1 to 75 Lich with hungering souls | Leveling Guide | 0.9.1

Acolyte
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Summary

- This builds is based around Lich! Activate Death seal and fire out multiple hungering souls per second! You can also manually cast them at the same time! These souls can hit from 10-20k damage on crit hits against level 100 mobs without a single exalted item! To clear packs just let deathwave do the brunt of the damage!

Rating

  • Leveling 9/10 (Very easy time through the campaign and into monos)
  • Gearing 9/10 (Gearing is easy, no uniques required)
  • Endgame 9/10 (Decent clear speed, Destroys Single targets)

Defense For You (Most important to Least important

  • Capped Resistances/armor
  • Healing Effectiveness (AoD Will heal you for more)
  • Critical Strike Avoidance/Endurance 60%
  • Health / Endurance threshold

Offense (Most Important to Least important)

  • Adaptive Spell Damage
  • Necrotic damage/ Spell Damage / Necrotic Penetration
  • Spell Crit/Critical Multiplier
  • INT
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GREEN - Early Game Items (1 affix Tier 1+)

BLUE - Mid Game Items (1 affix Tier 3+)

RED - Starting Endgame Items (1 affix Tier 5+)

YELLOW - Mid Endgame (Requires 3+ Affixes with 8+ Total Tiers)

ORANGE - Late Endgame (Requires 3+ Affixes with 12+ Total Tiers)

Dark GREEN - IDOLS

PINK - Exalted/Set/Unique Items

WARNING: Unused Base Types and Non LICH Class Items ARE HIDDEN

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Level 75 Gear and Build Planner!

Level 75 Lich Hungering Souls Leveling (Only shows skills and passives)

Time Stamp Break Down Written Version with Build Planner at each Interval

Level 4

Helpful Hints:

  • At this point in the game just wear whatever you find

  • Fire and Physical Resist is very important for chapter 1, going into chapter 2 and 3 you want more void resist.

  • 2 handed staffs will help you deal the most damage at this point

  • Build Planner at Level 4
    Level 4 Build Planner

  • Skills

  1. Summon Skeleton - 1 Point into “Unholy Rage” (1 Total)
  • Passives Acolyte
  1. 2 Points into “Blood Aura” (2 Total)
Level 8

Helpful Hints:

  • At this point in the game just wear whatever you find

  • Fire and Physical Resist is very important for chapter 1, going into chapter 2 and 3 you want more void resist.

  • 2 handed staffs will help you deal the most damage at this point

  • Build Planner at Level 8
    Level 8 Build Planner

  • Skills

  1. Summon Skeleton
  • 1 more Point into “Unholy Rage” (2 Total)
  • 1 point into “Marrow walkers” (1 total)
  1. Hungering Souls - 1 point into “Soul Swarm” (1 total)
  • Passives Acolyte
  1. 6 more Points into “Blood Aura” (8 Total)
Level 14

Helpful Hints:

  • At this point in the game just wear whatever you find

  • Fire and Physical Resist is very important for chapter 1, going into chapter 2 and 3 you want more void resist.

  • 2 handed staffs will help you deal the most damage at this point

  • Build Planner at Level 14
    Level 14 Build Planner

  • Skills

  1. Summon Skeleton
  • 2 points into “necrotic conviction” (2 total)
  • 1 point into “hollow walkers” (1 total)
  1. Hungering Souls

  • 3 points into “Ravenous” (3 total)

  • 1 point into “grave bond” (1 total)

  • Passives Acolyte

  1. 8 Points into “Forbidden Knowledge” (8 Total)
  2. 2 Points into “Stolen Vitality” (2 total)
Level 20

Helpful Hints:

  • At this point in the game just wear whatever you find

  • Work towards getting void and physical resist as this is what most mobs you encounter will going into chapter 2 and 3.

  • 2 handed staffs will help you deal the most damage at this point

  • Build Planner at Level 20
    Level 20 Build Planner

  • Skills

  1. Summon Skeleton
  • 1 more Point into “Necrotic Conviction” (3 total)
  • 1 point into “Dread Phalanx” (1 total)
  1. Hungering Souls
  • 2 points into “unholy trinity” (2 total)
  1. Reaper Form

  • 2 points into “Mistress of Decay” (2 total)

  • 2 points into “Harbinger of Blood” (2 total)

  • Passives Acolyte

  • 2 Points into “Blood Pact” (2 total)

  • Passives Lich

  • 5 points into “Survival of the Cruel” (5 total)

Level 28

Helpful Hints:

  • At this point in the game just wear whatever you find

  • Work towards getting void and physical resist as this is what most mobs you encounter will be throwing your way.

  • 2 handed staffs will help you deal the most damage at this point

  • Build Planner at Level 28
    Level 28 Build Planner

  • Skills

  1. Summon Skeleton
  • 1 point into “Marrow Tap” (1 total)
  • 1 point into “Empty the graves” (1 total)
  1. Hungering Souls
  • 2 more points into “Grave Bond” (3 total)
  • 1 more point into “Unholy Trinity” (3 Total)
  1. Reaper Form

  • 2 more points into “Mistress of decay” (4 total),

  • 2 more points into “harbinger of blood” (4 total)

  • 1 point into “Ghastly Flow” (1 Total)

  • Passives Lich

  • 3 more points into “Survival of the Cruel” (8 total)

  • 5 Points into “Grasp of Fate” (5 Total)

Level 35

Helpful Hints:

  • At this point in the game just wear whatever you find

  • Work towards getting all resists.

  • 2 handed staffs will help you deal the most damage at this point

  • Build Planner at Level 35
    Level 35 Build Planner

  • Skills

  1. Summon Skeleton
  • 1 point into “Unbound Necromancy” (1 total)
  • 1 more point into “Empty the graves” (2 total)
  1. Hungering Souls
  • 1 more points into “Grave Bond” (4 total)
  • 1 point into “Forbidden Pact” (1 Total)
  1. Reaper Form
  • 2 points into “Reapers Curse” (2 total),
  • 1 point into “Reapers Ascendance” (1 Total)
  1. Aura of Decay

  • 4 Points into “Absence of decay” (4 Total)

  • 1 point into “inoculation” (1 Total)

  • Passives Lich

  • 8 points into “Dance with Death” (8 total)

  • 1 Point into “Apocrypha” (1 Total)

Level 41

Helpful Hints:

  • At this point in the game just wear whatever you find

  • Work towards getting all resists.

  • 1 hand staff + catalyst can give much more crit chance!

  • Build Planner at Level 41
    Level 41 Build Planner

  • Skills

  1. Summon Skeleton
  • 1 more point into “Unbound Necromancy” (2 total)
  1. Hungering Souls
  • 1 point into “Vengeful Souls” (1 total)
  1. Reaper Form
  • 1 more point into “Reapers Curse” (3 total),
  1. Aura of Decay

  • 3 Points into “Chill to the bone” (3 Total)

  • 3 more points into “inoculation” (4 Total)

  • 1 point into “Plague Rat” (1 total)

  • Passives Lich

  • 8 points into “Unclosing wounds” (8 total)

Level 50

Helpful Hints:

  • At this point in the game just wear whatever you find

  • Work towards getting all resists.

  • 2 handed staffs with necrotic damage/spell damage/spell crit chance give most damage.

  • Build Planner at Level 50
    Level 50 Build Planner

  • Skills

  1. Summon Skeleton
  • 1 point into “Soul Catcher” (1 total)
  • 1 point into “Mind catcher” (1 Total)
  1. Hungering Souls
  • REMOVE 1 point from “Soul Swarm” (0 Points)
  • 1 point into “Isolation” (1 total)
  • 1 point into “Great soul” (1 Total)
  1. Reaper Form
  • 1 more point into “Reapers Curse” (4 total)
  • 1 point into “Deaths Door” (1 Total)
  1. Aura of Decay
  • 3 more points into “Plague Rat” (4 total)
  1. Death Seal

  • 2 Points into “Moratorium” (2 Total)

  • 1 point into “Devouring Release” (1 Total)

  • 2 Points into “Insatiable Soul” (2 Total)

  • 2 Points into “Corrupted Consciousness” (2 Total)

  • Passives Lich

  • 10 points into “Necrotic Energy” (10 total)

Level 55

Helpful Hints:

  • At this point in the game just wear whatever you find

  • Work towards getting all resists and capping at 60% Endurance

  • 2 handed staffs will give the most damage

  • Build Planner at Level 55
    Level 55 Build Planner

  • Skills

  1. Summon Skeleton
  • 1 more point into “Mind catcher” (2 Total)
  1. Hungering Souls
  • 1 point into “Piercing Gaze” (1 total)
  • 1 more point into “Great soul” (2 Total)
  1. Reaper Form
  • 1 more point into “Deaths Door” (2 Total)
  1. Aura of Decay
  • 1 point into “Undertow” (1 total)
  1. Death Seal

  • 1 more Point into “Moratorium” (3 Total)

  • 2 more Points into “Insatiable Soul” (4 Total)

  • 1 more Point into “Corrupted Consciousness” (3 Total)

  • 3 points into “Desperate Shroud” (3 Total)

  • 1 Point into “Deadlock” (1 Total)

  • Passives Lich

  • 5 points into “Ageless Ascetic” (5 total)

Level 65

Helpful Hints:

  • At this point in the game just wear whatever you find

  • Work towards getting all resists.

  • 1 hand staff + catalyst can give much more crit chance!

  • Build Planner at Level 65
    Level 65 Build Planner

  • Skills

  1. Summon Skeleton
  • 1 more point into “Mind catcher” (3 Total)
  • 1 more point into “Unbound Necromancy” (3 Total)
  1. Hungering Souls
  • 1 point into “Piercing Gaze” (2 total)
  • 1 more point into “Great soul” (3 Total)
  1. Reaper Form
  • 2 more points into “Deaths Door” (4 Total)
  1. Aura of Decay
  • 2 more points into “Undertow” (3 total)
  1. Death Seal

  • 2 more Point into “Corrupted Consciousness” (5 Total)

  • Passives Lich

  • 5 points into “Soul Maw” (5 total)

  • 5 points into “Deathbringer” (5 total)

Level 75

Helpful Hints:

  • At this point in the game just wear whatever you find

  • Work towards getting all resists and endurance to 60%.

  • 2 handed staffs give most damage.

  • Build Planner at Level 75
    Level 75 Build Planner

  • Skills

  1. Summon Skeleton
  • 1 more point into “Unbound Necromancy” (4 Total)
  1. Hungering Souls
  • 1 more point into “Great soul” (4 Total)
  1. Reaper Form
  • 1 more point into “Reapers Ascendance” (2 Total)
  1. Aura of Decay
  • 1 more point into “Undertow” (4 total)
  1. Death Seal

  • 1 Point into “Mortal Pulse” (1 Total)

  • Passives Lich

  • 5 points into “Darkguard” (5 total)

  • 5 points into “Clairvoyant Insight” (5 total)

  • 3 more points into “Apocrypha” (4 total)

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Dammit, finally have an excuse to stop always going necromancer and to make a lich for once.

Thanks for the leveling guide, always appreciate those as someone who enjoys learning the ins and outs of certain abilities and builds.