)82.9%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(262)82.9%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(258)81.6%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(256)81%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(256)81%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(256)81%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(255)80.7%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(254)80.4%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(253)80.1%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(248)78.5%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(246)77.8%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(242)76.6%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(241)76.3%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(238)75.3%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(238)75.3%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(236)74.7%✕ Remove
Heartstopping Presence
(235)74.4%✕ Remove
Right Hand of Darkness
(227)71.8%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(226)71.5%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(223)70.6%✕ Remove
Pyromancer
(221)69.9%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(219)69.3%✕ Remove
Flurry
(219)69.3%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(216)68.4%✕ Remove
True Strike
(214)67.7%✕ Remove
Resonance
(213)67.4%✕ Remove
Hollow Palm Technique
(206)65.2%✕ Remove
Puppet Master chance
(205)64.9%✕ Remove
Immortal Thirst
(205)64.9%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(205)64.9%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(203)64.2%✕ Remove
Immortal Infamy
(203)64.2%✕ Remove
Spellblade
(203)64.2%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(201)63.6%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(201)63.6%✕ Remove
Seeing Stars
(198)62.7%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(193)61.1%✕ Remove
Exhaust All Power
(191)60.4%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(187)59.2%✕ Remove
Dominion
(180)57%✕ Remove
Chakra of Stability
(179)56.6%✕ Remove
Distracted Target
(177)56%✕ Remove
Frantic Swings
(173)54.7%✕ Remove
Cower Before the First Ones
(169)53.5%✕ Remove
Instability
(168)53.2%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(155)49.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(147)46.5%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(146)46.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(138)43.7%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(134)42.4%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(130)41.1%✕ Remove
Comradery
(126)39.9%✕ Remove
Expendable Army
(123)38.9%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(119)37.7%✕ Remove
Melting Flames
(117)37%✕ Remove
Pack Encouragement
(112)35.4%✕ Remove
Abasement
(101)32%✕ Remove
Rallying Form
(100)31.6%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(98)31%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(94)29.7%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(84)26.6%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(80)25.3%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(80)25.3%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(77)24.4%✕ Remove
Power of the Storm
(69)21.8%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(69)21.8%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(66)20.9%✕ Remove
Calculated Hunter
(62)19.6%✕ Remove
Limitless Pursuit
(60)19%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(60)19%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(58)18.4%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(57)18%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(57)18%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(56)17.7%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(56)17.7%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(55)17.4%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(54)17.1%✕ Remove
Preservation
(53)16.8%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(53)16.8%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(52)16.5%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(51)16.1%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(51)16.1%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(51)16.1%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(50)15.8%✕ Remove
Everlasting Bloom
(50)15.8%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(50)15.8%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(49)15.5%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(48)15.2%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(47)14.9%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(46)14.6%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(44)13.9%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(42)13.3%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(41)13%✕ Remove
Bringer of Order
(41)13%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(39)12.3%✕ Remove
Refocus
(38)12%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(36)11.4%✕ Remove
Investing Energies
(35)11.1%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(34)10.8%✕ Remove
Intense Flames
(33)10.4%✕ Remove
Dimensional Weakspot
(32)10.1%✕ Remove
Explosive Empowerment
(31)9.8%✕ Remove
Extinguishing Exhalation
(30)9.5%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(27)8.5%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(26)8.2%✕ Remove
The Spring Hare
(25)7.9%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(25)7.9%✕ Remove
Thirst for Endurance
(24)7.6%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(23)7.3%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(22)7%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(22)7%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(22)7%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(22)7%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(20)6.3%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(20)6.3%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(18)5.7%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(17)5.4%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(16)5.1%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(15)4.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(14)4.4%✕ Remove
Cremating Cries
(14)4.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(13)4.1%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(13)4.1%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(13)4.1%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(12)3.8%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(12)3.8%✕ Remove
Ritual Cadence
(12)3.8%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(12)3.8%✕ Remove
Stigmata
(12)3.8%✕ Remove
Roil
(12)3.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(11)3.5%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(11)3.5%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(11)3.5%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(11)3.5%✕ Remove
Deadly Swarm
(10)3.2%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(10)3.2%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(10)3.2%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(9)2.8%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(9)2.8%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(9)2.8%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(9)2.8%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(8)2.5%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(8)2.5%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(8)2.5%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(7)2.2%✕ Remove
Shatter Palm
(7)2.2%✕ Remove