savagery warder: how to AoE properly?

Grim Dawn Gameplay Discussion
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Hi,

I’m currently trying to build a lightning based warder. I’m lv 45 with primal strike, and the AoE is really nice, but the single target damage is kinda low.

I was thinking about getting savagery instead of PS, but i’m afraid my clear speed will plummet when meeting packs.

Would reckless tempest attached to wind devil be enough to manage the crowds? maybe with an addition of some (6?) points in feral hunger and/or zolhan technique? Or should i seek an additional devotion?

I dont have much stuff lying around, so item skills are very limited :confused:

Thanks for your advice :slight_smile:

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Yes Wind Devil + Reckless tempest should be enough, however, you should bind elemental storm to Wind Devil and bind Reckless tempest to Upheaval.

Your sources of AOE from skills should be Feral Hunger, Zolhan Technique and Upheaval. Each will need 4-5 points to be efficient obviously.

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A related question to OP. So if going 1h+shield, your only remaining option is Zolhan’s Technique right?

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It is fine with Primal Strike for overall if you don’t have energy problems.

you may improve single target dps by use high %weapon damage skills too. It is better than going half-baked savagery.

Ex. Some investment in Blitz/Forcewave/Cadence or granted skills from material like Chipped Claw/Severe Claw/Oleron’s Blood.

PS. If you really like lightning. Playing elementalist(shaman+demo) is a lot better.

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The proper way to AOE as lightning savagery warder is to have full ultos set, which gives you two extra aoe procs.

For levelling Primal Strike is better. For some extra AOE you could use Arbiter. Synergizes especially well with Prismatic Eviscerator, which you could easily use till lvl 70.

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Thanks for your input!

Yes Wind Devil + Reckless tempest should be enough, however, you should bind elemental storm to Wind Devil and bind Reckless tempest to Upheaval.

Your sources of AOE from skills should be Feral Hunger, Zolhan Technique and Upheaval. Each will need 4-5 points to be efficient obviously.

I intended to go with arcane bomb instead of elemental storm, i guess it’s about the same?

PS. If you really like lightning. Playing elementalist(shaman+demo) is a lot better.

Just because of flame touched and the mines? or do you use fire strike too?
Soldier seems to add survivability to the mix, and that’s what i was looking for this lightning build, actually :slight_smile:

The proper way to AOE as lightning savagery warder is to have full ultos set, which gives you two extra aoe procs.

For levelling Primal Strike is better. For some extra AOE you could use Arbiter. Synergizes especially well with Prismatic Eviscerator, which you could easily use till lvl 70.

I dont have the set, unfortunately… but i’m using the prismatic evisc, and i have some empowered lightcaller decapitator that seems nice, waiting to be used.

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You should aim for both, because they stack with each other

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Not only those.

Lightning warder use few support from soldier mastery.
The key of tankiness and damage from soldier aren’t flexible and don’t affect your need in lightning. Demo’s skills are less condition and more flexible for overall build.

  • Soldier don’t have resistance reduction to enemies, but Demo has (-40% which is very high amount)
  • To be tanky soldier need a lot of DA and must wear shield, but Demo has Blast Shield and Flashbang+Searing Light with no condition.
  • Supported Lightning gear give more bonus in Demo than soldier.

PS. Soldier without shield are as squishy as other class.