Patch 0.5.5 · Updated Oct 3, 2026

Skill Gems

Fireball

Fireball is a Skill Gem (Intelligence) in Path of Exile 2. It is usable from character level 6 and can be cut from an Uncut Gem of level 3 or higher. Tags: Spell, AoE, Projectile, Fire, Repeatable.

Gem level 1

Fireball

Spell, AoE, Projectile, Fire, Repeatable

Level: 1

Cost: 10 Mana

Cast Time: 1.2 sec

Critical Hit Chance: 7%

Launch a large ball of Fire which explodes on impact. The explosion Consumes a Fire Infusion if possible to launch a ring of smaller firebolts.

Projectile

Deals 8 to 12 Fire Damage

Explosion

Explosion radius is 1.7 metres

Firebolts

Number of Projectiles cannot be modified

Fires +12 Projectiles

Inflicts 100% more Flammability Magnitude

Deals 8 to 12 Fire Damage

Type: Skill Gems
Attribute: Intelligence
Tags: Spell, AoE, Projectile, Fire, Repeatable
Usable from character level: 6
Gemcutting: Uncut Gem level 3 or higher
Gemcutting category: Elemental
Levels: 1–40

Quality

At 20% quality

+10% chance to fire 2 additional Projectiles

Additionally with Advanced Thaumaturgy (Gemling Legionnaire)

+10% chance to fire 8 additional Projectiles in a circle

Used in builds

None of our builds uses this yet.

Values per level

Only values that change with the level – fixed values are in the tooltip. Click a row to show that level in the tooltip.

			Projectile	Firebolts
Level	Character level	Cost	Deals # to # Fire Damage	Deals # to # Fire Damage
1	–	10 Mana	8–12	8–12
2	3	12 Mana	11–16	11–16
3	6	14 Mana	15–22	15–22
4	10	16 Mana	19–29	19–29
5	14	18 Mana	24–36	24–36
6	18	21 Mana	30–44	30–44
7	22	24 Mana	36–53	36–53
8	26	28 Mana	42–64	42–64
9	31	31 Mana	50–75	50–75
10	36	35 Mana	59–88	59–88
11	41	40 Mana	68–102	68–102
12	46	45 Mana	79–118	79–118
13	52	50 Mana	91–136	91–136
14	58	56 Mana	104–156	104–156
15	64	62 Mana	119–178	119–178
16	66	69 Mana	135–203	135–203
17	72	77 Mana	154–231	154–231
18	78	85 Mana	174–262	174–262
19	84	94 Mana	198–297	198–297
20	90	104 Mana	224–336	224–336

Levels 21–40 (from additional gem levels)

			Projectile	Firebolts
Level	Character level	Cost	Deals # to # Fire Damage	Deals # to # Fire Damage
21	–	115 Mana	253–379	253–379
22	–	126 Mana	286–429	286–429
23	–	139 Mana	323–484	323–484
24	–	153 Mana	364–546	364–546
25	–	168 Mana	411–616	411–616
26	–	184 Mana	463–695	463–695
27	–	202 Mana	522–784	522–784
28	–	221 Mana	589–884	589–884
29	–	242 Mana	665–997	665–997
30	–	265 Mana	750–1125	750–1125
31	–	290 Mana	847–1270	847–1270
32	–	317 Mana	956–1434	956–1434
33	–	346 Mana	1080–1619	1080–1619
34	–	377 Mana	1220–1830	1220–1830
35	–	411 Mana	1380–2070	1380–2070
36	–	448 Mana	1561–2342	1561–2342
37	–	488 Mana	1768–2651	1768–2651
38	–	532 Mana	2003–3004	2003–3004
39	–	578 Mana	2271–3407	2271–3407
40	–	629 Mana	2577–3866	2577–3866

Matching supports 242

242 Support Gems can support this skill.

Strength 61

Armour Break I Armour Break II Armour Break III Armour Demolisher I Armour Demolisher II Arms Length Atalui's Bloodletting Bleed I Bleed II Bleed III Bleed IV Break Endurance Brutality I Brutality II Brutality III Concoct I Concoct II Dauntless Deep Cuts I Deep Cuts II Devastate Efficiency I Efficiency II Enduring Impact I Enduring Impact II Eternal Flame I Eternal Flame II Eternal Flame III Execute I Execute II Execute III Exploit Weakness Fire Attunement Fire Exposure Fire Penetration I Fire Penetration II Flame Pillar Flamepierce Heft Ignite I Ignite II Ignite III Knockback Lifetap Rageforged I Rageforged II Relentless Rage Rupture Rusted Spikes Searing Flame I Searing Flame II Stun I Stun II Stun III Uhtred's Augury Uhtred's Exodus Uhtred's Omen Unbreakable Uruk's Smelting Uul-Netol's Embrace Xoph's Pyre

Dexterity 78

Admixture Arakaali's Lust Blind I Blind II Blindside Bounty I Bounty II Bursting Plague Chain I Chain II Chain III Chance to Freeze Charm Bounty Commiserate Corrosion Deadly Poison I Deadly Poison II Deliberation Dominus' Grasp Electrocute Eonyr's Thunder Escalating Poison Ferocity Fork Hobble Inhibitor Innervate Lasting Shock Leverage Life Bounty Life Drain Lightning Attunement Lightning Exposure Lightning Penetration Lockdown Malady Mana Bounty Mobility Momentum Multishot I Multishot II Neural Overload Nova Projectiles I Nova Projectiles II Outmaneuver Overcharge Pierce I Pierce II Pierce III Pin I Pin II Pin III Poison I Poison II Poison III Projectile Acceleration I Projectile Acceleration II Projectile Acceleration III Projectile Deceleration I Projectile Deceleration II Rakiata's Flow Retreat I Retreat II Retreat III Ricochet I Ricochet II Ricochet III Shock Slow Potency Soul Drain Stormchain Swift Affliction I Swift Affliction II Swift Affliction III Tacati's Ire Tul's Stillness Tumult Wind Wave

Intelligence 94

Ambrosia Ambrosia II Ambush Arbiter's Ignition Arcane Surge Atziri's Call Biting Frost I Biting Frost II Blazing Critical Bone Shrapnel Brittle Armour Catharsis Chaos Attunement Cold Attunement Cold Exposure Cold Penetration Concentrated Area Concussive Spells Considered Casting Controlled Destruction Coursing Current Deep Freeze Derange Dialla's Desire Electromagnetism Elemental Discharge Elemental Focus Embitter Energy Barrier Enervation Esh's Radiance Excise Execrate Expand Expanse Extraction Fiery Death Fire Mastery Freeze Freezefork Frost Nexus Frostfire Frozen Vortex Gambleshot Hourglass Ice Bite I Ice Bite II Inexorable Critical I Inexorable Critical II Invocation Living Lightning Living Lightning II Magnified Area I Magnified Area II Mana Flare Minion Pact I Minion Pact II Oisín's Oath Pinpoint Critical Potent Exposure Potential Practical Magic I Practical Magic II Profanity I Profanity II Rapid Casting I Rapid Casting II Rapid Casting III Rising Tempest Shock Conduction Shock Conduction II Shock Siphon Sione's Temper Soulbreaker Spreading Frost Static Shocks Stormfire Supercritical Thrill of the Kill Thrill of the Kill II Unbending Unleash Varashta's Blessing Verglas Vilenta's Propulsion Volatile Power Volatility Wildfire Wildshards I Wildshards II Withering Touch Zarokh's Revolt Zenith I Zenith II

No attribute 9

Breachlord's Rift Esh's Prowess Mórrigan's Insight Prototype Seventeen Runic Extraction Scouring Flame Styrn's Anthem Trickster's Shard Vorana's Siege

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