Bloodmage - Newbie Build Maker

This is my first time trying to make a build Played POE off and on, and getting into POE 2. Trying to go Bloodmage, focused on the Bone/Physical Damage Spells. Bonestorm will most likely be the capstone spell, as there doesn't seem to be many options in Occult after that. Tried to shore up some defense where I could, but think will be leaning hard on ES and Bloodmage on that front. Please let me know what I can do to improve. Also, no idea of what to take in order in Bloodmage Ascendency. Thank you in advance.

https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgECgR3oIN8Sg1eTR-e5w8fwm87eZ-tG4W4hqD0Cn0_S1y2YuEkheZ84I-Hqy3zO49nvDNrtLVRy4HyQhfyB5tdASrV-lBV9tuPn4sFoFMJxUSdf7-v01bXauo_GgI4b2ou0CDX_YcIN7yevfOkS3Epkmo-UVvMWD7EydmdPPg2DXx0AcdzucpLo0RR_1zIzfvuIGAWZveqRz4XIEMc9pnoGvaizXh8Yw7h_6Z1U61HjR7YkoS_qbeGwhHpVryvwi_dpvAOIb6Jq_GOfskCQgmtjyIdXKgyq6PQ1yQjO33RxFies6ZML4dHB4m94cvftNMFWHfsrRPd38Ft4587N33WlZw-9pwAA

Look's so good this build! :D
I try this in practice.

You can get Reap and Exsanguinate on level 38 Staves and Wands respectively, if you want a physical damage spell that isn't bone storm.

With what skills you play before bonestorm?

Most likely either suck it up and use Spark until Bonestorm or go Unearth/Bonecage to stay in the physical damage arena.

Is there any viability for minion witch + blood magic? I didn't like the idea of constantly draining health + fire spam so I went with what i thought would be more of a tankier/lifesteal type ascention but I didn't put the 2nd point in yet since +3% for using my health as mana wasn't working out.

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Is there any viability for minion witch + blood magic? I didn't like the idea of constantly draining health + fire spam so I went with what i thought would be more of a tankier/lifesteal type ascention but I didn't put the 2nd point in yet since +3% for using my health as mana wasn't working out.

Go infernalist, you will never be tanky with witch in this game (as of now).
Wayyyy better synergy with minions and whatnot.

I agree. I will start by saying I'm a complete POE newb having never played POE1 so I chalk a lot of my problems up to being new the franchise. But the sheer lack of synergy between how most of us are playing Witch while leveling and why we made the class and what BloodMage is currently is shocking. There is literally no reason to use minions as BloodMage that I can tell because their crits aren't causing orbs, their damage isn't healing them or the Witch, and there's nothing else really.

They really should find someway to make the minions generate orbs, pick up orbs, and have their damage in some way impact the Witch's healing ability.

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Johnbabo#7239 wrote:

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Is there any viability for minion witch + blood magic? I didn't like the idea of constantly draining health + fire spam so I went with what i thought would be more of a tankier/lifesteal type ascention but I didn't put the 2nd point in yet since +3% for using my health as mana wasn't working out.

Go infernalist, you will never be tanky with witch in this game (as of now).
Wayyyy better synergy with minions and whatnot.

I already went blood magic as I didn't realise the infernalist also did bonuses to minions plus didnt like the draining effect (lol irony)