Hello Travelers,\n\nWelcome back to Eterra in the year 2026! We hope your winter holidays gave you all a chance to relax and enjoy yourselves. The team is now back to work and eager to kick off the year in the best way possible. But we have to take a look at the month of December to close out 2025. Lets get started!\n\n

Eyes on Eterra

\n\nWe heard you loud and clear, Travelers. December brought you a massive info update regarding Season 4, complete with a detailed roadmap for both Season 4 and 5, as well as a peek into Last Epochs first expansion, Last Epoch: Orobyss. If you didnt get to check out the post, you can find it right here and see for yourself. But lets look at just a few things from each season below.\n\n\n\nSeason 4: Shattered Omens, will continue the chaos caused by the end of Chapter 10 last season by opening up Omen Windows. Omen Windows are a brand new season mechanic in which travelers will enter the area and release a new enemy called Omens. Fend off a hoard of creatures to make the Omen vulnerable to damage, then take the fight right to it. Omen Windows, like all other season mechanics before it, are here to stay and will add to the combat experience for many seasons to come.\n\nSeason 5 also brings a season mechanic called Rage of Morditas. The details are still too distant to report on just yet, but simply knowing Morditas is free and filled with bloodlust is enough to send a chill down your spine that has nothing to do with the weather. We can say that Season 5 will add Item Faction Mechanic Improvements and a new Paladin skill called Radiant Lance.\n\nLast Epoch: Orobyss is the first expansion coming to Last Epoch, and its going to be huge! Strap in because we will be seeing 2 new campaign chapters to end the Orobyss Saga, New Endgame Pinnacle bosses, Skill System expansions, Monolith changes, UI improvements, Audio, Combat, and performance improvements. These are just a few of the things we know about coming to Last Epoch, and the excitement in the studio is stronger than void sludge. We cant wait to show you all more, and as if we couldnt say it enough, we could not have done this without you all. So thank you again, as always.\n\n

Community Feedback Survey

\n\nKeeping the ball rolling by listening to the community and the things they want to see in Last Epoch, the Player Experience Team sent out a survey to see exactly what you wanted. We learned a lot and are working hard to make sure everyone gets a bit of something, and if possible, a lot of everything! The survey itself has closed, but the comments are still open and encouraged. So even if you missed your chance to vote, you can still let your voice be heard. Click Here to take a look at what the community said, and while youre there, let us know if anything was missed. We want to continue to improve the Last Epoch experience; we just need you to help us achieve it.\n\n

Mike\'s Teasers

\n\nMike was away on a well-deserved vacation after years of an almost endless stream of well streams. While there were no teasers to be released in the month of December, a major shout-out should be made to Derrick, Player Experience Manager, for stepping up to the plate and spending time with everyone right before the holidays. So, thank you, Derrick, and thank you to everyone who came around to support the streams as the studio closed out the year.\n\n

Build Spotlight

\n\n\n\nIts time for another Community Build Spotlight! Closing out the year with a bang can be hard to do. So, instead, we decided to take a look at a long-time favorite skill and end the year with Eterra-shattering impact. The SSF Meteor Sorcerer by Terranisaur is our pick for this month for more than a few reasons, and we hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.\n\nFirst things first, this build is beginner-friendly. As Last Epoch continues to grow, its important to reach out to the new travelers every once in a while and help them get started. This build seems like a great way to do that.\n\nMeteor itself has always been a reliable high impact skill that has been in circulation for years. You know it, you love it, so why not use it to its maximum potential? But this one skill would probably burn up in the atmosphere if it werent supported by easy gearing, easy leveling, high damage output, bonus burst damage, and a list of perks in this build that make it a great season starter.\n\nIts important to remember that sorcerers in any world are typically squishy, and this one is no different. So do your best to keep moving with teleport and evade while your Mana regenerates. If you can manage all of that and grab three important pieces of gear, youll be in great shape to rain down cosmic hellfire.\n\nAs always, we arent going to give away the details here, so go check out the Official Build Guide to get yourself started!\n\n

Community Fun

\n\nThe year has ended, but in the northern hemisphere of Eterra, the cold weather is just getting started. Thankfully, I ran into Guardsman Wick, who, despite the fact that the world seemed to be ending around us beneath purple ooze, took his time and offered me a meal that kept me warm and feeling better than I had since I got here. He called it Grole and Rice Stew, and it was wonderful beyond words. I am not exaggerating when I say it has become one of my favorite dishes. I even managed to sneak a glance at his notes, and this is what I found:\n\n\n\nA few days later, and this dish only got better! I was amazed to learn just how versatile it was; changing proteins or seasoning ratios didnt make it any better or worse. Like the world of Eterra and its eras, it just evolved into something new but still familiar.\n\nA word of caution. Be careful making the roux. Its so hot, another guardsman stuck his finger in it and only found relief by plunging his hand into void ooze, which somehow is less painful.\n\nPlease be safe.\n\n

What\'s Next?

\n\nAs you know, the countdown to Season 4: Shattered Omens has begun. In just a few short months, Season 4 will launch, and we hope to see you all there. Stick around for more updates and announcements coming soon, as well as the return of Mikes Q&A Streams on Twitch!\n\nThis has been Eterra Monthly, a report on the happenings and changes in the world of Last Epoch. We hope you have enjoyed this months report and will see you all again soon.

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