The Root's Last Word
- Automation
- Affliction
- Sealed Health
- Clear
B TierSpeed farming · Endgame
Overview
Overview
Reflex and Will work on their own — combo and Beast Charge — while Rotten Earth poisons everything; under Agony, anything that dies afflicted explodes with its remaining poison.
Good for: Echoes T12–T20 with big crowds.
Strengths
- Clear above Detonated Plague on the bench
- No Rupture and no crit
- Almost no buttons
Weaknesses
- Boss below the original
- Little available health (79% sealed)
- Depends on a Legendary gem
Loadout
What the build carries
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- Inheritance
- Predator SeedDruid of the Blind Roots
- Mastery
- Druid of the Open RootLV 17 · 80 points
- Iris Links
- AgonyTrigger Gem
- The Last WordLinked
- Sealed Health
78.8%Agony always on
Relics12
Core
- Rotten Earth
- Old Plague
- Plague of the Veil
Recommended
- Last Breath
- Thorn Censer
- Dirty Cloth
- Deep Flask
Optional
- Hollow Orbit
- New Shell
- Guardian's Shell
- Short Vigil
- Relay
Sets
Reflex of the Iris
The body reacts before the decision.
- Tireless Pupil
- Predatory Nerve
2 pieces: Your basic attacks happen on their own, whenever a target is in range.
Will of the Iris
The Iris casts without waiting for you.
- Arcane Synapse
- Seal of the Omen
2 pieces: Your class skill is used on its own as soon as it is ready. The Inheritance stays yours.
Progression
Progression trees
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Iris Fragments: 1,679
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Body
- Hardened Bark8/8+80% health (max +80%)
- Restoring Sap3/5+24% healing received
Power
- Sharp Gaze8/8+48% damage (max +48%)
- Steady Rhythm5/5+35% on basic attacks
- Elite Hunter4/4+36% against elites
- Crownbreaker4/4+36% against bosses
Focus
- Reservoir5/5+50% maximum resource
- Serene Flow5/5110% of natural flow
- Lasting Mark4/4+48% effect duration
- Measured Haste4/4-20% cooldown (max -20%)
Fortune
- Hole in the Pocket, Reversed1/5+12% gold
- Deep Pocket4/4+4 relic slot
Constellation Point: 63
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Affliction
- Cold Blood+22% Affliction Damage · +16% Affliction Duration
- Dirty Hand+1 Stacks
- POISONED BLOODGAINS: +45% MORE affliction damage. · LOSES: -15% LESS direct damage.
- +7% Affliction Damage ×2 · +8% Affliction Duration ×3 · +6% Affliction Chance · +6% Affliction Rate
Damage
- Weight of the Hand+18% Damage
- HEART OF GLASSGAINS: +45% MORE damage. · LOSES: Seals 15% of Maximum Health.
- +6% Damage ×2 · +8% Damage with Basic Attacks · +8% Damage with Skills · +8% Damage in Melee ×2 · +9% Damage after a kill
Defense
- Skin of the Iris+16% Maximum Health · +15% Resistance · +8% Affliction Avoidance
- Shell of the Void-9% Damage Taken · +12% Maximum Health · +8% Affliction Avoidance
- Deep Root+18% Maximum Health · +15% Recovery
- +5% Maximum Health ×4
Special Node
- LAST VISIONGAINS: At low health: +40% MORE damage. · LOSES: Above that, nothing. The node costs 3 points and does nothing while you are fine.
RELIC SLOTS: +4
Vision Point: 35
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Blessings & Sets
- Blessed AwakeningTurns on Blessed Relics: in Tier 7 Echoes and above, 6% of relics come Blessed, and the chance climbs with every Tier. Commons can already be blessed.
- +6% Blessed chanceMore relics come Blessed.
- +6% Blessed chanceMore relics come Blessed.
- Blessing: UncommonUncommon relics can now come out Blessed.
- Blessing: RareRare relics can now come out Blessed.
- +10% Set Piece chanceEcho bosses drop more Set Pieces.
- Sets of the GazeTurns on Set Pieces: bosses in Tier 10 Echoes and above can now drop them, and every piece you find is yours for good.
- Advanced SetsThe advanced Sets can now drop.
- Sets of the VeilThe Sets from Beyond the Veil can now drop.
- Language of the IrisTurns on Iris Links: bosses in Tier 15 Echoes and above drop Gems, and every one you find is yours for good.
Inheritances
- +1 Archive slotThe Archive of Memories holds more Inheritances.
- Relics of the Great GazeEchoes start holding the relics that exist only in the Great Gaze, beginning with the commons.
- Uncommons of the GazeThe exclusive uncommons start showing up in Echoes.
- Rares of the GazeThe exclusive rares start showing up in Echoes.
- Epics of the GazeThe exclusive epics start showing up in Echoes.
Druid of the Open Root
The root opened its eyes.
Passive
- Open RootMore damage over time and resistance penetration on everything.
- Seed of PoisonFar more chance to afflict and more stacks per target.
In practice
How to play
Open in the middle of the pack.
Keep everything afflicted.
Against packs, it's the specialty.
Against bosses, be patient: the poison stacks up.
Careful: little health to spare.
To keep
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Open the cardMeasured on Sep 28, 2026 · game v1.0.1 · test bench v8
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