Hello all
QUICK PROFILE:
Mastery: Shaman/Inquisitor
Damage type: Elemental
Main skills: Obliteration, Storm Box of Elgoloth, Wind Devil
Source of sustain: Wendigo Totem, Twin Fangs (Bat devotion)
Just thought I’d share a little build I made: my Vindicator. I made A LOT of builds back in 2020 during lockdown (when I had time on my hands), some good, some not so good, and this was one I left unfinished until very recently.
I was quite excited about this build because it’s a pure elementalist which uses the granted skill Obliteration given by Mythical Tome of the Arcane Wastes. The advantage of this is that you get a main skill for 0 skill points (freeing them up to use elsewhere) and that juicy -35 target’s resistances.
It has been my intention to make a build based around every damage type, and so this is my attempt at Elemental (which, as we all know, is a combination of Fire, Cold, Lightning). It turned out pretty good, and I don’t think there’s any build quite like it right now, so thought I’d share.
THE BUILD
GRIMTOOLS: Vindicator, Level 100 (GD 1.1.9.4) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator
As you can see, the main right-click attack is Obliteration, but in reality this is only part of the damage dealing. I also use over-maxed Storm Box of Elgoloth which is especially useful for the DA shred, and of course Wind Devil for its damage-dealing and resistance shred.
Attaching Elemental Seeker from the Blind Sage Devotion is also incredibly powerful, and means you pretty much always have 3 Elemental Seekers in play.
One of the main attractions is the combination of two defensive skills: Inquisitor Seal and Wendigo Totem. Together, they form a powerful haven which few enemies can break down. The totem provides over 5k healing per second. The only problem, obviously, is when kiting is absolutely necessary. However, Twin Fangs & Giant’s Blood generally provides enough sustain (as well as heal from Potions/Word of Renewal) for when you are forced to move around.
PROS:
- 20k health pool
- Decent armor rating (2.7k)
- Up to -137% Elemental Resistance shred (-104% alone from 3 main sources)
- Over -200 target DA shred
- Decent single-target and AOE damage output
- Over 80% Vitality to Lightning/Elemental conversion
- Powerful sustain inside Seal/Totem
- Over +30% added healing effects from Devotions
CONS
- A little low base OA/DA (but over 3k/2.9k respectively when buffs active)
- Only -50 target OA shred
- Low damage output compared to meta builds
- Vulnerable outside of Seal/Totem
- A bit “pianoish” to play (lots of hotkeys)
- Physical resist could be better (“only” 27%)
- Most resistances are not significantly overmaxed
GAMEPLAY
The build has been incredibly fun to put together and play. It’s actually quite simple: I use AutoHotkey program to simplify the hotkeys I use, which means I use the following commands:
Tap key 3 (which activates keys 4+5) to lay down Inquisitor Seal/Totem simultaneously
Right Click alternates between key 6 and Right Click, which casts Storm Box/Obliteration alternatively
Tab key casts Wind Devil as needed
The rest should be pretty self-explanatory! (Note that I always have potions bound to Mouse Buttons 4 & 5 for easy access)
I’ve been able to run SR to 76 very easily with this build and also completed Crucible Gladiator 150-70 on the first attempt. Crucible was not easy though, because it took a lot of kiting outside of my Seal/Totem Protection. I might attempt other bosses like Ravager in the future (I’ve only killed him on my Warlord), but for now I’m pleased it has passed both these tests without too much trouble!
Thank you for reading 
