The Living Bomb is a highly effective skill for the Oracle in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 17 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Boundless Energy II, Arbiter's Ignition. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like The Unseen Path, The Lesser Harm, Entwined Realities on the skill tree.

Living Bomb
(Oracle) Builds
Sample size: 17 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 effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
41.2%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
41.2%
#% chance for [Spell] Skills to fire # additional [Projectile|Projectiles]
35.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
29.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
23.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
23.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
17.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
11.8%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
5.9%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
47.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.1%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
41.2%
# to maximum Life
29.4%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] deal #% increased Damage per # maximum Life
29.4%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] per # maximum Life
23.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.8%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
11.8%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
58.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
52.9%
# to maximum Mana
47.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
17.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
17.6%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
17.6%
Body Armour
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
17.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
17.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
11.8%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.8%
#% increased maximum Mana
11.8%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.1%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
29.4%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
23.5%
# to maximum Life
23.5%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
23.5%
# to maximum Mana
17.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
17.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
11.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11.8%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
64.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
29.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
17.6%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
11.8%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# Prefix Modifier allowed
70.6%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
70.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
64.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
23.5%
#% increased Cast Speed
23.5%
# to maximum Mana
17.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
17.6%
#% increased maximum Mana
17.6%
# Life Regeneration per second
11.8%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
11.8%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
41.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
41.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35.3%
#% increased maximum Mana
35.3%
# to maximum Mana
29.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
23.5%
#% to Maximum [Quality]
17.6%
Reflects opposite Ring
17.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
11.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11.8%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
52.9%
# to maximum Mana
29.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
29.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
17.6%
# to maximum Life
11.8%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
11.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
11.8%
#% increased maximum Mana
11.8%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
94.1%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
76.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
64.7%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
58.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
47.1%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
35.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
29.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
17.6%
#% increased [Charm] Charges gained
17.6%
#% increased bonuses gained from left Equipped Ring
17.6%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
47.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
35.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
35.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
17.6%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
17.6%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
17.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
11.8%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
11.8%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
11.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
11.8%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
5.9%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
5.9%
#% of your Base Life Regeneration is granted to [Allies] in your [Presence]
5.9%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineCold|Guided Freezing Shrine]
5.9%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Cold|Cold] Damage
5.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
5.9%
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Key Notables & Keystones
The Unseen Path
(17)100%✕ Remove
The Lesser Harm
(17)100%✕ Remove
Entwined Realities
(15)88.2%✕ Remove
Forced Outcome
(15)88.2%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(13)76.5%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
Conduit
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
True Strike
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Resonance
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Seeing Stars
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Spellblade
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Hollow Palm Technique
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Immortal Infamy
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Frantic Swings
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Distracted Target
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Chakra of Stability
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Instability
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Immortal Thirst
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Thirst for Endurance
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping Presence
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Exhaust All Power
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Power of the Storm
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Pyromancer
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Flurry
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Investing Energies
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Right Hand of Darkness
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Cower Before the First Ones
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Puppet Master chance
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Calculated Hunter
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Pack Encouragement
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Explosive Empowerment
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Melting Flames
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Extinguishing Exhalation
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Cremating Cries
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Dominion
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Refocus
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Comradery
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
All Natural
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Ritual Cadence
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Fateful Vision
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Rallying Form
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Roil
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Abasement
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Ruin
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Cirel of Tarth's Light
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Rustle of the Leaves
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Limitless Pursuit
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Energise
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Mighty Trunk
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Stigmata
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Scarred Faith
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Cooked
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Invocated Limit
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Unbending
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Draiocht Cleansing
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Powerful Casting
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Lightning
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Projectile Bulwark
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Splitting Ground
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Invocated Echoes
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Iron Reflexes
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Howling Beast
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Inner Faith
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Chakra of Breathing
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Preservation
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Effervescent
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Near at Hand
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Self Sacrificing
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Drenched
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Emboldened Avatar
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Short Shot
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Goring
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Warding Potions
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Expendable Army
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Everlasting Bloom
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Coursing Energy
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Leather Bound Gauntlets
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Nurturing Nature
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Unnamed Heartwood
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Bond of the Owl
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
The Winter Owl
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Sling Shots
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Night's Bite
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Polymathy
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Stacking Toxins
(1)5.9%✕ Remove