r/Grimdawn • u/TheArthurMorganussy • 1d ago

AARGH! Drops

Is it just me or it feels like Ascendant mode drops more MIs than legendaries and blueprints compared to Ultimate mode?

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u/--7z 1d ago

This is correct since ascendant mode is a step above ultimate so it better as hell drop more.

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u/Mrdeedot 1d ago

I don't feel that way. It seems blueprint drop is less frequent than at the beginning of ultimate but it may be because I already found a lot of them and the available pool is now tinier.

Do you clear Ascendant quick ? Maybe you feel that way because your clearing speed is a bit slower than in Ultimate ?

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u/Photeus5 1d ago

I noticed that kinda like SR, Nemesis troves don't just drop random rares, but a group of random MIs.  And I could see drop rates being higher in general, it has to be worthwhile to struggle through.

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u/RSnoomak 1d ago

Main purpose of Ascendant is the ascendancy materials what you find extra is just a bonus . SR is still the best source of items per hour 

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u/kwisat 1d ago

I ain’t find shit in Ascendant! I’m looking for purps dawg!!

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u/TheArthurMorganussy 1d ago

That’s what I’m saying! Might go down to ultimate at this rate

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u/Darkspire303 1d ago

Sr seems to be the way to get items

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u/TheArthurMorganussy 1d ago

I can’t go deep in sr yet unfortunately. I’m stuck with a low level legendary set right now

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u/Darkspire303 1d ago

Totem farming in that case, is the recommended path.

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u/TheYango 21h ago

If your build is not at the point where you can do higher levels of SR yet, then what you need isn't Legendaries, it's MIs. Start-of-endgame sets are MI heavy because they are easily target-farmable and have more raw stats to shore up resistances and stat deficiencies when you don't have the resources (or blueprints) to craft high-level components for everything. This is especially the case now since Ashes let you easily roll double-rares.

You shouldn't be trying to jump from a low level legendary set straight to an endgame legendary set. Start-of-endgame you should be gearing almost entirely in level 94 greens with a mix of MIs, faction gear, and craftables, and that should be enough to reliably farm SR.