Tool stack
The Last Epoch toolkit
The five tools that cover a Last Epoch cycle — build guides, planner, DPS sim, database, and calendar. The stack for building your character with a plan.
Last Epoch has the build depth of a serious ARPG —passive tree, skill specialization, targeted crafting— but the client barely helps you plan it. As in other ARPGs, players who make the most of each cycle lean on external tools to design, simulate, and reference their builds. This five-tool stack covers that cycle end to end.
A cycle's workflow
Build selection starts at Maxroll (Last Epoch): editorial guides with leveling and endgame that give you a clear plan from day one. To design or modify your own, Last Epoch Tools is the central planner and database —passive tree, skills, and items in a single tool. And to validate that the build holds up, Path of Building (Last Epoch), the fork of the PoE classic, simulates your DPS and defenses in detail.
When you're hunting specific pieces, Last Epoch Info is the database of items, uniques, and affixes, so you know exactly what to chase. And so you don't miss new content, ARPG Timeline gives you cycle and event dates, useful for planning when to return to the game.
Why these five
Each covers a stage of the cycle:
- Build guides → Maxroll
- Planner and database → Last Epoch Tools
- DPS simulation → Path of Building (LE)
- Item reference → Last Epoch Info
- Cycle calendar → ARPG Timeline
You don't need all five to play, but together they turn character building into something planned instead of trial and error. Each tool has its full analysis in the codex.
What's in this stack
- Maxroll Last EpochFree
Editorial build guides with leveling and endgame, ideal for starting a cycle with a clear plan.
Last Epoch's flagship editorial hub: detailed builds with per-slot justification, leveling guides, per-season tier lists, dungeon/monolith guides, and a community leaderboard — curated by a cross-ARPG professional team
- Last Epoch ToolsFree
The central build planner and database: passive tree, skills, and items in a single tool.
Last Epoch's most complete community hub: interactive planner, item and affix database, loot filter sharing, build collection auto-crawled from YouTube, character profiles, and per-season ladders
- Path of Building for Last EpochFree
The Path of Building fork for Last Epoch: detailed DPS and defense simulation.
Open-source Path of Building fork adapted for Last Epoch: deep DPS simulation, node-by-node stat comparison, offline support, and a web planner at lastepochplanner.com without installation
- Last Epoch Info (TunkLab)Free
Database of items, uniques, and affixes to look up exactly what to chase.
Alternative Last Epoch database maintained by TunkLab: exhaustive catalog of items, affixes, uniques, skills, and monolith timelines, plus dedicated calculators (defense, ward, damage) no other hub provides at that depth
- aRPG TimelineFree
Cycle and event dates: when new content starts, to plan your return.
Centralized season start date tracker for every major ARPG: Last Epoch, Path of Exile 1/2, Diablo 4, and others — with countdowns, subscribable calendar (Google/Apple/Outlook), and pre-launch alerts