Last Epoch: Best Sorcerer Build

Are you looking for the best sorcerer build in Last Epoch? Let’s go through this class’ playstyle, skills, passives, and gear.

In short, the best build for the Sorcerer class combines survivability with on-hit effects that constantly apply Spark Charges.

Let’s go through each part of the build in further detail.

Playstyle Explained

For this Sorcerer build guide in Last Epoch, the playstyle will focus on increasing survivability and passive damage spells. Your main sources of damage will include Spark Charges, Frost Claw, and Lightning Blast.

As for survivability, you’ll use Fractured Crown which converts about half of the damage you take from HP damage to mana damage. Stack mana and you’ll be practically unkillable.

While you won’t deal insane damage, you’ll be able to deal consistent damage which, when combined with your high survivability, will allow you to take down even the hardest bosses.

Best Sorcerer Skills

Starting with the main part of this build, here are the best Sorcerer skills in Last Epoch:

Mana Strike – Focus on Spark Charges, Celestial Precision, Star Guide, Critical Mana, and Rune Sap
Frost Claw – Prioritize Macuahuitl, Volley of Glass, Rending Cascade, and Spark Artillery
Enchant Weapon – Concentration, Efficacy, Celerity, Thundering
Flame Ward – Barrier, Prismatic Buffer, Dual Aegis, Dilation, Infusion
Lightning Blast – Lightning Attunement, Convergence, Halo Effect, Frontloaded

Any skills that aren’t mentioned should either be avoided or only take one point in them just to access other skills.

Best Passives

As for the passives, while you’ll mostly focus on the Sorcerer tree, there are some passives worth picking up from other trees. Ascend to Sorcerer first and then switch over to Spellblade to get everything. Let’s go through each tree in turn:

Mage: Arcanist, Scholar, Mage Flurry, Knowledge of Destruction
Runemaster: Sphere of Protection
Spellblade: Elemental Affinity, Infused Weapon, Arcane Shielding, Fire Blood, Essence Duel, Strom Blade, Shattered Aegis
Sorcerer: Mana Shell, Calculated Destruction, Wisdom, Rift Bolt, Arcane Avalanche, Crackling Precision, Arcane Obliteration, Arcane Insight, Distant Spark, Recovery, Archmage

Best Sorcerer Gear

In terms of gear, you will need the following:

Helmet: Fractured Crown
Rings, Belt, and Gloves: Anything that increases Endurance Threshold
Boots: Anything with movement speed and Intelligence
Body Armor: Mage’s Arcane Regalia of Warding with Mana Strike prefixes and a Flame Ward charge
Weapon: Dragowrath’s Claw and focus on attack speed and anything that increases mana and crit.
Amulet: Strong Mind/Orion’s Eye
Off-hand: Fragment of the Enigma
Relic: Stromcarved Testament

If you’re approaching the end-game and want to min-max your loadout, check out our guide on how to make Legendary Items in Last Epoch.

Idols

For the best Sorcerer Idols in Last Epoch, use variations of the Glass Idol of Liath with the following stats:

Extra chance to trigger Spark Charge on hit
Optionally, extra mana or elemental damage

For the small idols, focus on some extra mana and resistance stats.

Wrapping up

To wrap up, the best Sorcerer build in Last Epoch focuses on creating a high-damage, high-survivability melee spellcaster.

With the best skills, passives, gear, and idols, you’ll be able to withstand any attack and take down every enemy and boss fight in the game.

What do you think about this Sorcerer playstyle overall? While it’s a bit unorthodox not going for 100% elemental ranged damage, it works better than you’d think! Let us know what you think in the comments below.

If you’re not sure about the Mage class and want to try something else, check out our base class tier list in Last Epoch for suggestions. Alternatively, if you want an early-game guide, check out our Falconer leveling guide in Last Epoch.

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