Best Builds for The Lich Upgrade Path
Goal: Lich builds that grind space with spells and control.
Last verified 2026-02-27
At-a-Glance
- Role: Killer
- Path shape: Starter -> Intermediate -> Optimized
- Patch source: 9.4.2
Starter
Lowest ownership barrier while preserving the same job.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Intermediate
Keep core consistency, then add upside perks.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Unlock from Lich
Unlock from Cannibal
Optimized
Full target version pulled from the guide's core loadout.
Unlock from Lich
Unlock from Cannibal
Unlock from Twins
Unlock from Deathslinger
Upgrade Step 1: Starter -> Intermediate
- Spies from the Shadows -> Weave Attunement. Preserves the build's core job with a lower ownership barrier.
- Scourge Hook: Weeping Wounds -> Franklin's Demise. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
Upgrade Step 2: Intermediate -> Optimized
- Hex: Fortune's Fool -> Weave Attunement. Keeps similar value through aura + oblivious while lowering ownership requirements.
- Bitter Murmur -> Franklin's Demise. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Weave Attunement -> Hoarder. Keeps similar value through item while lowering ownership requirements.
- Franklin's Demise -> Gearhead. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.