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[0.4] All Content 100% Crit Blood Mage

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End Game

Starter

Witch

Blood Mage

0.4 TLotD

By ImJustAnthony

Updated on Jan 23, 2026

Jan 23, 2026

Build Overview

ALL CONTENT

Blood Mage Build Guide

**UPDATE IN PROGRESS FOR 0.4** UPDATES MADE CONSISTANTLY**

***ALL TRADE LINKS ARE AUTOMATED BY MOBALYTICS AND MAY NOT BE THE BEST SOURCE FOR BUYING EQUIPMENT. PLEASE SEARCH FOR ITEMS USING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN EACH VARIANT.***

Hello all of you simple life enjoyers!

This All in One Blood Mage Build Guide uses progressing variants during a league to go from Starter to Multiple fun Endgame Builds.

*****New Variants added consistently.*****

Venom Crypt Reward - Mana Regen or Stun Threshold

Tattoo Buffs - 5% for each Resistances

Pillar Offering - 5% All Resistances

Strengths and Weaknesses

Easy Playstyle
Flexible Variants
HIGH Damage Potential
GREAT at ALL Content

Weakness....? Never heard of it.

Build Variants

(League Start)

(Second Ascendancy)

(Waystones 1 > 14)

$ - (Cheap Mana Tank)

$$ - (Spark Soul Mage)

$$ - (Frost Soul Mage)

$$ - (Entangle Soul Mage)

$$$ - (Budget Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (FrostBolt Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Spark Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Entangle Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Frostbolt/Entangle)

$$$$ - (Spark/Entangle)

$ - (Doedre Weakness)

$$$ - (Doedre Weakness)

$$$$ - (Doedre Weakness)

This variant is used to start stacking your critical strike chance after finishing your second ascendancy and picking up Sunder the Flesh. This will be used to finish the campaign and interludes.

Items shown below are the exact items I was wearing for the Youtube video showcasing the starter.

https://youtu.be/vhNfgkaohg4?si=IcLdMZ2WrS_8hUU3

Equipment

(League Start)

(Second Ascendancy)

(Waystones 1 > 14)

$ - (Cheap Mana Tank)

$$ - (Spark Soul Mage)

$$ - (Frost Soul Mage)

$$ - (Entangle Soul Mage)

$$$ - (Budget Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (FrostBolt Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Spark Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Entangle Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Frostbolt/Entangle)

$$$$ - (Spark/Entangle)

$ - (Doedre Weakness)

$$$ - (Doedre Weakness)

$$$$ - (Doedre Weakness)

Set 1

Set 2

Equipment Priority

+11

**ITEM TRADE LINKS ARE AI GENERATED BY MOBALYTICS TO FIND EXACT MATCHES AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION. SEARCHING FOR ITEMS YOURSELF IS ADVISED.**

***ITEMS SHOWN ABOVE ARE THE ITEMS I WAS WEARING FOR THE LEAGUE STARTER YOUTUBE SHOWCASE ON YOUTUBE FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY.**

DON'T FORGET THAT YOU CAN INTERACT WITH THE PLAYER MARKET STARTING IN ACT 4.

Skill Gems

(League Start)

(Second Ascendancy)

(Waystones 1 > 14)

$ - (Cheap Mana Tank)

$$ - (Spark Soul Mage)

$$ - (Frost Soul Mage)

$$ - (Entangle Soul Mage)

$$$ - (Budget Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (FrostBolt Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Spark Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Entangle Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Frostbolt/Entangle)

$$$$ - (Spark/Entangle)

$ - (Doedre Weakness)

$$$ - (Doedre Weakness)

$$$$ - (Doedre Weakness)

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 35

Dex 15

Int 55

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Life Remnants

Sigil of Power

Spark

Frost Bomb

Elemental Weakness

Cast on Critical

Mana Remnants

Arctic Armour

Gem Priority

+22

Spark is our bread and butter ability to clear packs. Spark should be your priority for %Quality for projectile speed.

Use Frost Bomb, Elemental Weakness and Sigil of Power on Bosses or rare enemies to apply exposure and reduce resistances.

Comet will be used in our Cast on Critical which mostly will be used and needed to melt bosses.

Sigil of Power comes from your offhand weapon Chiming Staff. Cast this ability to increase your damage by a large amount. *IMPORTANT NOTE - Put your other spells on weapon set (1) so that you do not keep using the chiming staff after casting sigil in weapon set (2).

SPIRIT INFORMATION - Cast on Critical is the required gem you need first.
As you gain more spirit, you can then use Mana Remnants and Arctic Armour.

Passive Tree

(League Start)

(Second Ascendancy)

(Waystones 1 > 14)

$ - (Cheap Mana Tank)

$$ - (Spark Soul Mage)

$$ - (Frost Soul Mage)

$$ - (Entangle Soul Mage)

$$$ - (Budget Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (FrostBolt Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Spark Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Entangle Comet Storm)

$$$$ - (Frostbolt/Entangle)

$$$$ - (Spark/Entangle)

$ - (Doedre Weakness)

$$$ - (Doedre Weakness)

$$$$ - (Doedre Weakness)

main:

123

set 1:

set 2:

Changelog

12/22/25 - Spark Soul Mage - Removed Everlasting Infusions for Wild Storm.

12/23/25 - Spark Soul Mage - Adjusted Skill Tree Weapon Set 2.

12/24/25 - Frost Soul Mage - NEW BUILD VARIANT ADDED

12/25/25 - Frost Soul Mage - Adjusted tree for Heavy Frost and Thin Ice.

01/03/26 - Spark & Frost Soul Mage - Switched Master of Hexes for Impending Doom on Weapon Set 2 skill tree to help players get consistent and easy Fulmination Annihilation laser beam from curse.

01/03/26 - Spark Soul Mage - Removed Infernal/Frozen Limit from passive tree so save skill points or use elsewhere if needed.

All changelogs past this point are put individually on each tab for specific variants. This system will continue and improve for new builds and future leagues. This should make following a league start and new variants more comfortable.