[1.3.1.1] Icewolf - Fenris Veilwalker | [Ravager 0:32] [Callagadra 0.43] [FoA Mogdrogen 1:13] [SR37] [No Ascendant Affix]

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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Build

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No Ascendant Affix.
The OA may look low, but with over 500 DA reduction, critical hits are still quite reliable.

Tactics

The concept is simple: attack as an Ice Werewolf. Attacking with Feral Claws builds up Onslaught stacks, which are then released with Rip and Tear.

In addition, Recklessness allows you to reduce the cooldown on critical hits, so if you hold down the Rip and Tear key, you can play somewhat similarly to the pre-nerf Zakull. However, this playstyle has a major drawback. There is a bug where this type of skill will not activate when you get too close to an enemy, and holding down the key will cause you to stop moving completely. For reference, take a look at around 6:05 in the SR video. I remain completely still next to the Underking for almost five seconds, but I am definitely not AFK. It may be better to simply spam Rip and Tear instead.

The Necromancer serves as a support class, providing Cold RR and flat damage.

Gear

Other than the Fenris set, the gear is focused on maximizing the flat damage of Soul Harvest.

Leveling

Berserker is the main class. Max out Werewolf first, then simply take the skills in order and you should have little trouble.

For weapons, just use two Spectral Longswords. It has Pierce to Cold conversion and can be purchased in The Blood Grove, so they are easy to obtain. Location of the merchant.

Videos

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intradesting setup :hushed: (yoink)
nice one once again Maimu :+1:

*side note, if you slap Ele Storm on RipTear you get 100% proc on activation

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This needs to be fixed sooo badly, makes wolf just feel clunky.

Nice build btw, I was working on something similar. Are you okay with the 0% phys? I felt a bit flimsy when I ran a character with 4% last patch.

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Hey there, @maimu_chan , with another sweet build, I see - I have to try that out, for sure; the Fenris Reaper I’ve tried before lacked a bit, so I’m glad to see that the Fenris set can be put to a great use!

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Yeah this is driving me crazy recently and stopping me from playing werewolf builds until it’s fixed. How does it feel with the zero phys res? I’m always reluctant to go below 10 if possible due to debuffs. Would a devo map including leviathan/berserker and some other phys res nodes be worth considering or nah?

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This applies to any movement skill ability and has been a bug for years if not since forever so i doubt its ever going to be fixed :frowning: Vires Might has been my prime example for this behaviour so i never really used this skill at all because it annoyed the shit out of me

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Thanks! I forgot to update the constellation assignments.

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As you can see in the videos, I can facetank Callagadra, and I can play aggressively in SR37, so I don’t feel like the build is just paper.

That said, the Devotion setup could probably be adjusted. I’ll give it some thought.

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