⭐ Top 20 Softcore builds, End of Forgotten Gods Edition [1.2.1.6]

Thanks for all this work! Finally an update to the list of the only playable and viable builds in the game. Public Test can officially begin!

True. New players / casuals, it was a joke!


Comments / builds I like / didn’t expect etc.:
(most I saw before on YT though)

2. Brutallax Dervish
I’m glad this is optimized, I couldn’t to it myself as it’s not my expertise but I’ve always been interested - I made 2 x Bruttalax Trickster in the past and was thinking of Oathkeepers with Blade Spirits. Nice Cunning and OA :eyes:

5. Hellborne Shieldbreaker
@grey-maybe it’s worth adding that the build benefits from Kraken getting retalded.

9. Pierce/Bleed PB Witch Hunter
Obviously not a new build (if you disregard the transmuter at least) but it’s cool PB’s change allowed it to beat Spite and even raise to the top. As always, greatly optimized by @nofika4u and with unexpected item choice Grim Dawn or Grimarillion Plans?

11. FoI RtA Purifier
I like FoI, I’m glad this skill made it and in the most interesting and difficult to optimize variant, beautifully done by @banana_peel . Wow, this 2p Dawnbreaker brings a lot of flat retal to the build :eyes:

14. Blightlord DE Oppressor
I find adding DE to Blightlord creative, maybe because I rarely play such builds. It’s rare either way. Props to @nofika4u

18. Nightbringer Archon
A meme build in Top 20, awesome!

19. Aether PB Reaper
I missed the faction belt before so I’ll :laughing: at it now.

ABB|cold-fire_infiltrator Infiltrator, Level 100 (GD 1.2.1.6) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator
That’s a weird build, I haven’t gotten used to it yet.

BWC|RtA_Commando Commando, Level 100 (GD 1.2.1.6) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator
Might be the first time I see Fewmet Grips used in someone’s else build. Definitely the first serious build with them.


Might be worth mentioning to casuals that it’s 1.2 * 1.28 - 1 = 53.6% rather than 48% incorrectly displayed by GT, since these are multiplicative.

Probably should have been the case in the past as well, even with crit damage being lower. Builders get better.

Nice debuff on the :troll: !

Top 20+1

I think you meant DE?


Top 20 shows how good and interesting devotion system is in GD if you like optimizing. Many new and interesting setups.

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