Ball Lightning

Spell, AoE, Projectile, Sustained

Skill Gem · Tier 11

Level: 1–40

Cast Time: 1s

Fire a slow-moving Projectile that moves through enemies. The Projectile itself does not Hit enemies, but repeatedly discharges bolts of Lightning at nearby enemies. Consumes a Fire Infusion if possible to slow down over time, create Ignited Ground as it travels, and explode dealing Fire damage in an Area after it dissipates.

At level 1

Deals 1 to 4 Lightning Damage
Hits enemies in range every 0.2 seconds
375% more chance to Shock
Bolts target enemies within 1.8 metres

At level 40

Deals 58 to 1102 Lightning Damage
Hits enemies in range every 0.2 seconds
375% more chance to Shock
Bolts target enemies within 1.8 metres

Ball Lightning is a tier 11 Intelligence skill gem in Path of Exile 2 (Spell, AoE, Projectile, Sustained). Support gems that can support it: 211.

Published Sep 27, 2026 · patch 0.5.5 Forbidden Rites

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Tier: 11
Level: 1–40
Cast Time: 1s
Tags: Spell, AoE, Projectile, Sustained, Lightning, Duration, Chaining, Repeatable
Support Gems: 211

Per level

Level	Cost	Base Lightning Damage
1	9	1–4
2	11	1–5
3	13	1–7
4	15	1–9
5	17	1–12
6	19	1–14
7	22	1–17
8	25	1–21
9	29	1–24
10	33	1–28
11	37	2–33
12	41	2–38
13	46	2–44
14	51	3–50
15	57	3–57
16	64	3–64
17	71	4–73
18	78	4–83
19	87	5–93
20	96	6–105
21	106	6–118
22	116	7–133
23	128	8–150
24	141	9–169
25	155	10–189
26	170	11–213
27	186	13–239
28	204	14–268
29	223	16–301
30	244	18–338
31	267	20–380
32	292	22–427
33	319	25–480
34	348	28–539
35	379	32–607
36	413	36–683
37	450	40–769
38	490	46–866
39	533	51–977
40	580	58–1102

Support gems for Ball Lightning (211)

Ball Lightning

Per level

Support gems for Ball Lightning (211)

Lineage (27)

Spell (25)

Physical (22)

Projectile (22)

Fire (12)

Lightning (11)

AoE (10)

Chaos (10)

Cold (10)

Duration (7)

Minion (4)

Attack (3)

Warcry (2)

Payoff (1)

Other (45)