Dive Bomb Falconer
Last Updated:April 11, 2025|Changelog
Welcome to the Dive Bomb Falconer! Call down your Falcon from the skies for huge burst Damage with amazing AoE. The Falcon's Talons are very sharp and ready to eviscerate your foes. Combine Dive Bomb and Falcon Strikes to pulverize enemies instantly. This bird is looking for prey.
Use Bow Explosive Trap to buff the Falcon's Damage dramatically. Smoke Bomb is the main source of Shadows to proc On Wings of Shadow reliably when extra burst is needed. Thanks to all the Cooldown Recovery Speed from Nodes like Free Lofting Bird, United Assault and Side by Side you can spam Dive Bomb and Falcon Strikes very often. Use Shift to generate a Shadow while moving through the battlefield quickly.
While the build does not require any Uniques to function. However, Talons of Valor truly unlocks its potential. Rain down Explosive Traps allowing you to stack the +25 Melee Falcon Damage multiple times as you deal Critical Strikes. Additionally, Siphon of Anguish allows you to apply Doom, an Ailment that boosts the Melee Damage enemies take from Dive Bomb and Falcon Strikes.
Overall, Dive Bomb Falconer is a great build that excels at clearing Monolith Echoes fast. If you are looking for a Minion build with a fast and active playstyle, this setup is perfect for you!
This build guide assumes you have a Level 70 Character.
Reach Level 70 with our Rogue Leveling Guide.
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Skills
Explosive Trap
Blast Rain transforms Explosive Trap into a Bow Skill allowing you to rain Traps down from the skies. Boost your Falcon's Damage through Sky Signal and reduce the Cooldown of Dive Bomb and Falcon Strikes with Free Lofting Bird. Get as many Traps as possible to easily stack buffs and to proc Smoke Traps more often.
- Make sure you have enough Mana Regeneration to sustain spamming Explosive Trap. Spec Automated Bombardment if you are not struggling with Mana sustain. It gets better once you have enough Attributes thanks to the Hunter's Spoils Node inside Falconry.
- Swap Shift for Aerial Assault if you're more comfortable with it. We recommend Shift as it's far better defensively. If you prefer Aerial Assault, get the Healing Gust, Refreshing Resolve and Coordinated Assault Nodes.
Exposed Weakness does not work with Talons of Valor, as your Falcon only deals Melee Damage.
Skills showcase extra Skill Points in case you find +Level of Skills that may not be included in the Planners.
Passives
- Grab Dexterity related Nodes to further scale the Multipliers associated with it.
- Ranger's Mark is a great DPS boost for your Falcon.
- Take Critical Precision if you need more Crit Chance.
- If you lack sustain early on, consider grabbing Draining Arrows over Cloak of Shadows.
Make sure to complete the Campaign to get all your Passive Points.
Gameplay
Skill Usage/Rotation
- Spam Explosive Trap against enemies to stack its offensive buffs.
- Generate Shadows with Smoke Bomb and Shift for On Wings of Shadow for extra burst Damage or AoE.
- Cast Falcon Strikes to stack Avian Arsenal.
- Use Dive Bomb for amazing Burst Damage.
Bossing
- Make sure all the Shadows generated with Smoke Bomb are next to the Boss so the AoE's of all your Shadow Falcons from On Wings of Shadow overlap. With proper timing, you greatly increase your DPS thanks to Dancing Shadows.
- Spam Explosive Trap on the Boss to stack off your buffs before using Falcon Strikes and Dive Bomb.
- Save your Shift to dodge Boss mechanics.
- Shift to generate a Shadow before using Dive Bomb to strike two times.
- Save Falcon Strikes for high density packs.
- Make sure you always have at least one Silver Shroud active. Time Smoke Bomb and Coordinated Fade apart to make sure you always have one Silver Shroud active. If you do this properly you can always have this protection against hits that can be Dodged, including some major Boss mechanics.
- Smoke Bomb's Escape Tactics Backflip has to be aimed at the opposite direction you want to dash towards if you want to move forward with it. Learn this to maximize your mobility and kiting potential.
- Standing in Smoke Bomb can boost your defense tremendously, so try to stay in it as much as possible while moving to get the Damage Reduction from Evasion and Tailwind.
Gear, Idols & Blessings
- Stack as much Dexterity as possible to boost your Falcon's DPS drastically thanks to Falconer's Journey.
- Farm Talons of Valor to unlocks this build's true potential as soon as possible. The Unique effect of this Item is the main reason to play this build with a Bow setup, rather than any other Weapon type.
- Peak of the Mountain is an amazing addition to the build, as it provides valuable stats and tons of % Increased Critical Strike Chance.
- Make sure you have enough Mana Regeneration to sustain spamming Explosive Trap.
- Farm a Legendary Brewmaster's Buckle from the Grand Brewery Woven Echo for the amazing Stats it provides.
- For the Amulet slot, use a Legendary Death Rattle until you get a well rolled Inheritance of the Erased with Exalted Critical Strike Multiplier.
- Make sure to get Chance to Shred Armor on Hit.
- Acquire a Legendary Siphon of Anguish. This Unique allows you to apply Doom on Hit, an Ailment that boosts the Melee Damage enemies take from Dive Bomb and Falcon Strikes.
Learn the basics for crafting gear with our Beginner Crafting Guide.
Make sure to complete the Campaign to get all your Idol Slots.
Build Scaling
Offensive Stats
- Dexterity
- Flat Physical Minion Melee Damage
- % Increased Minion Physical Damage
- % Increased Critical Strike Chance
- % Increased Minion Critical Strike Chance
- % Increased Melee Critical Strike Multiplier
- % Increased Minion Critical Strike Multiplier
- % Increased Critical Strike Avoidance
- Physical Resistance Shred
- Physical Penetration
- Armor Shred Chance
- Movement Speed
Defensive Stats
- Health
- Armor
- Dodge
- Endurance
- Glancing Blow
- Health On Crit
Scaling Tips
- Dexterity: Grants %Increased Damage to your Falcon. It also gives it %More Damage thanks to Falconer's Journey.
- Critical Strike Chance: Your Falcon gets your % Increased Critical Strike Chance through Go For the Eyes!.
- Siphon of Anguish: This Unique allows you to apply Doom on Hit, an Ailment that boosts the Melee Damage enemies take from Dive Bomb and Falcon Strikes.
- Finesse Them: This passive allows you to scale Critical Strike Avoidance.
- The Haste buff from Agility has amazing synergy with the build, as most of the time it surpases 100% Movement Speed, making the Damage buff from this Node quite strong.
- Increased Mana Regeneration: Explosive Trap can be Mana intensive and you want to be able to spam it consistently. Get as much as you need to make the build feel good.
- Silver Shroud: As long as you have one up, the next hit you take is Dodged instead. Allocate points into Coordinated Fade to activate when you use your Ballista for an easy way to get uptime on Silver Shrouds.
- Dusk Shroud: Each grants 5% Glancing Blow Chance and 50 flat Dodge. Smoke Bomb provides them while standing inside of its fog.
- Decoy: Gives you some breathing room by drawing enemy attention.
- Evasion is amazing defensively. Combine it with Tailwind for even more Damage Reduction.
- Outlander's Tenacity provides tons of situational Endurance Threshold.
- Crimson Shroud: Stacks up to 3 times, providing Less Damage Over Time Taken.
- Health on Hit/Crit: Relentless Talons and Finesse Them are your main way of sustaining your Health pool. Your Falcon can deal an absurd amount of Hits, refilling your Health pool easily.
Our Damage Explained Article covers all you need to know to scale Damage.
Learn all you need to know to scale Defense with our Defense Explained Article.
Loot Filter
Loot Filters are critical in Last Epoch. Making sure you highlight all the related valuable Item Bases, Affixes, Uniques and Idols is necessary to ensure your character's progression. Click on the Generate Loot Filter button down below then use the Paste Clipboard Contents button in-game to import it!
Here is the Endgame Loot Filter for this build:
Learn how to load and make Filters with our Loot Filter Guide.
Video Guide
Coming soon.
Summary
Overall Dive Bomb Falconer is an agile powerhouse that performs well in endgame. It has amazing AoE clear, great single target Burst and decent survivability thanks to its multiple defensive layers.
- Your Falcon's stats scale with your own through Trained to Hunt and Go For the Eyes!, allowing you to unlock your Falcon's true potential!
- Spamming Explosive Trap is another core part of the build, as it buffs the Falcon's Damage dramatically. With every Trap that explodes your Falcon gains a Penetration buff that stacks up with the Sky Signal Node.
- Use Smoke Bomb to generate Shadows for On Wings of Shadow when extra burst Damage is needed.
- Assassinate your enemies without having to be close! Target Dive Bomb from afar and kill most enemies in a single hit.
- While they are not mandatory, Uniques like Talons of Valor and Siphon of Anguish are a huge boost to this build's Offense.
Credits
Written by Lizard_IRL.
Content Reviewed by Volca.