Best Game Build Planners in 2026

Updated 9 October 2026

Game build planners help you organize character choices, skills, and equipment for the games they cover. Compared on games covered, skill tree planning, and equipment and loadouts, the entries also show whether you can save builds or share them. Mobile app availability, free plans, and paid-from pricing provide further practical points to weigh. D4Planner, LoadoutDB, and TLI Builder are among the options, alongside GW2Skills and Last Epoch Tools. Since each planner may cover a different set of games, check its scope and the build details it supports against the way you like to plan.

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13free plans on this page

9 Oct 2026last checked

Game Build Planners, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.13 of 13 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.

1 D4PlannerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.3easy start
2 Arrow to the BuildFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
7.0easy start
3 LoadoutDBFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
7.0easy start
4 TLI BuilderFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
7.0easy start
5 AtlasForge Monster Hunter Wilds Build PlannerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.9easy start
6 GW2SkillsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.9easy start
7 Last Epoch ToolsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.9easy start
8 PoB ReduxFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
6.9easy start
9 VoidforgeFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.9easy start
10 Destiny Loadout BuilderFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.8easy start
11 Last Epoch BuildingFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.8easy start
12 Dark & Builder
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
6.7easy start
13 Elden Ring Build PlannerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.7easy start
14 Starfield Build PlannerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.7easy start
15 Last Epoch Planner
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
6.6easy start
16 GrimTools
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.5easy start
17 Shrouded Build Planner
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.5easy start
18 D2ArmorPicker
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.4easy start
19 Genshin Optimizer
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.4easy start
20 Path of Building Community
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.4easy start
21 TerraX Build Planner
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.4easy start
22 ESO Decoded Build Planner
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
6.2easy start

Compare all 22 in a table

#	Platform	Score	Free plan	From	Free plan	Skill tree planner	Equipment & loadouts
1	D4Planner	7.3	Free plan	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	Arrow to the Build	7.0	Free plan	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes
3	LoadoutDB	7.0	Free plan	Free	Yes	No	Yes
4	TLI Builder	7.0	Free plan	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes
5	AtlasForge Monster Hunter Wilds Build Planner	6.9	Free plan	Free	Yes	No	Yes
6	GW2Skills	6.9	Free plan	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes
7	Last Epoch Tools	6.9	Free plan	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes
8	PoB Redux	6.9	Free plan	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes
9	Voidforge	6.9	Free plan	Free	Yes		Yes
10	Destiny Loadout Builder	6.8	Free plan	Free			Yes
11	Last Epoch Building	6.8	Free plan	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes
12	Dark & Builder	6.7			Yes	No	Yes
13	Elden Ring Build Planner	6.7	Free plan	Free	Yes		No
14	Starfield Build Planner	6.7	Free plan	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes
15	Last Epoch Planner	6.6				Yes	Yes
16	GrimTools	6.5			Yes	Yes	Yes
17	Shrouded Build Planner	6.5				Yes	Yes
18	D2ArmorPicker	6.4				No	Yes
19	Genshin Optimizer	6.4			Yes		Yes
20	Path of Building Community	6.4			Yes	Yes	Yes
21	TerraX Build Planner	6.4			Yes		Yes
22	ESO Decoded Build Planner	6.2			Yes	No	Yes

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