For Death Seal, begin with Corrupted Consciousness and Mortal Pulse for strong damage scaling, then move into Desperate Shroud and Deadlock. Deadlock automatically sets your health to 33 percent, which synergizes with multiple low-health bonuses in Last Epoch gold the Lich tree. On the right side, Doomcall dramatically amplifies damage, especially if you're lucky enough to obtain Marina's Lost Soul Unique Wand. Tachycardia adds even more offensive power.

Passive Tree

Your passive point distribution is split across the base Acolyte tree, the Warlock tree for supplemental Intelligence, and the Lich tree for core power.

Start with 20 points in the Acolyte base tree to unlock the Lich. Blood Aura and Bone Aura are the best early choices. If you're running Summon Skeletons during leveling, you can temporarily invest in Dark Rituals for additional damage. After unlocking Lich, respec to focus on Bone Aura and Forbidden Knowledge, with a few points in Stolen Vitality or Blood Aura depending on whether you need more defense or offense.

In the Warlock tree, spend five points each in Soul Stealer and Occultist's Mind for Intelligence and sustain. These are less urgent and can be added later once your Lich nodes are secure.

The Lich tree itself is where most of your investment will go. Dance with Death is the priority, giving massive damage while below 35 percent health-a state that Deadlock ensures. Apocrypha and Grasp of Fate fill out your early points, while Unclosing Wounds and Crippling Insight bring stronger midgame power. For endgame scaling, focus on Deathbringer, Clairvoyant Insight, and Ageless Ascetic for damage, with Three Plagues, Elixir of Death, and Soul Maw for defense. Mind Over Body is another key node, helping maintain low health thresholds while improving Intelligence scaling.

Stat Priorities and Gear

Because Reaper Form, Death Seal, and Deadlock already provide high raw damage, gearing should focus primarily on survival. The longer you stay alive in Reaper Form, the more enemies you'll tear through. Still, offensive stats help accelerate the build, especially as Rip Blood scales.

Offensive priorities:

Necrotic Damage

Cast Speed

Intelligence

Critical Strike Chance and Multiplier

Necrotic Penetration

Armor Shred Chance

Defensive priorities:

Health

Armor

Endurance

Leech

Intelligence

Key Uniques

While not mandatory, certain Uniques dramatically enhance this build. Marina's Lost Soul Wand is the most impactful, boosting Necrotic Spell Damage and Cast Speed while applying Damned to the caster. Thanks to sustain from Reaper Form and Rip Blood, the self-inflicted damage is negligible, and Doomcall turns Damned into a powerful damage amplifier.

Other great options include the Grimoire of Necrotic Elixirs, which grants offensive and defensive bonuses when drinking potions, and the Red Ring of Atlaria for strong late-game defense if your Attributes are high. For mobility, Unique boots like Advent of the Erased or Blood of Last Epoch gold for sale the Exile increase speed and help maintain momentum across maps.