First Blood
Supports Attacks. Supported Skills are far more likely to inflict Bleeding on Hitting full Life Enemies.
Very solid choice with strong damage or utility for most builds.
Gem Effects
Supported Skills have 100% increased chance to inflict Bleeding against Enemies on full Life
Requirements
Best Active Skills for First Blood
Active gems that benefit most from this support
How to Use First Blood Effectively
Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip
More Multiplier
This support provides a 'More' multiplier — multiplicative with other damage sources. One of the highest priority supports for DPS.
Attack Support
Best paired with attack-based skills. Your weapon's base damage directly scales the benefit of this support.
Physical Focus
Boosts physical damage specifically. Best for bleed builds, impale setups, or raw physical hit builds.
Gem Level Priority
Support gem level often provides bigger DPS gains than you'd expect. +1 gem level gear is excellent value.
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How to Get First Blood
Use an Uncut Support Gem to obtain First Blood. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.