Last Epoch Mastery Tier List: All Masteries Ranked

In the action RPG Last Epoch, choosing the right mastery for your character build is important to maximize your combat effectiveness. This mastery tier list shows you all the Masteries available in Last Epoch, so you can choose the right ones for your class and playstyle.

Last Epoch Mastery Tier List: All Masteries Ranked

Last Epoch has transitioned from early access to its full release on February 21th, 2024. This mastery tier list provides an overview of all 13 masteries available, ranked from S-tier down to C-tier. Read on to find out!

Last Epoch Mastery Tier List: S-Tier

The four masteries in S-tier currently boast the most powerful builds in Last Epoch. Dominating important keys in the game like Monoliths, speed clearing, and leveling pace,  these masteries excel against bosses with remarkable versatility for the endgame.

S-Tier Masteries
Necromancer (Acolyte)		The Necromancer shines with minion builds that amplify powerful summons like the Skeletal Mage. Capable of becoming a one-person army via the undead.
Lich (Acolyte)		Trading health for immense power, the Lich mastery uses vitality wards and health stealing to balance its high-risk, high-reward play. The unique Reaper Form provides a backup health bar upon death for renewed resilience.
Runemaster (Mage)		Runemaster boasts hard-hitting caster builds using runes for offensive and defensive buffs. This mastery brings versatile magic damage potential.
Druid (Primalist)		The Druid exhibits fluid versatility via its trio of shapeshifting forms: Swarmblade, Sprigga, and Werebear. Passives enhance transformations while providing regeneration and thorn retaliation.

Last Epoch Mastery Tier List: A-Tier

The four A-tier masteries demonstrate more limited specialization compared to S-tier in Last Epoch. However, they remain competitive choices, occasionally matching top tier counterparts in selected scenarios.

A-Tier Masteries
Sorcerer (Mage)		The Sorcerer mastery accentuates devastating elemental damage from afar, with crowd control tools like Black Hole.
Bladedancer (Rogue)		Bladedancer can summon shades to augment burst damage in close quarters. But survival can be an issue for its glass cannon nature.
Paladin (Sentinel)		Bringing supportive healing and holy fire offense, the Paladin mastery provides a balance of durability and damage.
Marksman (Rogue)		Marksman shines at range with trick arrows and lightning attacks.

Last Epoch Mastery Tier List: B-Tier

The three masteries in B-Tier often find themselves overtaken by others in combat, with the potential for competitive builds but lackluster optimization.

B-Tier Masteries
Void Knight (Sentinel)		Void magic supplements the Void Knight's melee strikes, like the hard-hitting multi-echoes from Abyssal Echoes. But keeping enemies inside the small ranges creates challenges.
Forgeguard (Sentinel)		The Forgeguard bolsters defenses with armor and shield buffs alongside melee damage. Yet it lacks the offense or support capabilities of its Sentinel match.
Beastmaster (Primalist)		Beastmaster is good alone, but it will become less effective in the late game compared to Druid or Necromancer.

Last Epoch Mastery Tier List: C-Tier

The two C-Tier picks in Last Epoch currently face significant combat deficiencies compared to other alternatives, requiring future adjustments to better contest other masteries.

C-Tier Masteries
Shaman (Primalist)		The Shaman mastery, focused on spell totems and elemental magic, struggles with totem scaling in the endgame and has survival issues without team support.
Spellblade (Mage)		Combining swordsmanship and magic in Spellblade may seem attractive, but the lack of synergy between melee and caster passives makes it underperform against specialized builds.

As the Last Epoch meta continues evolving, keep this tier list handy when planning your class mastery selection. Remember to factor your playstyle preferences too!