The Thrashing Vines is a highly effective skill for the Abyssal Lich in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 290 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Execute III, Blindside, Zenith II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Eternal Life, Soulless Form, Wildsurge Incantation on the skill tree.

Thrashing Vines
(Abyssal Lich) Builds
Sample size: 290 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 19:43:54 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
47.9%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
46.6%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
32.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
31%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
29.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
28.3%
# to maximum Mana
26.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
24.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
16.9%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
11.4%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
7.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
5.9%
# to maximum Mana
5.2%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
5.2%
Helmet
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
97.2%
# to maximum Mana
96.6%
#% of Damage taken bypasses [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
96.6%
[StatGain|Gain] #% of maximum Life as Extra maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
96.6%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
73.8%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
62.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
39.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
32.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
29.7%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
23.1%
# to maximum Life
17.2%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] Skill Gems
16.9%
Only [SoulCore|Soul Cores] can be Socketed in this item
16.2%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
15.9%
Gloves
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
98.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
92.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
90.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
90.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
90.3%
Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
90.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
7.6%
# to maximum Life
5.2%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
63.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
45.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
41%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
34.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
31.4%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
24.5%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
16.6%
# to maximum Life
15.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
8.3%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
79%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
50%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
38.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
37.2%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
34.1%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
24.5%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
23.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
23.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
20%
# to maximum Mana
19.3%
Ring 1
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
54.1%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
39%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
37.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.2%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
34.5%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
32.1%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
31.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
29%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
51.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
40.7%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
37.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
37.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
35.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
35.5%
#% increased Cast Speed
35.2%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
28.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
28.6%
# to maximum Mana
23.8%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
94.5%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
49%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
44.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
40.7%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
40%
# to maximum Life
39.7%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
33.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
30%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
23.4%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
62.8%
# to maximum Mana
62.8%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
61.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
51.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
50.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
27.2%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
27.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
18.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
15.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
15.2%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Eternal Life
(290)100%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(290)100%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(290)100%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(289)99.7%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(288)99.3%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(288)99.3%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(287)99%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(287)99%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(287)99%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(287)99%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(285)98.3%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(283)97.6%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(283)97.6%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(279)96.2%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(276)95.2%✕ Remove
Melding
(274)94.5%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(273)94.1%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(270)93.1%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(265)91.4%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(263)90.7%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(262)90.3%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(260)89.7%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(260)89.7%✕ Remove
General Electric
(260)89.7%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(254)87.6%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(251)86.6%✕ Remove
True Strike
(251)86.6%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(249)85.9%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(195)67.2%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(188)64.8%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(176)60.7%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(146)50.3%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(144)49.7%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(144)49.7%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(141)48.6%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(134)46.2%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(120)41.4%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(105)36.2%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(105)36.2%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(103)35.5%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(79)27.2%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(76)26.2%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(55)19%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(40)13.8%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(38)13.1%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(36)12.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(33)11.4%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(32)11%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(31)10.7%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(31)10.7%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(31)10.7%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(29)10%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(27)9.3%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(26)9%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(26)9%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(26)9%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(25)8.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(25)8.6%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(23)7.9%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(21)7.2%✕ Remove
Material Solidification
(21)7.2%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(16)5.5%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(14)4.8%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(14)4.8%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(12)4.1%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(11)3.8%✕ Remove
Dominion
(11)3.8%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(11)3.8%✕ Remove
Cooked
(11)3.8%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(7)2.4%✕ Remove
Roil
(6)2.1%✕ Remove