The Lightning Bolt is a highly effective skill for the Stormweaver in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 11 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Concentrated Area, Pinpoint Critical, Spell Cascade. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Raw Power, Efficient Casting, Careful Assassin on the skill tree.

Lightning Bolt
(Stormweaver) Builds
Sample size: 11 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 [Spell] Damage
45.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
45.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
36.4%
# to maximum Mana
27.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
27.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
18.2%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
18.2%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
18.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
18.2%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
9.1%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
9.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
9.1%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
9.1%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
9.1%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
9.1%
#% reduced Skill Effect Duration
9.1%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
9.1%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
9.1%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineChaos|Dreaming Gloom Shrine]
9.1%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
9.1%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
63.6%
# to maximum Mana
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
45.5%
# to maximum Life
36.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
36.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
36.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
27.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
18.2%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
63.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
36.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.4%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
27.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
27.3%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
27.3%
# to maximum Life
18.2%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
18.2%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
81.8%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
72.7%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
63.6%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
63.6%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
63.6%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
63.6%
# to maximum Mana
27.3%
# to maximum Life
18.2%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
18.2%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
9.1%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
63.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
63.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
54.5%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
36.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.4%
# to maximum Life
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.3%
# to maximum Mana
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
18.2%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
9.1%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
81.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
63.6%
[Critical|Critical Hits] [IgnoreResistances|Ignore] Enemy Monster [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
63.6%
[Trigger] Lightning Bolt Skill on [Critical|Critical Hit]
63.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
27.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
18.2%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
18.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
18.2%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
9.1%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
9.1%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
54.5%
# to maximum Mana
45.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
36.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
36.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
36.4%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
27.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
18.2%
#% increased [Freeze|Freeze] Buildup
18.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
18.2%
#% increased maximum Mana
18.2%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
63.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
45.5%
#% increased maximum Mana
45.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
27.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.3%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
18.2%
# to [Evasion] Rating
18.2%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
18.2%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
18.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
18.2%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
63.6%
# to maximum Life
36.4%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
36.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
36.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
36.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
27.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
27.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
18.2%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
45.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
45.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
45.5%
#% increased Cast Speed
36.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
36.4%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
18.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
18.2%
#% increased [Freeze|Freeze] Buildup
18.2%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
18.2%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
18.2%
# to maximum Mana
18.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
9.1%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
9.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
9.1%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
9.1%
#% increased [CooldownRecovery|Cooldown Recovery Rate]
9.1%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
9.1%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
9.1%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Raw Power
(10)90.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(9)81.8%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(9)81.8%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Storm's Recollection
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Constant Gale
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Tempest Caller
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Strike Twice
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Preservation
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Roil
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Melding
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Dominion
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Multiplying Squalls
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Force of Will
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Shaper of Storms
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Refracted Infusion
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Chilled to the Bone
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
All Natural
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
True Strike
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Spiral into Mania
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Lightning
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Adrenaline Rush
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Splitting Ground
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Finish Them
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Drenched
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Altered Brain Chemistry
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Sling Shots
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Licking Wounds
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Morgana, the Storm Seer
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(1)9.1%✕ Remove