Bleed Bow Gladiator - Path of Exile 3.13 League Start Testing - Top Tier With the Return of Harvest?

PLEASE CHECK THE VIDEO GUIDE FOR MORE INFO <https://youtube.com/c/bigducks> THIS IS A PRELIMINARY BASIC BUILD LAYOUT, THE FULL GUIDE WILL COME LATER IN 3.13 THE ITEMS ARE NOT FULLY UP TO DATE AND THE NOTES ARE NOT FULLY UP TO DATE, COMING SOON^TM ALSO KEEP IN MIND EVERYTHING IN THIS GUIDE IS MEANT TO BE A GUIDELINE, IF YOU ARE AN EXPERIENCED PLAYER AND THINK THAT SOMETHING I DID WASNT IDEAL FOR YOUR SITUATION, ABSOLUTELY FEEL FREE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. JUST DONT COMPLAIN TO ME IF THEY DONT WORK =) ======================ALTERNATE QUALITY GEMS====================== KEEP IN MIND NONE OF THESE ARE REQUIRED AND MOST ARE JUST MINOR BUFFS. I HAVE LISTED ANY ALTERNATE QUALITY GEMS IN THE SKILLS SECTION, YOU WILL SEE AN ALTERNATE MAIN ATTACK THAT INCLUDES BOTH ALTERNATE QUALITY GEMS AND AWAKENED GEMS. NONE OF THESE ARE NEEDED. ======================F A Q====================== Q: What Bandit? A: KILL ALL. --- Q: What Pantheon? A: YOU DONT ALWAYS NEED THE SAME ONES, I USE SOLARIS AND SHAKIRI --- Q: I don't like rain of arrows, can I use split arrow? A: FOR LEVELING I SUGGEST THAT YOU USE RAIN OF ARROWS EARLY ON BECAUSE IT DOESNT REQUIRE AN EXTRA LINK (PIERCE) BUT YOU CAN SWAP WHENEVER IT FEELS FINE. --- Q: My dps sucks and I dont know what to do. A: YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR SINGLE TARGET YOU ARE USING ENSNARING ARROW TO DO TRIPLE DAMAGE DUE TO IT CAUSING THE ENEMY TO BE CONSIDERED AS MOVING. --- Q: Can I go "insert other ascendancy here"? A: SURE BUT THAT IS A DIFFERENT BUILD SO DONT BLAME ME IF IT ISNT GOOD OR DOESNT WORK. --- Q: Why do you always type in all caps in here? A: BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT! also because its easier to read on certain screens, the font for lower case in PoB kinda sucks IMO. ======================ACTUAL DAMAGE====================== KEEP IN MIND THE ACTUAL DAMAGE OF THIS BUILD IS HARD TO SHOW AS YOU "FISH" FOR BIG BLEEDS WITH THE BOW MODIFIER ======================LEVELING SECTION====================== THIS BUILD REQUIRES YOU TO CONSTANTLY WORK ON UPDATING YOUR WEAPON. THE EASIEST WAY TO DO THIS IS TO USE THE VENDOR RECIPE WHICH IS Blacksmith's Whetstone + Blue or Yellow Rustic Sash (HIGHER RARITY = MORE %PHYS) + Bow of Choice = Phys Bow KEEP IN MIND THAT THE SPEED OF THE BOW IS RELEVANT, THE SLOWER THE BOW, THE BIGGER THE BLEED. HOWEVER SLOW BOWS WILL FEEL TERRIBLE EARLY GAME. CHOOSE WHAT YOU LIKE. -----------------------------------THINGS TO GRAB FOR LEVELING----------------------------------- UNIQUES Tabula Rasa Goldrim Wanderlust Karui Ward Roth's Reach Hyrri's Bite -----------------------------------ABILITIES TO USE----------------------------------- IF YOU CHECK IN THE SKILLS SECTION YOU WILL SEE EARLY GAME ABILITIES AND SETUPS. THE SUPPORT GEMS ARE IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE. MEANING IF YOU HAVE A 4 LINK USE THE FIRST 4 GEMS, 5 LINK USE THE 5TH ETC. -----------------------------------LEVELING THE BUILD----------------------------------- YOU WILL BEGIN AS SPLIT ARROW, AROUND LEVEL 12 (MERVEIL'S CAVERN) YOU WILL OBTAIN RAIN OF ARROWS, I SUGGEST UNTIL LATER ON YOU USE RAIN OF ARROWS TO LEVEL. SPLIT ARROW WILL FEEL BETTER LATER THOUGH. WHEN YOU HIT ACT 6 YOU DO HAVE THE OPTION OF FARMING "The DIshonoured Queen" IN THE MUD FLATS FOR "The Lion" CARD. THIS CARD CAN GIVE YOU ACCESS TO A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT USEFUL ITEMS (THE JEWEL IS NEEDED FOR ENDGAME) IT ALSO GIVES YOU A DECENT BOW A GOOD CHESTPIECE AND DECENT BOOTS. KEEP IN MIND THIS MIGHT TAKE A LONG TIME TO FARM AND YOU COULD GET SUPER UNLUCKY. I SUGGEST THAT YOU ATTEMPT TO GET THE JEWEL AND THE CHESTPIECE AS SOON AS YOU CAN. -----------------------------------ASCENDANCIES----------------------------------- THE BLEED NODES ARE EXTREMELY POWERFUL AND THE BLEED POPS WILL MAKE YOUR CLEAR SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER. I SUGGEST THAT AROUND WHEN YOU GET YOUR SECOND ASCENDANCY YOU SWAP TO SPLIT ARROW. ======================PLAYING THE BUILD====================== THIS BUILD FUNCTIONS BY ATTEMPTING TO "FISH" FOR A LARGE BLEED PROC OFF OF THE BOW. PLAYING THE BUILD REQUIRES YOU TO SIMPLY SHOOT SPLIT ARROWS AT ENEMIES TO KILL THEM. FOR HARDER ENEMIES YOU WILL WANT TO APPLY ENSNARING ARROW AND "FISH" FOR HIGH DAMAGE PUNCTURES. YOULL KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT. ======================CLUSTER JEWELS====================== THE CLUSTER JEWELS ARE A HUGE BONUS TO DAMAGE. THEY ARE NEEDED TO SCALE THE BUILD PROPERLY INTO ENDGAME. ALTHOUGH THE SPECIFIC ONES MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO GET. YOU CAN USE ALMOST ANY COMBO OF USEFUL NODES THAT YOU GET. FOR LARGE YOURE JUST LOOKING FOR PHYSICAL DAMAGE. FOR MEDIUMS YOURE JUST LOOKING FOR DAMAGE OVER TIME. ======================FINAL THOUGHTS====================== THIS WILL BE UPDATED TO BE HIGHER QUALITY WHEN I DO A FULL BUILD GUIDE :) IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THIS BUILD OR NEED HELP WITH THIS OR ANY OF MY OTHER BUILDS JOIN MY DISCORD -> https://discord.gg/aDtqeDC Thanks for reading all the way down to here! Enjoy the build and let your friends know about my YouTube Channel / Twitch Stream and Discord server! Thanks, have fun, and stay safe out there in Wraeclast! Hope to see you next time!!