The Ball Lightning is a highly effective skill for the Shaman in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 15 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Unleash, Multishot II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Wisdom of the Maji, Reactive Growth, Arcane Intensity on the skill tree.

Ball Lightning
(Shaman) Builds
Sample size: 15 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]
46.7%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
46.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
26.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
26.7%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
20%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
20%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
13.3%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
6.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
66.7%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] cost an additional #% of your maximum Life
40%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] per # maximum Life
26.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
20%
# to maximum Life
20%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
20%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
20%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
13.3%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
73.3%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
60%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
60%
#% increased [CullingStrike|Culling Strike] Threshold
53.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
26.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
13.3%
# Life Regeneration per second
6.7%
# to Maximum [Rage]
6.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
53.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
46.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
26.7%
# Life Regeneration per second
20%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.3%
#% increased Global [Armour], [Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield] per Socket filled
13.3%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
46.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
26.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
13.3%
# to [Armour|Armour]
13.3%
# to maximum Life
13.3%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
13.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
13.3%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
86.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
53.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
46.7%
# to maximum Mana
40%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
33.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
#% reduced [Shock|Shock] duration on you
13.3%
# Life Regeneration per second
6.7%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# Prefix Modifier allowed
53.3%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
53.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
53.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
53.3%
# to maximum Mana
26.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
13.3%
# to maximum Life
13.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
13.3%
#% increased maximum Mana
13.3%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
66.7%
#% increased maximum Mana
60%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
46.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
40%
#% increased Cast Speed
33.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
33.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
26.7%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
13.3%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
13.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
13.3%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
53.3%
Reflects opposite Ring
53.3%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
# to maximum Life
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.3%
#% increased Damage for each type of [ElementalAilments|Elemental Ailment] on Enemy
13.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
13.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
13.3%
[Wind|Wind Skills] which can be boosted by [ElementalGround|Elemental Ground Surfaces] can be boosted by multiple [ElementalGround|Elemental Ground Surfaces]
13.3%
[Wind|Wind Skills] which can be boosted by [ElementalGround|Elemental Ground Surfaces] count
as being boosted by [IgnitedGround|Ignited], [ShockedGround|Shocked], and [ChilledGround|Chilled] Ground
13.3%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
86.7%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
66.7%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
60%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
60%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
53.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
26.7%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSulphur|Sulphur]
26.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
20%
# to [Strength|Strength]
20%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
20%
#% increased Spell Damage per # [Intelligence]
20%
#% increased [Intelligence]
20%
#% reduced Cast Speed
20%
Inflict [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Exposure] on Hit, lowering [Total] [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] by #%
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
13.3%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
13.3%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
13.3%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
6.7%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.3%
# to Level of all [Cold] Skills
6.7%
# to Level of all [Fire] Skills
6.7%
# to Level of all [Lightning] Skills
6.7%
# to maximum Life
6.7%
#% chance to [Poison] on [HitDamage|Hit] with [Spell] Damage
6.7%
#% chance to be [Poison|Poisoned]
6.7%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
6.7%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
6.7%
#% of [ElementalDamage|Elemental] damage from [HitDamage|Hits] taken as [Chaos] damage
6.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Wisdom of the Maji
(13)86.7%✕ Remove
Reactive Growth
(11)73.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(10)66.7%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(10)66.7%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(9)60%✕ Remove
Sacred Flow
(9)60%✕ Remove
Druidic Champion
(9)60%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(9)60%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(8)53.3%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(8)53.3%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(8)53.3%✕ Remove
Cooked
(8)53.3%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(7)46.7%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(7)46.7%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(7)46.7%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(7)46.7%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(6)40%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(6)40%✕ Remove
Hunting Companion
(6)40%✕ Remove
Furious Wellspring
(6)40%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(6)40%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(6)40%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(6)40%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(6)40%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
All Natural
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Avatar of Evolution
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Turning of the Seasons
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(5)33.3%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(4)26.7%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(3)20%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(3)20%✕ Remove
Deadly Swarm
(3)20%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(3)20%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(3)20%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(3)20%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(3)20%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(3)20%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(3)20%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(3)20%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(3)20%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(3)20%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Ignore Pain
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Ruin
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Resilient Soul
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Bringer of the Apocalypse
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Preservation
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Energise
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Bringer of Order
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Vengeful Fury
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Roil
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(2)13.3%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Unforgiving
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Return to Nature
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Craving Slaughter
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Bestial Rage
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Molten Being
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Punctured Lung
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Stormwalker
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Ice
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Boundless Growth
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Bonded Precision
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Projectile Bulwark
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Paragon
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Material Solidification
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
The Molten One's Gift
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Iron Slippers
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Primal Growth
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Investing Energies
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Staunching
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
All For One
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Made to Last
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Stormkeeper
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Steady Footing
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Brute Strength
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Pile On
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Constricting
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Licking Wounds
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Alchemical Oil
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Hunker Down
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Sturdy Mind
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Thirst for Endurance
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
True Strike
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Rattled
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)6.7%✕ Remove
Marathon Runner
(1)6.7%✕ Remove