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Despair Chaos Bolt Minion Lich (+5 Chaos Spell Skills)

Lich·WitchPatch 0.5.3·byPublic Builds
Version 1·Updated Jun 22, 2026
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Overview

Offense

1. Dark Consequences
1.21M
2. Doom Blast
432,828
Casts/sec
3.13

Utility

Mana
1,401
Spirit
270
Gear spirit
28
Move speed
x1.89

Defense

Life
1,654
ES
4,122
Gear ES
668
Character armour
1,379
Gear armour
1,061
Character evasion
1,593
Gear evasion
1,218
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
68%

Passive Tree

147
Nodes
32
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Whispers of DoomKey
Hex Master
15% increased Curse effect
+1 to maximum number of Curses
Curse
Explosive ImpactNotable
15% increased Area of Effect
Burning Enemies you kill have a 5% chance to Explode, dealing a tenth of their maximum Life as Fire Damage
AreaLife
Heavy BufferNotable
5% of Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield
40% increased maximum Energy Shield
Energy Shield
Invocated EfficiencyNotable
10% increased Mana Cost Efficiency
Triggered Spells deal 40% increased Spell Damage
ManaSpell Damage
Principal InfusionNotable
20% increased Elemental Infusion duration
Elemental
Soulless FormNotable
10% of Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield
No inherent Mana Regeneration
Regenerate Mana equal to 360% of maximum Life per second
Energy ShieldManaLife
Turn the Clock BackNotable
15% increased Spell Damage
-10% reduced Projectile Speed for Spell Skills
Spell DamageSpeed
DynamismNotable
40% increased Damage if you've Triggered a Skill Recently
Meta Skills gain 15% increased Energy
Gem

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute35+175
  • to Intelligence4+38
  • increased Intelligence16%
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield19406%
  • gain additional Ailment Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield328%
  • gain additional Stun Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield328%
  • of Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield215%
Spell Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Spell Damage11149%
  • triggered Spells deal # % increased Spell Damage6114%
  • reduced Spell Area Damage1-10%
  • increased Spell Damage if you have consumed an Elemental Infusion Recently112%
Chaos Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Chaos Damage16160%
  • gain # % of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage111%
Gem
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Skill Effect Duration775%
  • spell Skills have # % increased Area of Effect549%
  • increased Damage if you've Triggered a Skill Recently140%
  • meta Skills gain # % increased Energy115%
Mana
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Mana Regeneration Rate789%
  • increased Mana Cost Efficiency446%
  • more Mana Cost of Skills if you have no Energy Shield150%
  • no inherent Mana Regeneration1+1
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Cast Speed726%
  • increased Projectile Speed for Spell Skills223%
  • reduced Projectile Speed for Spell Skills2-15%
  • reduced Cast Speed1-5%
Curse
PassiveCountTotal
  • faster Curse Activation4-70%
  • increased Curse Magnitudes419%
  • hex Master1+1
  • you can apply an additional Curse1+1

Gear

Dire Scratch

Withered Wand

Item Level 83
Rare
Properties
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level78
Rune
  • +1 to Level of all Spell Skills
Bonded
  • Bonded: Archon recovery period expires 30% faster
Desecrated
  • 118% increased Chaos Damage
Explicit
  • Gain 28% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
  • +5 to Level of all Chaos Spell Skills
  • 60% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Crafted
  • +159 to maximum Mana
  • +1 to Level of all Spell Skills
  • 46% increased Cast Speed
  • Gain 11% of Elemental Damage as Extra Cold Damage

Palm of the Dreamer

Shrine Sceptre

Item Level 82
Unique
Properties
Quality20
SocketsS
Spirit100
Requirements
Level78
Rune
  • 40% reduced Presence Area of Effect
  • Aura Skills have 25% increased Magnitudes
Bonded
  • Bonded: Allies in your Presence Regenerate 3% of your Maximum Life per second
  • Bonded: 25% reduced Life Regeneration rate
Explicit
  • Allies in your Presence deal 14 to 37 added Attack Chaos Damage
  • +8 to all Attributes
  • 23% reduced Light Radius
  • 5% increased Skill Effect Duration
  • Gain 27% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
  • Grants effect of Dreaming Gloom Shrine
  • Corrupted

The Vertex

Tribal Mask

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Energy Shield88
Evasion256
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level50
Rune
  • Enemies you Curse take 6% increased Damage
  • 15% increased Cost Efficiency
Bonded
  • Bonded: 20% increased Area of Effect of Curses
  • Bonded: Meta Skills have 15% increased Reservation Efficiency
Explicit
  • Has no Attribute Requirements
  • 145% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • Equipment has no Attribute Requirements
  • +5 to Level of all Curse Skills
  • 15% increased Mana Cost Efficiency
  • Corrupted

Morior Invictus

Grand Regalia

Item Level 84
Unique
Properties
Armour1061
Energy Shield292
Evasion962
Movement Speed-4%
Quality20
SocketsS S S S S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • 12% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +22% to Chaos Resistance
  • 50% reduced effect of Curses on you
  • Idols socketed in this item gain the benefits of their Bonded modifiers
Bonded
  • Bonded: +5% to Quality of all Skills
  • Bonded: 8% increased Curse Magnitudes
  • Bonded: 10% increased Quantity of Gold Dropped by Slain Enemies
Explicit
  • 386% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +60 to maximum Mana per Socket filled
  • +8% to all Elemental Resistances per Socket filled
  • +14 to Spirit per Socket filled
  • Corrupted

Miracle Hold

Opulent Gloves

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield115
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 8% increased Cast Speed
  • 20% increased Withered Magnitude
Bonded
  • Bonded: +7% to Chaos Resistance
  • Bonded: 20% increased Mana Cost Efficiency while on Low Mana
Desecrated
  • 10% increased Mana Cost Efficiency
Explicit
  • +139 to maximum Life
  • 99% increased Energy Shield
  • +118 to maximum Mana
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
Crafted
  • 60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items

Hate Sole

Sekhema Sandals

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield173
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 5% increased Movement Speed
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Explicit
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • 74% increased Energy Shield
  • +139 to maximum Life
  • 16% increased Rarity of Items found
  • 60% reduced Freeze Duration on you
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • 60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots3
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 3 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • Legacy of Bismuth
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • Legacy of Sulphur
  • All Mage's Legacies have 49% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Fate Charm

Gold Amulet

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Enchant
  • Allocates Conservative Casting
Desecrated
  • 42% increased Spell Damage
Implicit
  • 20% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +152 to maximum Mana
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +4 to Level of all Spell Skills
  • 39% increased Cast Speed
  • 19% of Damage taken Recouped as Life

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 79
Unique
Requirements
Level0
Implicit
  • Reflects opposite Ring

Wrath Eye

Gold Ring

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • 24% increased Spell Damage while on Full Energy Shield
Implicit
  • 14% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • 27% increased Chaos Damage
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +16% to all Elemental Resistances
  • 78% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Crafted
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use40
Duration30
Quality3
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 24% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
  • Corrupted

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use20
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level10
Implicit
  • Used when you are affected by a Slow
Explicit
  • Grants Onslaught during effect

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 82
Unique
Properties
Charges Max80
Charges Per Use80
Duration10
Quality0
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy
Explicit
  • Possessed by Spirit Of The Stag for 20 seconds on use

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Surgeon

Item Level 70
Magic
Properties
Quality23
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 29% of Recovery applied Instantly
  • 35% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Corrupted

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration20
Mana Per Use185
Quality23
Requirements
Level49
Implicit
  • This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
  • 70% reduced Amount Recovered
  • Corrupted

Skills & Gems

Chaos Bolt(Lv18)4 gems

Fire a burst of Chaos energy at the target.

Inflicts Withered on Hit
Deals 5 to 9 Chaos Damage
ChainSupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain additional times.Lv1
WildshardsSupports Projectile Spells. Supported Spells have a chance to fire many additional Projectiles in a circle.Lv1
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1
PierceSupports Projectile skills, making their Projectiles Pierce an enemy but deal less damage after doing so.Lv1
Despair(Lv20)5 gems

Curse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.

Curse radius is 1.5 metres
Curse inflicts -35% to Chaos Resistance
Curse duration is 6 seconds
Curse does not apply to enemies above level 20
Doedres UndoingSupports Curse Skills. Supported Skills create an area which Curses Enemies within it, and spawns Witchtoads in that area. Witchtoads leap at eneimes that get close, and seek out Cursed enemies with higher aggression. Dark Consequences will be Triggered when they hit enemies with their leap, violently exploding the Witchtoad.Lv1
Impending DoomSupports Curse skills you cast yourself, causing them to trigger Doom Blast on Cursed enemies when the Curse expires.Lv1
Ritualistic CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Lv1
Spell CascadeSupports Cascadable Spells, causing them to Cascade to either side of the target area, along a randomly chosen axis.Lv1
Chaos InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Chaos Damage but deal less Damage of other Types.Lv1
Withering Presence(Lv19)5 gems

While active, emits an Aura that periodically Withers enemies in your Presence.

Withers enemies in your Presence every 1.8 seconds
Strong HeartedSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing Shock applied to you to last for a shorter duration while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1
MysticismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to deal increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
Cool HeadedSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing Ignite applied to you to last for a shorter duration while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1
Wolf Pack(Lv13)5 gems

Activate to summon a pack of Wolf Companions. The pack treated as a single Companion for effects that count or limit Companions, regardless of the number of Wolves in the pack.

Summons 3 Wolves
Minion InstabilitySupports skills which create Minions, causing them to violently explode when reduced to Low Life.Lv1
Essence HarvestSupports Skills which create Reviving Persistent Minions. When those Minions die, you Recoup a percentage of your maximum Mana.Lv1
Feeding FrenzySupports skills which create Minions, making them deal and take more damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1
Infernal LegionSupports skills which create Minions which can be damaged, causing them and enemies near them to Ignite. The damage of the Ignite is based on the Life of the supported Minion.Lv1
Amanamus TitheSupports Persistent Minion Skills, granting a chance when Supported Minions die for you to gain an Abyssal Monster Modifier.Lv1
Blasphemy(Lv20)3 gems

Turn socketed Curse skills into vile Auras, applying their effects to all nearby enemies.

Supported Curses have 50% less Magnitudes
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
EncumbranceSupports any skill, causing inflicted Slows to be more powerful.Lv1
Ritualistic CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Lv1
Impurity(Lv18)4 gems

Emit an Aura that boosts the Chaos Resistance of you and Allies in your Presence.

Aura grants +10% to Chaos Resistance
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
CannibalismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to recover Life on kill while the Skill is active.Lv1
MysticismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to deal increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1
VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
Sigil of Power(Lv20)4 gems

Place a Sigil on the ground, providing a powerful Spell Damage Buff to you and Allies while standing in it. The Buff becomes more powerful the more mana you spend while standing in the Sigil.

Sigil duration is 10 seconds
Buff grants 10% more Spell damage per Stage
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Contagion(Lv13)2 gems

Afflict a single enemy with a Debuff that deals Chaos damage over time. If the enemy dies while affected by Contagion, it spreads itself, Curses, and other Chaos damage over time Debuffs on the target to nearby enemies. This refreshes their durations. Reanimating or detonating a corpse affected by Contagion will cause the Minion or explosion to spread Contagion on hit.

Deals 1.9 Chaos damage per second
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Swift AfflictionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing it to deal more non-Ailment damage over time but have a shorter duration.Lv1
Convalescence(Lv19)No supports

While active, grants a skill that you can use to instantly begin Recharging Energy Shield and gain a Buff for a duration that prevents that Recharge being interrupted. The Buff is removed at maximum Energy Shield and the skill cannot be used while Energy Shield is full.

Buff duration is 3 seconds

No support gems detected for this skill.

Blink(Lv18)No supports

While active, replaces your dodge roll with a short-cooldown Spell that allows you to tunnel through space, instantly reappearing a medium distance away.

Teleports 4 metres

No support gems detected for this skill.

Dark Effigy(Lv12)No supports

Raise a Totem that bombards enemies afflicted by Chaos damage over time Debuffs.

Deals 2 to 4 Chaos Damage

No support gems detected for this skill.

Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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