The Living Bomb is a highly effective skill for the Lich in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 14 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Overabundance II, Rapid Casting II, Efficiency II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Pure Energy, Whispers of Doom, Crystalline Phylactery on the skill tree.

Living Bomb
(Lich) Builds
Sample size: 14 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
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
35.7%
# to Level of all [Chaos|Chaos] [Spell|Spell] Skills
28.6%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
28.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
28.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
28.6%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
21.4%
# to maximum Mana
14.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
14.3%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
14.3%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
14.3%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
35.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
28.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.4%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
14.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
14.3%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
14.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
14.3%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
14.3%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
64.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
42.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
# to maximum Life
21.4%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
21.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
21.4%
#% of Damage taken bypasses [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
21.4%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
78.6%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
64.3%
#% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
35.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
28.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
21.4%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
14.3%
# to Level of all [Corrupted] Skill Gems
7.1%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
57.1%
# to maximum Mana
42.9%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
42.9%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
35.7%
# to maximum Life
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
28.6%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
21.4%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
14.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
14.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
14.3%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
64.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
64.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
50%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
50%
# to maximum Mana
35.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.4%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
21.4%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
57.1%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
50%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.7%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
28.6%
# to maximum Mana
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
28.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
28.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.4%
# to maximum Life
21.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
21.4%
Ring 1
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
64.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
57.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
42.9%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
42.9%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
35.7%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
28.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.4%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
21.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
21.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
21.4%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
64.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
42.9%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
35.7%
#% increased maximum Mana
28.6%
# to maximum Mana
21.4%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
21.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
21.4%
# to maximum Life
14.3%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
14.3%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
[Flask|Flasks] gain # charges per Second
42.9%
# to maximum Mana
28.6%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Augment] Items
28.6%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
28.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
28.6%
# to maximum Life
21.4%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
21.4%
This item gains bonuses from Socketed Items as though it was a Helmet
21.4%
# to [Armour]
14.3%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
35.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
28.6%
[Minion|Minions] have #% increased maximum Life
21.4%
# to Level of all [Chaos|Chaos] [Spell|Spell] Skills
14.3%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
14.3%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
14.3%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] have #% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances|Resistances]
14.3%
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
7.1%
# to Level of all [Fire|Fire] [Spell|Spell] Skills
7.1%
# to Level of all [Minion|Minion] Skills
7.1%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
21.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
14.3%
# to maximum Mana
14.3%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
14.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
7.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
7.1%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
7.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
7.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
7.1%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
7.1%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Pure Energy
(13)92.9%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(11)78.6%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(9)64.3%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(8)57.1%✕ Remove
Melding
(7)50%✕ Remove
Necromantic Conduit
(7)50%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(7)50%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(7)50%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(7)50%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(7)50%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Lone Warrior
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Impending Doom
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(6)42.9%✕ Remove
Incessant Cacophony
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Blackened Heart
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Warlord Leader
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Preservation
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(5)35.7%✕ Remove
Void
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Fated End
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Roil
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Principal Infusion
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Enveloping Presence
(4)28.6%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Lingering Horror
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Eldritch Empowerment
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Dark Entries
(3)21.4%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Spiral into Insanity
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Price of Power
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Abasement
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Dominion
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Voll's Protection
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Energise
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
True Strike
(2)14.3%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Tempered Defences
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Iron Reflexes
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Hunting Companion
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Flurry
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Stripped Defences
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Conduit
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Desert's Scorn
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Infused Limits
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Defensive Reflexes
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Wide Barrier
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Bringer of Order
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Shattering
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Blessing of the Moon
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Leather Bound Gauntlets
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Backup Plan
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Firestarter
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Forthcoming
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
All Natural
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Flamewalker
(1)7.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)7.1%✕ Remove