[1.1.9.8-1.2] Beginner Lightning Rune Paladin - With leveling guide, budget setup, end game version

Thanks.
I will consider replacing the plaque.
Also thanks for the heads up about the rings.
I had totally forgotten about it.

Amazing build. And strong starter even on HC

Rn im on HC Ultimate, lvl 75 with around a day of time playing on the build, i did all the content on normal and jump to Ultimate around level 65 and the build feels great.

Rune is clunky on mobs but chunk on bosses that are specially large bc of the shotgun of the proyectiles.

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I have not played Grim Dawn in many years and when I heard a new expansion is comming I felt the need of playing again! I wiped out all my old saves and started anew. I used your guide to get back into the game and I had a blast! Very fun, not fast though build to play!

Here is my char at the moment Paladin, Level 100 (GD 1.2.1.3) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

I have finished the main quests, but I am apparently missing an attribute point… no idea where to get it! Also finished SR20 with the char, that took me a week but I learned that SR20 now is the old SR50 so I am glad they compressed that journey!

I think I am gonna start a new char maybe later today, a vire might build so I can farm totems faster

thanks again for the guide, well done!

Great stuff. Been a RoK fan (ha) since forever. Nothing better for clearing shrines and totems. But lightning really makes it kick. Would never have thought of that myself. No myth Invoker so using Myth Rune of Elgoloth instead.

Just one question: why no love for Nightblade?

Nightblade is great for cold and pierce runes, but he does nothing for this lightning build in particular.