[1.1.9.8] Poison Ivy - Crucible 150-170 4:20, Celestials, SR90, resilient Acid Retaliation caster Archon by mad_lee [vid][g3][cr+][sr+]

[medea_fleecestealer]

For leveling check Beginners/Faction Gear/Leveling guides on this forum.

Have a look in the Builds for Beginners in the Build Compendium.

[mad_lee]

Skills/Devotions/Leveling

Bat works wonders with stacked Vines. Every other devotion is pretty standard for Retaliation builds. Skill distribution is something that I have tested a lot. I think this one is optimal.

For leveling check Beginners/Faction Gear/Leveling guides on this forum.

This is an endgame build and it works as advertised only after you equip all gear/devotions/skills at level 94 (or better at level 100).

I guess I gotta use bigger fonts for this disclaimer

[grey-maybe]

UPDATE 1.1.9.5

Archon, Level 100 (GD 1.1.9.5) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

• Shield got chaos res in-game*

Retaliation Vines Archon vs. Shard 90 (couple of deaths, bad mutators)

Retaliation Vines Archon vs. Ravager (1:56 kill)

Retaliation Vines Archon vs. Crucible 150-170 (4:26)

[DeputyChuck]

I’ve also revisited this build lately.
Still haven’t tested it in anything but campaign, but I’m sure it’s not as good as your or Mad Lee’s version (but I never beat Calla, so no hat for me)

I went a slightly different route. (Tried Daega set too, but Perdition was a bit better)
Much lower physical resist though.

Archon, Level 100 (GD 1.1.9.5) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

Not sure how to improve on it

[x1x1x1x2]

@DeputyChuck

it’s not as good as your or Mad Lee’s version

There’s no version by grey. It’s also by mad_lee. People are just contacting him in the underworld through some witchcraft and posting his builds here

[Nery]

@x1x1x1x2

@DeputyChuck

it’s not as good as your or Mad Lee’s version

There’s no version by grey. It’s also by mad_lee. People are just contacting him in the underworld through some witchcraft and posting his builds here

The cult of Chton pales in comparison to cult of Lee Sensei

[Stupid_Dragon]

Top20 builds edition update:

Grimtools: Archon, Level 100 (GD 1.1.9.7) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

SR75-76 run:

Retaliation Vines Archon vs. SR 75-76 6:03 run (no short rooms)

Naked Crucible:

Retaliation Vines Archon vs. Crucible 150-170 "naked" ex 4:48 run (no buffs/no banners)

Ravager 1:17 kill:

Retaliation Vines Archon vs. Ravager 1:17 kill (new spec)

[Beowulf]

Greetings good Sirs!

I am newish to Grimdawn and find this build very fascinating ! Any chance of a newbie/beginner friendly guide version of this? It’s so cool looking at the vines and watching it destroy everything that it reaches.

[Nery]

@Beowulf

Greetings good Sirs!

I am newish to Grimdawn and find this build very fascinating ! Any chance of a newbie/beginner friendly guide version of this? It’s so cool looking at the vines and watching it destroy everything that it reaches.

Hi, Acid Vines need end game gear to work. For leveling with Vines you can go for vitality/bleeding build using Groble Sand effigy farmable off-hand.

I terms of guides, there’s one for Archon but it’s pretty different from this build and it’s melee.

[1.1.9.2 - 1.1.9.4] Budget Physical Two-Handed Melee Savagery Archon

Introduction Archon (Shaman, Oathkeeper) is one of the few remaining classes without budget build / leveling guide in the Beginner build guides Compendium (for AoM + FG expansions). This untenable situation is hereby to be brought to an end. As a class with dual resist reduction (vitality, bleeding, elemental), two attack skills of its own, as well as a few support skills, it’s theoretically not a weak class. However, the class is not that popular lately and relatively few endgame builds are po…

[mad_lee]

1.1.9.8 Update

Daegga set is here to stay. This top20 beast just got spicier. Check out new grimtools in the OP.

Here are some videos with build’s performance:

1.1.9.8 Retaliation Vines Archon vs. SR 90 4:42 run

1.1.9.8 Retaliation Vines Archon vs. Ravager 1:09 kill

EDIT: Took me like 15 tries to do it, you gotta mostly kite her but I was stubbornly facetanking too much

Retaliation Vines Archon vs. Callagadra 2:18 kill

[Digiret]

Hey, nice build. Im coming back to GD after some time and want to try this out - is there any specific reason for Aegis of Menhir or can we instead use Judgement (with Heart of Wrath) for the extra damage? Reason is i dont like AoM that much because the targeting feels weird

[Retal_Abuser]

Aegis is a pretty strong filler for retaliation, Heart of Wrath not so much. Wouldn’t really recommend using Judgement over Aegis on a retal build.

[Pally_Blogger]

Have you revisited this since the 1.2.x.x patches? Are you waiting for Fangs and the awakened Daega set to revisit it?

There’s been a few buffs to other options, such as Mark of the Myrmidon or Acid Wind Devil Conduit and I wanted to see if they change the build.

Thanks.

[mad_lee]

I came back to this one few patches ago but since it was nerfed a bit it hasn’t really sparked my interest. Last version I was testing looked like this:

Archon, Level 100 (GD 1.2.1.6) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

Don’t remember if I was particulary happy about it. But since then a lot has changed so maybe worth revisiting with Mark of Dreeg and some adjusted devotions.

Amulet has to be duration Conduit tho, it’s just too impactful here.