Lich — guide

In short

Lich is an Epic Defense champion from the Undead Hordes with DEF-based damage, Accuracy and Speed debuffs, and self-healing. He is best in Dungeons and Faction Crypts, but he is an average Epic overall. Build priority is low: level him for FW or fusion and don’t spend tomes or top gear unless you need to.

Strengths

• A1 and A3 damage scales from DEF, so a tanky build still contributes some damage.
• Fatigue resets the target’s turn meter and applies -30% Speed for 2 turns — useful against fast waves.
• Cocoon gives himself +60% DEF for 2 turns and heals 20% HP — decent self-sustain.
• His passive gives allies +27% DEF in Faction Crypts — the main reason to keep him for FW.
• A1 can place -50% Accuracy, even if the chance is only 30%.

Weaknesses

• No team protection: Cocoon is self-only.
• The A1 Accuracy debuff is just 30% before books — unreliable.
• Base Speed is only 99, so he needs Speed gear to take turns.
• Ratings in CB, Hard and Arena are low — he is not a universal pick.

Where to use

Best area is Dungeons (3/5): there he can be a budget defensive support with enough Accuracy for his debuffs. In Faction Crypts (2.5/5) you keep him for the +27% Ally DEF passive. In DT and Chimera (2.5/5) he is a spot pick when you specifically want the turn-meter reset and Speed debuff. He is not competitive in Hydra or Arena (2/5), and in CB and Hard (1/5) you should leave him out.

Stats and gear

Priority: DEF → HP → Speed → Accuracy. Rough Epic targets: DEF 2,500+, HP 40,000+, Speed 170–200, Accuracy 150–200 for A1/A3. C.RATE and C.DMG are not needed. Practical sets: Defense, Speed, Perception, Accuracy, and Immortal if you want more sustain. The build list does not name artifact sets, so choose by job: more HP/DEF for FW, more Speed and Accuracy for Dungeons.

Masteries and blessings

Go Defense and Support trees to survive and cycle Cocoon more often. From the list: Expeditious Exploitation and Gathering Momentum. Relics from the list: Tempus Sanguinis and Perched Shadow. If you lack the relics, don’t force them — he is not worth expensive tuning.

Tombs

Book Fatigue first: ranks 5 and 6 reduce its cooldown, so you get the turn-meter reset and Speed debuff more often. Then book Cocoon for the -1 cooldown. Curse of Blindness comes last because books only add debuff chance and damage.

Verdict

An average Epic with a narrow role in FW and Dungeons. The site verdict is Vault (fusion), especially fusion for Razen; don’t invest serious resources in him.