About Retaliation

Grim Dawn Gameplay Discussion
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hello all. i make build retaliation. and i have read many post about it but still there are some mechanic that confusing me. i know that attack damage is different from retaliation damage. and also if buff like all damage ( fighting spirit) wont increase retaliation damage. my question is

  1. if i apply negative buff on enemy ( curse fratality) that one of its atribute is -% of elemental damage. and i use dawnbreaker set that have lighting retaliation. will it increase my retaliation damage since i weaken enemy ?

  2. and i have 2 open hand mercy that have attributes 15% reduced target resitance for 2 second. will it apply if i use curse fratality also ? will it stack ?

  3. can retaliation make crit damage if i increase my cunning ? or if i increase my OA will my retaliation critical?

4 are retaliation is count flat damage ?

thank you for read this and also sorry if my english are bad. have a nice day

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1- Yes.
2- The 15% reduced resistance will stack with Curse of Frailty. You cannot stack the reduction from both rings of mercy though, so you won’t get 30% reduction from two rings, still only 15%.
3- Yes
4- ?

3

thank you sir for fast reply. if you suggest better put all point in strenght or in cunning for retaliation ?

4

Since retaliation builds rely on getting hit, all points should go in Physique.

5

Pls dont.

Put around 8-10 points in each cunning and spirit.
(Its gonna be a pain to meet gear requirements otherwise)

If you plan on playing retaliation seriously i highly recommend this.

6

thank you sir for suggestion

hello sir its me the gog guy. i already use your mod. i dont know how you do it but works like charm. after my 2 previous build failed at ultimate and got 1 shot from fabious. this the third using retaliation i recommend this mod. have a nice day sir