[1.2.1.0] (Reborn Unified Edition) Two-Handed physical Leviathan WitchBlade, no-MI, no-doping, SR 92+, all superboss killer

[sk_choi]

Subsequent to my no-MI all Superboss killer pet Conjurer
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/1-2-1-2-elemental-bleeding-bysmiel-pet-conjurer-no-mi-no-doping-all-superboss-killer-ravagar-1min-14sec-mogdrogen-1min-53sec-cala-2min-9sec/132539
and Subsequent to my no-MI 3 Superboss killer Death Knight
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/1-2-0-3-ultimate-edition-warborn-leviathan-2h-death-knight-no-mi-all-3-superboss-killer-sr-86/134237/15
and Subsequent to my no-MI 3 Superboss killer Warder
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/1-2-1-0-natures-avengers-set-two-handed-warder-all-3-superboss-killer-no-mi-no-pharma-sr-86/135269
and subsequent to my no-MI 3 superboss killer Warlord
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/1-2-1-0-warborn-cadence-2h-warlord-no-mi-all-3-superboss-killer-calagadra-1m-45s-ravagar-1m-42s-mogdrgen-1m-53s-no-pharma-sr-86/136163/22

I present my fifth no-MI 3-Superboss killer WitchBlade
(In fact, in the development sequence, the first character).

A true macho character doesn’t use a shield; he only takes down his enemies with simple, powerful physical force from his big, heavy club. He never shows his back, even in battles with super bosses like Ravager, Calagadra, and Mogdrozen. I consider a macho character like this to be a true hero, so I wanted to create such a character.

Is it possible to create a hero with reasonable and moderate effort who can take down three superbosses quickly, and jump into the middle of a huge group of enemies and take them down with one big, heavy club, and who also make you really happy during gameplay?

As such, this Witchblade was developed to take down 3 superbosses with no-MI, no pharma-doping, and to fearlessly jump into the middle of large-scale enemies like SR and wipe them out with a giant club. A true rough-and-tumble man who wears only boxer shorts and wields a rough club he picked up on the road to smash his enemies.

(1) Original Build:(11/November/2023): https://www.grimtools.com/calc/JVlob1l2

(2) Second Edition(22/November/2023): https://www.grimtools.com/calc/vNQP7w8Z
(with a goal of an additional 10% physical resist reduction + higher attack speed, amulet changed)

(3) Final Edition(02/December/2023): https://www.grimtools.com/calc/YVWAde0N
(with a goal of obtaining higher DPS + additional attack power, shoes and devotion changed)
Here you can download a copy of the hero :
_csk0103.zip (1.8 MB)

(4) Ultimate Edition(24/February/2024, Seoul, South Korea ) https://www.grimtools.com/calc/mN4Bw3RV
Devotion selection sequence: https://youtu.be/iY0axMPaWn0
(with a goal of higher DPS and better defense, Some Components and Devotion changed. Most notably, the Constellation Crab (damage absorption) has been added. All resists are much improved, and DPS is increased by 4400, but the Armor Rating is lower by 371 compared to the Final Edition, While the Ultimate Edition is overall better than the Final Edition, the lower Armor Rating will put you at a disadvantage when you’re surrounded by a lot of enemies that focus on physical damage. Nevertheless, for most situations in SR, I think Ultimate Edition has a better survivability advantage. Whether you go with Final or Ultimate is up to you. As the game version changes, your choices may change as well.)
Here you can download a copy of the hero :
Ultimate WitchBlade.zip (2.0 MB)
SR 75-76 (6min 47sec): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4KmP7lIq7E&t=111s
SR 90: https://youtu.be/lZrnta-rczw

(5) Unified Edition(Game Ver 1.2.1.0, 30/June/2024, Seoul, South Korea ) : https://www.grimtools.com/calc/YNnwYeG2
Devotion Selection Sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA0BBD27BNA
Here you can download a copy of the hero :
Unified_WitchBlade(csk0103).zip (1.8 MB)

(It was developed with the goal of perfectly combining the benefits of the Final Edition and Ultimate Edition. In particular, it was intended to be more powerful in SR. Accordingly, Devotion, components, and skills have changed a bit. As a result, SR 90-91 was completed in one fell swoop. I haven’t tried anything beyond that, but I’m looking forward to trying SR 95-96 in the near future)

vs Calagadra(1min 38sec; no pharma doping): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOl4Z6MOnk8&t=8s

vs Ravagar of flesh(1min 38sec; no pharma doping): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xSIsClCCxw

SR 85-86: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG-D2BhffGo&t=302s

SR 90-91: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce6790h_fog

My Advise :
I advise you to associate “Dryad’s Blessing” with your jump skill (Wings of Rylok), because it is not properly labeled in the grim tool, and also because, if you associate it with any other skill, you will not have a “100%” chance of (10% + approximately 800 blood-fill).

Keep WarCry, Dreeg’s blood, and Curse of Frailty active at all times. For the rest of the skills, hit them when you want to, that’s all. In particular, utilize the Curse of Frality, which is associated with Shifting Sands. When facing a large group of enemies, such as SR, pressing Curse of Frality very often will cause Shifting Sands to occur every second throughout the battle, providing you with a great deal of power and ensuring your survival.

Enjoy these videos(Game ver: 1.2.0.3)
Play Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@choisk0103/videos
(All battles against enemies were fought without doping any augmentations. However, in the battle against Mogdrozen, there was only one drug doping, for a Lightning Resistance of 80 over 80)

General Combat and SR 75~76

[1.2.0.2] no-MI 최종판 위치블레이드의 일반 전투 & SR 75-76(no MI, all superboss killer)

SR 80~81
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6wfeb1wa3w&t=577s

SR 85~86
in SR 80 or higher, Be very careful with Zantarine. His pink, slimy projectiles are deadly to my Witchblade. The best way I’ve found to defeat Zantarine is to pummel him nonstop with cadence and drink health potions in between. Don’t bother using dodges or other visually appealing techniques.

I’m a newbie to SR. My Witchblade was careless and bravely charged into a group of enemies in a high-level SR and came close to dying. With more experience and more caution, I believe I am a strong enough character to make it to SR 86.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01118J-U20o&t=134s

When fighting Ravager, my benevolent Witchblade douses him with cool water in the middle of the fight because he sweats a lot. Ravager is so easy that it’s not fun to fight.

[1.2.0.2] 최종판 위치블레이드 대 육체의 래비저(1min 32sec; Final Edition WitchBlade vs Ravager of flesh)

My Witchblade was able to face-tank the Calagadra in 1.1.9.8, but lost the ability to face-tank in 1.2.0.0. Therefore, when the Calagadra flapped its wings, my Witchblade would slide between the Calagadra’s legs, hitting the Calagadra’s butt and heels a lot. When I examined the corpse of the dead Calaghadra, I saw that its butt and heels were mangled. Calagadra is a very notorious Superboss, but to my hero, he’s just a supplier of Calagadra Armor.

[1.2.0.2] 최종판 위치블레이드 대 칼라가드라(1min 41sec , Final Edition WitchBlade vs Calagadra)

Fighting in a blue lightning cloud has a 90%+ chance of being killed, so taking down a Mogdrozen takes a lot of time. As my experience grows, I think I will be able to save a lot of time. Mogdrozen seems to hate my Witchblade very much. Mogdrozen is constantly calling down clouds of blue lightning to kill my Witchblade in one fell swoop.
Further, Mogdrozen stuns you with balls of lightning that project in all directions, so if you don’t have high stun resist, you may not be able to use your evasive skill at the crucial moment, leading to your death.

Prior to Game ver 1.2.0.0, Calagadra was the hardest Superboss, but now I believe Mogdrozen is the hardest Superboss. For the next version of GRIM DAWN, I think Mogdrozen needs to be nerfed a bit more to be balanced.

[1.2.0.2] 최종판 위치블레이드 대 모그드로젠(3min 18sec, Final Edition WitchBlade vs Mogdrogen)

2nd Edition :
Equipment/skill/devotion : https://www.grimtools.com/calc/vNQPbEpZ

***** Urgent Fix Real 2nd Edition *****
(Increased Stun resist against Mogdrogen, 5min 4sec → 3min 57sec :
Equipment/skill/devotion : https://www.grimtools.com/calc/vNQP7w8Z

2nd Edition’s Old Videos:
General Combat & SR75-76
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpFUeszxPnU&t=9s
vs Revager of flesh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvT4hNVEWyo&t=15s
vs Calagadra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9YUk8oSPDs&t=3s
vs Mogdrogen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piU0khgfLkE&t=106s

Original Build : https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/two-handed-physical-witchblade-no-green-item-mi-no-doping-all-superboss-killer-ver-1-1-9-8/132128

[RektbyProtoss]

Sick build, don’t forget to change patch number in your title to 1.2.0.2
Otherwise people think this is an outdated build.

[sk_choi]

I admit that my build is not great against Mogdrogen. Aside from that, is there anything else you don’t like about my build specifically? If you don’t like it just because it looks like a build you’ve seen many times before, I’m not willing to fix it, as eye-popping fresh build is not the purpose of this Witchblade’s development (^^). Currently, I’m testing some Devotion change and Shoe Armor swaps to increase my Stun Resist, Petrification Resist, and Health steal Resist.

[grimdawnTK]

Very impressive! Not only the build, the play style is also really great!

[Joao_Faria]

Hi sk_choi!

I’m a long time lurker on this board but I wanted to point out something out about the comment you received from RektbyProtoss. When someone says “sick build” that actually means they think the build is really good! “Sick” is slang for something cool or excellent.

Great build my friend.

[sk_choi]

I’m not an English speaker, so I’ll take your word for it that “sick” was meant in a really good way. Now my wounds are healed (^^).

[Miril]

This is a great build. It’s really nice that there’s no MI required, and very fun to play!

[Dantioch]

Hey Choi!

First of all this build is GREAT!

This post of yours gave me insparation to try to pull this off (sr 85-86, ravager-calla-mog kill without doping and only utilizing epic items) and today it became reality.

[1.2.0.3] - Deathmarked Ice Cold Spellbreaker (no MI) - SR85-86 - Ravager of Flesh 1 min - Callagadra 2:03 - Avatar Mogdrogen

UPDATE: Killed Calla at last. Scroll down for the link. Mog had to fall today as well. With Ravager, Calla and Mog dead I think this build deserves a real build post with a little bit of explanation what was in my mind during design so I think I will write an essay about this tune in the near future. Happy Gaming! Last time it was fire, now it is ice. Nowadays I don’t check grimtools when I theorycraft a build until I feel it finished, because usually there is something very similar already …

Cheers!

[S.E.P_Ralf]

Congrats! Impressive build, looks really great

[sk_choi]

For the game version 1.2.1.0, I made some changes to my Witchblade after a long time. Small changes to components/skills/devotion, but very powerful, especially in SR.

I’ve also posted my new Elementalist, which I hope you’ll enjoy.
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/1-2-1-0-baffling-elementalist-no-mi-no-doping-sr75-76-calagadra-1min-51sec-ravagar-2min-5sec/137139/13