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Despair Essence Drain Totem 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. Essence Drain
160,158
2. Dark Effigy
72,265
DoT DPS
160,158
Casts/sec
2.03

Utility

Mana
1,598
Spirit
150
Gear spirit
100
Move speed
x1.37

Defense

Life
1,421
ES
10,755
Gear ES
1,347
Character armour
295
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
68%

Passive Tree

156
Nodes
34
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Whispers of DoomKey
Hex Master
15% increased Curse effect
+1 to maximum number of Curses
Curse
Heavy BufferNotable
5% of Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield
40% increased maximum Energy Shield
Energy Shield
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
Fated EndNotable
30% increased Curse Duration
Targets Cursed by you have -50% reduced Life Regeneration Rate
Enemies you Curse cannot Recharge Energy Shield
CurseLifeEnergy Shield
ConvalescenceNotable
20% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge
-10% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate
Energy Shield
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

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield23471%
  • faster start of Energy Shield Recharge871%
  • gain additional Ailment Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield551%
  • gain additional Stun Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield551%
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute32+160
  • to Intelligence4+53
  • increased Intelligence16%
Curse
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Curse Magnitudes965%
  • increased Curse Duration8190%
  • faster Curse Activation4-70%
  • hex Master1+1
Chaos Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Chaos Damage16160%
  • gain # % of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage111%
Spell Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Spell Damage12152%
  • increased Spell Damage if you have consumed an Elemental Infusion Recently224%
  • reduced Spell Area Damage1-10%
Mana
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Mana Regeneration Rate439%
  • increased Mana Cost Efficiency336%
  • more Mana Cost of Skills if you have no Energy Shield150%
  • no inherent Mana Regeneration1+1
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Cast Speed518%
  • increased Projectile Speed for Spell Skills223%
  • increased Cast Speed when on Low Life120%
  • reduced Cast Speed1-5%
Gem
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Skill Effect Duration540%
  • spell Skills have # % increased Area of Effect443%
  • to Level of all Chaos Skills1+1

Gear

Weapon 1

Doom Bane

Dueling Wand

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Quality0
SocketsS
Requirements
Level78
Rune
  • +1 to Level of all Spell Skills
Bonded
  • Bonded: Archon recovery period expires 30% faster
Explicit
  • Gain 28% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  • 36% increased Spell Damage
  • +37 to maximum Mana
  • +5 to Level of all Chaos Spell Skills
  • 26% increased Cast Speed
  • 67% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Crafted
  • +150 to maximum Mana
  • +1 to Level of all Spell Skills
Weapon 2 / Offhand

Foe Anthem

Leyline Focus

Item Level 71
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield85
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level70
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
  • 59% increased Spell Damage
  • 36% increased Chaos Damage
  • +2 to Level of all Spell Skills
  • +21 to Intelligence
  • 22% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate
Helmet

Atziri's Disdain

Gold Circlet

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Energy Shield74
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level50
Rune
  • +18% to Fire Resistance
  • Enemies you Curse have -5% to Chaos Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Explicit
  • +82 to maximum Mana
  • 14% increased Rarity of Items found
  • Gain 15% of maximum Life as Extra maximum Energy Shield
  • 10% of Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield
  • Corrupted
Body Armour

Apocalypse Suit

Vile Robe

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield795
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • 18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
  • 30% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: Gain additional Ailment Threshold equal to 50% of maximum Energy Shield
  • Bonded: Gain additional Stun Threshold equal to 50% of maximum Energy Shield
Desecrated
  • +105 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 122% increased Energy Shield
  • +30% to Fire Resistance
  • +14% to Lightning Resistance
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • Corrupted
Gloves

Woe Mitts

Sirenscale Gloves

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield213
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 20% increased Withered Magnitude
Bonded
  • Bonded: +7% to Chaos Resistance
Desecrated
  • +13% to Cold and Chaos Resistances
Explicit
  • +45 to maximum Energy Shield
  • +111 to maximum Mana
  • +63% to Cold Resistance
Crafted
  • 79% increased Energy Shield
Boots

Agony Sole

Sekhema Sandals

Item Level 83
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield180
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 10% increased Movement Speed when on Low Life
Explicit
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • 81% increased Energy Shield
  • +113 to maximum Mana
  • 35% reduced Attribute Requirements
  • +41% to Fire Resistance
  • +41% to Lightning Resistance
Belt

Soul Harness

Ornate Belt

Item Level 79
Rare
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level31
Desecrated
  • +227 to Armour
Implicit
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
  • 15% reduced Charm Charges used
Explicit
  • +34% to Fire Resistance
  • +15% to Chaos Resistance
  • 16% increased Cast Speed during any Flask Effect
  • 49% increased Spell Damage during any Flask Effect
  • 43 to 90 Physical Thorns damage
Amulet

Vortex Idol

Gold Amulet

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Enchant
  • Allocates Spaghettification
Desecrated
  • 6% increased maximum Mana
Implicit
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +50 to Spirit
  • +169 to maximum Mana
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +4 to Level of all Spell Skills
  • 30% increased Cast Speed
Ring 1

Beast Knuckle

Gold Ring

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • +18% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances
Implicit
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • 26% increased Fire Damage
  • +77 to maximum Mana
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +51% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
Ring 2

Gale Grasp

Gold Ring

Item Level 78
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • +18% to Cold and Chaos Resistances
Implicit
  • 14% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • 20% increased Chaos Damage
  • +182 to Accuracy Rating
  • 36% increased Rarity of Items found
Crafted
  • +40% to Cold Resistance
Charm 1

Investigator's Thawing Charm of the Medic

Item Level 38
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 17% increased Duration
  • 21% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Charm 2

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 81
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 Boar for 16 seconds on use
Charm 3

Examiner's Dousing Charm of the Bountiful

Item Level 52
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level32
Implicit
  • Used when you become Ignited
Explicit
  • 29% increased Duration
  • 49% increased Charges
Life Flask

Potent Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 70
Magic
Properties
Quality5
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
  • 71% increased Amount Recovered
Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 82
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

Despair(Lv19)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
Heightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.Lv1
Focused CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to Curse enemies more quickly after being cast.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Ritualistic CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Blasphemy(Lv19)4 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
Heightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.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
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
Considered CastingSupports Spell Skills that Hit Enemies and you cast yourself, boosting Damage at the cost of Cast Speed.Lv1
ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1
ChainSupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain additional times.Lv1
Contagion(Lv1)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
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
AcrimonySupports Skills which can Damage Enemies. Enemies affected by Damage over time from Supported Skills which was not caused by a Damaging Ailment have reduced Life regeneration rate. Only the strongest instance of this Debuff will apply. Does not Support Skills used by Minions.Lv1
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Dark Effigy(Lv19)5 gems

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

Deals 2 to 4 Chaos Damage
Ancestral UrgencySupports Skills which create Totems, causing those Skills to place Totems much more quickly.Lv1
EnvenomSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to Poison enemies.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
Controlled DestructionSupports Spells that Hit enemies, boosting their damage but preventing them from dealing Critical Hits.Lv1
ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1
Sigil of Power(Lv18)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
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
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1
Convalescence(Lv18)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
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
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.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
Spellslinger(Lv18)No supports

While active, gains Energy when you cast Spells. Using the Invocation once sufficient Energy is gathered will consume the Energy to trigger socketed Spells, and can trigger them multiple times if it has enough Energy.

No support gems detected for this skill.

Thorns Player(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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