【Path of Exile - Outdated】Bleed-Bow Gladiator -Build Guide- Explosive Clear, One Shot Bosses!

[@FordyHunt]

The quality of this guide is absolutely stellar, I'm currently leveling this as my first character, it's going great! Thank you so much.

[@Xerion12]

Did you see how expensive the uniques are now? Lioneye's and Assailum are multiple exalts.. ;__; I can't afford thaaat!

[@FordyHunt]

@@Xerion12 bro I still have basically no idea what is going on in this game, especially with crafting...just going to keep grinding and hope I get some lucky drops 😆

[@vrayed]

@@FordyHunt idek how to start building this

[@FordyHunt]

@@vrayed I just followed the path of building. I've died a lot but it's my first poe character so it's been a good learning experience. I'm a long, long way off owning the top tier gear though.

[@ciphex7470]

@@FordyHunt check out zizarin

[@kuatoroespada]

Omg no way u made this build i friggin love you. Im coming back home from a 1 month work trip and have been wanting to play this SOOO BAD. And ur builds are by far the best. Woohoo happy birthday to me

[@racingkat8218]

hello im WooHoo and i hope you had a great birthday

[@goncharov_motion]

lol man, leave ur Job and lets play poe

[@kuatoroespada]

@@goncharov_motion thats one of my lifes dreams :')

[@chobofo]

this is the most professional ( as in high quality) PoE guide i've ever seen,, thx and keep up the good work!

[@christo2690]

If u copy other peoples builds like me.. ALWAYS use esoro builds they are the best

[@stateIess]

for people asking how to craft the elder bow: Requires: Elder influenced bow ilvl 83+ Step 1: Spam alts/augs until you hit "60% chance for Bleeding inflicted with this Weapon to deal 100% more Damage" Step 2: Regal the bow and based on the results: * If you hit a prefix, use Orb of Annulment to remove it. If you removed the bleed mod, scour the bow and go back to step 1. * If you hit a suffix, proceed to next step Step 3: If you have "#% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage", use Orb of Annulment to remove it. If you removed the bleed mod, scour the bow and go back to step 1. Step 4: Craft mods in following order: * Can have up to 3 Crafted Modifiers * (100-129)% increased Physical Damage * (18-24) to (36-42) Physical Damage Step 5: If you're unsatified with the physical rolls, use Divine Orbs until they're close to maximum.

[@kahuna2588]

Or buy Jagged and Corroded Fossils and fossil craft it, or harvest craft it with physical mod seeds. Or be like me, use a single Perfect Fossil get 24% qual, elder mod, tier 2 phys with max rolls and bench craft added phys damage to have an insane 330+ pdps elder bow :D

[@Myrical32007]

omg this helped so much thank you.

[@khannon5542]

This results in fairly poor Elder Bow that ends up costing you Multimod (2ex), +1 ex for physical roll, rounding up it costs about ~5ex, the result is it doesn't outperform raw ~430-450 pDPS Bow on top of that it's less consistent due to 60% chance to do 100% multi. I don't recommend new players to go this route, even veterans shouldn't, it's very expensive way to get below average elder bow. If you can't craft proper bow, just buy 400+ pDPS bow (cheaper) and save up currency to craft proper elder bow later or luck it out with fossils/seedcraft. By doing this craft you can't apply quality from multimod which is very important.

[@dirtydangler]

@@khannon5542 "By doing this craft you can't apply quality from multimod which is very important. " BINGO! so many players don't realize this

[@Cookiereloaded]

@@khannon5542 what would be the exact steps for a good bow? im really bad with crafting

[@oliver161289]

I guess you won't read this but I really want to thank you for this guide. It was the first time for me to kill all the end game. Sirius, Uber Elder, Uber Atziri and Maven. I never get that far before and I play poe for quit some time now. You are just awesome man!!! I hope you get the honor you deserve.

[@Susiemaster]

Dude, each time I come up with a home brew, you also come up with it independently. And not only that, but you do it SO MUCH BETTER than I ever could. You have my envy and respect.

[@Susiemaster]

@@Hillgrov Yeah I found that out AFTER discovering it on my own. Someone linked me a meme and it was included in it. I'm more referring to his cobra shot videos and ice nova/frostbolt videos which he does SO MUCH BETTER than I ever could

[@КалинВелчев-ю3щ]

You always come at the right time with the right work. Fantastic job with the production quality. Be well my dude!

[@slapzech2930]

First of all: as many others wrote, amazing guide with astonishing PoB. That being said, one week into the league Assailum helmet's price holds at 7 ex. With such price, this is hardly a starter build as of now. Clearly because of the popularity Bleed bow glad suffered hard from "Mathil effect".

[@Benettor20]

Would you advise against this build for a new player (like myself)? Playstyle wise, this looks much more interesting/visually pleasing than Toxic Rain Trickster/PF and I'm aware TR is for new players, however I really just can't bring myself to play it and really want to give this one a try.

[@aviusheart8184]

Remember that he is using a cosmetic for the red arrow effect. Split arrow is not visually appealing without it.

[@Benettor20]

@@aviusheart8184 yeah that's no problem!

[@cyclonustv]

@@Benettor20 I leaguestarted this build, I'm level 90 and not playing that hard. I'm in red maps and around the time I was getting to T12 I was thinking about going from 5L to 6L for Split arrow ( or bossing Puncture ) and ended up with the currency I needed for the helm. This build will give you a GREAT time all the way to around T12 or so, then you're going to need to save/get lucky to get Assailum to keep going. Once I had the helm I went right to T16 and killed Sirus 5.

[@khannon5542]

Yeah for price of helm/unique jewels and more the build doesn't really meet the league starting critera, the core issue of the build is that all the damage is built from items(bow)/unique jewels, I played multiple spell builds as league starters even if they are the meta gearing is so simple because 80% of damage comes from gems.

[@The-Annibo]

Honestly Esoro i love the fact you respond to mostly everyone and clearly care for your community with these detailed guides as well

[@Esoro]

I appreciate that a lot! Doing my best to keep up.

[@DustyLancer]

@@Esoro what do you think about picking up the block nodes now that they are generic block instead ?

[@destroyermaker]

? I find he barely responds.

[@Esoro]

@@DustyLancer Going block is another route the build can take, using the Rearguard quiver.

[@cyberyaya8483]

@@destroyermaker Maybe u are blind

[@mogi888]

can i just say, this guide was not just easy to follow, its so in depth for even new players to understand well done man, amazing!

[@Theta40]

One year ago I did your bleed lacerate gladiator as the first guide I ever followed. Full circle :)

[@inceneration]

Yet he didnt do a guide 1 year ago for lacerate gladiator :p it was at most 9 months ago. :)

[@zyphr161]

It was 1 year ago. Go check it lol

[@Theta40]

@@inceneration His Lacerate Bleed Gladiator guide came out in 3.8. So yes, it was a year ago.

[@johnromero7908]

The quality of this video is amazing...

[@MrAlekVids]

Exactly what i thought. Never seen such a structured and visually appealing videoguide! Thank you for sharing, instantly subscribed! ;)

[@PDizzleFoRizzle]

Me: I'm done this league Esoro: No you're not

[@snakeaim9234]

Yes.

[@h4x3r101]

Dude! I uninstalled the game. And reinstalled it after watching this haha.

[@PDizzleFoRizzle]

@@h4x3r101 Damn Esoro, right? :)

[@aimilianosstamatakis6888]

Possibly the most reliable guide i have seen so far. Simple and in depth explanations for both new players and advanced ones. Thank you for your hard work. i hope you keep this up. My experience in this league is bleedy awsome

[@jelle645]

Still the best guide i ever followed. I always check if there is an update on this channel

[@danielkandler772]

I've played 3 variants of bleed bow, and by far this one is absolutely the best one. Some lack damage, some lack defensive layers... this one is top notch! Subbed

[@tempestbeast9259]

Hows t17 delirium

[@m3zuss]

@@tempestbeast9259 not easier than ur mom but still easy enough

[@shadence2001]

Thank you SO MUCH! Bro, this build is AMAZING as a league starter, also endgame DPS is HUGE! Absolutely in love with it

[@goncharov_motion]

Привет, подскажи по камням, если нет 6 линкового шмота. Можно с тобой связаться как то в чате каком?

[@jamestbg8132]

Wow. What an indepth and extensive guide. Thank you for that. Never played a bleed-bow before. Your guide will break that :)

[@saintosorglos2213]

I Watched ALOT of PoE Build Guides , but yours are truly outstanding. You deserve all the views and even more .... Keep up the Good work ! i found my totems dying alot and switchted to Mirage Archer !

[@oldman9138]

Although more a casual POE gamer I have gotten deep into the End Game play and find this build pretty fun. I haven't dumped a lot of currency into it as i was testing it for the new 3.13 league and wanted to see what differences there will be. Still it kicked butt. Also gotta say that your guides are the best i have followed content/layout wise by far in any game i have played in my 40 years of gameplay. Really interested in seeing your modifications for the Echoes of the Atlas league that was just announced today. Hoping you will focus on this build first. :) Thanks again Esoro!

[@oldman9138]

Actually this or your Zombie Summoner build.

[@Votypeks]

@@oldman9138 Well Deadeye will get noice boost in 3.13 so thinking about that one + some version of this build

[@pr0meteus]

Quality over the roof, as always, nice work dude!

[@Antigegner]

wow, extremely professional. The voice, the structure, the video...everything is top notch. You will hardly find anything better on youtube.

[@id1967]

Welcome to the channel haha, I think the same, now I can’t look other channel

[@fein7068]

Incredibly, this is the best guide I've seen!

[@nerowolf1234]

This guide is a 10 / 10 The way you deliver information is par none.

[@MiniPiez]

Hey I just wanna say, I play since Betrayel league and I have seen many, many guides and none even touched you by the level of your work put in, professionalism, eye for detail. You are above the rest of everyone making guides on youtube, hell even the timestamps for everyone! So I just wanted to praise you and give you a big thank you for everyone using your guides! Rolling your bow bleed gladiator this league!

[@ebossnz6838]

there are quite a few content creators for poe that put this level of work in. have been even before this guy. they are very well done but there are far more. 😁

[@omni4163]

Please make a Update for 3.16, want it so much :( ^^

[@caindallm9746]

Your builds are so easy to follow and detailed, thank you so much dude.Keep doing it please!!

[@racingkat8218]

So i used this build as a starter (and im still a newbie). You can make it happen till about lvl 80-90 still not spending to much on this build. After 90 you kinda have to invest all you got and i really like it. Endgame build is expensive but i think its fun to play this build.

[@COWBLACKFPS]

Amazing dude, im lvl 89 and invested dir endgame gear als its hilarious :D!!!

[@MrMihahaha]

@@kisamehoshigaki9934 Main investment is top tier elder Citadel bow. If you have one - you can spend no time on this build =) Ryslatha coil around 3-4 ex and other much cheaper.

[@bertoray5497]

I really appreciate your build guides, and this one in particular. I'm horrible at generating currency, relatively casual in style and play time, yet I've gotten pretty far with this character with only 5 links. Thank you so much. By the way, I'm using an Arborix bow with a Drillneck.

[@domizianoverderame4425]

Very good guide.I decided to use this build for league start, is my first time gladiator and i'm so excited. Thank you so much.

[@danieldias4520]

The build is good, but requires a very high investment and is still fragile. I die from nowhere sometimes even with 5k of life and 44k of armor. I made some changes to try to improve survival, I hope it works: -I bought Farruls Fur to have Aspect of The Cat -I enabled Iron reflex -I changed immortal Call by Vaal Molten Shell Great video!

[@TheoFrastB]

"I swear this is my last build" - me, everytime Esoro uploads...

[@hellothere4507]

Damn I've wasted so many exalts on rerolls... :D

[@MrRaja]

@@hellothere4507 wasted? If you had fun it was an investment.

[@hellothere4507]

@@MrRaja it was a jokeeeeee cmon

[@z543]

Me: Dammit Esoro!! I already did this build already Also me: Proceeds to finish video

[@dominges]

Same, but my build was a bit different and used the replica Farrul for perma max Frenzy and Endurance charges. Reached over 50mil Bleed DPS on Sirus A8. It was crazy. Also he didn't mention you can invest in Hunter boots for faster bleeds (DPS inc) and Hunter amulet for bleed dps OR less Aura mana reservation too. There are many ways you can build this build even go for Champion for tankiness using Exlo chest or Hemophilia gloves for the pops.

[@Askold7kr]

I am playing this build right now in Ritual league and I'd like to make few important notes: 1) Since now exiles killing a lot of bosses in one fight in Maven Crucible - attack speed becomes more important thing. Snipe with 1.2-1.25 APS Bow fully charges about 3 second and you easily can get one shot for that amount of time. Or you have to fight with them without fully charged snipe. Should consider 1.4 APS bows (about 2.5 sec and typically you can get 4-5 snipe stage almost without risking to get rekt by boss), but with the same damage per hit they will costs like 25-30 ex (for comparison - bow from video costs about 6-10 ex). Or even 1.5 APS bow with 30%+ Damage over Time Multiplier mod for compensating damage for hit drop - it would be perfect for bossing. 2) On levelling piercing shots is better then chain support for your split arrow gem. Your early game bow typically a shit and usually you have no even 5-link on levelling, so you just take pierce support for damage and still have very good clearspeed. 3) Intlelligence and dexterity req is pain in the ass in early endgame. On your gear - max your resitances and then get these things as fast as you can even at cost of max life. 4) It is possible to run reflect maps with this build. You need BOTH Siby'l Laments and soul of yugul. So I suggest you to build your char for easy ring swapping (for example, one ring only with hp and chaos res easily interchangeable with Siby'l Laments)

[@giper4403]

Esoro, this is the first guide that I can call a "Guide". I am new to Poe and to deal with the abundance of mechanics that there is a very difficult task. Thank you so much for your hard work. As soon as I have the opportunity, the first donation is yours)))

[@PhaseShifter]

You do a stellar job with these guides mate. Inspirational from a content creation standpoint; succinct and highly informative from a game standpoint. Thanks bro!

[@Devthemage]

NOTE TO ANYONE DOING THIS BUILD His most important rare for boss killing, the Assailum, as many have said, is currently VERY expensive. Sitting around 8ex. This build is very fun, but know that you won't be able to drain bosses like he does in the video. Take this into consideration when starting this build.

[@frenchdream330]

The price will drop next week, it was the same at harvest if i remember. Was like 550 c then 50 c 1 or 2 weeks after. That's why I'm not in à hurry to get to mapping i take my time.

[@anonymous9656]

@@frenchdream330 I believe he mentions it in the video too, that Assailum is insanely expensive in the first week.

[@frenchdream330]

@@anonymous9656 Yeah, that's what i don't really like in the first weeks of the league, even if i had the currency, i refuse to pay 6 ex for an item that i know it costs 10x less... I guess i'll stick to my cheap ass build and farm some currency to get a better build running when the price settle down

[@LuftKorps]

I cant even find one for sale.

[@frenchdream330]

@@LuftKorps Really ? On Standard league ? Weird because i checked like yesterday and the market was full of them, but as i said even if i had the currency, paying 10x the price, i feel like being robbed...

[@valeragggaming]

Chris Willson: So you want to explain how chain works using split arrow as example? Well you have to buy mtx since default split arrow animation is almost invisible :D

[@КалинВелчев-ю3щ]

what do you mean by almost? if there's even a slightly dark area its completely inviz

[@Myrical32007]

If you want you can remove the chain support and use rain of arrows instead of split arrow. Using swift affliction instead of chain. I tried it for more visuals and it worked pretty well, the clear speed was slower but if your truly bothered by not being able to see the split arrow it is an option.

[@G0DJ1R4]

@@Myrical32007 Why would you need to see your projectiles when litterally anything in a cone in front of you just dies instantly when you right click? plus come one, it's not that hard to see them :x as long as puncture is visible it's all good.

[@zergywa]

Валера сделай блид лука уже наконец то прошу

[@juniorcts710]

You are the best, this is the first time that i understand a guide completely. Very explicit with your explanations.

[@ItsTheGofa]

Superbly put together, professionally presented, beautifully narrated and expertly broken down and explained. You should be very proud of your work Esoro, its of the highest quality, well done. Liked & Subbed. 10/10

[@Mojo24717]

Who knows if you'll ever see this, but I did want to say... Thank you so much for the work and amazing effort you put into these builds :D This is my first build that I've done everything by myself without the help of friends, in terms of gathering my gear, saving up currency for upgrades, and overall really learning more about the game and how each modifier affects my build for better or worse. Your notes are phenomenal in the PoB and your videos here I always love coming back to because I feel like I'm learning more and enjoying it so much :) Legit my favorite build so far ever that I've done, and just wanted to say thanks and keep up your amazing work! :)

[@TheGrimmjow2]

May we get an update to this build for 3.16? This is build ruined my enjoyment of PoE and now the only way I can have fun is doing your split arrow bleed lol

[@AnufisFun]

I feel that too! I cant play any build after this, all of them sucks. But now we cant use lioneys-javel for axe-nodes, so I not sure that build still alive

[@fayezm2042]

Hello. I was keeping this build on my list for a long time now. Any attempts at updating this for 3.16? Would be willing to beg for an update 😅

[@asdasdasdasd714]

Same

[@mirusvet]

Yeah, I loved this gameplay. So satisfying.

[@fayezm2042]

I tried it late 3.15 and loved it. But sure need some updated guidance given the overhauled 3.16

[@brandondimopoulos9534]

Bleed bow glad has been my league starter the last 3 leagues. It's constantly changing but man is it hella fun. Thank you for the guide

[@dododede875]

This is the best guide ever in video or written. Well organized and informational .

[@gkaskavelis]

I hope we get an update to the build with the new stuff :'(

[@MonteePoke]

Update is here

[@gkaskavelis]

@@MonteePoke And I love it (league starter/only build prob marked)

[@tobikun1307]

@@MonteePoke still all contents viable with the nerfs?

[@MonteePoke]

@@tobikun1307 read the description

[@borksen3753]

been using a Malevolence reduced Reservation amulet so I can run a Aspect of the Spider (cant recommend this enough if some1 is having trouble with survivabillity)

[@stefana666]

Hey Esoro! Do you update that build for 3.17? I´m excited to your builds and i play the bleedbow glad 1 year ago and i love it! Update will be insane!

[@MrMultiRage]

With Guides like yours, I no longer want to user other guides, everything is just so cleanly presented. And there are now so many great Guides! Keep up this exceptionally good work!

[@Paulius91]

Thank you for making these great guides, Esoro! This is the most I have played in a league so far and still having way too much fun with a build!

[@VeryWetCarrot]

the day after this build was posted the assailum helm went up from 3c to 60c lol

[@chuckmaddox6725]

I picked it up for 30. Sounds like I got a deal lol

[@TheShabzz]

The thing is, this isn't even a new build. i've played it multiple times. It's super consistent on a budget. I recommended it to a friend who doesn't have much time to play as a cheap and effective build and he hit me up going "the helmet alone is 50c." I was shocked. I don't think I've ever paid more than 5c for a well rolled one. Then I found this guide's upload date coinciding with the rise of the price and watched. Turns out, this guy's PoBs are literally spoonfeeding the builds via giving half a dozen passive trees and multiple gear progression layouts. It's super well done.

[@namespace9186]

Got this helmet for 5 Chaos yesterday. But yes, most of them where at 0,7 exalted

[@MJR_heyfunny]

@@TheShabzz Ooooh ok guess I will check it out then since I have till Jan nau ^_^

[@SubraizAhmed]

It’s at 100-150c now lol

[@Hasekbowstome]

I just wanted to say, I really, really like the way you present your builds - examining a range of gear for various budgets, incorporating some flexibility, clearly listing what mods are (and are not) desirable, etc. It's very useful and makes it much easier to follow than a lot of builds out there which just focus on "here's what you really want, and if you can't afford it, just buy some stuff". I am curious to see how far some of these builds can be pushed. Doing T16's and A6 Sirus is great, but how tanky are they when it comes to A8 Sirus, juiced Heists, Shaper beams, or T17/18/19 deliriums? It's hard to judge that from the footage in your trailers (which are very well done). Any insight on that? Thanks for the great guides!

[@Esoro]

I appreciate that, thank you man! I've been trying to push accessibility and high end scaling with my recent guides. The content featured in the trailer is meant to provide a consistent, familiar and reasonable benchmark for gameplay. Above all I want to ensure that my builds are attainable for the average player. They are developed to comfortably push most endgame content while remaining affordable, with room to scale even further with continued investment. They typically rely on budget uniques and heaps of flexible rare items. I purposely avoid Explode Chests, Bottled Faiths, Aura Stacking, Dual Modifier Watcher's Eyes, Headhunters, required Cluster Jewels, most Awakened Gems and absurd meta crafted rares. None of these items should be found in an accessible guide but are typically required to push uber content like juiced t17+ deliriums. Content mostly reserved for thousands of min maxed, aura stacking, Headhunter laden Ascendants. However, when well realized my seven most recent builds and several of the older ones should be fully capable of content like juiced heists, full simulacrums and the mechanically driven A8 Sirus. The vast majority of content out there should be within your grasp without needing to heavily min max. With heavy investment into optimal gear and jewels some fairly juiced Delirium content may be doable as well. Thank you for the kind feedback and support!

[@Hasekbowstome]

@@Esoro I definitely understand and very much appreciate that you want the builds to be easily approachable. I bring it up because as someone who made steady progress through my first few leagues, what gave me the breakthrough to be able to work on finally killing Sirus during Harvest was playing a build that was specifically tanky enough to let me eat Sirus' "Die." beams fairly consistently. That gave me the opportunity to get some reps in without dying immediately, letting me learn the fight and really gave me some opportunities to start doing some serious bossing. "Tankiness" or "survivability" is hard to really grasp or weigh without seeing you take some nasty hits or eating some big time damage. Just something to consider, as that sort of flexibility to be less than stellar (sometimes WAY less than stellar) can be really attractive for newbies.

[@hezmemiren]

@@Esoro quick question: does chest mod: Killed Enemies Explode, dealing 3% of their Life as Physical Damage stacks, chains or something else, with Gladiator Ascendancy: Gratuitous Violence: Bleeding Enemies you Kill Explode, dealing 10% of their Maximum Life as Physical Damage ,in other words do i have benefit with using this mod on a chest piece

[@Rudizel]

This build is now at a minimum 200 chaos in HC. Prices are rapidly climbing.

[@balbunemo1687]

yes, two players buy all helmet and test to sold them at 100 chaos lol

[@Lubet0TheGreat]

@@balbunemo1687 Classic poe trading. Nice.

[@KataisTrash]

As usual, every time Esoro releases a build :/

[@passiveplunder]

Top marks for this, one of if not the best constructed build video I have ever seen for PoE

[@Derek_Walker_86]

Hi Esoro! Happy new year. An update for the bleed blow gladiator would be nice since tree changed a lot. I hope u consider doing an update of this formidable build. Thanks in advance

[@batunor]

Done all the league content with this build. After doing 36 of 40 challenges and obtaining the hideout, I'm done with this league. However, I was too having survivability issues, mostly because I was dashing into the packs of monsters. I saved up for a Replica Farrul's, and then suddenly everything became smoother. I was able to kill A9 Sirus, Maven, Shaper, Elder and everything in the game you can think of (Except the Delve - I only killed a boss, and Delirium - because my pc cannot run it. Yet I completed the simulacrum). Assailum feels chunky and requires you to understand boss mechanics mostly. As such, killing Sirus was a big problem for me in the beginning. I then focussed on him in the 3rd phase where he just channels his energy with his copies and placed my totems with my channeled puncture. He just immediately dies. Feel free to ask me questions if you have problems. Here is my POB (I imported it onto the Esoro's build. All the items are mine though) pastebin.com/2TnYMaqE

[@danieldias4520]

I got to buy the normal Farruls, but I went back to using Belly due to life / resistance. I also have a lot of problems with survival.

[@batunor]

@@danieldias4520 Replica Farrul's generates Endurance charges which increases physical damage reduction and all elemental resistances at the same time. In the maximum scenario (4 endurance charges) I have +16 to all elements (though this does not help at all if you max all your resistances. However, +4% all elemental resistances means that you can afford to have some flexibility in your gear) and physical damage reduction which helps a lot in survivability. I'd suggest you to look for resists on your quiver, rings and amulet first. Remember to use your flasks every time they get charged. Also, do not rush into packs of monsters like me. Spam your split arrow regularly. In what content specifically, do you encounter survival problems?

[@batunor]

@@danieldias4520 Also remember to have flat life on your gear as even though Belly increases max life by 40%, if you got like 1k flat life that'd be 1.4k maximum. That means you can remove belly and look max % life on your other gear (Particularly hunter influenced belt) I remember having like 6.5k life before switching to Replica Farrul's. However, I found that even though my life has decreased significantly, my survivability increased.

[@eiden2121]

Hey I could use some help. I've levelled up to 90 no problem, but now I'm starting to die alot in t13-16 juiced maps and I feel like I'm not doing as much damage as I could be doing either. Definitely can't afford a replica farruls, I have about 12 ex atm and if you could take a loot at my pob to see how I could improve that would be much appreciated ty. pastebin.com/BWbrqCKM

[@batunor]

@@eiden2121 It seems that you are missing a large cluster jewel. And your medium cluster jewel is giving you 6 skill points, which means you are wasting one skill away. A large cluster jewel that Esoro suggests usually costs around 4 ex. Other than that, your cobalt jewels are not as recommended too. Meaning that you are missing global physical damage and physical damage over time as well as the precious 5% life. 2 of the cluster jewels costs like 4 to 5 ex. Also you have to first finish of constitution wheel and percentage life increases beforehand. My suggest would be purchasing 1 large cluster (4 ex), 2 medium cluster jewels (2.5ex each though you can buy the second one once you reach 95 lv), cobalt jewels (2x, 4 to 5 ex). In total, it'd be around 12-15 ex. Also it seems in POB that your resistances are overcapped (77+57% fire resistance for instance) Meaning that you can afford the luxury to replace those resistances for something else or maybe change your armor. The reason why you are lacking so life is that your missing many flat life increase in your gear. For example, your quiver has 20 max life. So that means your belly only increases your max life by 20*40/100 = 8 which is like nothing. Try to look for flat life in your gear and upgrade your jewels as soon as possible. If you are familiar with bossing, I'd suggest you to run Shapers or Elder/Shaper guardians for profit to afford the gear you need. Also, you are missing a lot of recommended flasks. Check my POB for guide if you want.

[@pyrobob262]

not sure if anyone else opted into enduring mana potion before -mana ring but it feels great

[@Hopside]

Sir, your guides are the best I have ever seen. Thank you so much for putting this together!

[@Avareed_]

You just got yourself new sub and viewer man. Best build video i've ever seen good job!

[@MrShutzulica]

I just discovered you and I love your videos man. Probably some of the best poe guides I`ve seen. Can`t wait to see your updated builds for 3.13! Especially this one.

[@mikemo599]

This build is an absolute power house

[@NineSeptims]

Not anymore it got nerfed to shit

[@sentientdonuts]

@@NineSeptims not even close, its still top tier imo. Carried my league start almost as hard as 3.12 TR did

[@daedalus6433]

@@NineSeptims You seem to not have run it. It turns Ultimatum into tissue paper.

[@Jake-n8m3n]

@@NineSeptims what got nerfed?

[@imature0117]

@@daedalus6433 i hope you're right

[@gaferbalerk]

So I've been following this build for a WHILE now, and I have a couple small suggestions for budget options that feel quite a bit better for general mapping. Scorpion's Call is by far the best budget quiver option, imo. Great damage increase and chip damage negation. Since we're already running Blood and Sand, it really offers some great versatility. As for Auras, we don't really need Malevolence, as we're already going to basically one shot every boss in the game, except for super high tier bosses, so for general mapping Herald of Ash is amazing. Ups the clear speed by quite a bit. Swap it out for Malevolence during big bosses though. With that, you can take off Brutality from Split Arrow, and use Added Fire Damage instead, making the damage skyrocket. Again, swap them out as needed for elemental reflect maps, and it really makes the build feel better. This is by far my favorite style of build in this entire game, it just feels SO good to play. I doubt anyone will really read this, even the OP, but it's just a small change that I've found REALLY helps during the grind.

[@egon0rizor]

thx very helpful

[@StechGamer]

For some reason the pastebin doesn't work when I put it in PoB. I have the latest version of the community fork btw.

[@krillep280]

Did you paste URL or the code itself? Needs to be link :)

[@oogieboogie1578]

o.O one of the best vid guides i have ever seen! awesome work, keep it up

[@raid.leader]

For anyone thinking of doing this build as a starter, there are better options. Assailum still costs 8-10 ex, so the singletarget dps suffers greatly. Lioneyes Jewel is also pretty expensive for a starter, and it makes up a ton of your damage. Would recommend you do a different, cheaper build first and come back to this one later in the league. Unfortunate, as I found the build fun, but it's just not what was advertised.

[@Esoro]

A variety of content creators recommended Bleed Bow this league driving demand up significantly. Prices have historically been what was advertised but I can never guarantee anything. Assailum will continue to drop as supply normalizes but this may take more time.

[@raid.leader]

@@Esoro Of course, I'm not blaming you for the prices being off. Just putting it out there since I went with the build and feel a little lackluster without the unique jewels and Assailum. With all the items obtained, I have no doubt this will be the build I want to play. The clear speed feels great and I find the bleed pops really satisfying. And thanks for the build by the way, I like how in-depth you went with every item and skill, and put timestamps on everything. I come back to the video to check on things regularly.

[@khannon5542]

After playing the build for about a week and getting it into a very deep end-game in Ritual with around ~30ex total investment (bow is 60% of it): Echoes of Atlas, Ritual league ratings I'd give to this build: Mapping: 10/10 This build is designed to map clear and it is absolutely beast at doing exactly that, it feels awesome to play the build on maps. Ritual league mechanic: 9/10 Much like mapping, very comfortable in ritual mechanics, at times it can get quite heavy and due to constrict space you have to pay more attention than you would like to. Delve: 8/10 Honestly haven't gone to Delve that much yet, but the way build plays, 8/10 is starting rating, I wouldn't say it's "the" delve build, but it's so much better than many zoom builds in delve. Heist: 7/10 I didn't play the Heist league, the mobs are extremely tanky, I feel like hard-hitting builds are much better definitely much faster, Split-Arrow bleed DPS doesn't go high enough to clear this tanky mess fast, I have exceeded this build Optimized end-game DPS by now. For end-game, I would break it down to 3 tiers, Maven witnessing makes a massive difference for almost all end-game bosses. Tier1 Bosses: 7/10 -- t15-16 map bosses, elder guardians, shaper guardians, Shaper, Elder, A6) + Maven witness The vast majority of this content is still simple however Maven witnessing does cause major problems because she typically forces you to move. Channeling Snipe shot is very difficult at times and getting perfect 6x is more so, Eradicator (red-elder guardian) is extremely lethal to this build even more so with Maven's witness. Tier2 Bosses: 4/10 -- A8, Cortex, Uber Elder, Maven bosses invitations(shaper/elder guardians) + Maven Witness This is when I felt this build has hit the limit, Snipe DPS is godly, but you simply cannot execute it reliably, and in general, these tier bosses really demand more a lot better borderline defenses and self-sustain. Tier3 Bosses: Create a boss killer character. --Maven, The Feared, Breachlords Those fights demand too much consistent movement and really punish you for even trying to channel 3x, your sustain feels extremely weak vs. consistent chunking of unavoidable damage, I don't recommend you to even try to build around this, this build is simply not designed for this, there is no amount of currency that helps you. For EoA specifically, I feel like end-game tip for the build dropped by 2 bars, we are back in Boss killing meta-game, and let's be honest this build is really not a boss killer, but man does it feel f'ing great in maps zooming.

[@aviusheart8184]

You seem quite knowledgeable. What do you think is the best boss killer for this league?

[@khannon5542]

@@aviusheart8184 The easiest is BB/BF Chieftain, it's has a lot of inherited defenses and can utilize Soul-Tether for Slayer type Overleech, even on a very low budget that build performs insanely well on end-game boss encounters. Zizaran has quite a good video about that build, though there are things and details he has left out, he usually does some-what scuffed guide since he does it during streams, but you can easily understand basics, it's also the type of build I'd like to see Esoro to create a video about it's almost perfect fit for this league, very strong starter, plays on a low budget. I initially started out with that build, but it's just not great on maps, the steep requirement for maps is explody chest which is expensive, however, it's an irrelevant piece for bossing. Currently, a lot of players who play squishy zoom builds are forced to buy boss killing services because so many fights require intensive defenses and sustain which almost none of the zoom builds have. I personally found Breachlords invitation nearly impossible to do, 2 of the bosses force consistent movement and spikes walls block snipe shots and this build doesn't have infinite sustain. :p

[@howie2365]

@@khannon5542 any more ideas? Tried EQ Bleed Glad but its missing something.

[@belux87]

@@khannon5542 Hey Khannon,you are 100% describing my time with the build. Im searching the forums for a build to reroll to,that has everything. Got any suggestions? cheers

[@fuzzinn]

going to try this out as my league starter, cant wait

[@stendaalcartography3436]

same :D

[@MrToastInFire]

Yep me too. Will be awesome! :o

[@rhimo3120]

Same here

[@evidance3715]

Me too

[@fuzzinn]

Good luck all :)

[@mariuszel759]

Good build. Played this build as my starter. Great damage, but aiming with that helmet is atrocious. Doing Sirus and Uber Elder is really painful.

[@drones9667]

It's only painful because there's a small skillgap with this particular build vs others at sirus. Once you get the aiming part down, sirus and uber is really easy.

[@ado_4297]

@@drones9667 the assailum snipe has to be bugged, it has to do with namelock i think, your cursor could be on the target and the arrow just flies over them.

[@Veginite]

@@ado_4297 Can confirm, that's my experience

[@lorenzomoseley5926]

@@Veginite same

[@kurt7356]

super guide and fun to play. Wasn‘t really a delve character, but super great at bossing. Guess will play it again next season. Thanks Esoro

[@salarantinori1493]

flawless presentation and top shelf content. thank you so much

[@Esoro]

Thank you, I appreciate that. I hope you have a great league start!

[@Lawlie_TV]

Having some trouble with survivability and being one shotted, have pretty good gear and over 6k health, can't figure out why i'm dying so easily. 19.9k armour during flask.

[@spookeys7992]

That is just the nature of the build unfortunately, can't face tank anything and will rip to bad map mods. But play a bit more cautious and it is quite the rewarding build

[@MrPedi93]

@@spookeys7992 yep agree with that, sometimes i can run 20 maps in a row very cleanly, and then the 1 map with horrible mods just rips me 3 times. Watch out for monsters have x% chance to avoid bleeding and phys dmg reduction, getting these mods on a map really fucks you up, specially with increased monster life

[@floriannauers8358]

Consider using a Rearguard quiver and Rumi's Concoction

[@radiantcat540]

yeah a lot of defence in a ranged build is gonna be manual dodging and killing things before they can hit you, especially with the big boss whammies. idk what your gear is like but if you have 20k armor it might be chaos doing you in, and keep in mind certain mobs like super beefed up harvest crabs will one shot you with a crit regardless of how tanky you are

[@destroyermaker]

Hope this gets updated for 3.17!

[@GreyHat111]

Greetings Esoro, I hope I didnt ask for much, but can you please update this build to the new skill tree, because from my quick comparison, I guessed that the build will do much less damage than before, and maybe some unique jewels has to be replaced. Looking forward to the update. Much appreciated in advance if you made it.

[@razrwolf5286]

At a quick glance in PoB going from the 3.14 tree to the 3.16 tree(Basic tree - No Unique Jewels or Clusters) you lose around 15% damage but can gain some utility and Max res.

[@egyptianjoe69]

i was about to quit ultimatum league, i wanted a somewhat fast build so i kept looking at raider this came to me in my recommended today, decided to give it a go cause i had 16 ex after selling all my current gear and the bleed gear is kinda cheap this league gotta say this build fit all my needs, you move fast with challenger charges and you are a ranged build so ultimatums are more managable than the melee builds i was trying thank you

[@sasamitrovic8956]

I am gonna go with this as starter for 3,13 . It feels like the safest and this build is just so damn fun to play .Tnx Esoro keep rocking as always.

[@devilfishyLeo]

Is there a order list for priority upgrades to get from cheap to expensive?

[@Veginite]

I'm almost at level 94 in Ritual so I can fill in. Budget notes: Mark of Submission is a dirt cheap curse on hit ring which makes white and yellow mapping an utter joke. I'm still using it in red maps and I'm annihilating t14+ maps without Assailum, double six link nor an elder bleed bow. The problem with this build is that it only has situational defensives, most notably physical damage reduction which lies around 25-35% at all times, and 90% during flask effect only. There's windows where you have poor defenses (no flasks or/and immortal call/enduring cry is on cooldown) and it's very easy to get one shot in red maps. 1. Large cluster jewel: ilvl 50-67 -- jagged fossils will net you 2+ notables in few attempts. I got 3 notables on my first fossil. 2. Medium cluster jewels: ilvl 68+ -- alterations until you get a decent combo 3. 5-link, 6-socket Belly -> Puncture (switch Puncture and Swift Affliction with Split Arrow and Chain when you're up for a major boss fight) 4. 6-link Harbinger bow -> Split Arrow -- spam essences of contempt on this until you either get an open prefix or a good %phys roll 5. Lioneye's Fall 6. Thread of Hope 7. Ryslatha's Coil (will be more expensive than Assailum in a few days) 8. 6-link Belly 9. Assailum (THIS ITEM IS GOING TO DROP HEAVILY IN PRICE IN THE COMING DAYS) -> now since you don't need a 2nd 6-link you can go for an elder bow. If you craft it yourself it's ilvl 83+. Harbinger/Assassin bows are the best bases. Harvest makes crafting it fairly easy. Farming Haewark Hamlet t10-12 for Harvest Groves by forcing all map drops to be in that region, at AL4 is probably the easiest way to get it, as you can sell the other crafts for an unfathomable amount of currency.

[@davidgarces8761]

@@Veginite Hey Veginite, anyway to link to your char profile so I can take a look?

[@lukaszslubowski8873]

@@Veginite I would also add that before reaching lvl 85 it is not really worth investing points into cluster jewels since tree has plenty of good mods, after lvl 85 specking into clusters seems fine for me.

[@tky0414]

Bleed bow glad will struggle in red maps onward by getting one shot easily.. it is simply a glass cannon.. it has good damage no doubt but defense is fairly poor.. would recommend to get a tanky boss killer as second character as this character will not survive maven boss even though u have millions of dmg with assailum.

[@Veginite]

@@davidgarces8761 www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Veginite/characters

[@lya1645]

Hey there :) , could you pleeaasse update it for 3.16? it would be insaaaane

[@jorenpoel]

Sup everyone, been having a blast with this build, so thanks Esoro. Can anyone explain me why in endgame we respec and drop Avatar of the hunt? The increased damage over time with bow skills sounds like a powerful buff to our bleeds. Also move speed, evasion, sounds good to me! What am I missing?

[@joiqwe]

Increased damage is not the best option for dps, you should look for "more damage" or "damage over time multiplier". So it is not worth 6 points. Read about "more vs increased" here: pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Stat#more_vs_increased

[@pontusolsson92]

Amazing guide! Your guides are really solid and amazingly good! Keep up the amazing work!

[@Cmplxtyy]

Nice job, I will use your glad build, never played glad and looks so fun, very nice guide!

[@fredsigu6684]

Me: generating currency and looking for a build to push to 100 Esoro: here, respec your champion into this and gg

[@weko1551]

Using this as my league start for SSF this time around and would LOVE to see a video explaining how to craft at least the bow, if not other endgame pieces. Struggling with crafting now!

[@darkscarlet4600]

The bow craft in 3.14 is hard by the looks . I’ll wait for Esoro to pipe in, but it looks like fossil or essence craft the bleed multi mod and a phys prefix. Then scour suffixes, and multi-mod % phys T1 and AS/qual finished with a exalt slam as options are ridiculously limited at that point. The other method is balls to the wall veiled chaos orb with prefixes can’t be modded and pray to RNG gods for a mega bow haha

[@evandria]

I reached the endgame playing this build and unfortunately it's not good against bosses. The damage with Assailum is somewhere around 20 mil per bleed against Sirus with good gear. It takes around 9 seconds to do maximum damage, which results in 1-2 mil dps... which is quite poor. Add to this the fact that you NEED the Ensnaring Arrow Ballista Totem down and then spend 4-5 seconds channelling your Snipe. In the meantime the boss can dodge offscreen (so you can't target him), shoot you down or slam you to death, have some minion take the hit because it positioned itself between you and the boss, or kill your totems and reduce your damage by a factor of 4. It's very good for some bosses, but you can forget doing any of the new Maven content with this build. Mapping is fast and satisfying, but that's pretty much the only thing this build can do. If that's what you're after, you're better off playing a Raider.

[@brandonturnbull3636]

I was about to comment the exact same thing, I'm like 6-8 ex into this build lvl 92 and i burn't 6 portals on sirus . The charge time is insanely hard to pull off and not worth the damage for that boss fight

[@timothyvallarta4062]

@@brandonturnbull3636 @ciri to both of you I agree, it took me until 50 ex of gear investment to even begin doing A8 and juiced maps, not very great at it either, another build with half the currency is much better

[@XxNoNameDkxX]

Ive done A9 sirus, UE, Maven easily. The feared invitation i sometimes rip a portal but generally not with 60-70% quant. heres POB pastebin.com/jX39W6K9

[@donutlov3]

well said, i'm having the same experience

[@hefers3575]

going to use it as for 3.13 in some hours. Hope it will bring me joy and fun. Like your guide.

[@MrToffai]

And it is ready for 3.14. You are my Hero!!

[@BrcPL]

One of the smoothest build I ever played it's rly similar to coc ice Nova but with massive boss dmg.

[@Miguel5886]

In what way is it similar?

[@chadntm8189]

Update : THis is not a good league starter anymore... Lioneye's Fall which grants you about 500% dmg overall ... is like 2.5 exalt and that's just this...bow are insanely priced im stuck mid build doing no dmg because i can't find an affordable bow with decent dmg and im missing some uniques that are priced out the ass.

[@cristib2007]

I've reached level 40 and I'm struggling in boss fights and it takes a hot second to get blue packs down. Feels like I won't be able to take down first Kitava...

[@santossouto]

and the helmet for the build is only 10 exalted... cheap stuff ;-;

[@chadntm8189]

@@santossouto and we not even gona talk about the bow...holy shit the bow the vulnerability ring is 1ex i still need my golves and amulet......this is not a league starter lol gto CA/TR and farm first i'll say BUT !!! holy shit the dmg if fun ..i only have 1/3 of the gear and im blasting everything in 1 hit

[@chadntm8189]

@@cristib2007 same..i got extremly lucky and 6linked a citadel bow by accident and accidently roll all phys mod and +40% bleed dmg...once i got that the game became much smoother ...i farmed white maps for a whole day and made about 3-4 exalt worth of currency now im gearing up to smoothly run red maps. but it was NOT FUN LOL with my usual league started ( caustic arrow ) id be running 14-16 maps

[@deltakaizen]

Any recommendations on how to make this build a bit beefier? I deal very good damage but die just as fast

[@grimwzl7462]

I need help with this too, let me know if you find any solutions please

[@damianlobos8593]

Really amazing guide. Increible dedication to every detail. This will be my build for 2021. Thanks!

[@Vampac]

Thanks for the Update! Love the Build and gonna start with it again tonight

[@Boltxhardrock]

while using lioneye's vision, and pairing wind dancer with iron reflexes while using a jade flask and granite flask you can get some ridiculous cwdt moltenshell numbers.

[@Just-A-Casual]

"Budget build items on the POB; minimum of 10ex"... Not exactly budget. The gap from Funded / Mid-League to Budget Endgame is roughly 9 EX.

[@evandria]

I'm playing this as my starter build in Ritual and so far it's going fairly well. A 6l for Split Arrow and Assailum for Puncture is a must. However, I'm having trouble staying alive in T15+ maps. This build is split between armour and evasion and.. well, it doesn't do either of them that well. I get hit often and there's not enough phys damage mitigation. Also, I rarely have any endurance or frenzy charges, even while mapping and killing entire screens of monsters. I'm following this guide as best as I can, not sure what I'm doing wrong.

[@kahuna2588]

Thread of Hope (medium) is crucial for sustaining endurance and frenzy charges, for phys damage mitigation using basalt flask for extra physical damage reduction always an option. Also, make sure you have decent amount of positive chaos resistances and decent damage so you can kill the monsters before they can touch you :wink: There is also more radical solution to survivability respeccing from Gladiator to Champion (fortify+no stuns is huge). You can look up Waggle's "Bleed Bow Champion" guide. If you add Assailum and cluster jewels to his build (build was created in metamorph league) you can still have insane bossing dps with Assailum and your survivability will skyrocket.

[@LuBre]

I'm on the same boat. Level 89 so far and T16 maps can be painful (even checking for decent mods). I can still vaporize everything as the Split Arrow damage is extremely good... But bossing is a bit slow (no Assailum yet) and aside from that... Yes, I feel a bit too squishy for a Gladiator. I mean I've got 6800 life, it's not too bad for a T15-T16. And yet sometimes I get on-eshot and that's it.

[@errantchild]

Agreed with everything you said. I'm thinking of jumping over to Glancing Blows as its only 3 pathing points away from the large jewel socket, and using a rearguard in place of a hunter quiver. The dps loss is considerable but I'm already 1 shotting conquerers and haven't even crafted the hunter quiver or elder bow yet.

[@evandria]

@@kahuna2588 That's my next upgrade, thank you for the tip. There seems to be a problem with Outmatch and Outlast. I rarely get any frenzy charges while mapping. I'm not sure if it's a bug or if bleed / bleed explosions are not regarded as main hand kills.

[@instantpartyWTF]

I started with this build and I am currently level 94! Thank you! AMAZING all around build

[@grimwzl7462]

Hey could you help me? I'm lvl 90 but only have 4423 armour, what's your armour?

[@instantpartyWTF]

@@grimwzl7462 I only have 3500 armor before flasks, after flask and all my multipliers are up I have around 13k armor. my life is 5.5k After about level 85 I spec'd into my own things outside of the guide. Such as my own cluster jewel. I have 77% all res but I have -60% chaos, since you can move pretty fast with this build you can compensate chaos resistance with your own kiting mechanics

[@grimwzl7462]

@@instantpartyWTF Oh ok, the build says to have like 13k in total, but then it must be when all the skills and stuff are proced

[@Faragoto94]

Thanks for that Guide, couldn't be better explained, EVERY SINGLE DETAIL, thank you.

[@Markimps3]

This build work on 3.14 ?

[@fischersfritz5121]

Still viable. Probably not so powerful anymore because removal of the 60% for 100%+ bleed dmg, but still pretty good! I played without this modifier and still cleared t16 and bosses...

[@huntersyava]

@@fischersfritz5121 What about A9 Sirus and Maven kill? Without Elder Bow Mod...

[@personalinis]

19:07 Cheap assailum haha

[@ruifragoso9925]

He normally says that the price of items can change after or during the time of the movie... Yes it's crazy expensive now but there is more build to play if you can't afford the helm :p Please don't check the price for the bows hehe

[@Greedinreallife]

@@ruifragoso9925 Delirium was also in the map device last league making it more quickly obtainable

[@hardlapa5656]

KEKW

[@Ragestyles]

assailum was literally 1c during delirium league

[@ruifragoso9925]

Already have it and was only for 5ex so not bad :-D To be honest 5ex for the boost that he gives, it's "cheap" :-D And it's a end game helm so... But yeah, comparing to delirium league...

[@KyvannShrike]

I wasn't expecting assailum to be 8 ex this league.

[@Esoro]

it's moving down towards 6ex now, I discussed in the league starter video that it would be expensive in the first week or so. Supply should begin to normalize rapidly from here on out.

[@JoshBarlow1011]

@@Esoro Is this help dropped in any map with a delirium mirror or is it only delirious maps or is it only with the 300 splinters area>

[@cheesecakenl1980]

Got the helmet for 5.5 exa. Still seems to be going down in price slowly.

[@Gentlemaaaaan]

Love ur content buddy on all of ur guides. Keep up the good work sir. This build in this video is my all time favourite. Hope u can bring it back to life with an updated video etc :D

[@philwilder5177]

best guide video ive ever seen for any game ever!