The Lich is a Mastery class of the Acolyte in Last Epoch, specializing in dark magic that manipulates life and death. This class embraces a high-risk, high-reward playstyle by sacrificing its own health to unleash powerful necrotic and blood magic attacks, making it a unique and challenging choice for players who enjoy aggressive, close-range combat infused with dark sorcery Last Epoch Gold.

Core Concept and Playstyle  
The defining feature of the Lich is its signature skill, Reaper Form, which transforms the player into a deadly Reaper. While in this form, the Lich’s health steadily drains, but instead of dying when health reaches zero, the player is reverted back to human form and fully healed. This mechanic encourages players to maintain low health to maximize damage output, leveraging a risk-versus-reward dynamic. The Lich excels at dealing damage over time with necrotic spells and melee attacks, supported by life leech and health-drain mechanics that sustain survivability despite constant self-damage.

Key Skills  
1. Reaper Form: Grants transformation into a Reaper, boosting melee necrotic damage and mobility but draining health over time.  
2. Death Seal: A powerful Lich-exclusive spell that deals necrotic damage and enhances survivability.  
3. Drain Life: A channeled spell dealing necrotic damage over time and leeching health from enemies, synergizing well with the Lich’s health-drain playstyle.  
4. Aura of Decay: A damage-over-time aura that weakens enemies around the player.

These skills, combined with the mastery’s passive tree, emphasize necrotic damage, health leech, and damage bonuses when at low health, reinforcing the Lich’s theme of sacrificing vitality for power.

Strengths and Weaknesses  
The Lich offers excellent mobility and survivability while in Reaper Form, with strong clear speeds and the ability to tank damage through health leech and wards. However, it is cooldown-dependent and can be vulnerable outside of Reaper Form, requiring careful management of buffs and health to avoid death. The class demands strategic gameplay and good timing to maximize its potential Last Epoch Gold for sale.

Build Variety and Progression  
Popular builds include the Stygian Beam Lich, which uses the unique Stygian Coal catalyst to unleash multiple beams while channeling Drain Life, and the Death Seal Reaper build, focusing on sustained melee necrotic damage and survivability. Players often invest heavily in Intelligence, necrotic damage, and health sustain nodes across the Lich, Acolyte, and Warlock trees to optimize damage output and survivability.