Built here for Last Epoch gold defense rather than offense. Scintillant Steel, Acrobatics, Behind the Veil, and Stagger add mobility and debuffs. Blade Shield keeps them circling around you, while Bladed Armor grants bonus defense. Think of Shurikens as a protective shell that also harasses enemies.
Smoke Bomb
A vital defensive cooldown. Nodes like Concealed in Carnage, Enfeeblement, Moonlight Bomb, and Shrouded in Darkness provide mitigation, blinds, and enemy weakening. Boost its area with Lingering Fumes and Generosity.
Passive Tree Priorities
Rogue Base Tree
Swift Assassin for early damage.
Evasion and Agility for movement speed and crit scaling.
Unlock Marksman at 20 points with Steady Hand.
Marksman Tree
Assassin's Quiver and Draining Arrows are core for sustain and DPS. They work beautifully with Uniques that disable standard leech/regen.
Perfect Aim later synergizes with those same Uniques.
Round out with Concentration, Meditation, Reflection, Barbed Arrows, Sniper's Gambit, and Sharpshooter.
Cap off with Master Archer, which further buffs Multishot.
Optional: sprinkle points into Bladedancer or Falconer for Dexterity and survivability, though not required during leveling.
Stats to Prioritize
Offensive Focus
Physical Bow Damage
Bow Attack Speed
Flat Physical Damage
Dexterity (scales damage and dodge)
Crit Chance & Multiplier
Physical Resistance Shred
Physical Penetration
Defensive Focus
Health first and foremost
Armor
Dodge rating
Endurance
Glancing Blow Chance
Since much of your resilience comes from buffs and Uniques, stacking raw Health provides the best cushion.
Essential Uniques
Two items unlock the true potential of this build:
Drelkor's Compass – adds arrows, boosts Physical Damage, and reduces Mana cost.
Foot of the Mountain – synergizes by letting you spam Multishot indefinitely.
Other great pickups:
Peak of the Mountain and Xithara's Conundrum – combine with Draining Arrows and Perfect Aim for clever sustain mechanics.
Red Ring of Atlaria – a reliable defensive option; two copies are ideal.
Nightbringer – increases offense while blinding and slowing foes with buy Last Epoch gold your arrows.
