I tested Belgothian Set and Dual Blades buffs on Blademaster (Soldier + Nightblade). Heavy focus on Armor, leaving damage relatively low. Result is satisfying. Blademaster is very squishy so have to sacrifice 2 item slots to get racial bonus & raise resist caps. Even so, damage is still viable enough. Not much difference in tankiness when Dual Blades gives Armor instead of Physical Res. More than 6k armor with all buffs, compared to 5.7k before patch 1.2.1.6.
- Tested in Crucible 150-170 (extra spawn, HP buff - very important, otherwise, may get 1-shot by Zantarin’s shotgun skill)
- All superbosses killed (very easy facetank, sub-optimal kill time, forgot to capture vid for Mogdrogen & Lokarr), except for Crate (too hard, took 12 mins to kill, may get 1-shot if not careful, not even worth showing)
Grimtool Link: Blademaster, Level 100 (GD 1.2.1.3) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator
Video demonstration below:
Crucible 150-170 (extra spawn, HP buff)