HomeGuidesLast Epoch
Last Epoch: Best Rogue builds and skillsLearn the best builds and skills for the Rogue class in Last Epoch
Learn the best builds and skills for the Rogue class in Last Epoch
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Eleventh Hour Games
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Eleventh Hour Games
Wondering what the best Rogue builds and skills are in Last Epoch?The Rogue class inLast Epochis well practiced at the traditional roguish art of slicing and dicing everything in close proximity with a dagger and bow. There’s more, though! If you also like setting traps, tossing smoke bombs like a shinobi, or even charging into combat alongside your trusty falcon, the Rogue can do all that as well.
There’s a lot to discover with Rogue builds, especially as you reach level 20 and need to narrow your focus down to the class' three Masteries: the Bladedancer, the Falconer, and the Marksman. Below, we’ve outlined our favourite builds for each of these Masteries, along with the right Skills, Specialization Tree nodes, and Passives to select for each. Read on, and we guarantee that yourLast EpochRogue will light up the battlefield with plenty of high damage numbers.
Last Epoch Official Launch Trailer | Echoes from the VoidLast Epoch’s launch trailer shows off the game’s classes as well as its time-travelling theme.Watch on YouTube
Last Epoch Official Launch Trailer | Echoes from the Void
Last Epoch Best Rogue Bladedancer build
Daggers, ninja skills, and shadow attacks, oh my. The Bladedancer is quite the unstoppable force! |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Eleventh Hour Games
Shadow Cascade
Shadow Cascadeis the bread and butter of this Bladedancer build. You’ll need two melee weapons in both hands to use it, but once you’re equipped, you’ll swing out a circular strike that decimates everything in your path. You can enable this Skill to activate after using Shift (described below), which means that you don’t need to keep it equipped in your hotbar and can equip another skill, likeDecoy(which is very fitting with the ninja theme).
When selecting nodes on the Shadow Cascade Specialization Tree, go forDagger Danceto toss piercing daggers at enemies whenever you unleash your circular strike.Fight in the Shadowswill replenish your mana, whileDismantleandIncapacitateconfer a debuff to every enemy that you hit.
Shift
An absolutely critical Skill for the Bladedancer,Shiftlets you blink your body forward at lighting speed. This will be your main method of traversal, and the right nodes will also let you inflict damage and activate other Skills as you zoom past foes.
Smoke Bomb
Maybe it’s the old Naruto fan in me, but I loveSmoke Bomb. Not only does your smokescreen grant you haste as you stand in it, but progression in this Skill also augments your weapon damage. Who knew that daggers did extra damage when covered in explosive mist?
To get that damage buff, take theLingering Fumesnode to make the smoke last longer and thenSmoke Bladesto get additional melee and throwing damage for you and all your allies. On the other side of the Specialization Tree, takingShrouded in DarknessandRapid Concealmentwill ensure that any hits you endure while obscured in smoke are glancing blows.
Synchronized Strike
Synchronized Strikemakes your Rogue leap forward and strike, with attacking shadows appearing on either side of them when they land. It’s a very cool looking ability that offers up a ton of attack potential.
The node you want to get to here isUmbral Assassination, which shoots out Shadow Daggers with every successful hit. These Shadow Daggers are stackable and inflict sizable damage upon reaching four stacks. Combine this withPerfect Coordinationto have your shadows jump inwards at an enemy rather than outwards, and boom, you’ll off opponents in an instant.
Umbral Blades
Umbral Bladesis a combo ability that tosses out blades and recalls them, hitting enemies along the way. You can hit foes multiple times, and this Skill combines well with Synchronized Strike, since your attacking shadows will also throw their blades forwards!
Passives
To maximise your potential with the Shadow Daggers Bladedancer build, we recommend the following Passives:
Last Epoch Best Rogue Falconer build
Instead of focusing on melee weaponry or ranged attacks, the Falconer is a jack-of-all-trades ranger with trapping capabilities and a flying animal companion. TheExplosive Ballista FalconerRogue build is my personal favourite for this Mastery, since it lets you toss weaponry across the ground to barrage the stuffing out of enemies while your falcon rains down death from above. If this sounds appealing, you’ll want to Specialize in the following Skills and Passives as you level up.
Ballista
On the Ballista Skill Specialization Tree, you should take theArmed Constructionnode, which makes your ballistae explode when they expire.Perfect AimandShared Enhancementsare excellent choices for giving your ballistae your critical strike chance, critical strike multipliers, and overall damage multiplers, whileEfficient Constructionwill lower the mana needed to summon a ballista.
Dive Bomb
Dive Bombsends your falcon soaring upwards before it crashes down with a thud, dealing AoE damage to everything around it. This, along with Falconry, is a pivotal support DPS Skill to give you backup as you focus on your traps and ballistae.
Explosive Trap
Explosive Trapgives your Rogue the ability to throw traps across the field, dealing fire damage upon detonation. It’s a great damage dealer in its own right, but this Skill’s true strength lies in its synergy with other Skills.
After Specializing in Explosive Trap, take theSky Signalnode, which gives your falcon a physical and elemental penetration buff after a trap explodes. Then you’ll want to focus onSiege Engineeringand all of the trap-related nodes attached to it, likeMinefield,Trap Sprinkler, andTrapuchet. These let you spawn more traps - and even ballista - at increasingly wider distances whenever your existing traps detonate.
Falconry
If we’re going with the Falconer Mastery, obviously theFalconrySkill is a must. Your falcon buddy is the DPS support you need, and this Skill is all about ensuring that they’re a true bird of prey.
My personal favourite Falconry nodes include the wonderfully-namedGo For The Eyes!,Trained To Hunt, andIs It A Bird?, all of which boost your Falcon’s damage potential or chances to launch a critical hit.Hunter’s Spoilsis also good for regaining health after your falcon lands a kill.
Shift
Shiftis just as handy for the Falconer as it was for the Bladedancer, since you’re going to be dashing around in madcap fashion, placing ballistae and traps all the while.
Max out theVelocitynode to get rid of Shift’s annoying cooldown as soon as you can.MomentumandSwift Recoveryare superb for ensuring that you move faster after Shifting and recover mana on use. If you’d like to replenish your health as well, takeShadow Recuperation.
Passives
To maximise your potential with the Explosive Ballista Falconer build, we recommend the following Passives:
Best Rogue Marksman builds and skills
If you like projectiles and making those projectiles really BIG, this Marksman build may be up your alley. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Eleventh Hour Games
If you want to be Legolas from The Lord of the Rings, go with the Marksman Mastery. If you want to make uncanny displays of projectiles erupt from your bow in absurdly large arcs, go with theMultishot MarksmanRogue build below. This build is for the DPS lovers who don’t mind standing stationary as they proceed to shoot arrows out all around them in a bullet hell aura. Go ahead and choose the following Skills and Passives to get started.
Flurry
Flurryis one of the Rogue’s earliest starting Skills, but it remains a good one throughout the game and is particularly vital for the Marksman.
Multishot
We’re going for a big impact here, so take nodes likeLarge Quiver, which gives you additional arrows.Piercing Shots,Pinning Shots,Sniping, andStand My Ground, all of which are focused on elevating your multishot damage, are also perfect choices.
Shift
Guess what - it’sShiftagain! This go-to Rogue skill is, once again, perfect for movement. The Marksman will often be unable to DPS while they move, so it’s more important than ever to use Shift to get into a good position.
Shurikens
On the Shurikens Specialization Tree, takeAlacrityfor increased attack speed andEthereal Bladesto enable your Shurikens to pierce enemies and continue through them. I’m also fond ofBehind The Veil, which lets your Shurikens blind foes, andBladed Armor, which gives you increased armor depending on how many Shurikens are encircling you.
Smoke Bomb
Smoke Bombmakes a triumphant return! The Marksman will use this handy smoke deterrent in much the same way as the Bladedancer.
Once again, take theLingering Fumesnode to make the smoke last longer. Since you don’t really need Smoke Blade with this build, considerMoonlight Bomb,Rapid ConcealmentorThick Smoketo ward off enemies and keep them away from you as you find the perfect spot to unleash your DPS barrages.
Passives
To maximise your potential with the Multishot Marksman build, we recommend the following Passives:
That finishes our look at the best builds available for the backstabbing, fast-moving, falcon-loving Rogue. For more on all the class options available to you in Last Epoch, keep an eye on Rock Paper Shotgun in the coming days as we proceed to delve into thegothic Acolyte, thespell-slinging Mage, thebrutal Primalist, and thenoble Sentinel.
