Last Epoch Warlock build guide

Find the best Warlock class build in Last Epoch

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The best Last Epoch Warlock build is a powerful mid-range class focusing on damage over time and curses - drain enemies' blood, poison them, or deal continuous necrotic damage to win the battle. However, be aware you’ll need attacks that work together and focus on the same damage type so you can fully benefit from your passive skills. There’s a lot to weave together from active skills to passive skill point distribution, so here’s how to get the best Warlock build in Last Epoch.

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Last Epoch Warlock builds explained

The Last Epoch Warlock class is an Acolyte Mastery and therefore closely related to the Necromancer and Lich. The Warlock’s biggest strength here is its damage over time potential, which can stem from poison, necrotic damage, or bleed effects applied to enemies. To maximise your Warlock build’s power it’s best to focus on one type of damage and buff it as much as possible. In the Warlock build I focus on here, all attacks are converted to Bleed for that reason.

Best Last Epoch Warlock skills

The idea behind this Warlock build is to cause maximum Bleed damage (all of the attacks above either deal default Bleed damage or are converted to physical) and perform as many bonus attacks as possible. Chaos Bolts is the most important ability as it triggers Rip Blood and Bone Curse attacks, and also extends the duration of your Chthonic Fissures. Chthonic Fissure, in turn, sparks Chaos Bolts that scale with your Chaos Bolt tree. Spirit Plague is then used to gain a higher chance of applying Bleed to your opponents.

The best way to use this Last Epoch warlock build is to cast Chthonic Fissure, use Spirit Plague, then spam Chaos Bolts, which will automatically trigger Bone Curse and Rip Blood.

Best Last Epoch Warlock passives

The most important passives for this Last Epoch Warlock build improve Bleed chance and Bleed damage. The Warlock tree’s Spiteful Decay and following passives are perfect for that, as is Vessel of Chaos. To make sure your Warlock isn’t too squishy, distribute the rest of the points between passives that increase mana regeneration and gain ward or armour.

Last Epoch Warlock equipment

Without armour that specifically improves bleed damage or duration, increase your damage over time stat instead. Be on the lookout for extra intelligence, better mana generation, and better Bleed penetration too. As we’ll be converting attacks to physical/Bleed attacks, it’s always good to gain increased physical damage from your Warlock build equipment.

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