Earthquake Werebear Druid Guide

Skills

Alternative Skills & Tips

• You can spec Summon Spriggan with Aura of Retribution over Upheaval if you need the stats it provides early on or you don't have enough Rage sustain. This Minion is hard to keep alive in the end game but is helpful early on and for party play.
• Put Points into Ursine Heart inside Werebear Form to cap your Endurance if necessary. If your Rage sustain is high enough, take Points out of Invigoration and invest them where you need.
• If your Rage sustain is not high enough while Transformed, don't take Excavating Blow inside Upheaval and invest into Primal Bulwark for additional defense.
• Consider using Tears of the Forest if need more Rage sustain.
• If you have 26 Levels on Earthquake, grab Unabating if you want even more Damage.

Passives

Passives provide powerful effects that dictate the playstyle of a Class and its Masteries. Remember that you can allocate Passives on the first half of all Masteries regardless of the one you chose.

1. Take Strength, Health, Critical Strike Chance and Fire Penetration related Nodes.
2. Survival of the Pack and Bush Stalker are crucial for the Melee Leech they provide.
3. Tempest Form ensures Shatterquake is easy to proc.
4. Rancour and Rageborn are great to avoid running out of Rage while in Werebear Form.
5. Berserker provides insane Damage Reduction.
6. Investing points into Natural Attunement helps cap Elemental Resistances.
7. Thicket of Thorns allows you to proc Thorn Shield while in Werebear Form.
8. Invest into Hideskin for the extra tankiness if you don't need the extra Rage sustain from Rageborn.

Gameplay

This Druid uses Maul on Cooldown, Rampages through the battlefield and groups up big enemy packs before releasing Earthquake's destructive explosions. Make sure you are familiar with enemy mechanics to know when to use your Support Skills to stay alive. Pay attention to their telegraphed attacks!

Skill Usage/Rotation

• Shapeshift into Werebear Form.
• Rampage towards enemy packs.
• Use Maul to proc Earthquake and Upheaval.
• Summon Vines generate Rage as you attack with Maul or Rampage to the next enemy pack.
• Use Maul to proc Upheaval. Repeat.
• If you run out of Rage, wait for Werebear Form's Cooldown.
  

Mapping

• Rush to the objective with Rampage.
• Group mobs before using Maul to maximize the AoE from Earthquake and Upheaval.
• Attack big groups of enemies with Maul to proc Primal Strength.

Bossing

• Take advantage of all your defensive buffs and keep them active.
• Focus on avoiding attacks while you wait for Maul's Cooldown.
• Hit the Boss with all the explosions from Earthquake.
• Make sure you apply Chill to your targets before proccing Earthquake to benefit from Shatterquake.

Advanced Skill Tips

• Make sure your Summon Vines generate enough Rage before spending more Rage. Consider using Tears of the Forest for more Rage generation.
• Cast Roar to stun enemies before using Maul.
• Maul is a leap and can be used to go over tiny walls and terrain gaps.
• Lower your Maul's Cooldown to 2.5 seconds to ensure Bhuldar's Wrath procs Earthquake every other use of the ability.

Gear

Gearing in Last Epoch revolves around finding Items and then using the powerful Crafting System to enhance them. As long as an Item has Forging Potential left, players can upgrade or modify their Affixes up to Tier 5. However, the powerful Exalted Tier Affixes are drop only and can't be modified by players.

Using the correct Item Bases allows you to make use of their amazing Implicits, this is fundamental for gearing efficiently. Combine Implicits, Passives, Idols and Blessings to cap your Resistances and other defensive layers, while fitting as much Health related Affixes or Endurance Threshold into your gear as possible. Plan ahead for your next upgrades and consider the final Blessings of your build while gearing. Finish up by farming Uniques with Legendary Potential and Sealing Affixes into Exalted Items to unleash all of your build's power!

Here are the Stat Goals for this build:

Gear Progression

Blessings

Idols

Idols grant your character bonuses when equipped in the dedicated Idol Container. Unlock all the slots of your Idol Container by completing the Campaign and some of its Side Quests. Remember that some Idols are Class specific and you won't be able to equip them with other non-compatible Classes.

Other useful Idol Affixes

• Health
• %Health
• Vitality
• Armour
• Elemental Resistance
• Fire Resistance
• Lightning Resistance

• Void Resistance
• Physical Resistance
• Poison Resistance
• Increased Aspect Of The Boar Effect
• Elemental Resistance While Transformed
• Melee Damage While Transformed
• Critical Strike Avoidance for You and Your Minions

Build Scaling

This Druid uses permanent Werebear Form to unleash Earthquake, Upheaval and Maul for Damage. This build also has great survivability thanks to the multiple defensive layers it can take advantage of.

Loot Filter

Loot Filters are critical in Last Epoch. Making sure you highlight all the related valuable Item Bases, Affixes, Uniques and Idols is crucial to ensure your character's progression. As your gear gets better, remember to hide the rules that are no longer useful to avoid screen clutter.

Here is the Endgame Loot Filter for this build:

Video Guide

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Summary

This unstoppable Werebear Form build brutally charges across the battlefield with Rampage and uses Maul to cast Earthquake and Upheaval. Overall this Druid is an amazing setup capable of completing all the content in the game. It has insane AoE, great survivability and big burst damage.

• You need Bhuldar's Wrath to play this build!
• Rampage towards enemy packs.
• Use Maul to proc Earthquake and Upheaval.
• Cast Roar to Stun enemies before using Maul.
• Berserker provides insane Damage Reduction.
• While they are not mandatory, Throne of Ambition, Wings of Argentus and Logi's Hunger are great Uniques that you want to get to scale the build to its full potential.

Credits

Written by Lizard_IRL.
Reviewed by McFluffin.