There are plenty of ways to deal damage in Last Epoch, from direct hits with weapons to various spells, minions, and everything in between. Such options might feel limited at first, but as players gain levels, they'll eventually have many more build paths open to them.
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One such way of dealing damage includes Time Rot, an effect that isn't commonly seen in other games in the genre. What it does is a little confusing at first, but players can quickly make their builds revolve all around this mechanic and still get great results. Here's a brief explainer on what this status effect does, as well as some notes on how to best utilize it.
What Is Time Rot in Last Epoch?
Time Rot is one of the many ailments in Last Epoch that's all about erasing enemies. Specifically, it does so by dealing Void damage over time and increasing stun duration on enemies. An enemy affected by Time Rot may as well get frozen in time depending on how strong the player's base stun duration is, and Void DoT will help melt rare and boss enemies while you continuously pummel them with your attacks.
What sets Time Rot apart from ailments like Burning and Bleeding is that it is normally exclusive to the Sentinel class. The only way for other classes to inflict Time Rot is to use pieces of the Forgotten Knight set, which is not recommended. Items, skills, and other sources that affect Time Rot include:
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Void Knight Passives |
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Sentinel Active Skills and Specialization Passives |
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Affixes |
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Best Class For Time Rot Builds
Players who want to make the most out of Time Rot should pick the Void Knight mastery class for the Sentinel. This gives them access to plenty of Void-related passives as well as abilities like Devouring Orb, which serves as one of the keystone skills for one of the best Sentinel builds in Last Epoch: the Autobomber Void Knight.
Still, players don't necessarily have to take Void Knight if they want to make a Void-based build, though it does make the most sense to do so.The Forgemaster and Paladin skills don't have any means of converting damage to Void, though core skills like Warpath, Rive, and Smite do.
Last Epoch
- Platform(s)
- PC
- Released
- February 21, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Eleventh Hour Games
- Publisher
- Eleventh Hour Games (Video Game Company)
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG
