Classes, Skills and Builds

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:beginner: Beginner Build Compendium - 130 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…	206	646502	March 20, 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	18810	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…	217	65898	March 15, 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	3449092	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	687539	June 22, 2019
Common Sense Rules for Build Posting	0	17004	June 1, 2019
[1.2.1.6] Tinkering with DW Rutnick's Oppressor dual-pistols , oppressor , aether , rutnicks-blaster , shattered-realm	17	379	March 24, 2026
Dark Rose - Lazy Dark One’s Set Budget Pet Conjurer budget-build , pets , maya , can-be-played-drunk , dark-ones-gift	32	27049	March 24, 2026
The Carnival - A Guide to Pets beginner-guide , pets , can-be-played-drunk , plays-game-for-you , maya	1160	483870	March 24, 2026
[1.2.1.0] Beginner's Fire Pet Cabalist pets , beginner-guide , cabalist , raise-skeletons , leveling-guide	53	98984	March 24, 2026
[1.2.1.6] Cold Thermite Mines Saboteur, Conduit	4	78	March 24, 2026
The Fluffy Squishy - Pet Conjurer :3 conjurer , plays-game-for-you , can-do-all-content , pets , maya	1465	608999	March 24, 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	58	44196	March 23, 2026
Ishtar - Pet Ritualist can-do-all-content , maya , ritualist , pets , can-be-played-drunk	134	85291	March 22, 2026
[1.2.1.6] [Caster] Thunderborne - A storm totem druid - HC SSF Beginner leveling guide + endgame build. Beat the whole game + celestials! leveling-guide , lightning-electrocute , druid , ludrigans-pride , storm-totem	36	56597	March 22, 2026
HC Sunherald Blade Arc Commando Leveling and Endgame guide [1.2.1.6] health-regeneration , blade-arc , blitz , commando , fire	20	14988	March 22, 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	62	43359	March 22, 2026
In your opinion, what are the performance of an average build?	28	260	March 21, 2026
Cadence issue	45	330	March 21, 2026
Vindicator build help/recommendations	7	95	March 21, 2026
[1.2.1.6] [Caster] The soulpiercer - HCSSF beginner pierce PB blade master - Easy to equip, tanky and fast endgame farmer blademaster , piercing , phantasmal-blades , spite	0	3253	March 17, 2026
[1.2.1.6] Hybrid Sorceress - Elemental shattered-realm	13	413	March 19, 2026
[1.1.6.2] Beginner's vitality caster Conjurer guide, how to build monster build from the scratch! Suitable for first character beginner-guide , top-starter , dark-ones-gift , nery , conjurer	361	287776	March 19, 2026
[1.2.1.6] The Cold Assassin - Beginner Cold Reaper Guide + Endgame Build beginner-guide , cold , reaper	28	11458	March 18, 2026
[1.2.1.6] No-Button Chillwhisper Dervish - So many cold invincible minions aura , dervish	29	1072	March 18, 2026
[1.2.1.6] Aegis of Retirement: 4:30 Crucible Gladiator 150-170, Shard 36, Celestials, tanky Lightning retaliation caster Archon + couple of bonus retaliation builds by mad_lee aegis-of-menhir , lightning , retaliation , top20	85	48990	March 17, 2026
[1.2.1.6] Green Circles, Big and Small - Radaggan Deceiver with Minimal Farming acid-poison , deceiver , shattered-realm	7	963	March 17, 2026
[1.2.1.6] DW Fleshwarped Strikes Spellbinder spellbinder , dual-wield-melee	8	219	March 16, 2026
Question on Spectral Wrath	3	105	March 16, 2026
[1.1.9.8 - 1.2.1.6] Fortress Ignitable - S&B Fire Retal Warlord [sr+][vid] fire , shattered-realm , warlord , shield-melee , retaliation	7	13093	March 15, 2026

:beginner: Beginner Build Compendium - 130 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…

206

646502

March 20, 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

18810

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…

217

65898

March 15, 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

3449092

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…