The Supporting Fire is a highly effective skill for the Tactician in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 169 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Muster, Kurgal's Leash, Lightning Attunement. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like A Solid Plan, Unleash Hell!, Polish That Gear on the skill tree.

Supporting Fire
(Tactician) Builds
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 [Minion|Minion] Skills
80.5%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
75.1%
# to maximum Mana
66.3%
# [Intelligence] Requirement
60.4%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
60.4%
Increases and Reductions to [Minion] Damage also affect you
60.4%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
13%
Increases and Reductions to [Minion] [Attack] Speed also affect you
11.2%
#% increased [Physical] Damage
7.7%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
6.5%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Minion|Minion] Skills
59.8%
# to maximum Mana
46.2%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
37.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
27.8%
# to [Strength|Strength]
24.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
17.8%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Physical|Physical] Damage
14.2%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Fire|Fire] Damage
13%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] Regenerate # Life per second
10.7%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Cold|Cold] Damage
10.1%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Minion|Minion] Skills
76.3%
# to maximum Life
60.9%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
46.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.1%
# to maximum Mana
31.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
27.8%
# to [Armour|Armour]
26%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
20.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
19.5%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
63.9%
# to all [Attributes] per Socket filled
50.9%
#% to all [Resistances|Elemental Resistances] per Socket filled
42.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit] per Socket filled
39.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
20.7%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance] per Socket filled
19.5%
# to maximum Life
13%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
12.4%
# to maximum Life per Socket filled
10.7%
#% to all [MaximumResistances|Maximum Elemental Resistances]
10.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
55.6%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
45%
# to [Strength|Strength]
44.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.7%
# to [Armour|Armour]
30.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30.2%
#% of [Armour|Armour] also applies to [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage]
22.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
14.2%
# to maximum Mana
13%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
74%
# to [Strength|Strength]
46.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
37.3%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
36.7%
# to maximum Life
36.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
36.1%
# to maximum Mana
21.3%
# to [Armour|Armour]
20.7%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
20.7%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
63.9%
# to Level of all [Minion|Minion] Skills
60.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
42%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
39.6%
# to maximum Life
34.3%
#% increased [Armour]
25.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
23.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
23.1%
# to maximum Mana
21.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20.1%
Ring 1
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Strength|Strength]
47.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
36.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
36.7%
# to maximum Mana
36.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
36.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
34.3%
# to maximum Life
33.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
24.3%
# to [Evasion] Rating
23.1%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Strength|Strength]
47.9%
# to maximum Life
42%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
37.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
36.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
34.9%
# to maximum Mana
31.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
29.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
26%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
20.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
86.4%
# to [Armour]
54.4%
# to maximum Life
51.5%
# to [Strength|Strength]
46.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
37.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
36.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
32.5%
[Minion|Minions] deal #% increased Damage with [Command] Skills
31.4%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
27.2%
#% increased [Charm] Effect Duration
18.9%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Physical] Damage
8.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
7.7%
# to [Strength|Strength]
7.7%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
7.7%
# to maximum Mana
5.9%
[Minion|Minions] deal #% increased Damage
5.9%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
5.3%
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Key Notables & Keystones
A Solid Plan
(169)100%✕ Remove
Unleash Hell!
(164)97%✕ Remove
Polish That Gear
(147)87%✕ Remove
At your Command
(139)82.2%✕ Remove
Archon of Undeath
(138)81.7%✕ Remove
Beef
(117)69.2%✕ Remove
Entropic Incarnation
(117)69.2%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(115)68%✕ Remove
Giant's Blood
(112)66.3%✕ Remove
Growing Swarm
(104)61.5%✕ Remove
Polymathy
(99)58.6%✕ Remove
Lord of Horrors
(91)53.8%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(90)53.3%✕ Remove
Grip of Evil
(82)48.5%✕ Remove
Necrotic Touch
(79)46.7%✕ Remove
Puppet Master chance
(76)45%✕ Remove
Gigantic Following
(73)43.2%✕ Remove
Stay Light, Use Cover
(70)41.4%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(66)39.1%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(63)37.3%✕ Remove
Blade Catcher
(60)35.5%✕ Remove
Relentless
(56)33.1%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(55)32.5%✕ Remove
Made to Last
(48)28.4%✕ Remove
Right Hand of Darkness
(45)26.6%✕ Remove
Dominion
(44)26%✕ Remove
Sturdy Metal
(42)24.9%✕ Remove
Leather Bound Gauntlets
(37)21.9%✕ Remove
Enduring Archon
(36)21.3%✕ Remove
Feel no Pain
(35)20.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Armour
(33)19.5%✕ Remove
Polished Iron
(26)15.4%✕ Remove
Iron Reflexes
(25)14.8%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(24)14.2%✕ Remove
Investing Energies
(22)13%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(22)13%✕ Remove
Thirst for Endurance
(22)13%✕ Remove
Suppressing Fire
(21)12.4%✕ Remove
Explosive Empowerment
(20)11.8%✕ Remove
Extinguishing Exhalation
(20)11.8%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(18)10.7%✕ Remove
Right Where We Want Them
(18)10.7%✕ Remove
Watch How I Do It
(17)10.1%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(17)10.1%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(16)9.5%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(16)9.5%✕ Remove
The Soul Meridian
(16)9.5%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(15)8.9%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(15)8.9%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(14)8.3%✕ Remove
Whoever Pays Best
(14)8.3%✕ Remove
Curved Weapon
(14)8.3%✕ Remove
Bringer of Order
(14)8.3%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(14)8.3%✕ Remove
Forces of Nature
(13)7.7%✕ Remove
Reusable Ammunition
(13)7.7%✕ Remove
Warlord Leader
(13)7.7%✕ Remove
Overwhelm
(13)7.7%✕ Remove
Crystal Elixir
(13)7.7%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(13)7.7%✕ Remove
Colossal Weapon
(13)7.7%✕ Remove
Splintering Force
(13)7.7%✕ Remove
Efficient Loading
(13)7.7%✕ Remove
Afterimage
(12)7.1%✕ Remove
Spray and Pray
(12)7.1%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(12)7.1%✕ Remove
Enduring Deflection
(12)7.1%✕ Remove
Deadly Swarm
(11)6.5%✕ Remove
Authority
(11)6.5%✕ Remove
Coming Calamity
(11)6.5%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(11)6.5%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(11)6.5%✕ Remove
Primal Sundering
(11)6.5%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(11)6.5%✕ Remove
Titanic
(11)6.5%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(10)5.9%✕ Remove
Resurging Archon
(10)5.9%✕ Remove
Saqawal's Hide
(10)5.9%✕ Remove
Restless Dead
(10)5.9%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(10)5.9%✕ Remove
Saqawal's Talon
(10)5.9%✕ Remove
Projectile Bulwark
(9)5.3%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(9)5.3%✕ Remove
Crushing Judgement
(9)5.3%✕ Remove
Trained Deflection
(9)5.3%✕ Remove
Symbol of Defiance
(9)5.3%✕ Remove
Backup Plan
(9)5.3%✕ Remove
Engineered Blaze
(8)4.7%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(8)4.7%✕ Remove
Paragon
(8)4.7%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(8)4.7%✕ Remove
Knight of Tarcus
(7)4.1%✕ Remove
Inspiring Leader
(7)4.1%✕ Remove
Knight of Izaro
(7)4.1%✕ Remove
Brute Strength
(7)4.1%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(7)4.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(6)3.6%✕ Remove
Preservation
(6)3.6%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(6)3.6%✕ Remove
Rallying Icon
(6)3.6%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(6)3.6%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(6)3.6%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(6)3.6%✕ Remove
Protraction
(6)3.6%✕ Remove
General's Bindings
(5)3%✕ Remove
Silent Guardian
(5)3%✕ Remove
Glancing Blows
(5)3%✕ Remove
Vigilance
(5)3%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(5)3%✕ Remove
Alchemical Oil
(5)3%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Death
(5)3%✕ Remove
Redblade Discipline
(5)3%✕ Remove
Bannerman
(5)3%✕ Remove
Enveloping Presence
(5)3%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Giantslayer
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Brinerot Ferocity
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Holy Protector
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Expendable Army
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Hefty Unit
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Mutewind Agility
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Path of the Renegade
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
The Winter Owl
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Relentless Fallen
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Licking Wounds
(4)2.4%✕ Remove
Hunker Down
(4)2.4%✕ Remove