Is there any pure piercing dmg 2h ranged build ?

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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Hi all.

I started to play about 2 - 3 months ago and I have already 4 characters at level 100. Would like to try a classic ranged character this time. No dual pistols, no ele dmg procs, but a big nice classic two handed crossbow or gun and go pierce damage all the way and just autoattack. ( I am looking at you Demon hunter from D3, Amazon from D2 and Ranger from PoE )

I guess that the main class is going to be Inquisitor, but don’t know about the second one.

I was checking the build compendium, but did not found anything close. Does it mean that this kind of build does not exists or it is simple not viable ?

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here is valdun vindicator by vertranga http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76313

here is beginner friendly ranged tactician by Stupid Dragon (scroll down to 2H version) http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67346

I think the valdun tactician is not that popular now.

You can try to farm these and make a build with it https://www.grimtools.com/db/items/8733 100% armor piercing and extra pierce dmg to Cadance
Lightning damage converted to pierce so you can use Storm spread proc doing pierce damage. I can help you design a complete build with it if you want

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Theorycrafted this a while ago: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/mN4ylj52
But yeah, gearing could prove problematic :wink:

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FG version could look something like this or this.
Still well-nigh impossible to recreate one-to-one, though.

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yeah but still you should be able to make a pretty dope build with your requirements

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I agree, it does look solid on paper.

BTW, I’m not quite sure if Plaguebearer-prefix’ flat RR is better than Heart Piercing-prefix on weapon. Also not sure which Inqi wps is best to spec.

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You should get War Cry for dmg reduction anyway, and get the transmuter for flat rr. So aim to get Heart piercing prefix

The new piercing devotions looks pretty dope. Think I am gonna do a small update on Stupid Dragons beginner build guide, unless he has plans to do it himself.

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Valduun Pierce ranged is good on paper but hard to pilot. It’s missing strong/easy/lazy AoE abilities and is very dependable on position, which makes kiting difficult compared to ranged Casters.

With 1.1.0.0. we now have a mobility option. this may make the build more fluid and easy to play.
FG brings also a very interesting item, though it breaks the Valdun Set, maybe a clever patchwork build can emerge.

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You can also take Acid Spray I guess, like: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/nZo90eQ2 or https://www.grimtools.com/calc/RZRaPDPV

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Why cant they make the weapon components give armor piercing on ranged weapons? :S Or why no devotion like blade of naadaan for ranged pierce… it sills baffles me.

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I’ve asked for this MANY times in Ideas and Feedback.

@OP I would hold my horses and wait for FG before making any ranged Pierce builds. I’ve tested couple and their performances is very subpar when compared to other ranged builds. Specs I tested were Valdun’s Blademaster and Sharshooter’s (blue set) Purifier. Both damage and survivability are just not there.

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Yeah, thats seems a big problem compared to other builds. Hrm…