Pestilent Lich

Pestilent Lich

T5NecropolisUpgradeUndead460 Gold+5/week

Pestilent Lich is one of two alternative upgrades of the tier 5 line for Necropolis.

Stats

Bars compare against the best tier 5 creature
Health
45
Attack
12
Defense
12
Damage
16
Morale
—
Unaffected by Morale
Luck
0
Initiative
5
Speed
3
Movement
Ground
Counterattacks
1
Unaffected by MoraleLuck range -5 to 5Action points 1
HP per gold0.098Avg damage per gold0.035Derived from the460 Goldrecruit cost — higher is more army per gold
Weekly growth +5HP per week225Avg damage per week80Buy-out per week2,300 Gold
Updated from the game files · build 25672315 · 10 Oct 2026

Abilities

Death’s Embrace

2 round cooldown2 energy

Triggers all Over Time effects applied on the target, instantly using their full remaining duration with a 50% reduced power. These effects are then removed.

Damage Taken −50%for 2 rounds

Traits

Undead

A creature or person whose life has been prolonged by unnatural means.

Morale: Always neutral.

Luck range: –5 to 5.

Fallen Undead cannot be raised as Undead after battle.

Ranged Attack

Can attack enemies at any range. Replaced with a weaker Melee attack if an enemy is adjacent. –50% Melee Damage.

Targets 3 or more hexes away take –10% Damage per hex (up to –50%).

Area Strike

Deals Damage to the target and all enemies around it.

Upgrade line

Base form and its two upgrade options — the pair costs the same, so pick on strengths
Base
45
12
12
13–16
—
0
4
2
Lich
320 Gold
+5/week
Upgrade

Pestilent Lich

45
12
12
16
—
0
5
3
  • New
  • New
Pestilent Lich
460 Gold
+5/week

Stats are compared against Lich: green is higher, red ▼ lower. A badged glyph is a power the base form does not have; a gold-ringed one is a power it has under the same name but with different rules.

Other tier 5 creatures

Menacing Reaver
Menacing Reaver
Hive1,080 Gold+3/week
45
18
18
20–30
3
0
12
7
Medusa Sculptor
Medusa Sculptor
Dungeon700 Gold+3/week
55
20
18
15
0
0
5
4
Noble Cavalry
Noble Cavalry
Temple1,220 Gold+3/week
85
12
17
12–16
1
0
13
7
Sporemancer
Sporemancer
Grove910 Gold+3/week
60
16
18
15–18
0
0
8
6
Mistress of Chains
Mistress of Chains
Schism840 Gold+3/week
60
20
13
14–20
0
0
7
4

Lore

Miasma is another form of eternal life — constantly shifting and changing, yet enduring. It’s no coincidence that deadly poisons and miraculous cures are often the same substance, administered in different amounts.

Perhaps life and death are not opposites, but two faces of one card.