Spark Despair Archmage Blood Mage (Runeseeker's Call)

Blood Mage·WitchPatch 0.5.1·byPublic Ladder

Version 1·Updated Jun 10, 2026

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Passive Tree

133

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Arcane IntensityNotable

3% increased Spell Damage per 100 maximum Mana

Mana

Turn the Clock BackNotable

15% increased Spell Damage

-10% reduced Projectile Speed for Spell Skills

Spell DamageSpeed

True StrikeNotable

+10 to Dexterity

20% increased Critical Hit Chance

AttributeCritical

For the JugularNotable

25% increased Critical Damage Bonus

+10 to Intelligence

CriticalAttribute

Turn the Clock ForwardNotable

20% increased Spell Damage

15% increased Projectile Speed for Spell Skills

Spell DamageSpeed

Grasping WoundsNotable

25% of Life Loss from Hits is prevented, then that much Life is lost over 4 seconds instead

Life

Careful AssassinNotable

-20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus

50% increased Critical Hit Chance

Critical

Impending DoomNotable

-40% faster Curse Activation

Your Curses have 20% increased Magnitudes if 50% of Curse Duration expired

Curse

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute46+230
to Intelligence3+30
to Strength2+20
to Dexterity1+10

Critical›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Critical Damage Bonus12245%
increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells10118%
increased Critical Hit Chance9165%
increased Critical Spell Damage Bonus460%

Life›

PassiveCountTotal

on Hitting an Enemy while a Life Flask is at full Charges, # % of its Charges are consumed Gain {#}% of damage as Physical damage for {#} seconds per Charge consumed this way35041%
increased maximum Life26%
gain # Life Flask Charge per # % Life spent11%
gain additional maximum Life equal to # % of the Item Energy Shield on Equipped Body Armour1100%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Cast Speed427%
increased Projectile Speed for Spell Skills223%
reduced Projectile Speed for Spell Skills2-15%
increased Cast Speed when on Low Life120%

Mana›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Mana Regeneration Rate445%
increased Mana Cost of Skills2-25%
increased Mana Cost Efficiency110%
increased maximum Mana18%

Spell Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Spell Damage559%
triggered Spells deal # % increased Spell Damage486%

Curse›

PassiveCountTotal

faster Curse Activation4-70%
increased Curse Magnitudes39%
your Curses have # % increased Magnitudes if # % of Curse Duration expired120%

Jewel›

PassiveCountTotal

[Jewel] Socket50

Gear

Weapon 1

Runeseeker's Call

Runemastered Runic Fork

Item Level 86

Unique

Properties

Quality0

SocketsS S S S S

Requirements

Level84

Enchant

23% increased Spell Damage

Rune

105% increased Spell Damage
+3 to Level of all Spell Skills
+9 to Level of all Curse Skills
Gain 39% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
Gain 15% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements
additional Elemental Infusion of the same type

Bonded

Bonded: 105% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Bonded: Gain 24% of Damage as Extra Physical Damage
Bonded: 36% chance when collecting an Elemental Infusion to gain an
Bonded: Archon recovery period expires 90% faster
Bonded: Break Armour on Critical Hit with Spells equal to 36% of Physical Damage dealt

Implicit

37% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Explicit

Only Runes can be Socketed in this item
200% increased effect of Socketed Runes
Corrupted

Weapon 2 / Offhand

Rathpith Globe

Sacred Focus

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Energy Shield150

Quality0

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level75

Rune

+5% to all Elemental Resistances
40% increased Area of Effect of Curses

Bonded

Bonded: 15% faster Curse Activation

Explicit

85% increased Energy Shield
Non-Channelling Spells cost an additional 6% of your maximum Life
Non-Channelling Spells have 3% increased Critical Hit Chance per 100 maximum Life
Non-Channelling Spells deal 6% increased Damage per 100 maximum Life
Non-Channelling Spells deal 6% increased Damage per 100 maximum Mana
Corrupted

Weapon 2 Swap / Offhand

Exceptional Spikeward Buckler

Item Level 80

Normal

Properties

Evasion124

Quality0

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level54

Rune

+150 to maximum Mana

Bonded

Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana

Explicit

Corrupted

Helmet

The Vertex

Tribal Mask

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Energy Shield70

Evasion202

Quality0

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level50

Rune

+11% to Chaos Resistance
15% increased Cost Efficiency

Bonded

Bonded: Meta Skills have 15% increased Reservation Efficiency

Explicit

Has no Attribute Requirements
132% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
27% increased Critical Hit Chance
+17% to Chaos Resistance
+4 to Level of all Curse Skills
Corrupted

Body Armour

Honour Keep

Vile Robe

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield1051

Movement Speed-3%

Quality25

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level65

Rune

40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
+5% to all Elemental Resistances

Bonded

Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana

Desecrated

+28 to maximum Energy Shield
41% increased Energy Shield

Explicit

+92 to maximum Energy Shield
108% increased Energy Shield
+31 to Intelligence
+39% to Cold Resistance
Corrupted

Crafted

+35% to Fire Resistance

Gloves

Damnation Talons

Vaal Gloves

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield125

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level75

Rune

40% increased Life Cost Efficiency
80% increased Glory generation

Bonded

Bonded: Banner Skills have 32% increased Aura Magnitudes

Desecrated

+116 to maximum Mana

Explicit

+53 to maximum Energy Shield
+113 to maximum Life
+40% to Fire Resistance

Crafted

60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items
27% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Boots

Corpse Track

Sandsworn Sandals

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield307

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level75

Rune

8% increased Movement Speed
+35% to Lightning Resistance

Bonded

Bonded: +32 to maximum Life
Bonded: +32 to maximum Mana
Bonded: 16% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

95% increased Energy Shield

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
+53 to maximum Energy Shield
+45% to Cold Resistance
+45% to Lightning Resistance

Crafted

60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items

Belt

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

20% increased Stun Threshold
Has 3 Charm Slots

Explicit

+52 to maximum Life
+25 to Strength
+37 to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds
Corrupted

Amulet

Brimstone Collar

Solar Amulet

Item Level 78

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates Invigorating Grandeur

Desecrated

26% increased Cast Speed

Implicit

+11 to Spirit

Explicit

+4 to Level of all Spell Skills
39% increased Spell Damage
+101 to maximum Mana
+44 to Spirit
+28 to Intelligence

Ring 1

Grim Coil

Breach Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

+86 to maximum Life

Implicit

+20% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

40% increased Critical Spell Damage Bonus
+177 to maximum Mana
38% increased Cast Speed
+15% to all Elemental Resistances

Crafted

6% increased maximum Mana

Ring 2

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 81

Unique

Requirements

Level0

Implicit

Reflects opposite Ring

Charm 1

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use20

Duration30

Quality8

Requirements

Level10

Implicit

Used when you are affected by a Slow

Explicit

Grants Onslaught during effect
Corrupted

Charm 2

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

25% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

Charm 3

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charges Max80

Charges Per Use80

Duration10

Quality0

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy

Explicit

Possessed by Spirit Of The Cat for 17 seconds on use

Life Flask

Careful Ultimate Life Flask of the Ample

Item Level 81

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

90% more Recovery if used while on Low Life
70% increased Charges

Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max75

Charges Per Use10

Duration20

Mana Per Use185

Quality23

Requirements

Level49

Implicit

This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
70% reduced Amount Recovered
Corrupted

Skills & Gems

Spark(Lv19)4 gems

Launch a spray of sparking Projectiles that travel erratically along the ground until they hit an enemy or expire. Consumes a Cold Infusion if possible to fire many sparks in a circle.

Fires 4 Projectiles

Deals 1 to 10 Lightning Damage

AccelerationSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster.Lv1

ZenithSupports Spell Skills. Supported Skills deal more damage while you are above 90% of your Maximum Mana. Does not modify Skills used by Minions.Lv1

Considered CastingSupports Spell Skills that Hit Enemies and you cast yourself, boosting Damage at the cost of Cast Speed.Lv1

ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1

Soul Offering(Lv19)5 gems

Skewer a Skeleton on a bone spike, granting you a powerful Spell damage Buff as long as the spike remains. Does not affect your Minions. The bone spike is itself a Minion. If it dies, the effect ends immediately.

Buff grants you 20% increased Spell damage

Kulemaks DominionSupports Offering Skills, causing your Cascadable Spells to Cascade to the locations of Supported Offerings.Lv1

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1

LifetapSupports any Skill, turning its Mana cost into a Life cost. Does not support Skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1

AblationSupports Offering Skills. Supported Skills Sacrifice a portion of your life on use, but deal much more damage and have more powerful Buffs in return.Lv1

Brutus BrainSupports skills which create Minions, causing those Minions to be unable to deal or take Damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Detonate Dead(Lv18)4 gems

Cause a Corpse to violently explode, damaging surrounding enemies.

Deals Physical damage equal to 5% of Corpse's maximum Life

Deals 19 to 28 Fire Damage

ZenithSupports Spell Skills. Supported Skills deal more damage while you are above 90% of your Maximum Mana. Does not modify Skills used by Minions.Lv1

Concentrated EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher.Lv1

Considered CastingSupports Spell Skills that Hit Enemies and you cast yourself, boosting Damage at the cost of Cast Speed.Lv1

ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1

Despair(Lv19)5 gems

Curse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.

Curse radius is 1.5 metres

Curse inflicts -35% to Chaos Resistance

Curse duration is 6 seconds

Curse does not apply to enemies above level 20

Doedres UndoingSupports Curse Skills. Supported Skills create an area which Curses Enemies within it, and spawns Witchtoads in that area. Witchtoads leap at eneimes that get close, and seek out Cursed enemies with higher aggression. Dark Consequences will be Triggered when they hit enemies with their leap, violently exploding the Witchtoad.Lv1

InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1

Spell CascadeSupports Cascadable Spells, causing them to Cascade to either side of the target area, along a randomly chosen axis.Lv1

Atalui BloodlettingSupports any Skill, turning a portion of its Mana cost into a Life cost. Does not support Skills which reserve Spirit. Supported Skills Gain a portion of their Life cost as extra Physical Damage.Lv1

Impending DoomSupports Curse skills you cast yourself, causing them to trigger Doom Blast on Cursed enemies when the Curse expires.Lv1

Life Remnants(Lv20)4 gems

Drink 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.

Each Remnant grants 11 Life

DissipateSupports Skills which create Remnants, allowing those Remnants to be collected from further away.Lv1

InterludeSupports Skills which create Remnants, making those Remnants more powerful.Lv1

Khatals RejuvenationSupports Skills that generate Remnants. Picking up Remnants from Supported Skills grants Khatal's Rejuvenation.Lv1

CannibalismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to recover Life on kill while the Skill is active.Lv1

Blink(Lv19)4 gems

While active, replaces your dodge roll with a short-cooldown Spell that allows you to tunnel through space, instantly reappearing a medium distance away.

Teleports 4 metres

IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1

Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1

InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1

VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

Parry(Lv1)3 gems

Ready your Buckler to parry the next Hit you would take, Blocking the Hit and retaliating with a quick sweep that leaves enemies off balance, causing them to take massively increased Attack damage for a short duration. Parrying causes you to accumulate Heavy Stun buildup. You cannot Evade a Hit you could parry, but Evasion instead grants an equal chance to avoid this Heavy Stun buildup.

Zerphis LegacySupports Attacks and Warcries you use yourself. Supported Skills gain a Glory requirement, and build Glory when you spend Life on Skills. Supported Skills deal more damage and have significantly increased area of effect.Lv1

MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.Lv1

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

Archmage(Lv20)2 gems

While active, causes your Non-Channelling Spells to cost additional mana and deal extra Lightning damage, both based on your maximum Mana.

Non-Channelling Spells cost an additional 8% of your maximum Mana

Lightning MasterySupports Lightning skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

Uhtreds AugurySupports Skills which can gain levels, granting them additional levels provided exactly two other supports are used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

Mana Remnants(Lv19)2 gems

Conjure surging arcane energy to restore your Mana. While active, enemies you kill affected by Elemental Ailments have a chance to spawn a Mana Remnant, and Critically Hitting a target with Elemental Ailments spawns a Mana Remnant every few seconds. Picking up a Mana Remnant grants you Mana which can Overflow maximum Mana.

Each Remnant grants 28 Mana

DissipateSupports Skills which create Remnants, allowing those Remnants to be collected from further away.Lv1

InterludeSupports Skills which create Remnants, making those Remnants more powerful.Lv1

Skeletal Cleric(Lv19)1 gem

Activate to summon Reviving Skeletal Clerics that heal other minions and revive fallen Skeletons.

Last GaspSupports Skills that create Persistent Minions, causing those Minions to fight on when they are fatally wounded, dying after a short duration.Lv1

The Stars Answer(Lv19)No supports

Leash the stars themselves by leveraging your vast magical power, repeatedly Triggering Starfall targeting an enemy in an area around you, or a random location in that area if no enemies can be targeted.

Deals 5 to 7 Cold Damage

Deals 5 to 7 Physical Damage

No support gems detected for this skill.

Elemental Weakness(Lv21)No supports

Curse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Elemental Resistances.

Curse radius is 1.5 metres

Curse inflicts -40% to Elemental Resistances

Curse duration is 6 seconds

Curse does not apply to enemies above level 20

No support gems detected for this skill.

Life Remnants(Lv1)No supports

Each Remnant grants 11 Life

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