The Orb of Storms is a highly effective skill for the Shaman in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 20 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Overabundance II, Zenith II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Wisdom of the Maji, Raw Mana, Sacred Flow on the skill tree.

Orb of Storms
(Shaman) Builds
Sample size: 20 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]
85%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
85%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
45%
#% chance for [Spell] Skills to fire # additional [Projectile|Projectiles]
20%
# to maximum Mana
10%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
10%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
5%
#% increased Cast Speed
5%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
5%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
80%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
80%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] cost an additional #% of your maximum Life
50%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] per # maximum Life
30%
# to maximum Mana
15%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
10%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
10%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] deal #% increased Damage per # maximum Life
10%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
5%
Helmet
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
75%
# to maximum Mana
60%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
40%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
35%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
# to maximum Life
15%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
15%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
15%
Body Armour
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
60%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
35%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
30%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
25%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Life
25%
#% of Damage taken [Recoup|Recouped] as Mana
25%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25%
Skills have # seconds to Cooldown
25%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
60%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
45%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
40%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
30%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
20%
# to maximum Life
15%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
10%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
60%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
60%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
45%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
20%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
15%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
70%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
#% increased Cast Speed
50%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
45%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
40%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
40%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35%
#% increased maximum Mana
20%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
15%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
15%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
65%
#% increased maximum Mana
60%
#% increased Cast Speed
50%
# to maximum Mana
45%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
25%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
20%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
20%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
15%
Reflects opposite Ring
15%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
65%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
20%
#% increased maximum Mana
20%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
20%
# to maximum Mana
15%
#% increased Cast Speed
15%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
15%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
15%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
10%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
10%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
75%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
70%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
70%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
45%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
40%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
20%
# to [Strength|Strength]
20%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% increased Cast Speed
20%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
15%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
10%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
10%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
5%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
5%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
5%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
5%
# to maximum Mana
5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
5%
#% increased [Presence|Presence] Area of Effect
5%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
5%
#% reduced Skill Effect Duration
5%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
5%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineChaos|Dreaming Gloom Shrine]
5%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Chaos] Damage
5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
5%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Wisdom of the Maji
(20)100%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(19)95%✕ Remove
Sacred Flow
(19)95%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(19)95%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(19)95%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(16)80%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(14)70%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(14)70%✕ Remove
Reactive Growth
(13)65%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(12)60%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(12)60%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(11)55%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(11)55%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(10)50%✕ Remove
Avatar of Evolution
(10)50%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(9)45%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(9)45%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(9)45%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(9)45%✕ Remove
Druidic Champion
(9)45%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(9)45%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(8)40%✕ Remove
Furious Wellspring
(8)40%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(8)40%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(8)40%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(8)40%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(8)40%✕ Remove
Cooked
(8)40%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(7)35%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(7)35%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(7)35%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(7)35%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(7)35%✕ Remove
True Strike
(7)35%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(6)30%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(6)30%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(6)30%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(6)30%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(6)30%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(5)25%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(5)25%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(5)25%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(5)25%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(5)25%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(5)25%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(4)20%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(4)20%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(4)20%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(4)20%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(4)20%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(4)20%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(4)20%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(4)20%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(4)20%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(4)20%✕ Remove
Mystical Rage
(4)20%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(3)15%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(3)15%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(3)15%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(3)15%✕ Remove
Preservation
(3)15%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(3)15%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(3)15%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(2)10%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(2)10%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(2)10%✕ Remove
Near at Hand
(2)10%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(2)10%✕ Remove
Energise
(2)10%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(2)10%✕ Remove
Stormkeeper
(2)10%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(2)10%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(2)10%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(2)10%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(2)10%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)10%✕ Remove
All Natural
(2)10%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(2)10%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(1)5%✕ Remove
Perpetual Freeze
(1)5%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(1)5%✕ Remove
Piercing Shot
(1)5%✕ Remove
Flip the Script
(1)5%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)5%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)5%✕ Remove
Ignore Pain
(1)5%✕ Remove
The Spring Hare
(1)5%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)5%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(1)5%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)5%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(1)5%✕ Remove
Boundless Growth
(1)5%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(1)5%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(1)5%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(1)5%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(1)5%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)5%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)5%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(1)5%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(1)5%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(1)5%✕ Remove
Full Recovery
(1)5%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)5%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(1)5%✕ Remove
Resolution
(1)5%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(1)5%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1)5%✕ Remove
Made to Last
(1)5%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(1)5%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(1)5%✕ Remove
Constricting
(1)5%✕ Remove
Vengeful Fury
(1)5%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(1)5%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(1)5%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)5%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)5%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(1)5%✕ Remove
Heavy Armour
(1)5%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)5%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)5%✕ Remove
Turning of the Seasons
(1)5%✕ Remove
Momentum
(1)5%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)5%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(1)5%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(1)5%✕ Remove
Enveloping Presence
(1)5%✕ Remove