Build:Blood & Fire Mage
Blood & Fire Mage is a Character Build in Outward, created by Kambro.
Summary
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Blood & Fire Mage 
Breakthroughs Required Faction 
Any Equipment Weapon Off-Hand Head Body Boots Backpack 
War Memento 
Sanguine Flame 
Economy 
Spirit of Harmattan 
Speed and Efficiency Any
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Quickslots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
Full Build Details
This Build is all about playing capitalizing on the Old Legion Gladius' War Memento enchant (and Puncture) plus Torment to apply DoT damage. Damage is supplemented by Kazite Spellblade and Flamethrower.
Take three to five points of Mana 
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You can replace the Antique Plate Sallet with Tenebrous Helm (enchanted with Order and Discipline) if you want more movement speed, and more decay instead of fire. However, you lose 10% mana cost reduction and 10% stamina cost reduction, and 2 Protection. You can also bring a Scholar's Circlet enchanted with Rain as a swap for passive mana regeneration when you're not in combat.
Faction Choice is personal preference. The Holy Mission grants 10% decay damage, and defensive passives. Sorobor Academy gives QoL passives. Blue Chamber gives you the Infuse Blood skill in the late game, more health, and more mana. Heroic Kingdom is just a flat 15% damage increase, and 15% physical damage in the late game.
Bag is personal preference. Some standouts that help the build are the Boozu Hide Backpack, Dusk Backpack, and Zhorn's Hunting Backpack.
If you are playing without the "NoMoreSigilStones" mod, you'll want ways to find a way to give yourself corruption for Dark Stones.
Additional things you can do in the late game is to get Cruelty and Brains from the Gladiator's Arena with the Combat Academy upgrade. These are optional but can provide great benefits to your gameplay.
Combos
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If you think you'll need additional health regeneration during a fight, use Infuse Blood if you chose Blue Chamber. If your enemy is not vulnerable to Fire, use either Infuse Blood if you have it, or a Varnish/Rag. You'll want to make sure you have a stamina regeneration effect going on top of your water buff.
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Include water and stamina regeneration effects. Add more buffs with potions or food as desired. Blood Sigil + Conjure = Blood Turret, which provides passive Decay damage and impact for 30 seconds.
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You'll open by applying Pain, Curse, and Scorched with your sword, followed by Torment to deal damage and apply Poisoned, Burning, and Bleeding. You'll be using Torment and Elemental Discharge off-cooldown. Use Mana Push inside your Blood Sigil when you can. To cast Flamethrower (more) safely, start with either a normal Mana Push or Brace then go for it. In downtime, either kite the enemy around, or go in with your melee weapon.
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Out of combat, you can use this combo to gain back 50% of your max mana.