Level 100 Puncture Gladiator^3.21

Notes

Version: 1.3

Changes:

3.21 - We lost the mana resevation masteries.  I have changed the tree to make up for this.  
          You may still want to invest a little more into mana if you feel needed.

This is a comprehensive guide of the different styles of Bleed Bow.  

Leveling - Many have asked for a bleed bow leveling into Budget Tank/Budget Damage.  I have leveled this and is viable. 
                 Its not the best or fastest leveling but it will allow you to play Bleed Bow without making a lot of respec/changes overall.  
                          1. Will Not be Bleed Capped before Normal Lab
                          2. Transitions into Budget Tank/Budget Damage


The Budget Versions - I bought random gear with a budget in mind for the more causal player.  I tested each version to make sure they felt comfortable to play.  The Tank version was very tanky 
and rarely died even doing T16 Conqueror maps.  I did the testing on T16 Drox.  The Damage version died 1 or 2 times on each T16 Drox map.  The choice is do you want to rarely die and map smoothly
while taking your time on Bosses and Hefty Rares or do you want much smoother mapping and much easier boss kills while dying here and there.  Both are very playable and can do all content upto T16 Conquerors.


FAQ SECTION

1. Vaal Molten Shell vs Vaal Grace?
     Grace is better if you are well below the evade cap.  If you are evade cap then the vaal version doesn't do much for you.

2. How do I get the most efficiency out of Molten Shell?
	  If you want maximum uptime on Molten shell this needs to go on left click.  It is an instant skill and will not cause any movement issues.

3. Which stance do I use (Blood/Sand)?
     Blood stance is a lot more damage and used on hard rares and bosses.  Stand stance is better for mapping and giving you a little bit more mitigation.  
     On the Gladiator versions fo the build it also allows you to keep up maximum challenger charges (Sand - Mapping / Blood - Boss)

4. What are the Ensnaring Arrow Totems for and when do I use them?
		Ensnaring arrow gives you a lot of damage as well as some Quality of Life.  Dropping Ensnaring Arrow totems on Bosses will make your bosses take 200 percent more damage as if they were moving.
        This is great for bosses that aren't very mobile.  Secondly Ensnaring Arrow applies snares/vines which slows the enemy down.  This is a very big quality of life and allows for better ability to negate packs
        and mobs.

5. What about using multiple totems instead of Greater Multiple Projectile with the Totem setup?
        This one is more about personal preference.  You will get more snares/vines with Greater Multiple Projectile but lose out of getting more totems.  More totems can be nice on Bosses when trying to be
        mobile as possible. 

6. What about phasing for content like Simulacrums?
     This is an easy 1 point fix on our tree for all but the $$$ - Damage version of the build.  We put 1 point into the Freedom of Movement wheel.  This grants 10% chance of phasing on kill.

7. For the Damage versions do we have to use the specific medium clusters?
     The simple answer is no.  There are many combo's that work.  We just used the most efficient notables not necessarily the cheapest or easiest.  Any Combo of the below works
      A. Rend
      B. Wasting Affliction
      C. Circling Oblivion
      D. Disorienting Wounds
      E. Exposure Therapy
      F. Flow of Life
      G. Student of Decay
 
8. Do the non-notable passives matter on our cluster jewels?
    Yes they do.  You don't have to match the ones used.  The big thing is these are used to help fix issues such as attributes/elemental reistances/chaos resistances/max life/etc
    Use these as a way fill your build out

9. What options do we have for Watcher's Eyes?
    A. Malevolence - Damaging Aliments you inflict deal damage % faster - Best Damage
    B. Determination - % Additional Physical Damage Reduction - Most Mitigation
    C. Determination - # to Armour while Affected - Good Mitigation
    D. Grace - % Chance to Evad Attack hit - Great to get to Evade Cap (95%)
    E. Grace - % Chance to Suppress Spell Damage - Great to Suppress Cap if missing Suppress

10. When do I switch to Champion from Gladiator?
   Do not switch unit you can get the Forbidden flesh and Forbidden Flame Gratuitous Violence.  This is a lot of damage (20% More and gives you the bleed pops)

11. I can't find a Citadel Base that is high Physical Damage?
       The most important part of the bow is the base physical Damage.  Don't look at only the DPS.  Look at the flat roll.  A  160 - 500 flat (450 pdps) is better than a 120 - 460 (550 pdps) bow.
       There are a few bow bases to check for.  Citadel is just the best base.  Make sure ILVL85
           A. Ranger Bow
	       B. Assassin Bow - Implicit doesn't matter
           C. Harbinger Bow - Implicit doesn't matter
           D. Spine Bow - Extra Attack speed is a nice Quality of life

12. Why Am I Struggling with Mana?
        A. Make sure you have the Sovereignty anoint
        B. Make sure you have Non-Channeling Skills have -6/7 Total Mana Cost  (You can get this on rings and amulet.  It is a prefix and can be crafted.  Use on 1 item or 3 items to suit your needs)
        C. You can add Reduced Cost of Mana Skills during flask effect to any flask  ( This is a craftable mod that comes from unveiling Cinderswallow flask).

The Budget - 25 to 30 Divine. 
Divine Price - 150 Chaos

1. Bow - 7 Divine
2. Quiver - 50 Chaos
3. Chest - 40 Chaos
4. Helmet - 5 Chaos (No Enchant)
5. Gloves - 75 Chaos
6. Boots - 60 Chaos
7. Amulet - 1 Divine
8. Ring - 70 Chaos
9  Ring - 1 Divine
10. Belt - 15 Chaos
11. Replica Conqueror's Efficiency - 20 Chaos
12. Large Clusters - 3 Divine (x2)
13. Medium Clusters - 40 Chaos (x3 Damage)
14. Small Clusters - 50 Chaos (x3 Tanky)
15. Regular Jewels - 40 Chaos (x3)
16. Forbidden Jewels - 5 Divine Total

Total:

Damage: 25 Divine Spent
Tank:  26 Divine Spent



																	THE TANKY BUDGET BLEED BOW


This build was put together in Lake of Kalandra on 25 divine budget in mind. All the gear is actual gear that was worn on the character
during testing.  We didn't want to just provide a theory crafted POB.  We actively tested it for you to make sure it works smoothly.
We wanted to give the community a chance to play Bleed Bow
while being able to farm T16 content to work your way to Mr9Lives Uber Farming/All Content verision.

1. The Bow - Trying to get around a 500 physical DPS bow.  If you can get multi on it even better. (Physical Dot Multiplier or Dot Multiplier works)

2. Small Clusters - To fit all the Auras in you will need a combo of 2 small clusters on 2 passive mana reservation jewels.
									1. Uncompromising
									2. Mortifying Aspect
									3. Sublime Form

3. Mana -  The build can become very mana hungry with the amount we reserve.  Getting leech/and the enduring reduced cost mana pot
	              is a huge QOL for smoothness of play.

4. Curse on Hit Ring - Vulnerability on Hit ring provides a lot of damage while being automated.  This is a very big QOL

5. The Eater/Searing Implicts - These are not mandatory for the budget to work.  Just try to get ones that work for scaling the build (Damage/Defenses)

6. The Forbidden Flesh/Flame Jewels - These absolutely are not required.  This is a very nice added touch of Defensive layer.  If you are unable to
															   obtain these jewels run Max life/Damage scaling jewels in their place.


														              THE DAMAGE BUDGET BLEED BOW

1.  The Bow - Trying to get around a 500 physical DPS bow.  If you can get multi on it even better. (Physical Dot Multiplier or Dot Multiplier works)

2. Mana - The build can become very mana hungry with the amount we reserve.  Getting leech/and the enduring reduced cost mana pot
	              is a huge QOL for smoothness of play.

3. Curse on Hit Ring - Vulnerability on Hit ring provides a lot of damage while being automated.  This is a very big QOL

4. The Eater/Searing Implicts - These are not mandatory for the budget to work.  Just try to get ones that work for scaling the build (Damage/Defenses)

5. The Forbidden Flesh/Flame Jewels - These absolutely are not required.  This is a very nice added touch of Defensive layer.  If you are unable to
															   obtain these jewels run Max life/Damage scaling jewels in their place.

If you have an questions or need any help always feel free to join Twitch Channel and ask away.  Mr9Lives is live 100 plus hours a week
and streams 20-30 hours at a time regularly.  Not only can the channel help with the build Mr9Lives is great with helping/teach economy
so you can go from this budget version to the full version.  Stop on by it would be great to see ya!!!

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