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[0.5] Twisted Empyrean Lich

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presentationLich
End Game
0.5 RotA
SSF
Creator
By PaintMasterPoE
Updated on Jun 25, 2026
Jun 25, 2026

Build Overview

Updated for 0.5 (Jun 20)

  • Finally got time to update it after dealing with previous builds

*End of update

About this Build

  • Core item is Twisted Empyrean, and main stat is gaining Cold Damage for Maximum Mana
  • While Twisted Empyrean also has other strong stats like up to 400 flat Mana, +5% Crit Chance, huge flat Cold Damage and up to 20% of Damage Taken from Mana before Life
  • Originally i wanted to use Shield, but Rathpith Globe with Mana mod together with Crown of Eyes is a lot stronger option, allowing to scale Attack Damage by Spell Damage
  • Since this Mace can have up to 10% base Crit Chance, i went for Maligaro's Virtuosity and Pinpoint Critical
  • Build reaches 100% of Damage Taken from Mana before Life with:
    - Tree
    - Twisted Empyrean
    - Feathered Raiment + The Greatwolf's Rune of Willpower
    - And one Sapphire in Ascendancy Socket that can roll up to 4% which becomes 8
    - You can check it in PoB in "Calcs" tab, scroll down where "Damaging Hits" is, and you will see "Mind over Matter %", it should be 100%
  • Aside of that, Rings and Amulets are fairly cheap, explained in Equipment part

Leveling

  • Mace require Level 78 to use from known data, but could be lower because it's level requirement based on requirement of built in skill if it's higher than requirement of item itself, so possibly you can use fairly early on. But before that using more regular Mace build with Rare Maces
  • Later will add Leveling setup with Mace
  • Or you can try it as second build by leveling Lich with something more normal.

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • Cold Mace Lich build, it sounds cool!
  • Build reach over 5k Mana on low/mid budget, with up to 7k on high budget
  • At ~5.4k Mana build has ~900 Mana Regen, plus ~90% Mana Recoup
  • High Damage
  • Good clearing with Rupture the Soul
  • Not fast
  • Leveling with Mace is not cool

Build Variants

Equipment

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Equipment Priority
+12

GEAR NOTES

Weapons

  • Twisted Empyrean, first priority is Attack Damage per Mana Mod, second is Damage taken from Mana before Life. Then Cold Damage, Crit Chance, Mana and Physical Damage
  • Rathpith Globe with Mana mod, quite cheap even with 2 Sockets Trade Link

Helmet

  • Crown of Eyes with 2 Sockets

Body Armor

  • High ES Feathered Raiment, preferably with good Resists

Gloves

  • Maligaro's Virtuosity with 2 Sockets, should be cheaper on average to Vaal it yourself

Amulet

  • Mana, %Mana, Resists and Mana Regeneration. Any Int or Str is good too
  • Tons of Instils, but i picked Dispatch Foes because it's cheap

Rings

  • Two Rare Rings with Mana Resists, and Mana Regen
  • Such Rings are very cheap, you can buy them without Crafted Mod (White text mod), make sure it has 3 Prefixes and slam Perfect Essence of Mind that remove 1 of 3 Prefixes and add 4-6% Mana, so 66% of success. Then add Mana quality and it's done

Belt

  • Midnight Braid, corrupting it can make it roll up to 61% Recoup

Flasks

  • Normal Life Flask or Blood of the Warrior
  • Lavianga's Spirits

Charms

  • Any Charms for your preference

Jewels

  • Heart of the Well with double Extra Damage
  • One Sapphire with up to 4% Damage Taken from Mana before Life in Ascendancy Socket
  • Rest of Sapphires with Spell Damage, Crit Chance, Cold Penetration. One should have 2% Mana on Kill

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 60

Dex 40

Int 65

1

Mace Strike

Level 20

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2

Stampede

Level 20

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3

Hammer of the Gods

Level 20

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4

Supercharged Slam

Level 20

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5

Rolling Slam

Level 20

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6

Infernal Cry

Level 20

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7

Mana Remnants

Level 20

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8

Blasphemy

Level 20

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Gem Priority
+34

You can use pretty much any Mace attacks you like

Make sure to bind all Attacks only to Set 1

And bind only Infernal Cry to Set 2

Spirit Skills:

  • Mana Remnants for some extra Mana sustain and survivability
  • Blasphemy for Rupture the Soul

Passive Tree

main:
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set 1:
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set 2:
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20

Set 1 Main Tree

Set 2 just for Infernal Cry

Quest Rewards

Check which quests you’ve completed on your character
Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack
+10% to Cold Resistance
Hunting Grounds — The Crowbell
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Freythorn — The King in the Mists
+30 to Spirit
Ogham Farmlands — Una's Hut
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite
+20 to maximum Life
Keth — Kabala, Constrictor Queen
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Valley of the Titans — Medallion
30% increased Charm Charges gained
+1 Charm Slot
Deshar — Final Letter
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan
+10% to Lightning Resistance
Jungle Ruins — Mighty Silverfist
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught
25% increased Stun Threshold
Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant
+10% to Fire Resistance
The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch
+30 to Spirit
The Molten Vault — The Molten Vault
Reforging Bench
Aggorat — Blood Sacrifice
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Journey's End — Captain Hartlin
Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Skill Gem(Lv 13)
Delirium Drop
Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest
5% increased Maximum Mana
Halls of the Dead — Yama The White
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test
+5% to Lightning Resistance
Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice
30% increased Mana Recovery from Flasks
Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test
+5% to Cold Resistance
Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test
+5% to Fire Resistance
Halls of the Dead — Tribal Medicine
30% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Wolvenhold — Oswin, the Dread Warden
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Khari Crossing — Akthi and Anundr
Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine
5% increased Maximum Life
Qimah — Tabana's Pillar
+5 to all Attributes
Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear
+40 to Spirit
Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Changelog

May 8, 2026: Uploaded
Jun 20, 2026: Updated to actual working build

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Table of Contents

1. Build Overview Updated for 0.5 (Jun 20) About this Build Leveling2. Strengths and Weaknesses3. Build Variants4. Equipment5. Skill Gems6. Passive Tree7. Quest Rewards8. Changelog

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