Resistances and Mitigation in Last Epoch (Definitive Guide by Onlyfarms)

Last Epoch Defenses Guide

Defenses are the cornerstone of survival in Last Epoch, providing the tools necessary to endure relentless enemies and emerge victorious in all content, from Dungeons and Arena waves to deep Timelines. Whether you’re pushing endgame or leveling a new build, understanding defenses is critical. This comprehensive guide will cover the basics and advanced nuances of defensive mechanics to help you optimize your survivability.

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Health and Ward

Health

Health represents your core life pool and is essential for staying alive. All incoming damage (after mitigation) is applied to your health unless absorbed by Ward first.

• Health Regeneration: Increased through passives and affixes.
• Health Leech: Sustain option through offensive abilities.

Ward

Ward acts as a temporary energy shield that absorbs damage before health is affected.

• Ward Generation: Skills, passives, and equipment.
• Ward Decay: Slowly diminishes unless improved with Ward Retention from gear, passives, or skills.

Aspect	Description
Ward Source	Generated via skills, passives, and gear
Ward Retention	Slows ward decay
Ward Use	Absorbs damage before health

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Personal Defenses

Armor

Armor reduces physical damage by a percentage, scaling with incoming hit size.

• Effective against: Physical hits
• Not effective against: Elemental or DoT (damage over time)

Resistances

Resistances reduce elemental and certain other types of incoming damage.

Resistance Type	Description
Fire Resistance	Reduces fire damage
Cold Resistance	Reduces cold damage
Lightning Resistance	Reduces lightning damage
Chaos Resistance	Reduces chaotic damage
Physical Resistance	Reduces physical hit damage
Void Resistance	Reduces void damage
Necrotic Resistance	Reduces necrotic damage

Maintaining balanced resistances is essential, especially when progressing through challenging Dungeons and Endgame Timelines.

Dodge

• Chance to completely avoid attacks.
• Not effective against DoT.

Block

• Reduces damage from blocked attacks.
• Requires block chance and block effectiveness.

Endurance

• Mitigates part of damage below a set health threshold.
• Crucial in high-pressure combat situations.

Critical Strike Avoidance

• Prevents being hit by critical strikes.
• Essential for avoiding sudden bursts of damage.

Glancing Blows

• Reduces hit damage by a flat percentage.
• Excellent for smoothing incoming damage.

Stun Avoidance

• Prevents being stunned.
• Not scaling well; better to invest elsewhere unless necessary.

Passives and Defensive Layers

Each class has a dedicated Passive Tree offering nodes that enhance defenses, such as:

• Increased health
• Armor bonuses
• Resistance boosts
• Dodge/block chance
• Ward retention

Choosing passives carefully can elevate your survivability drastically.

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Modifiers and Debuffs

Modifiers, or debuffs, increase the complexity of defense by weakening your mitigation layers.

Debuffs Overview

Debuff	Effect
Bleed	Deals physical DoT, bypasses armor
Ignite	Deals fire DoT, stacks with itself
Chill	Slows movement and attack speed
Freeze	Immobilizes you temporarily
Shock	Increases damage taken, lowers defense
Frailty	Lowers damage mitigation from all sources
Poison	Stacks, deals toxic DoT and reduces health
Curse	Increases damage taken from various types

Proper resistances and mitigation strategies help counter these effects.

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Final Thoughts

Defenses in Last Epoch are multi-layered and require balancing between various mitigation mechanics like Resistances, Armor, Ward, and Dodge. Understanding their synergy and planning accordingly will vastly improve your survival, especially during endgame content.

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