The Reap is a highly effective skill for the Blood Mage in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 17 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Deliberation, Zenith II, Considered Casting. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Critical Overload, Sanguimancy, Vitality Siphon on the skill tree.

Reap
(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 Explicit Mods
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
58.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
52.9%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
47.1%
# to maximum Mana
47.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
35.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
35.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
35.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
29.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
23.5%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
17.6%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
58.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
41.2%
# to maximum Mana
29.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
29.4%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.5%
# Life Regeneration per second
17.6%
# to [Armour|Armour]
17.6%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
82.4%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
64.7%
You have no [Spirit]
64.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
23.5%
# to [Armour|Armour]
17.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
17.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
17.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
17.6%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
58.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.3%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
29.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
23.5%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
23.5%
[Sacrifice] #% of maximum Life to gain that much [EnergyShield|Energy Shield] when you Cast a [Spell]
23.5%
# to [Armour|Armour]
17.6%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
105.9%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
76.5%
#% increased [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
76.5%
Deal #% of [Overkill] damage to enemies within # metres of the enemy killed
76.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
17.6%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
11.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.8%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
11.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
11.8%
# to [Armour|Armour]
5.9%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
64.7%
# to maximum Life
58.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
47.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
41.2%
# to maximum Mana
29.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
29.4%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
29.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
23.5%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
23.5%
#% increased [Armour]
23.5%
Ring 1
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
58.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
52.9%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
47.1%
# to maximum Life
35.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.3%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
35.3%
# to [Evasion] Rating
29.4%
# to maximum Mana
29.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
29.4%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
58.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.2%
# to maximum Life
35.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
35.3%
# to maximum Mana
23.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
# to [Strength|Strength]
17.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
17.6%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
88.2%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
41.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.2%
# to [Armour]
35.3%
# to maximum Life
35.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.3%
#% increased bonuses gained from left Equipped Ring
29.4%
#% increased bonuses gained from right Equipped Ring
29.4%
#% reduced [Charm] Charges used
29.4%
#% increased [Charm] Charges gained
23.5%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
29.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
23.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
17.6%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
17.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
11.8%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
11.8%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
11.8%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
11.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
11.8%
# to Level of all [Chaos|Chaos] [Spell|Spell] Skills
5.9%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Critical Overload
(17)100%✕ Remove
Sanguimancy
(17)100%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(16)94.1%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(16)94.1%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(15)88.2%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(15)88.2%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(15)88.2%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(15)88.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(14)82.4%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(14)82.4%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(14)82.4%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(14)82.4%✕ Remove
True Strike
(14)82.4%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(13)76.5%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(12)70.6%✕ Remove
Gore Spike
(11)64.7%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(10)58.8%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Roil
(9)52.9%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(8)47.1%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(7)41.2%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(6)35.3%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(5)29.4%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Melding
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Cruel Fate
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Preservation
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
All For One
(4)23.5%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Flow State
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
All Natural
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Fated End
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(3)17.6%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Momentum
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Intense Flames
(2)11.8%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Leaping Ambush
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Fast Metabolism
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Splitting Ground
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Paragon
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Time Manipulation
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Direct Approach
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Whispers of the Flesh
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Full Recovery
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Blood Rush
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Tides of Change
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)5.9%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)5.9%✕ Remove