Lich · Hard Support (pos. 5)
Survival build
DefensiveRecommendedData-drivenPatch 7.41
2.5K
When to use it
Prioritises the popular items that keep you alive — Glimmer Cape and Ghost Scepter. Choose it against heavy disables or burst, or when you are the enemy's focus. Built from what Lich players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
218%177%- Safe laneMain77% of matchesSafe lane next to your carry, as Hard Support (pos. 5).
- OfflanePriority 218% of matchesOff lane next to your offlaner, as Soft Support (pos. 4).
Starting items
Iron BranchTangoBlood GrenadeObserver and Sentry WardsFaerie FireSmoke of Deceit
Core items
- 1Glimmer Cape+20% Magic Resistance. Active: Glimmer.
- 2Ghost Scepter+5 All Attributes. Active: Ghost Form.
- 3Force Staff+10 Intelligence, +175 Health. Active: Force.
- 4Pavise+3 Armor, +175 Mana, +175 Health. Active: Protect.
Boots
Tranquil Boots
Late game
Solar Crest+7 Armor, +25 Movement Speed, +200 Mana. Active: Shine.Eul's Scepter of Divinity+10 Intelligence, +2.5 Mana Regeneration, +20 Movement Speed. Active: Cyclone.Aghanim's Scepter+10 All Attributes, +175 Health, +175 Mana.
Skill order
Max order:Frost Blast›Sinister Gaze›Frost Shield
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Talents by level
- Frost Shield Provides +50 HP RegenChain Frost Unlimited Bounces25
- 2 Frost Shield ChargesChain Frost on Death20
- +0.3s Sinister Gaze Duration-3.5s Frost Blast Cooldown15
- +125 Frost Blast Radius and Area Damage+10% Frost Shield Damage Reduction10