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Dark Effigy Despair Minion Lich (+5 Chaos Spell Skills)

Lich·WitchPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Overview

Offense

1. Despair
1.52M
2. On Kill Monster Explosion
81,436
Casts/sec
3.59

Utility

Mana
1,098
Spirit
215
Move speed
x1.68

Defense

Life
2,002
ES
7,851
Gear ES
1,145
Character evasion
440
Gear evasion
246
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
76%
Chaos res
75%

Passive Tree

132
Nodes
29
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Whispers of DoomKey
Hex Master
15% increased Curse effect
+1 to maximum number of Curses
Curse
Pure ChaosNotable
Gain 11% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
Chaos Damage
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
Turn the Clock BackNotable
15% increased Spell Damage
-10% reduced Projectile Speed for Spell Skills
Spell DamageSpeed
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

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute32+160
  • to Intelligence4+38
  • increased Intelligence16%
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield20420%
  • 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 Damage14175%
  • triggered Spells deal # % increased Spell Damage486%
  • 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%
Mana
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Mana Regeneration Rate554%
  • increased Mana Cost Efficiency446%
  • more Mana Cost of Skills if you have no Energy Shield150%
  • no inherent Mana Regeneration1+1
Curse
PassiveCountTotal
  • faster Curse Activation4-70%
  • increased Curse Magnitudes419%
  • hex Master1+1
  • you can apply an additional Curse1+1
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Cast Speed623%
  • increased Projectile Speed for Spell Skills223%
  • reduced Projectile Speed for Spell Skills2-15%
  • reduced Cast Speed1-5%
Gem
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Skill Effect Duration430%
  • spell Skills have # % increased Area of Effect443%
  • to Level of all Chaos Skills1+1

Gear

Weapon 1

Maelstrom Call

Withered Wand

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level78
Rune
  • Forged by the Betrayal of Aldur
  • +2 to Level of all Spell Skills
Bonded
  • Bonded: Leeches 1% of maximum Life when you Cast a Spell
Explicit
  • +5 to Level of all Chaos Spell Skills
  • Gain 82% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
Crafted
  • 45% increased Cast Speed
  • 19% increased Mana Cost Efficiency
  • Gain 11% of Elemental Damage as Extra Cold Damage
Weapon 2 / Offhand

Palm of the Dreamer

Shrine Sceptre

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Quality0
SocketsS
Spirit115
Requirements
Level78
Rune
  • 15% increased Spirit
Bonded
  • Bonded: Minions have 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for Command Skills
Explicit
  • Allies in your Presence deal 15 to 34 added Attack Chaos Damage
  • +11 to all Attributes
  • 23% reduced Light Radius
  • 3% increased Skill Effect Duration
  • Gain 27% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
  • Grants effect of Dreaming Gloom Shrine
  • Corrupted
Helmet

The Vertex

Tribal Mask

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Energy Shield85
Evasion246
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
  • 136% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • 23% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • +5 to Level of all Curse Skills
  • 14% increased Mana Cost Efficiency
  • Corrupted
Body Armour

Armageddon Veil

Flowing Raiment

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield679
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
  • 50% reduced effect of Curses on you
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: 8% increased Curse Magnitudes
Desecrated
  • 110% increased Energy Shield
Implicit
  • 45% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Explicit
  • +93 to maximum Energy Shield
  • +176 to maximum Life
  • +40% to Fire Resistance
  • +36% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • +31% to Cold Resistance
Gloves

Pain Claw

Opulent Gloves

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield208
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 20% increased Withered Magnitude
Bonded
  • Bonded: +7% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • +42 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 93% increased Energy Shield
  • Adds 10 to 16 Fire damage to Attacks
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +44% to Cold Resistance
  • +24% to Chaos Resistance
Boots

Morbid Hoof

Luxurious Slippers

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield173
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 5% increased Movement Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Desecrated
  • +44% to Fire Resistance
Explicit
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • 97% increased Energy Shield
  • +101 to maximum Life
  • +43% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
Belt

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • Legacy of Gold
  • Legacy of Amethyst
  • Legacy of Bismuth
  • All Mage's Legacies have 46% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have
Amulet

Havoc Rosary

Gold Amulet

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Enchant
  • Allocates Conservative Casting
Desecrated
  • +116 to maximum Life
Implicit
  • 14% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +4 to Level of all Spell Skills
  • +81 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 16% increased Rarity of Items found
  • 34% increased Cast Speed
  • 69% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Ring 1

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 79
Unique
Requirements
Level0
Implicit
  • Reflects opposite Ring
Ring 2

Maelstrom Loop

Gold Ring

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • 66% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Implicit
  • 13% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +115 to maximum Life
  • +204 to maximum Mana
  • 19% increased Rarity of Items found
  • 22% increased Cast Speed
Crafted
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
Charm 1

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
Charm 2

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
  • 22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Charm 3

Stone Charm of the Foliage

Item Level 43
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level8
Implicit
  • Used when you become Stunned
Explicit
  • Gains 0.15 Charges per Second
Life Flask

Concentrated Ultimate Life Flask of the Abundant

Item Level 79
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 70% increased Amount Recovered
  • 56% increased Charges
Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration20
Mana Per Use185
Quality20
Requirements
Level49
Implicit
  • This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
  • 70% reduced Amount Recovered

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
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1
Withering TouchSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to Wither enemies on Hit.Lv1
ScattershotSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.Lv1
Blasphemy(Lv19)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
Dark Effigy(Lv20)5 gems

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

Deals 2 to 4 Chaos Damage
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
EnvenomSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to Poison enemies.Lv1
Ancestral UrgencySupports Skills which create Totems, causing those Skills to place Totems much more quickly.Lv1
Concentrated EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher.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
Amanamus TitheSupports Persistent Minion Skills, granting a chance when Supported Minions die for you to gain an Abyssal Monster Modifier.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
Feeding FrenzySupports skills which create Minions, making them deal and take more damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1
Essence HarvestSupports Skills which create Reviving Persistent Minions. When those Minions die, you Recoup a percentage of your maximum Mana.Lv1
Minion InstabilitySupports skills which create Minions, causing them to violently explode when reduced to Low Life.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
Decaying HexSupports Curse skills. Supported skill Trigger Profane Decay on each target they curse to inflict a damaging Debuff.Lv1
Spell CascadeSupports Cascadable Spells, causing them to Cascade to either side of the target area, along a randomly chosen axis.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
VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration 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
Sigil of Power(Lv19)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
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
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Withering Presence(Lv19)3 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
Chaos MasterySupports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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