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PoE 2 Build

FULL SCREEN CLEAR Whirling Assault Abyssal Lich

0.4 TLotD

End Game

Witch

Lich

Verified

By MisoxShiru

Updated on Jan 5, 2026

Jan 5, 2026

Build Overview

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Overview

Do you want to have a giant girthy massive rod and flex it on monsters while you drop divines and mirrors in Wraeclast? Well this is the build for you. This build utilizes Abyssal Lich's INSANE ability to scale AOE using Umbral Well combined with Skeletal Arsonist to make a MASSIVE Whirling Assault.

While this build is able to clear all content in the game, it is definitely not one I would call cost efficient at all because a large portion of the cost goes towards making Whirling Assault have a huge AOE instead of scaling damage. Being a spirit stacker, it ends up being on the expensive side, so build at your own discretion. In the current economy, the entry fee is at least 200 Divs.

BUT if you don't care about size and just think Whirling Assault is cool, the build can be pretty budget. You can swap Skeletal Arsonist with Skeletal Warrior and it will give you a huge boost to your damage instead of AOE as well.

Strengths and Weaknesses

HUGE AoE clear
Herald chaining to clear mobs even beyond the screen
Good Single-Target capable of 1-shotting bosses
Single-Target setup is skill based

Single-Target setup is skill based
Scaling AoE is expensive due to Spirit stacking

Build Variants

End-Game

Leveling

Equipment

End-Game

Leveling

Set 1

Set 2

Equipment Priority

+11

Equipment

Weapon

Weapon Set I

A Striking Quarterstaff is going to be the Best in Slot quarterstaff due to the implicit modifier that increases the range of Melee Strikes. This will help scale your AoE more than any other quarterstaff.

Stats-wise, you want to prioritize the following:

Crit chance (as high as possible)
Physical Damage
Gain % of Damage as Physical
+ Level of Attacks

Runes you will want to get a Saqawal's Rune of the Sky and Fenumus' Rune of Agony. This will give you the most damage.

Weapon Set II

Your wand can be any base, but get as much Cast Speed and Spell Crit Chance as possible.

Your offhand will be an Effigy of Cruelty. This setup is really important because it will allow you to put Critical Weakness on the boss, to massively increase your Crit Chance.

Helmet

Atziri's Disdain will be your Best in Slot helmet. Since we are an Abyssal Lich, we are able to use this helmet for a 10% damage reduction on top of getting a huge amount of energy shield.

If you only have one slot, prioritize using Idol of Ralakesh. This will allow you to get more Skeletal Arsonist for bigger AoE.

Body Armour

Get as much Energy Shield and Spirit as possible. If you want to maximize Spirit, feel free to use a Morior Invictus. I personally don't use it to get more survivability, but if you want to maximize Spirit, a 5 socket Morior Invictus will give you more Spirit than a rare chest armour.

Gloves

Essentia Sanguis will be the Best in Slot. It will allow you to leech energy shield to help with sustain. Without this, you will feel extremely squishy.

Socket your gloves with a Boar Idol to get Rage for more damage.

Boots

Pretty straightforward - as much Energy Shield and Resistances as possible. As high Movement Speed as possible.

Amulet

Pretty standard Amulet, get + 3 to Melee Skills, get as much Spirit as possible, and as much survivability as possible.

Annoint Reaching Strike to get more AoE.

Rings

You need to get Mana and Life Leech. Other than that, get as much Physical and Cold Flat damage as possible and survivability. Maximum life is not required but a nice to have to give you more energy shield due to Atziri's Disdain.

Belt

Headhunter is going to be the best in slot due to the fact that you can steal mob affixes for more AoE. Darkness Enthroned (helmet version) with double Bear Idol will also give you a good bit of AoE. If you are lacking resists, feel free to use a rare belt.

Jewels

This build uses a few unique Jewels:

From Nothing for Resonance
Heart of the Well with Gain Extra Dmg & Instant Leech
Against the Darkness with +12 Spirit per notable Socketed near Resonance on the tree.

For the Rare Jewels, prioritize the following stats in this order:

Energy Shield
Crit Chance
Crit Damage
Area of Effect

Skill Gems

End-Game

Leveling

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 50

Dex 60

Int 60

Expand all

Gathering Storm

Whirling Assault

Frost Wall

Set 2

Charged Staff

Herald of Ice

Mantra of Destruction

Infernal Cry

Charge Regulation

Skeletal Arsonist

Gem Priority

+34

Mapping

When mapping, Whirling Assault is your main form of clear. There is a bit of setup to get maximum damage. Use Whirling Assault as the opener to gain enough combo for Mantra of Destruction. This will generate a Power Charge for you to use Charged Staff. After that, you will want to use Whirling Assault again to gain combo to use Mantra of Destruction again to gain a Power Charge. This will give you the Power Charge required to fuel Charge Regulation. Then as your power charge starts running out, you will press Charged Staff again to refresh the skill and you rinse & repeat.

To summarize, here is the combo:

Whirling Assault -> Mantra of Destruction -> Charged Staff -> Whirling Assault -> Mantra of Destruction

Bossing

Bossing also has a bit of a setup. Start with Whirling Assault as the opener to gain enough combo for Mantra of Destruction. This will generate a Power Charge for you to use Charged Staff. After that, you will use Infernal Cry to empower your next attack. Then you will put up 2-3 Frost Wall near the boss. Then you will use Gathering Storm to hit the boss and the Frost Wall.

If you want a more in-depth explanation about how to set up the Frost Wall, watch this video. The setup is a bit specific and if you place the walls badly, you will not be able to do much damage.