Help me make 2H SB more tankier

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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Hi,

I play HC and have mastered Challenger 150 with this build and want to attempt Gladiator. Not sure how far I can go. I have never played past 100 in Gladiator as all my characters are HC. I have lost quite a few in Challenger.

http://www.grimtools.com/calc/q2MQD02m

This build is quite tanky already but maybe some of the min/max experts here can make even more tanky. It is a frostburn build, obviously. The relic has a Pierce Resistance completion bonus. Without killer rolls on legs/shoulders is there anything I can do to make Gladiator more survivable?

With defense tower I don’t think Mercy has ever proc in Challenger. I have completed Challenger 100-150 many many times with this build w/o any towers or potions at all. How far do you think I can go in Gladiator? Safely, that is. TY

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Check this thread, you should find some help in there :wink:

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54595

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It’ll be a DPS loss for sure, but replacing Deathwhisper Leggings with Empowered Legplates of Valor and Mark of Dark Dreams with an Incorruptible Ikrix Scale (or some other medal) will solve your resist problems and give you some much needed health, and let you take out the Antivenom Salves/Mutated Scales in your pants/shoulders for Scaled Hides to get Armor Absorb to 98%.

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So, do you think the way is SS & Mirror on CDR? That video is impressive. But I really like the frostburn. Not sure how to have killer frostburn plus Mirror on tiny cool down. Thinking I can boost Nights Chill though. Not sure if it is worth it in high level Gladiator to have more OA reduction or more RR. What do you think?

Worried about the 2 mutators that -DA and +OA and somebody critting the heck out of me.

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Ahh, these are really good ideas, thank you. Your BM post made me fall in love with frostburn. TY

I really want to make a great Vitality Decay character but so far I am failing miserably. Maybe in the expansion.

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Not only you need to worry about mutators, but also random OA on enemy equipment.

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No problem! I thought some of your gear/skill choices looked familiar :wink:

Cool thing about Frostburn is that you don’t need to stay near the enemy for a prolonged period of time. Between your ability to dish out great DPS even while kiting, your CDR reduced Mirror + Blade Barrier, and mobility with SS, you’ve got a pretty decent shot at surviving anything if you play it safe.

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High CDR on mirror is by far best way to go for 2H if you want to safely farm gladiator.
More RR is better imho, because cruci buffs are giving you absurd amount of OA.
They cant crit heck out of you when you are mostly invulnerable :wink: