The Cluster Grenade is a highly effective skill for the Tactician in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 16 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Multishot II, Deliberation, Cooldown Recovery II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Remorseless, Suppressing Fire, Right Where We Want Them on the skill tree.

Cluster Grenade
(Tactician) Builds
Sample size: 16 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 Explicit Mods
#% increased [Physical] Damage
81.2%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
68.8%
[Grenade] Skills Fire an additional [Projectile|Projectile]
62.5%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
43.8%
Adds # to # [Fire|Fire] Damage
37.5%
Cannot load or fire [Ammunition]
31.2%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
25%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
25%
# to [Strength|Strength]
18.8%
#% increased [ElementalDamage|Elemental] Damage with [Attack|Attacks]
18.8%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
87.5%
# Life Regeneration per second
50%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
43.8%
Require # fewer enemies to be [Surrounded|Surrounded]
43.8%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
31.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.2%
# to [Armour|Armour]
18.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
18.8%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
12.5%
# to maximum Mana
12.5%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Armour|Armour]
50%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
50%
# to maximum Life
43.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
43.8%
# to [Evasion] Rating
31.2%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
31.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
31.2%
Regenerate #% of maximum Life per second
31.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
18.8%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
43.8%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
37.5%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
31.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
25%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
25%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
25%
# to [Armour|Armour]
18.8%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
18.8%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
75%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
68.8%
# to maximum Life
43.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
37.5%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
31.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
31.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
25%
# to [Armour|Armour]
18.8%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
56.2%
# to maximum Life
56.2%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
50%
#% increased [Armour]
50%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
43.8%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
37.5%
# Life Regeneration per second
31.2%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
31.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
25%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
50%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
43.8%
# to maximum Life
37.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
37.5%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
31.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
25%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
25%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.8%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
56.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
43.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
43.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
43.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
43.8%
# to maximum Mana
37.5%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
37.5%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
37.5%
Adds # to # [Cold] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
31.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
25%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Armour]
93.8%
Has # [Charm] Slots
93.8%
# to maximum Life
62.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
56.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
50%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
43.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
37.5%
# to [Strength|Strength]
31.2%
#% increased [Flask] Life Recovery rate
31.2%
# Life Regeneration per second
18.8%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Physical] Damage
18.8%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
18.8%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
12.5%
Cannot load or fire [Ammunition]
12.5%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
12.5%
# to # added [Physical] [Thorns] damage per Runic Plate
6.2%
# to Level of all [Chaos|Chaos] [Spell|Spell] Skills
6.2%
# to [Strength|Strength]
6.2%
# to maximum Mana
6.2%
#% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for [Grenade] Skills
6.2%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Remorseless
(15)93.8%✕ Remove
Suppressing Fire
(15)93.8%✕ Remove
Right Where We Want Them
(15)93.8%✕ Remove
Repeating Explosives
(15)93.8%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(14)87.5%✕ Remove
Volatile Grenades
(14)87.5%✕ Remove
Overwhelm
(14)87.5%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(14)87.5%✕ Remove
Demolitionist
(14)87.5%✕ Remove
Polish That Gear
(14)87.5%✕ Remove
Grenadier
(14)87.5%✕ Remove
A Solid Plan
(13)81.2%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(13)81.2%✕ Remove
Feel no Pain
(13)81.2%✕ Remove
Colossal Weapon
(13)81.2%✕ Remove
Glancing Blows
(12)75%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(12)75%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(12)75%✕ Remove
Adrenaline Rush
(11)68.8%✕ Remove
The Molten One's Gift
(11)68.8%✕ Remove
Fearful Paralysis
(10)62.5%✕ Remove
Cruel Methods
(10)62.5%✕ Remove
Eroding Chains
(10)62.5%✕ Remove
Giantslayer
(9)56.2%✕ Remove
Heavy Ammunition
(9)56.2%✕ Remove
Authority
(9)56.2%✕ Remove
Leather Bound Gauntlets
(9)56.2%✕ Remove
Cluster Bombs
(8)50%✕ Remove
Ricochet
(8)50%✕ Remove
Run and Gun
(8)50%✕ Remove
Smoke Inhalation
(8)50%✕ Remove
Incendiary
(8)50%✕ Remove
Momentum
(8)50%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(7)43.8%✕ Remove
Iron Reflexes
(7)43.8%✕ Remove
Frantic Fighter
(7)43.8%✕ Remove
Blazing Arms
(6)37.5%✕ Remove
Crushing Judgement
(6)37.5%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(6)37.5%✕ Remove
Tactical Retreat
(5)31.2%✕ Remove
Paranoia
(5)31.2%✕ Remove
Thrill of Battle
(5)31.2%✕ Remove
Ichlotl's Inferno
(5)31.2%✕ Remove
Curved Weapon
(4)25%✕ Remove
Last Stand
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Favourable Odds
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Spray and Pray
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Stay Light, Use Cover
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
In the Thick of It
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Crystal Elixir
(3)18.8%✕ Remove
Forces of Nature
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Focused Thrust
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Brinerot Ferocity
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Defiance
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Mutewind Agility
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Path of the Renegade
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Redblade Discipline
(2)12.5%✕ Remove
Tolerant Equipment
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Strategic Embankments
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Afterimage
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Watchtowers
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Power Shots
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Reusable Ammunition
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Relentless
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Fast Metabolism
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Rusted Pins
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Insulated Treads
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Whoever Pays Best
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Bestial Rage
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Endured Suffering
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
General's Bindings
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Escape Velocity
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Mending
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Projectile Bulwark
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Blinding Strike
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Tainted Strike
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Sand in the Eyes
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Mass Hysteria
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Sturdy Metal
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Flow State
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Mass Rejuvenation
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
The Frenzied Bear
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Blur
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Serrated Edges
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Concussive Attack
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Kept at Bay
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Cannons, Ready!
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Enduring Deflection
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Made to Last
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Goring
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Avoiding Deflection
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Primal Sundering
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Imbibed Power
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Fortified Location
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Vengeful Fury
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Polymathy
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
In Your Face
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Overwhelming Strike
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Artillery Strike
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Dispatch Foes
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
True Strike
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Unity
(1)6.2%✕ Remove
Stacking Toxins
(1)6.2%✕ Remove