Abyssal Lich vs Infernalist

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Abyssal Lich and Infernalist are both Witch ascendancies. Abyssal Lich has 4 notables and 0 small passives, mostly about minions (2), spells (1) and physical (1). Infernalist has 11 notables and 11 small passives, mostly about life (11), spells (4) and mana (4). The biggest differences: life (0 vs 11), mana (0 vs 4) and spells (1 vs 4). Abyssal Lich is not on this patch's passive tree. Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.

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Abyssal Lich

4 notables · 0 small · not on the tree

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  Rupture the FleshNotable

  Cursed Enemies Killed by you, or by Allies in your Presence, have a 33% chance to Explode, dealing a quarter of their maximum Life as Physical Damage
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  Steward of KulemakNotable

  Damaging Spells consume a Power Charge if able to trigger Abyssal Apparition

  Grants skill Abyssal ApparitionConsume a Power Charge when you cast a damaging Spell to trigger an Abyssal Apparition who will also cast that same Spell for you. Does not work with Channelling Spells, Spells with a Cooldown, Triggered Spells, Spells granted by items, or Spells which already consume a Power Charge. This Skill is not directly Supportable.
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  Umbral WellNotable

  Skeletal Minions you would create instead grant you Umbral Souls for each Minion you would have created
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  Unwilling OfferingNotable

  Your Offerings can target Enemies in Culling range

  Your Offerings affect you instead of your Minions

  Offerings created by Culling Enemies have 1% increased Effect per Power of Culled Enemy

Infernalist

11 notables · 11 small

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  Altered FleshNotable

  20% of Physical Damage taken as Chaos Damage

  20% of Lightning Damage taken as Fire Damage

  20% of Cold Damage taken as Fire Damage
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  Beidat's GazeNotable

  Reserves 25% of Life

  +1 to Maximum Mana per 6 Maximum Life
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  Beidat's HandNotable

  Reserves 25% of Life

  +1 to Maximum Energy Shield per 8 Maximum Life
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  Beidat's WillNotable

  Reserves 25% of Life

  +1 to Maximum Spirit per 25 Maximum Life
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  Bringer of FlameNotable

  All Damage from you and Allies in your Presence

  contributes to Flammability and Ignite Magnitudes
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  Demonic PossessionNotable

  Grants skill Demon FormShapeshift into a demon, vastly boosting the power of your Spells. You gain Demonflame every second you remain in demon form, causing your Life to be lost at an ever-increasing rate. Maximum 10 Demonflame. Revert to human form if you reach 1 Life, use a Skill that isn't a Spell, or reactivate this Skill.
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  Grinning ImmolationNotable

  Become Ignited when you deal a Critical Hit, taking 15% of your maximum Life and Energy Shield as Fire Damage per second

  50% more Critical Damage Bonus
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  Loyal HellhoundNotable

  Grants skill Summon Infernal HoundActivate to summon a Reviving Infernal Hound which Ignites enemies near it.
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  Mastered DarknessNotable

  Demonflame has no maximum
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  Pyromantic PactNotable

  Maximum Mana is replaced by twice as much Maximum Infernal Flame

  Gain Infernal Flame instead of spending Mana for Skill costs

  Take maximum Life and Energy Shield as Fire Damage when Infernal Flame reaches maximum

  Lose all Infernal Flame on reaching maximum Infernal Flame

  25% of Infernal Flame lost per second if none was gained in the past 2 seconds
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  Seething BodyNotable

  Gain Elemental Archon when you cast a Spell while on High Infernal Flame

  Elemental Archon does not expire while on High Infernal Flame

  Lose Elemental Archon on reaching maximum Infernal Flame

Small passives

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  Critical Chance

  12% increased Critical Hit Chance
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  Flammability Magnitude

  40% increased Flammability Magnitude
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  Life×4

  3% increased maximum Life
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  Mana×2

  3% increased maximum Mana
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  Minion Life

  Minions have 12% increased maximum Life
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  Spell Damage×2

  12% increased Spell Damage

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