Tactician recommendations please

New player here. Loving the game so far but having a hard time properly matching the build I would like to play with the gear I am finding.

That being said, I would love some recommendations please (updated for FoA) for a Tactician build utilizing duel pistols/Cadence and either of the following: (a) pure Pierce damage; or (b) a hybrid of Pierce and Elemental damage.

Please provide Grimtools links if possible.

Thanks in advance!

you want leveling/budget or end-game?

Maybe someone’s done it already and will chime in, but I was thinking about ele cadence with the purple dagger
Tactician, Level 100 (GD 1.3.0.6) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator (no idea if it would be any good

Or 2h with medal for extra wps Mythical Sigil of the Infinites - Legendary Medal - Grim Dawn Item Database

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New player here so just looking for leveling - thanks…

I guess something like this [1.1.8.1 - 1.1.9.0] Budget dw ranged pierce Paladin but you go cadence instead of righteous fervor something like this Tactician, Level 100 (GD 1.3.0.7) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

Thanks, the tactician build was what I was seeking.

Do you know generally what the leveling order is please?

or with a messenger rifle Tactician, Level 100 (GD 1.3.0.7) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator or with ugdenbog crossbow Tactician, Level 100 (GD 1.3.0.7) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator

Just swap RF points to cadence points accordingly in the leveling guide, should not be that hard its not rocket science

All I see is the build calculator. There is no “guide” to follow.

My first post in this thread has two links
the first one links to a guide
the second one links to a grimtools on how the final tactician version could look

Sorry didn’t realize I would be following a Paladin guide - thanks.

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Yeah adjust the paladin guide to tactician by swapping RF points to Cadence points etc

Can you please explain the devotion path for the Tactician build calc model?

I do not understand why this build would take Toad when it is virtually useless to a Tactician with Aether damage and such.

Thanks…

It’s not taken for aether dmg, just to get necessary green/purple points. Also the beast racial dmg and 3% adcth are not wasted

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You must look at the big picture

Ranged - you really want Hydra
Pierce - you really want Azrakaa and Unknown Soldier

You need green and purple for that

What devotions give both green and purple?
Toad and Quill - which one has most useful stats for the build you are making? Ans: Toad

I see new players missing this, they wanna take for instance “I am gonna do cold damage I am gonna take cold damage devotions all the way” and then they either miss defenses or enough affinity to take the tier-3 devotion(s). Or both

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Ok I understand now thanks.

That being said, why doesn’t your devotion path include Kraken please. Attack speed for duel pistols would seem an absolute must.

Uses two pistols as the original Paladin guide.
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These two

Uses a 2H rifle, and they have Kraken in their devotion plan.

Perhaps you looked at the wrong grim tools and got things confused/mixed up.

But you wrote

which does not make sense at all. Kraken is for 2H builds

Sorry my bad. Why not Ghoul then?

Ghoul is great, but is not active all the time.

This is the devotion plan for my DW pistol Tactician that I made like 4 years ago

If you are new just follow a guide and learn about the game first, think about min/maxing etc later