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PoE 2 Build

1M+ Dmg Per HIT! Detonate Dead Crit Blood Mage

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End Game
By ds_lily
Updated on Dec 22, 2024
Dec 22, 2024

Build Overview

Build Rating: MORE ⭐ = BETTER

Single Target: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Map Clear: ⭐⭐

Defense: ⭐⭐⭐⭐(High HP/ES Pool in maps anyways, harder to sustain in bosses)

How Easy to get the Gear: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

SSF VIABLE: ✔️

HC VIABLE: ✔️

IMPORTANT: This build is definitely not for everyone, it can be super clunky at times. Once you get used to it it's not that bad honestly but takes getting used to.

Why it's clunky:

- You are relying on minions to explode for damage, you are kind of at their will and sometimes they get stuck / dead.
- Some maps have too narrow of a path for them to move through which is annoying

-If you run too far from the minions they die and go on cooldown

-If you shield charge in your offhand and 1 minion is dead, they will all go on cooldown, so you cant really use a movement skill unless you fit blink but then you go too far from minions anyways and they die.

-Have to specifically target the Skeleton Brutes for damage

-Minions can end up all dead in boss fights and you're stuck waiting for them to respawn.

Leveling: Could go minions / SRS if you have no leveling gear, if you have leveling gear probably go lightning arrow / rod into gas arrow with widowhail and big quiver, will make a leveling guide soon™

Venom Draughts: Elemental Ailment Threshold + Chaos Resistance

Equipment

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Base set of gear is super cheap, should be able to clear t15s and lvl 80-81 end game bosses on like 10-20 ex budget if you purchase items with the correct stats. Focus on getting res capped with life on gear then start getting additional energy shield / mana.

Gear Affix Priority: GET LIFE ON ALL GEAR + RES CAPPED WHEREVER NEEDED FIRST.

Helmet: Atziri's Disdain is cheap and very good

Wand : Enezun's Charge with corrupted higher chance to not destroy corpses or cast speed seems to be the best

Sceptre : MALICE IMPLICIT +minion skills > spirit

Amulet : Anoint: Mental Perserverance for defence Spirit > Life > %ES > Minion Level

Ring: Life > Res > Rarity

Belt: Life > Charm > RES

Gloves: Life > Res > Energy Shield

Boots: Movement Speed > Life > Res > Energy Shield

Jewel: Minion Life > Global Phys Damage > Dmg Against Enemies with Broken Armor > Magnitude of Bleeding > Armour Break Duration / Stun Druation / Stun Buildup / etc

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 25

Dex 10

Int 60

Detonate Dead

Detonate Dead
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supportcorpseconservationplayer
supportspellechoplayer
supportambushplayer
supportspellcascadeplayer

Skeletal Brute

Skeletal Brute
supportmeatshieldplayer
supportminionmasteryplayer
supportphysicalmasteryplayer
supportcullingstrikeplayer

Skeletal Cleric

Skeletal Cleric
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supportcooldownreductionplayer
supportlastgaspplayer
supportelementalarmyplayer

Soul Offering

Soul Offering
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supportablationplayer
supportbloodfountainplayer

Mana Tempest

Mana Tempest
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supportinspirationplayer
supportlightningmasteryplayer

Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Grim Feast

Grim Feast

Archmage

Archmage

READ ME, VERY IMPORTANT INFO HERE!!!!:

Support gems are listed in order of MOST important to LEAST important.

THE SUPPORT GEMS IN DETONATE DEAD ARE FOR MAP CLEARING. The site does not let me put in a second detonate dead setup for single target so I will list the supports here: Concentrated effect, considered casting, minion pact, spell echo, corpse conservation (might not need if you get enough minions but i run out sometimes on bosses), or inevitable critical.

THERE IS NO REASON TO LEVEL UP DD PAST LEVEL 7. It will NOT scale your damage, it will just increase the mana cost.

DO NOT run Archmage until you have enough spirit to run like 6 minions with it enabled.

I am not sure the optimal minion ratio, probably 2 clerics and 3 brutes is good

POSSIBLE INTERACTION: Heft support would be good if increases the corpse damage but I am not sure if it actually works.

Can get an unset ring to run conductivity / enfeeble if you want

Passive Tree

main:
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set 1:
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set 2:
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Ascendancy Order: Sanguimancy > Gore Spike > Sunder the Flesh > Grasping Wounds

Don't take energy shield nodes until you have some energy shield gear, also do not use this tree to level, swap to it when you are able to actually use sacrifice to detonate dead.

How it Works

Sacrifice Aura allows you to detonate your own minions. Target the brutes which have high HP for big PHYSICAL (not fire) damage.

Buff your damage with Soul Offering / Mana Tempest, you need to stand in Mana Tempest to get the buff.

Video Guide

Table of Content

  1. Build Overview
  2. Equipment
  3. Skill Gems
  4. Passive Tree
  5. Atlas Tree
  6. How it Works

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