The Comet is a highly effective skill for the Ritualist in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 62 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Spell Cascade, Zenith II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Mystic Attunement, Unfurled Finger, Throatseeker on the skill tree.

Comet
(Ritualist) Builds
Sample size: 62 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]
56.5%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
56.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
25.8%
#% increased bonuses gained from Equipped [Quiver]
19.4%
#% chance for [Spell] Skills to fire # additional [Projectile|Projectiles]
16.1%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
9.7%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
8.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
8.1%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
6.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
6.5%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
54.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] per # maximum Life
27.4%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] cost an additional #% of your maximum Life
24.2%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
19.4%
[Projectile|Projectiles] deal #% increased Damage with [HitDamage|Hits] for each time they have [Pierce|Pierced]
19.4%
[Projectile|Projectiles] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] chance for each time they have [Pierce|Pierced]
19.4%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
17.7%
Gain [Deflect|Deflection Rating] equal to #% of [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
17.7%
[Attack] [Projectile|Projectiles] [Return] if they [Pierce|Pierced] at least # times
17.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
59.7%
# to maximum Mana
51.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.9%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
30.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
29%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
19.4%
#% of Damage taken bypasses [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.7%
[StatGain|Gain] #% of maximum Life as Extra maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
32.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
29%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
27.4%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Life
27.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
27.4%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
22.6%
# to [Strength|Strength]
19.4%
#% increased maximum Mana
19.4%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
43.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40.3%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
33.9%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
32.3%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
32.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29%
# to maximum Life
17.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
11.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
8.1%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
8.1%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
50%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
38.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
29%
# to maximum Mana
25.8%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
16.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
14.5%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# Prefix Modifier allowed
83.9%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
83.9%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
75.8%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
32.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
32.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
24.2%
# to maximum Mana
21%
#% increased maximum Mana
9.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
8.1%
# to maximum Life
6.5%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
61.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
59.7%
#% increased maximum Mana
48.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
48.4%
# to maximum Mana
41.9%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
30.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
9.7%
# to maximum Life
8.1%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
8.1%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
8.1%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
79%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
22.6%
# to maximum Mana
9.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
9.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
8.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
6.5%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
98.4%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
87.1%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
83.9%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
67.7%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
66.1%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
64.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
46.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
40.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSulphur|Sulphur]
27.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
12.9%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
56.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
37.1%
# to maximum Mana
37.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
33.9%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
25.8%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] [Spell] Skill Gems
19.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
19.4%
#% increased maximum Life
19.4%
Spells which cost Life [Gain] #% of Damage as [Gain|Extra] [Physical] Damage
19.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
6.5%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
17.7%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
11.3%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineChaos|Dreaming Gloom Shrine]
11.3%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Chaos] Damage
11.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
11.3%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
8.1%
# to maximum Mana
6.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
6.5%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
6.5%
You can have any number of [Companion|Companions] of different types
6.5%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Mystic Attunement
(62)100%✕ Remove
Unfurled Finger
(62)100%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(43)69.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(42)67.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(42)67.7%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(41)66.1%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(40)64.5%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(36)58.1%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(35)56.5%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(35)56.5%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(34)54.8%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(34)54.8%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(34)54.8%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(34)54.8%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(33)53.2%✕ Remove
Intricate Sigils
(32)51.6%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(32)51.6%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(31)50%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(31)50%✕ Remove
Cooked
(31)50%✕ Remove
Wildwood Persistence
(31)50%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(30)48.4%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(29)46.8%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(29)46.8%✕ Remove
True Strike
(28)45.2%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(26)41.9%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(25)40.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(25)40.3%✕ Remove
Corrupted Lifeforce
(24)38.7%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(23)37.1%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(20)32.3%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(19)30.6%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(19)30.6%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(19)30.6%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(18)29%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(17)27.4%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(16)25.8%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(16)25.8%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(16)25.8%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(16)25.8%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(15)24.2%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(15)24.2%✕ Remove
Dominion
(15)24.2%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(15)24.2%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(15)24.2%✕ Remove
Energise
(14)22.6%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(14)22.6%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(13)21%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(13)21%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(12)19.4%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(12)19.4%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(12)19.4%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(12)19.4%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(12)19.4%✕ Remove
Blur
(12)19.4%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(12)19.4%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(12)19.4%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(11)17.7%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(11)17.7%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(11)17.7%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(11)17.7%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(11)17.7%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(10)16.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(10)16.1%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(10)16.1%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(10)16.1%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(10)16.1%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(9)14.5%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(9)14.5%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(9)14.5%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(9)14.5%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(8)12.9%✕ Remove
As the Whispers Demand
(8)12.9%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(8)12.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(7)11.3%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(7)11.3%✕ Remove
Mind Phylacteries
(7)11.3%✕ Remove
Regenerative Flesh
(7)11.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(7)11.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(7)11.3%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(7)11.3%✕ Remove
Preservation
(6)9.7%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(6)9.7%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(6)9.7%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(6)9.7%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(5)8.1%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(5)8.1%✕ Remove
Hale Heart
(5)8.1%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(5)8.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(5)8.1%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(5)8.1%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(5)8.1%✕ Remove
Melding
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
Catlike Agility
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
Deep Trance
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
Freedom of Movement
(4)6.5%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Bond of the Cat
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Escape Velocity
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Paragon
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Unhindered
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(3)4.8%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Abasement
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Feel no Pain
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Goring
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Protraction
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(2)3.2%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(2)3.2%✕ Remove