Acid Shadow Strike Reaper Beginner Guide and Endgame build 1.2.1.6

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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yes , also my ele and bleeding res was huge problem til mid 60 so I cant get rid of the Wardstone

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Hello! Itā€™s my first guide that Iā€™ve been following since I started on Grim Dawn.

I would like to ask why do you use 1 dagger and 1 sword at 50+ and not dual sword since its dps output is higher?

Thanks in advance!

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Cause I loose pierce to acid conversion which directly drop significantly my Shadow Strike damage

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Ohh I see, youā€™re right, thanks!

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Noob question here, but I donā€™t understand how you use the WPSs in the endgame version. The budget version uses Beronathā€™s Fury as an auto-attack replacer, but as far as I can tell, the endgame version doesnā€™t, so Iā€™m assuming thereā€™s something Iā€™m missing. Thanks! :slight_smile:

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Endgame version doesnā€™t need replacer ,cause Deathguard set drop Shadow strike CD significantly, however budged version needs replacer to stays on par on terms of damage cause uptime between shadow strikes is much longer

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Just to add to this answer, if you put a cooldown skill (Shadow Strike in this case) on left click, you will auto-attack when it is on CD, which will trigger WPS.

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Oh, so you just end up using the basic auto-attack (when Shadow Strike is on cooldown), then. Didnā€™t even think of that. Thanks! :slight_smile:

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Excellent as always, bro! Gz.

Very creative on devotions and I liked the idea of using of daegaā€™s on the budget setup.

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Yea ,itā€™s nice set on a budget , thanks for the kind word ,mate

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Noob question here, but I donā€™t understand the use of ABB in the level/low budget version. Do I use ABB or the Auto Attack replacer (troll rage)? Thanks and sorry if this question is stupid :slight_smile:

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ABB is used ALONGSIDE the basic attack replacer. You use Beronathā€™s Fury as AA replacer, but hit ABB every 8 seconds.

Key is the upgrade node for ABB: Lethal Assault. This gives you a huge flat cold & acid damage bonus to ALL your attacks for the next 8 seconds. Including your auto-attacks, including Shadow Strike.

Annoying bit is that you have to remember to use ABB every once in a while. Which is why the end-game version doesnā€™t use it: It uses Bone Harvest in much the same way (hit skill every X seconds to get buff) and trying to use both skills would cost too many skillpoints and would be too annoying to play.

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Flats from Deadly Assault are fully converted so this is massive boost to auto attacks and shadow strike and since we canā€™t use Deathguard pre 94 ,ABB boost just replace Bone Harvest so we stick to general idea of the build and level prio to the endgame setup

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Which build are you currently working on? :eyes:

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I work on Spam Bone Harvest Ritualist by community request , itā€™s half way done and itā€™s a blast

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Awesome, gonna be a very fun build. Default cooldown is somewhat too long for enjoyable leveling from my experience.

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Tons of fun level 56 so far but is total blast

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