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Chaos characters are always great, be it meme or fully-fledged with dedicated items. If you fail to make them - you cannot call yourselves a builder (except for Witch Hunters, they are trashy).
Okay, that was a joke . Except for the last part. But Chaos Damage is really cool thematically and number-wise, at least for me. Never tired of making another one. Still dreaming of constructing Chaos Warlord, that would be the pinnacle of my GD builder career
. For now, though, I would like to present Voidsoul Sentinel, with huge damage (when got lucky
) combined with satisfying gameplay. Two heavy-hitters - Aegis of Menhir, Doom Bolt - will obliterate any unfortunate enemy fast and reliably. Over 2 million crit (hightest) is not a joke
.
Here it is.
1. Grimtools link.
Sentinel, Level 100 (GD 1.1.9.6) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator - old setup
Sentinel, Level 100 (GD 1.2.1.3) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator - current setup
Almost standard Dying God + Abomination devotion tree for maximum damage. No Ghoul unfortunately Ghoul is taken.. If you have any ideas about how to fit it in, please share, I will be thankful
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2. In-game character stats.
general stats, only passive buffs and Blood of Dreeg are active
AoM damage breakdown
DB damage breakdown
magic stats
defense stats
3. Gear/Build explanation.
Items I chose provide necessary skillpoints, damage to our main nukes and CC resistances (since Sentinel has them only when Ascended ). Other than that - usual Chaos gear.
- Core items.
Set. The Voidsoul. Heavy Chaos/Vitality? set that makes DB and AoM almost “apocalyptic” damage-wise(with nice sustain through life-leech). Vitality part makes no sense at all. Proc is not that reliable to speak about. Overall viable set, could be better.
Relic. Oblivion. Gives good filler to cast between AoM/DB. Racial damage to Chthonics, Spirit, %CS - all is pretty helpful. - Mandatory items.
Rings. Voidheart and Combustion Band. Standard Chaos RR rings, what more to say?
Amulet. Conduit of Divine Whispers. +1 to Oathkeeper, constant Chaos RR on Guardians is great. Craftable. Look for Pierce/Aether resistances.
Belt. Sash of the Bloodlord. Useful skillpoints, Vitality-to-Chaos conversion for our abilities (Oblivion, Second Rite, procs etc), OA, Spirit, good proc.
Medal. Lagoth’Ak’s Voidbinding. Damage mods to AoM (conversion is redundant), %Pierce res - much needed (that’s why I took it instead of Basilisk medal). For green MIs - look for %Stun res (Demonic, of Cabal…) and DA, Aether/Pierce resistances again.
Gloves. Riftwarped Grasp. Nice mods to DB, damage, flat CDR to it, energy management, Health, big OA. Require %CS desperately (especially for Chaos DE).
Boots. Voidwalker Footpads. Good Chaos slot with points to AoM, %Slow res, DA, Spirit and defensive proc. - Can be changed.
Weapon. Bloodsworn Repeater. Nice bonuses to DB, Chaos affinity makes it easier to roll Abyss suffix - needed for DR and some %RR. Tyrant prefix can be an alternative for DR, with Celerity suffix preferably. Alternatives - Ugdenbog Repeater (good bonuses for AoM) and Fang of Ch’thon - an incredible Chaos dagger with huge lifesteal, +1 to Occultist and even %WD to our DB, RR proc, craftable (but you need another source of DR, like medal augments).
Pants. Solael-Sect Legguards. Lifesteal, %Freeze and Aether resistances. Dreeg-Sect ones with right suffixes also fit. And, of course, Demonbone Legplates, good defensive pants (but your %Freeze res suffers a lot, use Hoarfrost Ointment in this case).
Craft with Reduced Stun/Freeze Duration (bonus is provided by Malmouth blacksmith in Steelcap District). My amulet and helmet have %Freeze res.
About Resistance Reduction. Total amount is ~117% (-10% from Symbol of Solael component, -10% from Voidheart, -8% from Combustion Band, -15% from Guardians of Empyrion aura, -15% from Voidsoul proc (when hit), -35% from Solael’s Witchblade constellation and flat 24 from Revenant constellation) plus 18-22% RR from Abyss weapon suffix, so it can vary. Enough for almost all endgame content. Reaper is resistant but manageable, Benn is just more vulnerable, others are more/less same.
4. Gameplay.
Destroy everything with DB and AoM, spam Oblivion in-between, debuff with Solael’s Flame to proc Revenant devotion. Uptime BoD, Ascension for more damage and tankiness. Amatok for battle relocations. That’s it, pure Chaos .
5. Videos.
Mad Queen.
Kra’Vall.
Lokarr.
Morgoneth.
SR 75 full.
Avatar of Mogdrogen (old video) (potions are in the video, healpots on second phase, no Aether Clusters, facetank).
Ravager of Flesh (no longer facetankable, became harder than Callagadra, potions are in the video, no Aether Clusters, occasional healpots, kiting).
Callagadra (potions are in the video, two Pierce res augments swap, no Aether Clusters, occasional healpots, kiting).
Crate boss (potions are in the video, tactical Aether Clusters, occasional healpots, kiting).
Clones of Bourbon (potions are in the video - but you do not need them, the boss has lost its RR abilities, no healpots/Aether Clusters, facetank).
Overall a good Chaos build that is greatly dependant on AoM procs (the more, the better). Wish it could be sturdier, for my taste. Maybe I will be able to improve it in the future, I hope so .
Thank you for visiting another Chaos-themed topic, leave your thoughts as well as critique, your feedback is highly appreciated. Have fun!