
Blood Mage
Witch ascendancy · Path of Exile 2✓ Checked against game files · 0.5.5
Blood Mage is a Witch ascendancy with 9 notables and 8 small passives. You get 8 ascendancy points from the four trials. Most of its nodes are about life (10), critical hits (5) and spells (4). It grants the skill Life Remnants. Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
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Blood Mage notables (9)
- Blood BarbsNotableElemental Damage also Contributes to Bleeding MagnitudeBleeding you inflict on Cursed targets is Aggravated
- Crimson PowerNotableGain additional maximum Life equal to 100% of the Item Energy Shield on Equipped Body Armour
- Gore SpikeNotable1% increased Critical Damage Bonus per 50 current Life
- Grasping WoundsNotable25% of Life Loss from Hits is prevented, then that much Life is lost over 4 seconds instead
- SanguimancyNotable · costs no pointSkills gain a Base Life Cost equal to Base Mana Cost
Grants skill Life RemnantsDrink the blood of your enemies to restore your Life. While active, enemies you kill have a chance to spawn a Life Remnant, and Hitting a target spawns a Life Remnant every few seconds. Picking up a Life Remnant grants you Life which can Overflow maximum Life. - Sanguine TidesNotableFlasks do not recover LifeGain 1 Life Flask Charge per 2% Life spentOn Hitting an Enemy while a Life Flask is at full Charges, 40% of its Charges are consumedGain 1% of damage as Physical damage for 5 seconds per Charge consumed this way
- Sunder the FleshNotableBase Critical Hit Chance for Spells is 15%
- Vitality SiphonNotable20% of Spell Damage Leeched as Life
- Whispers of the FleshNotableTargets Cursed by you have 100% reduced Life Regeneration RateTargets Cursed by you have at least 15% of Life Reserved
Small passives (8)
- Bleed on Critical Chance15% chance to inflict Bleeding on Critical Hit
- Curse Effect6% increased Curse Magnitudes
- Life×23% increased maximum Life
- Life Flasks15% increased Life Flask Charges gained
- Life Leech12% increased amount of Life Leeched
- Spell Critical Chance×212% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells
Where Blood Mage ranks: best ascendancy for…
- Critical hits#1 of 11 · 5 nodes
- Spells#1 of 10 · 4 nodes
- Bleeding#1 of 2 · 2 nodes
- Life#2 of 16 · 10 nodes
- Curses#2 of 2 · 3 nodes
- Leech#3 of 4 · 2 nodes
- Flasks and charms#4 of 5 · 2 nodes
- Physical#4 of 7 · 1 node
- Elemental#6 of 8 · 1 node
- Energy shield#7 of 10 · 1 node
- Mana#10 of 12 · 1 node









