The Fireball is a highly effective skill for the Blood Mage in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 10 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Sione's Temper, Deliberation, Efficiency II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Sanguimancy, For the Jugular, Sunder the Flesh on the skill tree.

Fireball
(Blood Mage) Builds
Sample size: 10 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 19:43:54 UTC
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
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
50%
# to Level of all [Fire|Fire] [Spell|Spell] Skills
40%
# to maximum Mana
30%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
30%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
30%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
30%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
30%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
20%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
20%
# to Level of all [Chaos|Chaos] [Spell|Spell] Skills
10%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
20%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] deal #% increased Damage per # maximum Life
20%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] have #% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] per # maximum Life
20%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
10%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
10%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
10%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
10%
You take #% of damage from [Block|Blocked] [HitDamage|Hits]
10%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
60%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
60%
# to maximum Life
50%
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
20%
#% increased [Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
20%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
40%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30%
# to maximum Life
20%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] Skill Gems
10%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10%
# to maximum Life per Socket filled
10%
# to maximum Mana per Socket filled
10%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
10%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
100%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
40%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
30%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
20%
#% increased [Projectile] Speed
20%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
20%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
20%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
10%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
10%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
80%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
70%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
# to maximum Mana
40%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
30%
# to maximum Life
30%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
20%
[Curse] Skills have #% increased Cast Speed
20%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
80%
# to maximum Life
50%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
40%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
30%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
30%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
30%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
30%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30%
# to [Strength|Strength]
20%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
20%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
70%
# to maximum Life
40%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
40%
# to [Evasion] Rating
30%
# to [Strength|Strength]
30%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
30%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30%
# to maximum Mana
20%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
20%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
20%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
50%
# to maximum Mana
40%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
40%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
40%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
30%
# to maximum Life
30%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
30%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30%
#% increased maximum Mana
20%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
90%
# to maximum Life
60%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
50%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
40%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
30%
# to [Strength|Strength]
30%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
30%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
30%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
60%
# to maximum Mana
30%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
30%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
30%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
20%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
20%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
20%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
20%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
20%
# to Level of all [Fire|Fire] [Spell|Spell] Skills
10%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
10%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
10%
#% of your Base Life Regeneration is granted to [Allies] in your [Presence]
10%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineLightning|Guided Tempest Shrine]
10%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
10%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
10%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Sanguimancy
(10)100%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(10)100%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(10)100%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(10)100%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(9)90%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(9)90%✕ Remove
Vitality Siphon
(9)90%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(8)80%✕ Remove
True Strike
(8)80%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(7)70%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(7)70%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(7)70%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(6)60%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(6)60%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(6)60%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(6)60%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(6)60%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(5)50%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(5)50%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(4)40%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(4)40%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(4)40%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(4)40%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(4)40%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(4)40%✕ Remove
Cooked
(4)40%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(4)40%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(3)30%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(3)30%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(3)30%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(3)30%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(3)30%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(3)30%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(3)30%✕ Remove
Blood Magic
(3)30%✕ Remove
Gore Spike
(3)30%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(3)30%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(3)30%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(2)20%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(2)20%✕ Remove
Melding
(2)20%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(2)20%✕ Remove
Volcanic Skin
(2)20%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(2)20%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(2)20%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(2)20%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(2)20%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(2)20%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(2)20%✕ Remove
Investing Energies
(2)20%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(2)20%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(2)20%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(2)20%✕ Remove
Energise
(2)20%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(2)20%✕ Remove
Blood Transfusion
(2)20%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(2)20%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(2)20%✕ Remove
Roil
(2)20%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(2)20%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(1)10%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(1)10%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)10%✕ Remove
Spiral into Insanity
(1)10%✕ Remove
Void
(1)10%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)10%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(1)10%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(1)10%✕ Remove
Burning Strikes
(1)10%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(1)10%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)10%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(1)10%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(1)10%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(1)10%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)10%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)10%✕ Remove
Spiral into Mania
(1)10%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(1)10%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)10%✕ Remove
Lasting Trauma
(1)10%✕ Remove
Cremation
(1)10%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)10%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)10%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(1)10%✕ Remove
Waning Hindrances
(1)10%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)10%✕ Remove
Blood Barbs
(1)10%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(1)10%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(1)10%✕ Remove
Slow Burn
(1)10%✕ Remove
Preservation
(1)10%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(1)10%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)10%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(1)10%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(1)10%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(1)10%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(1)10%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)10%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(1)10%✕ Remove
Deep Trance
(1)10%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(1)10%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(1)10%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(1)10%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(1)10%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(1)10%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(1)10%✕ Remove
Hastening Barrier
(1)10%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(1)10%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)10%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)10%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(1)10%✕ Remove
Invigorating Grandeur
(1)10%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(1)10%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(1)10%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)10%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(1)10%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(1)10%✕ Remove
Firestarter
(1)10%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(1)10%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(1)10%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(1)10%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)10%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)10%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)10%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)10%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(1)10%✕ Remove
Intense Flames
(1)10%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(1)10%✕ Remove