Hexblast Doom Lich

Witch — Lich, built around Hexblast.

Despair the target, Hexblast consumes the curse for massive payoff damage — Impending Doom re-triggers on the consumed hex

Playstyle: Bossing · curse-pop detonator. Budget: mid.

Verified performance

This build deals 12.3× the damage of a typical build on identical gear. Measured with the real Path of Building calculation engine on a standardised endgame gear baseline, so builds can be compared like for like. Your own numbers will differ with your actual gear and configuration.

Damage per second26,152
Damage vs typical build12.3×
Life2,027
Energy shield269
Effective health pool4,368
Survivability vs typical build1.05×

Because every build is tested on the same defensive gear, survivability barely varies between them — damage is what separates them, and that is what this ranking measures.

Skill setup

Main skill: Hexblast, supported by Impending Doom, Heightened Curse.

Ascendancy

Lich passives: Price of Power.

Gear

How this build works

  1. Despair: Verified PoE2 curse (the real chaos curse — 'Conductivity' doesn't exist in PoE2) — lowers chaos resistance and marks the target for Hexblast.
  2. Hexblast: Verified payoff spell — consumes the curse on the target for massive bonus damage. The 'payoff' tag on the gem is literal.
  3. Impending Doom: Verified support — when a hex is removed, trigger doom damage. Hexblast removes hexes BY DESIGN — every cast double-detonates.
  4. Price of Power: Verified Lich notable — power-charge-fed spell amplification for the detonation loop.
  5. Heightened Curse: Real PoE2 support — socket this into DESPAIR (not Hexblast): stronger curse effect means a bigger Hexblast payoff when consumed.

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