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The Druid mastery class for Primalists inLast Epochfocuses heavily on shapeshifting. Each of its three forms offer completely distinct playstyles, catering to players who want to achieve different things with the builds they want to make and the fantasies they want to fulfill.
This guide is for a Lightning Werebear Druid that pivots straight from one ofLast Epoch’sbest early game Primalist builds. It’s designed to bulldoze through content with a storm-calling Rampage and demolish targets with big, lightning-infused bear claws. Here’s how to set it up.
Last Epoch Lightning Werebear Druid Build
This build relies on Werebear form to deal the brunt of its damage, though players should still be able to duke it out in their regular Human form as well. It uses a combination of Strength and Attunement to maximize its hybrid damage output. Meanwhile, item stats and passives provide the majority of the build’s damage resistance, whileSummon Sprigganhandles healing and crowd control.
Werebear Form naturally inherits the specialization skills of Swipe and War Cry. Once you get Skull Crusher in the Werebear Form specialization tree, Maul will also inherit Fury Leap’s passives. This means every point spent on this build will always be beneficial to you, regardless of what form you’re in.
Way of the Hunt (5/5)
Swipe deals more damage and leeches health on hit
Aspect of the Panther (5/5)
Swipe gains Panther stacks on hit, granting bonus Global Damage per stack
Storm Claw (1/1)
Swipe deals more Lightning damage. Every 3 seconds, your next Swipe deals additional Lightning damage over a wider area. This bonus damage does not scale with Physical damage increases.
Umjol’s Guidance (5/5)
Swipe has a chance to Shock on hit, and its damage is converted to Lightning.
Swipe gains additional Lightning Penetration based on your Attunement.
Feline Hunter (1/1)
Swipe grants additional global attack and cast speed when Aspect of the Panther stacks are active.
Lion’s Strength (2/2)
Gain additional maximum Panther stacks and increase global melee damage per stack.
Maxing out Umjol’s Guidance completely removes Swipe’s Physical tag, which means anything that affects Physical damage will no longer affect the skill. As you’re leveling up your Primalist, make sure to collect gear that scales with Elemental or Lightning Damage for this inevitable transition.
On landing, gain global melee and spell damage.
Frenzied Onslaught (1/1)
Gain Frenzy when you land, increasing your attack and cast speed.
Fury Leap gains increased cooldown recovery speed and damage.
Crater (3/4)
Fury Leap deals damage over a larger area; reduces the skill’s mana cost.
Storm Bolts appear more frequently.
Rejuvenating Storms (1/1)
Gain additional spell damage per point of Attunement. Storm Bolts have a chance to reset Fury Leap’s cooldown.
Fury Leap is your main traversal skill outside of Werebear’s Rampage, and it’ll help you take enemies down more quickly while in Human form. It’s great for jumping from pack to pack, and it buffs Swipe by giving you Frenzy, granting greatly increased attack speed that stacks with Berserk and Aspect of the Panther.
Rip and Tear (2/5)
Maul and Rampage deal more damage.
Maul and Rampage shreds enemy armor.
Insatiable (4/4)
Maul and Rampage have increased base critical strike chance, and you gain increased global critical strike chance while in Werebear form.
Bringer of Storms (1/1)
Maul and Rampage are converted to Lightning skills. Armor Shred and Bleed chances for these skills are converted to Shock chance.
Cast Storm Bolts while Rampaging.
Unending Storm (1/1)
Rampage movement speed is slower but consumes no Rage. Gain increased Lightning Damage while Rampaging.
Invigoration (1/5)
Regain health and Rage on kill or when you hit a rare or boss enemy.
Bloodthirst (3/5)
Your hits in Werebear Form have a chance to cause enemies to Bleed.
Skull Crusher (1/1)
Maul inherits Fury Leap’s specialization tree.
This setup is all aboutbarreling through hordes of enemieswith Rampage while calling down lightning strikes as you run. Prioritize getting the Bringer of Storms line of passives for an easier experience leveling up, then get toSkull Crusheras soon as possible so all of Fury Leap’s specialization passives apply to Maul.
You are invulnerable for 1 second after using War Cry.
Berserker (1/1)
Gain Berserk for 1 second after using War Cry, granting you additional melee damage. Every melee attack you hit while Berserk is active grants an additional stack and refreshes the buff’s duration.
Increases Berserk’s maximum duration and number of stacks.
Purging Shout
War Cry cleanses negative ailments on you.
Use War Cry when fighting elites or bosses. The damage provided by Berserk is significant, and you may gain and refresh its stacks even while in Werebear Form. However, stacks will not refresh while Rampaging unless you are physically hitting enemies with the charge.
Aura of Life (3/3)
Spriggan’s Healing Aura and Rejuvenating Wind restores more health.
Aura of Kinship (2/3)
Healing Aura grants additional Spell Damage
Aura of Retribution (4/4)
Healing Aura also grants increased base critical strike chance and crit avoidance.
Spriggan gains more health.
Creeping Roots (1/1)
Spriggan can now cast Ensnaring Roots, dealing physical damage and rooting enemies it hits.
Protective Roots (1/1)
Spriggan prioritizes casting Ensnaring Roots on enemies close to you instead of itself.
Garden of Nourishment (1/4)
Ensnaring Roots heals allies it hits.
Spriggans are great at keeping you alive while providing a number of useful buffs. You don’t necessarily need to focus on improving your Spriggan’s stats, but make sure it’s always active so you’re able to enjoy all the bonuses it provides.
Harmony of Blades (optional)
Survival of the Pack
Wind in the Leaves
Primal Shifter
Tiger Spirit
These passives provide general offensive and defensive bonuses that become more effective while you’re in Werebear form. Investing at least five points into each of these skills is enough to provide tangible results.Harmony of Bladesis an optional skill for those who want todual wield inLast Epoch— feel free to spec into something else if you prefer using 2H weapons.
TheTempest Bondpassive grants massively increased Physical and Elemental Damage as long as you have a pet active, and it’s part of the reason why Summon Spriggan is a part of the build. Always keep your Spriggan alive so Tempest Bond is active.
Lightning Werebear Gear and Stats
Strength should still be prioritized over Attunement as more skills benefit from it. Most of your damage will still come from stacking Lightning modifiers, critical hits, and Shock procs.
You won’t need totarget farm Last Epoch’s uniques or set itemsfor this build, but anything that grants bonuses to Lightning Damage or Werebear Form will help greatly. Such items include:
