Looking for a good sword and board build that is not retaliation

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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well title I have been trying to theory craft with %100 WPS but nothing worked so far :confused:

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hmm well for shield to be of some use i’d say soldier anyway then combine it with whatever, i hear the trauma based builds work kinda ok.

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theory crafted two builds,
Vitality: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/D2p6REeZ

Lightning: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/d2j1mzxN

Both didnt work :confused:

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i think the key lies in putting a lot of dots on top of each other from different sources, you wont be able to do much with just 1 or 2 damage skills

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I don’t play shield builds often, but if you’re looking for 100% wps, warlord or death knight can get there easily with just their passive wps skills, so those two classes would be a good start for theorycrafting.

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veretragna’s markovian spec works well

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Warlord with RF
https://www.grimtools.com/calc/DV97JgPN

Paladin with Aegis of Menhir
https://www.grimtools.com/calc/L2JplQjZ

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This classical S&B Cadence build perhaps? [1.1.3.1] Classical S&B Cadence Warlord tank for easy SR 75

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You could try some sort of Octavius Death Knight that stacks up dot + cadence wps. Obviously physical damage-type.

Here is an example: Forcewave + various IT stacking + Cadence S+B