The Comet is a highly effective skill for the Blood Mage in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 49 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Boundless Energy II, Efficiency II, Spell Cascade. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Sanguimancy, Sunder the Flesh, Vitality Siphon on the skill tree.

Comet
(Blood Mage) Builds
Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.
★ Selected Main Skills
Other Active Skills & Auras
Flasks Distribution
Main Hand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
55.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
38.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
36.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
30.6%
# to maximum Mana
28.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
28.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
24.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
18.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.3%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
12.2%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20.4%
# to maximum Mana
12.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
10.2%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.2%
# to maximum Life
8.2%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
8.2%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] cost an additional #% of your maximum Life
8.2%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] deal #% increased Damage per # maximum Life
8.2%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
8.2%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
8.2%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
55.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
53.1%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
40.8%
# to maximum Life
36.7%
# to maximum Mana
36.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
34.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
22.4%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
18.4%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
18.4%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
53.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
51%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
44.9%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
34.7%
# to maximum Life
34.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
20.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
20.4%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
16.3%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.3%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
51%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
44.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
36.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
34.7%
# to maximum Life
28.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
28.6%
Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
28.6%
# to maximum Mana
22.4%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
18.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
18.4%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
75.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
63.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
49%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
44.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
34.7%
# to maximum Life
32.7%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
28.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
24.5%
# to maximum Mana
20.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.3%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
69.4%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
63.3%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
36.7%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
36.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
24.5%
# to maximum Life
22.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
22.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
20.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20.4%
Ring 1
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
71.4%
# to maximum Mana
40.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
34.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
32.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
32.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
26.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
22.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
22.4%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
22.4%
Ring 2
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
46.9%
# to maximum Mana
36.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
36.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
34.7%
# to maximum Life
32.7%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
30.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
24.5%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
22.4%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
85.7%
# to maximum Life
59.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
36.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.7%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
32.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
# to maximum Mana
26.5%
#% increased [Charm] Effect Duration
26.5%
# to [Armour]
24.5%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
22.4%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
36.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
30.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
22.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
20.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
18.4%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
18.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
16.3%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
12.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
12.2%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
10.2%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Sanguimancy
(49)100%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(48)98%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(47)95.9%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(45)91.8%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(44)89.8%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(39)79.6%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(39)79.6%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(38)77.6%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(36)73.5%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(35)71.4%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(33)67.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(31)63.3%✕ Remove
True Strike
(31)63.3%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(28)57.1%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(27)55.1%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(27)55.1%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(26)53.1%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(24)49%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(23)46.9%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(21)42.9%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(21)42.9%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(19)38.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(18)36.7%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(18)36.7%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(16)32.7%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(16)32.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(16)32.7%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(16)32.7%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(15)30.6%✕ Remove
Roil
(15)30.6%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(14)28.6%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(14)28.6%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(14)28.6%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(14)28.6%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(13)26.5%✕ Remove
Preservation
(12)24.5%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(12)24.5%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(11)22.4%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(10)20.4%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(10)20.4%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(9)18.4%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(9)18.4%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(9)18.4%✕ Remove
Gore Spike
(8)16.3%✕ Remove
All Natural
(8)16.3%✕ Remove
Melding
(7)14.3%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(7)14.3%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(7)14.3%✕ Remove
Cooked
(7)14.3%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(6)12.2%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(6)12.2%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(6)12.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(6)12.2%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(6)12.2%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(6)12.2%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(6)12.2%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(5)10.2%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(5)10.2%✕ Remove
Energise
(5)10.2%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(5)10.2%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(4)8.2%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(4)8.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(4)8.2%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(4)8.2%✕ Remove
Paragon
(4)8.2%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(4)8.2%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(4)8.2%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(4)8.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Dominion
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Dark Entries
(3)6.1%✕ Remove
Void
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Abasement
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Blood Rush
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Drenched
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(2)4.1%✕ Remove
Spiral into Insanity
(1)2%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(1)2%✕ Remove
Endless Circuit
(1)2%✕ Remove
Empowering Remains
(1)2%✕ Remove
Leaping Ambush
(1)2%✕ Remove
Multitasking
(1)2%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(1)2%✕ Remove
Bonded Precision
(1)2%✕ Remove
Cruel Fate
(1)2%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(1)2%✕ Remove
Preemptive Strike
(1)2%✕ Remove
Madness in the Bones
(1)2%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(1)2%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(1)2%✕ Remove
Direct Approach
(1)2%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(1)2%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(1)2%✕ Remove
Blood Barbs
(1)2%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(1)2%✕ Remove
Inner Faith
(1)2%✕ Remove
Frazzled
(1)2%✕ Remove
Conduit
(1)2%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(1)2%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(1)2%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(1)2%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)2%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)2%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(1)2%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(1)2%✕ Remove
Deep Trance
(1)2%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(1)2%✕ Remove
Essence Infusion
(1)2%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)2%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1)2%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)2%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(1)2%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(1)2%✕ Remove
Goring
(1)2%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(1)2%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(1)2%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(1)2%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)2%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)2%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(1)2%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)2%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(1)2%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(1)2%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)2%✕ Remove
Breath of Lightning
(1)2%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)2%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)2%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(1)2%✕ Remove