Stat question

Grim Dawn General Discussion
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I have done enough reading on the internet about this game to get a minor grasp on the theory-crafting, but I still sometimes actually to be more honest a little more than sometimes, actually way more often than not, I doubt myself in my gear/skill/devotion choices.

I usually sell all yellows but skim over them quickly and sometimes get a surprise.

So I built this Elementalist (first character), (I had no idea the name of the class was until I read about it)

My primary damage comes from fire and lightning. If you look at the image I provided, you will see the stats on the yellow medal seem to be much more superior to the ones on the green Kymons. So I switched them out, but my offensive ability went down.

Now I am aware that the “DPS” is not a reliable way to measure the effectiveness of your actual damage with all the spells going off, and all the buffs.

I did think the offensive ability stat was more reliable. However, at the moment my eyes are telling me different. I don’t know what to think. So if anyone would like to explain the best way or a best practice, for me to make the right choices going forward I would be immensely thankful for your time.

I know a lot of learning is hands-on, but after doing my homework, I always reach out to people who have better knowledge of the subject.

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Offensive ability (OA) basically increases your chance to Crit.

Don’t worry too much about items at your level as you will outgrow them soon anyway. Just go with whatever helps you kill faster and survive easier.

What you need to focus on more is resistances. They play a more important role in GrimDawn, so try to keep them close to 80% or more.

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Thanks, I am noticing the resistance requirement the hard way, I am farming Wardens lab without the Warden. At least till I get higher up and or get some good drops with prismatic shield and I immediately took the dps hit to get the defense.

When I can kill warden effectively I will move on.

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What Maya said, res is all important. Don’t waste your time farming gear at low levels lol. Farm bounties so that you get faction rep asap.

As for stats you gotta ask more specific questions. As for oa in my experience it’s not important at low levels. Focus on res and %damage.

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What Maya said, res is all important. Don’t waste your time farming gear at low levels. Farm bounties so that you get faction rep asap. Faction gear is very dependable and the sooner you get access to augments the better.

As for stats you gotta ask more specific questions. Oa in my experience it’s not important at low levels (especially %oa as your base oa is low). Focus on res and %damage.

Oh, and sorry if I kill your vibe. Elementalist is one of the very worst classes in the game. :eek: If you’re not planning on having many chars and you wanna challenge crucible one day, then I’ll start all over in your place.