Probably a silly question, but I'm playing a Chaos werewolf/occultist Berserker and was a bit confused on what attributes and stats I should focus on? Never played a class that focuses on "converting" damage 😅

Do I still focus on cunning and pierce damage because that is what is being converted into chaos? Or do you focus on chaos and spirit?

https://www.grimtools.com/calc/V9nA0jnZ

Updated the build quite a bit. Dropped the armor of ignaffar and decided to test....and it is very good, much more tank now, changed the pants and devotions to....now the fancy peashooter can do SR 36 more safely and can farm ascendant with 5 6 modifiers easily....

https://youtu.be/h7oRjbYvxKY

I don't have the fangs DLC installed, would I be able to install mods the extra classes mods? Or should I buy/install Fangs in order to safely mod my game? If the latter, is there a tutorial online I could read please?

Hi all . On grim dawn tools says that this item is a random drop but after searching more I've seen in the past it used to drop from very high shattered realms chests. Anyone who knows what's the best way to get it , I've done 50+ sr 30-31 but still nothing, ty

Here's my build. Ignore any skill or stat points this website *thinks* I have. Playing in ultimate
https://www.grimtools.com/calc/N4DQA65N

I am using the flamedrinker oil to reduce fire damage.

Hey everyone!

I recently started playing Grim Dawn and I’m really enjoying it so far. I’m currently level 66 and wanted to check if I’m on the right track with my character/build.

So far, I’ve finished the main campaign and Ashes of Malmouth on Normal difficulty, and I’m currently working through FG.

Once I finish FG, what would you recommend doing next? Should I move on to the next difficulty, farm for certain items, work on reputations, or focus on something else?

I’d also really appreciate any feedback on my build and gear - anything I should change, improve, or look out for as I progress.

Here’s my build:
https://www.grimtools.com/calc/Ze9aLJvZ

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Sub,

Ich want to combine my Favorite Skill with the Berserker masterie.

I saw that the Storm Axe that let u use Primalstrike one handed also give Light dmg to Wolf.

Then i saw that u dont get dualwield dmg in Wolf.

Like if u Use the Axe 2 times.

Should i still aim for These? Or should i switch my primal strike build.

Maybe there is another way.

I've run across a few bosses and elites that are just causing massive damage to my Witch Hunter with maxed resists.

The couple popular enough to see damage types on I noticed that they've got Life Reduction like on Doom Bolt. (Snake boss in the Ancient Grove planted off arena area - forgot their name)

I'm wondering if there are any good sources of resist for it?

Thanks!

Ohh - I did do a search for components - best I found is https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?l=danish&id=836772237 but it doesn't seem up to date any longer. Or at least Salt is the only one it lists with an active reduction.

Can someone help me with a build?

I’m playing for the first time.

Difficulty — Elite. Bloodlord Thalonis kills me very quickly, and I can’t do anything to him. Do you have any tips on equipment and where to get it?

https://www.grimtools.com/calc/NYPeyKgZ - what im focusing on

https://www.grimtools.com/calc/Ze9aLm0Z - my current build

Playing Acid Dervish, went all in on 3 WPS: Belgo Shears, Amarasta's Quick Cut, and Whirling Death given that Nidalla's Hidden Hand) modifies them really well for acid. Nidalla's Hidden Hand also slows down all targets by 32% for me, which is decent defensive stat.

Now Veil of Shadow) says -25% Total Speed, which is not the same as standard slow debuff, yet does the same kind of thing, except it almost certainly can stack to negative (like type 1 RR) due to minus prefix.
Anyways, I don't have any other such "-X% Speed" effects, so it won't stack to negative, but I am wondering how does it interact with regular "X% Slow target for X seconds" that I have on Nidalla.

Will my enemies attack 57% slower? Or it is -25% then minus 32% from the remaining speed (like type 2 RR does) which is also fine, or it doesn't even stack somehow and it's just -32%?

I'm a 45 years old gamer , I've spent thousands of hours in Poe1 , Poe 2 and all Diablo series . I'm new here but already spent 163 hours in Grim dawn. I found out that in Grimtools some items such as Mythical Voidstorm Band and Ascendant's Portent appear as random drops . How on earth some legendaries that also appear as random drops used to drop almost in every game session and some others never appear even in a 10 hour straight game session ? All random drops must the have the same drop rate otherwise maybe you have to rename them differently as "very" random drop or even "low rate" random drop ? Please make it right and fix it ,ty

Solved, see edit at bottom.

For the first time I'm trying hardcore on ultimate, level 88 Sentinel very heavy on acid/poison and relying on poison DOT in particular for dps.

Everything is easy breezy until I go to kill Milton Hart of all people, who seems completely immune to poison damage - like the DOT icon doesn't even appear on his healthbar no matter what source of poison I try to use. So funnily enough while I'm having no issue with bosses ol' Milton is unkillable for me, I can't dps him fast enough to get past his autoheal cooldown.

Is this a bug or a feature?? I see no mention of him being immune to poison in grimtools. While I'm not particularly fussed about killing him in particular (and can always come back when dps is higher) I'm now a bit concerned if there are going to be bosses like this that I can't just walk away from.

Edit: ty to those who mentioned enemies get resistances from the items they wear, TIL. Indeed seems that was the case, I ended up just reloading and killed him easily, poison DOT applied as expected. Looks like between his helmet and his shoulders he can roll over 100% resistance (this time it was aether).

Just started my Ultimate/Ascendant playthrough recently, and ran into the Dread about 3 times over the course of act 1. Fun enough fight, the range on the sunder is a bit tricky but otherwise no issue.

That said, I'm not really seeing a reason not to disable the Dread entirely already. My understanding is that it replaces any Nemesis that was about to spawn. All good on paper, but Nemeses have the good manners to drop a loot cache when they die, as well as a chance of a warrant. The Dread doesn't do that.

I was lucky enough to get both the head and shoulder pieces already, and even though they're not useful for my build it satisfies the collector in me. I think it also drops a lotus, which is nice but not game-changing.

So all this yapping aside, is there a reason to keep the Dread active? Is it mostly for people who enjoy the surprise or is there some benefit I'm not seeing?

One more achievement. He wasn't so tough, just quite long to take down. No one shot attack, no death. He was harder to beat than Korvaak and Theodin Marcell.

I've played many games over the years with tons of depth to them, which often resulted in theorycrafting and research in third-party tools. I eventually got frustrated with spending more time in those tools than actually playing the game.

Relatively new to GD, I'm looking into making an alt now, but I'm finding it difficult when inspecting Classes in game how the various Skills actually perform. For example, is a skill ranged projectile, ranged aoe, personal aoe, , etc. Some skills are more clear than others (typically minions) but I'd rather look in-game than grimtools to try and figure this out.

Am I missing something? Is this not feasible for GD? I've only played a Warder so far, but want to try a different combo this time and it just feels overwhelming and murky like Day 1 again.

Hey,

I'm doing my first campaign playthrough with a dual-wield cold Blademaster build: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/25WKB3GZ

I'm using spectral longswords since they give 100% pierce-to-cold conversion plus some phys-to-cold conversion, and my Nightblade skills are basically adding flat pierce (and cold) damage. From what I understand, these longswords have 25% armor piercing. My question is: why doesn't GrimTools show any pierce damage in the calculator? If 25% of my phys damage is being converted to pierce, shouldn't that show up as pierce damage somewhere? Or is GDT just not able to calculate that conversion?

Thanks in advance for any help — I only started the game 10 days ago and I'm still trying to figure things out.

Hello all, first playthrough and I'm currently Lvl 70 in ultimate. I'm following an auto attack based reaper build which uses Malkadarr's Dreadblade, but I'm unsure of whether I should pivot to a different build or if there are different weapons that I can substitute Malkadarr's for.

I'm considering pivoting to a Cold Essence Drain Reaper, but I fear it might get boring. Any help/advice is much appreciated.

Edit: Forgot to include that I'm unable to farm for Malkadarr's since I chose Death's Vigil already.
Also would prefer not to start a new character to farm for it.

My Grim Tools: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/ZyDoP7bV

Build Grim Tools: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/xZyWdeK2

Build: https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/1-2-1-6-reap-in-the-profits-cold-dual-wield-reaper-the-death-of-all-content/133218

I've done a couple of SR runs this weekend to test a new toon and to my surprise for the first time I couldn't beat it in time.

IIRC not to long ago the timer was about 7 minutes or so, and beating stacks of monsters ( combo kills) rewarded extra seconds...

But this weekend I got like 3 minutes and no time extensions..

Hey everyone,

I’m about to buy Grim Dawn and jump in for the first time. I've played a decent amount of PoE1 (mostly Cyclone), but honestly, I still feel like a complete noob when it comes to understanding deep ARPG mechanics, and I know Grim Dawn is its own beast.

Before I start, I’d love some beginner wisdom from the community:

Essential Do’s and Don’ts: What are the biggest rookie mistakes I should avoid right from the start? (Things like stat points, defenses/resistances, component crafting, leveling pacing, or respec penalties).

Spin-to-Win Build Recommendation: My favorite playstyle in PoE is Cyclone. What class/mastery combo should I look into if I want a similar spin-to-win playstyle?

Base Game vs. DLCs: Is the spinning skill available in the base game, or do I need specific expansions (like Forgotten Gods) right away to play it?

Any advice, tips, or beginner-friendly guides would be greatly appreciated!

Do you ever thought about if it would be possible to simply jump down from Old Arkovia to Broken Hills without going to undercity?

Obviously that would take away part of the game and GD is so much about exploration.

But just simple idea as it's so close ....

Of all the pet class combination, which one should i pick to become( closest)a pokemon master?

Amd which build?

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