The Comet is a highly effective skill for the Lich in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 22 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Efficiency II, Spell Cascade, Boundless Energy II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Pure Energy, Patient Barrier, Dampening Shield on the skill tree.

Comet
(Lich) Builds
Sample size: 22 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-29 19:45:52 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
36.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
31.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
31.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
31.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
27.3%
# to maximum Mana
18.2%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
13.6%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
13.6%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
9.1%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
9.1%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
18.2%
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
18.2%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
18.2%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
18.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
18.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.6%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
13.6%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
13.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.6%
Chance to [Block] [HitDamage|Damage] is [Lucky]
13.6%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
54.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
36.4%
#% of Damage taken bypasses [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.4%
[StatGain|Gain] #% of maximum Life as Extra maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
31.8%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
18.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.6%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
59.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
31.8%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
22.7%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
22.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
22.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
18.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour], [Evasion|Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.2%
# Life Regeneration per second
13.6%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
50%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
45.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
40.9%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
40.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
40.9%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
40.9%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
40.9%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
18.2%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
13.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.6%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
54.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
45.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
40.9%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
40.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.4%
# to maximum Mana
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
18.2%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
9.1%
#% increased [Evasion] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
9.1%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
63.6%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
54.5%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
54.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
45.5%
# to maximum Mana
31.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
22.7%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
22.7%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
18.2%
# to maximum Life
18.2%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.6%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
50%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
40.9%
# to maximum Mana
31.8%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
31.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
31.8%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
27.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
27.3%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
22.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
22.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
22.7%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
36.4%
Reflects opposite Ring
36.4%
# to maximum Mana
31.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
22.7%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
18.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.6%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
86.4%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
86.4%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
54.5%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
54.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
45.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
27.3%
# to [Strength|Strength]
22.7%
# to maximum Life
22.7%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
22.7%
# to [Armour]
18.2%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
45.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
36.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
27.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
22.7%
# to Maximum [Charges|Power Charges]
13.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
13.6%
#% increased chance to [Shock]
13.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] per [Charges|Power Charge]
13.6%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
9.1%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
9.1%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Pure Energy
(20)90.9%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(20)90.9%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(19)86.4%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(19)86.4%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(18)81.8%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(17)77.3%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(14)63.6%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(14)63.6%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(14)63.6%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(13)59.1%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(12)54.5%✕ Remove
Necromantic Conduit
(12)54.5%✕ Remove
Energise
(12)54.5%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(12)54.5%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(11)50%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(11)50%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(10)45.5%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(9)40.9%✕ Remove
Melding
(9)40.9%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(9)40.9%✕ Remove
Price of Power
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Roil
(8)36.4%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(7)31.8%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(6)27.3%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Blackened Heart
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Dominion
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
All Natural
(5)22.7%✕ Remove
Lust for Power
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Repulsion
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Embodiment of Frost
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Archon of the Blizzard
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
True Strike
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(4)18.2%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Bonded Precision
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(3)13.6%✕ Remove
Incessant Cacophony
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Warlord Leader
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Fortified Aegis
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Preservation
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Flurry
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Shattering
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Wildsurge Incantation
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Alchemical Oil
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Cooked
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Fated End
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Morgana, the Storm Seer
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(2)9.1%✕ Remove
Wellspring
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Spiral into Insanity
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Tolerant Equipment
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Climate Change
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Core of the Guardian
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Encompassing Domain
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Defensive Stance
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Strong Chin
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Shadow Dancing
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Erraticism
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Regenerative Flesh
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Storm's Rebuke
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Material Solidification
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
General Electric
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Slow Burn
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Flow of Time
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Essence of the Mountain
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Conduit
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Flow State
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Spectral Ward
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
The Frenzied Bear
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
One For All
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Resolution
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Split Shot
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Feel no Pain
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Step Like Mist
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Quick Recovery
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Wasting
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
The Soul Meridian
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Firestarter
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Flow of Life
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Lightning Storm
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Mindful Awareness
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Dark Entries
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)4.5%✕ Remove
Impenetrable Shell
(1)4.5%✕ Remove