Overview
This Lich build turns curses into the main damage source. The centrepiece is Doedre’s Undoing: every curse zone you drop spawns toads, and those toads carry the build’s damage. Despair is the one button you press. Blasphemy keeps more curses up around the character, and the whole setup scales chaos damage, cast speed and curse magnitude rather than critical strikes.
The creator’s footage shows it deleting pinnacle bosses. Clearing works, but the creator admits it is on the slow side compared with faster spell builds. The weak spot is dense content such as 70% effectiveness Simulacrum waves, where everything reaches you at once. It is the creator’s first curse build, so treat it as an early version that is still being tuned rather than a finished recipe.
Defence is a plain energy shield base. Mana is the resource to watch: the unique cast chain drains it quickly, so the build leans on heavy mana regeneration, mana cost efficiency and recoup until kills start chaining.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong single-target damage; clips show pinnacle bosses going down quickly
- One main button (Despair) with the toads doing the work
- No crit investment needed; scales chaos damage, curse magnitude and cast speed
- Contagion and Essence Drain spread chaos damage through packs as enemies die
Cons
- Mapping is slower than dedicated clear builds
- Struggles in high-density Delirium / Simulacrum waves
- Mana-hungry; needs regen, cost efficiency and recoup to sustain casting
- Not a league starter: the full setup cost the creator close to 1,000 divine
Key Skills
- Despair (with Doedre’s Undoing): main button; each curse zone spawns the damage-dealing toads
- Blasphemy: curse aura for extra curse coverage in single-target fights
- Sigil of Power: kept on the second weapon set for a damage boost
- Contagion + Essence Drain: spread chaos damage across a pack as enemies die
- Energy shield recharge setup: keeps the ES pool topped up during fights
Gear & Anointments
Use a staff with high + levels to spell skills, spell damage, chaos damage, mana regeneration and cast speed. Use an off-hand focus with + levels to curse skills (last league’s + spell skills rolls are gone). The amulet allocates an extra notable and adds + spell skill levels and mana recoup. Rings stack mana, cast speed, curse magnitude and mana cost efficiency. Chest, gloves and boots are energy shield bases, and Spirit on both the amulet and chest is required to run the auras.
- Doedre’s Undoing is the build-defining unique
- Passive priority: chaos damage > curse duration/magnitude > spell damage > energy shield
- Take the keystones that make curses last indefinitely and make cursed enemies explode for a share of their life as chaos damage
- Other specific uniques and idols to be confirmed against the source video
Endgame Notes
The build is aimed at pinnacle bossing and handles it well. For juiced Delirium or Simulacrum, expect to kite, and add mana on kill or leech if casting stalls.
Credits & Source
Build credited to FLUFFYPEANUTS. See the source video for the full build’s gameplay footage + voice commentary: Best PoE 2 Lich Build Guide | Doedre’s Undoing Curse Build Melts Endgame.