Poison Lich

This Lich leveling build shines in its offensive capabilities. It melts everything in its way, making it a very solid mastery to play during the campaign.

Use Rip Blood as your single target until you unlock Spirit Plague.
Use Wandering Spirits on cooldown for clear.
Use Spirit Plague for single target and clear.
Use Reaper Form and Death Seal on cooldown, without them up the build doesn't work properly.
Only use Aura Of Decay once you have spec'ed into it.
Before switching to another area you can let Reaper Form fade as it refreshes its cooldown when entering a new area.
Always change your staff to the best base possible, until level 38. After this level look only for Spine Rod.
Cap your Physical Resistance early to make the campaign look easy.

Gear

Preferred Modifiers

Level of Spirit Plague, Level of Wandering Spirits, Level of Reaper Form, Level of Aura Of Decay and Level of Death Seal
Poison Damage and Damage Over Time
Cast Speed
Poison Penetration
Poison Damage And Poison Resistance
Vitality
Damage Leeched as Health While Transformed
Chance to Poison on Hit
Poison Penetration and Minion Poison Penetration
Health
Hybrid Health
Fire Resistance, Lightning Resistance, Cold Resistance, Elemental Resistance, Physical Resistance, Necrotic Resistance and Void Resistance
Armour
Dodge Rating

Idols

Increased Poison Damage while Aura of Decay is active
Increased Damage Over Time while you have an Ailment Overload
Damage While Transformed
Poison Chance On Spell Hit
Increased Aura of Decay Area
Damage Over Time while at Low Health

Preferred Gear

Base Item	Type	Note
Toxic Spine Rod of the Scorpio	Weapon
Revenant Mask	Helmet
Burial Mask	Helmet
Coven Robes	Body Armour
Revenant Plate
Burial Plate
Toxic Spidersilk Sash of the Giant	Belt
Praetorian Belt	Belt
Vital Heoborean Boots of Sparks	Boots
Solarum Greaves	Boots
Scholar's Plated Gauntlets of the Feast	Gloves	Try to get increased leech rate.
Blighted Bone Amulet of Deflection	Amulet
Gold Ring	Ring
Opal Ring	Ring
Runed Bones	Relic
Cursed Bones	Relic

Useful Uniques

Unique	Type	Note
Advent of the Erased	Boots
Eterra's Path
Transient Rest
Arboreal Circuit	Ring
Legacy of the Quiet Forest	Belt
Isadora's Tomb Binding	Belt
Prism Wraps	Body Armor
Woven Flesh	Body Armor

Passives

Acolyte

8 points into Blood Aura (8/8)
8 points into Forbidden Knowledge (8/8)
4 points into Stolen Vitality (4/8)

Warlock

8 points into Spiteful Decay (8/8)
2 points into Occultist's Mind (2/8)
5 points into Vile Tide (5/8)

Lich

10 points into Apocrypha (10/10)
5 points into Survival of the Cruel (5/8)
8 points into Lasting Stench (8/8)
2 points into Survival of the Cruel (7/8)
5 points into Deathbringer (5/5)

Warlock

6 points into Spirit Leech (6/6)

Lich

7 points into Desolation (7/8)

Skills

Rip Blood

Unspec this skill as soon as you can choose your class.

4 points into Arcane Absorption (4/4)
5 points into Hemomancer (5/5)

Wandering Spirits

2 points into Souls of Rage (2/5)
1 point into Poisoned Minds (1/3)
1 point into Spectral Putrescence (1/1)
3 points into Spirit Swarm (3/3)
3 points into Lingering Souls (3/3)
5 points into Thin Veil (5/5)
1 point into Souls of Rage (3/5)
1 point into Medium (1/4)
3 points into Eternal Haunt (3/5)

Reaper Form

1 point into Soul for a Soul (1/4)
4 points into Reaper's Curse (4/4)
1 point into Death Comes Quickly (1/4)
3 points into Soul for a Soul (4/4)
1 point into Death Comes Quickly (2/4)
3 points into Rapid Destruction (3/3)
3 points into Mistress of Decay (2/4)
3 points into Swift Harbinger (3/3)
2 points into Mistress of Decay (4/4)

Spirit Plague

1 point into Efficacious Application (1/5)
3 points into Toxic Transmission (3/3)
2 points into Pestilence (2/3)
2 points into Rotten to the Core (2/5)
2 points into Concentrated Rot (2/2)
1 point into Efficacious Application (2/5)
3 points into Perpetuity (3/3)
3 points into Efficacious Application (5/5)
3 points into Rotten to the Core (5/5)

Aura Of Decay

4 points into Absence of Life (4/4)
1 point to Plague Rat (1/4)
4 points into Respite (4/4)
1 point into Inoculation (1/4)
2 points into Vulnerability (2/3)
1 point into Poison Bolt (1/1)
4 points into Poison Barrage (4/4)
1 point into Vulnerability (3/3)
2 points into Inoculation (3/4)

Death Seal

2 points into Corrupted Consciousness (2/5)
3 points into Desperate Shroud (3/3)
1 point into Deadlock (1/1)
3 points into Moratorium (3/3)
3 points into Corrupted Consciousness (5/5)
4 points into Pustulent Presence (4/4)
1 point into Mortal Pulse (1/1)
3 points into Tachycardia (3/5)