[1.2.1.3] The PASSIVIST - How to complete the game without using active skills

kk ill look into that DeputyChuck. Ive changed up the skill points, will have to farm up some crystals for the Devotion Jenga.

I have the following pieces of gear at my disposal for use:
Mythical Arcanum Electroliss (1 handed pistol) +1 to shaman skills plus misc skills
Mythical Brutallax (1h Axe) +1 to shaman and oathkeeper, plus misc skills
Mythical Totally Normal Buckler (1h mace) +1 to shaman plus misc skills
Skybreach Buckler (lvl 65) +1 to shaman plus misc skills
Mythical Heart of the Mountain +1 to shaman plus misc skills and a summoned pet =)

Are any of those worth putting into the build? will take away from the + skills to oathkeeper so was wondering.

Also, is it worth trying to figure out how to put in Obelisk of Menhir over Shield Maiden? dunno which one is better /shrug

Arcanum Electrolis should be a decent fit. Not the end game thing, but very good for now.

The rest is not.

You would kinda need shield maiden to access Obelisk anyway since you need yellow devotion anyway. It’s more about Stone Matron… I think she’s asking you to put a lot of points into purple for a small payoff. I would move those points to light of empyrion instead since it cost you basically nothing more, and you already have fire damage boosted.

Here: Archon, Level 98 (GD 1.2.1.3) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

I also changed a lot of your components.
I also moved your single point into judgment and moved it to Vire’s might. since it could actually help you move faster and thus click less often.
You really should check the armor augments to complete your resistances. :slight_smile:

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Ultimately, a well-rolled Ascendant authority is probably your best weapon.

You’ll have to spec out of Hydra, but you can always move those points to hawk and something else. Lantern might be a good substitute.

Edit:
Like that: Archon, Level 98 (GD 1.2.1.3) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

Also, why do you have so many unspent stat points ? at level 98 you should have only a few left to pick up. In any case, you should spend them in spirit for extra damage.

Hit 100, still doing the campaign on Ultimate for progression etc.

Dunno where the difference in resists and skill points remaining are, my resists are maxed except for physical which is at 30%, and I dont have any more skill points to spend at the moment, but the planner says I have 9 unspent points /shrug. Still trying to decide where to allocate the last 2 Devotion points!!
Ohh… and the edit post option finally appeared, wonder if it was just a time thing since I was new here lol =)

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Probably due to certain quests. There’s a bunch that give extra skill/attribute points.

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ohhh more skills from quests you say? I know the alchemist in Devils Crossing gives you 1, need to find the rest now, thanks Bas!

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The Hidden path gives 1 skill point and 1 stat point (for each difficulty level)
The alchemist in Devil’s crossing = 1 stat point (for each difficulty)
Killing Lutra = 1 stat point for each difficulty level

Then only in ultimate:
Clearing Shattered realms 20 = 1 stat + 3 skill point
The other you gives 1 skill point
Beating Dravis at the end of forgotten gods = 1 stat point
Killing the messenger = 1 stat point

Grimtool will give the average amount, but your specific pieces of gear likely rolled better.

Still, being a bit overcapped can help in some situations, so I would advise getting those augments. Once every resist is overcapped by about 20-30%, you can use augments that increase health and/or Health regen on whatever spots you have left.

While doing the hidden path questline, look for the guardian of Dreeg (Near Devil’s crossing) to drop pants that add more health regen. You can kill him a few times to get a good pair.

Merry Christmas! :slight_smile:

so gee whiz, to stormsurge pistol for another WD, or to keep the scepter of firey goodness and 25% to EG’s?

Considering most of your gear is already catering to boosting the guardians, I say go with the conduit, but if you prefer going with guns and speccing back into Hydra, you can do that. It would make sense to revisit the rest of your gear to better support wind devil if you do that however.

yea i just got the +1 EG hat a bit ago, and with all the burning fire to go around, currently in the blood grove on Elite, those EG’s are menace’s =)

Ill post my progress later on tonight before sleep. I think ill be leaning into the EG’s for this, with the WD’s as support /shrug

What exactly does the +25% to speed to the EG actually mean? just movement speed?

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Movement and ATTACK speed :slight_smile:

It’s essentially a 25% damage boost (well, on their attack only, it doesn’t affect the damage from their celestial presence aura)

Ohhhh… shiney., thanks again!

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If you do any of these in ultimate only you get the points for all difficulty levels.
But if you started the quest in a lower difficulty and didn’t finish it it won’t work. (At least I think that’s it.)

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I’ve been using merits for new characters for so long that I kinda forgot how that works :sweat_smile:

Oh I know I have so much more to learn from you great people!! Here is the progress from today! Suggestions etc welcome and appreciated.

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So… I know my shield and I are bestest friiends and all, but… 6 EG’s rampaging along with 3 WD’s… ummm, how does one go about making a tanky as tanky can be 2handed build lol. My inner ADHD cant make up my mind =)

And i guess for 2hander build, what does tanky mean? Huge armor, DA, and massive regen? All the survivability + Kraken devo?

Sorry for being so scatter brained. Multiple TBI’s from being a Paratrooper, alot of face firsting into all the things! So I apologize in advance if I get stuck in circles asking the same thing over and over again, I am NOT trolling folks, I just cant remember. Long and short term memory loss issues =(

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What I do is write down my ideas then try to do one at the time (I end up doing a few, but at least not all :smiley: )

Yea taking notes, i do alot of that!

So tank/survivability ideas, in no particular order I guess:

  1. Health (flat health and health % increase)
  2. DA layers
  3. Massive health regeneration / regeneration % increase (Behemoth and Tree of Life devotions?)
  4. Kraken devotion
  5. Armor and Armor Absorb %