Build idea for battlemage, thoughts?

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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So I have a battlemage sitting in storage around level 30 that I think I may finally have a use for after finding Deathdealers and Havoc (legendary pistols).

http://grimcalc.com/build/1007-IanT94

Thoughts? I know the transmuter on cadence is rarely taken, but I assumed it would work well. I looked over the builds on the forums and couldn’t find one like this… which may be a bad sign. :wink:

thanks in advance

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Chthon, I summon thee

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Careful now, we don’t want the wrong one to show up :rolleyes:

Now,

-To the OP. See the problem with most battlemage builds is that anything they do a different class combo can do it better.

-That DW-Pistol build you mention requires attacks speed and a lot more than most melee builds since AS penalty is higher for ranged. To make good use of Cadence AS is the key.

-Even if you had AS, that transmuter wouldn’t make any sense at all since those guns don’t support elemental. And elemental as a whole isn’t the best of damage types.

-To make use of Sidearm and Havoc - go Blademaster, Commando or even a Witchblade (RR FTW)

-But if you want to make a working BM. These are the two routes i’d recommend

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50029

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49867

-Do you still wish to proceed with Havoc, Sidearm BM?

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appreciate the detailed response, although it is a bit disparaging that my idea wouldn’t work.

Guess I’ll start a new character then.

Appreciate the build suggestions for my battlemage, I do have a few of the pieces you used for the ret build, but I already have a ret focused character so I am a little hesitant about leveling another one.