Good AOE melee gem for Bleed

I am gonna try to make my own build this league. Rn I have an idea of the tree, but I still need to find a good skill to deal big hits with. I don't know if this is important but I'm planning to use a shield on the build too. So I was thinking Earthquake because the second hit deals a lot of damage. Thoughts?

Also, in case I'd choose Earthquake I was thinking these links:

EQ + Brutality + Chance to bleed + melee phys dmg + fist of war + Empower (???) or something else to boost my damage

Earthquake is definitetly a good choice for bleed oriented builds. Wouldn't use chance to bleed nor empower, use swift affliction and deadly ailments instead.

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Bardharr wrote:

Earthquake is definitetly a good choice for bleed oriented builds. Wouldn't use chance to bleed nor empower, use swift affliction and deadly ailments instead.

Aight ty. I'll see how good it does in PoB. I'm gonna start adding some items and see how good it goes