Hello there, long time Grim Dawn enjoyer.
This is perhaps my most successful build so far though I haven’t spent a ton of time actually trying to min-max and see how far my builds will go. This was my first build that really got me into the game because I planned it and took it to endgame and was able to easily farm items and kickstart my obsession with grim calc xD
I like it because it combines some of the joys of GD for me which is essentially meme builds that use specific modifiers to promote weird class combos. The essential item for this build is Lucius’ Bladearm which within the Templar class is an absolute powerhouse, and the conduit which flavours EOR with a pleasant aether cyan.
The build as it stands: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/eZPpGGKZ
The previous few patches have given this build a nice boost with iirc buffs on the conduit, Solaire’s helm, and the Bladearm. It should be a nice starting character because the Bladearm is easily farmable alongside Krieg’s set which will provide a nice base for you to attack totems and SR farming. The conduit as well isn’t difficult to find from Morgoneth’s dungeon vendor nor craft as long as you cheese the save system 
What you’re looking for with the Bladearm is the “of Shattered Reality” suffix which provides an incredible +5 to Fabric of Reality alongside the other incredible buffs to Reckless Power and the % rr of the granted skill, as this class combo doesn’t provide any native resist reduction. You can still reach a respectable -74 aether rr (disregarding the 18% from the granted skill).
SR is easily done at 30-32 where I farm and you can just leap into packs and spin to win without issue or using Ascension. Reaper of the Lost and Moosilauke (because of the freeze) are the trouble makers so you just have to play a little more cautiously (or always pop a hoarfrost ointment but who has time for that).
Mogdrogen has been the only celestial I’ve beaten so far and was a very comfortable experience with the Hoarfrost ointment for freeze resist, took maybe 5 minutes. I summoned Ravager of Souls and have only been able to get past the halfway point. Calla obliterated me. Physical resist is an issue! I haven’t tried Crate.
Thanks for reading, let me know if you think there are important things I’ve missed (again I haven’t min-maxed it rigorously).
