Infernalist vs Lich

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Infernalist and Lich are both Witch ascendancies. Infernalist has 11 notables and 11 small passives, mostly about life (11), spells (4) and mana (4). Lich has 9 notables and 9 small passives, mostly about energy shield (7), mana (6) and curses (4). The biggest differences: life (11 vs 4), curses (0 vs 4) and energy shield (3 vs 7). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.

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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

Lich

9 notables · 9 small

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  Blackened HeartNotable

  4% increased Magnitude of Unholy Might Buffs you grant per 100 maximum Mana
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  Crystalline PhylacteryNotable

  Can Socket a non-Unique Basic Jewel into the Phylactery

  100% increased Effect of bonuses gained from Socketed Jewel

  50% more Mana Cost of Skills if you have no Energy Shield
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  Eldritch EmpowermentNotable

  Sacrificing Energy Shield does not interrupt Recharge

  Sacrifice 5% of maximum Energy Shield when you Cast a Spell

  Spells for which this Sacrifice was fully made deal 30% more Damage
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  Eternal LifeNotable

  Your Life cannot change while you have Energy Shield
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  Incessant CacophonyNotable

  Curses you inflict have infinite Duration

  You can apply an additional Curse
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  Necromantic ConduitNotable

  While you are not on Low Mana, you and Allies in your Presence have Unholy Might

  Lose 5% of maximum Mana per Second
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  Price of PowerNotable

  Spells consume a Power Charge if able to deal 40% more Damage
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  Rupture the SoulNotable

  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 Chaos damage
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  Soulless FormNotable

  10% of Damage taken bypasses Energy Shield

  No inherent Mana Regeneration

  Regenerate Mana equal to 6% of maximum Life per second

Small passives

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  Curse Area×2

  15% increased Area of Effect of Curses
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  Energy Shield×2

  20% increased maximum Energy Shield
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  Energy Shield if Consumed Power Charge

  30% increased maximum Energy Shield if you've consumed a Power Charge Recently
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  Life×2

  3% increased maximum Life
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  Mana×2

  3% increased maximum Mana

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