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Trag'Ouls Blood Mage Is Back! - 2.7.4 - T16 Speed Keyfarm/Bounties

by ragmancometh last updated Aug 3, 2022 ( Season 25 )

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Skills

Frailty Aura of Frailty
- Frailty
Cost: 10 Essence

A crippling curse that kills enemies with less than 15% health. Lasts 30 seconds.
Aura of Frailty

Becomes an aura that curses all enemies within 15 yards.

The range of this effect is increased by 50% of your gold pickup radius.
Skeletal Mage Life Support
- Skeletal Mage
Cost: 40 Essence

Raise a skeleton from the ground to attack your foes dealing 400% weapon damage as Physical over two attacks. Lasts 0 seconds.
Life Support

Risen mages cost 10% health to cast but last an additional 2 seconds.
Devour Devouring Aura
- Devour
Consume corpses within 60 yards to restore 10 Essence per corpse.
Devouring Aura

Becomes an aura that consumes all corpses within 15 yards to restore 11 Essence per corpse.

The range of this effect is increased by 50% of your gold pickup radius.
Command Skeletons Freezing Grasp
- Command Skeletons
Cost: 50 Essence

Active: Command your skeletal minions to attack the target and increase their damage against it by 50%.

Passive: Raise skeletons from the ground every 2 seconds to a max of 7 skeletons. Skeletal minions deal 50% weapon damage as Physical per attack.
Freezing Grasp

The target of your command is frozen for 3 seconds.

Command Skeletons' damage is turned to Cold.
Bone Armor Dislocation
- Bone Armor
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Rip bones from nearby enemies, dealing 125% weapon damage as Physical, and create armor that reduces damage taken by 3% per enemy hit up to a maximum of 10 enemies. Lasts for 60 secs.
Dislocation

Enemies hit are also stunned for 2 seconds.

Bone Armor's damage is turned into Poison.
Blood Rush
- Blood Rush
Cost: 5% Health
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Shed your mortal flesh and reappear up to 50 yards away.

Fueled by Death
- Fueled by Death
Consuming a corpse increases your movement speed by 3% for 5 seconds. This effect can stack up to 10 times.
Extended Servitude
- Extended Servitude
Increase the duration of your Skeletal Mage and Revive minions by 25%.
Dark Reaping
- Dark Reaping
While using a scythe, gain 2% Essence and Life per kill.
Spreading Malediction
- Spreading Malediction
Receive a 1% damage bonus for each enemy afflicted by one of your curses.

Items

Trag'Oul's Guise

Set Helm

21 - 24 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Trag'Oul's Avatar
Trag'Oul's Guise
Trag'Oul's Heart
Trag'Oul's Scales
Trag'Oul's Hide
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
Trag'Oul's Claws
(2) Set: Blood Rush gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% more.
(6) Set: Your Life-spending abilities deal 3800% increased damage and your healing from skills is increased by 100%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Trag'Oul's Heart

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

Regenerates 100 - 115 Life per Second

Trag'Oul's Avatar
Trag'Oul's Guise
Trag'Oul's Heart
Trag'Oul's Scales
Trag'Oul's Hide
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
Trag'Oul's Claws
(2) Set: Blood Rush gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% more.
(6) Set: Your Life-spending abilities deal 3800% increased damage and your healing from skills is increased by 100%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Squirt's Necklace

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+26 - 30% Extra Gold from Monsters
Critical Hit Damage Increased by 31 - 35%

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Trag'Oul's Scales

Set Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Trag'Oul's Avatar
Trag'Oul's Guise
Trag'Oul's Heart
Trag'Oul's Scales
Trag'Oul's Hide
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
Trag'Oul's Claws
(2) Set: Blood Rush gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% more.
(6) Set: Your Life-spending abilities deal 3800% increased damage and your healing from skills is increased by 100%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Guardian's Aversion

Set Bracers

367 - 422 Armor

Guardian's Jeopardy
Guardian's Aversion
Guardian's Case
Guardian's Gaze
(2) Set: +250 Vitality
Regenerates 8000 Life per Second
(3) Set: +15% Movement Speed

+ 6 Random Magic Properties
Trag'Oul's Claws

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6 - 6.5%

Trag'Oul's Avatar
Trag'Oul's Guise
Trag'Oul's Heart
Trag'Oul's Scales
Trag'Oul's Hide
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
Trag'Oul's Claws
(2) Set: Blood Rush gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% more.
(6) Set: Your Life-spending abilities deal 3800% increased damage and your healing from skills is increased by 100%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Guardian's Case

Set Belt

440 - 506 Armor

Guardian's Jeopardy
Guardian's Aversion
Guardian's Case
Guardian's Gaze
(2) Set: +250 Vitality
Regenerates 8000 Life per Second
(3) Set: +15% Movement Speed

+ 6 Random Magic Properties
Trag'Oul's Hide

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Trag'Oul's Avatar
Trag'Oul's Guise
Trag'Oul's Heart
Trag'Oul's Scales
Trag'Oul's Hide
Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
Trag'Oul's Claws
(2) Set: Blood Rush gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: While at full Life, your healing from skills is added to your maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% more.
(6) Set: Your Life-spending abilities deal 3800% increased damage and your healing from skills is increased by 100%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Steuart's Greaves

Legendary Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+8 - 9% Movement Speed

Secondary Stats

You gain 75 - 100% increased movement speed for 10 seconds after using Blood Rush.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Krysbin's Sentence

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

You deal 75 - 100% increased damage against slowed enemies or triple this bonus against enemies afflicted by any other type of control-impairing effect.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Circle of Nailuj's Evol

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26 - 28%

Secondary Stats

You now raise an additional Skeletal Mage with each cast and they last an additional 2 - 4 seconds.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Jesseth Skullscythe

Set Scythe

461.5 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Intelligence
Increases Attack Speed by 5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1199 - 1490) Physical Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Fire Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Lightning Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Cold Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Poison Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Arcane Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Holy Damage

Jesseth Arms
Jesseth Skullscythe
Jesseth Skullshield
(2) Set: When the target of your Command Skeletons dies, your skeletons are automatically commanded to attack a nearby target.
While your skeletons are commanded to attack a target, all of your minions deal 400% increased damage.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Jesseth Skullshield

Set Shield

8 - 9 Armor

Primary Stats

+10 - 20% Chance to Block
0 - 0 Block Amount

Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4 - 7%.
+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence

Jesseth Arms
Jesseth Skullscythe
Jesseth Skullshield
(2) Set: When the target of your Command Skeletons dies, your skeletons are automatically commanded to attack a nearby target.
While your skeletons are commanded to attack a target, all of your minions deal 400% increased damage.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Trag'Oul's Guise
- Guardian's Gaze
- Stat Priority: Socket Skill: SS Skill: Skeletal Mage
Shoulders
- Trag'Oul's Heart
- Stat Priority: Int CDR AD Vit
Amulet
- Squirt's Necklace
- Stat Priority: CHD Socket Physical % CHC
Torso
- Trag'Oul's Scales
- Stat Priority: Int Armor + Vit
Wrists
- Guardian's Aversion
- Stat Priority: Int Physical % CHC Vit
Hands
- Trag'Oul's Claws
- Stat Priority: CHD CDR AS CHC
Waist
- Guardian's Case
- Goldwrap
- Dayntee's Binding
- Stat Priority: Int Armor + Vit
Legs
- Trag'Oul's Hide
- Stat Priority: Int Armor + Vit
Feet
- Steuart's Greaves
- Stat Priority: Int Armor + Skill: Skeletal Mage Vit
Rings
- Krysbin's Sentence
- Circle of Nailuj's Evol
- Stat Priority: CHD Socket AS CHC
Weapon
- Jesseth Skullscythe
- Stat Priority: Socket Int AS Dmg %
Offhand
- Jesseth Skullshield
- Stat Priority: Int CDR CHC Skill: Skeletal Mage

Legendary Gems
- Enforcer
  Enforcer
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase the damage of your pets by 15%.
- Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Regenerates 10000 Life per Second.
  After not taking damage for 4 seconds, gain an absorb shield for 200% of your total Life per Second. (Requires Rank 25)
- Boon of the Hoarder
  Boon of the Hoarder
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  +25% chance on killing an enemy to cause an explosion of gold.

Kanai's Cube

Scythe of the Cycle

Legendary Scythe

461.5 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Your Secondary skills deal 350 - 400% additional damage while Bone Armor is active but reduce the remaining duration of Bone Armor by 4 seconds.
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Scythe of the Cycle
Goldwrap

Legendary Belt

88 - 107 Armor

Primary Stats

+15 - 16% Extra Gold from Monsters

Secondary Stats

On gold pickup: Gain armor for 5 seconds equal to the amount picked up.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Goldwrap
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
+152 - 224 Life per Hit

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Stat wise you can very heavily prioritize offense because of the set bonuses. In fact, you can ignore defensive stats entirely. INT / Phys% / Mage% / Crits / AS / CDR are your main focus

Guardian's Jeopardy is now a major boost, especially in the early game. Definitely recommend going for Belt over Helm as the Helm can be a major pain in the ass to roll for desired stats.

Jesseth's + Scythe of the Cycle for the big multipliers

Goldwrap + Boon combos for infinite toughness

Molten shields your Squirt's damage buff

Enforcer can be swapped to Trapped in order to utilize Krysbin's initial damage buff on enemies within 15 yards

Dayntee's is a cube option for bounties

In Season 27 the Sanctified theme powers have no real impact on this build so I would recommend just using the Crucibles as a way to reforge/reroll your "weakest" item slot, starting with your weapon. Once you find an ancient Scythe that's comparable, move onto the next "weakest" item (more than likely a jewelry slot) and repeat as you find replacements.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration
Life

Utility

Gold Find
Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit

Gold Find = Pickup Radius of course

Life and Resources are essentially the last of your worries, just go straight for Movement/INT, all Offense attributes are great, Armor/Resist and Radius/AD

Build Guide

The reworks on Trag's and Guardian's provide enough of a boost in damage to be viable again and in T16. There's quite a bit of QOL in that the Mages are basically "free" to cast now with Trag's and the gameplay doesn't require a lot of technical ability. It's a prety chill build and it's also HC friendly. I have had no problem (solo) on PTR with ~400 paragon, non-ancient semi-optimized gear, Sanctified Scythe and a relatively low level Enforcer. With 600-800 paragon and a level 75-80+ DPS gem, ~2 minute Neph Rifts should feel normal. This makes for a great alternative to Death Nova if/when hangin' solo.

Start the rift by getting your 10 Mages up. They cost zero essence and Molten will immediately replenish your life. Use Skeles and Bone Armor to proc both of your Scythes and on elites/champions to proc Krysbin's triple bonus. You can also target elites with Mages by right clicking directly on them; for doors you can use Skeles in the same way (if PC). Make sure to keep your Skeles active and Bone Armor up-- remember that Scythe of the Cycle decreases your Bone Armor duration but between LIfe Support, Extended Servitude and Nailuj your Mages will have a 12-15 second duration (depending on Nailuj roll) so there's no need to stutter step/spam them.

Avarice Band (follower) expands your Auras to better synergize with Spreading Malediction and Fueled By Death. Dark Reaping and Extended Servitude are basically QOL as there aren't any other super beneficial passives for this build so if you play HC then just take your pick on which one to drop for Final Service.

I haven't really pushed too far into GR's yet with this build and Razeth's/Singularity is another option to further explore. Leave a comment if you're testing how far this can comfortably go.

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