1.1.8.1 DW Ranged Paladin Theorycraft

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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Posted this over on reddit as well, but looking for some feedback. This was built on paper, but looks like it could be really strong.

I think I’m finished, though I’m looking to squeeze out capping pierce. Anyway, build looks really strong on paper, with lots of WPS/RNG-Proc Based attacks: 2x Burning Void, 1x Blazing Fury, 20% Chance of Meteor from Relic, Another 30% chance of Meteor from Ulzuins Torch, and 15% chance of Fissure from a Smite Proc. There’s some short ramp time, but at 4.28 attacks per second, should be proccing often.

https://www.grimtools.com/calc/q2M1Qml2

Any Feedback? Also, would I be better served using Aura of Conviction for the OA, or is the Fire, Burn, and Crit from Divine Mandate better for this setup?

Thanks in advance

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you need resistance removal and flat damage, not having either aura of censure or solael witchblade will make you deal very low damage.

2/3 of your already low weapon damage is burn damge, so no almost no life steal (which you only have 4% of)

Storm spread is a very good wps for single target damage thanks to shot gun

Good “weapon attack” damage is about more than twice of yours.

and no resilience or inquisitor seal?

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So I thought about that as well, but figuring it was a ranged setup, I would likely be trying to avoid being “in the fray” As such, I didn’t go with Aura of Censure because I didn’t think I would get enough value from it being away from the enemies. Similarly, I avoided Resilience and Inquisitor Seal due to the same logic of trying to be ranged.

As for RR, Celestial Presence on the Guardians of Empyrion as well as having them Proc Elemental Storm from Rhowans Crown, and a little help from Viper were my solutions there. Are those not enough?

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Not with fire damage, you kinda always want as much resistance reduction as possible

have you played ranged in grim dawn before? in 95% of the cases, you are straight up face tanking everything.

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Aura of Censure is a must :wink: for Damage / Resistance reduction
and you can get 16 / 12 that provides 7.8m range which pretty good actually

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Good to know

I have not. I have a lot of hours in, but 99% melee setups. I’ve never played ranged outside of when I was leveling my Spellbreaker (mostly arcanist using PRM while leveling, and that DID keep me at range) When I think of range, I think of the D3 Demon Hunter style of play.

I’ll adjust and see what that does, thanks!

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Wtf I didn’t notice modifier you have to skill of Censure on the helmet…
You have 11.8 m ranged Aura of Censure :sunglasses:

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Then you wanna play fire strike purifier with brimstone

This is deviltounge purifier in SR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYmc6dgKaYQ

Here is a dw ranged paladin in SR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwYzrUS9JN8

stand on seal and tank tank tank

I wish it had 11.8 m ranged on drain essence too!

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I ran bonemonger fire pally with 1 deviltongue and 1 dag destroyer for awhile. It’s decent enough but damage isn’t great. This wasn’t final devo tree but along these lines. Incidentally this was the last full build I made in legit game before falling into the GrimStash build spam paradigm.

https://www.grimtools.com/calc/M2gmzEEZ