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The Primalist class inLast Epochharnesses raw strength and the power of the elements to decimate enemies. It mixes elements of both the traditional Barbarian and Druid classes to provide players with multiple unique playstyles that fuse the things that make these two classic character archetypes so fun to play.
The following is a short guide covering one of the strongest and easiest ways to play the base Primalist class that lets itcompete against the rest of Last Epoch’s classes,including some tips on how to transition into its mastery classes later on. This build is optimized for a level 20 character with basic gear and very little reliance on Unique items.
Last Epoch Primalist Leveling Skill Build
The Primalist is a hybrid bruiser/caster class who makes use of raw physical strength and the power of nature to subdue enemies. One of the strongest ways to use the Primalistbefore unlocking a Mastery Classis to commit to a Physical Damage build withSwipeas the main damage dealer. Here are the skills and specialization passives you need for this build to work:
Swipe
These passives increase the overall damage dealt by Swipe by providing bonus damage, multiplicative damage boosts, extra attack speed, and a small amount of lifesteal. However, it will take time for your damage to ramp up since this setup relies on having max Aspect of the Panther stacks. Consider usingeffects and items that apply Ailmentsto supplement your damage.
Fury Leap
These two passives greatly iincrease Swipe’s power at the start of a fight, and they are especially useful against bosses and elites. Once you get both of these passives, you’re free to spec into the other brances of Fury Leap’s specialization tree to further improve the skill’s effectiveness in other areas.
Warcry
Once you spec into the Berserker branch of Warcry’s specialization tree, you’ll get a skill that both stuns targets and provides you with substantial buffs to melee damage. Use this in conjunction with Fury Leap to maximize Swipe’s damage potential.
Third and Fourth Skill Slots
These slots are flexible — you can use any of the Primalist’s remaining abilities here without fear of losing out on any more damage or survivability. We highly recommendSummon Wolffor the Howl skill, which further improves your personal DPS output.Eterra’s Blessingis also a decent choice if you need emergency healing.
Passive Skills
You candual-wield inLast Epochas a Primalist by investing a point in the Harmony of Blades skill. This way, you can use twice the number of affixes to boost your build even further. Dual-wielding will not provide any other bonuses apart from the stats provided by your off-hand weapon.
Elemental Resistances
Physical Damage Leech/Heal-on-kill
Inspecting every piece of loot you find is one of themost common mistakes newLast Epochplayers make. Instead of doing that, look for gear pieces that drop the stats as shown on the table above. This saves you the hassle of sifting through useless equipment and makes sure that every item you pick up contributes to the build.
As mentioned, this build does not require any unique items. However, if you get ones that provide significant bonuses to any of the stats listed above, then prioritze using those above everything else.
Best Mastery Class
Since this build focuses on Physical Damage, the best Mastery class players can take for this without changing much of the setup is theDruid. All polymorph forms (Werebear, Spriggan, and Swarmblade) benefit from Physical Damage, which means all your gear will remain relevant even once you start using different abilities. Werebear Form is especially strong with the build above as the skills you get after transforming into a Werebearbenefit from War Cry and Swipe specialization passives.
Transitioning into either a Shaman or Beastmaster can still work, but you’ll need to be extra mindful about which scaling tags the abilities under these Mastery Classes use.
