The Ball Lightning is a highly effective skill for the Stormweaver 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 Multishot II, Boundless Energy II, Vilenta's Propulsion. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Refracted Infusion, Storm's Recollection, Efficient Casting on the skill tree.

Ball Lightning
(Stormweaver) 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
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
41.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
35.3%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
29.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
23.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
23.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
17.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
17.6%
# to maximum Mana
11.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
11.8%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
11.8%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
47.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
23.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.6%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
17.6%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
17.6%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
17.6%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] Regenerate # Life per second
17.6%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
17.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
17.6%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
47.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
47.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.3%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
35.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
29.4%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
23.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
17.6%
#% increased [CullingStrike|Culling Strike] Threshold
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
17.6%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.2%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
35.3%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
35.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
#% reduced [Ignite|Ignite] Duration on you
17.6%
# to maximum Life
11.8%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.8%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
47.1%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
41.2%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
41.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
41.2%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
41.2%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
35.3%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
35.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.6%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
11.8%
# to maximum Life
11.8%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
70.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
58.8%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
47.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
47.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
47.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
35.3%
# to maximum Mana
29.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.5%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
5.9%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
58.8%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
52.9%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
52.9%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
52.9%
# to maximum Mana
52.9%
# to [Strength|Strength]
17.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
17.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11.8%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
58.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
52.9%
#% increased Cast Speed
35.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.3%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
29.4%
#% increased maximum Mana
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
29.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
17.6%
Reflects opposite Ring
17.6%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
41.2%
# to maximum Mana
35.3%
Reflects opposite Ring
35.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
23.5%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
17.6%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
17.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
17.6%
#% increased [BuffEffect|effect] of [ArcaneSurge|Arcane Surge] on you
11.8%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
11.8%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
94.1%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
58.8%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
41.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
41.2%
# to maximum Life
35.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
35.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
35.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
35.3%
# to [Strength|Strength]
29.4%
# to maximum Mana
29.4%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
52.9%
# to maximum Mana
52.9%
#% increased Cast Speed
52.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
35.3%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
17.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
17.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
17.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.8%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
11.8%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
17.6%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
11.8%
# to maximum Mana
11.8%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
11.8%
You can have any number of [Companion|Companions] of different types
11.8%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] Regenerate # Life per second
11.8%
[Companion|Companions] deal #% increased damage to your [Mark|Marked] targets
11.8%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
5.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
5.9%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
5.9%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Refracted Infusion
(14)82.4%✕ Remove
Storm's Recollection
(13)76.5%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(12)70.6%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(12)70.6%✕ Remove
Constant Gale
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Tempest Caller
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Dominion
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
True Strike
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Strike Twice
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Melding
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Force of Will
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Roil
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Multiplying Squalls
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Preservation
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Fated End
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Shaper of Storms
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Drenched
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Energise
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
All Natural
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Heavy Snows
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Endured Suffering
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Lightning
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Lasting Trauma
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Paragon
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Fearful Paralysis
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Resonance
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Distracted Target
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Cull the Hordes
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Shatter Palm
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Immortal Thirst
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Flow of Life
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Storm Surge
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Mystic Stance
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Unbound Forces
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Intense Flames
(1)5.9%✕ Remove