The Ravenous Swarm is a highly effective skill for the Lich in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 12 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Prolonged Duration II, Escalating Poison, Withering Touch. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Heavy Buffer, Soulless Form, Enhanced Barrier on the skill tree.

Ravenous Swarm
(Lich) Builds
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 Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Chaos|Chaos] [Spell|Spell] Skills
75%
# to maximum Mana
50%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
50%
#% increased Cast Speed
41.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
41.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
33.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
25%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
25%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
16.7%
# to Level of all [Minion|Minion] Skills
8.3%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
41.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.7%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
41.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% increased Cast Speed
25%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
25%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
16.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
58.3%
# to maximum Life
41.7%
# to maximum Mana
41.7%
#% of Damage taken bypasses [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
41.7%
[StatGain|Gain] #% of maximum Life as Extra maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
16.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
41.7%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
41.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
33.3%
# to maximum Life
25%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
25%
# Life Regeneration per second
16.7%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
16.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
66.7%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
# to maximum Life
41.7%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
25%
#% reduced Cast Speed
25%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
16.7%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
16.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
75%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
75%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
58.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
41.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
41.7%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
25%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
16.7%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
75%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
50%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
41.7%
# to [Strength|Strength]
41.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
41.7%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
33.3%
# Life Regeneration per second
25%
# to maximum Life
25%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
75%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
66.7%
#% increased Cast Speed
58.3%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
50%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
50%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
33.3%
# to [Evasion] Rating
16.7%
# to maximum Life
16.7%
#% increased [BuffEffect|effect] of [ArcaneSurge|Arcane Surge] on you
16.7%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
58.3%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
50%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
50%
# to maximum Mana
33.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
33.3%
# to [Evasion] Rating
25%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
25%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
25%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
25%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
91.7%
# to maximum Life
50%
# to [Strength|Strength]
41.7%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
41.7%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
41.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
33.3%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
33.3%
#% increased bonuses gained from left Equipped Ring
25%
#% increased bonuses gained from right Equipped Ring
25%
#% reduced [Charm] Charges used
25%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
58.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
33.3%
# to maximum Mana
25%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
25%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
16.7%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
16.7%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
16.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
16.7%
# to Level of all [Chaos|Chaos] [Spell|Spell] Skills
8.3%
Interactive Meta Heatmap
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Key Notables & Keystones
Heavy Buffer
(12)100%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(11)91.7%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(10)83.3%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(10)83.3%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(10)83.3%✕ Remove
Dark Entries
(10)83.3%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(10)83.3%✕ Remove
Melding
(9)75%✕ Remove
Void
(9)75%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(9)75%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(9)75%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(9)75%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(9)75%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(9)75%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(9)75%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(8)66.7%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(8)66.7%✕ Remove
Fated End
(7)58.3%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(6)50%✕ Remove
Eldritch Empowerment
(6)50%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(5)41.7%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Preservation
(4)33.3%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(3)25%✕ Remove
Spiral into Insanity
(3)25%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(3)25%✕ Remove
Decrepifying Curse
(3)25%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(3)25%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(3)25%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(3)25%✕ Remove
Refocus
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Essence Infusion
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Distant Dreamer
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
The Soul Meridian
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Roil
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(2)16.7%✕ Remove
Incessant Cacophony
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Price of Power
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Engineered Blaze
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Blackened Heart
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ruin
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Right Hand of Darkness
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Mending Deflection
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Ritual Cadence
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Growing Swarm
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Silent Guardian
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Fulmination
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Necromantic Conduit
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
General Electric
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Inner Faith
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Entropic Incarnation
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Breathing
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Effervescent
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Lord of Horrors
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Restless Dead
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Gravedigger
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Low Tolerance
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Bringer of Order
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Splintering Force
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Hindered Capabilities
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Relentless Fallen
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Extinguishing Exhalation
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Necrotised Flesh
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(1)8.3%✕ Remove
Crystalline Flesh
(1)8.3%✕ Remove