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A very powerful Spellblade Build that uses the combination of Firebrand and Shatter Strike to deliver insane bursts of Damage
Build notes: |
April 05, 2023 -Build created February 27, 2024 -Updated for Patch 1.0 |
Build Overview
The Spellblade is one of the specializations that a Mage can choose from that combines elemental forceand deadly melee techniques for excellent results. By picking this Mastery you will be granted access to the formidable Shattering Strike which is the main focus of this Build Guide.It is a powerful wide-area ability that deals a high amount ofCold Damage and has the unique property of repeating itself 2times after first use. Those repeats benefit from conditional and temporary Buffs applied to the first strike, which has great synergy with other Spellblade Skills and Passives. For example, the Firebrand ability is a quick and Mana-free Attack that grants you a stacking Buff that vastly improves your Critical Strike Chance and Multiplier of the first non-Firebrand Skill used shortly after. It will also accumulate stacks of Blade Weaving, which grants you More Damage with your next Mana-consuming ability.This alternating playstyle also helps with the Mana Costs, as using only the Shattering Strike would quickly drain your resources.
The Spellblade specializes in two things: the aforementioned Elemental Attacks, and Ward. Ward is atemporary magical shield that protects your Health from incoming Damage but tends to decay over time. With enough investments in the Passive Tree and your Gear, you will easily get around 2000 Ward constantly protecting your Health. It is not enough to rely only on it to stay safe, however, the combination of high Ward and Health works very well, as you can recover both of them at once after taking a significant amount of damage.
You can also view the full build on the Last Epoch planner here:Shatter Strike Spellblade Build
For the defenses, this build utilizes:
- High Ward and Ward Retention;
- Decent amount of Health;
- Easy access to Leech;
- Flame Ward Skillon short Cooldown.
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Pros |
Insanely high Single-target Damage allows you to quickly farm all types of Bosses and Dungeons. |
The combination of high Health and Ward makes you very durable, as you can easily recover both of them at once. |
Clear Speed is very good, as you will have enough Damage to kill most Rares even without any empowering Stacks. |
Quite easy and straightforward to Gear up, and doesn't need any specific Unique or Set Item to function. |
Cons |
It requires the constant use of 2 different skills to perform well. |
Slow to level up, you will need many Points to synergize your Skills. |
Passive Skill Trees
Mage Skill Tree (29 Points) |
Notable Passives: The Mage Passive Tree offers some quite useful bonuses. You will need to spend some points before you can proceed, we recommend putting them in the Arcanist Notable which will improve your Intelect and Resistances. The Warden provides you with a lot of Ward Retention, while Mage Flurry grants you lots of Attack Speed. Knowledge of Destruction is decent if you need some Critical Strike Chance and Multiplier, but the Spellblade Passives should be taken first. |
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Notable Passives: You will spend the majority of your Points in the Spellblade Skill Tree. The Arcane Guardian and Essence Duel will grant you a bit of Ward every time you Hit an Enemy, while Arcane Shelding will also reduce the Damage you take for 4 seconds after doing so. The Prodigy is the most important Notable here in terms of defense, as it will generate an absurd amount of Ward per second.The Gemini allows you to Dual-wield Swords but also increases the Damage you take in return. The Volka's Razor grants a respectable amount of Damage for your Shatter Strike, but the most Damage comes from the Blade Weaver Notable. The amount of Points spent on that Notable depends on your Critical Strike Chance, more about that later. |
Your Passives are pretty straightforward: they boost your Elemental Damage, Critical Strike Chance, and Attack Speed. Defensively, you will gain tons of Ward generation and Ward Retention, but not much Health or Armour, so you will need more of those modifiers on your Gear. |
Skills
Note: Left-Clicking on any of the ability trees below will open the full-size version in a new window.
Shatter Strike- it is a Skill granted by choosing the Spellblade Mastery. It deals Cold Damage in a circular Area in front of you and can Hit with both Swings at once. It has great bonuses to Critical Strike Multiplier but lacks Critical Strike Chance, which we need to provide via other means. |
Firebrand- a quick but weak Attack that deals additional Fire Damage in a narrow Area. It costs no Mana and generates valuable Stacks required to buff your Shatter Strike. |
Surge- a swift dash that deals Damage to Enemies on its way. It is unlocked rather late, so you can use the Teleport Skill as your main Movement Skill in the meantime. Surge has a slightly lower Cooldown than Teleport. |
Enchant Weapon- this Buff grants you a remarkable amount of Damage for your Attacks. It grants everything you need: flat Damage, increased Damage, and AttackSpeed, so you can accumulate charges faster. |
Flame Ward- it is a very powerful Buff that drastically improves your Damage and Defense. While active, it grants you up to 250% increased Cold Damage and 70% less Hit Damage Taken. It also grants you a burst of Ward when activated. |
Items
Stat priority: By improving your Critical Strike Chance you reduce the number of stacks required to guarantee Critical Strikes with Shatter Strike, thus improving your DPS output. Other than that, you should look for Critical Strike Multiplier, Flat Cold Damage for your Attacks, and Dexterity. Increased Elemental Damage is also good, but not as important as other stats. For your Weapons, aim for the Crystal Sword or Katana base.Additional Levels for your Skills are useful, but not required. Attack Speed is not a bad choice either, but other affixes provide much more benefits. Defensively speaking, you should get as much Health as possible, and cap your Resistances. Intelligence is also very valuable as it grants youWard Retentionand Ward generation via Prodigy Notable. Getting any source of Leech is also recommended. Cooldown Recovery Speedwill improve the uptime on your Flame Ward and Enchant Weapon, thus greatly improving your Damage and Defenses at once. You might need to obtain some modifiers for Mana Regeneration if you run out of Mana too quickly.
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Recommended Unique Items:
Shard of the Shattered Lance- you can easily obtain this Sword and use it until you find a proper Exalted Weapon. It grants a lot of Melee Cold Damage and incentives you to get Health Regen, which is a useful defensive option.
Strands of Souls- it is hard to acquire, as it drops only from the EmpoweredFall of the Outcasts Timeline' Boss encounter, but it grants tons of useful defensive modifiers. If you can't get it yet, use a Rare Belt with modifiers for your Health, Cold Damage, and Ailment Cleanse on Potion use.
Aurora's Time Glass - a very powerful Amulet that allows you to cheat death on aquitelow Cooldown. It also boosts your Endurance and Ward Retention, which are both very valuable defensive modifiers. You can farm it through The Age of Winter's Echos that reward Amulets.
Throne of Ambition - one of the strongest Idols for this Build, it grants tons of Armour and Cold Damage for prolonged Boss fights. To obtain it, you will need to kill the Boss ofThe Stolen Lance Timeline a few times. | ||||||||||
Idols: There are many useful defensive stats that can be found on your Relics. You should look for all sorts of increased Health, Resistances, or Wardmodifiers. Offensively, there is only the Increased Melee Elemental Damage found on Ornate Glass Idols that is worth picking up. | ||||||||||
Recommended Blessings:
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END NOTE
This is the beta version of our Shatter Strike Spellblade Buildfor Last Epoch, which uses a combination of 2 skills to deliver a powerful burst of Damage.It doesn't require any specific Unique Items or Idols, but we would advise getting some resources before starting this Build.Future Patches can change the performance of this Build, we will keep our eyes on it and update this guideaccordingly to the game's growth.
Pictures used in this article are theintellectual property of Eleventh Hour Games
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