[1.3.0.x] Stronghold Commando - Improvements advices

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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Hi all,

Amont my different builds, this one is probably my favorite. Not a high-end build but efficient enough and very shiny.
Fire and Meteors everywhere, even to the point where you can’t see the monsters anymore. But hey, who cares as long as Meteors keeps falling :smile:

The build is still good enough. I cleared FoA in Ascendant, can farm with full altar but still dying from time to time.

Without changing the core of the build (there is no way I’ll get rid of the Herald of Apocalypse for instance) I guess there is room for improvements. In terms of skills points repartition, augments, or some pieces of equipments.

Do you have any advices ?

Thanks !

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why so many flat RR sources, you have agoning flames, elemental storm devo, war cry… they do not stack

you have searing strike but no melee weapon… skill points is a mess.

Try these devos and skills Commando, Level 100 (GD 1.3.0.8) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

Augments you do not need anyone with vitality resistances because that res is way too overcapped

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RR do not stack ? Oh that changes things obiously :smiley:

For vitality augments, it’s probably historical I know I have to spend time to re-adjust my augments but never went through it.

Searing strike … I feel kinda stupid here. Good new is I just earned 3 skill points !

I’ll take a look at your devos/skills proposal

Thanks !

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-RR% does stack from different sources but does not stack from procs from two of the same items like Combustion Bands.

flat Reduced target’s Resistances (RtR) and % RtR do not stack and the highest applies.

So grab all the -RR% you can find especially when playing a Mastery combo that has access to it from only one class or no classes at all! :+1:

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And sorry I forgot about adding solael witchfire into your devos Commando, Level 100 (GD 1.3.0.8) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

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After some testing, here is the feedback with @GIJW last version of the build

The build feels the same but is way more tanky, which is exactly what I hoped to achieve by posting here. So big thanks again GIJW.

In terms of performances

Non-Superboss:

  • Nearly face tanking Kra’vall (needed to move out of the puddle sometimes)
  • Face tanking Rashalga
  • Easy fight against Nemesis in Ascendant (mostly face tanking, didn’t test all Nemesis)
  • Morgoneth (Ascendant) : Went smoothly (no facetanking).

Superboss

  • Easy Dread kill
  • Ravager : clearly doable, I just tested once without any preparation, went up to 40% life left before dying to a false move
  • New Avatar of Mogdrogen : doable as well. Here again only tested once, went up to 30% life left mostly face tanking him all the way.
  • Callagadra : my first Callagadra kill at third attempt. Not difficult, just need to stay on the move and keep focus.
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You can upload current version of char and I can see if I can make more adjustments

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Here it is :

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The augment in pants can be changed

Augment in gun is not worth it change it (you have viper devotion)

Ghoul you can bind to a permenent skill like Menhirs bulwark

What have you bind elemental seeker to?

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Thanks, I’ll look into that.

Elemental seeker is bind to Stun Blast (the highest on attack proc chance I have). I favored Eldritch fire for Fire Strike so Stun Blast seems the second best option for Elemental seeker.

I wanted to put Elemental Seeker on Thermite Mine but apparently it’s not possible (I have no idea why). Still the proc with Stun Blast is pretty consistant.

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its not how it works, stun blast has a chance to be cast too you know… 35% on fire strike attack to cast stun blast and then what like 20% chance to cast elemental seeker? its 0.35*0.2 = 0.07 i.e. 7T chance to cast on fire strike attack.

bind it to BWC instead

thermite mine is a pseudopet and elemental seeker too, that is why you cant bind them

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For once I’m not sure.

Elemental seeker is 100% proc chance on attack, so it’s still 35% proc chance with fire strike attack.
With 3.15 attack/sec it’s around 1 proc every second. As the constellation skill has a 0.8sec recharge, it quite close to max proc.

BWC has a 3.8 skill recharge with High Potency which would lead to less Elemental Seeker proc. Unless Burn damage ticks activate proc as well (I’m not sure about that)

Am i wrong in my reasoning ?

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@DrizztDr38 if it is 100% chance to proc on stun blast then it is fine

BWC ticks once/second also with the flat dmg so it is an excellent devo proccer

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