1.1.4.1 Update
The text below will also be added to the OP for ease of access.
New GT: The online version of grimtools is currently not available. To view the build, please download the offline version of GT from here: Grimtools...what happened
And then the build’s player.gdc file from here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qWEzDatmTg8eAvvazAwbpHPdTwAdE2ix/view?usp=sharing
Be sure to change your skill activation order with the new setup so that Canister Bomb comes last! It now has Time Dilation bound to it. Also use Aether corruption more generously, since it now procs Ultos.
How-To: GT offline
After opening the gd-calc.exe, you can simply click on ‘File’ (top left corner) and then on ‘Load character from save file…’ to access the build’s player.gdc.
(Note: The offline GT is only updated to Grim Dawn v.1.1.3.1, so some of the values on display may be incorrect. The overall setup, however, remains the same.)
What changed?
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Gear:
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Mythical Legplates of Valor > Mythical Arcane Harmony Leggings
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Runebound Topaz component (rings) & Tainted Heart (Medal) > Bloodied Crystal
- Since the Crystals got buffed in the Hotfix, this option gives us more damage, more DA and some very useful Skill Disruption Protection in exchange for a little bit of life.
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Haunted Steel > Seal of Blades: due to a more refined devotion setup, we can sacrifice a little bit of AdctH for more armor, resists & DA
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Changed some Augments to optimise resists & stuff; swapped Movement Rune to Rahn’s for more DoT.
Skills:
- Moved points from Improve Casing to Blackwater Cocktail and Blast Shield for better damage returns & defense.
Devotions:
- Exchanged Hound, Scholar’s Light and Fiend for Imp & Bat (conservative setup). Imp gives the damage, Bat survivability.
Alternative, more offensive setup (gain in Crucible clear time: ~10-15 seconds):
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- Swap Bat devotion to Fiend, Seal of Blades component to Haunted Steel to counteract the loss in AdctH & possibly adjust your Augment setup to max your resists again.
- Whilst this setup can still be fairly consistent in Crucible, I do not recomment to use it in the SR.
Possible changes for even more survivability in SR:
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- you can try to use the conservative setup provided in the GT but also swap Seal of Blades for Haunted Steel (again, make sure your augments max your resists if you do this!). Then try to activate Bloodthirster whenever Ascension is about to go out.
- HOWEVER, a more careful playstile always trumps slight build changes like this when it comes to survival! Try to never fight more than one boss at a time; always keep on the move to avoid ground effects (moving in circles around an enemy is a good option most of the time) and try not to spam your Mines, BWC & Canister all at once (whilst it ensures more dmg is dealt, EoR is your main heal and might be disrupted by this for too long).
Credits to:
- x1x1x1x2 & mad_lee for their feedback.
- Ya1 & Shoot2033 for min/maxing their Cyclone Sorcerers/Elementalists to absolute madness; they strongly influenced e.g. the new skill/devotion setup.
- BloodGolem for pointing out a workaround for the current Grimtools-problems. I didn’t even know there was an offline version of GT before now…