Advice on first build

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like how to increase resistances

For resistances you’re doing good just need to it even better

• keep multiple options for every slot so that you have freedom with adjusting resistances

• use components more

• Elemental Res is easy to get on gear as you see

• Acid/Poison too and you can bump it by using 1/2 Antivenom Salve if needed

• Pierce / Bleed I fix with 1-2 Silk Swatch

  • or use it so that I can equip different gear with rather Aether / Chaos res that are harder to come by

• Vitality Res - usually 2 Soul Shard in rings for me fixes the problem / allow me not to have as much of it on gear

• Aether Res - mostly from gear but also Runestone / Aether Soul / Purified Salt

• Chaos is similar to Aether in this regard, components, gear, augments later

Here’s some of my 37 lev character as an example with resistances from random gear and components
https://www.grimtools.com/calc/gZwo8bXZ
All my leveling characters look more or less the same

get better loot.

• you need Restless Remains for casting speed

• by this point you could have 2nd class, i.e. Necro / Occultist and invest in their early level RR skill

• get Juggernaut relic for +1 to Soldier

  • Blueprint: Relic - Juggernaut and Blueprint: Relic - Sanctuary can be reset farmed from Vinelton / Hyram very quickly
    • here are videos how to do it with Vinelton https://youtu.be/huJ2g8B9PP0
  • Blueprint: Relic - Mistborn Talisman and Troll
    Bonecrusher from Voldraak https://www.grimtools.com/monsterdb/265/skills

Honesty too much to write for me, I recommend you to check those guides for which MIs / Faction / Guaranteed items / blueprirnts you need to hunt:

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