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AQW Lich Class Skill Breakdown & Overview

The Lich class was announced during the Friday 13th event last month and is set to release on August 1st.
It is a seasonal, Friday 13th event-locked class, available from August 1st to 18th.
Access requires level 80+, ranking in Doomwood, and obtaining specific items (Necronomicon from various maps).
The class is a more powerful, endgame-scaled version of the Necromancer, themed around raising the dead and dark magic.

Similar to Necromancer but with enhanced abilities:
- Bonus damage against humans.
- Magic resistance shred (debuff).
- Summons multiple skeletons (more than Necro’s single skeleton).
- Unique second life mechanic (rank 10 passive).
The class art features glowing eyes and a dark, eerie aesthetic.

Mana Regen Model: Offensive caster style; mana is restored by striking enemies, being hit, or using certain skills.
Auto Attack:
- Single target, ranged physical attack with 2-second cooldown.
- Applies an 8-second damage-over-time effect stacking up to 25 times.
Assault Skill:
- Single target, 125% magical damage, 6-second cooldown.
- Deals double damage if the "Exmortise" buff is active.
Withered Skill:
- 190% magical damage, long range, 5-second cooldown.
- Leech life from the target and applies a debuff reducing target’s outgoing damage by 40%, crit chance and dodge by 20%.
- If "Exmortise" is active, applies Necrotic Curse (reduces magic resistance by 40%) and negates non-life stealing heals for 2 seconds.
Army of the Dead (Rank 5):
- Costs 40 mana, 3-second cooldown.
- Summons multiple undead minions (likely 2 skeletons).
- Applies "Deathly Frenzy" increasing outgoing damage by 150% for 10 seconds.
- Applies "Exmortise" buff, empowering the next skill used.
Passives:
- Rank 4: Increases damage resistance and damage-over-time resistance by 30%.
- Provides 30% haste and 20 hit chance.
- Rank 10 Passive "Beyond Death":
  - Acts as a second life: upon lethal damage, fully restores health and mana once every 40-45 seconds.
  - Reflects the Lich’s hard-to-kill theme.

Skill 5 (Army of the Dead) no longer causes self-damage or self-damage-over-time, allowing frequent empowerment of other skills without health risk.
Empowerment buff "Exmortise" enhances the next skill used.
The class focuses on strong debuffs and survivability, improving solo play compared to Necromancer.

Use Army of the Dead to empower your next skill for double damage or enhanced effects.
Manage mana carefully as some skills are mana-intensive.
Utilize the second life passive to play aggressively in tough fights.
Debuff enemies heavily to reduce their damage output and survivability.
The class is designed for endgame players and requires significant farming to unlock.

The class is member-only outside the Friday 13th seasonal window unless the player owns the Friday 13th portal.
The Lich class is expected to be strong, fun, and unique, with a focus on dark magic and undead themes.
The video host personally finds the class interesting but is reluctant to farm for it due to the grind.