Are you looking for the best starter build in Last Epoch’s Update 0.9 Multiplayer? Look no further! This guide will provide you with a comprehensive walkthrough of the best starter build, focusing on the powerful Pyre Golem and its interactions with other minions.
With this build, you’ll be able to summon powerful minions, generate Ward and Mana for yourself, and deal massive damage to your enemies to prepare for this endgame. We will also discuss how to buff your Pyre Golem with Dread Shade, summon Flame Wraiths with Echoes Inside and Army of Wraiths, and more.
Best Starter Build For 0.9 Multiplayer
For our best starter build for Lost Epoch multiplayer, we will be using the Acolyte Class.
Equipment
| Item | Equipment | Stats |
| Helmet | Revenant Cowl | +73 Armor 30-60% Minion Damage |
| Body Armor | Burial Plate | +163 Armor |
| Belt | Ranger’s Belt | +5 Potion Slots |
| Gloves | Outcast Gloves | +21 Armor |
| Boots | Arcane Boots | +13-28% Necrotic Resistance |
Weapons
| Weapon | Stats |
| Horned Staff (Main) | Base Attack Rate: 0.92 +79 Melee Damage +79-91 Spell Damage +1 Minnion Skill Level |
| Fleshbound Tome (Off-hand) | +13-16 Intelligence 36-66% Minion Damage 36-66% Minion HP |
Rings and Amulet
| Rings and Amulet | Stats |
| Turquoise Ring | 5-35% Increased Minion Damage 5-35% Increased Minion HP 5-35% Increased Minion Crit in Multiplayer |
| Ruby Ring | +28-45% Fire Resistance +28-45% Fire Damage |
| Amulet | +18-42% Fire Resistance +18-42% Lightning Resistance |
Idols
To have a 100% chance of summoning a Flame Wraith using your Summon Wraith ability, you need to find enough Adorned Immortal Idols that have the Idol Acolyte Chance For Summon Wraith To Summon Flame Wraith.
For the remaining idols, focus on the following affixes: Resistances, Shared Fire Damage, Idol Health, Idol Acolyte Increased Health, Idol Increased Health, Idol Acolyte Minion Increased Fire Damage, Volatile Zombie Damage, and Explosion Area, or Idol Acolyte Increased Ward Retention.
Skills
| Skill | Effect |
| Summon Wraith | Allows you to summon a wraith that will quickly disappear from this world. However, during its short lifespan, it will search for your enemies and attack them. |
| Summon Bone Golem | Summons a bone golem that attacks at a slow pace. However, it has a special ability where it has a 15% chance to strike back with a powerful attack called Bone Shatter when it’s hit. |
| Dread Shade | When you use this ability on a minion, it will continuously lose 3% of its maximum health per second for every second that the shade remains active. However, the affected minion and other nearby minions will gain a bonus of +10 damage for necrotic spells and attacks. Additionally, they will deal 50% more necrotic damage than they normally would. |
| Summon Volatile Zombie | Summons a Volatile Zombie that will move slowly toward the closest enemy. Once it reaches an enemy or is defeated, it will explode and cause damage to nearby enemies in the form of both physical and fire damage. |
| Summon Skeleton | Summon a skeleton warrior or archer that will protect you. However, there is a limit of three skeletons that you can have at one time. |
Important
Passives
| Passive Skill | Effect |
| Stolen Vitality | For every point of vitality that you have, your character gains an additional 10 health points. Furthermore, your health regeneration rate is increased by 2% for each point of vitality. |
| Dark Rituals | Provides a boost in attack and casting speed for your minions. Notably, if you have recently used a minion skill within the last 10 seconds, this bonus will also apply to you. |
| Soul Aegis | As your character gains levels, your minions will also receive an increase in armor. This means that the higher your character level, the more additional armor your minions will have. |
| Forbidden Knowledge | For every point of Intelligence you have, your character will gain 4% Ward Retention. Additionally, skills that depend on magic that is carefully studied, such as Rip Blood and Summon Skeleton, will be improved by increasing your Intelligence. |
| Mania of Mortality | When an enemy, ally, or minion dies in close proximity to you, there is a 10% chance that you will gain a ward. |
| Unnatural Preservation | +40% Ward Retention +20% Necrotic Resistance +20% Poison Resistance |
Blessings and Timelines
| Best Timelines | Best Blessings |
| Fall of the Outcasts | Grand Winds of Fortune Grand Mark of Agony Grand Scales of Greed |
| Spirits of Fire | Grand Heart of the Caldera Grand Spirit of Command |
| Reign of Dragons | Grand Resolve of Humanity Grand Persistence of Will Grand Dream of Eterra Grand Survival of Might Grand Virtue of Command |
| The Age of Winter | Grand Resolve of Grael Grand Protection of Heorot |
| The Black Sun | Grand Memory of Light Grand Echo of Solarum |
| Reign of Dragons | Grand Persistence of Will Grand Resolve of Humanity Grand Dream of Eterra Grand Survival of Might Grand Virtue of Command |
It’s time to wrap up our guide to the best multiplayer build for Last Epoch’s Update 0.9. We hope this guide has been informative and helpful in your quest to dominate the game. Feel free to experiment and customize this build to suit your playstyle. Keep practicing, and soon you’ll be a force to be reckoned with in Last Epoch’s multiplayer mode.