The Bone Cage is a highly effective skill for the Abyssal Lich in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 29 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Astral Projection, Execute III, Efficiency II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Pure Energy, Crystalline Phylactery, Eternal Life on the skill tree.

Bone Cage
(Abyssal Lich) Builds
Sample size: 29 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 UTC
Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.
★ Selected Main Skills
Other Active Skills & Auras
Flasks Distribution
Main Hand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
72.4%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
37.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
27.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
27.6%
# to maximum Mana
24.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
24.1%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
20.7%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
17.2%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
10.3%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
10.3%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
6.9%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
6.9%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
6.9%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineChaos|Dreaming Gloom Shrine]
6.9%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Chaos] Damage
6.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
6.9%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
82.8%
#% of Damage taken bypasses [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
79.3%
[StatGain|Gain] #% of maximum Life as Extra maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
79.3%
# to maximum Mana
75.9%
# to maximum Life
13.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
10.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
10.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
6.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
6.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
6.9%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
79.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
48.3%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] Skill Gems
31%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
31%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
31%
Only [SoulCore|Soul Cores] can be Socketed in this item
31%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
27.6%
Has no [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
27.6%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
24.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
20.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
100%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
89.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
82.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
82.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
82.8%
Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
82.8%
# to maximum Life
13.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
6.9%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
6.9%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
69%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
69%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
55.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
51.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
51.7%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
31%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
31%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
17.2%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
13.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
10.3%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
69%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
48.3%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
44.8%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
34.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
31%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
31%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
24.1%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
20.7%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
20.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
20.7%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
58.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
55.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
51.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
44.8%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
44.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
41.4%
# to maximum Mana
31%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
27.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.6%
# to maximum Life
24.1%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
48.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
37.9%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
37.9%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
34.5%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
34.5%
# to maximum Mana
31%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
31%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
31%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
31%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
24.1%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
96.6%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
72.4%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
72.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
65.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
55.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
51.7%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
31%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSulphur|Sulphur]
31%
# to maximum Life
27.6%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
27.6%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
79.3%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
65.5%
# to maximum Mana
55.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
48.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
44.8%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
27.6%
#% increased Cast Speed
24.1%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
20.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
20.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
17.2%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Pure Energy
(29)100%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(29)100%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(29)100%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(29)100%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(28)96.6%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(28)96.6%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(28)96.6%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(28)96.6%✕ Remove
Melding
(27)93.1%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(27)93.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(27)93.1%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(27)93.1%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
True Strike
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(25)86.2%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(25)86.2%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(25)86.2%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(25)86.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(24)82.8%✕ Remove
General Electric
(23)79.3%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(23)79.3%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(22)75.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(22)75.9%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(22)75.9%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(21)72.4%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(20)69%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(20)69%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(19)65.5%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(17)58.6%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(16)55.2%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(14)48.3%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(13)44.8%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(10)34.5%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(9)31%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(8)27.6%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(7)24.1%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Cooked
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Empowering Remains
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Material Solidification
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Preservation
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Roil
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Constricting
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Price of Power
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Ruin
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Return to Nature
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Spiral into Mania
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Boundless Growth
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Augmented Flesh
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Dominion
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Drenched
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Energise
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Casting Cascade
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Coursing Energy
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
All Natural
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Breath of Lightning
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)3.4%✕ Remove