1.1.9.7 update for this build: I’ve put Grenado DPS pictures for each build in the individual posts, so people can see how big they can push those sweet Grenado numbers. I’m guessing the Cold Grenado has the biggest numbers of all, considering what I’ve seen from people playing the Rimetongue set. That being said, why is Pierce Grenado still so awful? It’s not the weapon, since it was buffed multiple times, but must be the complete lack of sustain with the total lack of skillpoints to rectify it with Blade Trap.
That being said, I’ll introduce one more Grenado build - the Retaliation Grenado.
1.1.9.7 - Retaliation Grenado Shieldbreaker
Thanks to @tqFan for suggesting a different devotion route. Surprisingly, even adding just Dryad’s Blessing made the difference between this build being bootycheecks and doing quite well. Instead of adding more sustain, I went with Shield Wall, which is pretty amazing for a retaliation build, but has a steep devotion cost. Having 18K Health and nearly 4K armor when Shield Wall is up is enough to reduce incoming damage to a manageable level where Dryad’s Blessing is sufficient.
Valdaran is still a pain, but much more doable with the constant healing from Dryad. Thanks again for the big help.