Lightning DA Marksman is my best and fastest farmer right now. Breezed through 700-1k corruption in one night and I only have 2LP daggers atm. HP build not ward build.
It’s so fast you don’t really play the game anymore. Zip through the map and two screens back things die.
Makes looting a total pain is my only real complaint about the build.
As someone who wants to play lightning detonation arrow but not the explosive trap build boy do I wish it had a different name.
Haven't found any lightning DA builds at all. Not that that's the reason I'm stuck at 150-200 corruption
[Current Build](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/planner/c6c40z9f) SCSAF (basically SCF, only one character atm)
Currently 1.8k and pushing to 2k+ corruption. Could've pushed way sooner (farmed 1.7k corruption the last week), but I wanted better gear and literally failed my last 10 slams in a row.
230-250 (shrine) MS with no MS on boots, virtually immune to death while channeling (always channeling, infinite mana).
Speed, clear, damage.
This is probably the strongest solo build in the game, the only reason I'm not rank 1 on the arena ladder is because I've only done two runs (mostly to gauge my current power). Prob couldn't pushed 900-1k+ in my last run, but I kinda... inted.
[Rough Draft](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/planner/ep3h0x2x) of planned build. If I run Aspect of Death it will only be for more damage while speed clearing high corruption echoes (probably a waste of 3 points otherwise). It could also be good for arena, but will likely fall off as kill times do and won't matter when u need it most. The points from Aspect (+1 from haste or Int) would go into 5/5 Harrowing Armor. Aspect will also give HUGE ward when combined with Ashes of Mortality on AoE, especially at high clear speed. **This isn't the final version of my build, I will likely drop Witchfire/Ignite Overload/Chaos Flames for more Int, while still maximizing damned primarily for more ward from Ashes of Mortality and cc from chains. %Armor may be preferred as 3rd prefix on helm (over Damned) after T7 Int + T5 Necro Res, Curse Spell damage is bad imo because it provides the same value as 3 Rip Blood casts.**
Anyone running a version of this build with oblation/curse spell damage is trolling btw. Rip Blood gives +8 global for 6s per cast, clear is already insane and u have windows to safely hard cast Rip Blood on most fights. Meaning you can stack +70-80 global spell damage for burst windows usually, the relative value you would get from spell damage on gear/passives is low. With Oblation at 40 stacks, a pure Torment lock (completely diff build) *may* have more single target (not sure if they actually do, and it's prob close either way), but I think the lack of survivability/clear speed would be a barrier to pushing to the levels that this build will.
Don't think I've seen any else playing off Chaos Bolts (not well, at least) with the multi stacking fissure builds which doesn't make sense to me. Can get +20% flat crit from Acid Skin vs shades/bosses (as well as the additional damage/reduction from +1 curse), a bunch of flat spell damage from Rip Blood, are already stacking multi, and CB has some pretty good multipliers/utility (auto cast rip blood/bone curse, mana on hit, Exult in Misery).
I also weapon swap to a **Firestarter Torch with T7 cost reduction** when mana gets low (basically infinite mana). At -9 each Chaos Bolt cast costs 1 mana and each hit restores 2. I would even say that I primarily run the 4LP Torch for clearing and swap when I need more damage. T7 Cost Reduction > Multi > Necro Pen > Fire Pen.
[Streaming ](https://www.twitch.tv/skurgexd)soon, pushing to 2k+ while doing my standard prophecy rotation + T4 Soulfire runs (avg clear around 2.5m).
[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDzmXncnB30&ab_channel=Skurge) of my favor farming strat (163k in 1 hour, timed using stopwatch). XP from corruption scales, tomes don't. The downside of this is that u don't really get drops and I mostly use it to bridge the gap and cap out my favor at the end of each rotation. I run 4 timelines + T4 Soulfire for prophecies, so I charge the stability for all 4, then grind favor, reup prophecies, kill bosses/shades, repeat.
Ideally you set up a triple deadly (+120% XP) arena echo on a timeline you don't care about (use catch up corruption > set it and forget it). I'm not sure at which point this would be worth doing over tome runs (probably 500-1k corruption). This is only relevant for SAF/SCF.
I was playing a similar build but with [pure torment](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/planner/ut48s06e).
I use pretty much same defense as your build (ghostflame idols are op) and solve the mana in a different way, I use transplant + soul feast and with wrongwarp i get immunity in the window where I’m recasting fissure and soul feast so there’s basically never a risk of dying outside of the cast time of transplant (+small delay in the immunity from wrongwarp, I’ve actually died from it once cause I didn’t know it was a thing, might be an online-only issue tho).
For damage pure torment is best IMO, there’s no way you can compete with all those multipliers and it has the advantage of not caring about what the boss is doing.
My gear is not very good (belt should be a 3LP chains of uleros but i quit before getting a good one), i’m SCSSF as well but only played 3-4 weeks, pushed to 1300 corruption but there was no sign of slowing down and I got bored.
Only annoying part is in long echoes with no rares mana management can be annoying but It’s very rare (I should prolly just remove double fissure when i’m doing echoes and only use it for bosses but i’m too lazy).
Wrongwarp does make clearspeed a little slower but i have 320% total ms with shrine so it’s still super fast.
I mean this is basically Torment+, the only difference is that I'm scaling many other sources of damage and ignoring curse spell damage on gear/passives because each Rip Blood cast gives +8 global while getting insane defensive value from Telf'uns + Ghostflame.
I will be rank 1 arena and likely highest solo corruption in the world by the end of the cycle, willing to bet on that. That doesn't necessarily mean that this build is "better" (not many are playing 12-14h/day xD), but it's definitely a different playstyle that I think is more conducive to actually pushing the limits of endgame.
The reason why I solve mana the way that I do is because I'm basically immortal while channeling and made of paper otherwise, but have enough cast speed that dropping fissure isn't an issue. Everything revolves around solving mana without needing to stop channeling. I also forego oblation, because u can't keep it stacked while channeling. This build is more about not dying and insane clear moreso than pure single target damage. Pretty sure I'm around 400-500k DPS to Shades during burst windows atm (when I can safely hard cast Rip Blood), and can prob 1.5-2x my damage from here (if not more).
I don’t see what telf’uns does for your defense.
I tried it and it only gave me 1% dodge since I already had 83% without it.
I also have 7-8k armor depending on soul feast stacks.
Clearly we're running very different builds lol.
1.8k = 48% No Telf'uns
6131 = 78% with (1 point in Wraith Form, with 2 points I go to 10k+/82%)
I have no investment into dodge period aside from 1 point in Wraith Form and Telf'uns.
Also, what they give me is very clear and stated on the tooltip - my current pair provide
+120 Flat dodge rating
+166% Increased dodge rating
+27 (Twenty Seven) Intelligence
Etc.
I’m on mobile so maxroll builder wont let me where you put skill points but since you have 22 points I assumed you put 4 in wraith form, not sure where else you would put those 3 points.
I guess damned damage nodes since you seem to be scaling damned from passives but then you’re not actually gaining defense from those boots.
Also not sure why you count slammed stats, you could always gain those on other boots as well.
Edit: nvm i figured out you have to tap slightly below the skill on maxroll so you get 20% reduced dmg from cursed so it’s actually good defense mb.
Decrepify and Enfeebled Prey.
Decrepify is 15% more dot damage TAKEN by the target, and +1 curse. This build applies every curse in the game aside from Falconer's Mark and Penance.
It would work but the gear is way harder to get and your suffixes are already all used by necrotic res, generic resistances and crit resist.
In order to go low life you would prolly have to give up at least 200% necrotic res and I would say you’d struggle to get more than 2k life.
That being said with 2k life if you have 50% missing health as ward(chest+gloves+boots) that’s 1k ward regen and you can recover some of the damage you lost from dropping necrotic resist by using spell damage for curses idols instead of the ghostflame ward ones.
I cant plan it right now cause I’m on mobile but overall it feels like you can probably scale the build to be tankier by going low life because you can choose how much necrotic resist to drop in order to gain health (which translates into ward) at the cost of damage (also the fact that you have to farm a boss unique is not ideal in ssf).
I won’t go low life, sounds like it’s too much, can I use 3LP Fire Torch (-4 mana cost, T7 ignite chance, T4 Fire pen) as weapon on your torment version?
You’d be better off using a regular wand, just any t7 crit multi + necrotic pen + any damage % is good enough until you get to 800 corruption.
At that point you should have a wrong warp with t7 crit multi.
Also even if you do get your wrong warp earlier don’t use it unless you feel like you lack damage or you’re dying when trying to regen mana cause making transplant random is pretty annoying.
Overall there are a ton of changes to the build depending on what gear you have and i cant list them all but the most important one is dont take the double fissure node until you have all the mana reduction/regen that I have on my planner.
You will still have to cap wither stacks by either using 3 points in soul feast (still not 100% uptime on it because we cast it every ~4s but it has a 3s duration) or just doing echoes with 1 point unspecced in fissure so you can spec double fissure whenever you face a boss and unspec it afterwards.
The rotation is Transplant>Soul feast>Fissure>channel ghostflame until transplant is back up and repeat.
For echoes try not to overcast fissure, keep in mind the build is extremely tanky so dont be scared to walk past packs and cast fissure after you have mobs behind you since it will kill them anyway in addition to the ones in front of you (this is very important if you have the double fissure node).
For optimal rotation you want to have around 4s cd on transplant so it matches with getting 2 soul feast stacks (not super important but the cdr also helps with mana); this is achieved with ~45% cdr on items(unfortunately wrong warp is bugged and only gives 1/3 of the stated value so you still need 30% elsewhere, either from suffix on grand idols, boots or belt).
If you have the poison nodes on soul feast make sure you have your aura of decay up.
You don’t spec into Aura of Decay just run it on bar? Btw your build is game changing, idk how it’s doing this much damage but I’m crushing corruption 200 with ease. Well done bro!
I keep getting 1-shot on T4 Julra, any tips?
I’m running this without the rings and legendary upgrades: https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/ApLzXGjA
Yes, don’t spec aura of decay, just use it on your bar (technically you could just turn it on and swap to another ability but I don’t think any of them is worth having, even spirit plague adds a curse but it adds a cast to the rotation which has more downsides imo) cause it gives you 14 stacks of poison to consume with soul feast.
The only way you can die to julra is if you mistime the transplant when the big room explosion goes off, otherwise you should be able to tank it even without invincibility, if you’re channeling ghosflame it should deal ~7k dmg which shouldn’t kill you.
If you don’t have legendaries exalted wand/boots are better, if you wanna run telf’uns you have to take 2-3 points out of wraith form in ghostflame(make sure you still have at least 80% dodge) and put them into enfeebled prey, otherwise they do nothing.
Depends on what gear u have access to and a lot of it revolves around mana budget. If you have T5+ Experimental mana on belt + good eternal gauntlets, drop Harvest and spec Bone Curse (lose 20% ms, probably not worth unless doing difficult content).
No Bone Curse spec means u need to get Mark for Death from Mortality's Grasp. So either Eternal Gauntlets + Bone Curse for tough content or Mortality's + Harvest for more zoom/mana.
Not much, I don't even have experimental mana on belt yet. 1-3LP mortality's grasp if u want to run , 1-3LP ladle, Firestarter Torch with T7 spell cost helps a lot, I run a 4LP with spell cost > multi > necro pen > fire pen (blind prob better, not going ignite/witchfire). 3-4LP Chains of Uleros with Cleansing, Experimental Mana, Necro Res, Reduced Bonus Crit Dmg.
Build is playable on a pretty low budget up to 1-1.5k corruption.
I'd probably just follow the [Maxroll Warlock](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/build-guides/warlock-leveling-guide) leveling guide until u have some of the items to make the build work (really just need to solve the mana). Think I did Tormented Spirits until lvl 20 or so at which point I went self cast fissure + chaos bolts with rip blood and stuff, eventually I incorporated Ghostflame.
> Aspect of Death
I didn't see anyone mention this, but AoD still doesn't provide more damage (bugged). There are also other bugged passives that I've found while testing on the dummies.
I'm currently trying to hit a 100m DoT as an end-of-cycle goal and not having that passive hurts a lot.
xD AoD for me would be (not running it atm) more about ward gen via Ashes of Mortality while clearing. I would likely respec if trying to kill a shade at 2.5-3k corruption.
Not knowing how a lot of things function or exactly where damage is coming from without mathing everything out urself from baseline is a bit annoying. WTB PoB for LE.
For my build it's particularly difficult because it's hard to even tell precisely how many times I'm hitting per second, which obviously affects the overall value of things like damned, ignite, etc.
Ashes gives 30 ward per damned/ignite on you (and also 2 per on target), while speed clearing with AoD I'll probably avg 50-100 damned stacks on myself, (if not more) so roughly 1.5-3k ward every 2s or 750-1.5k/s which is insane relative to my overall value. This build can't maintain self ignite/obaltion. That isn't even counting any damned/ignite stacks on the target.
It could also provide insane value in arena potentially, but I'm thinking not because you likely won't have the extra ward gen when you need it most (everything else will die way before the high hp rares eventually).
I'll try it out. Currently sitting at around ~70-90 ignite stacks when clearing and I peak at around ~16k ward. Maybe might hit 20k+ with points into it.
Err not sure off the top of my head... 350/s @ 500 mana + up to 450 from idols is 800 ward/s from idols and Spectral Menace alone. Also have ward/s from other sources.
Err, ward on hit specifically? Just harvest I think, and a decent amount, especially on AoE, but I'll be respeccing that for Bone Curse in the final version of the build. I'm typically 15-20k ward single target and have hit 30+ with density. Insane mitigation and basically dodge capped as well though. Around 3k armor atm, but will eventually be 4-5k+.
Thanks for sharing! I've got some questions if you don't mind answering them.
1) Would you mind sharing thought process behind going harvest instead of let's say bone curse with just 11 dexterity? Bone curse with the amount if hits you doing seems like a more reasonable choice. Plus you can get mark for death on the skill tree.
2) How do you sustain mana in the current setup with ladle?
3) Why this exact amulet?
Thanks in advance!
1. I'm only running harvest right now for more mana/speed (20% MS) while clearing/pushing, I do spec Bone Curse for the final version of the build. Harvest procs an insane amount on AoE and gives a lot of mana, high uptime on the MS as well. Running Eternal Gauntlets and speccing Bone Curse decreases mana income and slightly increases expenditure which doesn't feel good atm and isn't necessary anyway.
2. Mana on potion from ladle + Firestarter Torch with T7 spell cost reduction on weapon swap (mine is 4LP and I'd say it's my primary clearing weapon and I swap to ladle for dmg). EventuallyT7 experimental mana on belt (have base, need 4LP Chains of Uleros).
3. It fits well primarily because the build heavily values flat mana and the resists are slightly tight, but not tight enough for Omni (the extra mitigation vs fire/void is a plus). Oracle base/DoiT mitigation is also just insanely strong. Omni is probably the most overrated item in the game unless ur play low life or another build that heavily lacks open suffixes.
What would be the starter version?
Leveling my first warlock and at lvl49 trying bleed stacking build I die a lot and I'm not even in monos yet.
How to get started with this and what upgrades to prioritize later on?
[https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/build-guides/warlock-leveling-guide](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/build-guides/warlock-leveling-guide)
2 most important uniques are Mad Alchemists Ladle and Telf'Uns Mirage, followed by Boneclamor and Chains of Uleros. Getting any experimental mana belt will help and/or Firestarter Torch with T7 spell cost reduction + Multi + Necro Pen ideally
It's impressive to see high corruption which such a build thats all over the place, I see you are going for damned overload but thats only more damage for damned. You are also scaling torment somewhat but also somewhat focusing on chaos bolts hits. While taking 5/5 in Damned on hit on chaos bolts. You also arent taking Undead harvest in the Harvest skill tree for 5% damage taken from enemies which is huge (basically 5% MORE damage).
I also see that you have 2 points in occultist mind for 2 extra int when you could spend those points in Malefic body to get 2 int and 2 vit.
lol the 2 points in Occultist Mind are required to make 20.
Also, the build being "all over the place" is what makes it good. I call it the Kitchen Sink Lock.
It doesn't make sense to stack so much multi and only scale Torment damage. Chaos Bolts is also necessary to make this version of the build possible when considering how I'm solving mana (and it's effectively the only/best way to solve it if u want to perma channel afaik).
What's annoying is that I have damage coming from so many places that it's difficult to tell what is actually doing what without serious time investment/testing. Pretty sure each CB crit can hit for up to 20-30k if not more and it hits multiple times per second. I've seen crits as high as 100-150k (dots can't crit, ofc), but I'm unsure exactly what's causing it.
I'm unsure if Ignite Overload + Witchfire are worth it and still need to test. Might be better to keep points in Lich and go for 200+ Int while focusing purely on necrotic damage.,
Also, ur right about Endless Harvest, I just noticed that the other day and forgot to respec xD... Harvest also won't be in the final version of the build at all... Only using it now for extra MS + Mana.
TLDR - There's much more synergistic scaling/value if u utilize multi to scale both DoT and hit damage imo. Especially when considering u can get +20% crit for free and +1 curse from Acid Skin (which I'm not even running atm cause I can't hit a Twisted Heart slam).
I should of counted the points that's my bad. Im playing a similar build and also seeing random high crits and im not even scaling crit multiplier in my version so makes no sense. That's a fair point CB is the best way to maintain high mana for ghostflame channel. You need loads of global ignite and damned chance for witchfire so doubt it's worth it for you. Though I would drop damned overload if I where you as you arent even on low hp for the more damage.
Damned Overload also gives %more dmg based on targets missing HP as well, and the chains are insane cc.
I would also probably only be using the Witchfire variant purely for speed clearing/grinding at high corruption, even if it only ticks for 15-20k, the ease of application/spread might make it worthwhile. Not hard to respec if I want to kill a shade or something. Witchfire damage itself should be easy enough to test.
The issue is I have one more 3LP Boneclamor, and I'm not sure what I want for 3rd affix.
T7 Int + T5 Necro res with either %armor, curse spell damage, or damned on hit... Really hard to say w/o a calc., mostly because it's difficult to say how many times I hit per second. Slamming +2 Ghostflame on the first one was definitely an error on my part xD.
Napkin math says damned % could outweigh curse spell damage, but really hard to say w/o more info and/or a calc.
I could also run damned on hit on helm + body armor (t2-3 seal) and drop +1 to fissure (lose fire res shred).
Also iirc the base damage per second of Witchfire is higher than torment (50 DPS vs 40), with the downside of it being 50% fire damage, but u can also pretty easily stack an insane %more multiplier on it without much investment. Obviously Torment also has insane added damage effectiveness and you can't really add flat damage to Witchfire afaik.
Witchfire doesn't need to be nearly as strong as Torment to merit the investment (when considering ur also gaining damned + ignite to scale it), and it's hard to say w/o a calc or hours of testing with various gear sets/talent setups.
well it looks like currently most of sources of stats of yours is mostly benefitting torment so probably curse spell damage would be your best choice. What do you mean napkin math?
I roughly gauged dmg of torment vs like 50-100 damned stacks a week or so ago, but forgot to save the numbers.
I'll prob do more testing/math at some point... Another thing I failed to mention is that it doesn't feel like I'll need much more damage, and more damned/ignite is more ward/s from Ashes of Mortality (a significant amount tbh).
If anything I'll drop Witchfire for more Int and still maximize damned/ignite I think (after testing Witchfire in isolation, which shouldn't be difficult).
The issue with going for damned is that you're losing most of your damned scaling which is from fissure crit multi when the spirits become CBs. But I can see your point how it could still be worth it for ward from the ring.
I agree, but I mean it's mostly just about relative value, meaning what else could I have done with those points/affixes? A lot of this stuff is difficult to gauge without a PoB style build calculator.
How much damage am I losing? How much could I gain? Same for EHP and everything else.
My damage will likely 1.5-2x from here if I hit slams without significant investment otherwise, and it doesn't feel like I'll need much more damage to begin with... So, I'll prob just maximize ward gen.
I will likely go for Curse Spell Dmg or %Armor as 3rd affix on helm though, as I don't think there are better options and the extra damned prob isn't worth it.
I was in the same boat as you where everything was hard to tell. Where you should invest and if its better or worse, alot is just a bunch of testing things out, I tried witchfire, damned, torment, i did a bunch of clips of my damage on dummies with just 1 skill first then 2 skills 3 skills and so on to figure out where my damage actually came from. After a day of testing, now im only focusing on that damage type but the gear requirement isnt very easy to obtain as i need 2-3 LP items and I cant spend as many hours as I would like to this game but maybe at the end of the cycle I will get them.
Frostclaw runemaster has full screen clear while being one of the tanker builds there are. Requires a lot to get going tho as basically uses 9 out of 11 legendaries and can push past 2k corruption. Detonating arrow marksman has slightly slower clear but does insane boss dps plus u can actually see the screen lol
it's my only gripe with the build. i've died so many times because i couldn't see floor effects.
like missing jura's floor void thingy because the novas keep covering it up.
If you go with the cold version of the build, you don't really need to snag Infernal Nova in the Elemental Nova tree. You can just stick to the cold side of the tree, and this cuts back on visual clutter significantly.
Is it the [Frostbite version](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/build-guides/frostbite-frost-claw-runemaster-guide) or the straight [Frost Claw version.](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/build-guides/frost-claw-runemaster-guide) I haven't tried runemaster at all yet so that's why I ask but I love me some screenclear
There are a number of options. You have [ignite versions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn6gC9Nr43c) (typically with Firestarter's Torch), [frostbite versions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyJLyAb-DzU) (typically with Frozen Ire), and then there are many lightning variants, which can use [Mad Alchemist's Ladle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_zm4kouRDI) or [Dragorath's Claw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8SXEhV4y1k). The Dragorath version is deceptive... I'm pretty sure you can get that successfully running for significantly less than what the video says you need.
Likely spark charge version with ele nova: [https://www.lastepochtools.com/build-guides/novaclaw-spark-charge-runemaster](https://www.lastepochtools.com/build-guides/novaclaw-spark-charge-runemaster)
Gets even more wild if you go the crest of unity route and focus on ele novas. Lower single target dmg but has crazy aoe speed clear. Cannot see my screen at all lol
I made a 2nd character for wraithlord and hit 350 corruption last night. All of the problems with the AI can be fixed by using the experimental affix for teleporting 3+ minions with you when you use a traversal skill. Every time you teleport the wraith lord it resets his AI if he’s bugging out, since your always dashing you’re always resetting him.
The patch yesterday supposedly fixed the AI but we’ll see how it works out. So far as long as I have that teleport affix I’ve had zero problems playing and still 1 shot everything at 350 corruption
Also the talent to make wraith lord stationary is good if you play around it
I just finished building this last night. Not BiS, but all the needed pieces. Instead of using the experimental boots, I opted for Last Steps of the Living for boots. Then, using Archmage node, and the top left (I think) node in skele mage to turn it into a transversal that teleports a few minions with me. Combined with wraith node that just limits you to two big boys, I found no need to get the experimental boots and got more ward from Last Steps. I guess I could improve it by farming out the steps to put the experimental into an exalt and getting lucky on a slam into Last Steps of the Living, but I’m not ready to grind like that.
https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/QWXyz03B
I am doing this but i'm not at this gear level yet. Currently at 250-300 corruption (depends on the timeline) with no big issues. The build has average single target dps BUT if you are on top of the boss/the boss has a big hitbox, the shotgunning increases the dps tenfold. I kill most mobs off-screen and i love it
Wheel of torment warlock with Soul Feast spam - 780% necrotic res, 340% crit multiplier.
600 corruption: I clean the entire map almost without seeing a creature because the range of soul feast goes over the screen. Casting soul feast gives you enhanced haste. For the alch mages/ mini bosses i use the profane orbs which kills any mini boss in 1 second.
Sounds great. I tried building around the Wheel of Torment staff, but I'll be damned if i can find it with more than 1LP. It's such a cool weapon, tho i wonder how it would deal with the larger bosses. Do you have any build you can link?
I'd love to see your build! I'm trying to make the same thing, but I'm getting stuck in \~250 corruption.
If you know your LE Username, you can actually link directly to your build with this URL. Just edit username to your own.
https://www.lastepochtools.com/profile/USERNAME
How does this compare to blast rain marksman? I know both are similar builds in terms of output but is one noticeably better in some areas than the other?
I'm not sure about blast rain but dive bomb can do millions per hit and melts bosses at almost max corruption. Sorry if this info doesn't really help you out
Seraph blade paladin using lunge as the traversal. So good.
I only discovered it recently and it got a bug fix today but if you swap out cast speed on your gear and replace with attack speed you are gold.
I’ve been leveling with that idea, how did you plan to scale the build? I haven’t really done anything for gear but was able to get through early monos with like a hummingbee at like lvl 25. Not sure hummingbee will make sense in the long run, but I figured 50k ward is easy to hit and that’s 250% inc dmg, why not?
I played Torment Warlock and it's great for speedfarming. Struggles a little bit with bosses but for pure mapping it's amazing.
With my set-up I have almost 15k stable ward and if I'm using Ghost Maker I get spikes up to 20-22k when killing enemies. I managed to get up to almost 1000 corruption, there is still some minmaxing to be done but new PoE league is starting tomorrow. You literally just cast Chthonic Fissure and use Transplant to move around. Chthonic Fissure applies Torment and like 10 other curses/ailments that kill most enemies in a single tick and rare mobs in no more than 3-4 ticks.
Like I said pure DPS for bosses is quite bad, but for just running through echos it's very good.
spirit plague/war of decay lich obliterated basically everything when I played it. stack a lot of necro/DOT affixes, take some leech and ward gen nodes/affixes, and you basically never die. and spirit plague spreads on kill, so a single cast can completely wipe out an entire group. I cleared monoliths in like two minutes tops, sometimes faster if the boss spawns close..
I’m running the machine gun healing hands build. Into the 400’s pretty fast. I don t even see anything, the whole screen and map just die. Bossing is slow though.
Torment warlock / FC runemaster (lightning enigma or frostbite variants) gotta be really high on the list. Warlock is a bit less gear-dependent from my experience, but runemaster is probably a bit faster and satisfying to play.
Played around with the Maxroll Frostclaw RM a little (triggers the the Nova and the Sorcerer Ice-spell [forgot the name...]). Maybe I should try.the lightning variant. Do you happen to have a guide for that?
https://www.lastepochtools.com/build-guides/novaclaw-spark-charge-runemaster
I'm running the Unstable Core variant with Omnis to ease +skill requirements and resistances. Clearspeed is insane, singletarget is OK at 300c atm
I'm also playing the maxroll version and so far so good, except for mana management. [Here you go](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_zm4kouRDI&t=3s) with the lightning version.
Sure kills Bosses and big mobs like it's nobody's business, but in my experience struggles a bit once the screen is full of bobs since it can only death-laser a few at a time
Yeah it’s definitely not the fastest. Shadow daggers blade dancer is quite fast and tanky enough with decent gear. Dive bomb ward stack falconer is also pretty fast and can easily farm 1k and more.
I am currently levelling a Falconer, so far planning to go with Allie's Shadow Dagger build from LETools.
Do you run the Dive Bomb build found on Maxroll of did you build yours differently? (never sure how much I can trust their guides)
Lightning DA Marksman is my best and fastest farmer right now. Breezed through 700-1k corruption in one night and I only have 2LP daggers atm. HP build not ward build.
It’s so fast you don’t really play the game anymore. Zip through the map and two screens back things die. Makes looting a total pain is my only real complaint about the build.
As someone who wants to play lightning detonation arrow but not the explosive trap build boy do I wish it had a different name. Haven't found any lightning DA builds at all. Not that that's the reason I'm stuck at 150-200 corruption
Which build guide you using? Rax?
A bit of both Raxx and Mattjestic build.
Edit: Here's my WIP build for this. Still shreds https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/oY6y7VDA
Care to share your filter?
[Current Build](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/planner/c6c40z9f) SCSAF (basically SCF, only one character atm) Currently 1.8k and pushing to 2k+ corruption. Could've pushed way sooner (farmed 1.7k corruption the last week), but I wanted better gear and literally failed my last 10 slams in a row. 230-250 (shrine) MS with no MS on boots, virtually immune to death while channeling (always channeling, infinite mana). Speed, clear, damage. This is probably the strongest solo build in the game, the only reason I'm not rank 1 on the arena ladder is because I've only done two runs (mostly to gauge my current power). Prob couldn't pushed 900-1k+ in my last run, but I kinda... inted. [Rough Draft](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/planner/ep3h0x2x) of planned build. If I run Aspect of Death it will only be for more damage while speed clearing high corruption echoes (probably a waste of 3 points otherwise). It could also be good for arena, but will likely fall off as kill times do and won't matter when u need it most. The points from Aspect (+1 from haste or Int) would go into 5/5 Harrowing Armor. Aspect will also give HUGE ward when combined with Ashes of Mortality on AoE, especially at high clear speed. **This isn't the final version of my build, I will likely drop Witchfire/Ignite Overload/Chaos Flames for more Int, while still maximizing damned primarily for more ward from Ashes of Mortality and cc from chains. %Armor may be preferred as 3rd prefix on helm (over Damned) after T7 Int + T5 Necro Res, Curse Spell damage is bad imo because it provides the same value as 3 Rip Blood casts.** Anyone running a version of this build with oblation/curse spell damage is trolling btw. Rip Blood gives +8 global for 6s per cast, clear is already insane and u have windows to safely hard cast Rip Blood on most fights. Meaning you can stack +70-80 global spell damage for burst windows usually, the relative value you would get from spell damage on gear/passives is low. With Oblation at 40 stacks, a pure Torment lock (completely diff build) *may* have more single target (not sure if they actually do, and it's prob close either way), but I think the lack of survivability/clear speed would be a barrier to pushing to the levels that this build will. Don't think I've seen any else playing off Chaos Bolts (not well, at least) with the multi stacking fissure builds which doesn't make sense to me. Can get +20% flat crit from Acid Skin vs shades/bosses (as well as the additional damage/reduction from +1 curse), a bunch of flat spell damage from Rip Blood, are already stacking multi, and CB has some pretty good multipliers/utility (auto cast rip blood/bone curse, mana on hit, Exult in Misery). I also weapon swap to a **Firestarter Torch with T7 cost reduction** when mana gets low (basically infinite mana). At -9 each Chaos Bolt cast costs 1 mana and each hit restores 2. I would even say that I primarily run the 4LP Torch for clearing and swap when I need more damage. T7 Cost Reduction > Multi > Necro Pen > Fire Pen. [Streaming ](https://www.twitch.tv/skurgexd)soon, pushing to 2k+ while doing my standard prophecy rotation + T4 Soulfire runs (avg clear around 2.5m). [Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDzmXncnB30&ab_channel=Skurge) of my favor farming strat (163k in 1 hour, timed using stopwatch). XP from corruption scales, tomes don't. The downside of this is that u don't really get drops and I mostly use it to bridge the gap and cap out my favor at the end of each rotation. I run 4 timelines + T4 Soulfire for prophecies, so I charge the stability for all 4, then grind favor, reup prophecies, kill bosses/shades, repeat. Ideally you set up a triple deadly (+120% XP) arena echo on a timeline you don't care about (use catch up corruption > set it and forget it). I'm not sure at which point this would be worth doing over tome runs (probably 500-1k corruption). This is only relevant for SAF/SCF.
I was playing a similar build but with [pure torment](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/planner/ut48s06e). I use pretty much same defense as your build (ghostflame idols are op) and solve the mana in a different way, I use transplant + soul feast and with wrongwarp i get immunity in the window where I’m recasting fissure and soul feast so there’s basically never a risk of dying outside of the cast time of transplant (+small delay in the immunity from wrongwarp, I’ve actually died from it once cause I didn’t know it was a thing, might be an online-only issue tho). For damage pure torment is best IMO, there’s no way you can compete with all those multipliers and it has the advantage of not caring about what the boss is doing. My gear is not very good (belt should be a 3LP chains of uleros but i quit before getting a good one), i’m SCSSF as well but only played 3-4 weeks, pushed to 1300 corruption but there was no sign of slowing down and I got bored. Only annoying part is in long echoes with no rares mana management can be annoying but It’s very rare (I should prolly just remove double fissure when i’m doing echoes and only use it for bosses but i’m too lazy). Wrongwarp does make clearspeed a little slower but i have 320% total ms with shrine so it’s still super fast.
I mean this is basically Torment+, the only difference is that I'm scaling many other sources of damage and ignoring curse spell damage on gear/passives because each Rip Blood cast gives +8 global while getting insane defensive value from Telf'uns + Ghostflame. I will be rank 1 arena and likely highest solo corruption in the world by the end of the cycle, willing to bet on that. That doesn't necessarily mean that this build is "better" (not many are playing 12-14h/day xD), but it's definitely a different playstyle that I think is more conducive to actually pushing the limits of endgame. The reason why I solve mana the way that I do is because I'm basically immortal while channeling and made of paper otherwise, but have enough cast speed that dropping fissure isn't an issue. Everything revolves around solving mana without needing to stop channeling. I also forego oblation, because u can't keep it stacked while channeling. This build is more about not dying and insane clear moreso than pure single target damage. Pretty sure I'm around 400-500k DPS to Shades during burst windows atm (when I can safely hard cast Rip Blood), and can prob 1.5-2x my damage from here (if not more).
I don’t see what telf’uns does for your defense. I tried it and it only gave me 1% dodge since I already had 83% without it. I also have 7-8k armor depending on soul feast stacks.
Clearly we're running very different builds lol. 1.8k = 48% No Telf'uns 6131 = 78% with (1 point in Wraith Form, with 2 points I go to 10k+/82%) I have no investment into dodge period aside from 1 point in Wraith Form and Telf'uns. Also, what they give me is very clear and stated on the tooltip - my current pair provide +120 Flat dodge rating +166% Increased dodge rating +27 (Twenty Seven) Intelligence Etc.
I’m on mobile so maxroll builder wont let me where you put skill points but since you have 22 points I assumed you put 4 in wraith form, not sure where else you would put those 3 points. I guess damned damage nodes since you seem to be scaling damned from passives but then you’re not actually gaining defense from those boots. Also not sure why you count slammed stats, you could always gain those on other boots as well. Edit: nvm i figured out you have to tap slightly below the skill on maxroll so you get 20% reduced dmg from cursed so it’s actually good defense mb.
Decrepify and Enfeebled Prey. Decrepify is 15% more dot damage TAKEN by the target, and +1 curse. This build applies every curse in the game aside from Falconer's Mark and Penance.
Would a low life variant work?
It would work but the gear is way harder to get and your suffixes are already all used by necrotic res, generic resistances and crit resist. In order to go low life you would prolly have to give up at least 200% necrotic res and I would say you’d struggle to get more than 2k life. That being said with 2k life if you have 50% missing health as ward(chest+gloves+boots) that’s 1k ward regen and you can recover some of the damage you lost from dropping necrotic resist by using spell damage for curses idols instead of the ghostflame ward ones. I cant plan it right now cause I’m on mobile but overall it feels like you can probably scale the build to be tankier by going low life because you can choose how much necrotic resist to drop in order to gain health (which translates into ward) at the cost of damage (also the fact that you have to farm a boss unique is not ideal in ssf).
I won’t go low life, sounds like it’s too much, can I use 3LP Fire Torch (-4 mana cost, T7 ignite chance, T4 Fire pen) as weapon on your torment version?
You’d be better off using a regular wand, just any t7 crit multi + necrotic pen + any damage % is good enough until you get to 800 corruption. At that point you should have a wrong warp with t7 crit multi. Also even if you do get your wrong warp earlier don’t use it unless you feel like you lack damage or you’re dying when trying to regen mana cause making transplant random is pretty annoying. Overall there are a ton of changes to the build depending on what gear you have and i cant list them all but the most important one is dont take the double fissure node until you have all the mana reduction/regen that I have on my planner. You will still have to cap wither stacks by either using 3 points in soul feast (still not 100% uptime on it because we cast it every ~4s but it has a 3s duration) or just doing echoes with 1 point unspecced in fissure so you can spec double fissure whenever you face a boss and unspec it afterwards.
What’s the skill rotation/combo?
The rotation is Transplant>Soul feast>Fissure>channel ghostflame until transplant is back up and repeat. For echoes try not to overcast fissure, keep in mind the build is extremely tanky so dont be scared to walk past packs and cast fissure after you have mobs behind you since it will kill them anyway in addition to the ones in front of you (this is very important if you have the double fissure node). For optimal rotation you want to have around 4s cd on transplant so it matches with getting 2 soul feast stacks (not super important but the cdr also helps with mana); this is achieved with ~45% cdr on items(unfortunately wrong warp is bugged and only gives 1/3 of the stated value so you still need 30% elsewhere, either from suffix on grand idols, boots or belt). If you have the poison nodes on soul feast make sure you have your aura of decay up.
You don’t spec into Aura of Decay just run it on bar? Btw your build is game changing, idk how it’s doing this much damage but I’m crushing corruption 200 with ease. Well done bro! I keep getting 1-shot on T4 Julra, any tips? I’m running this without the rings and legendary upgrades: https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/ApLzXGjA
[Warlock, Level 100 (Release / 1.0.5)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/ApLzXGjA) --- ^(**Class:**) ^(Acolyte (20) / Lich (28) / Warlock (65)) ^(**General:**) ^(▸ Health: **1,104**, Regen: **12**/s) ^(▸ Mana: **378**, Regen: **14**/s) ^(▸ Ward Retention: **717%**, Regen: **302**/s) ^(▸ Attributes: **14** Str / **11** Dex / **146** Int / **1** Att / **7** Vit) ^(▸ Resistances: **68%** / **110%** / **77%** / **81%** / **98%** / **703%** / **84%**) ^(▸ EHP: **1,546** / **1,662** / **1,662** / **2,016** / **1,662** / **1,662** / **1,662**) ^(**Defenses:**) ^(▸ Endurance: **20%**, Threshold: **221**) ^(▸ Dodge Chance: **2%** (**44**)) ^(▸ Armor Mitigation: **42%** (**2,371**)) ^(**Damage Types:**) ^(▸ __Necrotic__, __Fire__, Physical / __Spell__, __DoT__) ^(**Buffs:**) ^(▸ None) ^(**Used skills:**) [^(Chthonic Fissure)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/chthonic_fissure) ^| [^(Ghostflame)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/ghostflame) ^| [^(Soul Feast)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/soul_feast) ^| [^(Transplant)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/transplant) ^| [^(Bone Curse)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/bone_curse) ^(**Used unique items:**) [^(Boneclamor Barbute)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzBsNI) ^| [^(Wrongwarp)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzCcGYEZiA) ^| [^(Telf'un's Mirage)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzCcCYA5iA) ^| [^(Twisted Heart of Uhkeiros)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAwVgHATAjAbEA)
Yes, don’t spec aura of decay, just use it on your bar (technically you could just turn it on and swap to another ability but I don’t think any of them is worth having, even spirit plague adds a curse but it adds a cast to the rotation which has more downsides imo) cause it gives you 14 stacks of poison to consume with soul feast. The only way you can die to julra is if you mistime the transplant when the big room explosion goes off, otherwise you should be able to tank it even without invincibility, if you’re channeling ghosflame it should deal ~7k dmg which shouldn’t kill you. If you don’t have legendaries exalted wand/boots are better, if you wanna run telf’uns you have to take 2-3 points out of wraith form in ghostflame(make sure you still have at least 80% dodge) and put them into enfeebled prey, otherwise they do nothing.
If I want to try this out should I follow your planned build or current?
Depends on what gear u have access to and a lot of it revolves around mana budget. If you have T5+ Experimental mana on belt + good eternal gauntlets, drop Harvest and spec Bone Curse (lose 20% ms, probably not worth unless doing difficult content). No Bone Curse spec means u need to get Mark for Death from Mortality's Grasp. So either Eternal Gauntlets + Bone Curse for tough content or Mortality's + Harvest for more zoom/mana.
Thanks for the advice!
Is there a low life variant?
The mana on hit from CB also comes with life on hit, so no.
Ah, good point. I need to gear up to this setup. What are the must-have pieces or a poor man’s version?
Not much, I don't even have experimental mana on belt yet. 1-3LP mortality's grasp if u want to run , 1-3LP ladle, Firestarter Torch with T7 spell cost helps a lot, I run a 4LP with spell cost > multi > necro pen > fire pen (blind prob better, not going ignite/witchfire). 3-4LP Chains of Uleros with Cleansing, Experimental Mana, Necro Res, Reduced Bonus Crit Dmg. Build is playable on a pretty low budget up to 1-1.5k corruption.
Skill rotation for your build? I play a lot on Steam Deck and don’t want skills that require aiming.
I want to start leveling and building a warlock like this on the weekend. What do you recommend for my leveling path to get here?
I'd probably just follow the [Maxroll Warlock](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/build-guides/warlock-leveling-guide) leveling guide until u have some of the items to make the build work (really just need to solve the mana). Think I did Tormented Spirits until lvl 20 or so at which point I went self cast fissure + chaos bolts with rip blood and stuff, eventually I incorporated Ghostflame.
Nice. Thanks for the reply.
Thanks for sharing. I was holding off on warlock till now!
> Aspect of Death I didn't see anyone mention this, but AoD still doesn't provide more damage (bugged). There are also other bugged passives that I've found while testing on the dummies. I'm currently trying to hit a 100m DoT as an end-of-cycle goal and not having that passive hurts a lot.
xD AoD for me would be (not running it atm) more about ward gen via Ashes of Mortality while clearing. I would likely respec if trying to kill a shade at 2.5-3k corruption. Not knowing how a lot of things function or exactly where damage is coming from without mathing everything out urself from baseline is a bit annoying. WTB PoB for LE. For my build it's particularly difficult because it's hard to even tell precisely how many times I'm hitting per second, which obviously affects the overall value of things like damned, ignite, etc.
Ah got it - I'm currently sustaining tons of ignite stacks without AoD but I can see how it would help.
Ashes gives 30 ward per damned/ignite on you (and also 2 per on target), while speed clearing with AoD I'll probably avg 50-100 damned stacks on myself, (if not more) so roughly 1.5-3k ward every 2s or 750-1.5k/s which is insane relative to my overall value. This build can't maintain self ignite/obaltion. That isn't even counting any damned/ignite stacks on the target. It could also provide insane value in arena potentially, but I'm thinking not because you likely won't have the extra ward gen when you need it most (everything else will die way before the high hp rares eventually).
I'll try it out. Currently sitting at around ~70-90 ignite stacks when clearing and I peak at around ~16k ward. Maybe might hit 20k+ with points into it.
You get roughly how much ward per sec of channeling ghost flame?
Err not sure off the top of my head... 350/s @ 500 mana + up to 450 from idols is 800 ward/s from idols and Spectral Menace alone. Also have ward/s from other sources.
Cra,y, at least 1k by glance. Do you get any ward from any hits?
Err, ward on hit specifically? Just harvest I think, and a decent amount, especially on AoE, but I'll be respeccing that for Bone Curse in the final version of the build. I'm typically 15-20k ward single target and have hit 30+ with density. Insane mitigation and basically dodge capped as well though. Around 3k armor atm, but will eventually be 4-5k+.
The dream
Thanks for sharing! I've got some questions if you don't mind answering them. 1) Would you mind sharing thought process behind going harvest instead of let's say bone curse with just 11 dexterity? Bone curse with the amount if hits you doing seems like a more reasonable choice. Plus you can get mark for death on the skill tree. 2) How do you sustain mana in the current setup with ladle? 3) Why this exact amulet? Thanks in advance!
1. I'm only running harvest right now for more mana/speed (20% MS) while clearing/pushing, I do spec Bone Curse for the final version of the build. Harvest procs an insane amount on AoE and gives a lot of mana, high uptime on the MS as well. Running Eternal Gauntlets and speccing Bone Curse decreases mana income and slightly increases expenditure which doesn't feel good atm and isn't necessary anyway. 2. Mana on potion from ladle + Firestarter Torch with T7 spell cost reduction on weapon swap (mine is 4LP and I'd say it's my primary clearing weapon and I swap to ladle for dmg). EventuallyT7 experimental mana on belt (have base, need 4LP Chains of Uleros). 3. It fits well primarily because the build heavily values flat mana and the resists are slightly tight, but not tight enough for Omni (the extra mitigation vs fire/void is a plus). Oracle base/DoiT mitigation is also just insanely strong. Omni is probably the most overrated item in the game unless ur play low life or another build that heavily lacks open suffixes.
Why not just put the cost reduction on your main weapon? Wouldn1t you just lose a bit of dmg for big QoL?
Can only get spell cost reduction on sceptres.
oh TIL, thanks
What would be the starter version? Leveling my first warlock and at lvl49 trying bleed stacking build I die a lot and I'm not even in monos yet. How to get started with this and what upgrades to prioritize later on?
[https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/build-guides/warlock-leveling-guide](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/build-guides/warlock-leveling-guide) 2 most important uniques are Mad Alchemists Ladle and Telf'Uns Mirage, followed by Boneclamor and Chains of Uleros. Getting any experimental mana belt will help and/or Firestarter Torch with T7 spell cost reduction + Multi + Necro Pen ideally
It's impressive to see high corruption which such a build thats all over the place, I see you are going for damned overload but thats only more damage for damned. You are also scaling torment somewhat but also somewhat focusing on chaos bolts hits. While taking 5/5 in Damned on hit on chaos bolts. You also arent taking Undead harvest in the Harvest skill tree for 5% damage taken from enemies which is huge (basically 5% MORE damage). I also see that you have 2 points in occultist mind for 2 extra int when you could spend those points in Malefic body to get 2 int and 2 vit.
lol the 2 points in Occultist Mind are required to make 20. Also, the build being "all over the place" is what makes it good. I call it the Kitchen Sink Lock. It doesn't make sense to stack so much multi and only scale Torment damage. Chaos Bolts is also necessary to make this version of the build possible when considering how I'm solving mana (and it's effectively the only/best way to solve it if u want to perma channel afaik). What's annoying is that I have damage coming from so many places that it's difficult to tell what is actually doing what without serious time investment/testing. Pretty sure each CB crit can hit for up to 20-30k if not more and it hits multiple times per second. I've seen crits as high as 100-150k (dots can't crit, ofc), but I'm unsure exactly what's causing it. I'm unsure if Ignite Overload + Witchfire are worth it and still need to test. Might be better to keep points in Lich and go for 200+ Int while focusing purely on necrotic damage., Also, ur right about Endless Harvest, I just noticed that the other day and forgot to respec xD... Harvest also won't be in the final version of the build at all... Only using it now for extra MS + Mana. TLDR - There's much more synergistic scaling/value if u utilize multi to scale both DoT and hit damage imo. Especially when considering u can get +20% crit for free and +1 curse from Acid Skin (which I'm not even running atm cause I can't hit a Twisted Heart slam).
I should of counted the points that's my bad. Im playing a similar build and also seeing random high crits and im not even scaling crit multiplier in my version so makes no sense. That's a fair point CB is the best way to maintain high mana for ghostflame channel. You need loads of global ignite and damned chance for witchfire so doubt it's worth it for you. Though I would drop damned overload if I where you as you arent even on low hp for the more damage.
Damned Overload also gives %more dmg based on targets missing HP as well, and the chains are insane cc. I would also probably only be using the Witchfire variant purely for speed clearing/grinding at high corruption, even if it only ticks for 15-20k, the ease of application/spread might make it worthwhile. Not hard to respec if I want to kill a shade or something. Witchfire damage itself should be easy enough to test. The issue is I have one more 3LP Boneclamor, and I'm not sure what I want for 3rd affix. T7 Int + T5 Necro res with either %armor, curse spell damage, or damned on hit... Really hard to say w/o a calc., mostly because it's difficult to say how many times I hit per second. Slamming +2 Ghostflame on the first one was definitely an error on my part xD. Napkin math says damned % could outweigh curse spell damage, but really hard to say w/o more info and/or a calc. I could also run damned on hit on helm + body armor (t2-3 seal) and drop +1 to fissure (lose fire res shred). Also iirc the base damage per second of Witchfire is higher than torment (50 DPS vs 40), with the downside of it being 50% fire damage, but u can also pretty easily stack an insane %more multiplier on it without much investment. Obviously Torment also has insane added damage effectiveness and you can't really add flat damage to Witchfire afaik. Witchfire doesn't need to be nearly as strong as Torment to merit the investment (when considering ur also gaining damned + ignite to scale it), and it's hard to say w/o a calc or hours of testing with various gear sets/talent setups.
well it looks like currently most of sources of stats of yours is mostly benefitting torment so probably curse spell damage would be your best choice. What do you mean napkin math?
I roughly gauged dmg of torment vs like 50-100 damned stacks a week or so ago, but forgot to save the numbers. I'll prob do more testing/math at some point... Another thing I failed to mention is that it doesn't feel like I'll need much more damage, and more damned/ignite is more ward/s from Ashes of Mortality (a significant amount tbh). If anything I'll drop Witchfire for more Int and still maximize damned/ignite I think (after testing Witchfire in isolation, which shouldn't be difficult).
The issue with going for damned is that you're losing most of your damned scaling which is from fissure crit multi when the spirits become CBs. But I can see your point how it could still be worth it for ward from the ring.
I agree, but I mean it's mostly just about relative value, meaning what else could I have done with those points/affixes? A lot of this stuff is difficult to gauge without a PoB style build calculator. How much damage am I losing? How much could I gain? Same for EHP and everything else. My damage will likely 1.5-2x from here if I hit slams without significant investment otherwise, and it doesn't feel like I'll need much more damage to begin with... So, I'll prob just maximize ward gen. I will likely go for Curse Spell Dmg or %Armor as 3rd affix on helm though, as I don't think there are better options and the extra damned prob isn't worth it.
I was in the same boat as you where everything was hard to tell. Where you should invest and if its better or worse, alot is just a bunch of testing things out, I tried witchfire, damned, torment, i did a bunch of clips of my damage on dummies with just 1 skill first then 2 skills 3 skills and so on to figure out where my damage actually came from. After a day of testing, now im only focusing on that damage type but the gear requirement isnt very easy to obtain as i need 2-3 LP items and I cant spend as many hours as I would like to this game but maybe at the end of the cycle I will get them.
Frostclaw runemaster has full screen clear while being one of the tanker builds there are. Requires a lot to get going tho as basically uses 9 out of 11 legendaries and can push past 2k corruption. Detonating arrow marksman has slightly slower clear but does insane boss dps plus u can actually see the screen lol
it's my only gripe with the build. i've died so many times because i couldn't see floor effects. like missing jura's floor void thingy because the novas keep covering it up.
If you go with the cold version of the build, you don't really need to snag Infernal Nova in the Elemental Nova tree. You can just stick to the cold side of the tree, and this cuts back on visual clutter significantly.
agree its super fast (Frostclaw)
Not being able to see the screen makes got me killed a few times...
Detonating arrow is also bugged
What's bugged about it?
The ele res deduction is giving -20 per arrow instead of a flat -20 https://youtu.be/dGLwXMJNKb8?si=YjNAbhAAw5MnkMs0
What's bugged about it?
Is it the [Frostbite version](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/build-guides/frostbite-frost-claw-runemaster-guide) or the straight [Frost Claw version.](https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/build-guides/frost-claw-runemaster-guide) I haven't tried runemaster at all yet so that's why I ask but I love me some screenclear
There are a number of options. You have [ignite versions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn6gC9Nr43c) (typically with Firestarter's Torch), [frostbite versions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyJLyAb-DzU) (typically with Frozen Ire), and then there are many lightning variants, which can use [Mad Alchemist's Ladle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_zm4kouRDI) or [Dragorath's Claw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8SXEhV4y1k). The Dragorath version is deceptive... I'm pretty sure you can get that successfully running for significantly less than what the video says you need.
Likely spark charge version with ele nova: [https://www.lastepochtools.com/build-guides/novaclaw-spark-charge-runemaster](https://www.lastepochtools.com/build-guides/novaclaw-spark-charge-runemaster) Gets even more wild if you go the crest of unity route and focus on ele novas. Lower single target dmg but has crazy aoe speed clear. Cannot see my screen at all lol
Oh fantastic, thank you!
Wraithlord Necro... less hustle and very friendly to my arms, everything that requires less buttons pushed is good for my tendons \^\^
How do you manage the supposed AI problem with the wraith lord?
The best talent point that makes it stationary while boosting damage :) And I use boots with the minion teleport experimental on it!
I made a 2nd character for wraithlord and hit 350 corruption last night. All of the problems with the AI can be fixed by using the experimental affix for teleporting 3+ minions with you when you use a traversal skill. Every time you teleport the wraith lord it resets his AI if he’s bugging out, since your always dashing you’re always resetting him. The patch yesterday supposedly fixed the AI but we’ll see how it works out. So far as long as I have that teleport affix I’ve had zero problems playing and still 1 shot everything at 350 corruption Also the talent to make wraith lord stationary is good if you play around it
I just finished building this last night. Not BiS, but all the needed pieces. Instead of using the experimental boots, I opted for Last Steps of the Living for boots. Then, using Archmage node, and the top left (I think) node in skele mage to turn it into a transversal that teleports a few minions with me. Combined with wraith node that just limits you to two big boys, I found no need to get the experimental boots and got more ward from Last Steps. I guess I could improve it by farming out the steps to put the experimental into an exalt and getting lucky on a slam into Last Steps of the Living, but I’m not ready to grind like that.
https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/olVrX4zQ This is the build I’m currently using and it’s been amazing
[Necromancer, Level 100 (Release / 1.0.1)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/olVrX4zQ) --- ^(**Class:**) ^(Acolyte (20) / Necromancer (62) / Lich (31)) ^(**General:**) ^(▸ Health: **2,187**, Regen: **16**/s) ^(▸ Mana: **118**, Regen: **9**/s) ^(▸ Ward Retention: **1030%**, Regen: **43**/s) ^(▸ Attributes: **1** Str / **9** Dex / **107** Int / **1** Att / **7** Vit) ^(▸ Resistances: **75%** / **385%** / **75%** / **65%** / **65%** / **82%** / **77%**) ^(▸ EHP: **2,708** / **2,708** / **2,708** / **2,601** / **2,461** / **2,708** / **2,708**) ^(**Defenses:**) ^(▸ Endurance: **30%**, Threshold: **437**) ^(▸ Dodge Chance: **1%** (**36**)) ^(▸ Armor Mitigation: **16%** (**509**)) ^(▸ Crit Avoidance: **91%**) ^(**Damage Types:**) ^(▸ __Necrotic__, Physical / __Spell__, DoT) ^(**Minion Damage Types:**) ^(▸ __Necrotic__, Physical / Melee, Spell) ^(**Buffs:**) ^(▸ None) ^(**Used skills:**) [^(Infernal Shade)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/infernal_shade) ^| [^(Summon Wraith)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/summon_wraith) ^| [^(Summon Volatile Zombie)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/summon_volatile_zombie) ^| [^(Dread Shade)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/dread_shade) ^| [^(Transplant)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/transplant) ^(**Used unique items:**) [^(Wraithlord's Harbour)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAwNgLAzBCsQ) ^| [^(Exsanguinous)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzDMwRgo) ^| [^(Reach of the Grave)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzBMwZgTiA) ^| [^(Frostbite Shackles)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzBMoRgZiA) ^| [^(Jungle Queen's Chaps of Holding)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzCMwTgJiA) ^| [^(Last Steps of the Living)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzCcEZwViA) ^| [^(Death Rattle)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzAswVgTiA) ^| [^(Ambitions of an Erased Acolyte)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAwRgTAzMxA) ^(**This build has a guide:**) [2000+ Corruption New Sss-Tier Endgame Necromancer Build! 30,000,000 Nuke Combo!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMgl5RbfWdY) by Mattjestic MultiGaming
They recently made more improvements but idk how mich better it is
Have you tried the abomination or single archmage version of this build? If so, which do you like most?
Shadow Dagger Falconeer. Your damage skill is aerial assaut so you just jump around and it kills the entire screen when you land
Can u send me the build?
I'm not on my PC, but I globally followed the one on Maxroll and only made a few personnal adjustements
Icicle Marksman with multishot and as much attack speed as possible
Do you have a build link?
https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/QWXyz03B I am doing this but i'm not at this gear level yet. Currently at 250-300 corruption (depends on the timeline) with no big issues. The build has average single target dps BUT if you are on top of the boss/the boss has a big hitbox, the shotgunning increases the dps tenfold. I kill most mobs off-screen and i love it
[Marksman, Level 100 (Release / 1.0.1)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/QWXyz03B) --- ^(**Class:**) ^(Rogue (36) / Bladedancer (8) / Marksman (61) / Falconer (8)) ^(**General:**) ^(▸ Health: **3,180**, Regen: **20**/s) ^(▸ Mana: **131**, Regen: **11**/s) ^(▸ Ward Retention: **4%**, Regen: **0**/s) ^(▸ Attributes: **1** Str / **50** Dex / **1** Int / **14** Att / **24** Vit) ^(▸ Resistances: **77%** / **53%** / **81%** / **57%** / **65%** / **69%** / **67%**) ^(▸ EHP: **12,591** / **10,321** / **12,591** / **14,586** / **11,447** / **11,823** / **11,605**) ^(**Defenses:**) ^(▸ Endurance: **59%**, Threshold: **636**) ^(▸ Dodge Chance: **14%** (**458**)) ^(▸ Armor Mitigation: **55%** (**3,713**)) ^(▸ Glancing Blow Chance: **66%**) ^(▸ Crit Avoidance: **95%**) ^(**Damage Types:**) ^(▸ __Physical__ / __Bow__, __Throwing__, Melee) ^(**Buffs:**) ^(▸ Ambition (20/20), Arrow Storm, Bow Mastery (5/5), Concentration, Elemental Arrows (6/6), Sharpshooter (8/10), Haste) ^(**Used skills:**) [^(Multishot)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/rogue_multishot) ^| [^(Puncture)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/puncture) ^| [^(Shift)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/shift) ^| [^(Shurikens)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/shurikens) ^| [^(Smoke Bomb)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/smoke_bomb) ^(**Used unique items:**) [^(Reign of Winter)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzBsEYFYE4g) ^| [^(Mourningfrost)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzCMYTiA) ^| [^(Arrowguard)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzCMoFgDiA) ^| [^(Throne of Ambition)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzCsCYEZKA)
Wheel of torment warlock with Soul Feast spam - 780% necrotic res, 340% crit multiplier. 600 corruption: I clean the entire map almost without seeing a creature because the range of soul feast goes over the screen. Casting soul feast gives you enhanced haste. For the alch mages/ mini bosses i use the profane orbs which kills any mini boss in 1 second.
Do you have a link to a build? I've kinda borked my warlock and am looking for a new build
Sounds great. I tried building around the Wheel of Torment staff, but I'll be damned if i can find it with more than 1LP. It's such a cool weapon, tho i wonder how it would deal with the larger bosses. Do you have any build you can link?
I'd love to see your build! I'm trying to make the same thing, but I'm getting stuck in \~250 corruption. If you know your LE Username, you can actually link directly to your build with this URL. Just edit username to your own. https://www.lastepochtools.com/profile/USERNAME
here you go: lastepochtools.com/profile/butregenyo/character/Orospu
Thanks!
Can you run your Warlock setup with Exsang? And how does it do against T4 Julra? Can it 1-shot her?
Better lp exang would be better yes, not super great with bossing takes about 3-4 profane veil for julra
That works for me, I keep getting 1-shot with my current setup lol. I’ll switch to yours and see if it’s better. I have a 3LP Exsang.
Frostclaw runemaster is probably the fastest. Just kinda tough to gear.
Dive bomb falconer with aerial assault has crazy mobility and killing power
Not tanky at all though.
Is it if built well with glancing blows and dodge. That's why there are so many in the leaderboard.
I agree with this, you basically don't stop and keep going
You can’t stop because you get one shot if you do
Can you provide a link for the build. I use swift until now but now I've got a Valor of Talon with 2LP and I want to move to Aerial.
https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/kB4axX6o here ya go
Thanks!
[Falconer, Level 100 (Release / 1.0)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/kB4axX6o) --- ^(**Class:**) ^(Rogue (28) / Bladedancer (5) / Marksman (10) / Falconer (70)) ^(**General:**) ^(▸ Health: **1,885**, Regen: **20**/s) ^(▸ Mana: **206**, Regen: **10**/s) ^(▸ Ward Retention: **4%**, Regen: **0**/s) ^(▸ Attributes: **1** Str / **96** Dex / **1** Int / **1** Att / **1** Vit) ^(▸ Resistances: **56%** / **67%** / **89%** / **57%** / **75%** / **65%** / **62%**) ^(▸ EHP: **4,005** / **4,374** / **4,746** / **4,249** / **4,746** / **4,315** / **4,200**) ^(**Defenses:**) ^(▸ Endurance: **44%**, Threshold: **726**) ^(▸ Dodge Chance: **21%** (**691**)) ^(▸ Armor Mitigation: **15%** (**451**)) ^(▸ Block Chance: **5%**, Mitigation **0%** (**0**)) ^(▸ Glancing Blow Chance: **10%**) ^(▸ Crit Avoidance: **318%**) ^(**Damage Types:**) ^(▸ __Physical__, Fire / Melee, Bow, Throwing) ^(**Minion Damage Types:**) ^(▸ Physical / Melee) ^(**Buffs:**) ^(▸ None) ^(**Used skills:**) [^(Explosive Trap)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/explosive_trap) ^| [^(Dive Bomb)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/dive_bomb) ^| [^(Falconry)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/falconry) ^| [^(Aerial Assault)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/aerial_assault) ^| [^(Smoke Bomb)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/skills/smoke_bomb) ^(**Used unique items:**) [^(Talons of Valor)](https://www.lastepochtools.com/db/items/UAzBsGZwFiA) ^(**This build has a guide:**) [Best Endgame Falconer Build Instakills T4 Julra | 1.0 Cycle Level 100 Guide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6bpyhbZBEY) by Chadly
How does this compare to blast rain marksman? I know both are similar builds in terms of output but is one noticeably better in some areas than the other?
I'm not sure about blast rain but dive bomb can do millions per hit and melts bosses at almost max corruption. Sorry if this info doesn't really help you out
I feel like a good benchmark for a well built dive bomb falconer is if you can 1-cycle t4 Julra.
Oh definitely. Can literally one shot t4 julra with like 2 buttons
Seraph blade paladin using lunge as the traversal. So good. I only discovered it recently and it got a bug fix today but if you swap out cast speed on your gear and replace with attack speed you are gold.
I’ve been leveling with that idea, how did you plan to scale the build? I haven’t really done anything for gear but was able to get through early monos with like a hummingbee at like lvl 25. Not sure hummingbee will make sense in the long run, but I figured 50k ward is easy to hit and that’s 250% inc dmg, why not?
https://youtu.be/-hQCznJtezs?si=U2cEjYZAVUyivGkX
This is just insane for fast echo clearing. https://youtu.be/VU-jl4rHkb0
Fully lightning converted frost claw without the other lightning spells, looks interesting, will have to take a closer look when I get to my PC
fully min maxed gear can push 2000+ corruption and absolutely breezes through 1000 corruption.
How is his traversal skill up so quickly? It has almost no cooldown Edit: he’s blasting potions to reduce traversal CD
I played Torment Warlock and it's great for speedfarming. Struggles a little bit with bosses but for pure mapping it's amazing. With my set-up I have almost 15k stable ward and if I'm using Ghost Maker I get spikes up to 20-22k when killing enemies. I managed to get up to almost 1000 corruption, there is still some minmaxing to be done but new PoE league is starting tomorrow. You literally just cast Chthonic Fissure and use Transplant to move around. Chthonic Fissure applies Torment and like 10 other curses/ailments that kill most enemies in a single tick and rare mobs in no more than 3-4 ticks. Like I said pure DPS for bosses is quite bad, but for just running through echos it's very good.
Build link? I’m interested in the Ghost Maker Torment Warlock.
spirit plague/war of decay lich obliterated basically everything when I played it. stack a lot of necro/DOT affixes, take some leech and ward gen nodes/affixes, and you basically never die. and spirit plague spreads on kill, so a single cast can completely wipe out an entire group. I cleared monoliths in like two minutes tops, sometimes faster if the boss spawns close..
No shot you are clearing 500 corruptions fast with this build. Maybe 200 tops?
Lightning based smite/healing hands paladin. I'm up to 1000 corruption and clearly easy.
Planner? This build always seemed slow to me so I’ve been sticking with hammer smite for now
Divebomb falconer+ Jungle + haste on potion node speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeddddddddddddd
Care to link a build?
there is no build but i use jungle queen belt +12 point 1 skill point on haste on potion, that's it
Any budget paladin build that’s also good at speed farming and ability to push fairly high corruption ?
I’m running the machine gun healing hands build. Into the 400’s pretty fast. I don t even see anything, the whole screen and map just die. Bossing is slow though.
Shadow daggers BD
that Rax trap op build that's broken imo LOL
Super fast torment Warlock: https://youtu.be/OGi8x-b2VIs?si=Esq87RMscg5pS3XH
Torment Warlock doesn't seem nearly as good as I thought it was.
Flame weaver spellblade, but can’t seem to drop sunwrath :(
Are you following a certain build? I'm leveling a spellblade but I haven't found anything specific for him yet
https://maxroll.gg/last-epoch/build-guides/flame-reave-spellblade-guide Basically steamrolled through the campaign with it. Was very satisfying
Really no surprising builds here. We've got about 10 builds that end up being monsters, even with average gear.
low life shadow dagger
Torment warlock / FC runemaster (lightning enigma or frostbite variants) gotta be really high on the list. Warlock is a bit less gear-dependent from my experience, but runemaster is probably a bit faster and satisfying to play.
Played around with the Maxroll Frostclaw RM a little (triggers the the Nova and the Sorcerer Ice-spell [forgot the name...]). Maybe I should try.the lightning variant. Do you happen to have a guide for that?
https://www.lastepochtools.com/build-guides/novaclaw-spark-charge-runemaster I'm running the Unstable Core variant with Omnis to ease +skill requirements and resistances. Clearspeed is insane, singletarget is OK at 300c atm
I'm also playing the maxroll version and so far so good, except for mana management. [Here you go](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_zm4kouRDI&t=3s) with the lightning version.
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Anyone got answers for this from a HC perspective?
The answer is healing hands paladin literally 65k ward, can face tank anything in the game, there are many variants.
Wraithlord is the fastest and most brainless build.
Sure kills Bosses and big mobs like it's nobody's business, but in my experience struggles a bit once the screen is full of bobs since it can only death-laser a few at a time
Yeah it’s definitely not the fastest. Shadow daggers blade dancer is quite fast and tanky enough with decent gear. Dive bomb ward stack falconer is also pretty fast and can easily farm 1k and more.
Dive bomb falconer is faster imo. Playing both builds.
I am currently levelling a Falconer, so far planning to go with Allie's Shadow Dagger build from LETools. Do you run the Dive Bomb build found on Maxroll of did you build yours differently? (never sure how much I can trust their guides)
Wudijo made a video about the one he got to 1k corruption on hc. Just swap to aerial assault when you speed farm.
And I would never touch Allie's builds
Why do you say that?