The Thunderstorm is a highly effective skill for the Warrior in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 24 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Shock, Efficiency II, Boundless Energy II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Desensitisation, Wildsurge Incantation, Heavy Buffer on the skill tree.

Thunderstorm
(Warrior) Builds
Sample size: 24 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 07:44:41 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 [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
45.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
37.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
37.5%
#% increased Cast Speed
33.3%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
33.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
29.2%
# to maximum Mana
20.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
20.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.7%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
33.3%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
33.3%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineChaos|Dreaming Gloom Shrine]
33.3%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Chaos] Damage
33.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
33.3%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
20.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
12.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
12.5%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
58.3%
# to maximum Mana
50%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
45.8%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
29.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
29.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
29.2%
# to maximum Life
25%
Body Armour
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
66.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
37.5%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
20.8%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
20.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
16.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
83.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
62.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
62.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
54.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
54.2%
Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
54.2%
# to maximum Life
29.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29.2%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
16.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
62.5%
#% increased Movement Speed
50%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
29.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
29.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
20.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
12.5%
# to maximum Life
12.5%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
87.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
41.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
41.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
37.5%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
37.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
33.3%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
29.2%
# to maximum Life
29.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20.8%
Ring 1
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
66.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
54.2%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
37.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
29.2%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
29.2%
# to maximum Mana
25%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
50%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
45.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
37.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
29.2%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
20.8%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
16.7%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
95.8%
# to maximum Life
83.3%
# to [Strength|Strength]
62.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
58.3%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
58.3%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
58.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
29.2%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
25%
# to maximum Mana
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
16.7%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
37.5%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
37.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
25%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
25%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
25%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
20.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
20.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
20.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
16.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Desensitisation
(23)95.8%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(23)95.8%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(22)91.7%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(21)87.5%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(21)87.5%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(20)83.3%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(18)75%✕ Remove
The Unseen Path
(18)75%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(18)75%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(18)75%✕ Remove
Calculated Hunter
(18)75%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(18)75%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(18)75%✕ Remove
The Lesser Harm
(18)75%✕ Remove
Forced Outcome
(18)75%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(17)70.8%✕ Remove
Power of the Storm
(17)70.8%✕ Remove
Entwined Realities
(17)70.8%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(17)70.8%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(17)70.8%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(17)70.8%✕ Remove
Comradery
(17)70.8%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(17)70.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(16)66.7%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(16)66.7%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(16)66.7%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(16)66.7%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(16)66.7%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(13)54.2%✕ Remove
Cower Before the First Ones
(13)54.2%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(12)50%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(11)45.8%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(11)45.8%✕ Remove
Battle Fever
(11)45.8%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(9)37.5%✕ Remove
Cooked
(9)37.5%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(8)33.3%✕ Remove
True Strike
(8)33.3%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(6)25%✕ Remove
Melding
(6)25%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(6)25%✕ Remove
Right Hand of Darkness
(5)20.8%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(5)20.8%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(5)20.8%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(5)20.8%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
General Electric
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(4)16.7%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(3)12.5%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(3)12.5%✕ Remove
Ritual Cadence
(3)12.5%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(3)12.5%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(3)12.5%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(3)12.5%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(3)12.5%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(3)12.5%✕ Remove
Conduit
(3)12.5%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(3)12.5%✕ Remove
Roil
(3)12.5%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Ruin
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Exhaust All Power
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Limitless Pursuit
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Constricting
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
All Natural
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(2)8.3%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Powerful Casting
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Swarm
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Leaping Ambush
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Return to Nature
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Pyromantic Pact
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Boundless Growth
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Bonded Precision
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Altered Flesh
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Splitting Ground
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Instruments of Power
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Madness in the Bones
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Beidat's Hand
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Demonic Possession
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Necromantic Conduit
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Rustle of the Leaves
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Total Incineration
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Grip of Evil
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Barya of Navira
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Thorns
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Manifold Method
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Sigil of Ice
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Navira's Well
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
All For One
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Mighty Trunk
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Stigmata
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Unnamed Heartwood
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Relentless Fallen
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Night's Bite
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Flow of Life
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)4.2%✕ Remove
Intense Flames
(1)4.2%✕ Remove