Last Epoch Tier List: Best Leveling Builds Ranked

As the darkness from The Void gets closer in Last Epoch, players – whether new or experienced – want to fight against it. To stand a chance, heroes need to choose their abilities wisely, balancing strength and toughness early on. We're here to help players create characters that can handle the challenges of the Monolith of Fate. This tier list ranked all the builds from best to worst specifically for leveling through Last Epoch.

Last Epoch Leveling Builds Tier List

For leveling builds, we rank based on clear speed through story acts, capability handling campaign bosses, and overall power progression into mid-game content like Monolith of Fate. This is the complete tier list from S to B tier:

S-Tier Leveling Builds: Fastest Progression

These leveling builds stand shoulder to shoulder with the best masteries in quickly handling campaigns and early endgames with minimal equipment requirements.

S-Tier Leveling Builds
Bleed Warlock		Spread high DoT with Plagueburst and melt bosses. Highly mobile.
Explosive Totem Shaman		Great clears and single target DPS. Uses Upheaval for defense.
Werebear Druid		Nearly unkillable while dishing out immense damage in all forms.
Shadow Dagger Bladedancer		Extremely fast mapping and boss kills through all acts.
Death Seal Lich		Smooth clears and kills bosses by spamming Seal. Immobile but tanky.

A-Tier Leveling Builds: Well-Rounded Progression

A-tier choices are only a step behind S-tiers in most areas. They handle campaigns well but may require more farming or struggle against some endgame mechanics.

A-Tier Leveling Builds
Bonespear Necromancer		Great minion support damage and tankability. Lacking mobility.
Void Cleave Void Knight		Decent clears but lacks single target damage for tough bosses.
Rive Bleed Spellblade		Shreds maps but has resource issues early on.
Lightning Orb Sorcerer		Obliterates packs but risky against one-shot mechanics.

B-Tier Leveling Builds: Slow Progression

While able to complete the campaign, B-tier builds often have glaring weaknesses in clear speed, survivability, or scaling into the endgame.

B-Tier Leveling Builds
Flame Reave Spellblade		Strong leveling but requires heavy respec for endgame.
Hungering Souls Lich		Slow clears but scales well late game. Very immobile.
Smite Hammerdin Paladin		Reliable but gets outpaced by other Paladin builds.

With these picks for the coveted top leveling and builds, players can traverse Last Epoch's campaign and blast into endgame farming with confidence. But remember that skill and determination always conquer all!