Best Talisman Bases

The talisman base with the highest base damage in Path of Exile 2 is the Thunder Talisman: 33–187 physical damage at 1.30 attacks per second, 143.0 physical DPS before quality and mods, from level 77 (implicit: (20–30)% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict). Next are the Jade Talisman (138.6, level 78) and the Ashbark Talisman (133.3, level 72), out of 22 talisman bases that drop. Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.

#1 by base DPSThunder Talisman143.0 pDPS · level 77#2 by base DPSJade Talisman138.6 pDPS · level 78#3 by base DPSAshbark Talisman133.3 pDPS · level 72

All 22 talisman bases by base physical DPS

Your character levelThe highlighted row is the best base you can equip.

#	Base	Level	pDPS	Runeforged version
1	Thunder Talisman (20–30)% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict 33–187 physical · 1.30 APS · 8% crit	77	143.0	—
2	Jade Talisman 101–151 physical · 1.10 APS · 5% crit	78	138.6	—
3	Ashbark Talisman (50–80)% increased Flammability Magnitude 72–150 physical · 1.20 APS · 8% crit	72	133.3	—
4	Fang Talisman Minions deal (30–50)% increased Damage 70–116 physical · 1.25 APS · 8% crit	77	116.3	—
5	Wildwood Talisman 67–112 physical · 1.25 APS · 8% crit	70	111.9	—
6	Fungal Talisman 59–98 physical · 1.40 APS · 8% crit	78	109.9	—
7	Maji Talisman +(7–10) to Maximum Rage 61–114 physical · 1.25 APS · 8% crit	79	109.4	—
8	Cruel Talisman 62–103 physical · 1.25 APS · 8% crit	63	103.1	—
9	Alpha Talisman +(14–18)% to Block chance 63–94 physical · 1.30 APS · 9% crit	75	102.1	—
10	Voltfang Talisman (20–30)% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict 23–130 physical · 1.30 APS · 8% crit	46	99.5	—
11	Spiny Talisman 60–99 physical · 1.25 APS · 11% crit	67	99.4	—
12	Lumbering Talisman 71–107 physical · 1.10 APS · 5% crit	52	97.9	—
13	Fury Talisman +(7–10) to Maximum Rage 49–91 physical · 1.25 APS · 8% crit	59	87.5	—
14	Howling Talisman +(14–18)% to Block chance 52–78 physical · 1.30 APS · 9% crit	55	84.5	—
15	Vicious Talisman 43–71 physical · 1.25 APS · 8% crit	40	71.3	205.0 · Lv 65
16	Rabid Talisman +(7–10) to Maximum Rage 31–58 physical · 1.25 APS · 8% crit	34	55.6	—
17	Primal Talisman +(14–18)% to Block chance 31–46 physical · 1.30 APS · 9% crit	28	50.1	—
18	Frenzied Talisman 23–38 physical · 1.40 APS · 8% crit	22	42.7	—
19	Familial Talisman Minions deal (30–50)% increased Damage 20–34 physical · 1.25 APS · 8% crit	16	33.8	121.9 · Lv 55
20	Cinderbark Talisman (50–80)% increased Flammability Magnitude 18–36 physical · 1.20 APS · 8% crit	10	32.4	—
21	Nettle Talisman 12–20 physical · 1.25 APS · 11% crit	5	20.0	113.8 · Lv 55
22	Changeling Talisman 9–15 physical · 1.25 APS · 8% crit	1	15.0	151.3 · Lv 38