Last Epoch is an ARPG that has recently released and features high fantasy, time-travelling, a ton of classes you can customize, and a hearty endgame. Known as the baby of a Diablo and Path of Exile game, Last Epoch can get very overwhelming for new players. This guide is specifically for the Rogue Falconer class during the levelling stage.
OVERVIEW
The rogue is your classic ranged character. This build utilizes raining down Falcons on her foes. With several skills that buffs your damage, the build is great for levelling as it has enough damage to on shot any monster in the campaign and even scales pretty well into end game.
Take note that when using this guide, always make sure you maintain at most a 5 level difference within the area. When collecting loot, keep gear with high-value affixes in your stash and sell the rest. You can use these later or destroy them with a Rune of Shattering or a Rune of Removal.
EARLY GAME
Before you unlock your mastery, this is what you will be using. Use this setup until you unlock Explosive Trap
- For single target and clear, spam Puncture.
- In dangerous situations, you will use Decoy to taunt monsters.
- Use your Shift to move quickly through the chapters.
FINAL SETUP
You want to have as much Mana Regeneration as possible in this build just to sustain this setup’s Mana consumption.
Here you will put as many points in Coordinated Fade as you need for this to proc when you use your Shift. From left to right on your hotbar, the first skill is 1 point, the second is 2 and so on, all the way up to 5 points required when Shift is final skill on your hotbar.
- For single target and clear, spam Explosive Trap and Dive Bomb.
- If you have enough Mana, you can also cast Falcon Strikes, the active ability of Falconry, just for extra clear.
- If you are low on Mana, stop casting Explosive Trap and Falcon Strikes.
- Once you have Smoke Bomb specced, use it near bosses for extra damage.
- Use your Shift to move quickly through the chapters.
SKILLS AND PASSIVES
Before unlocking your mastery class, which will be the Falconer in this case. You will level your Sentinel tree. Here’s what you will be levelling, (at the bottom you can see which passives to prioritize in order):
FINAL SETUP:
SKILLS
EXPLOSIVE TRAP
SHIFT
FALCONRY
DIVE BOMB
SMOKE BOMB
MONOLITH PROGRESSION
After defeating the Abomination timeline boss, and when you complete your timeline, you will get the option to choose between The Stolen Lance timeline and The Black Sun timeline. Make sure you go for The Black Sun timeline, as it provides you with the most relevant Blessings for your progression.
EARLY MONOLITH WARLOCK GEAR
HELMET
ROGUE’S FALCONRY HELM OF INSULATION
STATS
- +108 Armor
- +6 Dexterity
- +24 Melee and Throwing Damage for your Falcon
- +8 Dexterity
- +50% Increased Damage with Dive Bomb
- +27% Area with Dive Bomb
- +75 Health
- +20% Elemental Resistance
BODY ARMOUR
ROGUE’S FALCONRY ARMOR OF INSULATION
STATS
- +202 Armor
- +8 Dexterity
- +24 Melee and Throwing Damage for your Falcon
- +2 to Dive Bomb
- +90% Minion Damage
- +2 To Explosive Trap
- +90% Throwing Damage
- +113 Health
- +30% Elemental Resistance
BELT
REJUVENATING SPIDERSILK SASH OF PURITY
STATS
- +47% Poison Resistance
- +47% Cold Resistance
- +4 Potion Slots
- +30 Ward on Potion Use
- +100% Chance to Cleanse All Ailments on Potion Use
- +35% Mana Regen
- +45% Necrotic Resistance
- +20% Cooldown Recovery Speed
GLOVES
MANAFUSED ARCANE BRACERS OF EMBERS
STATS
- +36 Armor
- +36 Mana
- +24% Mana Regen
- +50 Mana
- +8 Dexterity
- +45% Fire Resistance
- +75 Health
BOOTS
DEXTEROUS HEOBOREAN BOOTS OF LIFE
STATS
- +30 Armor
- +18% Movement Speed
- +40% Cold Resistance
- +18% Movement Speed
- +8 Dexterity
- +45% Lightning Resistance
- +75 Health
JEWELLERY AND RELICS
AMULET
REJUVENATING BONE AMULET OF ACID
STATS
- +40% Physical Resistance
- +40% Necrotic Resistance
- +70% Minion Damage
- +41% Mana Regen
- +53% Poison Resistance
- +117% Chance to Shred Armour on Hit
RING
DEXTEROUS SAPPHIRE RING OF HOPE
STATS
- +20 Mana
- +12% Mana Regen
- +35% Mana Regen
- +8 Dexterity
- +45% Void Resistance
- +75 Health
RELIC
EVISCERATING SILVER GRAIL OF REMEDY
STATS
- +25 Mana
- +25% Critical Strike Multiplier
- +8 Dexterity
- +45% Poison Resistance
- +75 Health
WEAPONS
WEAPON
EVISCERATING DREADTHORN BOW OF SLEET
STATS
- Range 1.9M
- Base Attack Rate 0.98
- +48 Bow Damage
- +4% Bow Critical Strike Chance
- +61% Bow Critical Strike Multiplier
- +44% Critical Strike Multiplier
- +5% Critical Strike Chance
- 16% Bow Attack Speed
- +52% Chance to Chill on Hit
- +17 Minion Melee Damage
- +17 Minion Bow Damage
DEXTEROUS SKALNIR QUIVER OF DEFLECTION
STATS
- +35% Bow Critical Strike Multiplier
- +60% Bow Damage
- +8 Dexterity
- +45% Physical Resistance
- 100% Chance to Shred Armour on Hit
ROGUE UNIQUES
While questing, these are some of the Rogue Uniques you should be looking out for:
WEAPONS
ARROWGUARD
STATS
- +(15-30)% Bow Damage
- +(15-30)% Bow Stun Chance
- +(15-30)% Chance to Receive a Glancing Blow when Hit
- +(3-5) Health When you Receive a Glancing Blow
- +(50-100) Armor
GATHERING FURY
STATS
- Range 1.9M
- Base Attack Rate 0.9
- +(60-72) Bow Lightning Damage
- +4% Bow Critical Strike Chance
- When you Directly Use a Bow Ability and Hit an Enemy, You Have a 98-12)% Chance to Repeat It (1 Second Cooldown)
- When you Directly Use a Bow Ability and Hit an Enemy, Gain 5% Attack Speed for 3 Seconds, Stacking up to 10 Times
ZEURIAL’S HUNT
STATS
- +(15-35)% Bow Critical Strike Multiplier
- +(12-32)% Bow Lightning Damage
- +(12-32)% Throwing Lightning Damage
- When you Use a Lightning Bow Attack your Next Throwing Attack within 2 Seconds has + 942-62)% Lightning Penetration
- When you Use a Lightning Throwing Attack your Next Bow Attack within 2 Seconds has + (42-62)% Lightning Penetration
- Triggering Both Effects within 2 Seconds Grants Haste for 2 Seconds
FLIGHT OF THE FIRST
STATS
- Range 1.9M
- Base Attack Rate 0.98
- +48 Bow Damage
- +(3-4)% Bow Critical Strike Chance
- +(31-61)% Bow Critical Strike Multiplier
- +5% Movement Speed
- +5% Bow Critical Strike Chance
- Moving After Attacking Grants You Ancient Flight for 2 Seconds
- +2 Arrows with Flurry and Multishot while you have Ancient Flight
- +100% Critical Strike Chance while You Have Ancient Flight
- +100% Critical Strike Avoidance while You Have Ancient Flight
DRELKOR’S COMPASS
STATS
- Range 1.9M
- Base Attack Rate 0.92
- +60 Bow Damage
- +(40-50)% Bow Physical Damage
- +(40-50)% Bow Stun Chance
- -4 Bow Attack Mana Cost
- -4 Arrows with Multishot
JEWELLERY
RING
ARBOREAL CIRCUIT
STATS
- +(3-8)% Movement Speed
- +(300-900) Minion Armor
- +(5-10)% Movement Speed for You and Your Minions
- +10% Chance to Summon An Illusory Tree When Hit (15 Second Cooldown)
AMULET
BLEEDING HEART
STATS
- +(5-15)% Melee Attack
- +(5-15)% Throwing Attack Speed
- -(25-35)% Health Regen
- +(5-9)% of Damaged Leeched as Health
- You are Inflicted with Bleed when you Cast a Spell
BOOTS
MOURNINGFROST
STATS
- +15 Armor
- +(7-9)% Movement Speed
- +(30-100)% Freeze Rate Multiplier
- +(10-20)% Movement Speed
- +1 Cold Damage to Attacks and Spells per Point of Dexterity
- -1% Physical and Cold Resistance per Point of Dexterity
BEST PREFIXES
- Level of Puncture until you unlock Explosive Trap
- Level of Shift, Level of Falconry, Level of Explosive Trap, Level of Dive Bomb and Level of Smoke Bomb
- Crit Chance and Bow Attack Speed
- Critical Strike Multiplier
- Critical Strike Chance
- Physical Damage, Bow Damage and Increased Damage while wielding a Bow
- Chance to Shred Armour on Bow Hit, Increased Armour Shred Effect and Increased Armour Shred Duration
- Damage and Area with Dive Bomb
- Bow Physical Damage
- Bow Attack Speed
For Defense, always go for Vitality, and Dodge Rating if Hit Recently.
BEST SUFFIXES
Here there are a few Defense Suffixes you will need to prioritize:
- Health
- Hybrid Health
- Fire Resistance, Lightning Resistance, Cold Resistance, Elemental Resistance, Physical Resistance, Necrotic Resistance and Void Resistance
- Chance to Apply Frailty on Hit
- Chance to Slow on Hit
- Chance to Chill on Hit
- Armour
- Dodge Rating
DAMAGE
- Chance to Bleed on Hit until you unlock Explosive Trap
- Minion Melee and Bow Damage
- Physical Penetration and Minion Physical Penetration
- Chance to Shred Armour on Hit
For Utility, just prioritize Increased Cooldown Recovery Speed
BEST IDOLS
DAMAGE
- Chance to Bleed on Hit, Chance to Ignite on Hit, Chance to Poison on Hit, Physical Damage Over Time and Chance to Bleed on Bow Hit until you unlock
- Explosive Trap
- Shared Critical Strike Multiplier
- Bow Critical Strike Chance
- Bow Damage
- Chance to Shred Armour on Bow Hit, Increased Armour Shred Duration and Increased Armour Shred Effect
- Increased Bow Attack Speed for 3 seconds when you use a Bow Attack (10 second cooldown)
LOOT FILTER
You’ll find that people will often use Loot Filters in Last Epoch as it just makes looting easier. This helps you highlight everything you need while progressing. Just remember to hide rules you no longer need as you improve your gear.
Use this Loot Filter while levelling.
SUMMARY
This Falconer leveling build will kill monsters in seconds, and makes you so fast that you barely see enemies. It’s fun to play, and you’ll definitely not struggle during the campaign.
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