Please note that this is a beginner's build and I have on purpose not added tons of crazy rare MI's affix rolls etc. The build is meant to be played by someone who doesn't have any pre-existing gear. Purchase Grim Dawn + DLC via Humble Bundle: bit.ly/lnb-GrimDawn 💕
would you say this is as good as POE? or similar to POE? i am interested but i am not sure i want to spend 10$ on a game if i can already play POE for free
@@ericdrake5190 PoE is much faster paced and an actual economy. You'll need a lot of patience for Grim Dawn because it is a lot to learn before you can make builds on your own. It's definitely a fun single player ARPG and a good diversion when a PoE league isn't interesting anymore.
this guide is really good, most of the videos of grim dawn failed to explain why you should put a certain number of skill point in a certain skill, but you explained it really well. its a really helpful guide especially for beginners.! keep up the good work
Wow, Amazing guide. I especially love how you show where to put points in the skills and devotions tree as you progress. Thank you a ton for your effort! This is the best style I've seen for build guides.
Absolutely lovely step by step guide. Its extremely hard to get into Grim Dawn for me and to stay engaged by it, and this just helps, being able to follow a guide for a build that works, made by a knowledgeable person. I really most of all appreciate the step by step approach right from the beginning. Thank you.
Stumbled over your content 2 weeks ago and immediately fell in love with your work. Great work. Clear, valuable, great style of zoom-in and -out through the content. Thank you!
Great guide Lifting. Love that you did a detailed break down of not just the gear but the actual skill leveling order and the explanation on the Devotion points was great! . I have seen a lot of guides that never do that and just assume that the reader is max level with awesome gear. I was looking at a Eye of Reckoning build earlier today but I think I will use yours. See you on the stream. Edit: Been playing the Eye of Reckoning build (awesome BTW). You recommended getting the Barthollem's Gavel if you need a weapon. I think that weapon can only be farmed if you side with Death's Vigil. The weapon drops from Archon Barthollem as his monster infrequent according too grimtools.
wrote out the steps for the skill tree and devotion tree Lifting’s beginner spin to win boy ERECTIONS Arcanist first 7 points callidors tempest 4 points flash freeze 3 points callidros 1 point erections Oathkeeper 20 mastery Remove callidors tempest 2 handed melee 3 points of eye of reckoning 1 point vires might 1 point resilliance 1 point ascension 1 point askandras 1 point guardians of empyrion 1 point clarity of purpose 2 points eye of reckoning Max soul fire Max iskandras 1 point presence of virtue 11 points eye of reckoning Max arcane will 3 points maivens sphere 1 point nullification Max reckless power Max celestial presence Max ascension Max clarity of purpose 10 points resiliance 5 points inner focus Max ERECTIONS 1 point overload 1 point elemental balance 1 point haven 1 point rebuke 1 point tectonic shift Then haven remaining points Then inner focus remaining points DEVOTION TREE 1 point crossroads primordial Fill eel Repsec primordial Eldritch crossroad Fill scholars light Fill kraken Fill quill Respec eldritch Fill ghoul link iskandras Three points behemoth link ERECTIONS Fill solaels witchblade link eye of reckoning Fill owl 3 points rhowans crown link guardians 1 point order cross 3 points lion Fill crab link maivens sphere Respec owl Fill chariot of dead link presence of virtue Repec scholar light 6 points bards harp link reckless power Respec order cross 6 points solemn watcher Respec lion 4 points revenant
I always open a text document and list down everything on the video for reference later. I did that before I saw your comment. Just wanted to add the Gear portion; perhaps it'll be useful: Infernal Brimstone 2H Mace (random) (P) Leveling: Barthollem's Gavel (Archon Barthollem in Tomb of the Archon) (G) or Solael Beheader (Solael Quartermaster in Conclave of the Three) (B) Component: Enchanted Flint Vanquisher's Helm (Port Valbury final chest) (P) Vanquisher's Armor (The Steps of Torment final chest) (P) Component: Kilrian's Shattered Soul (Kilrian, the Tainted Soul in Arkovian Undercity Level 3) Iskandra's Focusing Prism Amulet (random) (P) Iskandra's Pauldrons Shoulders (random) (P) or any Rare or Epic item with relevant stats Solael-Sect Legguards Pants (Guardian of Solael in The Hidden Path in Broken Hills) (MI G) guaranteed Life Leech, Chaos, Bleed, Aether Resist Iskandra's Balance Mythical Relic (P) G stands for Green, B stands for Blue, P stands for Purple
I replayed Grim Dawn since like a year break, I had 2 85 characters with my own build Ive tried but got stuck both times somewhere in ultimate. Started this one now, I am currently lvl 81 and going towards ultimate, already did aspirant crucible to 170 and challenger to 130 so works pretty nice, good guide
I am not gonna lie I feel like its great that you joined the Grim Dawn community as before it was absurdly difficult to find a video guide for a build that explains everything so even noobs like myself will be able to follow :)
Så sent som igår købte jeg Grim Dawn, søgte i flere timer efter en build guide, men opgav fordi det var alt forvirrende. Kommer hjem fra arbejde, åbner TH-cam, ser din video og nu kan jeg faktisk prøve spillet uden at dø hele tiden. :D Tak!
WOW man! Amazing guide! Clear and very complete, and on top of that, the leveling process explained at every step. Didn’t see a build guide like this so far on youtube. Thanks and hope you will make more like this!...
This is the only build I've found that has shown step by step skill leveling. Everything else is just here you go and oh yeah, it uses all these legendary items.. good luck! Thanks lifting.
I wish you still played this game. Your tutorials and builds are always concise and thorough with a side of light humor when explaining for a laid back feel. Still subbed though.
Thank you for a precise building guide. I am a beginner to this type of game and following your build has made it more enjoyable to play. I am also learning how to compare gear but man devotions are in a league of their own. Still not understanding devotions very well and following your build has allowed me to play without giving up in frustration. Thank you so much!
I just got this game I’m level 22 so far using this build and I love it thanks so much for this. I’ve always wanted to get into ARPGs and when I watch gameplay of like diablo and POE and now this I’ve always been drawn to the SPIN 2 WIN builds lol but I never really played diablo or Poe that much but I’m definitely gonna try to all the way in this game.
there are tons of good builds that are just like this. explained almost the same. you must not have looked very long. or visited the forums. Malagant. he even does full game play throughs and explains everything. this is a good guide well explained but you're very incorrect.
Thanks for doing this.. it's a great guide and very easy to follow. Not many guides take you step by step through leveling and devotions, so the effort is appreciated. I am using this guide and it's going great, fun character to play. Thanks again!
Thanks for covering the game LNB. I am a long time fan from the PoE audience myself, but you getting into GD now actually made me revisit the game myself and I am having a blast for the 1st time with it, where I tried numerous times before and it didn't stick. Purchased all DLC from Humble using your link as well so I can access everything in the game, in the same time hoping to contribute a little to your longevity as a content creator. I hope you will manage your recent change in workload and get your work/life balance back on track. All the best to you and your wonderful little fam!
Thank you for all of the hard work you have put into this Lifting. I am currently running through the game with this build and I'm having the most fun I have ever had playing Grim Dawn :)
I made this build 1:1 with every skillpoint (L 84 now) and it is GREAT! It gives that old D2 lance whirlwind barb flame river feeling. It is also very flexible on itemchoice and very beginnerfriendly...and as always very well explained by a pro like Lifting Nerd!
I'm currently using this build and it's a ton of fun. I've summarized the build for myself to quickly reference while I play, hopefully this can help others too: *=======================STATS==========================* !!!ALL STAT POINTS FROM LEVELING GO TO PHYSIQUE!!! Endgame Thresholds: 15000 + health 2700 defensive & offensive ability (with self-buffs) 1500+ armor 80+ all res (except stun and phys) *Damage Scaling:* flat fire damage % fire damage % elemental damage % attack speed *=======================SKILLS=========================* max eye of reckoning max soulfire max ascension max clarity of purpose max celestial presence max iskandra's elemental exchange max arcane will max reckless power 1 overload 1 elemental balance ~7 mirror of eroctes ~1 maiven's sphere of protection 1 conversion 0-4 olexra's flash freeze (I find it loses effectiveness later on, but ymmv) 1 nullification 10+ inner focus (dump points here last!) 1 summon guardian of empyrion 1 vire's might 1 tectonic shift 1 presence of virtue 10 haven 1 rebuke 7 resilience *======================DEVOTION=======================* max ghoul -(link)-> iskandra's elemental exchange max kraken max eel max quill top 3 behemoth -(link)-> mirror of eroctes max solael's -(link)-> eye of reckoning max solemn watcher max chariot of the dead -(link)-> presence of virtue right 3 rhowan's crown -(link)-> summon guardian of empyrion max crab -(link)-> maiven's spehere of protection max bard's harp -(link)-> reckless power right 4 in revenant *NOTE FOR DEVOTIONS:* You'll need to respec your devotions a bunch to actually get all the nodes above; refer to Lifting's video for the respec path.
I'd like to note that if you don't side when Death's Vigil you can not farm for Barthollem's Gavel the mob only spawns as part of Death's Vigils quest chain. I was very sad to find this out, it's a great stepping stone to the Solael axe which unfortunately requires level 84!?!?!?!
How Nice that this is posted day three of my first ever OKbuild, and 2h wep etc aswell! I might actually take this hc-char to endgame, or instant death 🤓
@@Thegooderstuffs Yeah I'm inlove, doing pretty well in HC so far! I did pure OK til' like lvl 48 and it was a breeze, but after the adjustments it's even more amazing, life is good!
@@AndrewHoeglund it is fun, just be careful with Loxmere in ultimate, she can ghost you real quick if you're not paying attention. Had a couple rips from her.
@@Thegooderstuffs Yeah I fudge'd up lmao. Got ripperino deluxe edition from that devo-shrine-summoner boss. He's however the only mob I ever felt struggle with, so it was weird going from OP to heaven xd
I went kinda overboard and managed to pump even more damage by dual wielding Mythical Cortosian Invoker by using Blademaster's Talisman relic... yes, both weapons add damage to EoR. Iskandra's set is great overall for elemental damage and with elemental augments from malmouth my dps sits around 300-400k, not to mention the damage done by procs and empyrion bois summons... it's so ridiculous I stopped playing it and went back to Elemental/Aether Ray Spellbinder, feels less cheesy
It's really, REALLY fun and very fast to clear most contents. It seemingly only good for clear / AoE, but surprisingly, the single target are really good, too. I'm at level 41 and haven't died, but there's quite a few close call because I couldn't see the Aether AoE aura thing underneath me lol. Capping non-elemental res is hard
Why spend all those points to get to reckless power instead of grabbing divine mandate in the other tree when its so close to being maxed out? using 25 extra points has got to be better spent somewhere else in the tree, improving bubble or some of the other buffs?
To get the Barthollems Gavel from Archon Barthollem you have to chose Order of Death's Vigil Faction but the inernet says me thats kymons are the better opinion for fire melee builds. pls help
Thank you Lifting, you are doing a great quality content as always :) I was surprised to see a GD video here, it's totaly maching my break while waiting Legion and that's awesome ! Can someone help me with the Attributes ? I may have overlooked it but i haven't found any information about it. Should i priorise something ? Is there a rule of thumb ?
7:16 so am I completely understanding this wrong here, isnt giants blood a proc skill as is clearly shows right there, 15% chance on hit. The way he is framing it here is as if you use it at will, is that how it works? I have always thought stuff like this where its a proc off of incoming damage you are supposed to put it on auras or skills that you keep up on your self.
If you put it on an aura = You got hit = giant's blood procs. If you put on mirror, = You got hit = it will not trigger = You got hit DURING mirror, it will proc. TLDR, he linked it with mirror to make giant's blood proc on command, instead of randomly with aura.
I miss you, bro. I started playing GD again so I referred myself back to this video, not so I could actually play a viable build, but so I could hear your manliness.
Currently level 40 with this build and its awesome. Thanks for the detailed video and explanation. Would you happen to be making any ranged aoe builds in the future?
Can we farm these gears's lower versions (like rare etc.) in the same areas, in elite or normal mod? Im 50 level right now and wanna make more proper build. Thanks for any answer :)
I am slightly confused. At the 4:47 mark the tooltip shows (and he mentions) Iskandras giving physical dmg to elemental conversion but I do not see that in game. Was it nerfed or removed I presume? Is it still worth maxing without the added 25% bonus conversion?
its worth maxing still, you need insane energy regen in order to sustain the eye of reckoning. its not as good obviously, but the part that is critical for the build (energy regen) is still there.
Playing on Veteran currently, wondering if I should choose Death's Vigil or the Chosen... seems' Death's vigil would be better because of the fire/physical augments, but as I am new to the game thought I would ask a professional first!! THanks for any input.
Can anyone here please tell me about how I should allocate my Attributes? I've scouted through the video 4-5 times now and I can't find anything about it..
Ok guys! Total noob here that has over 2 days played with this build. I just started it sometime this December, and I wanted to give my feedback so far. You can see my 12/26 Grim Calc here: www.grimtools.com/calc/0V0XOYrV I do not have all of the gear pieces yet, and am just now able to clear SoT at level 94 on Ultimate with the gear I have. I have died over 170 times learning this build and the game, and honestly, I probably started Ultimate a bit early (somewhere around level 65). My instinct was to rush to Ultimate for the higher level gear, and I did not want to burn through Skeleton Keys, as they are fairly hard to find and craft early on. Overall, I have enjoyed this build, but it has required a lot of luck to get it this far and a ton of kiting, and only really feels like it has come into itself after getting level 94 and equipping Mythical Infernal Brimstone (maybe better early on with the other two weapons mentioned). Solael's pants cannot go without mention because the additional 3% life leech is a huge boost. This is definitely not a face tank build right out of the box, and a big problem I faced early on in Ultimate, was that I was not using potions or really focusing much on my resistances (you can still see I am working on some of them). I just learned about the reputation augments for items, and intend to boost my resistances using those sometime after this post. At first I was very disappointed with the build and contemplated giving up several times over the course of my 170 deaths, however I finally realized that the most important thing that I could do was to keep grinding and farming as much content as I could. This meant farming early dungeons on repeat for both XP, components, and legendary items (finally paid off!). Now that I am able to clear SoT, I still have more than half of the content to finish (both expacs), and at 100 I will begin farming the Crucible, as well. What I have come to learn not just from this build, but from the game itself, is that it is all about grinding and pushing your character to the limits with potions and resistance components. Farming in Elite would have also afforded me better gear options, which would have likely made the ride to 94 that much easier. Now that the character feels more stable and I better understand boss mechanics and dodging, this will be my farm character for the next build I create, which I have a ton of legionaries to draw from after playing this guy. I will continue to max out this build as suggested by Lifting to see how far I can take it before moving on to my next build, and after pushing through to SoT Ultimate clears, I am happy that I started with this build, as it will take me to the next level of play. Don't forget that your mileage may vary depending on your skill level, so take this post with a grain of salt. Anyhow, thanks for teaching me so much about the game LiftingNerdBro Edit: I forgot to mention a couple of things. 1.) Make sure you choose the correct faction if you are going to use the gavel while you are farming Brimstone. 2.) Don't be afraid to use Nullification offensively! It can be super powerful debuffing your enemies. 3.) Be sure to rotate around your enemies, to avoid cones and single target projectiles. If i think of anymore edits, I will add them!
Hey I'm loving this build so far, but I have hit a bit of a stump in the build... Trying to respect owl into chariots of the dead but I can't respec due to "constellation dependencies." Do you know or anybody know how I can work around this? Thanks in advance.
nice video man! i'm doing a similar build, but with oathkeeper + demo...i was thinking in picking up the solael's witchblade debuff but i wasn't sure if will combo with the guardians debuff...
Look up the Grim Dawn Resistance Reduction Cheat Sheet. It shows the three types of RR and how they stack (or don't) and how they combine together to arrive at total RR. You should be able to figure out if the two abilities will combo from there.
I just get the forgotten gods and can't wait for Arcanist / Oathkeeper combo after i saw it in your video before 6 months. Can you tell me what Addons you are using .
Please note that this is a beginner's build and I have on purpose not added tons of crazy rare MI's affix rolls etc. The build is meant to be played by someone who doesn't have any pre-existing gear.
Purchase Grim Dawn + DLC via Humble Bundle: bit.ly/lnb-GrimDawn 💕
I already own the game but I want to contribute to your work so I'm getting the shiny new member badge.
Haha sick man! Thanks a lot mate :)
Thank you Lifting. As always, quality content!
would you say this is as good as POE? or similar to POE? i am interested but i am not sure i want to spend 10$ on a game if i can already play POE for free
@@ericdrake5190 PoE is much faster paced and an actual economy. You'll need a lot of patience for Grim Dawn because it is a lot to learn before you can make builds on your own. It's definitely a fun single player ARPG and a good diversion when a PoE league isn't interesting anymore.
this guide is really good, most of the videos of grim dawn failed to explain why you should put a certain number of skill point in a certain skill, but you explained it really well. its a really helpful guide especially for beginners.! keep up the good work
Wow, Amazing guide. I especially love how you show where to put points in the skills and devotions tree as you progress. Thank you a ton for your effort! This is the best style I've seen for build guides.
I have to say this is the absolute best build guide I’ve ever seen! You left no page unturned on this one amazing job
Absolutely lovely step by step guide. Its extremely hard to get into Grim Dawn for me and to stay engaged by it, and this just helps, being able to follow a guide for a build that works, made by a knowledgeable person. I really most of all appreciate the step by step approach right from the beginning. Thank you.
Stumbled over your content 2 weeks ago and immediately fell in love with your work. Great work. Clear, valuable, great style of zoom-in and -out through the content. Thank you!
Great guide Lifting. Love that you did a detailed break down of not just the gear but the actual skill leveling order and the explanation on the Devotion points was great! . I have seen a lot of guides that never do that and just assume that the reader is max level with awesome gear. I was looking at a Eye of Reckoning build earlier today but I think I will use yours. See you on the stream.
Edit: Been playing the Eye of Reckoning build (awesome BTW). You recommended getting the Barthollem's Gavel if you need a weapon. I think that weapon can only be farmed if you side with Death's Vigil. The weapon drops from Archon Barthollem as his monster infrequent according too grimtools.
wrote out the steps for the skill tree and devotion tree
Lifting’s beginner spin to win boy
ERECTIONS
Arcanist first
7 points callidors tempest
4 points flash freeze
3 points callidros
1 point erections
Oathkeeper 20 mastery
Remove callidors tempest
2 handed melee
3 points of eye of reckoning
1 point vires might
1 point resilliance
1 point ascension
1 point askandras
1 point guardians of empyrion
1 point clarity of purpose
2 points eye of reckoning
Max soul fire
Max iskandras
1 point presence of virtue
11 points eye of reckoning
Max arcane will
3 points maivens sphere
1 point nullification
Max reckless power
Max celestial presence
Max ascension
Max clarity of purpose
10 points resiliance
5 points inner focus
Max ERECTIONS
1 point overload
1 point elemental balance
1 point haven
1 point rebuke
1 point tectonic shift
Then haven remaining points
Then inner focus remaining points
DEVOTION TREE
1 point crossroads primordial
Fill eel
Repsec primordial
Eldritch crossroad
Fill scholars light
Fill kraken
Fill quill
Respec eldritch
Fill ghoul link iskandras
Three points behemoth link ERECTIONS
Fill solaels witchblade link eye of reckoning
Fill owl
3 points rhowans crown link guardians
1 point order cross
3 points lion
Fill crab link maivens sphere
Respec owl
Fill chariot of dead link presence of virtue
Repec scholar light
6 points bards harp link reckless power
Respec order cross
6 points solemn watcher
Respec lion
4 points revenant
Nice job mate, thanks :)
@@LiftingNerdBro For sure man! I've been looking for a build for this skill and figured it would help some people out as well.
you are a true legend friend!
I always open a text document and list down everything on the video for reference later. I did that before I saw your comment. Just wanted to add the Gear portion; perhaps it'll be useful:
Infernal Brimstone 2H Mace (random) (P)
Leveling:
Barthollem's Gavel (Archon Barthollem in Tomb of the Archon) (G)
or
Solael Beheader (Solael Quartermaster in Conclave of the Three) (B)
Component: Enchanted Flint
Vanquisher's Helm (Port Valbury final chest) (P)
Vanquisher's Armor (The Steps of Torment final chest) (P)
Component: Kilrian's Shattered Soul (Kilrian, the Tainted Soul in Arkovian Undercity Level 3)
Iskandra's Focusing Prism Amulet (random) (P)
Iskandra's Pauldrons Shoulders (random) (P)
or any Rare or Epic item with relevant stats
Solael-Sect Legguards Pants (Guardian of Solael in The Hidden Path in Broken Hills) (MI G)
guaranteed Life Leech, Chaos, Bleed, Aether Resist
Iskandra's Balance Mythical Relic (P)
G stands for Green, B stands for Blue, P stands for Purple
thanks you very much :)
I replayed Grim Dawn since like a year break, I had 2 85 characters with my own build Ive tried but got stuck both times somewhere in ultimate. Started this one now, I am currently lvl 81 and going towards ultimate, already did aspirant crucible to 170 and challenger to 130 so works pretty nice, good guide
I am not gonna lie I feel like its great that you joined the Grim Dawn community as before it was absurdly difficult to find a video guide for a build that explains everything so even noobs like myself will be able to follow :)
yeah i find that the POE guide are always better explained than the grim dawn ones since lifting is a Poe guy it show and i like it XD
Så sent som igår købte jeg Grim Dawn, søgte i flere timer efter en build guide, men opgav fordi det var alt forvirrende. Kommer hjem fra arbejde, åbner TH-cam, ser din video og nu kan jeg faktisk prøve spillet uden at dø hele tiden. :D Tak!
WOW man! Amazing guide! Clear and very complete, and on top of that, the leveling process explained at every step. Didn’t see a build guide like this so far on youtube. Thanks and hope you will make more like this!...
This is the only build I've found that has shown step by step skill leveling. Everything else is just here you go and oh yeah, it uses all these legendary items.. good luck! Thanks lifting.
I wish you still played this game. Your tutorials and builds are always concise and thorough with a side of light humor when explaining for a laid back feel. Still subbed though.
As a player who always wished there was decent GD guides, this is definitely amazing. If I ever give the game a shot again, I'm following this.
Thank you for a precise building guide. I am a beginner to this type of game and following your build has made it more enjoyable to play. I am also learning how to compare gear but man devotions are in a league of their own. Still not understanding devotions very well and following your build has allowed me to play without giving up in frustration. Thank you so much!
I just got this game I’m level 22 so far using this build and I love it thanks so much for this. I’ve always wanted to get into ARPGs and when I watch gameplay of like diablo and POE and now this I’ve always been drawn to the SPIN 2 WIN builds lol but I never really played diablo or Poe that much but I’m definitely gonna try to all the way in this game.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! SO HARD TO FIND A GOOD GD GUIDE!!!! You're a saint!
Hard to find good GD guide. Wut?
@@pathofexile7529 At least for real beginners.
@@pathofexile7529 Yeah man. I haven't seen a single GD guide that's LNB quality.
there are tons of good builds that are just like this. explained almost the same. you must not have looked very long. or visited the forums. Malagant. he even does full game play throughs and explains everything. this is a good guide well explained but you're very incorrect.
@@ebossnz6838 Like I said. Not LNB quality unless it's done by LNB.
Create more grim dawn build please. Your guides are awesome!
Thanks for doing this.. it's a great guide and very easy to follow. Not many guides take you step by step through leveling and devotions, so the effort is appreciated. I am using this guide and it's going great, fun character to play. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for making such easy to follow guides. I bought grim Dawn yesterday. Didn't realise I could buy it from your link 😅.
Thanks for covering the game LNB. I am a long time fan from the PoE audience myself, but you getting into GD now actually made me revisit the game myself and I am having a blast for the 1st time with it, where I tried numerous times before and it didn't stick. Purchased all DLC from Humble using your link as well so I can access everything in the game, in the same time hoping to contribute a little to your longevity as a content creator. I hope you will manage your recent change in workload and get your work/life balance back on track. All the best to you and your wonderful little fam!
It took me a few tries too before I really got into it myself, but now I am hooked!
Thanks for using my link mate!
Thank you for all of the hard work you have put into this Lifting. I am currently running through the game with this build and I'm having the most fun I have ever had playing Grim Dawn :)
Hey, man! Really great guide, was looking after a EoR for a while, thanks
1:45 i swear he keeps saying Mirror of Erections. Powerful defensive spell indeed ! Offensive too if you are into that
Yes, and in certain places can get you some serious time.
"Mirror of Erections" = swapping dick pics
I almost spat water on my screen from laughing when I heard that.
I just came across Grim Dawn, I will use this build for my first play through.
Thank you.
Bro...your'e build guides are the bees knees..Thank You!
Best grim dawn build video ever done, period!
Thank you for this best build guide I've seen you have a new sub
I like the way you did it really detail step by step for some beginner like me, thanks!
Just got this game thanks to you, man. I hope it helps out your channel, as well; long-time follower! I look forward to it!
I made this build 1:1 with every skillpoint (L 84 now) and it is GREAT! It gives that old D2 lance whirlwind barb flame river feeling. It is also very flexible on itemchoice and very beginnerfriendly...and as always very well explained by a pro like Lifting Nerd!
Glad to hear it man! Just wait until you get to 100 and start unlocking the "big-boi" items. It scales pretty well. Thanks for the feedback =)
@@LiftingNerdBro can i play it on hc? or rip count is high amount ?
Great guide, thank you.
Cyclone is my fav!
Wow, thanks LNB! I've recently come over from POE and love this full build guide.
Wow what a guide bro, so well done!!!
good to have u back in youtube
I love this build. Eye of Reckoning is my favourite skill in the game.
I'm currently using this build and it's a ton of fun. I've summarized the build for myself to quickly reference while I play, hopefully this can help others too:
*=======================STATS==========================*
!!!ALL STAT POINTS FROM LEVELING GO TO PHYSIQUE!!!
Endgame Thresholds:
15000 + health
2700 defensive & offensive ability (with self-buffs)
1500+ armor
80+ all res (except stun and phys)
*Damage Scaling:*
flat fire damage
% fire damage
% elemental damage
% attack speed
*=======================SKILLS=========================*
max eye of reckoning
max soulfire
max ascension
max clarity of purpose
max celestial presence
max iskandra's elemental exchange
max arcane will
max reckless power
1 overload
1 elemental balance
~7 mirror of eroctes
~1 maiven's sphere of protection
1 conversion
0-4 olexra's flash freeze
(I find it loses effectiveness later on, but ymmv)
1 nullification
10+ inner focus
(dump points here last!)
1 summon guardian of empyrion
1 vire's might
1 tectonic shift
1 presence of virtue
10 haven
1 rebuke
7 resilience
*======================DEVOTION=======================*
max ghoul -(link)-> iskandra's elemental exchange
max kraken
max eel
max quill
top 3 behemoth -(link)-> mirror of eroctes
max solael's -(link)-> eye of reckoning
max solemn watcher
max chariot of the dead -(link)-> presence of virtue
right 3 rhowan's crown -(link)-> summon guardian of empyrion
max crab -(link)-> maiven's spehere of protection
max bard's harp -(link)-> reckless power
right 4 in revenant
*NOTE FOR DEVOTIONS:* You'll need to respec your devotions a bunch to actually get all the nodes above; refer to Lifting's video for the respec path.
one of these days im going to start this build, its pretty good
Very nice Guide.
Got me through the game for the first time :)
Love guides like this, good job on this guide mate.
This guide is pure gold, Bro! Thank you especially for the Devotion-Rundown! Keep up the good work, man!
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you
Man you doing a Great job i love this guide and my toon is playing soo fine with this :) thx a lot
I'd like to note that if you don't side when Death's Vigil you can not farm for Barthollem's Gavel the mob only spawns as part of Death's Vigils quest chain. I was very sad to find this out, it's a great stepping stone to the Solael axe which unfortunately requires level 84!?!?!?!
Very well done and detailed video. Thanks!
You are a beast, my guy. Legendary status
Thank you for an easy to follow build.
How Nice that this is posted day three of my first ever OKbuild, and 2h wep etc aswell!
I might actually take this hc-char to endgame, or instant death 🤓
The only way to play my guy
@@Thegooderstuffs Yeah I'm inlove, doing pretty well in HC so far! I did pure OK til' like lvl 48 and it was a breeze, but after the adjustments it's even more amazing, life is good!
@@AndrewHoeglund it is fun, just be careful with Loxmere in ultimate, she can ghost you real quick if you're not paying attention. Had a couple rips from her.
@@Thegooderstuffs Yeah I fudge'd up lmao. Got ripperino deluxe edition from that devo-shrine-summoner boss. He's however the only mob I ever felt struggle with, so it was weird going from OP to heaven xd
Damn it Lifting! I Just started my Captain America Build.
P.S i used your Humble Bundle link
As always ! Nice and Great Work Lifting !
huge guide mate !! keep up the work :)
I went kinda overboard and managed to pump even more damage by dual wielding Mythical Cortosian Invoker by using Blademaster's Talisman relic... yes, both weapons add damage to EoR. Iskandra's set is great overall for elemental damage and with elemental augments from malmouth my dps sits around 300-400k, not to mention the damage done by procs and empyrion bois summons... it's so ridiculous I stopped playing it and went back to Elemental/Aether Ray Spellbinder, feels less cheesy
Empyrion bois............😂😂😂 Calling them that from now on that shit is hilarious
The Blazerush weapon is also very nice for that build and craftable as long as you are not lucky to get the Infernal Brimstone
It's really, REALLY fun and very fast to clear most contents.
It seemingly only good for clear / AoE, but surprisingly, the single target are really good, too.
I'm at level 41 and haven't died, but there's quite a few close call because I couldn't see the Aether AoE aura thing underneath me lol.
Capping non-elemental res is hard
Great Video! Working on a Captain America Warlord build right now. Oathkeeper is a breath of fresh air in ARPG's.
Uhh, oathkeeper is just barb/pally....
Why spend all those points to get to reckless power instead of grabbing divine mandate in the other tree when its so close to being maxed out? using 25 extra points has got to be better spent somewhere else in the tree, improving bubble or some of the other buffs?
"Next we grab the eel" Is that for enhancing Mirror of Erections?
Wow, that are many active skills!
any quest traker i cant find where quest::S
Would you make any changes to the build with the new patch? Thx man
Thanks for the heads up on the bundle. I need a break from PoE and this looks like a good break :)
worth it its very good
To get the Barthollems Gavel from Archon Barthollem you have to chose Order of Death's Vigil Faction but the inernet says me thats kymons are the better opinion for fire melee builds. pls help
Thank you Lifting, you are doing a great quality content as always :) I was surprised to see a GD video here, it's totaly maching my break while waiting Legion and that's awesome !
Can someone help me with the Attributes ? I may have overlooked it but i haven't found any information about it.
Should i priorise something ? Is there a rule of thumb ?
7:16 so am I completely understanding this wrong here, isnt giants blood a proc skill as is clearly shows right there, 15% chance on hit. The way he is framing it here is as if you use it at will, is that how it works? I have always thought stuff like this where its a proc off of incoming damage you are supposed to put it on auras or skills that you keep up on your self.
If you put it on an aura = You got hit = giant's blood procs.
If you put on mirror,
= You got hit = it will not trigger
= You got hit DURING mirror, it will proc.
TLDR, he linked it with mirror to make giant's blood proc on command, instead of randomly with aura.
Quality video and very helpful
very nice work . thank you very much
@liftingnerdbro thanks for the guide, helped a lot and made me enjoy the game even more. I wish you had more builds to test out.
I miss you, bro. I started playing GD again so I referred myself back to this video, not so I could actually play a viable build, but so I could hear your manliness.
Thanks alot, great vid!
Do I own grim dawn no but these videos are great even witouth playing the game 💀
en september 2020 , do you have any changes to this build?
1:46 “mirror of erections” - ok, I’m dying 😂😂😂
Great build! May I ask what specific bonus is in Solemn Watcher that you take this over Tortoise?
Currently level 40 with this build and its awesome. Thanks for the detailed video and explanation. Would you happen to be making any ranged aoe builds in the future?
Thought about doing the build again now we are on last update 1.9
Can we farm these gears's lower versions (like rare etc.) in the same areas, in elite or normal mod? Im 50 level right now and wanna make more proper build. Thanks for any answer :)
I am slightly confused. At the 4:47 mark the tooltip shows (and he mentions) Iskandras giving physical dmg to elemental conversion but I do not see that in game. Was it nerfed or removed I presume? Is it still worth maxing without the added 25% bonus conversion?
its worth maxing still, you need insane energy regen in order to sustain the eye of reckoning. its not as good obviously, but the part that is critical for the build (energy regen) is still there.
@@chasewilson3693 Thanks for the reply. I went ahead and maxed it, cheers.
Playing on Veteran currently, wondering if I should choose Death's Vigil or the Chosen... seems' Death's vigil would be better because of the fire/physical augments, but as I am new to the game thought I would ask a professional first!! THanks for any input.
Are there any changes to this with the latest patch
This is how you make build guides. Thanks!
Looks like a fun build.
Gonna try it.
Awesome video🌺.
And can you review new DLC of titan quest which name is ATLANTIS.
Thx alot.
Can anyone here please tell me about how I should allocate my Attributes? I've scouted through the video 4-5 times now and I can't find anything about it..
Dump every point into physique, unless you need to fill spirit/cunning gear requirements
Ok guys! Total noob here that has over 2 days played with this build. I just started it sometime this December, and I wanted to give my feedback so far.
You can see my 12/26 Grim Calc here: www.grimtools.com/calc/0V0XOYrV
I do not have all of the gear pieces yet, and am just now able to clear SoT at level 94 on Ultimate with the gear I have.
I have died over 170 times learning this build and the game, and honestly, I probably started Ultimate a bit early (somewhere around level 65). My instinct was to rush to Ultimate for the higher level gear, and I did not want to burn through Skeleton Keys, as they are fairly hard to find and craft early on.
Overall, I have enjoyed this build, but it has required a lot of luck to get it this far and a ton of kiting, and only really feels like it has come into itself after getting level 94 and equipping Mythical Infernal Brimstone (maybe better early on with the other two weapons mentioned). Solael's pants cannot go without mention because the additional 3% life leech is a huge boost.
This is definitely not a face tank build right out of the box, and a big problem I faced early on in Ultimate, was that I was not using potions or really focusing much on my resistances (you can still see I am working on some of them). I just learned about the reputation augments for items, and intend to boost my resistances using those sometime after this post.
At first I was very disappointed with the build and contemplated giving up several times over the course of my 170 deaths, however I finally realized that the most important thing that I could do was to keep grinding and farming as much content as I could. This meant farming early dungeons on repeat for both XP, components, and legendary items (finally paid off!). Now that I am able to clear SoT, I still have more than half of the content to finish (both expacs), and at 100 I will begin farming the Crucible, as well.
What I have come to learn not just from this build, but from the game itself, is that it is all about grinding and pushing your character to the limits with potions and resistance components. Farming in Elite would have also afforded me better gear options, which would have likely made the ride to 94 that much easier.
Now that the character feels more stable and I better understand boss mechanics and dodging, this will be my farm character for the next build I create, which I have a ton of legionaries to draw from after playing this guy.
I will continue to max out this build as suggested by Lifting to see how far I can take it before moving on to my next build, and after pushing through to SoT Ultimate clears, I am happy that I started with this build, as it will take me to the next level of play.
Don't forget that your mileage may vary depending on your skill level, so take this post with a grain of salt.
Anyhow, thanks for teaching me so much about the game LiftingNerdBro
Edit: I forgot to mention a couple of things. 1.) Make sure you choose the correct faction if you are going to use the gavel while you are farming Brimstone. 2.) Don't be afraid to use Nullification offensively! It can be super powerful debuffing your enemies. 3.) Be sure to rotate around your enemies, to avoid cones and single target projectiles.
If i think of anymore edits, I will add them!
Thanks for this Builds, It helps a lot! :D
what attribute points should i invest in for this build from the start?
Nice guide. I would have completed behemoth constellation, it kinda pays for itself
Please make more builds like that!
a question.
Why reckles power and not divine mandate ?
How do you have the over head enemy health bars? Please let me know, I would very much enjoy playing with those.
Hey I'm loving this build so far, but I have hit a bit of a stump in the build... Trying to respect owl into chariots of the dead but I can't respec due to "constellation dependencies." Do you know or anybody know how I can work around this? Thanks in advance.
Thank you so much!
nice video man! i'm doing a similar build, but with oathkeeper + demo...i was thinking in picking up the solael's witchblade debuff but i wasn't sure if will combo with the guardians debuff...
Look up the Grim Dawn Resistance Reduction Cheat Sheet. It shows the three types of RR and how they stack (or don't) and how they combine together to arrive at total RR. You should be able to figure out if the two abilities will combo from there.
Also, yeah, they do stack. :)
Sick build
good video dude. thanx
I just get the forgotten gods and can't wait for Arcanist / Oathkeeper combo after i saw it in your video before 6 months. Can you tell me what Addons you are using .
Why not use olextrasas flashfreeze? sick fire debuff
Thanks lnb, Super guide. It helped me out a lot. Much appreciated man. Keep it up please! Subbed!
Why Reckless Power instead Divine Mandate?
Yea, I would also like to know the answer to this question.
pretty sure because of the scaling with attack speed, the skill itself is better for eye of reckoning i think