TLI Builder review
A focused, free planner covering talents, gear, hero systems, stats, and sharing.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
TLI Builder is a free, open-source build planner for Torchlight: Infinite. It is designed for players who want to map talent-tree choices, configure gear and affixes, manage hero-related systems, and review a build’s resulting statistics before applying those decisions in the game. The tool runs in a web browser and also offers a downloadable Windows application, giving desktop-focused players two ways to access the planner. Its scope is intentionally narrow: it serves one game rather than acting as a general build-planning service.
The planning depth is its clearest strength. Users can allocate talent-tree nodes and search node effects, assemble gear-slot loadouts from a catalog, and work with affixes through the crafting interface. Character planning extends to hero traits, memories, pact spirits, and slates. A real-time full stat sheet brings these choices together, making the product useful when comparing how individual planning decisions affect the overall build. For players who want more than a basic skill-tree map, this combination gives TLI Builder a wider planning surface while remaining focused on Torchlight: Infinite.
Sharing and persistence are handled with named local builds, exportable build codes, and short links. That makes it practical to keep separate build ideas and send a configuration to another player. The published plan is simply Free and includes talent-tree planning, gear and loadout configuration, a live stat sheet, and build saving and sharing. Players who want a free TLI-specific planner with a Windows application should find the feature set well aligned with that goal. Those seeking a planner that covers several games, or a broader platform ecosystem beyond web and Windows, should choose a different tool.
TLI Builder pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Detailed talent, gear, affix, and hero-system planning
- Live full stat sheet updates during build planning
- Local saves plus shareable codes and short links
- Where it doesn't
- Covers Torchlight: Infinite rather than multiple games
- Local saves are centered on the device where builds are stored
- The desktop download is limited to Windows
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