Nocturne – Lazy, Budget, Player scaled Pets, Conjurer

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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Foreword:

I wanted to make a Dark One set based, player scaled Pet build, with as many target farmable items as I could, while being able to Kill every single thing in the game. So… I did image

Note: Requires Ashes_of_Malmouth , Forgotten_Gods & Fangs_of_Asterkarn.

Note II: For leveling, I prefer going for pets since that is what I am most familiar with, but non-pet options also work.

Build Version - 1.3.1.1

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GrimTools Link – https://www.grimtools.com/calc/23XP7djV

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Nerfatal - https://ibb.co/0R8HsvYH
Took around 4 minutes.

The Dread - screenshot268 hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB
Took around 1:45 minute.

Crate of Entertainment - screenshot278 hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB
Took around 1 minute.

Callagadra - screenshot352 hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB
Took around 1:50 minute.

FoA Mogdrogen - https://ibb.co/NdDBWBS1
Took around 2 minutes.

Ravager of Flesh - screenshot272 hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB
Took around 2 minutes.

Shattered Realms shard 32 - screenshot281 hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB
Do SR 30-31 for farming.

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Devotion Order –

  • Green > Bat > Remove Green > Red >

  • Yellow > Tortoise > Dryad > Stag >

  • Scales of Ulcama > Remove Yellow >

  • Scholar’s Light > Jackal > Behemoth >

  • Kraken > Revenant > Solemn Watcher >

  • Remove Jackal > Remove Stag >

  • Rattosh > Lotus (2 points)

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Save File –

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_Nocturne.zip (2.2 MB)

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How to Level –

Since the above build is an endgame build, use the information provided below for leveling.

Note - Regarding items, prioritize defensive stats like resistances first and foremost. Leveling is flexible in terms of itemization and hence the reason for not having a detailed list of what you should go for.

How to Level as Pet Conjurer

Attributes:

Everything into Physique, except for when you need to invest into Cunning or Spirit to meet the required stats for equipping items.

Leveling:

There are primarily 2 ways to go. Either focus more on Occultist or Shaman. I would suggest going with an Occultist focused setup since it is easier to level with. You can ofcourse, focus on both equally, but then would be spreading your points too thin and that is not recommended.

Devotions:

  • Purple Crossroads > Shepherd’s Crook > Remove Purple
  • Green Crossroads > Raven > Rhowan’s Crown > Remove Green
  • Blue Crossroads > Eel > 4 points in Amatok (for Blizzard)
  • Yellow Crossroads > Tortoise > Remove Yellow
  • Sailor’s Guide > Crane > Panther > Solemn Watcher
  • Ishtak + 4 points in Tree of Life (for Healing Rain)

Skills:

  • Lvl 10 – 16/16 Familiar, 1/16 Hellhound.
  • Lvl 20 – 16/16 Briarthorn, 1/10 Curse of Frailty, 4/16 Hellhound.
  • Lvl 30 – 10/10 Curse of Frailty, 10/10 Vulnerability, 16/16 Hellhound.
  • Lvl 40 – 16/16 Blood of Dreeg, 8/12 Storm Spirit, 1/16 Devouring Swarm.
  • Lvl 50 – 12/12 Lightning Strike.
  • Lvl 60 – 12/12 Aspect of the Guardian, 12/12 Storm Spirit, 3/12 Ember Claw, 1/12 Bonds of Bysmiel.
  • Lvl 70 – 3/12 Manipulation, 1/12 Possession.
  • Lvl 80 – 12/12 Manipulation, 12/12 Possession.
  • Lvl 90 – 12/12 Infernal Breath, 12/12 Ember Claw.
  • Lvl 94 – Respec, according to the build you are going for.

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OLD VERSIONS OF THE BUILDS (Pre FoA) -

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GrimTools Link – Conjurer | Ritualist

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Crate of Entertainment - https://i.imgur.com/tkFj3J0.jpeg | https://i.imgur.com/BveqeTf.jpeg
Took around 1:30 minutes for Conjurer & around 1:50 minutes for Ritualist.

Callagadra - https://i.imgur.com/Z8xhFiX.jpeg | https://i.imgur.com/XUzG42f.jpeg
Took around 2 minutes for Conjurer & Ritualist.

Mogdrogen: https://i.imgur.com/TIHg2gD.jpeg | https://i.imgur.com/UHpRLer.jpeg
Took around 2 minutes for Conjurer & around 2:40 minutes for Ritualist.

Ravager of Flesh: https://i.imgur.com/x5d2zGU.jpeg | https://i.imgur.com/dfszN6u.jpeg
Took around 3:30 minutes for Conjurer and around 3:40 minutes for Ritualist.

Old Shattered Realms 100 - https://i.imgur.com/iNl96Ep.jpeg | https://i.imgur.com/qRBg9ED.jpeg
Wanted to test build’s tankiness.
Do note that this is based on the Old SR levels, so you are looking at the equivalent of SR 40 now.
Go with SR 30-31 for farming.

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Devotion Order –

  • Green > Bat > Remove Green > Red >

  • Yellow > Tortoise > Dryad > Stag >

  • Scales of Ulcama > Remove Yellow >

  • Scholar’s Light > Jackal > Behemoth >

  • Kraken > Revenant > Solemn Watcher >

  • Remove Jackal > Remove Stag >

  • Rattosh > Lotus (2 points)

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Save File –

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_Nocturne.zip (2.1 MB) [ Conjurer ]

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_Noctua.zip (2.1 MB) [ Ritualist ]

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If you are wondering, you can also use Morgoneth’s Wrath instead of Nightbringer

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Callagadra - https://i.imgur.com/XSGDtSF.jpeg
Took around 4 minutes with Morgoneth’s Wrath, but pretty safe as long as you avoid sunder.

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resertacles

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Final TentacleBirb and done

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Mogdrogen and Ravager of Souls done :yum:

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Build updated to have more DPS and also is now fully target farmable except for Relic and Components :3

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Added a fully target farmable (but weaker) version of the build as well.

Build is ready for 1.2 image

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Build tested for 1.2.1.0 playtest patch, working fine and is as strong as before :+1:

EDIT - Cally kill is 1 min faster than before on average, making the build actually stronger offensively :thinking:

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Maya, Maya, hi!
I look at patches 1.21, and there are only nerfs.
What makes murders happen faster?

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My best guess is that the reduced enemy health regeneration is the reason -

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New playtest patch didn’t really change much for us.
Build plays same as before.

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Hallelujah! Only took 10 Morgoneth runs and got Nightbringer! Also 3 prime rings. Unfortunately zero boots and zero pants. What can take the place of those if RNG starts failing me?

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Anything of your choice. Boots and Pants are flexible slots here and don’t need to be morgo ones.

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For those wo want more pets, you can use Blood Knight amulet instead -

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Build updated, now is fully budget and works with the blue Morgoneth weapon as well in case you are having trouble getting Nightbringer to drop.

( U w U )

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This could works as beginner guide? Thanks!

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Yes, but for leveling, I can only provide how to do it as a pet build since I don’t have much experience leveling vitality caster builds :sweat_smile:

Example :

How to Level

Attributes:

Everything into Physique, except for when you need to invest into Cunning or Spirit to meet the required stats for equipping items.

Leveling:

There are primarily 2 ways to go. Either focus more on Occultist or Shaman. I would suggest going with an Occultist focused setup since it is easier to level with. You can ofcourse, focus on both equally, but then would be spreading your points too thin and that is not recommended.

Devotions:

  • Purple Crossroads > Shepherd’s Crook > Remove Purple
  • Green Crossroads > Raven > Rhowan’s Crown > Remove Green
  • Blue Crossroads > Eel > 4 points in Amatok (for Blizzard)
  • Yellow Crossroads > Tortoise > Remove Yellow
  • Sailor’s Guide > Crane > Panther > Solemn Watcher
  • Ishtak + 4 points in Tree of Life (for Healing Rain)

Skills:

  • Lvl 10 – 16/16 Familiar, 1/16 Hellhound.
  • Lvl 20 – 16/16 Briarthorn, 1/10 Curse of Frailty, 4/16 Hellhound.
  • Lvl 30 – 10/10 Curse of Frailty, 10/10 Vulnerability, 16/16 Hellhound.
  • Lvl 40 – 16/16 Blood of Dreeg, 8/12 Storm Spirit, 1/16 Devouring Swarm.
  • Lvl 50 – 12/12 Lightning Strike.
  • Lvl 60 – 12/12 Aspect of the Guardian, 12/12 Storm Spirit, 3/12 Ember Claw, 1/12 Bonds of Bysmiel.
  • Lvl 70 – 3/12 Manipulation, 1/12 Possession.
  • Lvl 80 – 12/12 Manipulation, 12/12 Possession.
  • Lvl 90 – 12/12 Infernal Breath, 12/12 Ember Claw.
  • Lvl 94 – Respec, according to the build you are going for.

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But this build is easy to make compared to most endgame setups since everything used can be target farmed.

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Decided to add Wind Devils into the mix since they are now permanent pets. The result unsurprisingly is more damage :3

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2:50 min cally kill instead of the previous 3:30 minutes.

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I really appreciate your answer, thanks!

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SR 100 done :3

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Died twice to Invulnerable SR Crystals + Volcanoes that spawn under your feet… the true superbosses of Grim Dawn :sweat_smile:

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