Last Epoch 1.0: The Best Acolyte Builds for Every Mastery

Acolytes are the masters of all manner of unnatural and macabre magic in Last Epoch, able to mastery as a Necromancer, Lich, or Warlock. Specializing in curses, devastating AoE damage, and minion builds, what acolyte masteries might lack in mobilty they more than make up for in screen-wide damage.

To help get you started on your acolyte journey, here are the 3 best acolyte builds currently in Last Epoch 1.0 so you can build to destroy the endgame!

Golem Necromancer Build
Poison Lich Build
Torment Warlock Build

Last Epoch: Golem Necromancer Build

This necromancer build focuses exclusively on control over the Bone Golem minion. You'll be constantly proccing Bone Nova from this Bone Golem by spamming it with Rip Blood, causing a near-constant barrage of powerful AoE damage. If juicing up a single juggernaut of a minion is your style, then this build has your name on it.

Golem Necromancer Skills:

Summon Bone golem
Rip Blood
Dread Shade
Bone Curse
Transplant

Golem Necromancer Passive Skills:

Last Epoch Acolyte Passives (Necromancer)

Last Epoch Necromancer Passives (Necromancer)

Golem Necromancer Ability Skill Trees:

Last Epoch Summon Bone Golem Passives (Necromancer)

Last Epoch Rip Blood Passives (Necromancer)

Last Epoch Dread Shade Passives (Necromancer)

Last Epoch Bone Curse Passives (Necromancer)

Last Epoch Transplant Passives (Necromancer)

Last Epoch: Poison Lich Build

This build might lack mobility, but it more than makes up for that with its ability to rot entire screens of enemies by combing Spirit Plague, Wandering Spirits, and Aura of Decay. This build is perfect for leveling for, even if you're getting overwhelmed, the defensive options of Death Seal and Reaper Form are sure to get you out of dodge.

Poison Lich Skills:

Reaper Form
Wandering Spirits
Spirit Plague
Aura of Decay
Death Seal

Poison Lich Passive Skills:

Poison Lich Ability Skill Trees:

Last Epoch Wandering Spirits Passives (Lich)

Last Epoch Spirit Plague Passives (Lich)

Last Epoch Aura of Decay Passives (Lich)

Last Epoch: Torment Warlock Build

This build centers around the devastating AoE skill, Chthonic Fissure, releasing a slew of spirits to harass your foes and afflict them with the Necrotic DoT, Torment. This build also totes a burst of mobility via Transplant, so, if the other acolyte builds feel a bit slow, then maybe this is your build!