The Spark is a highly effective skill for the Lich in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 11 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Zenith II, Efficiency II, Rakiata's Flow. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Crystalline Phylactery, Necromantic Conduit, Controlling Magic on the skill tree.

Spark
(Lich) Builds
Sample size: 11 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 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 Mana Regeneration Rate
45.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
36.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
27.3%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
27.3%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
27.3%
# to maximum Mana
18.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
18.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
18.2%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
9.1%
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
9.1%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
63.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
54.5%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
18.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Spell Damage Bonus]
18.2%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
18.2%
#% increased [Spirit|Spirit]
18.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
18.2%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
9.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
9.1%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
54.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
45.5%
# to maximum Life
27.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.3%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
27.3%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
18.2%
#% increased [CullingStrike|Culling Strike] Threshold
18.2%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
54.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
54.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
45.5%
# Life Regeneration per second
27.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.3%
#% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances
27.3%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
27.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
18.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
18.2%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
45.5%
# to maximum Mana
45.5%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
36.4%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
36.4%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
27.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
27.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.3%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
18.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
#% increased [Projectile] Damage
18.2%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
90.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
63.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
54.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
54.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
54.5%
# to maximum Life
27.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.3%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
18.2%
# to maximum Mana
18.2%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
18.2%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
54.5%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
45.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
45.5%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
36.4%
#% increased maximum Mana
36.4%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
27.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
27.3%
# to maximum Mana
27.3%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.3%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
18.2%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
54.5%
# to maximum Life
36.4%
# to maximum Mana
36.4%
#% increased maximum Mana
36.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
36.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
27.3%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
18.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
18.2%
#% increased [Chaos] Damage
18.2%
#% increased [Curse] [BuffMagnitude|Magnitudes]
18.2%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
54.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
36.4%
Reflects opposite Ring
36.4%
# to maximum Mana
27.3%
#% increased Cast Speed
27.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
# to maximum Life
18.2%
#% increased Mana Cost [Efficiency] of [Spell|Spells]
18.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
18.2%
#% increased maximum Mana
18.2%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
100%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
45.5%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
45.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfGold|Gold]
45.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
45.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
36.4%
#% increased [Flask|Flask] Charges gained
27.3%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
27.3%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
# to maximum Life
18.2%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
45.5%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
27.3%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
18.2%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
18.2%
#% increased Cast Speed
18.2%
Gain # Life per enemy killed
18.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
18.2%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
18.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
9.1%
#% increased [Cold] Damage
9.1%
Offhand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
Enemies in your [Presence|Presence] Resist [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] based on their Lowest [Resistances|Resistance]
9.1%
[Allies] in your [Presence] Regenerate #% of their Maximum Life per second
9.1%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] [Gain|Gain] #% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
9.1%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
9.1%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Crystalline Phylactery
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Necromantic Conduit
(8)72.7%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(7)63.6%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Blackened Heart
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(6)54.5%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Price of Power
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Frozen Limit
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
Well of Power
(5)45.5%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
True Strike
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(4)36.4%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Melding
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Cooked
(3)27.3%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Holy Protector
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Dead can Dance
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Lord of Horrors
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Roil
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(2)18.2%✕ Remove
Zealot's Oath
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Incessant Cacophony
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Adverse Growth
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Sanguine Tolerance
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Shimmering Mirage
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Rupturing Pins
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Right Hand of Darkness
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Necrotic Touch
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Warlord Leader
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Growing Swarm
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Silent Guardian
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Left Hand of Darkness
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Regenerative Flesh
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Entropic Incarnation
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Grip of Evil
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Warding Fetish
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Conduit
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Emboldening Lead
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Cull the Hordes
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Thirst for Power
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Restless Dead
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Wither Away
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Gigantic Following
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Inescapable Cold
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Expendable Army
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Bringer of Order
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
The Howling Primate
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Taut Flesh
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Relentless Fallen
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Thaumaturgic Generator
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
All Natural
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Sanguimantic Rituals
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Empowerment
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(1)9.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(1)9.1%✕ Remove