This will be so nice with Reap, IMO, once they give the skill to us! I was wondering what to do with my BloodMage and I'm gonna try your take on it! Thanks!
The way the skill reads, the power charges only affect the size of the explosions, not whether or not it explodes. So you shouldn't need power charges to proc the area damage portion of the skill. Then again, I have not tested it in depth so I could be wrong.
@Tyler, would you consider bleeding with this build? Ascendency node for Elemental Ailments contribute to Bleed Magnitude looks theorycraftible. I mean there are melee bleed crit bloodmage builds already.
posting a reply to another comment along the similar lines: i have not tried, but the napkin math i did on it was not promisng. IMO poison has much more potential. Bleed wants you to have one big hit, which this build doesn't really get. If you do try it, there are some good nodes on the left side of the tree which has some bleed synergy
@@tsjnsn it makes sense that we need a big hitter in our arsenal for the big bleeds. May I ask why you do not use Cast on Crit for additional bonecage procs?
Hey, how was your Progression in terms of main skills you used while still leveling up? Just bone cage/storm as soon as possible, or is bone cage without astral projection too clunky? Also did you just use ES all the time or get some armor in there before transitioning to full ES?
for early progression, bonecage is your main clear, but add in essence drain + contagion until you get detonate dead. ED has very high base damage, and can help with bossing, and the ED+contagion combo can help clear packs
Scattershot on bonestorm takes away so much dps? Is it worth taking off for boss fights for more dmg? Or is the dps actually higher since you can spamm it more?
@BrottarBritta you definitely want in on. You can think of it as 20% less damage, but 200% more cast speed so it's still huge net positive and by far the best support gem for it
Assuming your gear is ok, there's a couple things you can try - if you're struggling with single target, adding in essence drain early on will give you some dps to tick away while you're casting bonecages. If you're struggling with clear, add in ED+contagion. Once you get bonestorm and detonate dead, you can drop those out. i'd also recommend damage supports over my recommendations in this video for early progression - like faster casting, brutality, etc
i have not tried, but the napkin math i did on it was not promisng. IMO poison has much more potential. Bleed wants you to have one big hit, which this build doesn't really get. If you do try it, there are some good nodes on the left side of the tree which has some bleed synergy
@tsjnsn I guess from act 1 to act 3 cruel what points should be allocated where what skills and supports should I have it at this point. I started in act one cruel and saw your build and was like oh this is awesome because my build was severely nerfed with cast on freeze. So I tried to recreate your build with what I had and did a pretty okay job but was struggling as In don't also have access to level four and five slots yet
I switched from my arc lightning shock build to this one, even with only 3 gem slots it's already better. I was using bonestorm when I was leveling, but it got boring. Now after the buffs I wanted to come back. I really need greater and perfect jeweller's orbs tho. Did you just farm maps to get exalts and divines for it?
@drought8616 IMO you only really need 5 link, which can be cheaply acquired by corrupting your gems. I happened to drop a perfect jewelers, which first went to detonate dead. Most of my money came from identifying items off the ground and getting lucky with exalt slams, then trading them away
thanks i switch from lightning to this and without change my build, its already better
This will be so nice with Reap, IMO, once they give the skill to us!
I was wondering what to do with my BloodMage and I'm gonna try your take on it!
Thanks!
Nice guide! Btw I don’t think concentrated effect works with bonestorm unless you use it with power charges
The way the skill reads, the power charges only affect the size of the explosions, not whether or not it explodes. So you shouldn't need power charges to proc the area damage portion of the skill. Then again, I have not tested it in depth so I could be wrong.
@Tyler, would you consider bleeding with this build? Ascendency node for Elemental Ailments contribute to Bleed Magnitude looks theorycraftible. I mean there are melee bleed crit bloodmage builds already.
posting a reply to another comment along the similar lines:
i have not tried, but the napkin math i did on it was not promisng. IMO poison has much more potential.
Bleed wants you to have one big hit, which this build doesn't really get. If you do try it, there are some good nodes on the left side of the tree which has some bleed synergy
@@tsjnsn it makes sense that we need a big hitter in our arsenal for the big bleeds. May I ask why you do not use Cast on Crit for additional bonecage procs?
@arkarmawwin8203 mana cost and spirit cost is too high. Imo, you would want eye of winter on your cast on crit if you could afford the spirit
Hey, how was your Progression in terms of main skills you used while still leveling up? Just bone cage/storm as soon as possible, or is bone cage without astral projection too clunky? Also did you just use ES all the time or get some armor in there before transitioning to full ES?
for early progression, bonecage is your main clear, but add in essence drain + contagion until you get detonate dead. ED has very high base damage, and can help with bossing, and the ED+contagion combo can help clear packs
very nice guide, i just wanted to ask, should i try to stack more % spell damage or % physical spell damage?
they are the same in terms of damage for the physical skills, but generic % spell damage will scale ALL your spells, not just the physical ones.
Scattershot on bonestorm takes away so much dps? Is it worth taking off for boss fights for more dmg? Or is the dps actually higher since you can spamm it more?
@BrottarBritta you definitely want in on. You can think of it as 20% less damage, but 200% more cast speed so it's still huge net positive and by far the best support gem for it
@@tsjnsn Aight, thx m8 :)
I'm trying leveling this build and bone cage doesn't seem to do much early on. What's your recommendation for leveling into this setup?
Assuming your gear is ok, there's a couple things you can try - if you're struggling with single target, adding in essence drain early on will give you some dps to tick away while you're casting bonecages. If you're struggling with clear, add in ED+contagion. Once you get bonestorm and detonate dead, you can drop those out.
i'd also recommend damage supports over my recommendations in this video for early progression - like faster casting, brutality, etc
@@tsjnsn noted, thank you!
Is there a way use bleeding with this?
i have not tried, but the napkin math i did on it was not promisng. IMO poison has much more potential.
Bleed wants you to have one big hit, which this build doesn't really get. If you do try it, there are some good nodes on the left side of the tree which has some bleed synergy
Any possible way we can get a leveling guide?
i am working on one - can you tell me more about what you are looking for in that?
@tsjnsn I guess from act 1 to act 3 cruel what points should be allocated where what skills and supports should I have it at this point. I started in act one cruel and saw your build and was like oh this is awesome because my build was severely nerfed with cast on freeze. So I tried to recreate your build with what I had and did a pretty okay job but was struggling as In don't also have access to level four and five slots yet
I switched from my arc lightning shock build to this one, even with only 3 gem slots it's already better. I was using bonestorm when I was leveling, but it got boring. Now after the buffs I wanted to come back. I really need greater and perfect jeweller's orbs tho. Did you just farm maps to get exalts and divines for it?
@drought8616 IMO you only really need 5 link, which can be cheaply acquired by corrupting your gems. I happened to drop a perfect jewelers, which first went to detonate dead. Most of my money came from identifying items off the ground and getting lucky with exalt slams, then trading them away
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