Classes, Skills and Builds

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:beginner: Beginner Build Compendium - 127 guides for AoM & FG expansions top-starter , build-compendium , budget-build , beginner-guide , leveling-guide Ulvar1 is the original author of this compendium. He stopped using the forum unexpectedly. ▧ Beginner guides link damage type main skills & other info class game version author :link: Ligh…	205	637697	February 17, 2026
:arrow_up: How to level top 20 (21) builds in Grim Dawn [1.2.1.6] beginner-guide Foreword Top 20 (21) thread was posted recently (somewhat) ranking the plethora of builds we’ve managed to test. According to the established traditions, I should post a thread with information on how to play them befo…	18	12925	February 28, 2026
:star: Top 20 Softcore builds, End of Forgotten Gods Edition with HC section by RektbyProtoss [1.2.1.6] build-collection Guess who’s back with the third edition of our top20 softcore list! After almost six months of creating and testing builds of new and old we finally arrive here! Game has changed quite a bit since last time so did the c…	215	51086	March 5, 2026
Build Compendium X (Forgotten Gods) build-compendium Jump to Table of Contents You’re new and looking for the build to follow? Check this instead: ▧ Beginner Build Compendium ▧ Credits Thanks to Mirenheart, Missing String, ibugsy, Cryodacry, Dikkiedik, Chtho…	1387	3446466	August 7, 2025
Build Compendiums build-compendium Players have generated many builds over the years. They have been collected in Compendiums for ease of viewing. Build Compendium X (Forgotten Gods Builds) Build Compendium IX (Ashes of Malmouth Builds) Build Co…	1	686850	June 22, 2019
Common Sense Rules for Build Posting	0	16976	June 1, 2019
[1.2.1.6] Green Gobblin' - Acid/Poison Drain Essence + Rune of Kalastor Apostate - MELT EVERYTHING! (with two alternate Cabalist versions) apostate , drain-essence , acid-poison , rune-of-kalastor , radaggans-folly	7	184	March 5, 2026
Badge of Perseverance Challenge 1.2.1.6	76	3587	March 4, 2026
[1.2.1.6] [HC] The army of empyrion - Beginner fire pseudo-pet/hybrid shieldbreaker with leveling guide + endgame build shieldbreaker , fire-burn , the-infernal-knight-sets , summon-guardian-of-empyrion	9	7060	March 4, 2026
[1.2.1.6] Dreeg's Evil Pets - Hybrid Pet DEE Spamcaster - Endgame & Beginner SR32 [vid] beginner-guide , dreegs-evil-eye , hybrid , cabalist , pets	1	285	March 4, 2026
Cadence issue	43	195	March 4, 2026
Paper thin Archon, what am I doing wrong?	10	74	March 4, 2026
[1.2.1.6] Green Knives Galore - Acid/Poison Phantasmal Blades Witch Hunter witch-hunter , acid-poison , phantasmal-blades	13	372	March 4, 2026
(1.2.0.5) HC Octavian the Destroyer- Physical FW +AoM Warlord (no MI) - Calla, Mog Ravager	16	21392	March 3, 2026
Vitality Drain Essence Ritualist Leveling Guide and Endgame setup [1.2.1.6] drain-essence , ritualist , hardcore	29	30076	March 3, 2026
Strong Pet build	3	120	March 2, 2026
[1.2.1.6] [Melee] HC SSF The matron's wrath - Beginner physical blade arc warlord leveling guide warlord , physical_internal-trauma , blade-arc	59	39440	March 1, 2026
The Fluffy Squishy - Pet Conjurer :3 conjurer , plays-game-for-you , can-do-all-content , pets , maya	1463	607506	March 1, 2026
Can you do a petless pet build? And which is best?	3	186	March 1, 2026
1.2.1.6 - Nightbringer/Rotgheist Vitality Melee Conjurer	4	198	March 1, 2026
[1.2.1.6] [HC] Corruptian/Warborn Death Knight SR 33	0	846	March 1, 2026
[1.2.1.6] Beginner Primal Strike Vindicator - Unleash the Thunderbuss - SR and Lokarr viable beginner-guide , vindicator , primal-strike	50	52951	February 28, 2026
Messing Around - Build's I'm Working On	31	681	February 28, 2026
[1.2.1.6] [HC] Dawnbreaker Warder SR 39+, Facetank* Callagadra warder , dawnbreakers-light-sets , hardcore , endgame , shattered-realm	14	1489	February 27, 2026
[1.2.1.6] Beginner's Fire Gunslinger Purifier leveling-guide , fire-strike , beginner-guide , dual-pistols , purifier	90	162410	February 27, 2026
[1.2.1.5] Beginner friendly unconventional Elemental Infiltrator Hardcore, SSF infiltrator , beronaths-fury , tri-elemental , word-of-pain	3	12127	February 26, 2026
[1.2.0.3-1.2.1.4] The Ghostmaster - Diviner Vitality Pet Ritualist [endgame] [full game content+] + Budget Setup pets , ritualist , vitality	30	22256	February 25, 2026
[1.2.1.6] Pet Necromancers <4:00 Crucible 150-170, SR 90, Ravager bysmiels-trinkets , pets , necromancer , raise-skeletons , ghols-malice	46	37716	February 23, 2026
[1.2.1.6] (Squeeze-out Edition) WarBorn Leviathan Death Knight(Ravager of Flesh: 1m 1s; Callagadra: 1m 12s; Mogdrogen: 1m 25s; no-MI, no-doping, All 3 Superboss killer; SR 35+) death-knight , can-do-all-content	55	43671	February 21, 2026
Nightbringer player-scaled pets Archon archon , player-scaled-pets , wind-devil , summon-guardian-of-empyrion , nightbringer	3	2505	February 21, 2026

:beginner: Beginner Build Compendium - 127 guides for AoM & FG expansions

Ulvar1 is the original author of this compendium. He stopped using the forum unexpectedly. ▧ Beginner guides link damage type main skills & other info class game version author :link: Ligh…

205

637697

February 17, 2026

:arrow_up: How to level top 20 (21) builds in Grim Dawn [1.2.1.6]

beginner-guide

Foreword Top 20 (21) thread was posted recently (somewhat) ranking the plethora of builds we’ve managed to test. According to the established traditions, I should post a thread with information on how to play them befo…

18

12925

February 28, 2026

:star: Top 20 Softcore builds, End of Forgotten Gods Edition with HC section by RektbyProtoss [1.2.1.6]

build-collection

Guess who’s back with the third edition of our top20 softcore list! After almost six months of creating and testing builds of new and old we finally arrive here! Game has changed quite a bit since last time so did the c…

215

51086

March 5, 2026

Build Compendium X (Forgotten Gods)

build-compendium

Jump to Table of Contents You’re new and looking for the build to follow? Check this instead: ▧ Beginner Build Compendium ▧ Credits Thanks to Mirenheart, Missing String, ibugsy, Cryodacry, Dikkiedik, Chtho…

1387

3446466

August 7, 2025

Build Compendiums

build-compendium

Players have generated many builds over the years. They have been collected in Compendiums for ease of viewing. Build Compendium X (Forgotten Gods Builds) Build Compendium IX (Ashes of Malmouth Builds) Build Co…