The Grim Pillars is a highly effective skill for the Stormweaver in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 22 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Spell Cascade, Creeping Chill. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Arcane Intensity, Raw Mana, Turn the Clock Forward on the skill tree.

Grim Pillars
(Stormweaver) Builds
Sample size: 22 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-29 19:45:52 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
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
45.5%
#% increased Cast Speed
36.4%
# to maximum Mana
31.8%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
27.3%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
27.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
22.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
22.7%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
18.2%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
18.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
18.2%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
36.4%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
36.4%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
36.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
36.4%
# to maximum Mana
31.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
13.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
13.6%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
13.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
9.1%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
54.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
27.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
22.7%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
22.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
27.3%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
22.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
22.7%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
18.2%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
18.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
18.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.2%
#% increased maximum Mana
18.2%
#% to all [MaximumResistances|Maximum Elemental Resistances]
18.2%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
45.5%
# to maximum Mana
36.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
36.4%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
31.8%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
31.8%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
31.8%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
31.8%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
27.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.7%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
18.2%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
63.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
45.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
40.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.8%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
22.7%
# to maximum Mana
18.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.2%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
9.1%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# Suffix Modifier allowed
81.8%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
77.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
72.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
36.4%
# to maximum Mana
31.8%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
27.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
13.6%
#% increased maximum Mana
13.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
13.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
9.1%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
63.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
45.5%
#% increased maximum Mana
27.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
22.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
22.7%
Reflects opposite Ring
22.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
18.2%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
45.5%
Reflects opposite Ring
36.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
31.8%
#% increased maximum Mana
31.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
22.7%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
13.6%
# to [Strength|Strength]
9.1%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
50%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
50%
# to maximum Life
36.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
36.4%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
31.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
31.8%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
27.3%
# to [Strength|Strength]
27.3%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
63.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
45.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
40.9%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
36.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
36.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
22.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
22.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.6%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
13.6%
#% increased [Flammability] [BuffMagnitude|Magnitude]
9.1%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Arcane Intensity
(22)100%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(19)86.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(18)81.8%✕ Remove
Constant Gale
(18)81.8%✕ Remove
Refracted Infusion
(18)81.8%✕ Remove
Storm's Recollection
(18)81.8%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(15)68.2%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(15)68.2%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(15)68.2%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(14)63.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(14)63.6%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(14)63.6%✕ Remove
Tempest Caller
(13)59.1%✕ Remove
Dominion
(13)59.1%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(12)54.5%✕ Remove
Preservation
(12)54.5%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(12)54.5%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(12)54.5%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(12)54.5%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(12)54.5%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(11)50%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(11)50%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(11)50%✕ Remove
True Strike
(11)50%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(11)50%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(10)45.5%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(10)45.5%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(9)40.9%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(9)40.9%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(9)40.9%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Energise
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Strike Twice
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Force of Will
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Roil
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Multiplying Squalls
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Cooked
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
All Natural
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Paragon
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Drenched
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Melding
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Seeing Stars
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Ruin
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Augmented Flesh
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Shaper of Winter
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Vigilance
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Invocated Echoes
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Long Distance Relationship
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Flurry
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
One For All
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Shaper of Storms
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
All For One
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Instability
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Quick Recovery
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Spellblade
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Freedom of Movement
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Breath of Lightning
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Heavy Snows
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Morgana, the Storm Seer
(1)4.5%✕ Remove