ps: i am sorry for all these mess in guide, i changed my devotions and items a bit pls check new versions. again sorry.
MAD QUEEN with claw drop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cgtqpQGS-s
just testing things out not final build, just 1 run with risky plays, claw drop at the end 2nd claw of the day
VALBURY death room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfSAUaiINNg&feature=youtu.be
VALBURY FLESH HULK boss - drops new mi axe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9kgdZMr4Wo&feature=youtu.be
VALBURY final trio van aldritch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fv8oP9xdy8&t=10s
FABIUS the unseen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dviUnu22ZgI
VALDARAN teleport scourge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsTME42ShZQ
BENN’JAHR the real unseen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbncekN1YSU
SHAR’ZUL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7A03HGbR-s
NEW SETUP, more defensive than last one
hi all stoya here,
ill try to cover all parts of my pb spellbreaker girl, with massive information i could provide, since i started grim dawn around 3 months ago i hope ill make less mistake while writing all things up…
finally got my clairvoyant’s shoulder drop so i can finish the guide last end game shape here…
- About me:
started arpg genre with d1 loooong long years ago then d2 came ofc we all hyped and dived in that great game, after some time i want new challange and started d2 median mod and my final stop was PoE, till i met GRIM DAWN
stop playing poe is kinda offtopic and can be explained later but i am super happy to start grim dawn… all around 9/10 game.
in arpg’s i can describe myself hardcore minded super challanger guy, and try to min max build to peak stages and some kinda active guy in forums to write up giant text wall detailed guides 
- so whats story of this build, how i get things started
this is my 2nd char in grim dawn, throwing knives like a ninja and blade spirit blade trap idea whole ‘blade caster’ idea caught my interest a lot.
then, my 2nd badge of mastery happened to have +5 pblades convinced me to start char… main reason to start this char was love of blade spirit
rest is straight forward, lvld char and farmed up left and right… all around this char was awesomely suiting and satisfying what i wanted from a caster
- tons of buttons to spam and rotate skills around with cooldowns
- gg trash clear with broken boss kill speed
- tons of CC and debufss to cripple enemy
i never had hard times with this girl all i can say, you dont need imba gear or fully bis legendary gear to perform godlike… build strenght lies on DEBUFFs, balance , self sustain, and many dmg types spread equally on the field.
so what are PROs and CONs for this build
a) first and most important, you have no restrictions while farming places and bosses… you deal mix types of dmgs mostly equally, and having -res provided equally… makes this char all around one of best farming machine ever. eqaully spread diff types of dmg!
b) well planned DEBUFFs, you have acces to key part of the build
having +20 years of arpg experience, 1 crucial thing i learnt by now is debuffing enemy as much as you can is BEST way to improve your dmg!period!
SURE these things wont shown on your tooltip, means you cant showoff while having 192489083208K dps but let be honest, ima show some videos with my only 9k sheet dps phantasmal blades grilllike 5-6 sec mad queen, 8-12 sec valbury trio without losing 1hp, it will sum up everything imo…
lastly, dps is biggest illusion of arpg history, all i care is kill speed & performance and balance of the char both off&def&sustain ways… and i achived my goals with this girl.
here is our DEBUFF arsenal
- reducing enemy %DA, blade trap
- reducing enemy % res, essence of cthon augment
- reducing enemy -res, manticore
- reducing enemy total speed, veil of shadows
- reducing enemy %ele res, viper
- reducing enemy -vitality res, signet of the fallen proc
- reducing enemy -cold and aether res, band of eternal haunt optional and works better in valbury
- reducing enemy OA, veil of shadows + gaze of beronath
- reducing enemy -pierce & cold res, nights chill
- reducing enemy -vitality & chaos res, symbol of solael optional
* reducing enemy damage from olerons might* final setup, optional* - reducing enemy -bleed resistance & Oa , rend optional
* reducing enemy -aether resist & Oa with arcane bombfinal setup optional
- you can change rend devotion to solael’s witchblade or something else, but i love having rend atm…juicy %3 oa gimme
as you see, you are walking DEBUFF machine of it makes you simply KILLER QUEEN of grim dawn… ALL bosses = trash for this build, boss killing power is beyond godlike i can honestly guarantee that
c) beyond godlike trash clear, not a penny wasted, this will result immense amount of wealth as return… like i said you have no restrictions while farming, BoC is your homeland, SoT is your garden, Valbury is your town.
d) excellent SUSTAIN, i was gonna write really long discussion topic about current state of casters VS melee in grim dawn but w/e its offtopic for now… this build has excellent sustain, its funny that attack damage converted to health of this build is so strong.
and all mighty broken, pneumatic burst… due to lowcoodown of this skill + mirror well timed actions makes you unkillable, considering you have immense amount of dmg to shorten the length of fights.
so having life leech + self heal as a caster makes this char powerhouse of selfsustain in casters to me…
e) did i said boss kill speed is beyond godlike ? ya have to mention again, deleting bosses with minumim time is best thing this char offer i guess.
f) high OA 2968-2800 unbuffedyou can go way over 3.2k, +71 crit offers smooth dps output… constant crits, and for the guys who care tons of RED numbers on the screen.
g) excellent CC, OFFoptional + blade trap + nullification, if you go solael witchblade slow target aswell, -total speed from veil of shadows… you have 1 screen wide CC on top of that, lineer piercing blade trap CC aswell… 2 good CC abilitiy for caster offers smooth playstyle… ofc needless to add mirror safety here.
h) zero mana issues… you have no issues to sustain your spells and rotate them
i) 2020new1950 DA is good number to get on casters these days, with wayward sould proc it goes upto +2250 which is safe spot for farming fabius lower than %1 crit chance…tho mad queen, valbury final boss is diff story
**** dont know its advantage or disadvantage but tons of diff skills to play around is definetly one of my joy while playing this girl… total control on the field with CC’s , diff types of dmg spells, variaton of sustain and protection spells, debuffs buttons… this active playstyle pleases me alot while playing a caster, rather than simple cadence or pblade spam… this part might be disadvantage for guys who hate to manage tons of buttons but if you want MAX performances from a char ye you need to actively use diff buttons, since its caster at all. ****
lets talk about Cons abit,
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end game gear requirement might be high but considering the performance you got from char and all grim dawn end game content design i would say its not that high or ridic… like i mentioned before, this girl was performing so so well with all rares & epics and 1-2 legendaries and finished game with 2deaths. performance -> better gear is most basic relationship in arpg’s anyway. finally its fucking spellbreaker at all, one of most powerfull combo you can do and finish game with min gear requirement imo.
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so much buttons get max out of it, really its way too much buttonsnot to me for guys who like straight forward playstyle, i highly recommend look other builds if you dont like or manage more than +5*6 buttons. for sure you can get away with 3-4 buttons simple pb spam but i am %100 sure first feedback you gonna write here will be this build sux i died 1000 times, my dps is low, my clear speed is trash keep in mind that this is caster at all, if you cant manage crucial spells you gonna die quick, if you mess up your buttons so much again you will die. tho not that much build has overally ok defence and still has room for errors. you can easily modify build with less buttons but its gonna be : lower performance as return
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due to nature of pb, pathing and postioning is important, sometimes you spam nothing lol…
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low armor, everything dies in milisecond till they reach you but this is the reality of most casters and no there is no way i go obelisk of menhir and bullshits to get armorand ill refuse to do it most of my builds… you are fine what you have now even with OA changes… but still 939 armor1016 with %86 absorb is new version with %70 armor absorbtion is low… if you want you can improve your armor and absorb easily
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low hp, my end game build has 89569.5k is new… i dont feel like i am danger with this amount, esp after i fully geared what i want… its beeeen wayyyy tooo long time my hp bar even moved 1k… this confidence might kill me sooner or later
if you want easy to improve this part… -
i leveld with pb like a pleb lol, i hate leveling my chars with diff skills and spec but let be honest not a gg leveling skill after mighty OFF
but i enjoyed a lot in all honesty… level with OFF and other shits dont be pleb like me…
STATs
i went 80 phys 10 spirit, since phys still strongest option alonelame but true esp afer OA buffs… you can go 90 phys and i guess its best way to do this build… but 10 spirit makes leveling a lot easier and not the end of the world for end game… still dps good dps boost considering we have many dmg types. ** just go 90 physique all this is crucial for end game gearing**
SKILLs
grim cal with +skills : http://grimcalc.com/build/1007-L7hwUj
this is optimized tree with all gear and skillls, you will have 10 pts to spend and 3 devotion point to spend whereever you want… its better to leave like this so it will give player room to customize build a bit which i am fine with and what aim for a guide. sadly i changed my old setup cause this is kinda more effective
4 all skills + 1 nightblades + 1 arcanist
- reaching 26 pts in pb will net you 6 blades which is quite important for dmg output… 5 blades works so well too, not the end of world
- devotion acid spray, since we deal mix type of diff dmg types best option to bind pblades was this… boosting clear speed and debuffs enemy insta due to massive cast speed… there are + 3 pblades offhands and +3 pblades mi shoulders, dont get depressed if you cant hit 26… its fine
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i put as much pts as i can on veil of shadows i can for extra safety
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blade trap, prolly one of best CC ability in game works vs %99 of enemies in game… you only cant trap, quest related bossest4 heroes&bosses + nemesiss guys + log… rest gonna be trapped with -%da debuff… hands down my fav ability.
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1 pt in shadow dance will net you 7 pts total, 50 flat da %14 both avoids…
-max shadow dance this adds decent da and boost defence by dodges. -
iskandra reliable energy regen, elemental balance 12 pts : juicy juicy + crit dmg
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mirror 1 pts, well timered mirror and debuffs leads you to victory without losing 1 hp most of the time… oh shit button !
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nullification, again one my fav skill in game removes all debuffs from you , removes all buffs on enemies, makes crownley farm cakewalk for example
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1 pt devestationmax on new setup, raining crapz from skiez… good aeo + single target bomb, you dont need this but 1 pt boost it to 10 pts and makes 1 more dmg in your arsenal.
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reckless power, whatever you have… you dont need this since you can easily cap your cast speed… if you want some more cd, go star pact and pump some pts into mirror for smooth playstyle.
*finally, maiven sphere, makes you bubble bitch… %20 absorb… no need ot explain.
DEVOTIONs
well due to nature of how pblades works as bestimo i just went oa + crit brothership, some hp and regen, reliable amount of da for end game, and as much debuffs i can get from devotion…
i dont wanna direct any1 about devotions even its a guide, to me devotions are there to fix your weakness or boost your strength to the roof… so you are tailor here, if you lack hp dont hesistate to tweak devotions, if you want more cast speed ofc go more, if you want more oa DO IT
id just say,
*i find manticore as must esp bind it on pblades…
*targo lets you build up some armor and flat hp and some DA
- good old behemoth, good regen good hp still good proc
- viper + hawk, juicy OA and some resist energy leech
* arcane bomb, is super usefull but wonky to use but still key for final build - turtle, before 1.07 i had panther instead of this one… but for the sake of adapting i went turtle for a bit more hp and da… proc is valuable but you are not swimming in those dangerous waters at all… your hp will hardly drops those amounts, if it drops : its a sign that you played poorly… i legitametly died 2 times with this char i didnt have turtle we gonna see…
- chariot of the dead, looks like decent constellation from outside, but in all honesty proc is more valuable after 1.07 patch health restored + flat DA + massive OA… this constellation is not a must and can be moved to panther or other hp etc devotions… not one of my FAV constellation but it works great on pb char.
GEARing
i still think clairvoyant set is far superior than other options for spellbreaker same goes for panetti builds imo, newly buffed demonslayer prolly performs best as trickster and maybe occultist, since occultist is my fav supportish class in grim dawn its hard to pass that option… completing clairvoyant set cost me 1.5 months of playtime consdiering i play 2-3 hours per day.
rest gear you want to focus on maxing your RES first, then some regen, hp, da , oa , + crit some standart stuff
26pts in pb is huge, badge of mastery makes everything easier but there are tons of other ways to reach it
demonslayer wep, mi shoulders with +3 pb, +3pb offhands that drops from grobblesas far as i remember and such… dont stress yourself to reach 26pblades and dont sacrifice other shits for this.
you are tailor here, you dont need to use what i use, feel free to improve change the items for your game understanding and taste
FINAL GEARING
Head: [Clairvoyant’s Hat](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Clairvoyant’s Hat) ([Leathery Hide](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Leathery Hide) / [Venomguard Powder (Rovers)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Venomguard Powder))
Shoulders: [Clairvoyant’s Mantle](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Clairvoyant’s Mantle) ([Silk Swatch](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Silk Swatch) / [Demonbane Powder (Kymon’s Chosen)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Demonbane Powder))
Chest: [Clairvoyant’s Robe](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Clairvoyant’s Robe) ([Chains of Oleron](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Chains of Oleron) / [Venomguard Powder (Rovers)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Venomguard Powder))
Main hand: [Clairvoyant’s Wand](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Clairvoyant’s Wand) ([Oleron’s Blood](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Oleron’s Blood) / [Essence of Ch’thon (Black Legion)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Essence of Ch’thon))
Offhand: [Tome of the Arcane Wastes](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Tome of the Arcane Wastes) ([Imbued Silver](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Imbued Silver) / [Outcast’s Bastion (Outcasts)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Outcast’s Bastion))
Hands: Aethereach ([Unholy Inscription](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Unholy Inscription) / [Demonbane Powder (Kymon’s Chosen)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Demonbane Powder))
Waist: [Blade Breaker Sash](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Blade Breaker Sash) ([Antivenom Salve](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Antivenom Salve) / [Kingsguard Powder (Black Legion)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Kingsguard Powder))
Legs: [Empowered Legplates of Valor](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Empowered Legplates of Valor) ([Scaled Hide](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Scaled Hide) / [Mogdrogen’s Touch (Devil’s Crossing)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Mogdrogen’s Touch))
Feet: [Golemborn Greaves](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Golemborn Greaves) ([Antivenom Salve](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Antivenom Salve) / [Kingsguard Powder (Black Legion)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Kingsguard Powder))
Amulet: [The Peerless Eye of Beronath](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=The Peerless Eye of Beronath) ([Focusing Prism](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Focusing Prism) / [Survivor’s Ingenuity (Devil’s Crossing)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Survivor’s Ingenuity))
Rings: [Signet of the Fallen](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Signet of the Fallen) ([Corpse Dust](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Corpse Dust) / [Survivor’s Ingenuity (Devil’s Crossing)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Survivor’s Ingenuity))
Rings: [Albrecht’s Duality](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Albrecht’s Duality) ([Corpse Dust](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Corpse Dust) / [Survivor’s Ingenuity (Devil’s Crossing)](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Survivor’s Ingenuity))
Medal: [Badge of Mastery](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Badge of Mastery) ([Arcane Spark](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Arcane Spark))
Relic: [Agrivix’s Malice](http://www.grimtools.com/db/search?query=Agrivix’s Malice)
Click here to view equipment configuration
important notes***
this is my final decision about gearing, which has more DA, armor, hp and armorb absorb then old setup on top of that %11 physical resistance which makes char stronger… also +%5 more dodge and deflect…
keep in mind that new setup is a bit messy about augments for me, so feel free to change them to max all resist for youself, if you dont want to use golemborn its fine btw.
all this defensive additions suits new shadow strike inititation playstyle better.
[SPOILER]OLD GEAR
[SPOILER]head: clairvoyant helm
-leathery hide for getting stun res, %10 ather res augment
torso: clairvoyant robe
-chains of oleron for oa, %7 chaos 7 aether res augment
pants: legwraps of tranquil mind
-silk swatch/scaled hide, %10 pierce res augment
- some good roll sects can be bis but not my fav guys to farm… + this pants is way to awesome to waste to improve imo.
belt: blade breaker sash is my choice simply for +5 max bleed res !! spellbreaker waistguard gives more dps* dont have 1 yet*
-dense furoptions are limted, %10 psn vitality res
gloves : aetherreach
- unholy inscription, %7 aether chaos res
shoulder: clairvoyant mantle
-silk swatch, %7 aether chaos res
offhand: tomb of arcane wastesimo this is only bis item for this build
-symbol of solael, %35 chaos dmg 200 hp 22oa 1 regen
wand: clairvoyant wand
-haunted steel , essence of cthon for %15 res reduction
ring 1 : signet of fallen
- corpse dust, %20 dmg %2 oa da
ring 2: band of eternal haunt
- corpse dust, %20 dmg %2oa da
amulet: peerless eye of beronath
-focusing prism, %20 dmg %2oa da
relic: nemesis this pet is important to spread akerons scorpion debuff
medal: badge of mastery
- arcane spark
boots: stonehide exalted treads of the kings
- mark of mog, %10 pierce res[/spoiler]
i am pretty sure i am way overcapped on some resist, prolly aether chaos vitality… feel free to change components and augments around for you taste…
i am a bit lazy atm and wanna farm more didnt totally min maxd all…
finally, pants and boots are best candidate to switch around to get your res maxd, i find other pieces more valuable due to design of char… my boots are pretty ridicly lucky drops from yeti’s i guess or i crafted it dont even remember tho.
finally, with all these items you get
- 80 ALL res including STUN + 83 vitality 85 bleed…[/spoiler]
leveling guide
i dont think its needed, level with OFF and put pts slowly on pb would work… like i said i lvld from lvl 1 to 85 with just pblades… and i was so poor and homeless even, but all in all char is strong, spellbreaker is strong, this is the build which eventually gets you there…
PLAYSTYLE
open with shadow strike to activate arcane bomb, ring of steel for fumble and stun then spam pblades, if needed cast devesatation on packs. use mirror wisely, albrechts duality can reset cooldown so fast, always purge yourself from debuffs with nullifications, and always purge enemies which has reflect - maivens sphere etc. keep in mind that you can use nullification on yourself and enemies so if you stay close you get both effects…
keep pburst heal always up, use olerons might on nemesis or strong enemies.
also with this new agressive playstyle you get max from your relic proc and nighstchill debuffs and it adds extra adventerous playstyle to build so i really recommend it.
if you really dont like shadow strike setupwhich is actually so dangerous without end game gear use solaels flame instead olerons blood and bind arcane bomb there.
**loxmere cant do shit, because if we play similar you have bar switch button to recast ur toggles esp maiven…
**spam gaze of beronath if you want tonot needed
**spam nemesis when it dieshardly ever dies anyway he has your akeron debuff so kinda important bro
** you can purge valdaran’s minus light resist debuff + reduce his light dmg makes it cakewalk, dont forget you have even olerons might
i am not here to give advices how to play your own char, feel free to play for your taste:p
CONCLUSION
i consider this build still TOP tier caster build in grim dawn, with good gear it melts anything in secs, farm fast, has answer in all situations and such…
dont mind people who cries about nerfs and shit on builds and other things, its classic nature of arpg forums all i can say…
if someone request other cheap gear options, we can add small part to guide.
finally 9 k bullshit sheet dps phantasmal blades guide 
i tried to fill some pics and such to hide my giant and boring wall of text sorry for that…
feel free to ask any question you want and discuss any thing that can be improved…
ill post min 5 more videos to improve guide…
cheers STOYA
