The Avalanche Shaman is one of the strongest spell-based builds in Last Epoch, capable of freezing enemies and dealing massive AoE cold damage.
If you’re looking to maximize your damage output, farm high corruption maps efficiently, or acquire powerful gear, you can Buy Last Epoch Gold to upgrade your items instantly without the grind.
Best Skills for Avalanche Shaman
- Avalanche (Primary Damage Dealer)
Converts physical damage into cold for massive burst damage.
Automates Upheaval, which enhances armor and endurance threshold.
Scales with critical strike multiplier and cold penetration. - Maelstrom (Automated Buffs & Damage Over Time)
Triggers Storm Bolts when reaching four stacks, increasing AoE damage.
Provides Frenzy & Haste, boosting attack and movement speed.
Fully automated via War Cry, ensuring constant uptime. - War Cry (Survivability & Buff Skill)
Grants high crit chance and chill chance, boosting cold spell damage.
Automatically triggers Maelstrom stacks, making it a core skill.
Provides healing and ailment cleansing, improving sustain. - Upheaval (Bonus AoE & Defense Buffs)
Grants extra armor per Attunement, making you extremely tanky.
Inflicts Frailty, reducing enemy damage output. - Fury Leap (Movement Skill)
Enables fast map traversal, helping with efficient farming.
Helps dodge boss mechanics and reposition safely.
With this optimized skill setup, you can farm faster, push corruption easily, and dominate high-tier bosses. If you need better gear to maximize your performance, consider Buying Last Epoch Gold to trade for top-tier items.
Best Gear for Avalanche Shaman
Recommended Uniques & Exalted Items
Peak of the Mountain (Helmet) – Grants high crit chance and health regen.
Sacred Light (Offhand) – Provides huge spell damage based on Strength.
Omen of Thunder (Amulet) – Enhances lightning and cold spell effectiveness.
Titan Heart (Chest Armor) – Reduces damage taken while dual wielding.
Siphon of Anguish (Ring) – Adds leech and void resistance.
Best Idols
Chance to summon Thorn Totems on hit – Ensures permanent totem uptime.
Spell Damage with an Active Totem – Boosts overall DPS significantly.
Finding perfectly rolled gear can take time, so if you want to skip the farming grind, you can Buy Last Epoch Gold and trade for powerful items instantly.