Essence Drain Contagion Totem Lich (62% Crit Chance)

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Ladder Endgame Essence Drain Contagion Totem Minion Freeze Crit

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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

1. Dark Effigy

608,820

2. Essence Drain

495,308

Casts/sec

3.25

Utility

Mana

907

Spirit

211

Gear spirit

222

Move speed

x1.33

Defense

Life

1,614

11,809

Gear ES

1,874

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

75%

Passive Tree

153

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Whispers of DoomKey

Hex Master

15% increased Curse effect

+1 to maximum number of Curses

Curse

Open MindNotable

25% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Mana

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

EffervescentNotable

4% increased Cast Speed for each different Spell you've Cast in the last eight seconds

Speed

Turn the Clock BackNotable

15% increased Spell Damage

-10% reduced Projectile Speed for Spell Skills

Spell DamageSpeed

ConvalescenceNotable

20% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge

-10% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate

Energy Shield

Mindful AwarenessNotable

24% increased Evasion Rating

24% increased maximum Energy Shield

EvasionEnergy Shield

Turn the Clock ForwardNotable

20% increased Spell Damage

15% increased Projectile Speed for Spell Skills

Spell DamageSpeed

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute36+180
to Intelligence4+30
to Dexterity2+10

Energy Shield›

PassiveCountTotal

increased maximum Energy Shield15293%
faster start of Energy Shield Recharge1394%
gain additional Ailment Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield328%
gain additional Stun Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield328%

Mana›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Mana Cost Efficiency777%
increased Mana Regeneration Rate695%
while you are not on Low Mana, you and Allies in your Presence have Unholy Might2+2
lose # % of maximum Mana per Second1300%

Spell Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Spell Damage11149%
reduced Spell Area Damage1-10%
increased Spell Damage if you have consumed an Elemental Infusion Recently112%

Chaos Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Chaos Damage12116%
gain # % of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage15%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Cast Speed39%
increased Projectile Speed for Spell Skills223%
reduced Projectile Speed for Spell Skills2-15%
increased Attack and Cast Speed18%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating633%
increased Evasion Rating460%
increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently120%

Gem›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Skill Effect Duration430%
spell Skills have # % increased Area of Effect337%
increased Reservation Efficiency of Minion Skills110%
to Level of all Chaos Skills1+1

Gear

Weapon 1

Empyrean Weaver

Withered Wand

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level90

Rune

+3 to Level of all Spell Skills

Bonded

Bonded: Archon recovery period expires 30% faster
Bonded: Leeches 1% of maximum Life when you Cast a Spell

Desecrated

79% increased Chaos Damage

Explicit

95% increased Spell Damage
+6 to Level of all Chaos Spell Skills
62% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells

Crafted

+159 to maximum Mana
+1 to Level of all Spell Skills
32% increased Cast Speed
Gain 11% of Elemental Damage as Extra Cold Damage

Weapon 2 / Offhand

Dusk Call

Hallowed Focus

Item Level 79

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield68

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level61

Rune

+1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Desecrated

Spell Skills have +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems

Explicit

+2 to Level of all Spell Skills
87% increased Chaos Damage
+22% to Chaos Resistance
69% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Crafted

82% increased Spell Damage
46% increased Cast Speed
Gain 12% of Elemental Damage as Extra Cold Damage

Helmet

Fate Shelter

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield528

Quality22

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Enchant

Allocates Thaumaturgic Generator

Rune

Enemies you Curse take 6% increased Damage
Raven-Touched

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased Area of Effect of Curses

Desecrated

+37% to Lightning Resistance

Explicit

96% increased Energy Shield
+73 to maximum Energy Shield
42% increased Energy Shield
+48 to maximum Life
+28 to Intelligence
+40% to Lightning Resistance

Body Armour

Rune Wrap

Flowing Raiment

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield672

Movement Speed-3%

Quality29

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level70

Rune

30% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate
5% of Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield
50% reduced effect of Curses on you

Bonded

Bonded: +12% to Lightning Resistance
Bonded: 8% increased Curse Magnitudes
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

+95 to maximum Energy Shield

Implicit

49% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Explicit

+42% to Cold Resistance
110% increased Energy Shield
+61 to Spirit
+31 to Intelligence
+45% to Cold Resistance

Gloves

Skull Knuckle

Sirenscale Gloves

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield269

Quality22

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

Can roll Marksman modifiers
20% increased Withered Magnitude

Bonded

Bonded: +7% to Chaos Resistance
Bonded: 20% increased Projectile Damage

Desecrated

34% increased Critical Hit Chance

Explicit

+149 to maximum Life
+58 to maximum Energy Shield
97% increased Energy Shield
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Crafted

29% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Boots

Dusk League

Sekhema Sandals

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield337

Quality22

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Enchant

3% increased Movement Speed

Rune

+11% to Chaos Resistance
Lose 5% of maximum Life per second while Sprinting
25% increased Movement Speed while Sprinting

Desecrated

96% increased Energy Shield

Explicit

60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items
30% increased Movement Speed
+58 to maximum Energy Shield
+68% to Fire Resistance
Corrupted

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 Bismuth
Legacy of Gold
Legacy of Sulphur
Legacy of Gold
All Mage's Legacies have 35% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Amulet

Morbid Collar

Twisted Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level0

Enchant

Allocates Heavy Buffer
Allocates Crystallised Immunities

Desecrated

49% increased Energy Shield from Equipped Body Armour

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed

Explicit

38% increased Critical Hit Chance
+50 to Spirit
+4 to Level of all Spell Skills
33% increased Cast Speed

Ring 1

Soul Knuckle

Breach Ring

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

32% increased Spell Damage while on Full Energy Shield

Implicit

+20% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

33% increased Cast Speed
48% increased Spell Damage
+23% to Chaos Resistance
19% increased Curse Magnitudes

Crafted

51% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Ring 2

Fate Eye

Unset Ring

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level44

Desecrated

35% increased Spell Damage while on Full Energy Shield

Implicit

Grants 1 additional Skill Slot

Explicit

28% increased Cast Speed
47% increased Spell Damage
+23% to Chaos Resistance
16% increased Curse Magnitudes

Crafted

51% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Charm 1

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 78

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

20% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

Charm 2

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 56

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

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 Owl for 20 seconds on use

Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 80

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

Blasphemy(Lv19)2 gems

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

Supported Curses have 50% less Magnitudes

Heightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.Lv1

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

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

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

Minion PactSupports damaging skills you use yourself, draining the life from one of your Minions on use in order to boost the skill's damage. Only takes effect if you have a Minion with enough life to drain the full amount.Lv1

Freezing Mark(Lv14)5 gems

Mark a target, making them more susceptible to being Frozen. When the Marked target is Frozen, the Mark Activates, granting you a Buff which gives extra Cold damage and Consuming the Mark. Marking another target while you have the Buff will remove the Buff.

Hits against Marked enemy cause 25% more Freeze buildup

Charged MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to Trigger Charged Mark when they are Activated. Charged Mark creates Shocked Ground at the target's location.Lv1

Eternal MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to not be Consumed the first time they are Activated.Lv1

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

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

MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.Lv1

Contagion(Lv18)5 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

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

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

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

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

Convalescence(Lv18)5 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

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

Her DeclarationLv1

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

Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.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

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

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

Atziris AllureSupports Curse Spells you cast yourself, causing those Curses to ignore the usual Curse Limit, but be reflected back to you when inflicted.Lv1

Wolf Pack(Lv16)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

Minion InstabilitySupports skills which create Minions, causing them to violently explode when reduced to Low Life.Lv1

EnormitySupports Skills which summon Persistent Minions. Supported Minions are larger, have more Life, and deal more Damage, but cost significantly more Spirit.Lv1

Essence HarvestSupports Skills which create Reviving Persistent Minions. When those Minions die, you Recoup a percentage of your maximum Mana.Lv1

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

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

BlindsideSupports Skills which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills are more likely to Critically Hit Blinded Enemies, and deal more Damage with Critical Hits against Blinded Enemies, but cannot themselves inflict Blind.Lv1

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

Pinpoint CriticalSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits.Lv1

Chaos Bolt(Lv20)4 gems

Fire a burst of Chaos energy at the target.

Inflicts Withered on Hit

Deals 5 to 9 Chaos Damage

GlaciationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more effective at Freezing enemies.Lv1

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

EnvenomSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to Poison enemies.Lv1

WildshardsSupports Projectile Spells. Supported Spells have a chance to fire many additional Projectiles in a circle.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

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

Thunderstorm(Lv12)4 gems

Conjure a thunderstorm which causes lightning strikes and torrential rain in an area. Enemies in the area are Drenched, causing them to become Shocked or Frozen more easily. Plants in the area become Overgrown.

Deals 1 to 5 Lightning Damage

Cannot Drench enemies above level 20

Living LightningSupports Skills which cause Damaging Hits. Living Lightning Minions are created when dealing Lightning damage with Supported Skills - bundles of living electricity that target nearby enemies with Chaining Attacks. Enemies will not directly engage these Minions, and can pass through them. Does not modify skills used by Minions.Lv1

BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.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