Lich Form/history

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February 28, 2022

  • Lich Form: Reduced the amount of life force granted when exiting the transformation from 15% to 5% in PvP only.
Lich Form.png

Lich Form

Not available underwater  
Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Spectral
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  150 Recharge time  
Lich Form

Spectral. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time, improving your precision and vitality. Gain life force when this skill ends.
Entering this form removes other spectral effects.

Stability.png Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Attribute bonus.png Precision: +1,000
Attribute bonus.png Vitality: +1,000
Interval.png Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 20 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 10 seconds

— In-game description

February 23, 2021

  • Lich Form: Fixed a bug in which this skill would go on full cooldown if interrupted after a certain point during the casting time.

February 02, 2021

  • Lich Form: Updated skill description and tooltip to include attribute increases granted while transformed.
Lich Form.png

Lich Form

Not available underwater  
Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Spectral
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  150 Recharge time  
Lich Form

Spectral. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time, improving your precision and vitality. Gain life force when this skill ends.
Entering this form removes other spectral effects.

Stability.png Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Attribute bonus.png Precision: +1,000
Attribute bonus.png Vitality: +1,000
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force When Ending: 15%
Interval.png Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 20 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 10 seconds

— In-game description

March 04, 2020

  • Lich Form: Reduced duration from 20 seconds to 10 seconds in PvP only.
Lich Form.png

Lich Form

Not available underwater  
Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Spectral
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
1 Activation time  150 Recharge time  
Lich Form

Spectral. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time. Entering this form removes all other spectral effects. Gain life force when this skill ends.

Stability.png Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force When Ending: 15%
Interval.png Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 20 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 10 seconds

— In-game description

January 14, 2020

  • Lich Form: Exiting Lich Form no longer removes stability.

December 11, 2018

  • Lich Form: The recharge time of this skill has been reduced from 180 seconds to 150 seconds.
Lich Form.png

Lich Form

Not available underwater  
Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Spectral
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
150 Recharge time  
Lich Form

Spectral. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time. Entering this form removes all other spectral effects. Gain life force when this skill ends.

Stability.png Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force When Ending: 15%
Radius.png Boon Application Interval: 3s
Duration.png Duration: 20 seconds

— In-game description

August 08, 2017

  • Lich Form: This skill has had a functionality rework for many of its skills.
    • Its active duration has been increased from 15 seconds to 20 seconds.
Lich Form.png

Lich Form

Not available underwater  
Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Spectral
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
180 Recharge time  
Lich Form

Spectral. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time. Entering this form removes all other spectral effects. Gain life force when this skill ends.

Stability.png Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force When Ending: 15%
Radius.png Boon Application Interval: 3s
Duration.png Duration: 20 seconds

— In-game description

October 01, 2015

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the descriptions for Plaguelands and Lich Form from appearing properly.

September 29, 2015

  • Lich Form: Updated this transformation to no longer destroy your active minions.
Lich Form.png

Lich Form

Not available underwater  
Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Spectral
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
180 Recharge time  
Lich Form

Spectral. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time. Entering this form removes spectral effects. Gain life force when this skill ends.

Stability.png Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force When Ending: 15%
Radius.png Boon Application Interval: 3s
Duration.png Duration: 15 seconds

— In-game description

June 23, 2015

  • Lich Form: This skill is now considered a spectral skill and grants 15% life force when it ends.
    • Reduced duration of this skill from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.
Lich Form.png

Lich Form

Not available underwater  
Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Spectral
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
180 Recharge time  
Lich Form

Spectral. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time. Entering this form destroys all minions and removes spectral effects. Gain life force when this skill ends.

Stability.png Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force When Ending: 15%
Radius.png Boon Application Interval: 3s
Duration.png Duration: 15 seconds

— In-game description

March 16, 2015

  • Lich Form: This ability now grants 1 stack of stability every 3 seconds, with a 3-second duration.
Lich Form.png

Lich Form

Not available underwater  
Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Transform
Training cost
30 Hero points
Game link
180 Recharge time  
Lich Form

Transform. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time. Entering this form destroys all minions and removes spectral effects.

Stability.png Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Radius.png Boon Application Interval: 3s
Duration.png Duration: 20 seconds

— In-game description

September 09, 2014

  • Lich Form The duration of this transform has been reduced from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.
    • This transform no longer increases power levels exponentially. The damage of skills in this transform has been adjusted to compensate.
Lich Form.png

Lich Form

Not available underwater  
Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Transform
Training cost
30 Hero points
Game link
180 Recharge time  
Lich Form

Transform. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time. Entering this form destroys all minions and removes other spectral effects.

Duration.png Duration: 20 seconds

— In-game description

April 15, 2014

  • Lich Form: Fixed a bug in which entering Lich Form would not remove all of the effects of Spectral Walk.
    • Fixed a bug in which this skill would occasionally go on full cooldown after being interrupted.

August 20, 2013

  • Lich Form: Updated the skill fact description so that it doesn't indicate it removes spectral forms.

June 25, 2013

  • All elite player transforms (racial and profession) now have a 1-second cooldown on leaving them. This was done to prevent unintentionally leaving through double-clicking.

November 15, 2012

  • Lich Form: Leaving this skill now removes stability from the player to make the removal consistent with all other transform elites.

October 22, 2012

180 Recharge time  
Lich Form

Transform. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time. Entering this form destroys all minions and removes other spectral effects.

Duration.png Duration: 30 seconds

— In-game description

Original version

180 Recharge time  
Lich Form

Transform. Assume the form of a lich for a brief time.

Duration.png Duration: 30 seconds

— In-game description