Mark of the Forbidden for Acid Retaliation but applies Fumble

I recently wanted to make an acid retaliation build and I realized that there is only a single medal which has flat Acid Retaliation (Mark of the Forbidden / Mythical Mark of the Forbidden Search - Grim Dawn Item Database ), but the skill kind of ruins it for Acid Retaliation builds as the skill also applies fumble. I get the impaired aim part, but fumble seems counterintuitive for acid retaliation here.

From a design perspective I guess that this medal is supposed to work with righteous fervor (since it gives acid and vit damage to it) and its node Retribution which converts some retal damage to attack damage. Still a bit odd imo

What do you think, maybe remove the fumble chance or (re)move the retal completely?

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My vote would be to move the Acid Retaliation elsewhere. Toxic Gas Cloud is a great proc to help melee Oathkeepers with an extra defensive layer. I love the short CD and long duration and use it in several builds.

If the Acid Retaliation were to be moved, what do you think would be a good option for it to go? :thinking:

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Right, removing the acid retal would make more sense. That also wouldn‘t break any builds probably.

So maybe just straight up remove the retal. I am afraid it can be a real noob trap for someone new trying to go for an acid retal build. Honesty I would not know where to move the retal to. The medals most fitting imo are already green MIs so they can get retal bonuses anyway via affixes

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Probably that’s the best place for it. :+1:

Most fitting would be Basilisk Fang then Basilisk Fang - Items - Grim Dawn Item Database

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