Cold Werewolf Berserker/Soldier
2H Frostshriek — Hardcore / SR20
Introduction
I wanted to make a werewolf.
Most of the Werewolf builds I came across focused on physical and bleed damage, so I wanted to see if a cold-based version using Heart of Asterkarn could work instead.
The idea of a werewolf with a frost-burn aura and Bonechilling Cry seemed like a pretty natural combination to me.
That eventually led me to a two-handed sword Berserker/Soldier setup, with Frostshriek and Deathshriek fitting the concept particularly well.
I’ve played the build on Hardcore all the way through Ultimate and cleared SR 20 with it.
This guide is the leveling progression I used to get there.
Devotion
Leveling
I’m not sure if this is the optimal devotion path, but this is the one I used.
Devotion progression:
- Purple Crossroads
- Falcon (Falcon Swoop bound to Feral Claws)
- Blue Crossroads
- Tsunami (Tsunami bound to Rip and Tear)
- Red Crossroads
- Bat (Twin Fangs bound to Leap)
- Amatok the Spirit of Winter (Blizzard bound to Feral Claws, Falcon rebound to Bonechilling Cry)
- Ghoul (Ghoulish Hunger bound to Heart of Asterkarn)
- Huntress (Rend bound to Blitz)
- Chariot of the Dead (Wayward Soul bound to Amatok’s Pact)
- Fox
- Scholar’s Light
- Eel
- Blue Crossroads
- Red Crossroads
- Lizard
Thane, Level 100 (GD 1.3.0.8) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator
Level 100 Experimental
Level 1 - 10
Level 10 Grim Tools -
Berserker, Level 10 (GD 1.3.0.8) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator
Skill progression:
Level 2 - Werewolf +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 3 - Werewolf +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 4 - Berserker Mastery +1, Amatok’s Pact +1, Battle Surge +1
Level 5 - Werewolf +2, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 6 - Werewolf +1, Amatok’s Pact +1, Battle Surge +1
Level 7 - Werewolf +1, Amatok’s Pact +1, Battle Surge +1
Level 8 - Werewolf +1, Amatok’s Pact +1, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 9 - Werewolf +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 10 - Berserker Mastery +1, Voracity +2
Level 11 - 20
Level 20 Grim Tools -
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Skill progression:
Level 11 - Werewolf +1, Voracity +1, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 12 - Werewolf +1, Amatok’s Pact +1, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 13 - Werewolf +1, Voracity +1, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 14 - Werewolf +1, Voracity +1, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 15 - Werewolf +1, Voracity +1, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 16 - Werewolf +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 17 - Werewolf +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 18 - Werewolf +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 19 - Voracity +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 20 - Berserker Mastery +2, Recklessness +1
Level 21-30
Level 30 Grim Tools -
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Skill progression:
Level 21 - Voracity +2, Recklessness +1
Level 22 - Voracity +2, Recklessness +1
Level 23 - Amatok’s Pact +1, Recklessness +1, Leap +1
Level 24 - Amatok’s Pact +1, Recklessness +1, Leap +1
Level 25 - Untamed Rage +1, Recklessness +1, Leap +1
Level 26 - Recklessness +1, Leap +1, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 27 - Recklessness +1, Leap +1, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 28 - Recklessness +2, Leap +1
Level 29 - Recklessness +2, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 30 - Amatok’s Pact +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 31-40
Level 40 Grim Tools -
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Skill progression:
Level 31 - Berserker Mastery +2, Bonechilling Cry +1
Level 32 - Amatok’s Pact +1, Leap +1, Bonechilling Cry +1
Level 33 - Amatok’s Pact +1, Leap +1, Bonechilling Cry +1
Level 34 - Amatok’s Pact +2, Leap +1
Level 35 - Leap +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 36 - Bonechilling Cry +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 37 - Leap +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 38 - Leap +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 39 - Icebound +2, Fault Line +1
Level 40 - Icebound +1, Fault Line +1, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 41-50
Level 50 Grim Tools -
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Skill progression:
Level 41 - Icebound +1, Fault Line +1, Berserker Mastery +1
Level 42 - Fault Line +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 43 - Fault Line +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 44 - Icebound +1, Berserker Mastery +2
Level 45 - Berserker Mastery +2, Heart of Asterkarn +1
Level 46 - Heart of Asterkarn +1, Soldier Mastery +2
Level 47 - Heart of Asterkarn +2, Soldier Mastery +1
Level 48 - Heart of Asterkarn +1, Soldier Mastery +2
Level 49 - Menhir’s Will +2, Form of the Beast +1
Level 50 - Menhir’s Will +1, Military Conditioning +1, Icebound +1
Level 51-60
Level 60 Grim Tools -
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Skill progression:
Level 51 - Menhir’s Will +1, Fighting Spirit +1
Level 52 - Heart of Asterkarn +2
Level 53 - Heart of Asterkarn +1, Icebound +1
Level 54 - Bonechilling Cry +1, Heart of Asterkarn +1
Level 55 - Bonechilling Cry +1, Heart of Asterkarn +1
Level 56 - Bonechilling Cry +1, Icebound +1
Level 57 - Bonechilling Cry +1, Icebound +1
Level 58 - Bonechilling Cry +1, Icebound +1
Level 59 - Bonechilling Cry +1, Fault Line +1
Level 60 - Bonechilling Cry +2
Level 61-70
Level 70 Grim Tools
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Skill progression:
Level 61 - Heart of Asterkarn +1, Soldier Mastery +1
Level 62 - Heart of Asterkarn +1, Soldier Mastery +1
Level 63 - Leap +1, Soldier Mastery +1
Level 64 - Leap +1, Soldier Mastery +1
Level 65 - Soldier Mastery +1, Blitz +1
Level 66 - Soldier Mastery +1, Blitz +1
Level 67 - Soldier Mastery +2
Level 68 - Soldier Mastery +2
Level 69 - Veterancy +1, Fault Line +1
Level 70 - Veterancy +1, Blitz +1
Level 71-80
Level 80 Grim Tools
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Skill progression:
Level 71 - Soldier Mastery +1, Blitz +1
Level 72 - Soldier Mastery +1, Blitz +1
Level 73 - Soldier Mastery +1, Blitz +1
Level 74 - Soldier Mastery +1, Field Command +1
Level 75 - Soldier Mastery +1, Field Command +1
Level 76 - Field Command +2
Level 77 - Field Command +2
Level 78 - Field Command +2
Level 79 - Field Command +2
Level 80 - Field Command +2
Level 81-90
Level 90 Grim Tools
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Skill progression:
Level 81 - Veterancy +1, Field Command +1
Level 82 - War Cry +1, Soldier Mastery +1
Level 83 - War Cry +1, Soldier Mastery +1
Level 84 - War Cry +1, Soldier Mastery +1
Level 85 - Blitz +1, Soldier Mastery +1
Level 86 - Blitz +1, Soldier Mastery +1
Level 87 - Decorated Soldier +2
Level 88 - Decorated Soldier +2
Level 89 - Decorated Soldier +2
Level 90 - Decorated Soldier +2
Level 91-100
Level 100 Grim Tools
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Skill progression:
Level 91 - Fault Line +1
Level 92 - Fault Line +1
Level 93 - Fault Line +1
Level 94 - Fault Line +1
Level 95 - Veterancy +1
Level 96 - Veterancy +1
Level 97 - Veterancy +1
Level 98 - Veterancy +1
Level 99 - Veterancy +1
Level 100 - Veterancy +1
Quest Skill Points:
The level-by-level progression above accounts for the 237 skill points earned from leveling. Quest skill points are separate from these.
Normal:
- Kasparov’s Experiment +1 → Voracity
- The Hidden Path +1 → Heart of Asterkarn
Elite:
- Kasparov’s Experiment +1 → Heart of Asterkarn
- The Hidden Path +1 → Fault Line
Ultimate:
- Kasparov’s Experiment +1
- Shattered Realm +3
