Any suggestions for this planned Purifier?

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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Since I LOVE ranged builds and had a great time with Demolitionist based build in the past, I felt like coupling Demo with Inquisitor was really tempting.

Here’s the build I’m currently planning: http://www.grimtools.com/calc/4ZDbpp27

Regarding skills:

Demo:

Well, obviously Fire Strike and all related skills except Static Strike maxed.
Flame Touched because nice OA boost.
Flashbang is REALLY powerful, so that’s a no-brainer.
Vindictive Flame because speed.
Blast Shield as some kind of circuit breaker.
Thermite Mine for even more resistance reduction.
Blackwater Cocktail - I haven’t decided yet. Maybe fewer points in Thermite Mine and a lot into Blackwater Cocktail. Receiving fewer crits from bosses is nice.

Inquisitor:

Ranged Expertise because attack speed and flat piercing damage.
Aura of Censure gives -30% elemental resistance which is a lot.
Word of Renewal basically for a huge resistance bonus for aether and chaos, two resistances I’ve always struggled with.

Devotions:

Toad. Gives Ascendant and Eldritch, some health, OA and ADctH.
Quill. Elemental damage, some health, some DA. Plus Ascendant and Eldritch.
Rhowan’s Crown. I really think Elemental Storm is a must for every character doing elemental damage.
Viper gives even more elemental resistance reduction.
Ghoul. Basically for three Chaos points. Plus health and ADctH.
Magi. Not overwhelming but helpful.
Chariot of the Dead adds quite some survivability, I think.
Hydra. Some flat elemental damage, Chaos and Eldritch.
Ulzuin’s Torch. Now that one can’t be negotiated. I think a fire based build without Meteor Shower isn’t half the fun it could be.

Edit: Stupid me forgot Deadly Aim. That one should be really useful as well for lots of OA.

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Aura of Census only applies to enemies within 7m of you, not really what you want to be doing with a ranged build, instead grab 1/12 inquisitor seal with 12/12 arcane empowerment

3

Oh shoot! I totally didn’t realize the range was so short. Thanks for telling me!

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Bursting Rounds ?

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Might be an option due to the insane attack speed.

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Bursting rounds beats Brimstone by a large margin. Sure, it fires only every 5th shot (on average) but in my gameplay, it takes care of the pesky yard trash because you will be firing two or more times per second, this will trigger like mad.

Brimstone is fun, but the damage it deals with the splinters is rather marginal.

Also consider chilling rounds and storm spread. Not because they up your dps (they will actually lower it on single targets in the case of storm spread) but because they add survivablitiy (more so than the fire shield, for example). Lv 6 is the max proc chance (20%) so thats plenty. If you have +Skill gear, you can refund them to get 20% proc chance, as usual. Play with them, report your findings :slight_smile: