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Orb of Storms

Patch 0.5.5 · Updated Oct 3, 2026

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Orb of Storms

Orb of Storms 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, Sustained, Lightning, Duration, Chaining, Orb, Remnant.

Gem level 1

Orb of Storms

Spell, AoE, Sustained, Lightning, Duration, Chaining, Orb, Remnant, Repeatable

Level: 1

Cost: 12 Mana

Cast Time: 0.8 sec

Critical Hit Chance: 10%

Maximum bolts fired: 6

Create an Orb of electricity that fires Chaining Lightning bolts at nearby enemies. The Orb leaves behind a Lightning Infusion Remnant when it expires.

Orb radius is 3.6 metres

Limit 1 Orb of Storms

Orb duration is 12 seconds

Fires a bolt every 4 seconds, and when you
cast a Spell near the Orb

Deals 1 to 8 Lightning Damage

Chains +3 times

Type: Skill Gems
Attribute: Intelligence
Tags: Spell, AoE, Sustained, Lightning, Duration, Chaining, Orb, Remnant, Repeatable
Usable from character level: 6
Gemcutting: Uncut Gem level 3 or higher
Gemcutting category: Elemental
Levels: 1–40

Quality

At 20% quality

Chains +3 times

Additionally with Advanced Thaumaturgy (Gemling Legionnaire)

Maximum bolts fired: 6

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.

Level	Character level	Cost	Deals # to # Lightning Damage	Chains +# times
1	–	12 Mana	1–8	3
2	3	14 Mana	1–11	3
3	6	17 Mana	1–15	3
4	10	20 Mana	1–19	3
5	14	23 Mana	1–25	3
6	18	26 Mana	2–30	3
7	22	30 Mana	2–37	3
8	26	34 Mana	2–44	4
9	31	39 Mana	3–53	4
10	36	44 Mana	3–62	4
11	41	49 Mana	4–73	4
12	46	55 Mana	4–85	4
13	52	62 Mana	5–98	4
14	58	69 Mana	6–114	4
15	64	77 Mana	7–131	5
16	66	86 Mana	8–151	5
17	72	95 Mana	9–173	5
18	78	105 Mana	10–198	5
19	84	117 Mana	12–227	5
20	90	129 Mana	14–260	5

Levels 21–40 (from additional gem levels)

Level	Character level	Cost	Deals # to # Lightning Damage	Chains +# times
21	–	142 Mana	16–297	6
22	–	157 Mana	18–339	6
23	–	172 Mana	20–387	6
24	–	189 Mana	23–442	6
25	–	208 Mana	27–505	6
26	–	228 Mana	30–577	6
27	–	250 Mana	35–659	7
28	–	274 Mana	40–754	7
29	–	300 Mana	45–862	7
30	–	328 Mana	52–986	7
31	–	359 Mana	59–1129	7
32	–	392 Mana	68–1294	7
33	–	428 Mana	78–1483	8
34	–	467 Mana	90–1702	8
35	–	509 Mana	103–1955	8
36	–	555 Mana	118–2248	8
37	–	605 Mana	136–2588	8
38	–	658 Mana	157–2981	8
39	–	716 Mana	181–3439	9
40	–	779 Mana	209–3971	9

Matching supports 232

232 Support Gems can support this skill.

Strength 69

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 Compressed Duration I Compressed Duration II 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 Heft Ignite I Ignite II Ignite III Knockback Lifetap Prolonged Duration I Prolonged Duration II Prolonged Duration III Rageforged I Rageforged II Relentless Rage Remnant Potency I Remnant Potency II Remnant Potency III Rupture Rusted Spikes Searing Flame I Searing Flame II Selfless Remnants 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 62

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 Hobble Inhibitor Innervate Lasting Shock Leverage Life Bounty Life Drain Lightning Attunement Lightning Exposure Lightning Penetration Lockdown Malady Mana Bounty Mobility Momentum Neural Overload Outmaneuver Overabundance I Overabundance II Overabundance III Overcharge Pin I Pin II Pin III Poison I Poison II Poison III Rakiata's Flow 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 92

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 Freeze Frost Nexus Frostfire Frozen Vortex Harmonic Remnants I Harmonic Remnants II Hourglass Ice Bite I Ice Bite II Inexorable Critical I Inexorable Critical II Invocation Khatal's Rejuvenation Lightning Mastery Living Lightning Living Lightning II Magnetic Remnants 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 Soulbreaker Spreading Frost Static Shocks Stormfire Supercritical Thrill of the Kill Thrill of the Kill II Unbending Unleash Varashta's Blessing Verglas Volatile Power Volatility Wildfire 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