Best Mage build in Last Epoch

If you’ve picked the Mage class but don’t know which build to go for, you need to know about the best Mage builds in Last Epoch.

There are plenty of builds available per Mastery, but if you’re looking for the best of the best, here is the build you should go for.

Last Epoch: What is the best Mage build

Although Spellblade and Sorcerer have some pretty cool builds, Runemaster is the best Mage Mastery in Last Epoch and has the best build of the three Masteries. The best Mage build in Last Epoch is by far the Spark Charge Runemaster.

Best Spark Charge Runemaster build

Focusing on electrifying Lightning spells, the Spark Charge Runemaster is a pretty tanky build that can decimate enemies easily. This is also great for survivability with its Ward generation. While it’s more of a melee build with Enchant Weapon and Mana Strike, Lightning Blast hits enemies from afar. Flame Ward acts as a defense by granting Ward, and Frost Claw can be triggered with melee attacks with this specific build (replace with the Teleport skill in your hotbar).

Best Spark Charge Runemaster Skills and Specializations

• Mana Strike
  • Mana Spark 1/3
  • Spark Charges 4/4
  • Swift Sap 3/4
  • Rage Sap 2/5
  • Rune Sap 3/3
  • Teleporting Strikes 1/1
  • Star Guide 1/1
  • Sprite Blade 4/5
  • Repulsing Strikes 2/3
• Lightning Blast
  • Arcing Power 3/4
  • Frontloaded 2/5
  • Cloud Answer 3/3
  • Final Spark 1/1
  • Mortal Capacitator 5/5
  • Storm Razor 1/3
  • Lightning Attunement 2/2
  • Chain Lightning 2/4
  • Convergence 1/1
  • Divergence 1/1
• Enchant Weapon
  • Celerity 5/5
  • Fulminate 5/5
  • Shivering Blade 5/5
  • Frozen Sparks 1/1
  • Concentration 4/4
  • Cleansed by the Elements 1/1
• Flame Ward
  • Dilation 2/3
  • Infusion 5/5
  • Lightning Ward 1/1
  • Stalwart Defense 3/5
  • Desperate Defense 3/3
  • Fuel the Flames 2/3
  • Dual Aegis 1/1
  • Barrier 4/5
• Frost Claw
  • Shiver Shell 3/3
  • Reowyn’s Veil 1/1
  • Macuahuitl 3/3
  • Gift of Winter 2/3
  • Artor’s Sceptre 2/5
  • Spark Artillery 1/1
  • Frost Beyond Time 1/1
  • Fen of the Frozen 3/3
  • Brightfrost 3/3
  • Hand of Morditas 1/1
  • Volley of Glass 1/1

Mana Strike will be your main skill, and although it starts as a melee skill, Teleporting Strikes turns it into a ranged attack. While Rune Sap increases this spell’s damage, you also have Spirit Blade and Repulsing Strikes to knock back enemies in a wide area. Lightning Blast is soon replaced by Runic Invocation, which is the main ability that a Runemaster has.

Frost Claw is another skill that’ll get replaced by Teleport to get out of sticky situations. Flame Ward comes in handy if you can’t Teleport and need some good defense. Lightning Ward converts Fire into Lightning damage, and skills like Dual Aegis and Stalwart Defense grant you extra charges and Wards. Enchant Weapon is great when you have Fulminate to Shock enemies and Celerity for improved melee attack speed.

Related: Best Rogue builds in Last Epoch

Best Spark Charge Runemaster Passives

• Mage
  • Arcanist 8/8
  • Mage Flurry 5/5
  • Reactive Ward 1/6
  • Warden 5/5
  • Scholar 2/8
• Runemaster
  • Unsealed Mana 2/6
  • Arcane Focus 8/8
  • Runeword: Cataclysm 5/6
  • Transcendence 6/8
  • Sphere of Protection 8/8
  • Mental Catalysis 6/6
  • Edict of the Scion 6/6
  • Ancient Inscriptions 7/10
  • Jagged Veil 4/5
• Sorcerer
  • Calculated Destruction 5/8
• Spellblade
  • Elemental Affinity 6/6
  • Arcane Warden 8/8
  • Arcane Shielding 5/5
  • Elemental Strikes 1/10
  • Shattered Aegis 5/5
  • Essence Duel 5/5
  • Storm Blade 5/5

There are some notable Passives in this list. Storm Blade will deal additional Lightning damage and you get a chance to apply Spark Charge from Lightning melee attacks. Shattered Aegis stacks some armor increases, and Transcendence boosts your Health while letting you passively gain Ward.

Mental Catalysis increases your Intelligence when using Catalyst, and your Critical Chance increases immensely with Runeword: Cataclysm. There’s also Reactive Ward, which earns you a burst of Ward when you drop below 70% Health.

Best Spark Charge Runemaster weapons, armor, and gear

• Helmet – Scholar’s Peak of the Mountain of the Ox, increases the chance to apply a Spark Charge on melee hit and boosts Intelligence.
• Amulet – Eviscerating Sealed Oracle Amulet of Frailty, improves Critical Strike Multiplier, Lightning Penetration, and spell Critical Strike Chance.
• Body Armor – Scholar’s Exsanguinous of the Ox, boosts Intelligence, Health, and grants immunity to Bleed at low Health.
• Dagger – Eviscerating Dragorath’s Claw, increases melee attack speed, spell damage, and Ward gained on Crit with Frost Claw.
• Rune Stone – Eviscerating Fragment of the Enigma, improves Intelligence score, spell Critical Strike Chance, and heavily boosts Spark Charge explosion area and damage.
• Belt – Conduit’s Sealed Praetorian Belt of the Giant, increases Lightning damage and Ward Decay Threshold.
• Ring – Scholar’s Sealed Ivory Ring of Life, boosts Intelligence score, Health, and Elemental Resistance.
• Ring – Scholar’s Sealed Copper Ring of Remedy, also boosts Intelligence score and Health while increasing Poison Resistance.
• Boots – Scholar’s Last Steps of the Living, improves Movement Speed, Intelligence, and Freeze Rate Multiplier when low on Health.
• Gloves – Scholar’s Sealed Crusader Gauntlets of the Giant, boosts Void Resistance, Intelligence, and Health.
• Amulet – Scholar’s Sealed Scrying Eye of Life, improves Elemental Critical Strike Multiplier, Intelligence, and gives a +2 boost to Flame Ward.

You can see a pattern when it comes to this Runemaster’s gear. You’ll strive for gear that boosts your Intelligence score, increases your damage with Lightning spells, and improves your overall Health. These items are mainly geared toward endgame players who are ready to farm for gear in the Monolith of Fate.