The Void Knight in Last Epoch V1.2: A Comprehensive and Objective Build Overview
2025-06-03 08:19
Last Epoch received a significant update this season, and with it, the Void Knight class has emerged stronger than ever. Featuring a streamlined and efficient gameplay loop, this build leverages the core skill Erasing Strike and the early-game powerhouse Hammer Throw to deliver a seamless experience from leveling to endgame content.
During the early game, players unlock Hammer Throw fairly quickly, which proves highly effective at clearing enemies from a distance due to its high hit frequency and multi-hit mechanics. By progressing through specific skill tree nodes—such as Spiral Hammer, Ballista, and Barricade—players can optimize for both damage output and mana efficiency. Setting up late-game skills like Erasing Strike, Void Cleave, and Temporal Shift in unused skill slots during the campaign helps pre-level these abilities for a smooth transition into the mid-game phase.
In terms of gear, early-game damage comes not only from Hammer Throw but also from three supplementary sources: damage-over-time effects like bleed, poison, and ignite; increased throwing damage affixes on rings and gloves; and the unique Guardian relic affix that triggers the Smite ability. These mechanics create a layered offense, while Smite itself adds sustainability by healing on impact. For defense, players are advised to prioritize physical resistance, which counters most early threats effectively.
Transitioning into the midgame (around level 50), the Void Knight introduces a key mechanic: Void Essence. This buff, capped at three stacks, provides increased melee and void damage while reducing stun duration. The critical node Void Well consumes all Void Essence when mana drops below zero, restoring 30% of your maximum mana on a 3-second cooldown. To enable this loop, players must first hit 60 passive points to unlock the necessary tree nodes. The main ways to build Void Essence include kills, critical hits via Erasing Strike, and hit-based stacks from Temporal Shift and Void Cleave.
A reliable mana cycle requires Void Cleave combined with the passive Annihilator, which guarantees the next Erasing Strike will crit, thereby generating Void Essence and resetting mana. Gear at this stage should focus on base void damage, melee attack speed, and increased void damage. The legendary two-handed sword Dreamthorn serves as a transitional weapon until players acquire the unique World Splitter—a cornerstone of the final build.
Obtaining World Splitter involves defeating the Harbinger of the Black Sun in empowered timelines, unlocked after completing the regular campaign and reaching level 100 monoliths. To speed up this process, players can use Seasonal Glyphs that grant 160–200 stability and reroll affixes simultaneously. With World Splitter in hand, the build gains substantial critical strike chance and multiplier, reducing reliance on Void Cleave for crit generation and streamlining gameplay.
Endgame gear focuses on maximizing offensive stats and sustaining the mana loop. Core equipment includes Titan Heart for the chest, Painweaver legendary rings for movement speed and leech, and Forgotten Spear as the relic. Helmets, gloves, boots, and amulets should emphasize melee void damage, strength, crit multipliers, and resistances. Idols prioritize flat void damage, while resistances can be topped off with small idols. Blessings from monolith timelines can be chosen to fill resistance gaps or increase damage, depending on personal needs.
The skill setup revolves around Erasing Strike as the primary damage source, reduced to a 2.6-second cooldown via the Mercy node. Void Cleave provides guaranteed crits, debuffs (via Twisting Corruption), and damage amplification (via Last Echo passive synergy). Temporal Shift serves as a high-mobility repositioning tool and secondary source of Void Essence. Abyssal Echoes applies armor shred and further enhances void damage through multiple debuffs. The final skill slot can be either Volatile Reversal or Rebuke, the former granting multiple buffs and the latter providing damage reduction and burst damage bonuses.
In terms of skill rotation, the standard pattern for boss fights is Void Cleave → Volatile Reversal → Erasing Strike, ensuring maximum uptime on buffs and damage amplifiers. For map clearing, players can skip Volatile Reversal to maintain smoother flow and reduce hand strain.
Overall, the Void Knight build is a highly effective and flexible choice this season. With strong synergy between passives, skills, and unique gear like World Splitter, it offers both a satisfying power curve and endgame viability. While there is still room for optimization, the build already performs well in 300+ corruption maps, delivering solid offense and defense. For players seeking a potent, well-rounded melee build that remains viable across all stages of progression, the Void Knight with Erasing Strike is a compelling option worth exploring.
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