There is always more than one valid way to build things in Path of Exile
I always show all possible options in terms of Passive Tree, so you can choose what to pick first depending on your Gear and personal preferences, but I gave my personal skillorder in the video.
With Xoph's Blood you can drop 4 points on Avatar of Fire, pick the jewel slots last, as long as you don´t have GG jewels ready to equip, and also pick the duelists 4% life cluster last. Or simply check out the linked Forum guide where you will find lower level trees...
The synergie is there, with the Path of Exile: Ascendency and the Gearoptions adding Frenzy, you reach dodge cap with minimal investment. It´s impossible to reach the same level of mitigation with armor on a similar amount of passives spend.
If you dislike Blood Magic, feel free to run auras, but I value the mana-independence + 35% life higher. Especially as you curse defensive Enfeeble already (Cast when Damage Taken)
Blood Magic is not dumb it´s a very viable option. If you wanna play without it and go Auras, just do so.
I value the mana-indepence and 35% life with Enfeebe higher than running Grace + Flamability. When I was suggesting a Cyclone build running on mana, like 60% of the viewers could not handle it. So especially for leveling this is the superior option for the majority of players. But as already said, just do your thing.

Oct
Path of Exile Patch 2.4.0h Updated
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Path of Exile Skill Revamps - Part 6
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Patches, Updates, Build of the Week & More At Path of Exile
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