For Blood Mage players in Path of Exile 2, survivability and damage scaling often go hand-in-hand. A powerful Amulet is one of the single biggest upgrades you can make, unlocking both raw power and sustain. Unlike random loot drops, custom-crafted jewelry can be tailored exactly to your build’s needs.
In this guide, we’ll walk through a step-by-step process for crafting the ultimate Amulet for the Reap Blood Mage build, focusing on stats like Maximum Life, % Maximum Life, Spell Damage, Cast Speed, and Life Gained on Kill. This is not only one of the most reliable endgame crafts in PoE2, but also surprisingly deterministic compared to other high-tier item projects.
If you’ve struggled with survivability, cast speed scaling, or just want to turn your Blood Mage into a powerhouse, this Amulet craft is the way forward.
Why This Amulet Matters for Blood Mage Builds
Blood Mage builds in Path of Exile 2 scale differently than traditional caster archetypes. Since many of your abilities drain your own health to deal damage, sustaining, and recovering become just as important as raw DPS.
Reap, in particular, rewards cast speed and spell scaling while demanding constant life recovery to offset the health cost of repeated casts. A properly designed Amulet does all of this at once:
·Cast Speed to cycle Reap faster.
·+3 to All Spell Skill Levels for massive DPS scaling.
·% Spell Damage to further boost Blood-based damage.
·Flat and % Maximum Life to expand your health pool.
·Life gained on Kill for sustain during mapping and endgame encounters.
By combining these stats in one piece, the Amulet becomes the single most valuable slot in your gear.
Required Items for the Craft
Before starting, make sure you have all the crafting bases and currency lined up. Here’s the full list of Path of Exile 2 Items required:
·2x Bloodstone Amulet (Item Level 75+) with Tier 1 (25-28%) increased Cast Speed
·2x Bloodstone Amulet (Item Level 75+) with any low-tier modifier (ideally with +40 Maximum Life implicit)
·2x Orbs of Annulment
·2x Perfect Exalted Orbs
·2x Omen of Recombination
·2x Omen of Homogenising Exaltation
·2x Omen of Greater Exaltation
·1x Omen of the Sovereign
·1x Omen of Abyssal Echoes
·1x Omen of Dextral Necromancy
·1x Preserved Collarbone
·50x Black Scythe Artifacts
If you don’t have enough bases, you can buy POE2 Items from reliable marketplaces like eld.gg to save farming time.
Step 1: Isolating Tier 1 Cast Speed
The foundation of this craft is a clean T1 Cast Speed Bloodstone Amulet.
1. Take one Amulet with T1 Cast Speed and combine it with a low-mod Bloodstone Amulet using an Omen of Recombination.
·This gives about a 75% chance of isolating Cast Speed.
·If successful, you’ll be left with Cast Speed + one other low-tier mod.
2. Use an Orb of Annulment to remove the unwanted modifier.
Risk: If the annul removes Cast Speed instead, you’ll need to restart.
When successful, this gives you a clean T1 Cast Speed base, the backbone of the build.
Step 2: Adding +3 Spell Skills and Spell Damage
Now we add the heavy DPS scaling: +3 All Spell Skills and high Spell Damage.
1. Activate Omen of Homogenising Exaltation.
2. Activate Omen of Greater Exaltation.
3. Apply a Perfect Exalted Orb.
Why this works:
·Cast Speed carries the Caster and Speed tags.
·With no other Speed mods available, the Exalted Orb is limited to Caster mods only.
·The Perfect Exalt guarantees high-tier rolls, leaving only +3 Spell Skills and Spell Damage as possible additions.
At this stage, the Amulet already has three premium caster stats locked in.
Step 3: Adding Life Gained on Kill
Next, we secure a Life-tagged suffix for sustain.
1. Activate Omen of the Sovereign.
2. Activate Omen of Dextral Necromancy.
3. Apply a Preserved Collarbone to force a Ulaman Desecrated Modifier.
One of the possible Ulaman mods is Recover 2-3% Life on Kill, which is essential for Blood Mage survivability.
·Take the item to the Well of Souls to reveal the mod.
·Use Omen of Abyssal Echoes before revealing to reroll if necessary.
If you miss the desired mod:
·Use an Omen of Light + Orb of Annulment to strip the Desecrated modifier, then retry.
Once successful, the Amulet now has Cast Speed, +3 Spell Skills, Spell Damage, and Life on Kill, all guaranteed.
Step 4: Adding Flat and % Maximum Life
Now we lock in both Flat Life and % Increased Maximum Life.
1. Activate Omen of Homogenising Exaltation again.
2. Activate Omen of Greater Exaltation again.
3. Apply another Perfect Exalted Orb.
Because the Amulet already has a Life-tagged suffix, the new exalt is forced into Life-tagged mods. The only outcomes are:
·Flat Maximum Life
·% Increased Maximum Life
Both roll at T1-T2 due to the Perfect Exalt.
This step transforms the Amulet into a true endgame powerhouse with survivability baked in.
Step 5: Final Touches
With the core mods in place, it’s time to polish:
·Apply Flesh Catalysts to boost Life-related modifiers.
·Choose an Anoint that synergizes with your Blood Mage. For a Reap build, nodes offering damage scaling and survivability are best.
·Optional: Corrupt the Amulet if you’re feeling lucky-though the core stats are already perfect, some corruptions can push it even higher.
Final Amulet Stats
When finished, your crafted Blood Mage Amulet should look like this:
·+3 to All Spell Skills
·High % Spell Damage
·Tier 1 Cast Speed
·% Life Gained on Kill
·Flat Maximum Life
·% Increased Maximum Life
This combination offers everything a Reap Blood Mage could want: damage, sustain, and durability.
Final Thoughts
Crafting a top-tier Amulet in Path of Exile 2 doesn’t need to be an RNG nightmare. By carefully using Omens, Exalts, and targeted crafting mechanics, you can deterministically create an item that rivals the best drops in the game.
For Blood Mage players, especially those running Reap, this Amulet is a game-changer:
·More DPS from Cast Speed, Spell Damage, and +3 Spell Skills.
·More survivability from Maximum Life scaling.
·More sustain from Life Gained on Kill.
While the process requires moderate investment-particularly in Perfect Exalts and Omens result is practically guaranteed and well worth the effort.
If you’re serious about endgame content, this Amulet is the single best craft you can make for your Blood Mage. Whether you farm the materials yourself or choose to buy POE2 Items from trusted trading hubs, the outcome is one of the most powerful pieces of gear in Path of Exile 2.