The Grim Pillars 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 Urgent Totems III, Rakiata's Flow, Zenith II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Crystalline Phylactery, Necromantic Conduit, Left Ventricle on the skill tree.

Grim Pillars
(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
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Flasks Distribution
Main Hand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
55.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
44.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
37.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
34.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
24.1%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
20.7%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
20.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
17.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
13.8%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
13.8%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
86.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
86.2%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
86.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage per # [Spirit]
86.2%
Helmet
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
89.7%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
89.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
89.7%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
89.7%
# to maximum Life
10.3%
#% additional [Physical] Damage Reduction
10.3%
#% increased [Reservation] [Efficiency] of [Remnant] Skills
10.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
10.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
10.3%
[Remnant|Remnants] you create affect [Allies] in your [Presence] as well as you when collected
10.3%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
48.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
34.5%
#% increased [Spirit]
31%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
31%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
31%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.6%
#% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances
20.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
17.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
17.2%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
79.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
65.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
51.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
48.3%
# to maximum Life
41.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
24.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
20.7%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
13.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
10.3%
# to maximum Mana
10.3%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
127.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
96.6%
# to maximum Life
89.7%
# to maximum Mana
89.7%
#% increased [Reservation] [Efficiency] of Skills which create Undead [Minion|Minions]
89.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
6.9%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
113.8%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
72.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
34.5%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
27.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.2%
#% increased [Armour]
17.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
17.2%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
13.8%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
13.8%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
13.8%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
44.8%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
27.6%
#% reduced [Presence|Presence] Area of Effect
27.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.6%
Inflict [AbyssalWasting|Abyssal Wasting] on [HitDamage|Hit]
27.6%
Reflects opposite Ring
27.6%
#% increased [Spirit]
20.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
20.7%
# to maximum Mana
17.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
17.2%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
65.5%
#% reduced [Presence|Presence] Area of Effect
65.5%
Inflict [AbyssalWasting|Abyssal Wasting] on [HitDamage|Hit]
65.5%
#% increased Cast Speed per # [Spirit]
51.7%
#% increased [Spirit]
48.3%
[Spell|Spell] Skills have #% increased Area of Effect
17.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
13.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
13.8%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.8%
#% [FasterESRechargeStart|faster start of Energy Shield Recharge]
10.3%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
93.1%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
62.1%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Augment] Items
48.3%
This item gains bonuses from Socketed Items as though it was a Body Armour
48.3%
[Flask|Flasks] gain # charges per Second
48.3%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
44.8%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
44.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
41.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
27.6%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
20.7%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
10.3%
# to maximum Mana
10.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
6.9%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
6.9%
#% increased Cast Speed
6.9%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
6.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
6.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
6.9%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
17.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
10.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
10.3%
#% increased [Spell] Damage per # [Spirit]
10.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
6.9%
#% of your Base Life Regeneration is granted to [Allies] in your [Presence]
6.9%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineCold|Guided Freezing Shrine]
6.9%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Cold|Cold] Damage
6.9%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
6.9%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Crystalline Phylactery
(29)100%✕ Remove
Necromantic Conduit
(29)100%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(28)96.6%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(28)96.6%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(28)96.6%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Fire
(28)96.6%✕ Remove
Against the Elements
(28)96.6%✕ Remove
Investing Energies
(27)93.1%✕ Remove
Thickened Arteries
(27)93.1%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(27)93.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(27)93.1%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(27)93.1%✕ Remove
Thirst for Endurance
(27)93.1%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Rhythm of Ice
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Explosive Empowerment
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Extinguishing Exhalation
(26)89.7%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(25)86.2%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(25)86.2%✕ Remove
Draiocht Cleansing
(24)82.8%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(24)82.8%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(24)82.8%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(24)82.8%✕ Remove
Lord of Horrors
(23)79.3%✕ Remove
Melding
(22)75.9%✕ Remove
Cremating Cries
(22)75.9%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(22)75.9%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(21)72.4%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(19)65.5%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(15)51.7%✕ Remove
All Natural
(10)34.5%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(6)20.7%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(5)17.2%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
The Soul Meridian
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Cooked
(4)13.8%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(3)10.3%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Cirel of Tarth's Light
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
The Power Within
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(2)6.9%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Mending Deflection
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Bonded Precision
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Splitting Ground
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Time Manipulation
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Infusing Power
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Mystic Avalanche
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Sigil of Ice
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Sigil of Lightning
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)3.4%✕ Remove
Sigil of Fire
(1)3.4%✕ Remove