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Abyssal Lich
1.8%
Acolyte Of Chayula
0.9%
Amazon
0.5%
Blood Mage
3.5%
Chronomancer
0.9%
Deadeye
7.8%
Disciple Of Varashta
3%
Druid
Gemling Legionnaire
17.5%
Huntress
Infernalist
5.2%
Invoker
0.1%
Lich
1.5%
Martial Artist
24.4%
Mercenary
Monk
Oracle
5.4%
Pathfinder
1.7%
Ranger
Ritualist
1.3%
Shaman
2%
Smith Of Kitava
0.6%
Sorceress
Spirit Walker
11.3%
Stormweaver
5.1%
Tactician
1%
Titan
2.8%
Warbringer
0.3%
Warrior
Witch
Witchhunter
1.3%

Essence Drain

(Abyssal Lich) Builds
<7575-8990+

Sample size: 24 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 UTC

The Essence Drain is a highly effective skill for the Abyssal Lich in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 24 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Swift Affliction II, Considered Casting, Chaos Mastery. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Void, Eternal Life, Soulless Form on the skill tree.

Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.

★ Selected Main Skills

Essence Drain
100%
└
Swift Affliction II
91.7%
└
Considered Casting
83.3%
└
Chaos Mastery
79.2%
└
Chain III
41.7%
└
Deliberation
37.5%
└
Zenith II
37.5%
└
Rapid Casting II
25%
└
Sione's Temper
20.8%
└
Chain II
20.8%
└
Derange
8.3%
└
Intense Agony
8.3%
└
Extraction
8.3%
└
Drain Ailments
4.2%
└
Zenith I
4.2%
└
Fork
4.2%

Other Active Skills & Auras

Blasphemy
95.8%
└
Ritualistic Curse
82.6%
└
Magnified Area II
78.3%
└
Slow Potency
43.5%
└
Hex Bloom
21.7%
└
Heightened Curse
17.4%
└
Decaying Hex
17.4%
└
Atziri's Communion
8.7%
└
Mysticism II
4.3%
└
Mysticism I
4.3%
└
Kalisa's Crescendo
4.3%
└
Focused Curse
4.3%
└
Poison III
4.3%
└
Living Lightning II
4.3%
└
Rapid Casting II
4.3%
└
Execute III
4.3%
Despair
95.8%
└
Heightened Curse
69.6%
└
Decaying Hex
60.9%
└
Magnified Area II
34.8%
└
Doedre's Undoing
30.4%
└
Efficiency II
30.4%
└
Focused Curse
30.4%
└
Ritualistic Curse
26.1%
└
Cursed Ground
17.4%
└
Arcane Surge
17.4%
└
Hayoxi's Fulmination
13%
└
Prolonged Duration II
13%
└
Impending Doom
8.7%
└
Slow Potency
8.7%
└
Overabundance II
8.7%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
4.3%
Contagion
95.8%
└
Magnified Area II
91.3%
└
Unleash
78.3%
└
Chaotic Freeze
65.2%
└
Rapid Casting II
43.5%
└
Arcane Surge
43.5%
└
Prolonged Duration II
21.7%
└
Chaos Mastery
21.7%
└
Acrimony
17.4%
└
Swift Affliction II
13%
└
Zenith II
13%
└
Efficiency II
13%
└
Intense Agony
8.7%
└
Drain Ailments
8.7%
└
Rapid Casting III
8.7%
└
Rapid Casting I
4.3%
Dark Effigy
95.8%
└
Overabundance II
87%
└
Urgent Totems III
78.3%
└
Controlled Destruction
65.2%
└
Concentrated Area
60.9%
└
Execute III
39.1%
└
Rapid Casting II
26.1%
└
Rapid Casting III
17.4%
└
Extraction
17.4%
└
Zenith II
13%
└
Poison II
13%
└
Efficiency II
8.7%
└
Execute II
8.7%
└
Chaos Mastery
8.7%
└
Chaos Attunement
8.7%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
8.7%
Temporal Chains
83.3%
└
Ritualistic Curse
80%
└
Magnified Area II
75%
└
Slow Potency
50%
└
Hex Bloom
25%
└
Heightened Curse
20%
└
Decaying Hex
20%
└
Atziri's Communion
10%
└
Mysticism II
5%
└
Focused Curse
5%
└
Cursed Ground
5%
└
Rapid Casting II
5%
Withering Presence
83.3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
90%
└
Chaos Mastery
80%
└
Clarity II
25%
└
Clarity I
25%
└
Mysticism II
10%
└
Uhtred's Omen
5%
└
Armour Demolisher II
5%
└
Vitality I
5%
└
Warm Blooded
5%
└
Mysticism I
5%
└
Compressed Duration II
5%
Convalescence
75%
└
Prolonged Duration II
88.9%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
77.8%
└
Second Wind II
33.3%
└
Rapid Casting II
22.2%
└
Second Wind III
22.2%
└
Rapid Casting III
16.7%
└
Cooldown Recovery I
11.1%
└
Clarity II
11.1%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
5.6%
└
Efficiency II
5.6%
└
Mysticism II
5.6%
└
Clarity I
5.6%
Sigil of Power
54.2%
└
Magnified Area II
76.9%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
61.5%
└
Prolonged Duration II
61.5%
└
Rapid Casting II
38.5%
└
Efficiency II
15.4%
└
Mobility
7.7%
└
Profanity II
7.7%
└
Overabundance II
7.7%
└
Second Wind III
7.7%
└
Arcane Surge
7.7%
Ravenous Swarm
45.8%
└
Culling Strike II
81.8%
└
Escalating Poison
54.5%
└
Magnified Area II
54.5%
└
Prolonged Duration II
36.4%
└
Poison II
36.4%
└
Blind II
27.3%
└
Withering Touch
27.3%
└
Bleed III
18.2%
└
Maim
18.2%
└
Poison III
18.2%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
18.2%
└
Deadly Poison II
18.2%
└
Slow Potency
9.1%
└
Impale
9.1%
└
Overabundance II
9.1%
Chaos Bolt
37.5%
└
Rapid Casting II
77.8%
└
Chaos Mastery
66.7%
└
Withering Touch
55.6%
└
Extraction
33.3%
└
Zenith II
22.2%
└
Considered Casting
22.2%
└
Unleash
11.1%
└
Pierce II
11.1%
Skeletal Storm Mage
29.2%
└
Minion Mastery
42.9%
└
Rapid Casting II
14.3%
└
Uhtred's Augury
14.3%
Skeletal Frost Mage
20.8%
└
Dialla's Desire
20%
└
Deliberation
20%
└
Minion Mastery
20%
Spellslinger
20.8%
└
Prolonged Duration II
20%
└
Boundless Energy II
20%
└
Withering Touch
20%
└
Commiserate
20%
└
Shock Conduction
20%
└
Overcharge
20%
Enfeeble
16.7%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
└
Ritualistic Curse
50%
└
Decaying Hex
25%
└
Heightened Curse
25%
└
Mysticism I
25%
└
Kalisa's Crescendo
25%
The Stars Answer
12.5%
└
Zenith II
33.3%
└
Controlled Destruction
33.3%
└
Efficiency II
33.3%
Skeletal Cleric
12.5%
└
Minion Mastery
33.3%
Power Siphon
12.5%
Wolf Pack
12.5%
└
Loyalty
66.7%
└
Poison III
33.3%
└
Amanamu's Tithe
33.3%
└
Deathmarch
33.3%
└
Infernal Legion I
33.3%
└
Feeding Frenzy I
33.3%
└
Minion Instability
33.3%
Unearth
8.3%
└
Brutus' Brain
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Soul Drain
50%
└
Culling Strike II
50%
└
Gorge
50%
└
Poison III
50%
└
Rapid Casting II
50%
Mana Drain
8.3%
Bonestorm
8.3%
└
Living Lightning
50%
└
Burgeon I
50%
└
Zenith I
50%
└
Lifetap
50%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
└
Brutality II
50%
Hexblast
8.3%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
└
Profanity II
50%
└
Execute II
50%
└
Rapid Casting III
50%
└
Chaos Mastery
50%
Mana Tempest
8.3%
└
Lightning Mastery
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Rapid Casting III
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
Vulnerability
8.3%
└
Lifetap
50%
└
Heightened Curse
50%
└
Rapid Casting II
50%
└
Magnified Area I
50%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Execute III
50%
Spectre: Bloodthief Wasp
4.2%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks III
100%
└
Culling Strike II
100%
└
Blind II
100%
└
Brutus' Brain
100%
Spear Stab
4.2%
└
Culling Strike II
100%
└
Knockback
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
100%
└
Maim
100%
Malice
4.2%
└
Mysticism I
100%
└
Clarity II
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Her Declaration
100%
Crushing Fear
4.2%
Spear Throw
4.2%
Refutation
4.2%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
Enervating Nova
4.2%
Living Bomb
4.2%
└
Xoph's Pyre
100%
└
Execute II
100%
└
Overabundance II
100%
└
Extraction
100%
└
Cold Attunement
100%
Impurity
4.2%
└
Warm Blooded
100%
└
Mysticism II
100%
└
Cool Headed
100%
└
Strong Hearted
100%
Skeletal Reaver
4.2%
└
Minion Mastery
100%
└
Brutus' Brain
100%
Repulsion
4.2%
└
Poison III
100%
└
Living Lightning II
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Ritualistic Curse
100%
Blink
4.2%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Clarity II
100%
Firestorm
4.2%
└
Concentrated Area
100%
└
Ignite III
100%
└
Rapid Casting II
100%
└
Zarokh's Refrain
100%
└
Overabundance I
100%
Spectre: Black Strider
4.2%
└
Minion Mastery
100%
└
Tecrod's Revenge
100%
└
Immolate
100%
└
Hulking Minions
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
Bind Spectre
4.2%
Spark
4.2%
└
Considered Casting
100%
└
Poison II
100%
└
Extraction
100%
└
Controlled Destruction
100%
Profane Ritual
4.2%
└
Chaos Mastery
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
Thunderstorm
4.2%
└
Commiserate
100%
└
Shock Conduction
100%
└
Overcharge
100%
Leap Slam
4.2%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Holy Descent
100%
└
Fist of War II
100%
└
Crater
100%
└
Branching Fissures II
100%
Orb of Storms
4.2%
└
Overabundance II
100%
└
Living Lightning II
100%
└
Unleash
100%
└
Efficiency II
100%
Cast on Minion Death
4.2%
└
Execute III
100%
Comet
4.2%
└
Execute III
100%
Skeletal Warrior
4.2%
└
Minion Mastery
100%
Decompose
4.2%
└
Execute III
100%
Herald of Blood
4.2%
└
Execute III
100%
Verisium Manifestations
4.2%