Last Epoch Falconer build guide
Mar. 1, 2024Find the best Falconer class build in Last Epoch
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The best Last Epoch Falconer build has amazing damage potential, but it requires a bunch of strong Falcon attacks and a lot of careful manoeuvring. With this bird-whisperer, the Falconer is still a Rogue class relying on quick movement abilities while the birds attack from out of harms way. So it’s all about helping you to stay alive while your bird goes on a killing spree - here are some tips to get the best Last Epoch Falconer build.
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Last Epoch Falconer builds explained
The Last Epoch Falconer class is a Rogue mastery that essentially combines minion gameplay with explosives. Your Falcon companion comes with a wide array of attacks, of which the Dive Bomb is one of the strongest. Key to a strong Falconer builds is the ability to buff your Falcon’s attacks and reduce its cooldowns.
However, you’ll still likely be quite vulnerable to damage, so a good Last Epoch Falconer build should contain a movement speed ability. Shift is a great option in early game, but this guide will swap Shift for Aerial Assault. You should use an additional field of effect ability, Smoke Bomb, to reduce damage taken and buff your attacks.
The Falconry skill automatically summons your Falcon minion, but you’ll need to use the skill to perform a rapid Falcon Strikes attack. However, your main damage stems from Dive Bomb, which deals lots of physical damage in a large area-of-effect. In between Falcon attacks, you’ll be throwing Explosive Traps to deal even more damage and reduce the cooldowns on your Falcon skills.
As this Falconer build is vulnerable to damage, use Smoke Bomb to dodge attacks and buff your own abilities while you’re inside its field of effect - naturally, upgrading its size and duration is extremely helpful. That leaves Aerial Assault as the best movement ability for this build as, with the right passives, it can be used to quickly move across the battlefield, reduce cooldowns, and even restore HP. You can swap this ability for Shift if you prefer (and Shift can also be upgraded to recover HP). Whatever you choose, just make sure you keep moving.
The best passives for my Last Epoch Falconer build are quite straightforward; anything with increased minion damage and minion crit chance is good. Because your character will alway be vulnerable., it’s important to invest in some HP-recovery and dodging passives as well. Particularly the ones that automatically buff you as you fight, such as Relentless Talons and Finesse Them.
The Falconer uses a bow and quiver as their weapon of choice, with dexterity as one of the most important stats. You’ll also need mana regeneration, more HP, and higher resistance overall. Movement speed isn’t as important as you would expect, since this Falconer build can rely on a movement speed ability with reduced cooldowns, but still good to have. Any Falcon-specific bonus is more than welcome, but increased minion damage and minion critical rate are also fine.
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