Warlock Chaos Fissure Endgame Build for Last Epoch (Patch 1.1)

Our base class is the Acolyte, which acts as a generic spell caster and summoner. Our character will be offered an opportunity to select an Advanced Mastery once we have completed the first act of the campaign. Each base class has three possible masteries to choose from. For the Acolyte, we have access to the Mastery Tree Passives for Necromancers, Lich and Warlock. Upon selecting a Mastery and placing 20 Passive Points into the Acolyte Tree, you'll then be able to place Passive Points into the Mastery Trees.

Warlock is our advanced class for the build. We will utilize the majority of our Passive Points for the Warlock Passive Tree, with minimal points in the Acolyte tree. The Warlock passives will focus around increases to Intelligence, Mana Regen, Leech and Cast Speed. To help round the build out we will be taking additional points in the Lich tree. These points will focus on Intelligence, Leech and Ward.

• 8 points into Forbidden Knowledge: Intelligence and Necrotic Resistance.
• 6 points into Blood Aura: Increased damage for you and Golems.
• 1 point into Mania of Mortality: Traversal node.
• 5 points into Unnatural Preservation: Large gains to Ward Retention, Necrotic Resistance, and Poison Resistance.

Our base class is the Acolyte, which acts as a generic spell caster and summoner. Our character will be offered an opportunity to select an Advanced Mastery once we have completed the first act of the campaign. Each base class has three possible masteries to choose from. For the Acolyte, we have access to the Mastery Tree Passives for Necromancers, Lich and Warlock. Upon selecting a Mastery and placing 20 Passive Points into the Acolyte Tree, you'll then be able to place Passive Points into the Mastery Trees.

Warlock is our advanced class for the build. We will utilize the majority of our Passive Points for the Warlock Passive Tree, with minimal points in the Acolyte tree. The Warlock passives will focus around increases to Intelligence, Mana Regen, Leech and Cast Speed. To help round the build out we will be taking additional points in the Lich tree. These points will focus on Intelligence, Leech and Ward.

• 5 points into Soul Stealer: Mana Regen, along with a chance to gain Mana when you hit Cursed targets.
• 5 poinst into Occultist's Mind: Added Intelligence, and provides 1 Mana per Intelligence on your character.
• 5 points into Harrowing Armor: Added Armor and Health, and even further boosts to Armor per Curse on enemies when they hit you.
• 5 points into Spirit Leech: Leech, and extra Leech against Cursed enemies.
• 5 points into Dark Protections: Ward per second, and less damage taken from enemies per active Curse on them.
• 5 points into Wither: Enemies inflicted with Wither deal less damage.
• 10 points into Malefic Body: Additional Intelligence and Vitality.
• 5 points into Chaotic Strikes: Adds 5% chance to deal double damage, alongside a chance to deal double damage per Curse on the target.
• 5 points into Wreak Havoc: Added Critical Multiplier, and even more if the double damage from the previous node is applied and the hit crits.
• 5 points into Fleeting Crone: Adds a chance for Haste on kill or Boss/Rare hit, along with increased Haste effect.
• 5 points into Accursed Seer: Increased Cast Speed, and extra Cast Speed for Curses.

Our base class is the Acolyte, which acts as a generic spell caster and summoner. Our character will be offered an opportunity to select an Advanced Mastery once we have completed the first act of the campaign. Each base class has three possible masteries to choose from. For the Acolyte, we have access to the Mastery Tree Passives for Necromancers, Lich and Warlock. Upon selecting a Mastery and placing 20 Passive Points into the Acolyte Tree, you'll then be able to place Passive Points into the Mastery Trees.

Warlock is our advanced class for the build. We will utilize the majority of our Passive Points for the Warlock Passive Tree, with minimal points in the Acolyte tree. The Warlock passives will focus around increases to Intelligence, Mana Regen, Leech and Cast Speed. To help round the build out we will be taking additional points in the Lich tree. These points will focus on Intelligence, Leech and Ward.

• 10 points into Apocrypha: Intelligence and extra Mana Regen.
• 5 points into Survival of the Cruel: Additional Health and Spell Leech.
• 5 points into Grasp of Fate: Increased Necrotic Damage.
• 5 points into Mental Cacophony: Extra Mana and Ward Retention.
• 8 points into Crippling Insight: Provides a substantial boost to Intelligence, but greatly reduces Health Regeneration.

In this section, we will break down each skill and highlight the key passives we have selected to make the skill shine in the build. While some of these skills do allow for some variation to exist depending on your own custom choices, we recommend utilizing the skill trees as presented until you have a strong understanding of the build itself.

While  Chaos Bolts will be automated for a large portion of its casts, we will still be manually casting it quite a bit. With the Mana cost of double-sided  Chthonic Fissure being as high as it is, manually casted Chaos Bolts are a good alternative for clearing packs of low Health enemies and moving through maps quickly. Chaos Bolts casted this way will still automate both  Rip Blood and  Bone Curse. Chaos Bolts are the light show of the build, and the main driver in allowing the build to work.

• 2 points into Condemned to Chaos: Adds a chance to apply Damned.
• 3 points into Exult in Misery: Chaos Bolts deal 12% more damage to enemies inflicted with Damned, Ignite, Bleed and Frostbite.
• 3 points into Abrupt Chaos: Increases Cast and Projectile Speed.
• 2 points in Doom's Vindication: Traversal node, but does add more damage to base and against Cursed enemies.
• 1 point into Exacted Libation: Allows for the automation of  Rip Blood based off your Intelligence stat. Early on you may wish to place both points into this to increase survivability. If required, remove a single point from Cthonic Aurora.
• 2 point into Devour the Damned: Hits regain Health and Mana against Cursed enemies.
• 1 point into Cursed Blood: Hits with Chaos Bolts refresh the duration of all Curses on enemies.
• 1 points into Another Affliction: Automates  Bone Curse when you hit a Cursed enemy with Chaos Bolts.
• 4 points into Destructive Intensity: Continued casting of Chaos Bolts increase the base Critical Hit Chance, but also reduces the size of the AoE per stack.
• 2 points into Pandemonium: 39% chance for larger Chaos Bolts to be cast.
• 1 point into Cthonic Aurora: Adds projectiles to Chaos Bolts cast, but also increases the Mana cost significantly per projectile.

In this section, we will break down each skill and highlight the key passives we have selected to make the skill shine in the build. While some of these skills do allow for some variation to exist depending on your own custom choices, we recommend utilizing the skill trees as presented until you have a strong understanding of the build itself.

 Rip Blood has two uses for this build. The most important reason is to regain Health on cast, which is important due to the interaction with  Twisted Heart of Uhkeiros. Every Blood Orb will refund us approximately 150 Health, depending on your level and the amount of Intelligence you have. Blood Rip is also our only source of Bleed in the build, which boosts  Chaos Bolts damage by 12%.

• 2 points into Arcane Absorption: Traversal node.
• 1 point into Rip Spirit: Converts the skill to deal Necrotic Damage instead of Physical.
• 2 points into Hemomancer: Traversal node.
• 5 points into Quenching: Increases Health gains and Blood Orbs travel faster.
• 1 point into Hematology: Scales the Health gained from Blood Orbs with Intelligence.
• 5 points into Gushing Wound: Adds a 100% chance to Bleed on hit.
• 5 points into Splatter: Rip Blood has 100% chance to Splatter, dealing AoE damage.

In the event you find that you are leeching too much, or it isn't providing any significant usefulness for the build, feel free to take a point out of Splatter and put it into Arcane Fortress. This will convert the Health gain from this skill into Ward. There is no level where this is applicable, it is only based on player comfort.

In this section, we will break down each skill and highlight the key passives we have selected to make the skill shine in the build. While some of these skills do allow for some variation to exist depending on your own custom choices, we recommend utilizing the skill trees as presented until you have a strong understanding of the build itself.

 Bone Curse is full automated for this build and should realistically never be manually casted. Since we run the unique gloves,  Mortality's Grasp, we can apply Marked For Death by any spell that we cast and deals a hit. This means that Marked for Death can be applied with  Chaos Bolts, which will then force the auto-cast of Bone Curse and keep it applied for an unlimited duration, forcing more casts as you keep casting. If you open with  Chthonic Fissure, that spell automatically applies Torment and Acid Skin, so Bone Curse will cast on the first instance of Chaos Bolts that you hit an enemy with. Bone Curse cast this way does have a 6 second cooldown, so keep this in mind. There is a 12% Kill Threshold on this, so just let your Chaos Bolts take advantage of this. It is not worth manually casting this in an effort to guess when the boss is at 12% Health.

• 4 points into Conflation: Amplifies the size of Bone Curse by 150%.
• 1 point into Sigil of Mortality: Casts Marked For Death on enemies hit by Bone Curse.
• 2 points into Reaper's Mark: Marked for Death now lasts longer.
• 1 point into Misery: Converts Bone Curse into a Necrotic spell.
• 5 points into Defile Defenses: Applies 1 stack of Shred Armor to enemies hit.
• 5 points into Iron Maiden: 50% more damage.
• 3 points into Brittle Bones: Additional damage and Kill Threshold.

In this section, we will break down each skill and highlight the key passives we have selected to make the skill shine in the build. While some of these skills do allow for some variation to exist depending on your own custom choices, we recommend utilizing the skill trees as presented until you have a strong understanding of the build itself.

 Chthonic Fissure is a powerhouse. This spell will automate every aspect of our kit for us. The only thing it does not provide is mobility, and only because we don't take the node for this specific build. The initial fissure hit will apply Acid Skin and also deal a large amount of Fire Damage when it hits. Once opened, Spirits will either apply Torment or be converted into  Chaos Bolts. The Spirits will also Shred Necrotic Resistance on hit, making it a great tool to quickly rid the map of enemies. Be mindful of the associated Mana cost with this skill; manual-casting of Chaos Bolts is enough for most instances. Save Chthonic Fissure for Elites and Bosses or for when you are overwhelmed by mobs and need a way out.

• 3 points into Fragile Crust: Refunds a portion of the Mana if an enemy is Cursed nearby.
• 2 points into Spirit Gale: If enemies die while afflicted by Torment, they have a 50% chance to release a Spirit.
• 3 points into Severed Wards: Spirits shred Necrotic Resistance.
• 5 points into Stygian Current: Increases the frequency of Spirits released by the fissure by 50%.
• 3 points into Chaotic Rupture: Spirits are replaced by  Chaos Bolts 60% of the time.
• 1 point into Of Gloom and Flames: Chthonic Fissure now activates behind you as well as in front.
• 2 points into Death from Below: Chthonic Fissure deals 10% more damage.
• 1 point into Pyrochasm: The fissure now deals an initial hit of Fire Damage.
• 1 point into Fissure of Wrath: The initial hit now deals more damage per Ignite Chance.
• 1 point into Forbidden Chasm: The initial hit from the fissure now applies Acid Skin.

In this section, we will break down each skill and highlight the key passives we have selected to make the skill shine in the build. While some of these skills do allow for some variation to exist depending on your own custom choices, we recommend utilizing the skill trees as presented until you have a strong understanding of the build itself.

 Transplant is the traversal skill used for the build, and is pretty straight forward in its use. Upon arrival at the destination when used, Transplant will cast  Bone Curse, and can be used as a way to initiate fights before using  Chthonic Fissure. Doing this will activate the Mana refund from Fragile Crust. Transplant will also activate Bone Armor when used, improving our defensive layers.

• 2 points into Scarlet Rain: Transplant's explosions are larger.
• 1 point into Ethereal Body: Converts the skill into Necrotic.
• 3 points into Acolyte's Fervor: Grants Haste and Frenzy on use.
• 1 point into Reign of Blood: Transplant now deals damage from where you start and where you end.
• 1 point into Doom Bringer: Automates  Bone Curse on arrival.
• 3 points into Fleeting Form: Increases the Cast Speed and reduces the cooldown.
• 4 points into Anemia: Transplant costs less Health to use.
• 2 points into Bone Armor: Bone Armor increases Armor and reduces damage taken while active.
• 3 points into Apostasy: Bone Armor lasts an additional 3 seconds.
• 1 point in Sticky Blood: Creates blood pools on detonation, which slow enemies on walk through.