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POE2 Blood Mage Starter Guide: From Early ED Location to Endgame!
Kim Hak-gu's Path of Exile 2 Blood Mage Starter Build Guide. Detailed explanation of the process of job advancing from Witch to Lich, and then to Blood Mage, as well as early setup, act-specific progression tips, skill and passive node information, and the timing for transitioning to Blood Mage. Also includes a brief introduction to the recently emerged Infinite Ammo Lich Shrapnel Shot build.
1. 🚀 Blood Mage Starter Build Introduction and Precautions
- ✅ Blood Mage Build Introduction: A build that transitions from early-game Lich to the final Blood Mage
- ⚠️ Precautions: The game is constantly being patched, so builds may change
- 🔄 Job Advancement Process: Level 1~30 (Witch), Level 30~70 (Lich), Level 70+ (Blood Mage)
00:00 - 00:57
1. 🚀 Blood Mage Starter Build Introduction and Precautions
- ✅ Blood Mage Build Introduction: A build that transitions from early-game Lich to the final Blood Mage
- ⚠️ Precautions: The game is constantly being patched, so builds may change
- 🔄 Job Advancement Process: Level 1~30 (Witch), Level 30~70 (Lich), Level 70+ (Blood Mage)
00:58 - 01:34
2. ⚔️ Pros and Cons of Lich Job Advancement and Leveling Plan
- ✅ Pros: Stable progress possible in the early to mid-game, can handle up to Tier 15 mapping without difficulty
- ⚠️ Cons: Need to job advance again later, forced Essence Drain build
- Leveling Plan: Level 1~31 (Essence Drain, Contagion), Level 31~70 (Essence Drain, Decay, Contagion), Level 70+ (Blood Mage)
01:35 - 02:05
3. 🗺️ Leveling Sections up to Act 3 and Skill/Passive Information
- ✅ Same as before up to Act 3
- Act 4 feels like a combination of Cruel 1, 2, and 3
- Check skill gem and passive node information
02:06 - 04:14
4. Act 1 Guide: Early Skill Gem Selection and Progression Order Tips
- ✅ Early Skill Gem: Use Cold Snap instead of Frost Bomb
- 💰 Recommended to buy Extreme/Conductivity Staff at level 1
- Order: Clearfell (Vira of the Rotten Crowd), Lower Camp (Contagion Skill Gem), Greed (Witch, Chain Support Gem), Red Valley (No Enhancement), Obtain Essence Drain
- After Level 6: Essence Drain + Chain, Contagion + Wasp
04:15 - 05:37
5. Act 2 Guide: Skills and Passives, Boss Strategy Tips
- ✅ Skill and passive information based on level 30
- Tectonic Crusher Strategy: Utilize Essence Drain and Frost Bomb
- Key Quests: All Choi Seok-jang, Mine (Rosa), Traitor's Passage (Barbara), Cass (Queen Han Kabala), Deshar (Letter), Spire (Garo's Sisters)
- Jamala Strategy: Utilize Essence Drain, use level 9 skill gem upon reaching level 31
05:38 - 07:16
6. Act 3 Guide: Obtaining Essential Orbs and 2nd Job Advancement Timing
- ✅ Swept Marsh: Obtain High Jhoal Orb after defeating Azak Bodakbul (Connect Intensify, Chain, Arcane Surge to Essence Drain)
- Jungle Ruins: Strategy for Eumbit Fist (Hide behind walls)
- Poison Cellar: Obtain Syringe (Obtain later when using Blood Magic)
- Chimera Mire: Defeat Chimera
- Temple of Chaos: 2nd Job Advancement (Level 40)
07:17 - 07:53
7. Act 4 Guide Tips and Precautions
- ✅ Utilize the Contagion, Essence Drain, Dark Devotion combo used in Act 3
- Boss Fight: Utilize Curses
- Secure as many hits as possible using Set's Hex, Dark Devotion
- ⚠️ Avoid maps with bosses as much as possible (Boss fights are slow due to the Chaos build)
07:54 - 08:12
8. 🩸 Blood Mage Transition Timing
- ✅ Energy Shield + Health Total: 3 or more
- All Resistances: 75
- DPS: 12,000 or more
- Recommended to gather about 10 Divines before proceeding
08:13 - 08:58
9. 💥 New Build Introduction: Infinite Ammo Lich Shrapnel Shot
- ✅ Build only usable if you get a crossbow
- Sacrifices life when shooting, doesn't consume the last bolt
- Lich Ascendancy: Life doesn't change while having an energy shield
- Recommended to proceed with Blood Mage if crossbow acquisition fails
08:59 - 09:17
10. Closing and Next Video Preview
- ✅ Detailed Blood Mage build guide to be provided in the next video
- Request for subscriptions and likes