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Bloodtide Blade

Bloodtide Blade

Legendary Two-Handed Scythe

  • Legendary
  • Level 70

Properties

1,687.4 Damage Per Second

1,461–1,607 Damage

1.10 Attacks per Second

Primary Attributes

  • +946–1,125 Intelligence
  • +946–1,125 Vitality

Secondary Attributes

  • Death Nova deals 300–400% increased damage for every enemy within 25 yards, up to 10 enemies. (Necromancer Only)

Random Affixes

  • +(1,177–1,439)–(1,410–1,788) Damage
  • +(1,177–1,439)–(1,410–1,788) Fire Damage
  • +(1,177–1,439)–(1,410–1,788) Cold Damage
  • +(1,177–1,439)–(1,410–1,788) Holy Damage
  • +(1,177–1,439)–(1,410–1,788) Lightning Damage
  • +(1,177–1,439)–(1,410–1,788) Poison Damage
  • +(1,177–1,439)–(1,410–1,788) Arcane Damage

Ancient & primal values

Ancient

  • +1,237–1,465 Intelligence
  • +1,237–1,465 Vitality
  • +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325) Damage

Primal

  • +1,465 Intelligence
  • +1,465 Vitality
  • +1,870–2,325 Damage

Fixed properties of the ancient form; primal items roll the top value of the ancient range. Game files, version 2.8.0.

All possible random properties (18 primary, 13 secondary)

Besides its fixed properties, this item rolls 1 primary and 1 secondary properties at random from these lists.

Primary

  • +6–10% Damage
  • Reduces cooldown of all skills by 6–10%.
  • Reduces all resource costs by 8–10%.
  • Increases Attack Speed by 5–7%
  • Chance to Deal 16–24% Area Damage on Hit.
  • +946–1,125 Intelligence ancient +1,237–1,465
  • +946–1,125 Vitality ancient +1,237–1,465
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Fire Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Cold Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Holy Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Lightning Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Poison Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Arcane Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +23,211–27,644 Life per Hit ancient +30,408–35,940
  • Increases damage against elites by 9–10%
  • 34–39% chance to inflict Bleed for 300–400% weapon damage over 5 seconds.
  • Sockets (1–1)

Secondary

  • Monster kills grant +140–200 experience. ancient +220–260
  • Level Requirement Reduced by 2–30 ancient 30–40
  • +9,142–13,371 Life after Each Kill ancient +14,708–17,385
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Fear on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Stun on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Blind on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Freeze on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Chill on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Slow on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Immobilize on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Knockback on Hit
  • Ignores Durability Loss
  • +36–40 Maximum Essence (Necromancer)

Pool of the item type from the game files, version 2.8.0. Skill damage bonuses only carry weight for their class. All properties of this slot

The favored weapon of Master Necromancer Ordan, renowned teacher of the Priests of Rathma. He was so devoted to this weapon that he would rather part with his life than have it leave his side.

Death Nova That Grows With the Horde

The Bloodtide Blade rewards you for being surrounded by enemies: your Death Nova deals additional damage per nearby foe, up to a generous cap on targets. The denser the crowd around your Necromancer, the more forcefully each Nova detonates, turning an area skill into a genuine mass destroyer.

The scythe is the heart of Death Nova Necromancer builds that thrive in large packs. Tip: Deliberately dive into the middle of the enemies instead of staying at the edge, and pull foes in as tight as possible before you detonate the Nova. Cast it repeatedly while the horde is large, because only in dense crowds do you reach the full damage bonus. Make sure you keep enough Essence for an unbroken series of detonations.

The numbers behind the power

Every enemy within 25 yards counts, up to 10 of them. The bonus per enemy rolls between 300 and 400%, and since it is applied again for each counted enemy, a high roll makes a big difference in large groups. The power only works for the Necromancer.

Choosing a Death Nova rune

  • Blight leaves a patch that slows enemies by 60%, which pairs well with Krysbin's Sentence, a frequent companion of the scythe that deals extra damage to slowed enemies.
  • Blood Nova costs 10% health but hits for 450% weapon damage across the full 25 yard radius.
  • Tendril Nova heals you for every target hit, at the cost of lower damage.
  • Bone Nova only reaches enemies within 12 yards, even though the power still counts every enemy within 25 yards.

Cube and stats

As a two-handed scythe the blade occupies both hands, whereas its power only takes the weapon slot in Kanai's Cube. Worn directly, it brings a fixed 946–1,125 Intelligence and Vitality plus a rolled weapon damage bonus. It is often combined with Haunted Visions, Iron Rose, Scythe of the Cycle, Steuart's Greaves and Funerary Pick.

Ordan's weapon

According to the flavor text, the scythe was the favored weapon of Master Necromancer Ordan, a renowned teacher of the Priests of Rathma, who would rather have given up his life than part with it.

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