physical damage build devotions? nothing good?

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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Hi

need help for my physical forcewave soldier:

https://www.grimtools.com/calc/vNQzOv82

a) dont know what second class to take. I know Demo, inqui, necro, occu are all usefull.
Occu and demo was long time the strongest right? For a phys build. One give RR one give flat damage and more passive bonus and passiv playstyle.
Inqui and Demo give the option to go elemental damage later. Physicial tactican gives a lot of passives defensives bonus too.
Necro gives the option to go krieg set cadence build and is real strong endgame?
This is right?

Goal is to finish the game with the char. Level100, campaign bosses killing, all dungeons, and a little crucible for gear farming.

b) I have some unspend devotion points and no idea where to go. In the level phase and the endgame.
With my sabo, or pet char or poison char, or cold nightblade, or lightning shaman you see instant what devotions are for you. You get some good procs, some rr, some defensive stuff. Done.

With the phys dmg build I only see shit :smiley: Assasin mark. ok. Next obviously good stuff is oleron proc, but to get this you need to get a lot of not so good stuff.
Is falcon swoop good enough to take it? Endgame? level phase?
Acid spray manticore? Good? Right? its RR and you get not much as a physical damage char.
Bull, stag, dire bear, light of empyrium good? its a lot of flat physical damage and procs?
Or do you go more defensive devotions as a physical build and build your gear more towards offensive.
With my other chars the route was clear: most of the gear was to get the defensive, resis, life, and a little damage stuff, and the devos was nearly all for procs and damage bonus.

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a) Occultist, Necromancer or Inquisitor are the best secondary classes for phys forcewave. In Occultist you need Curse of Frailty for physical RR and Blood of Dreeg for heals, OA, poison res and phys res. In Necromancer - Spectral Binding and its passive for physical RR, and then Mark of Torment for extra defensive layer. In Inquisitor - Word of Renewal, Deadly Aim and Inquisitor seal. Demolitionist is outperformed by these.

b) You can take devotions from any physical build in Compendium, they are pretty much common. Oleron and Bear for phys damage, or Bull and Vire for trauma damage, or Empyrion and Ishtak for more defenses.
To get Oleron you can take Wolverine with its brilliant Defensive ability bonuses, Rhowan’s Scepter if you use mace, Crab, Hammer.

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if ur playing aom dlc i recomended elemental forcewave or fire.

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Disagreed. Physical is very strong too if you cook it properly

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Hello!

Check Danko’s tactician:
http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68898

And Zhuugus version: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/pZrrQMkZ

Zhuugus’ ‘Reasonably powerful builds’ thread is a very good source of builds and succesful approaches, all tested by the same person. You can check it at http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61983

Good luck!

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And my tactician also.

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thank you all