LAST EPOCH

How do you increase Corruption in Last Epoch?

Check the rules that control your next Corruption gain before you repeat a Shade fight.

Use Shade when you want to raise Corruption

Normal Timelines start at 0 Corruption and stop at 50. Empowered Timelines start at 100 and can grow further. Defeating Shade of Orobyss raises Corruption and refreshes that Timeline’s Echo Web; the full gain depends on the fight and is shown in game.

Choose your current Monolith stage

Check these before the next Shade fight

Are you in an Empowered Timeline?

Empowered starts at 100 Corruption. If you are still in a Normal Timeline, reach Empowered before planning around higher Corruption requirements on boss items.

See the Timeline path

How many Gazes do you have?

Each Gaze contributes 12 Corruption when you defeat Shade; at most four are consumed. Three Gazes contribute 36. This is only the Gaze portion, so check the full gain shown before the fight.

Count your Gaze contribution

Is Purged Horizon active?

That Weaver Tree reward stops Shade kills from granting Corruption. Remove it before planning a Corruption gain from Shade, even if you have Gazes ready.

Check your Weaver route

Example · Omnis

Meet the item’s gate before repeating Shade

Omnis is in a Shade of Orobyss reward group that requires an area level of 100 and at least 200 Corruption. Reaching the threshold makes it eligible; it does not guarantee the drop.

Check the Omnis source

Good to know

Do three Gazes always add exactly 36 total Corruption?

They contribute 36. Shade can also have a base or catch-up gain, so read the full value shown in game.

Why did Shade give no Corruption?

Check whether Purged Horizon is active on your Weaver Tree before planning another Shade fight.