Bleed Falconer Guide

Skills

Alternate Skills & Tips

• Some Skills showcase extra Skill Points in case you find +Level of Skills that may not be included in the Planners.
• Falconry: Rending Talons only works with generic Bleed Chance, e.g. the Chance to Bleed on Hit Affix or the implicit from a Dragonbone Axe. However, Damage Type specific Affixes like Chance to Bleed on Melee Hit do not work.

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. Grab Dexterity related Nodes to further scale your main stat and the multipliers associated with it.
2. Tailwind and Evasion provide great Damage Reduction when moving.
3. Get extra Bleed Chance and Damage Reduction against DoTs with Crimson Shrouds from Crimson Skies.
4. Place 5 Points into Fencing Grace to scale your Block Effectiveness with Dexterity.
5. Sky Assassin provides additional Bleed Chance to your Falcon.
6. Allocate Coordinated Fade to activate it when you use Decoy. In this setup, 1 Point is allocated. This means Decoy needs be the first Skill on your Action Bar, from left to right.
7. Maxing out Swift Assassin is an option for Bossing, as it allows you to get more Damage by spamming Caltrops faster with Net, increasing the Buffs from Rending Barbs.

Gameplay

The Bleed Falconer uses Falcon Strikes to apply Bleeds on enemies and instantly consumes the Bleed stacks with Dive Bomb. 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

• Throw Net to apply its Buffs and create Caltrops.
• Use Falcon Strikes as your main Damage, applying Bleed stacks to enemies.
• Instantly consume all Bleed stacks with Dive Bomb.
• Throw Decoy when in danger to give yourself some breathing room and to get a stack of Silver Shroud thanks to Coordinated Fade.

Mapping

• Move quickly around the map with Aerial Assault.
• Use Falcon Strikes to destroy enemies while staying on the move.
• Dive Bomb on enemy packs to keep the Buff from Gale of Blades active and deal heavy Damage on bigger targets.
• Net provides extra Damage when needed. Most of the time you quickly kill enemies with the Falcon abilities, so only use it on tankier targets to maintain clear speed.
• Use Decoy at the objective to ensure a safe disposal of any threat.

Bossing

• Take advantage of all your Defensive Buffs and keep them active.
• Spam Net to apply as many Caltrops as possible in 5 seconds to maximize the Damage gained from Rending Barbs.
• Use Falcon Strikes and then cast Dive Bomb to instantly consume all Bleed stacks.
• Recover the Cooldown of your Damage Skills by spamming Net.
• Throw Decoy to distract the Boss. Take advantage of this window to reposition or deal damage.
• Avoid telegraphed attacks and reposition with Aerial Assault.

Advanced Skill Tips

• Keep track of your Silver Shroud stacks. This mechanic is a powerful defensive tool which guarantees to Dodge the next hit. This proves to be great especially against Boss mechanics that can be Dodged, enabling you to ignore them completely when you have Silver Shroud up.

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 stack as many other defensive layers as possible. Plan ahead for your next upgrades and consider the final Empowered 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 Bleed Falconer 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

• Elemental Resistance
• Armour
• Fire Resistance
• Lightning Resistance

• Cold Resistance
• Poison Resistance
• Rogue Falcon Poison and Bleed Chance

Build Scaling

The Bleed Falconer uses Falcon Strikes to apply stacks of Bleed on enemies. The build focuses on dealing Physical Damage Over Time and most of it comes from the Falcon, which is a Minion. This build also has great survivability thanks to the defensive layers it takes 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

Summary

Overall the Bleed Falconer is an agile powerhouse capable of defeating all the content in the game. It has amazing clear, insane single target DPS and great survivability thanks to its multiple defensive layers.

• Unleash Falcon Strikes to apply tons of strong Bleeds on enemies and then instantly consume the stacks with Dive Bomb. Use your other Skills to Buff your Falcon and skyrocket its Damage.
• Throw Net to apply its Buffs and create Caltrops.
• Stack as much Dexterity as possible for both Damage and survivability.
• Your Bleed Chance applies to the Falcon with a huge multiplier thanks to Blood Roost, Rending Talons and Sky Assassin.
• While they are not mandatory, Uniques like Flayer's Pride and Razorfall and Omnis are great for unleashing this build's full potential.

Credits

Written by Volca.
Reviewed by Lizard_IRL, Tenkiei.