How to respec in Last Epoch? Skill and passive respec options explained

As a beginner, you will often find yourself wanting to respec in Last Epoch. The game has an accessible yet deep skill tree system for both your character as well as all the individual skills you choose to specialize in. However, given how good most skills feel to use, it is natural to wonder how a different build path might go down.

This is exactly where the ability to respec comes in handy. The respec system in Last Epoch, compared to Path of Exile, is very inexpensive and forgiving. However, due to the duality of its skill tree system, it is not immediately apparent how to respec skills talents and passive talents differently.

This article will go over how to respec in Last Epoch, both for your Skill passives and your character passives.

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Active and passive point respec in Last Epoch: A simplified guide

Respeccing skills in the game Last Epoch ( Image via Eleventh Hour Games)

In Last Epoch, you can level up your character's strength in two different ways: by earning passive and active skill points.

• Passive points - are similar to your standard role-playing game skill tree in that they let players advance through several nodes, each of which grants them unique character bonuses. Gamers can unlock new skills for their character by attaining a particular amount of investment in these passives, which are dependent on the player's selected Mastery.
• Active skill points - involve different skill trees for your active skills. Increasing your character's level and adding a specific number of passive points to any of your Mastery branches will unlock these skills.

Last Epoch allows you to respec both active skill nodes as well as passive skill nodes. However, you cannot change your Mastery class, making it the only part of a character build set in stone once you have made the choice.

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How to respec passive points in Last Epoch?

To respec your passive skill points, talk to Chronomancer Lerinne in Keeper’s Camp, or any other hub zone. To find her, look for a brain icon on the minimap. The cost of passive skill respec in Last Epoch is a scaling amount of Gold that increases with every skill point refunded. This starts from 20 Gold, but it can go up rapidly if you keep respecing a lot.

Note: you can open the passive talents menu by pressing ‘P’.

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How to respec active skill points in Last Epoch?

To respec active skill points, open the skill tree anytime by pressing S, and then go to the specific skill’s individual skill tree. Click the ‘Respec’ button on the upper right corner to get the option to refund skill points. Take care not to despecialize the skill, as this removes progress to the next skill point.

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Why should you respec skills in Last Epoch?

Players should respec skills in Last Epoch (Image via Eleventh Hour Games)

Respecing skills are crucial since it lets players try out various builds and playstyles without having to make a new character. Through skill refining, players can modify their character to suit various scenarios, tailor their build for particular content, or experiment with different combos of skills.

Respeccing skills can also be helpful if players want to reallocate points to fit their current playstyle or gear better, or if they find that a specific skill or passive node is not performing as well as they had planned.

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