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PoE2 0.4 Blood Mage: Explosive Poison Bleed Build Guide for Enjoying End Content on a Low BudgetIntroducing a low-budget Poison Bleed Shattering Blood Mage build for Path of Exile 2 version 0.4, capable of reaching end-game content. This build features simple skill rotation and satisfying explosion effects, allowing for T3 Jeshutt clears and stable map farming, making it easily accessible for beginners.
1. 🎮 Core Unique Gear Introduction
· The 5 core unique items used in this build, their effects, and recommended socket runes/items are as follows:
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Atziri's Disdain, Bifurcated Spear | · Main Skill: Shattering Spite · Socket: Farul's Hunt Rune |
| Plague Finger, Chainmail Wrap | · All hit damage contributes to Poison potency · 30% chance to apply Poison on hit · Socket: Wolf's Idol |
| Enthroned Darkness, Ornate Belt | · Gains bonuses as if socketed in gloves · Socket: Courtly Cruelty Rune, Wolf's Idol |
| Holy Flame, Temple Scepter | · Gain damage from additional non-damage · Gain Souls |
| Ravianaga's Heart, Vast Mana Flask | · Passive Crystal Elixir and Strength Leech are always active |
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1. 🎮 Core Unique Gear Introduction
· The 5 core unique items used in this build, their effects, and recommended socket runes/items are as follows:
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Atziri's Disdain, Bifurcated Spear | · Main Skill: Shattering Spite · Socket: Farul's Hunt Rune |
| Plague Finger, Chainmail Wrap | · All hit damage contributes to Poison potency · 30% chance to apply Poison on hit · Socket: Wolf's Idol |
| Enthroned Darkness, Ornate Belt | · Gains bonuses as if socketed in gloves · Socket: Courtly Cruelty Rune, Wolf's Idol |
| Holy Flame, Temple Scepter | · Gain damage from additional non-damage · Gain Souls |
| Ravianaga's Heart, Vast Mana Flask | · Passive Crystal Elixir and Strength Leech are always active |
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2. 🛡️ Other Recommended Gear and Anointments
· For chest armor, prioritize Energy Shield values to maximize the effect of the Ascendancy passive 'Sink's Power'.
· For other gear, it's good to increase elemental resistances, and if possible, also get some life.
· Rings can apply Bleed with elemental damage thanks to the Ascendancy passive 'Blood Viscera', so prepare rings with flat elemental damage according to your budget.
· For necklaces, prioritize Melee Skill Level +2 or higher, and choose other necessary mods or according to your budget.
· For Anointment, choose 'Strike from Evasion'.
· The secondary weapon set talisman is for activating 'Sui-eum', so any will do.
· For other gear, it's good to increase elemental resistances, and if possible, also get some life.
· Rings can apply Bleed with elemental damage thanks to the Ascendancy passive 'Blood Viscera', so prepare rings with flat elemental damage according to your budget.
· For necklaces, prioritize Melee Skill Level +2 or higher, and choose other necessary mods or according to your budget.
· For Anointment, choose 'Strike from Evasion'.
· The secondary weapon set talisman is for activating 'Sui-eum', so any will do.
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3. ⚔️ Skill Setup and Usage
· Skill usage for map farming: Effectively eliminate enemies by using Spear Field twice, then Shattering Spite once.
· Skill usage for boss fights: First, prepare Spear Field, then apply 'Heavy' with Pounce. Afterward, amplify Bleed and Poison potency with the 'Noble Wolf' passive, and activate the 'Current Rank' buff with Cross Slash. Finally, deal damage with Spear Field and Shattering Spite, and finish with Blood Hunt.
· The gems and support gem configurations used for each skill are as follows:
· Skill usage for boss fights: First, prepare Spear Field, then apply 'Heavy' with Pounce. Afterward, amplify Bleed and Poison potency with the 'Noble Wolf' passive, and activate the 'Current Rank' buff with Cross Slash. Finally, deal damage with Spear Field and Shattering Spite, and finish with Blood Hunt.
· The gems and support gem configurations used for each skill are as follows:
| Skill | Support Gem |
|---|---|
| Shattering Spite | · Elemental Armament · Bleed · Heavy Bleed · Rageforged (Significant impact on damage) |
| Orb of Fire | · Herbalism · Cannibalism · Clarity · Precision |
| Life Remnant | · Resonating Remnant · Remnant Boost |
| Spear Throw & Maul | · Appropriate Intelligence Gem (for activating Crystallized Immunity passive) |
| Spear Field | · Bleed · Knockback · Kinetic · Area of Effect · Poison 6 |
| Pounce | · Current Rank · Cooldown Reduction · Charge Rank · Heavy Perpetuation |
| Cross Slash | · Area of Effect · Living Lightning (for activating Crystallized Immunity passive) |
| Blasphemy | · Chains of Time · Area of Effect · Slow Efficiency |
| Herald of Blood | · Bleed · Acute Poison · Poison Blight Explosion |
| Herald of Plague | · Contamination Mastery |
| Time of Need | · Electrocute · Cap Increase · Duration Compression |
| Wind Dancer | · Knockback · Area of Effect |
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4. 🌳 Passive Tree and Jewel Recommendations
· The passive tree for Level 88 can be found in detail via the Mobalytics link in the video description.
· For Ascendancy skills, prioritize 'Blood Viscera' and 'Sink's Power' first, then choose 'Flesh Rend' last.
· For jewels, those with increased ailment potency applied by the player and increased attack speed options are recommended.
· For Ascendancy skills, prioritize 'Blood Viscera' and 'Sink's Power' first, then choose 'Flesh Rend' last.
· For jewels, those with increased ailment potency applied by the player and increased attack speed options are recommended.