The Comet is a highly effective skill for the Ritualist in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 86 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Spell Cascade, Boundless Energy 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: 86 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
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
36%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
36%
#% increased bonuses gained from Equipped [Quiver]
23.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
22.1%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
17.4%
# to maximum Mana
12.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
12.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
11.6%
#% chance for [Spell] Skills to fire # additional [Projectile|Projectiles]
8.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
8.1%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
57%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40.7%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
23.3%
[Projectile|Projectiles] deal #% increased Damage with [HitDamage|Hits] for each time they have [Pierce|Pierced]
23.3%
[Projectile|Projectiles] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] chance for each time they have [Pierce|Pierced]
23.3%
[Attack] [Projectile|Projectiles] [Return] if they [Pierce|Pierced] at least # times
20.9%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] deal #% increased Damage per # maximum Life
19.8%
Gain [Deflect|Deflection Rating] equal to #% of [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
18.6%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
17.4%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] per # maximum Life
17.4%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
54.7%
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
36%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
32.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
29.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.9%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
24.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
20.9%
[StatGain|Gain] #% of maximum Life as Extra maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20.9%
# to maximum Life
19.8%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
39.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
32.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
31.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
30.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
26.7%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Life
25.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
24.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
22.1%
Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Life is also [Recoup|Recouped] as [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.1%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
38.4%
# to maximum Mana
31.4%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29.1%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
25.6%
# to maximum Life
20.9%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
14%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
11.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
10.5%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
9.3%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57%
#% increased Movement Speed
48.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
36%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
34.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29.1%
# to maximum Mana
24.4%
# to maximum Life
15.1%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
12.8%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
11.6%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# Prefix Modifier allowed
68.6%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
67.4%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
62.8%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
41.9%
# to maximum Mana
27.9%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
26.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
24.4%
# to maximum Life
11.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
8.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
8.1%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
48.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
45.3%
#% increased maximum Mana
41.9%
#% increased Cast Speed
39.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
33.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
31.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
16.3%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
12.8%
#% reduced [Presence|Presence] Area of Effect
12.8%
Inflict [AbyssalWasting|Abyssal Wasting] on [HitDamage|Hit]
12.8%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
77.9%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
15.1%
# to maximum Mana
9.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
9.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
8.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
7%
# to maximum Life
5.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
5.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
5.8%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
90.7%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
73.3%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
67.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
67.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
51.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
44.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
33.7%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
24.4%
# to maximum Life
23.3%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
20.9%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
47.7%
# to maximum Mana
36%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
32.6%
Spells which cost Life [Gain] #% of Damage as [Gain|Extra] [Physical] Damage
24.4%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] [Spell] Skill Gems
23.3%
#% increased maximum Life
23.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
22.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
18.6%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
12.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
9.3%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Mystic Attunement
(86)100%✕ Remove
Unfurled Finger
(86)100%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(60)69.8%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(55)64%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(52)60.5%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(52)60.5%✕ Remove
Wildwood Persistence
(48)55.8%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(47)54.7%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(47)54.7%✕ Remove
True Strike
(45)52.3%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(43)50%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(43)50%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(43)50%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(42)48.8%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(42)48.8%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(42)48.8%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(42)48.8%✕ Remove
Intricate Sigils
(41)47.7%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(40)46.5%✕ Remove
Corrupted Lifeforce
(39)45.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(39)45.3%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(38)44.2%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(38)44.2%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(37)43%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(37)43%✕ Remove
Cooked
(36)41.9%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(35)40.7%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(34)39.5%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(33)38.4%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(32)37.2%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(32)37.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(32)37.2%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(32)37.2%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(32)37.2%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(30)34.9%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(28)32.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(26)30.2%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(26)30.2%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(25)29.1%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(25)29.1%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(25)29.1%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(23)26.7%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(21)24.4%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(21)24.4%✕ Remove
Energise
(21)24.4%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(20)23.3%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(20)23.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(20)23.3%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(20)23.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(20)23.3%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(20)23.3%✕ Remove
Dominion
(19)22.1%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(19)22.1%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(19)22.1%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(19)22.1%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(18)20.9%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(18)20.9%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(18)20.9%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(17)19.8%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(17)19.8%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(16)18.6%✕ Remove
As the Whispers Demand
(16)18.6%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(16)18.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(16)18.6%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(15)17.4%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(15)17.4%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(15)17.4%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(14)16.3%✕ Remove
Preservation
(14)16.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(13)15.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(13)15.1%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(13)15.1%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(13)15.1%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(12)14%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(12)14%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(12)14%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(12)14%✕ Remove
Melding
(11)12.8%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(10)11.6%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(10)11.6%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(10)11.6%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(10)11.6%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(10)11.6%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(9)10.5%✕ Remove
Regenerative Flesh
(9)10.5%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(9)10.5%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(8)9.3%✕ Remove
Hale Heart
(8)9.3%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(8)9.3%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(8)9.3%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(8)9.3%✕ Remove
Mind Phylacteries
(7)8.1%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(7)8.1%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(7)8.1%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(7)8.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(7)8.1%✕ Remove
Blur
(7)8.1%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(7)8.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(7)8.1%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(6)7%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Escape Velocity
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Paragon
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Freedom of Movement
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(5)5.8%✕ Remove
Bond of the Cat
(4)4.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(4)4.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(4)4.7%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(4)4.7%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(4)4.7%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(4)4.7%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(4)4.7%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(4)4.7%✕ Remove
Roil
(4)4.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(4)4.7%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
The Fabled Stag
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Authority
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Invocated Echoes
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Resonance
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Honed Instincts
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Frazzled
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Unhindered
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Maiming Strike
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Roll and Strike
(3)3.5%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Abasement
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Focused Thrust
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Strong Chin
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Precise Point
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Dance with Death
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Jack of all Trades
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Precision Salvo
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Catlike Agility
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Spray and Pray
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Master Fletching
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Falcon Technique
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Hunter's Talisman
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Deep Trance
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Emboldened Avatar
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
All For One
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Run and Gun
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
All Natural
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Fated End
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Lasting Toxins
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(2)2.3%✕ Remove
Momentum
(2)2.3%✕ Remove