[1.2.1.0] 🔥 Retal Commando - BWC caster | 20s dummy | 7k hp/s

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Features
  • 3 buttons to :fire: them all
  • 7.5k passive hp reg, 17k with procs
  • 3K DA/OA with up to -300OA shred
  • 2.8K Armor, 23% Phys resist, 20% Damage Absorption, +7% ele. max res

Core / Single affix per green item

Ascended / 2 Affix per green item





Callagadra 1:30

Commando, Level 100 (GD 1.2.1.0) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

Notes

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Drop rates

Gollus ring with poison resistance prefix ~ 2.7%, 120 runs per ring

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Ikrix medal with aether resistance prefix ~ 4.2%, 100 runs per medal

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Additional info about drop chances could be found here [Resource] Affix drop rates for rare MIs in a spreadsheet

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Holy moly. This build seems god damn amazing. I’m playing this in hardcore currently and I already feel unkillable. I will definitely farm gear and wanna push this to the limit <3

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Hi thanks for feedback, because you mention hardcore, you probably want more defenses :smiley:

For current version, all basic content doable and build can facetank mostly everything, but I seen my HP drop in following situations:

  • Callagadra with sunder attack (you can facetank at least 3 hits, until Menhir's Will proc, then you should run)
  • Callagadra in situation when all of your regen procs is on CD (Healling Rain and Overguard and Giant Blood). happened to me once in few fights
  • Crucible 170, while facetanking 3 nemesis, this heavily depends on your resistances overcaps and nemesis debuffs

Fo hardcore I suggest to max Demon Fire this alone should provides additional (30-50%) phys mitigation for entire screen (compare to unstable 15-25% from armor proc)

  • Drop 4 points from fighting spirit (doesn’t really matter outside of calla fight)
  • Drop 2 points from decorated soldier (required ele res from affixes)
  • Drop 2 points from thermite mine
  • Drop 1 points from blast shield
  • Drop 3 points from BWC

Also Bysmiel's Silversand is best augment for this build, and the more of this you could fit the more DA and regen you will have (all 7 slots provides 10% more regen and 120DA)

For components use Mark of Mogdrogen on boots, and one with block chance in Shield

For potions use one which provides best hp regen, together with changes above you should have around 8K hp /sec and ~9K hp/sec with blessing from SR

P.S this is more defensive devotion route (3.8k armor and 3.2k DA)

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Thanks man. I will definitely go that route, looks awesome. I’m nearly done with normal and having a blast with this guy. I already feel quite tanky since I picked up Menhir’s xD

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Good luck, if you are looking for early endgame setup, then check my Warden, [1.2] Beginner’s Retaliation Warden - Grim Dawn / Classes, Skills and Builds - Crate Entertainment Forum.

This version for Commando (prioritize resistances on green gear) Commando, Level 100 (GD 1.2.1.0) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator. Sadly, it’s just weaker version of Shaman, still should be tanky enough for hardcore to farm all endgame gear. I don’t have pre Champion of the light guide, because there no point to play retal until it.

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Update

  • All resistance of base version now properly overcapped, with loss of: [60% rata damage, 50OA/DA and 8% casting speed]
  • Added drop info for green items, on average you should get everything with 300 runs (thanks @modal for his efforts)
  • Improved article layout

Uploaded video with 1:30 calla kill

P.S

I don’t want to min/max build further because this required more specific drops, but you could try following things:

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looks great

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So while waiting for @afanasenkov26 to post a build guide of some sort for the new Ironlord Commando :wink:, I was going to start leveling up a new Commando.

But then I noticed that I have a half-way-geared level 95 retaliation commando, one that was built based on this BWC retal commando guide.

And man, in HC ultimate campaign, it smacks things just great!

While I am definitely going to be farming for the Ironlord axe and the rest of the gear, perhaps I’ll still need to level up a new character for that.

Because this napalm BWC spam is really fun too!
I wonder if there’s new gear/changes in the FoA expansion that might make this build even better.

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Hi, when I last time checked this build got like x2 damage with new helm that adds 8% retal to BWC and ~40% hp regen, so i will update guide

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Oh, that would be great!
Thanks!

Just in case, I’m playing it in HC.

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I think it becomes betters for HC, more life ~30k, up to ~10k HP regen without procs, so really nice stuff

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I probably try something like this

this is cheap version without Ascended Affixes and every green item still use single affix:

  • All lighting converted to fire and BWC itself got 53% more damage
  • 20% more hp and 40% more passive regen + nice aurora proc + more cc resistances

P.S I will bake more expensive version later

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Sweet, thanks a lot!
This new version got me a bunch of things to farm for :smiley:

And very much looking forward to seeing the more expensive version.

Since I love the high health regen for sustain, and the fire carpet bombing of BWC, I’ll very likely put in the time to farm and try and take the build to it’s maximum potential, whatever that might be.

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Added version with Acceded Affixes, tbh i just added more affixes with HP

Changes:

  1. Up to ~33k hp
  2. 10k passive hp regen and up to 17k with procs
  3. Overguard replaced with Demon Fire, at this point i think damage reduction is better
  4. There also 20% chance to refresh Blast Shield Duration on hit, alternative just pick 3x50 OA

upd* - this is alternative dryad version 5% less hp, but additional ~3.5k hp/s from dryad proc, which bring us to 14k hp/s, ~20k hp/s with all procs

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Awesome, thanks a lot for taking the time to put it together.
Do you prefer the main one, or the alternative with dryad?

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i will start with one that not needed any specific ascended affixes, and if you can get correct one switch to dryad version.

The problem with dryad that it helps only in very specific situations, when you can’t fully out regen, for example when you swarmed by group of enemies, for big bosses it too unpredictable, for example if you was hit for 25k hp, you will regen it back in 1.5s, dryad effectivness at this case ~35% which is definitely nice, but not mandatory

default version has 600 additional HP regen, so for case of boss difference will be even smaller ~10%

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Hey everyone!
I wanted to ask if I can SSF start with retal build?
I have 400+ hours on Grim Dawn, but still fairly new to game, since I was playing mainly pet builds.
Also little note:
Sometimes I play with friends, they don’t have Forgotten Gods DLC yet, so we’re all playing basic game + Ashes of Malmouth.

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Or maybe I should make a retal warder instead?

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I don’t think you can comfortable leveling with retal build, check Sunherald forcewave beginners friendly build, it’s fun and simple