Has anyone tried both Hex Purge and Hex Bane with the same gear?

I went with Bane for quicker Dclone/Uber/Boss kills, but now wondering if I should respec to Purge to speed up general clearing ability. Also want to get into some TZ farming. Is there a big difference between the 2 hexes?

early ladder you can put points into bane to deal with PI, once you gain access to hell holyfree/curse demon you can just restats to something like pure physical and ignore this all together. not worth it, invest the rest into demon tree as es already fucking broken by it self no need for self buff on top.

Thanks, hadn't considered doing neither and beefing up the demon tree instead.

From early to end game, bane/purge are always a very bad option.

Max blood oath (by far the best option)
Then either get to lvl 20 (after +skills) demonic mastery, or dump points into consume (if playing high player count or for ubers) or defiler (if playing low player count).
On budget, you could benefit from a point in hex:siphon, but this is soon irrelevant.

What is the current state of information on Bane vs. Hex? Which one is more effective overall?

This post was edited by Bellum on Mar 13 2026 07:19pm

You put 1 point hex siphon, cast it and watch as it refills your mana like a full juv on every pack. Thats all, 1 point.

I tried the advice in this thread and I agree it's a moot point. I maxed blood oath instead and the boost to survivability is an order of magnitude better than any benefit I was getting from Bane or Purge. I didn't even bother putting one point into them. Everything still melts just as fast. I may try Siphon once I can hit level 20 demonic mastery.

Hex edit is way more powerful than either

neither is needex