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1.7%
Acolyte Of Chayula
0.9%
Amazon
0.4%
Blood Mage
2.9%
Chronomancer
1%
Deadeye
6%
Disciple Of Varashta
2.4%
Druid
10.3%
Gemling Legionnaire
12%
Huntress
1.7%
Infernalist
3.3%
Invoker
0.1%
Lich
1.1%
Martial Artist
13.9%
Mercenary
Monk
12.4%
Oracle
3.9%
Pathfinder
1.5%
Ranger
Ritualist
1.4%
Shaman
1.4%
Smith Of Kitava
0.4%
Sorceress
Spirit Walker
12.6%
Stormweaver
4.1%
Tactician
0.9%
Titan
2.3%
Warbringer
0.3%
Warrior
0.5%
Witch
Witchhunter
1.1%

Skeletal Brute

(Lich) Builds
<7575-8990+

Sample size: 33 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 19:43:54 UTC

The Skeletal Brute is a highly effective skill for the Lich in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 33 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Magnified Area II, Bidding III, Prolonged Duration II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Crystalline Phylactery, Necromantic Conduit, Lord of Horrors on the skill tree.

Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.

★ Selected Main Skills

Skeletal Brute
100%
└
Magnified Area II
63.6%
└
Bidding III
63.6%
└
Prolonged Duration II
54.5%
└
Minion Mastery
54.5%
└
Last Gasp
54.5%
└
Muster
33.3%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
27.3%
└
Heft
21.2%
└
Rapid Attacks II
15.2%
└
Uruk's Smelting
12.1%
└
Heavy Swing
12.1%
└
Armour Break III
12.1%
└
Rage III
9.1%
└
Physical Mastery
9.1%
└
Impact Shockwave
6.1%

Other Active Skills & Auras

Pain Offering
97%
└
Prolonged Duration II
93.8%
└
Sacrificial Offering
93.8%
└
Danse Macabre
90.6%
└
Magnified Area II
87.5%
└
Brutus' Brain
84.4%
└
Minion Mastery
12.5%
└
Meat Shield II
6.2%
└
Efficiency II
6.2%
└
Elemental Army
3.1%
└
Expanse
3.1%
└
Prolonged Duration I
3.1%
Skeletal Cleric
93.9%
└
Rapid Casting II
93.5%
└
Meat Shield II
87.1%
└
Minion Mastery
80.6%
└
Last Gasp
71%
└
Deathmarch
54.8%
└
Elemental Army
19.4%
└
Magnified Area II
12.9%
└
Brutus' Brain
9.7%
└
Sacrificial Lamb I
6.5%
└
Prolonged Duration II
6.5%
└
Sacrificial Lamb II
6.5%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
3.2%
└
Hulking Minions
3.2%
└
Amanamu's Tithe
3.2%
└
Tecrod's Revenge
3.2%
Skeletal Storm Mage
87.9%
└
Muster
93.1%
└
Overcharge
93.1%
└
Shock
89.7%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
89.7%
└
Last Gasp
24.1%
└
Esh's Radiance
24.1%
└
Lightning Mastery
17.2%
└
Rapid Casting II
13.8%
└
Shock Conduction
10.3%
└
Minion Mastery
10.3%
└
Dominus' Grasp
3.4%
└
Lightning Exposure
3.4%
└
Rakiata's Flow
3.4%
└
Lightning Attunement
3.4%
└
Chain II
3.4%
Skeletal Warrior
84.8%
└
Last Gasp
67.9%
└
Deathmarch
64.3%
└
Amanamu's Tithe
60.7%
└
Sacrificial Lamb I
60.7%
└
Meat Shield II
25%
└
Sacrificial Lamb II
21.4%
└
Minion Mastery
10.7%
└
Rage III
10.7%
└
Essence Harvest
10.7%
└
Muster
7.1%
└
Feeding Frenzy I
3.6%
└
Rapid Attacks II
3.6%
└
Culling Strike I
3.6%
└
Elemental Army
3.6%
└
Withering Touch
3.6%
Despair
81.8%
└
Heightened Curse
85.2%
└
Efficiency II
70.4%
└
Focused Curse
66.7%
└
Cursed Ground
66.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
37%
└
Kalisa's Crescendo
33.3%
└
Magnified Area II
29.6%
└
Ritualistic Curse
22.2%
└
Doedre's Undoing
14.8%
└
Rapid Casting II
7.4%
└
Potent Exposure
3.7%
└
Slow Potency
3.7%
└
Decaying Hex
3.7%
└
Arcane Surge
3.7%
└
Spell Cascade
3.7%
Wolf Pack
78.8%
└
Muster
92.3%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
84.6%
└
Romira's Requital
80.8%
└
Tecrod's Revenge
65.4%
└
Rage III
50%
└
Minion Splash II
26.9%
└
Last Gasp
15.4%
└
Withering Touch
11.5%
└
Minion Mastery
11.5%
└
Uul-Netol's Embrace
11.5%
└
Rapid Attacks II
7.7%
└
Loyalty
7.7%
└
Uruk's Smelting
3.8%
└
Poison III
3.8%
└
Chaos Attunement
3.8%
Skeletal Frost Mage
60.6%
└
Magnified Area II
65%
└
Bidding III
65%
└
Prolonged Duration II
60%
└
Minion Mastery
60%
└
Last Gasp
55%
└
Muster
25%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
25%
└
Wildshards II
25%
└
Freeze
15%
└
Rapid Casting II
10%
└
Tul's Stillness
10%
└
Cold Penetration
10%
└
Hulking Minions
5%
└
Slow Potency
5%
└
Embitter
5%
Raise Shield
54.5%
└
Magnified Area II
5.6%
└
Steadfast II
5.6%
└
Knockback
5.6%
Convalescence
48.5%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
93.8%
└
Prolonged Duration II
93.8%
└
Second Wind III
81.2%
└
Rapid Casting II
62.5%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
12.5%
└
Upwelling I
6.2%
└
Clarity I
6.2%
└
Efficiency II
6.2%
Skeletal Sniper
42.4%
└
Muster
64.3%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
57.1%
└
Multishot II
42.9%
└
Rapid Attacks II
42.9%
└
Minion Mastery
35.7%
└
Tecrod's Revenge
28.6%
└
Maim
21.4%
└
Bidding II
21.4%
└
Culling Strike II
14.3%
└
Blind II
14.3%
└
Gambleshot
14.3%
└
Fire Mastery
14.3%
└
Last Gasp
14.3%
└
Rapid Attacks III
7.1%
└
Pierce III
7.1%
Spectre: Powered Zealot
36.4%
└
Wildshards II
100%
└
Muster
91.7%
└
Pierce III
83.3%
└
Dialla's Desire
58.3%
└
Rakiata's Flow
58.3%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
33.3%
└
Vilenta's Propulsion
16.7%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
16.7%
└
Esh's Radiance
16.7%
└
Rage III
8.3%
└
Rapid Attacks II
8.3%
└
Projectile Acceleration II
8.3%
Sigil of Power
33.3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
90.9%
└
Magnified Area II
90.9%
└
Efficiency II
27.3%
└
Rapid Casting II
18.2%
└
Second Wind III
18.2%
└
Second Wind II
9.1%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
9.1%
Spectre: Gargantuan Wasp
27.3%
└
Muster
100%
└
Rage III
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
77.8%
└
Minion Splash II
44.4%
└
Minion Mastery
22.2%
└
Uul-Netol's Embrace
22.2%
└
Heft
11.1%
└
Multishot II
11.1%
Skeletal Reaver
18.2%
└
Muster
83.3%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
83.3%
└
Rage III
50%
└
Rapid Attacks II
50%
└
Heft
50%
└
Tecrod's Revenge
33.3%
└
Elemental Army
16.7%
└
Withering Touch
16.7%
└
Poison III
16.7%
└
Minion Splash II
16.7%
└
Elemental Armament III
16.7%
└
Amanamu's Tithe
16.7%
└
Sacrificial Lamb I
16.7%
└
Heavy Swing
16.7%
Blasphemy
18.2%
└
Magnified Area II
83.3%
└
Ritualistic Curse
83.3%
└
Slow Potency
33.3%
└
Upwelling I
16.7%
└
Efficiency II
16.7%
└
Heightened Curse
16.7%
└
Potent Exposure
16.7%
Temporal Chains
12.1%
└
Magnified Area II
75%
└
Ritualistic Curse
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
└
Heightened Curse
50%
└
Upwelling I
25%
└
Potent Exposure
25%
└
Slow Potency
25%
└
Atziri's Allure
25%
└
Decaying Hex
25%
Elemental Weakness
12.1%
└
Heightened Curse
100%
└
Efficiency II
75%
└
Magnified Area II
75%
└
Cursed Ground
75%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Ritualistic Curse
25%
└
Spell Cascade
25%
Enfeeble
9.1%
└
Magnified Area II
66.7%
└
Ritualistic Curse
66.7%
└
Heightened Curse
33.3%
└
Efficiency II
33.3%
└
Cursed Ground
33.3%
└
Boundless Energy II
33.3%
└
Energy Retention
33.3%
Unearth
9.1%
└
Enduring Impact II
33.3%
└
Bursting Plague
33.3%
└
Rage III
33.3%
└
Impact Shockwave
33.3%
└
Minion Splash II
33.3%
└
Feeding Frenzy I
33.3%
└
Minion Instability
33.3%
└
Heft
33.3%
└
Life Leech II
33.3%
└
Profanity II
33.3%
└
Muster
33.3%
└
Infernal Legion II
33.3%
└
Rapid Attacks II
33.3%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
33.3%
└
Pin II
33.3%
Frost Bomb
9.1%
└
Potent Exposure
100%
└
Magnified Area II
66.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
33.3%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
33.3%
└
Long Fuse II
33.3%
└
Prolonged Duration I
33.3%
└
Spell Echo
33.3%
└
Cold Mastery
33.3%
Skeletal Arsonist
9.1%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
66.7%
└
Muster
66.7%
└
Multishot II
33.3%
└
Last Gasp
33.3%
└
Fire Exposure
33.3%
└
Rapid Attacks II
33.3%
└
Fire Mastery
33.3%
└
Fire Penetration II
33.3%
└
Minion Mastery
33.3%
└
Fire Attunement
33.3%
Purity of Fire
6.1%
└
Upwelling II
100%
└
Vitality II
100%
└
Clarity II
50%
└
Cannibalism II
50%
└
Cool Headed
50%
└
Herbalism II
50%
Spectre: Vaal Guard
6.1%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
└
Muster
50%
└
Multishot II
50%
└
Fire Attunement
50%
└
Rapid Attacks II
50%
└
Ignite I
50%
Malice
6.1%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Clarity II
50%
└
Upwelling II
50%
└
Healing Runes
50%
Spectre: Faridun Spearwoman
6.1%
└
Muster
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
└
Lightning Attunement
100%
└
Uul-Netol's Embrace
50%
└
Dialla's Desire
50%
└
Rage III
50%
└
Minion Mastery
50%
Spectre: Gelid Zealot
6.1%
└
Muster
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
└
Tul's Stillness
50%
└
Wildshards II
50%
└
Dialla's Desire
50%
└
Tecrod's Revenge
50%
└
Cold Attunement
50%
└
Controlled Destruction
50%
Wardbound Minions
6.1%
└
Unleash
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Concentrated Area
50%
└
Muster
50%
└
Rapid Casting II
50%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
50%
└
Cold Mastery
50%
Raise Zombie
6.1%
└
Feeding Frenzy I
50%
└
Minion Instability
50%
└
Minion Splash II
50%
└
Infernal Legion II
50%
└
Perpetual Charge
50%
└
Muster
50%
└
Freeze
50%
└
Deep Freeze
50%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
50%
Spirit Vessel
3%
└
Atziri's Impatience
100%
└
Rage III
100%
└
Romira's Requital
100%
Lunar Blessing
3%
└
Atziri's Impatience
100%
└
Rage III
100%
└
Romira's Requital
100%
Power Siphon
3%
Spectre: Starlit Harvester
3%
└
Xoph's Pyre
100%
└
Muster
100%
└
Rage III
100%
└
Infernal Legion II
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
Mana Remnants
3%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Remnant Potency I
100%
Spectre: Chaos Zealot
3%
└
Muster
100%
└
Pierce III
100%
└
Wildshards II
100%
└
Dialla's Desire
100%
└
Rakiata's Flow
100%
Discipline
3%
Spectre: Chaotic Zealot
3%
└
Pierce III
100%
└
Wildshards II
100%
└
Minion Mastery
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
└
Chaos Attunement
100%
Profane Ritual
3%
└
Burning Inscription
100%
Cackling Companions
3%
Purity of Ice
3%
└
Upwelling II
100%
└
Clarity II
100%
└
Mysticism II
100%
└
Strong Hearted
100%
Companion: Plague Harvester
3%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Catha's Brilliance
100%
└
Searing Flame II
100%
└
Wildfire
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
Companion: Elephant Tortoise
3%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Searing Flame II
100%
└
Infernal Legion II
100%
└
Wildfire
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
Life Remnants
3%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Khatal's Rejuvenation
100%
└
Remnant Potency I
100%
Ghost Dance
3%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
Spiraling Conspiracy
3%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Muster
100%
└
Chaos Attunement
100%
└
Chaos Mastery
100%
Spectre: Harano, the Meat Carver
3%
└
Muster
100%
└
Heft
100%
└
Minion Mastery
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
100%
└
Feeding Frenzy II
100%
Bind Spectre
3%
Soul Offering
3%
└
Guatelitzi's Ablation
100%
└
Kulemak's Dominion
100%
└
Compressed Duration II
100%
└
Danse Macabre
100%
└
Overabundance II
100%
Cast on Minion Death
3%
└
Boundless Energy II
100%
└
Energy Retention
100%
Hexblast
3%
└
Boundless Energy II
100%
└
Energy Retention
100%
Contagion
3%
└
Boundless Energy II
100%
└
Energy Retention
100%
Blink
3%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
100%
└
Mobility
100%
Arctic Armour
3%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Blind II
100%
└
Cold Mastery
100%
Withering Presence
3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Chaos Mastery
100%
Spellslinger
3%