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PoE 2 Build

Quadrupled Buff Duration Lich

0.4 TLotD

Witch

Lich

End Game

By PaintMasterPoE

Updated on Jan 10, 2026

Jan 10, 2026

Build Overview

Variation of my Melee Chronomancer build
Also similar setup on Pathfinder

This build is example of using 75% Slower Expire rate of Buffs with The Hammer of Faith that now grant Shrine Buffs for 80 Seconds instead of 20 Seconds.
While you can make use of this tech in your Lich build if you use Headhunter, that will last over 2 Minutes

Benefits of using this tech on Lich compare to Pathfinder or Chrono

Flexible Body Armor slot because Incessant Cacophony grant infinite duration for Curses, so no Cospri's Will needed.
Rupture the Soul adds some clearing with explodes
Crystalline Phylactery that is basically same as having 2 extra Jewel Slots
Necromantic Conduit that provide Unholy Might, if it works with Blood Magic, can't test it because i have no Lich

To get to 75% Slower Expire Rate Cap:

Build reaches 65% Slower Expire Rate of any Effects from Temporal Chains
Remaining 10% Slower Expire rate only for Buffs from Lasting Boons or Prolonged Assault

How build get 65% Slower Expire Rate of any Effects from Temporal Chains:

Heightened Curse
Any Focus with 16% Curse Magnitude
Master of Hexes
Zone of Control
3 Small Passives before Decrepifying Curse
3 Small Passives before Impending Doom
Shackles of the Wretched with 20% Curse Magnitude and Snake Idol
2 Jewels with 4% Curse Magnitude, one of which in Crystalline Phylactery
In total all this give us 161% Curse Magnitude, then 25% Slower Expire + 161% = 65.25% Slower Expire
You can push it above 161% Curse Magnitude if you really want to use Headhunter to make it last as long as possible.
Not sure it's possible to reach 200% Curse Magnitude to make Temporal Chains provide 75% Slower Expire Rate for any Effects and make Headhunter last 4 minutes.

What works specifically with Slower Expire Rate from Temporal Chains, but doesn't work with Slower Expire rate of Buffs:

Main use of this tech is of course Headhunter, mods you get from Rares not count as Buffs, so only way to make it last longer is Temporal Chains.
At 65% Slower Expire Rate, Headhunter buffs will last ~2min 10 sec.
Einhar's Beastrite, same as headhunter, at 65% Slower Expire will last ~14 min.
And any Skills or Supports that provide Effects that appear on top left part of Screen that aren't buffs.

And for Buffs you reach 75% Slower Expire Rate cap, which means any buffs will last 4 times a long

Equipment

Set 1

Set 2

Equipment Priority

+10

The Hammer of Faith grant Shrine Buffs for 80 Seconds, including Divine Shrine which grant immortaliy

When you swap out from The Hammer of Faith all shrine buffs disappear, that's why we use Incessant Cacophony to make Temporal Chains have infinite duration and never swap out of maces

Astramentis is great solution to fix all attribute requirements

Shackles of the Wretched with 20% Curse Magnitude + Snake Idol

Wanderlust is needed to cancel Slow from Temporal Chains, get those boots with Resist Corrupt and even better if it has 2 Sockets as well

Soul Tether with no "Lose 5% ES" mod, to get ES leech

Blackflame seems decent for Perfect Strike because we can use Xoph's Pyre, while it's optional and you can try other stuff instead