Chaos Bolt Despair Totem Lich (+6 Spell Skills)

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Ladder Endgame Chaos Bolt Despair Totem Freeze Spirit Mana

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Passive Tree

132

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Whispers of DoomKey

Hex Master

15% increased Curse effect

+1 to maximum number of Curses

Curse

Arcane NatureNotable

12% increased Area of Effect while you have Arcane Surge

30% increased Spell Damage while you have Arcane Surge

AreaSpell Damage

Heavy BufferNotable

5% of Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield

40% increased maximum Energy Shield

Energy Shield

ReverberationNotable

Spell Skills have 15% increased Area of Effect

Gem

Pure EnergyNotable

+10 to Intelligence

30% increased maximum Energy Shield

AttributeEnergy Shield

Turn the Clock ForwardNotable

20% increased Spell Damage

15% increased Projectile Speed for Spell Skills

Spell DamageSpeed

Crystalline PhylacteryNotable

50% more Mana Cost of Skills if you have no Energy Shield

Can Socket a non-Unique Basic Jewel into the Phylactery

100% increased Effect of bonuses gained from Socketed Jewel

ManaJewel

OverzealousNotable

16% increased Cast Speed

-15% increased Mana Cost of Skills

SpeedMana

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute33+165
to Intelligence3+28
increased Intelligence16%

Energy Shield›

PassiveCountTotal

increased maximum Energy Shield18381%
gain additional Ailment Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield556%
gain additional Stun Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield556%
of Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield215%

Spell Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Spell Damage16204%
increased Spell Damage while you have Arcane Surge360%
increased Spell Damage if you have consumed an Elemental Infusion Recently112%

Chaos Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Chaos Damage16160%
gain # % of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage111%

Mana›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Mana Regeneration Rate439%
increased Mana Cost Efficiency336%
while you are not on Low Mana, you and Allies in your Presence have Unholy Might2+2
increased Mana Cost of Skills1-15%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Cast Speed634%
increased Projectile Speed for Spell Skills223%
increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've summoned a Totem Recently112%
increased Cast Speed when on Low Life120%

Gem›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Skill Effect Duration545%
spell Skills have # % increased Area of Effect433%
to Level of all Chaos Skills1+1

Jewel›

PassiveCountTotal

[Jewel] Socket40
can Socket a non-Unique Basic Jewel into the Phylactery1+1
increased Effect of bonuses gained from Socketed Jewel1100%

Gear

Weapon 1

Hate Charm

Withered Wand

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level90

Rune

+1 to Level of all Spell Skills

Bonded

Bonded: Archon recovery period expires 30% faster

Desecrated

93% increased Spell Damage

Explicit

+5 to Level of all Chaos Spell Skills
115% increased Chaos Damage
20% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
15% increased Light Radius

Crafted

+173 to maximum Mana
+1 to Level of all Spell Skills
46% increased Cast Speed
Gain 14% of Elemental Damage as Extra Cold Damage

Weapon 2 / Offhand

Dire Spell

Arrayed Focus

Item Level 57

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield112

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level54

Rune

40% increased Area of Effect of Curses

Bonded

Bonded: 15% faster Curse Activation

Desecrated

Spell Skills have +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems

Explicit

+44 to maximum Energy Shield
64% increased Spell Damage
+2 to Level of all Spell Skills
48% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Crafted

44% increased Cast Speed
Gain 13% of Elemental Damage as Extra Cold Damage

Weapon 1 Swap

Tempest Chant

Chiming Staff

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Quality0

SocketsS

Requirements

Level78

Explicit

Gain 53% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Gain 51% of Damage as Extra Lightning Damage
+143 to maximum Mana
+6 to Level of all Spell Skills
40% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
53% increased Freeze Buildup

Helmet

Wrath Ward

Skycrown Tiara

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield370

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

15% increased Cost Efficiency

Bonded

Bonded: Meta Skills have 15% increased Reservation Efficiency

Desecrated

+25% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

+64 to maximum Energy Shield
100% increased Energy Shield
17% increased Rarity of Items found
+29 to Intelligence

Crafted

24% increased Mana Cost Efficiency

Body Armour

Fate Coat

Vile Robe

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield1193

Movement Speed-3%

Quality30

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level65

Rune

60% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana

Desecrated

+96 to maximum Energy Shield

Explicit

110% increased Energy Shield
+28 to maximum Energy Shield
41% increased Energy Shield
+45% to Fire Resistance
+45% to Cold Resistance
+45% to Lightning Resistance

Gloves

Behemoth Paw

Opulent Gloves

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield307

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level70

Enchant

Break 15% increased Armour

Rune

12% increased Cast Speed
32% increased Withered Magnitude

Bonded

Bonded: +11% to Chaos Resistance
Bonded: 32% increased Mana Cost Efficiency while on Low Mana

Desecrated

+60 to maximum Energy Shield

Explicit

137% increased Energy Shield
+44 to maximum Life
17% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate
Gain 27 Mana per enemy killed
Corrupted

Crafted

60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items

Boots

Rune Spark

Sekhema Sandals

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield343

Quality23

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

8% increased Movement Speed
16% increased Movement Speed when on Low Life

Bonded

Bonded: 16% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

+25% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

98% increased Energy Shield
35% increased Movement Speed
+58 to maximum Energy Shield
+26% to Chaos Resistance

Crafted

60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items

Belt

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 2 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Silver
Legacy of Silver
Legacy of Bismuth
Legacy of Quicksilver
All Mage's Legacies have 38% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Amulet

Apocalypse Heart

Gold Amulet

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Enchant

Allocates Zarokh's Gift

Desecrated

18% increased Rarity of Items found

Implicit

16% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

+50 to Spirit
+76 to maximum Energy Shield
+98 to maximum Mana
+4 to Level of all Spell Skills
37% increased Cast Speed

Ring 1

Demon Whorl

Breach Ring

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

28% increased Spell Damage while on Full Energy Shield

Implicit

+20% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

43% increased Spell Damage
18% increased Rarity of Items found
29% increased Cast Speed
69% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
25% increased Mana Cost Efficiency of Spells

Ring 2

Miracle Loop

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Desecrated

5% increased Skill Speed

Implicit

+9% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

40% increased Spell Damage
25% increased Cast Speed
+31 to Strength
36% increased effect of Arcane Surge on you
21% increased Mana Cost Efficiency of Spells

Charm 1

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 80

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 17 seconds on use

Charm 2

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 80

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

Charm 3

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

25% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

Life Flask

Concentrated Ultimate Life Flask of the Endless

Item Level 61

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

68% increased Amount Recovered
42% increased Charges gained

Mana Flask

Turbid Ultimate Mana Flask of the Perpetual

Item Level 79

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

90% increased Mana Recovered
Removes 15% of Mana Recovered from Life when used
58% increased Charges gained

Skills & Gems

Chaos Bolt(Lv20)5 gems

Fire a burst of Chaos energy at the target.

Inflicts Withered on Hit

Deals 5 to 9 Chaos Damage

Considered CastingSupports Spell Skills that Hit Enemies and you cast yourself, boosting Damage at the cost of Cast Speed.Lv1

ExtractionSupports Spell Skills which cause Damaging Hits. Using supported Spells will cause you to Sacrifice a portion of your Life on use, gaining extra Chaos Damage in exchange. Does not support Persistent Skills, Minion Skills, or Triggered Skills.Lv1

Chaos MasterySupports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

Controlled DestructionSupports Spells that Hit enemies, boosting their damage but preventing them from dealing Critical Hits.Lv1

DeliberationSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.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

InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1

Focused CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to Curse enemies more quickly after being cast.Lv1

Cursed GroundSupports Curse Skills. Supported Curse Skills create areas which Curse Enemies so long as they are within them.Lv1

Heightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.Lv1

Decaying HexSupports Curse skills. Supported skill Trigger Profane Decay on each target they curse to inflict a damaging Debuff.Lv1

Contagion(Lv21)4 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

InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1

Arcane SurgeSupports Spells you cast yourself, tracking the mana you spend to cast them. Spending enough mana grants a burst of Mana Regeneration and Cast Speed.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

Chaotic FreezeSupports Spells that deal non-Ailment Chaos damage over time. Enemies taking damage over time from Debuffs caused by supported skills will suffer Freeze build up from Chaos damage Hits from any source. Does not Support Skills used by Minions.Lv1

Dark Effigy(Lv21)5 gems

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

Deals 2 to 4 Chaos Damage

ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1

Ancestral UrgencySupports Skills which create Totems, causing those Skills to place Totems much more quickly.Lv1

Controlled DestructionSupports Spells that Hit enemies, boosting their damage but preventing them from dealing Critical Hits.Lv1

OverabundanceSupports Skills which have a Limit, increasing that Limit at the cost of their duration. Only applies to restrictions that use the word "Limit".Lv1

Blasphemy(Lv21)4 gems

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

Supported Curses have 50% less Magnitudes

Focused CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to Curse enemies more quickly after being cast.Lv1

Ritualistic CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

EncumbranceSupports any skill, causing inflicted Slows to be more powerful.Lv1

Ravenous Swarm(Lv19)5 gems

While active and enemies are present, swarms of insects emerge from your body to pursue nearby enemies. The swarms are untargetable Minions that Attack and Poison enemies.

Swarm duration is 6 seconds

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

Withering TouchSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to Wither enemies on Hit.Lv1

Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Lv1

ComorbiditySupports any skill that Hits enemies, allowing it to inflict an extra Poison on enemies but shortening the duration of those Poisons.Lv1

Convalescence(Lv20)4 gems

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

MysticismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to deal increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1

ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1

Second WindSupports Skills which have a cooldown, giving them extra uses of that cooldown. Cannot support Meta, instant, or Triggered Skills, and cannot modify the Skills of Minions.Lv1

Essence Drain(Lv21)5 gems

Fire a Projectile that applies a powerful Chaos damage over time debuff to enemies it hits.

Deals 5 to 9 Chaos Damage

Considered CastingSupports Spell Skills that Hit Enemies and you cast yourself, boosting Damage at the cost of Cast Speed.Lv1

Chaos MasterySupports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

Swift AfflictionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing it to deal more non-Ailment damage over time but have a shorter duration.Lv1

DeliberationSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.Lv1

ChainSupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain additional times.Lv1

Withering Presence(Lv20)4 gems

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

Withers enemies in your Presence every 1.8 seconds

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1

ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

Chaos MasterySupports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

MysticismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to deal increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1

Sigil of Power(Lv18)3 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

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

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