Erasing Strike Void Knight Guide
The Erasing Strike Void Knight uses Erasing Strike to completely obliterate enemies from the battlefield. Send even the strongest foes into oblivion, with only you left standing.
The Erasing Strike Void Knight deals insane Void Melee Damage. Erasing Strike has a high Mana cost, but you can freely spam it thanks to the Void Well Passive and Mana stacking. The Void Well Passive is mandatory to play this build. Devouring Orb, Anomaly and Symbols of Hope grant powerful buffs. Healing Hands provides utility while acting as your Movement Skill.
This setup needs World Splitter to function. Additionally, Items like Siphon of Anguish, Shattered Chains, Anchor of Oblivion and Nihilis turn this build into an absolute powerhouse.
Overall this powerful Void Knight is an amazing build that performs well in endgame. If you are looking for a melee build that obliterates enemies and is able to survive the hardest encounters, this build is perfect for you!
This build needs World Splitter. Check our Unique Item Farming Guide for tips!
This build guide assumes you have a Level 85 Character.
Reach Level 85 with our Sentinel Leveling Guide.
Check our Tier Lists to know how this build performs in the current patch.
If you are looking for a different playstyle, check all our Build Guides!
Skills
Erasing Strike
Erasing Strike is your main Damage Skill. It has a high Mana cost, but thanks to Void Essences and the Void Well Passive, you can use it without Mana issues. Remove its cooldown with Shattered Continuity and scale the Damage with Chamber of Fate, Final Hour and Obliteration.
- Erasing Strike: If you have problems sustaining Mana, unallocate one Point from Time Loop.
Skills showcase extra Skill Points in case you find +Level of Skills that may not be included in the Planners.
Passives
- Void Well is mandatory for Mana sustain.
- Avatar of Regret is not specialized, due to its drawback of higher Mana cost and lower Attack Speed.
Make sure to complete the Campaign to get all your Passive Points.
Gameplay
Skill Usage/Rotation
- Use Healing Hands to move across the map.
- Attack with Erasing Strike and destroy your enemies.
- Always stay on the move to automatically cast Devouring Orb.
- Maintain Time Bubble with Anomaly at all times.
Bossing
- Take advantage of all your buffs and keep them active.
- Make sure to hit the Boss with Anomaly to activate Mark of Rot.
- Save Healing Hands for emergency situations.
- Stay on the move to automatically cast Devouring Orb. You can stutter step by holding down your movement key and attack key at the same time.
- Healing Hands grants Damage immunity while you move with it thanks to Sun Shroud, use it to your advantage.
Gear, Idols & Blessings
- Stacking a large Mana pool is necessary. Aim for Mana on your Amulet, Relic, Gloves, Helmet and Body Armor.
- World Splitter is a high Damage Weapon that provides a ton of useful Mana related stats.
- Suloron's Step provide amazing Damage, but Darkstride is an option for higher Movement Speed. You can use The Inevitable if you require extra tankiness.
- Anchor of Oblivion allows you to easily cap Endurance, on top of increasing Damage and Armor.
- Flames of Midnight provides the valuable Swiftness buff, which grants 20% Movement Speed at level 100. In addition, it grants Void Penetration.
- Siphon of Anguish and Shattered Chains are a huge Boost to your Damage. You also get Leech and other valuable stats from these items.
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
- Flat Void Melee Damage
- Mana
- % Increased Attack Speed
- Vitality
- Strength
- % Increased Void Damage
- % Increased Critical Strike Chance
- Critical Strike Multiplier
- Void Resistance Shred
- Void Penetration
- Armor Shred Chance
Defensive Stats
- Health
- Armor
- Endurance
- Leech
Scaling Tips
- Larger Mana pool increases your DPS, as it allows you to use Erasing Strike without interruptions. The more Mana you have, the more Mana recovery you get from Void Well. World Splitter also grants additional Crit Multiplier based on maximum Mana.
- World Splitter grants Flat Melee Crit Chance based on the Mana cost of the Melee attack. Erasing Strike has a Mana cost of 30, so a perfectly rolled Weapon will grant +15% Flat Melee Crit Chance.
- Titan Heart: Grants Damage Reduction.
- Immortal Vise: Up to 30% of Hit Damage taken from Bosses and Rares is dealt over 4 seconds instead. With the high Leech this build has, this effect is huge for survivability.
- Abyssal Fluctuation: This Passive grants Damage Reduction against Void Damage and converts a portion of Elemental Damage taken to Void. Combine it with Halted Scourge from Healing Hands for great results.
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.
FAQ & Mechanics
Once a guide is released, many players have questions on why and how we are approaching certain choices. In this section you can find the answers to the questions that have been asked the most.
The Void Well Passive allows you to regain 30% of your maximum Mana pool every 3 seconds, as long as you have enough Void Essences. The more maximum Mana you have, the more Mana recovery you get from this Passive.
Void Essences are gained from these sources:
- Essence of the End in Erasing Strike.
- Abyssal Juggernaut in Devouring Orb. Make sure you are moving to automatically cast it with Abyssal Rush.
- The Essence of the End Passive also provides a small chance of getting one.
If you have don't have enough Mana on your gear and have problems with sustain, take out one Point from Time Loop in Erasing Strike.
Healing Hands is a very powerful Movement Skill, especially for Bossing. You get these benefits with it:
- Provides an extra Hit, which allows you to have much higher stacks of Armor Shred on enemies, greatly increasing your Damage.
- Grants Damage Reduction with Halted Scourge and Turn Undead.
- The Sun Shroud Node makes you immune while using it, which is important for tough endgame Boss fights.
If you prefer using Void Cleave for mapping, combine it with the Darkstride Boots and specialize it as shown below.
Two Points in Time Loop provides similar sustained DPS as with three Points allocated, since getting enough Mana to sustain with three Points is extremely difficult. When you have over 1000 maximum Mana, you can fully spec this Node for short Boss fights to get higher burst DPS.
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Summary
Overall, the Erasing Strike Void Knight is a powerful destroyer that performs well in endgame. It has insane single target DPS and decent survivability thanks to its multiple defensive layers.
- Use Erasing Strike and send your enemies into oblivion.
- Thanks to the Void Well Passive and Mana stacking, you can freely spam Erasing Strike.
- Stay on the move to automatically cast Devouring Orb for its buffs, including Void Essences.
- Maintain Time Bubble up at all times for the amazing buffs it provides.
- While it's not mandatory, World Splitter is crucial for the build. Additionally, items like Siphon of Anguish, Shattered Chains, Anchor of Oblivion and Nihilis are great Uniques that you want to get to scale the build to its full potential.
Credits
Written by Volca.
Content Reviewed by Lizard_IRL.