I was hoping to get some advice for increasing the survivability of my Arcanist/Voidcaller (Voidcaller is part of Cataclysm). I just started playing this game a few weeks ago, I currently am at level 57 and in the Plains of Strife area, playing on normal difficulty. In just a few short weeks this game has become one of my all time favorites and certainly one of, if not the best I have played in the last few years. I really hope that Grim Dawn continues having support from Crate Entertainment Devs to be able to provide us with more DLC and hopefully with a sequel at some point.
I have been finding situations where there are numerous mods hitting on me and I end up dead before I can even use a potion or something else to avoid death; other times, even when there are even more mobs, I have no issues whatsoever, not to mention any need to even think about using a potion. Recently the areas where deaths are more common for me have been zones labeled as the ‘challenge areas’ in the wiki along with Steps of Torment after using a skeleton key.
I was wondering if anyone could provide some advice for increasing my survivability? Which stats should I focus on increasing first? Are there any skills/items/abilities that I should be using? Any recommendations for Devotion Skills/Abilities that I should focus on acquiring?