[1.3.0.5 ] HC - Avatar of Mogdrogen Lightning Pet Conjurer

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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The main goal of this build was to experiment with dual Primal Spirits . After finishing the setup, Overall, the pets deal respectable damage.. While it doesn’t quite reach the damage output of the Beastcaller’s set, it’s still more than sufficient for all content.

Compared to the Beastcaller version, there are a few trade-offs worth mentioning. Since this is a non-set setup, the pets don’t hold aggro as reliably, so I chose Ishtak as the primary devotion for the added survivability. To maintain solid damage output, I also invested in Korvaak .

Another downside is that the pets are somewhat less durable, and because Pets has a relatively long cooldown, the build is at a disadvantage in some of the most demanding encounters, such as Callagadra and Uber Nerfatal . That said, it is still capable of clearing every piece of content in the game.

On the plus side, Korvaak provides excellent crowd control against trash mobs, making high Shattered Realm shards noticeably safer. Since this setup doesn’t take the Mogdrogen the Wolf devotion, the pets’ OA is lower than I’d like. To compensate, I use a well-rolled double-rare Bysmiel leg piece, which brings the pets’ OA chance to over 70% , ensuring they can still crit consistently.

One final note about Uber Nerfatal : this fight is extremely dangerous. Both the ground shockwaves and the fan-shaped ice spikes deal massive damage and can easily one-shot you. You’ll also need to continuously maintain the PRIMORDIS potion combination, as letting your maximum Health drop makes getting one-shot much more likely.

Finally, against Celestial bosses such as Uber Nerfatal and Callagadra , Ishtak cannot be triggered, which makes pet aggro less stable and results in a noticeable loss of damage. This is also the main reason these fights take considerably longer than most other encounters.

CR 180 - 200 EX
SR 30 - 31
SR 42 - 43
Super Boss: Dread
Super Boss: Mogdrogen 2.0
Super Boss: Uber Nerfatal
Super Boss: Callagadra
Super Boss: Ravager of Flesh
Super Boss: Mogdrogen 1.0

Gameplay Setup GT：Conjurer, Level 100 (GD 1.3.0.0) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

For Ascended affixes, prioritize those that reduce enemy resistances. After that, look for ones that increase your aura’s critical damage bonus.

This build took around 100 Soul Fragments to finish. I was fairly lucky and rolled quite a few resistance reduction affixes. That said, they’re not mandatory. Without them, the build can still clear all content—it’ll just take a bit longer to kill Celestial bosses.

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Can use this as a template for leveling and switch once you reach level 94 - Dark Rose - Lazy Dark One’s Set Budget Pet Conjurer

If you only want the leveling details, it is essentially -

Devotions:

  • Purple Crossroads > Shepherd’s Crook > Remove Purple
  • Green Crossroads > Raven > Rhowan’s Crown > Remove Green
  • Blue Crossroads > Eel > 4 points in Amatok (for Blizzard)
  • Yellow Crossroads > Tortoise > Remove Yellow
  • Sailor’s Guide > Crane > Panther > Solemn Watcher
  • Ishtak + 4 points in Tree of Life (for Healing Rain)

Skills:

  • Lvl 10 – 16/16 Familiar, 1/16 Hellhound.
  • Lvl 20 – 16/16 Briarthorn, 1/10 Curse of Frailty, 4/16 Hellhound.
  • Lvl 30 – 10/10 Curse of Frailty, 10/10 Vulnerability, 16/16 Hellhound.
  • Lvl 40 – 16/16 Blood of Dreeg, 8/12 Storm Spirit, 1/16 Devouring Swarm.
  • Lvl 50 – 12/12 Lightning Strike.
  • Lvl 60 – 12/12 Aspect of the Guardian, 12/12 Storm Spirit, 3/12 Ember Claw, 1/12 Bonds of Bysmiel.
  • Lvl 70 – 3/12 Manipulation, 1/12 Possession.
  • Lvl 80 – 12/12 Manipulation, 12/12 Possession.
  • Lvl 90 – 12/12 Infernal Breath, 12/12 Ember Claw.
  • Lvl 94 – Respec, according to the build you are going for.

Focus on items with Pet stats and +Skills to pets. You want to put only as little as needed on Spirit and Cunning in terms of attributes. Rest go into Physique.

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Great build, Dusk. What’s the biggest difference between using Wendigo Totem and not?

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It can help keep your pets alive during high-pressure encounters. This build’s pets have relatively long cooldowns and lower HP, so it’s especially useful in fights like Callagadra, Uber Nerfatal,Ravager, deep SR, and other demanding content.