The Living Bomb is a highly effective skill for the Warrior in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 10 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Arbiter's Ignition, Spell Cascade. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Remnant Attraction, Turn the Clock Forward, Invigorating Archon on the skill tree.

Living Bomb
(Warrior) Builds
Sample size: 10 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 Explicit Mods
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
40%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
40%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
30%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
30%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
30%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
30%
#% increased Cast Speed
20%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
20%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
20%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
20%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
30%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
20%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] deal #% increased Damage per # maximum Life
20%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
10%
# to maximum Life
10%
# to maximum Mana
10%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
10%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
80%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
50%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
50%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
50%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
# to maximum Mana
30%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
20%
# to maximum Life
10%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
10%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
60%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
20%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
20%
# to maximum Mana
20%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
20%
#% increased Cast Speed
20%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
20%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
20%
#% to [Quality] of all Skills
20%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
40%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
30%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
30%
# to maximum Life
20%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
20%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
20%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
20%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
20%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
70%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
70%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30%
# to maximum Life
20%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
10%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
10%
Amulet
Top Explicit Mods
# Prefix Modifier allowed
80%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
80%
#% increased Cast Speed
70%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
40%
# to maximum Mana
30%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
10%
#% increased maximum Life
10%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
10%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
10%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
70%
#% increased maximum Mana
50%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
50%
# to maximum Mana
40%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
40%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
30%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
20%
# to [Strength|Strength]
10%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
10%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
10%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
Reflects opposite Ring
70%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
30%
# to [Strength|Strength]
10%
# to maximum Life
10%
# to maximum Mana
10%
#% increased Cast Speed
10%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
10%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
10%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
10%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
10%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
100%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
90%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
80%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
40%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
30%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
30%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGranite|Granite]
30%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
30%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSulphur|Sulphur]
30%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
70%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
40%
#% increased Cast Speed
40%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
20%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
20%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
20%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
20%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
20%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
10%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
10%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
10%
# to maximum Mana
10%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
10%
#% increased Arrow Speed
10%
#% increased Damage with Bow Skills
10%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] for [Attack] Damage
10%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Attack|Attacks]
10%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
10%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
10%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Remnant Attraction
(9)90%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(9)90%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(9)90%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(8)80%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(8)80%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(8)80%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(8)80%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(8)80%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(8)80%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(8)80%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(7)70%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(7)70%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(7)70%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(6)60%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(6)60%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(6)60%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(6)60%✕ Remove
Dominion
(6)60%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(6)60%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(6)60%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(6)60%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(6)60%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(6)60%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(5)50%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(5)50%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(4)40%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(4)40%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(4)40%✕ Remove
Pyromantic Pact
(4)40%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(4)40%✕ Remove
Bringer of Flame
(4)40%✕ Remove
Altered Flesh
(4)40%✕ Remove
Preservation
(4)40%✕ Remove
Grinning Immolation
(4)40%✕ Remove
Energise
(4)40%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(4)40%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(4)40%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(3)30%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(3)30%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(3)30%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(3)30%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(3)30%✕ Remove
Refracted Infusion
(3)30%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(3)30%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(3)30%✕ Remove
Storm's Recollection
(3)30%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(3)30%✕ Remove
Cooked
(3)30%✕ Remove
Roil
(3)30%✕ Remove
True Strike
(3)30%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(3)30%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(2)20%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(2)20%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(2)20%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(2)20%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(2)20%✕ Remove
Constant Gale
(2)20%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(2)20%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(2)20%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(2)20%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(2)20%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(2)20%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(2)20%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(2)20%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(2)20%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(2)20%✕ Remove
Force of Will
(2)20%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(2)20%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(2)20%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(2)20%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(2)20%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(2)20%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(1)10%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(1)10%✕ Remove
Knight of Tarcus
(1)10%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(1)10%✕ Remove
Melding
(1)10%✕ Remove
Unnatural Resilience
(1)10%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lead me through Grace...
(1)10%✕ Remove
Sanguimancy
(1)10%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(1)10%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(1)10%✕ Remove
The Spring Hare
(1)10%✕ Remove
Heavy Ammunition
(1)10%✕ Remove
Tempest Caller
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(1)10%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)10%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(1)10%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)10%✕ Remove
Path Seeker
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(1)10%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lasting Trauma
(1)10%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)10%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(1)10%✕ Remove
I am the Blizzard...
(1)10%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(1)10%✕ Remove
Relentless Pursuit
(1)10%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)10%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(1)10%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)10%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)10%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(1)10%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(1)10%✕ Remove
Defiance
(1)10%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(1)10%✕ Remove
Effervescent
(1)10%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)10%✕ Remove
Blur
(1)10%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(1)10%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)10%✕ Remove
Multiplying Squalls
(1)10%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(1)10%✕ Remove
Drenched
(1)10%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(1)10%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(1)10%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(1)10%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)10%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)10%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lay Siege
(1)10%✕ Remove
Traveller's Wisdom
(1)10%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(1)10%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(1)10%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(1)10%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)10%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(1)10%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)10%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(1)10%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(1)10%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(1)10%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(1)10%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(1)10%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(1)10%✕ Remove
All Natural
(1)10%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(1)10%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)10%✕ Remove
Heavy Armour
(1)10%✕ Remove
Redblade Discipline
(1)10%✕ Remove
Running Assault
(1)10%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(1)10%✕ Remove
The Soul Springs Eternal
(1)10%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)10%✕ Remove
...and I Shall Rage
(1)10%✕ Remove