My arcanist Grimcalc

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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Hey, so I made this build for my arcanist (lvl 45) and I am wondering what u guys think of it and if I should pick a second class after all.
Btw I have 6 skillpoints left over and I am not sure what to do with them.:confused:

My build :rolleyes:
http://grimcalc.com/build/VY29wWZ

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you can do an Arcanist as a solo class, but it is very difficult with out premium gear and skill. They will be lacking HP and will be very squishy in the later difficulties. It should be fine for Normal/Veteran though. Looks like you’re using AAR. Demo is one of the best combo for an AAR build. But OCC or Shaman could be used too.

Your build looks pretty good. I do wonder how your energy levels are. 16/16 AAR takes a lot of energy and you only have 1 point in Iskandra’s Elemental exchange. That early in the game I would probably move some points from the beam to IEE if energy is an issue. Conversion isn’t adding much either and might be better in IEE. super charged is worthless in an AAR build and I’d move that one point to IEE or Elemental balance. You don’t need a point there to get Elemental balance. you might got more out of your build if you take points from Fabric of Reality and shift them to Deviation at this point.

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Hey!
Tbh Arcanist (especially) has too low HP to be able to pass on a second class.
You could choose:

  • soldier: but then use arcanist as a “support” class and go for a physical / internal trauma build (+ Maiven, mirror of ereoctes etc. from arcanist), or maybe Callidor’s tempest? Don’t like this skill much cause of the very limited range.
  • nightblade: for massive cold damage (then go for Olexra flash freeze and support it with night’s chill from Nightblade). Also you can go for a Shadow Strike build and jump around.
  • occultist: for chaos damage (corrupt albrecht aether ray?), I have this combination and went for Chaos / Vitality but it’s far from optimal (fun though)
  • demo: fire all the way (if you want to keep your playstyle as is, this is the way to go)
  • shaman: lightning, I guess you would use arcanist more for support then since most dmg will come from the shaman skill tree

For you Arcanist at the moment I would recommend maxing Olexra’s Flash Freeze with just 1 point in Absolute Zero. OFF freezes the whole screen when maxed (for about 4 seconds), and will help you tremendously with your fire damage coming from devastation and Albrecht. For me it’s the best crowd control skill in the game, the only thing is it doesn’t work on purple bosses (at all, no dmg, nothing) so it can’t be your only “strong” skill. A combination of either devastation + OFF or Albrecht + OFF would work, until you can have them all.
For stats, remember to only put the very minimum in spirit / cunning (just to be able to wear specific high level equipment), and the majority in Physique. (HP, Defensive Ability, it will keep you alive in Elite / Ultimate).

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my energie lvl is at 3406, i will put more Attributpoints in physic because i am way to squishy^^
I would want to keep getting dmg from AAR its fun and deals huge dmg (2-3k).

what do u say to this build?
http://grimcalc.com/build/QIm7aRq
with the skillpoints from the next lvls i would max out OFF

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I was more referring to your energy regen, not really your base energy level. The beam just requires a lot to maintain…although the last patch did help… Disintegration can probably wait. put 1 point in for + skills, but rest should go to OFF or Devastation. I would actually max Devastation before the beam… Or at least get it closer… leave one point in nullification too! It is a much to remove buffs like reflect and also can save you from DoT’s.

definitely put as many points as you can into physic, you’ll definitely need HP’s… You will need some spirit for higher gear, especially if you plan to stick to only arcanist…which, again is extremely difficult to do…

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I would like to add that Mental Alacrity is a must for an AAR build. The skill cost reduction is invaluable. For your second class, I would recommend a Demolitionist. The synergy it has with Arcanist is terrific.