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Acolytes use eldritch powers to manipulate necrotic energies, razing their enemies with unholy flames, gruesome magic, and armies of undead. This class isLast Epoch’srepresentative for the dark magician character archetype, making it the perfect choice for fans of forbidden arts.
This guide is a melee Acolyte leveling build with a heavy emphasis on minions, optimized for characters at around the level 20 mark. It is one of the fastest-clearingleveling builds inLast Epoch,and it can smoothly transition into the late game stage as well. Here’s how to set it up
Last Epoch Leveling Build Skills
This build relies on Skeleton Archers as its main source of damage, with a Bone Golem acting as the vanguard. Players themselves will also be able to deal respectable DPS by themselves using Harvest and Bone Curse. You can expect this build to carry you well into the late game with very few tweaks necessary. The skills and specializations you’ll need to use are as follows:
Harvest (Specialized)
Harvest’s damage is relatively weak, but with your minions by your side, you’ll be able to execute low-health targets and potentially spawn even more minions with a swing of your spectral scythe. Out of all theweapon types inLast Epoch,Harvest works best with two-handers thanks to their high base damage values.
Summon Skeleton (Specialized)
Early on, a single Skeleton Archer can outpace even your own DPS. Having four of them at the same time means monsters will likely be dead before they can even get close to you. Skeleton Archers are amazing against elites and bosses, but make sure to re-summon them in case they get destroyed.
Summon Bone Golem (Specialized)
These three specialization passives will make your ordinary Bone Golem incredibly difficult to kill. Most enemies will focus on it too, giving you and your skeletons free rein to deal damage.
Bone Curse (Specialize at level 35)
Bone Curse empowers the damage dealt by Harvest and minions. With the Entreat the Damned passive, you’ll be able to get even more skeletons on the field.
Fourth Skill Slot
This last slot is for a flex pick. You’re free to use whichever skill you want here, though you may want to save this for a Mastery class' signature ability.Summon Wraithfrom the Necromancer tree is a great pick here, though you can also get away withCthnonic Fissurefrom Warlock. If you find yourself dying too often, getTransplantso you have a way to reposition yourself.
Passive Skills
The Acolyte’s passive tree is fairly simplistic. Spend your first 20 points on passives that increase your damage and survivability.Stolen Vitalitycan be replaced byBone Auraif you feel like you need Armor more than Health.Mania of Mortalitycan outshine both of these passives, but it won’t proc when things around you aren’t dying.
As a rule of thumb, you should invest your skill points on whatever your build currently needs. If you’re dying too much, get passives that boost Health, Vitality, Armor, or Resistances. If your damage is lacking, then invest in offensive stats or nodes that grant attack-related bonuses. You can easilyrespec passive points inLast Epochby visiting Chronomancers in major hub areas like the End of Time.
Intelligence and Necrotic Damage will buff Harvest’s damage, while Physical Damage will affect Bone Curse. If you want to buff your minions, wearTurquoise Rings and Amulets.These come with implicit minion stats that give them increased health, damage, and critical strike chance. Don’t forget to find gear with defensive stats like Vitality, extra Health, Armor, and Resistances so you don’t get one-shot by bosses or elites.
you’re able to make this build work without any unique items, though the following are very helpful (numbers may vary between rolls):
Which Mastery Class Should You Choose?
This build naturally flows into a mid-late gameNecromancerbuild with all the minion-related stats. If you do choose to go this route, you’ll want to replaceHarvest with Volatile Zombieand addSummon WraithorSkeletal Magesonto your skill bar.
you’re able to also make aMinionWarlock buildusing this setup as a base. Everything will remain largely the same, though you’ll gain access to more direct damage spells like Chthonic Fissure, Chaos Bolts, and Ghostflame. Itemization may become an issue, however, especially once you start enteringLast Epoch’s late game content like Empowered Monolithsand dungeons.
