Steam Community :: Guide :: Optimized Farming Routes by Zuanartha With MELTYCAKES a weapon upgrade should always provide a DPS boost but it depends on the level you are and the other bonuses (e.g. Does the soft max mean if the skill has a total of 10 levels then I want the number of skill points I put in, plus any extra skill points from equipment to total 10? I wonder cause seems much better with +1 oathkeeper and +3 MR, Apologies, but I cannot remember. As a Programmer of 30 years I see real genius behind your builds and concise eplanation. Not a problem! I feel every second epic I get on any character after 1.1.9.1 patch has at least 1 piece of normal/empowered/mythical perdition set. I have a couple questions though since Im still trying to understand the overall mechanics of the game. Before we begin, I recommend these mods to anyone playing Grim Dawn, especially new players. Once we start building the Oathkeeper skillset, everything slowly begins to come together and once we hit our 40s, we really begin to tear through everything (the Scorpion Sting devotion helps with AoE). not sure but i used a respec and just added the points needed. Hey Zeph! Even trash mobs that manage to surround me can kill me. The Altar of Rites makes for a really fun season that shifts the way you play Diablo 3. Apologies for not having a more clear answer at this point. Even if slightly out of date, has helped me to get past some hurdles and work my way up the learning curve. I have been gaming for 43 years. Grim Dawn. In addition to being Crucible and super-boss (Ravager, etc.) I dont really know how to spend them effectively. Ultimately it comes down to gear drops and what youre able to equip. Thanks for all this information. One thing the GD devs are very good at is not breaking builds, so Im sure Meltycakes is just as viable with 1.1.6 as it was before; give it a shot and let me know! Yes, the DPS display can be a bit wonky and doesnt take into consideration all procs from devotions, etc. thanks for the build. Meanwhile there are other constellations like that Manticore that seem to have a bunch of poison bonuses. With manticore on Scion of Dreeg, I am wrecking groups, just by walking by them as Nights chill, Ascension and manticore reduce resistances by around 80%. Thanks! are we talking legendary/mythical weapons?). Maybe we can trade or help me farm or tips where to farm it. . Just wanted to say I appreciate the work youve put into this and continue to put into this. I love using as many different augments as I can. Could not find anything..:(. loving it sofar. My apologies for not remembering the specifics offhand, but this build is one of them where you have to look at the overall picture (like you have with acid damage etc.) Gameplay Discussion. I peak around 180k dps with the Venomweavers, and I barely top 130k with the Cleavers. Also, is it a good indicator for gear upgrades to be looking at the 2nd tab in my character sheet and noticing if righteous fervor and ABB increase in dmg numbers? Yeah, but why this piece of armor? Thanks for the reply David. Would you say you focus more on Acid or Poison damage, in terms of stats to go for, both through leveling and endgame? Item Sets | Grim Dawn Wiki | Fandom I can probably handle tougher content (especially if I can find some gear upgrades). I hope this helps! But as we start getting points into the top layer support of Nightblade (Belgothian, Nidalla, Amarasta, etc.) So i dont know if i should replace a weapon when it tells me it will have minus DPS but the other weapon has big percentage bonuses to acid and poison which a Dervish needs. There may be some new items that can enhance it, but it should still melt all content. If its a big DPS boost, absolutely you can respec later when you find the Venomblade set. Both usually stream daily. In your skills you mentioned leveling to the soft cap, which if I understood it you meant leveling it to the point where additional gear will put it to the intended cap? Also, I am not able to view grimtools, I cant remember the setup once GrimTools is back up it will show you what skills are registered where. 2017-2022 Created by Dammitt. Alright guys , thank you for your inputs ! Though free to play, Lost Ark does offer players the option to buy in-game currency and crafting materials that can drastically improve the grind for increasing gear score. Remove Ads. They also feature incremental bonuses, with more bonuses being granted as more pieces of the set are equipped. This build is still viable? PS always wondered of rather worth it to swap boots to something like Venomspikes and just swap some attribute points out if lacking? Speaking of the endgame, Last Epoch has what they call Monoliths and Echos. You wouldnt happen to remember what you used in the pants, rings (I do remember Black Matriarch was one) and amulet slot in your standard build? While it is true, it's also true that most anything can drop from anywhere. You can make adjustments, but if you put more points into those, you lose points from the other skills. A Player level of 40 is required for use. I have been working my way through Ultimate with your build. Or the 6% total speed (I have never understood whether that means both run speed and attack speed which would explain much)? Note the Mythical Venomblade (Vileblade Pact) set is different from the non-mythical Venomblade (Venomblade Pact). Complete newb question here. I have seen the steady decline in attitudes from these so-called Elite gamers for many years. I really appreciate how you made it more fun for me at this game. All rights reserved. I dont know the patch history of the game but it seems like breath of belgothian is a must-have skill for this build. While leveling, youll find these items to be very helpful: Our first goal is to build out the base Nightblade skills. only) Thank You again for response really enjoying Your build. Does this build come in to stride later in level, or perhaps I need better gear? All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews . Remember, you have to toggle the buff make sure each one is always on! I farmed all the Perdition set on the Twin Falls totem whle i was lvl 40~49 and the monsters where in close range of that, but now that i'm 6X i can't drop a single item from the Absolution set while farming the 3 totem from Necropolis (2 in the city itself and 1 in the way to the last base game boss). Aelies von Saladir. Perdition set drop rate - Gameplay Discussion - Crate Entertainment Forum Dont worry about putting stat points elsewhere as its easy to respec at end-game. Anyhow, I havent played GD for about two years and am curious if Miss melty cakes is viable still after patch 1.1.6 (i think this is the latest patch)? Wearing a comic-book style coat of paint, Superfuse is set in the distant future within our own solar system. Just go with what feels good. One question regarding the same section if I am understanding everything lol this part Pneumatic Burst (Soft 10) Shadow Dance (Soft 12) Im assuming you mean to make the soft max of those particular skills to the amount you listed, However from what i see in GT, Shadow Dance max is 12, so maybe that should just state Soft Max instead? And even Nexus does not have any mods for me. I spoke with a friend who mains MELTYCAKES (and has been playing it over a month) and he didnt encounter any insta-death issues like that (but he had maxed resists the whole time in Ultimate). Definitely worth trying both and seeing which one feels like it performs better. , I have a noob question for you about damage and weapons. I farmed all the Perdition set on the Twin Falls totem whle i was lvl 40~49 and the monsters where in close range of that, but now that i'm 6X i can't drop a single item from the Absolution set while farming the 3 totem from Necropolis (2 in the city itself and 1 in the way to the last base game boss). Awesome build layout, and much easier to understand when compared to many of guides on the grim dawn forums. I'm just wondering if you could help me complete my Perdition Set. I think the build overviews are currently the BiS, but the reality is theres probably always room for minor improvements. Thanks for the build and the full description, as a new player its nice and i understand the game day after day. I tried to find autokey mod or macro script allowing to cast non stop (temp) buffs and combine 2-3 actions into one key press. Ive been playing this build for a few hours and am level 26. Thanks for the great and detailed guide! This build has been amazing for me so far (Veteran, level 47). Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). I increased my resistances as much as I can right now, but it doesnt seem to matter. Thanks for the support! I would not count on it, though, you may as well acquire it from a random drop. My favorite games that I always return to are: Path of Exile and No Mans Sky. The quest to unlock Transmute is given byKargonin the Conclave of the Three. Of course there are always exceptions but you get 80% of your drops from trash mobs. Luckily, a player put together a guide onFarming Eldrich Essence. Hey David thx for response, I went over the constellations (again) and was missing the left point on the spider constellation. Remember to keep an eye on your soft caps! I hope this helps! All rights reserved. Here is a video of the second alternative Dervish build killing ravager in under 1:45. so if the DPS difference is negligible but you get a ton of poison/acid support, its probably better to pursue that. If I look at the Grim Tools example it has Veil of Shadow with 3/10 points in it so Im even more confused. Ring of steel Why only 5 points ? You suggest joining Kymons for this build. Just trying to better understand theorycrafting here. Morning Kavi! Many thanks. Dont worry, youll get it after just a day or so GD is a learning process for new players. even our default attacks start hitting quickly and efficiently. Happy Hunting! Its been so long since I played the class, I cant remember the starting progression and when it evens out, but I dont recall having any serious issues leveling one can use Cunning components if necessary until the class bonus starts ramping up. Dual Blades (1) Amarastas Blade Burst (1) Veil of Shadow (1) Belgothians Shears (1) Pneumatic Burst (1) Nidallas Hidden Hand (1) Shadow Strike (1) Phantasmal Armor (1) Amarastas Quick Cut (1) Lethal Assault (1) Shadow Dance (1) Nights Chill (1), Phase II (Oathkeeper) Rush Path of the Three, Righteous Fervor (1) Dreegs Reproach (1) Presence of Virtue (1) Resilience (1) Consecration (1) Haven (1) Ascension (1) Rebuke (1) Clarity of Purpose (1) Summon Guardian (1) Retribution (1) Scion of Dreeg (1) Celestial Presence (1) Path of the Three (Max), Lethal Assault (Max) Veil of Shadow (Soft Max) Nights Chill (Soft Max) Nidallas Hidden Hand (Soft Max) Pneumatic Burst (Soft 10) Shadow Dance (Soft 12) Ring of Steel (1) Anatomy of Murder (1) Nidallas Justifiable Ends (1) Whirling Death (1) Elemental Awakening (1) Merciless Repertoire (Max). I cant get enough of the gameplay loop provided by the ARPG genre, and even more so after finally getting hands-on time with Diablo 4. Take this information, figure out what best suits your needs and what will satisfy the need, and in no time youll find the wait for Diablo 4 is becoming that much easier. Keep going and let me know how its playing once youve hit 50+. Ah fair enough, I did read that article. What other builds in your collection do you think would be capable of that? If you're looking for a fun melee DoT build that melts bosses . Is it worth putting some points in Cunning to keep the mad claw weapon or are there much better weapons that dont require Cunning? Thanks for all the comments. Following the suggested devotion path and just finished Jackal but falling 3 green affinity short of being able to start on Yugol. Grim Dawn Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. I will see about trying your Sir Bloodydots if i were to make a new character. If all of the points go in to physique what weapons are you using? The Shaman mastery bar will end at 25, but were actually going to start on the Shaman side as the first class. Not capped resists on Elite yet, no. As for the Venomweavers, they are feeling superior and Im crushing in Ultimate now. Im listing some of the most popular defensive Augments below for reference, which can greatly help in surviving both Elite and especially Ultimate. Whats the best way to get sets? Good luck! It just doesnt seem like Im getting much in the way of health leech/return so I cant stay engaged for long or I start to drop. except for Flame Keeper jacket. The good news is there are a ton of acid and poison weapons and other items you can use as you level up. Im level 84, going through Elite Forgotten Gods. Is there a consensus fasted/most efficient way to farms sets/purples? Thanks for the build, its really well done . Feel free to put the rest of the points where you would like to finalize the tree. (Alternative) L100 Crucible 170 in 4:58 version: (Alternative) L100 Ravager Kill in 1:44 version. I guess in a melee build i need higher even on elite (I mostly though resists were non important till you reach ultimate). To anyone else seeing this comment: it is kind of slow until 30 (as the author says, at 40 everything comes together). The answer to that question is that theres at least five best builds, depending on your play style: melee, ranged, caster, hit and run, or the tank. im really struggling on late elite / ultimate i just get dumptered here is my grim tools anyone got suggestions https://www.grimtools.com/calc/q2MrDXQV. Enter the Altar of Rites, Diablo 3s season 28 theme and main new mechanic. With it came arguably its biggest update since, well, the game got good. My guess is the final 12% in the Absorption rating is due to a missing component? because if i have a weapon that has say 25% acid and 28% poison on it and I am playing a Dervish so i have bonuses to those stats, are they being accounted for in dps calculation? You can be certain that IGN will be covering Diablo 4 up until its release later this summer and even more so as the game evolves over its lifespan. For example I picked up a dagger that has +118% acid and +84% poison damage among other stats, but it says if I equip it, ill lose about 86 DPS. Enjoy, and Happy Hunting! MISS MELTYCAKES Dual Wield Melee Acid Poison Dervish The best way to respond is to become more successful and your website is a reflection of that attitude (Wonderful). Yes, but not for much longer. This build delivers, and is great at boss farming! As such, getting an entire set tends to require either trading, luck, or pooling loot from multiple characters. Poison is quite the nice ailment in Path of Exile. Happy hunting! Thank you so much for the kind words and support! Looking at your gear, there are no components shown; if this is the case, thats the problem. Is it worth using a mark of dreeg instead of a gallstone on your weapon? That is exactly what I was suspecting so you confirmed my thoughts. If the DPS from the weapon(s) outperforms other drops, its not a problem to temporarily put points into a supportive stat; you can re-roll them at end-game once you start getting BiS items. Too many players rely on it. Make sure your resistances are as high as possible (they dont need to be max at L30, but shouldnt be low either). Yah Serenity is a big deal and makes a substantial difference (especially with survival), but Malediction is good to use until you can craft Serenity. Also wondering about the DPS question, how do i really know if a weapon is going to be better than slithtongue (since it has the 250 dmg proc). Also, you shouldnt be using Purified Salt both weapons should have Vitriolic Gallstones. I must be doing something wrong. Unfortunately im finding it very squishy because im tempted to always teleport ASAP and something i bite too much for me to handle. Did you max all of your resists and still have the same issues? . I rode with Sanctuary for a relic up until Necropolis and then switched to Malediction and the dps shot up to 36k dps. Yes, ABB is a critical part of this build; the base setup has RF on left click and ABB on right-click. It costs 120,000 iron per transmute, and uses 1 Eldrich Essence (which is quite rare, so make each transmute count!). Thanks for the support; Im glad to hear the guide was helpful! Happy Hunting! I hope this helps! If ever there was a time to return to the game, its now. Stuf like Daega and Baldir drop like candy: can get the full set in ~15 minutes if lucky XD. Thanks. Ill tell you when I farm the damn thing. Is this just a squishy build or am I doing something wrong? Quitting cold turkey is not an option and something is needed to feed the craving. Are you going to create more character guidelines? My apologies, but I havent played the build in so long, I cant remember any issues while leveling. Sets also feature incremental bonuses, with more bonuses being granted as more pieces of the set are equipped. Superfuse, which is currently only available on Steam, is in a very early access state. Are you spamming guardian to proc the sting ? Thanks so much for sharing it! It may may not be worth holding this character back, if and when, save the set for a future char, As you keep playing you will quickly out grow the set anyway. Between the skills you have labeled as Soft Max if I am ever over that soft max on one skill, i should pull those extra points and add them into one of the other soft max skills? It seems to go well with my amaratsan crusher. I hope Crate wakes up and decides to host GrimTools themselves; its such a valuable and critically needed tool, it really shouldnt be in the hands of a 3rd party. Vitriolic Gallstones are fantastic and will put your damage through the roof! I love this build, although I did modify my approach a little. Perdition. I definetly feel it will be fun , Hey! Why we dont want some skills go over soft cap? The person to ask is Reinan; check out his Twitch channel hes one of the friendliest and most experienced melee Grim Dawn players out there. I bet if you max those, your survival rate will skyrocket. Grim Dawn. Its possible they made adjustments to the items since I made this build, so those could be a viable alternative to the Cleavers. For the Devotion constellation path, Tortoise and Wolverine are both excellent choices, since they even further increase your defense, and Scales Of Ulcama is another great choice for upping health and regeneration. Superfuse manages to set itself apart in two ways: its theme and its innovative skill system. Malagant also leveled a Dervish to 90 in just 10 hours (I remember watching parts of his stream). Is switching to Serenity essential to survival, does it help a lot? I would like to ask for your expert advice. Started a while ago with new Dervish char. Check out Reinan22s twitch channel hes the master at all that is melee with SR pushing. Having a good bit of cold damage to periodically freeze things is fantastic as well. There are certain bosses that just one shot me and the only way to kill them is to run in circles around them until my pets kill them. Granted the build was nerfed a bit with the latest patch, its insanely powerful. So far it seems a bit underwhelming, especially in comparison to your purifier build. Thanks a ton for the feedback! I agree I think MELTYCAKES is the best (most fun) melee build Ive played. Automatic component pickup and monster name/labeling with legendary drop Sound FX are just a few reasons why every Grim Dawn player should have this.GD Item Assistant (https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/tool-grim-dawn-item-assistant/30491)This mod allows the player to store an unlimited number of items they find. You shadow strike into the heat, get your dots and get out quickly with vires might. It seems extremely squishy and I dont have a lot of survivability. Out of curiousity, David, have you played this build all the way up to Ultimate SR75? . At level 10, switch to Soldier and focus on Menhirs Will to keep you alive (dont forget you need a two-handed weapon or shield for this skill to work). Im playing with anything i get on loot and still going strong even i know Im missing lots of stuff(well Im on veteran diff. This build is great fun for new players, easy to play, can complete all campaign content with self-found gear, is solid for farming Ultimate, and is a top-rated BOSS FARMER. Im new to the game and there are no good guides out there, so well explained and detailed for newbie steps, you really changed and helped my game experience as this game was much more long and complex than I thought so I wanna play it well.. thanks for your effort! If you reset, you can follow the steps exactly and should be solid. < > Showing 1-9 of 9 comments . I hope this serves as a wake up call to Crate to adopt and host GT since its so important for the game. This means put your first point into the Eldrich (Green) Crossroads, and then put all points into Scorpion then bind Righteous Fervor (Guardian is later), then put a point into the Chaos (Red) Crossroads, then fill out Rat, etc. A little unorthodox, but I found the leveling to be less of a slog that way. Im just about to hit 50 with this build, a little rougher starting as Im not used to playing melee characters, but really fun once I got the hang of it and a few AoE attacks to thin the crowds. However, if you find the helmet recipe, you can craft and transmute the helmets to other pieces of the set. I am level 49 and i just discover that i have devotion point it change my life . Im at the point where Im putting points into the Spider constellation and the stars dont seem that great. Contains Treasure Troves, bosses/rares, dynamite, and crafting materials. I dont know if its still SR75+ capable with BiS I think it should be. It is a massive undertaking. How do I assign the skills to my mouse buttons and skills bar? dont know what Im doin wrong. Im assuming the in-game character DPS is inaccurate, since were relying on poison (?) Loghorrean died a gruesome death. Nice job. Also what do I need to do to be able to better tank some of these bosses? I have died a couple of times where it felt undeserved seemed like pathing issues struck, and I wound up walking in place while hemmed in by a crowd of trash. I am most grateful to you because Meltycakes has allowed me to farm a lot of recipes, which in turn now allows me to craft a ton of sets and runes. Ah I figured it might be something like that. Even if the hardcore fans or even the game makers dont appreciate these contributions, there are plenty of regular gamers who do. One of the more satisfying parts of Grim Dawn are the sheer amounts of builds players can put together. It is my understanding (I may be wrong) that standard epics and legendaries (with a few exceptions) have no increased chance from any mobs, Thanks everyone for all the information. Youll be amazed at how quickly not only trash mobs melt, but bosses as well. What it means is the numbers represent how many points you put in rather than the total number of points that should be in the skill at that point. I guess you have to kill some shield bearers. I leveled a dervish just to kill ravager Unfortunatley eventhough I am full gear and optimally specced looks like that ravager of souls destroys me every time. I facerolled all of the content into Ultimate with 0-1 deaths (cant recall if I died or not, I think I may not have). Once you start the Phase III buildout of skills, the Dervish becomes a powerhouse of death. Im not holding my breath for Crate to become ethical . One thing that im trying now and it seems to realy add more to the fun is to get vire might 1 pointer. Should I be looking for weapons that have poison/acid and not worry about the ingame DPS? I've been playing my first retal warlord and taking my sweet time thru the starting difficulties of the game triying to be more involved with the lore and the game ambient. Best way to farm sets? : r/Grimdawn - Reddit Once you get to end-game and some BiS you can try different configurations let me know how things go! I farm Ugdenbog for Ugdenblooms and Wendigo Souls sometimes and run totems along the way. The damage is awesome . Whatever works best for you! Really enjoying this build but not sure if I missed something. Thanks! I wont lie though. Hello, friends. I am currently at Ultimate SR60 (doing 5 levels a day so I dont get bored). 11 Great PC ARPGs to Play Instead of Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Grim Dawn Getting Epic Fantasy Makeover With Loyalist Pack DLC, New Patch. Thank you! Crossroads (Eldrich) Scorpion (Righteous Fervor at start then Guardian later) Crossroads (Chaos) Rat Crossroads (Primordial) Eel Murmur (Righteous Fervor), That doesnt work, its missing two points on Primordial when you get to Murmur, I just walked the Devotion steps from scratch, and everything (including Murmur) unlocked just fine. Among those five varied styles, there are still two different ways to approach which is the best either the highest damage per second output, or the best survivability. I cant figure out whats wrong. Around level 15, switch back to Shaman and work on Modrogens Pact and Heart Of The Wild. Not sure how often you update or when this item appeared, but sofar it seems a huge boost to the dual wield skill She ate Alkamos and Rashalga for breakfast (Alkamos went down in under eight seconds) on Elite level 71. I was wondering if this build is capable of beating (and eventually farming) Lokarr. I look forward to hearing how far you take the build! And Davids tip about using the Gallstone components in each weapon is a huge DPS spike. Stat bonuses on gear earned while playing will take your character's power to newer heights. In the grimtool, you put a lot of points in blade burst of righteous fervor, so I dont really understand your skill path (Im new to Grim dawn by the way) I hope this helps, and let me know what you find out! I have just reached lvl 52 (having 118% exp boost). If I recall, it is a bit slow to start the key is to make sure you have those gallstone components in each weapon (that makes a huge difference) and also focus on getting the highest 1H weapons you can. playing on Elite atm but feel like i take heavy damage even when i have all resist on 80% except the stun resist. Ive hit level 53 now and this build is getting pretty great. While I havent played GD in well over a year, if I recall, I tried MoD, but it didnt compare to Gallstone (which I believe is BiS). im playing the MISS MELTYCAKES Dual Wield Melee Acid Poison Dervish build. The drops are ultimately random, though you may have a higher chance of acquiring a specific item if you kill enemies that can actually equip said item. This is the skill that keeps you alive for longer periods. Diablo 4: Here Are 6 Games to Play While You Wait - IGN And to Answer Kaies, question. If you want to branch out, Savagery and Grasping Vines are decent, but dont go too far on those. Ex. Barrowholm Coven of Ugdenbog Malmouth Resistance Aetherial Vanguard, Cult of Bysmiel Cult of Dreeg Cult of Solael Eldritch Horrors. 2 SamuelMarston 7 yr. ago That being said, I've gotten perdition gear in normal arkovian undercity / steps of torment. All the best to you good Sir and Ill be using your guides exclusively. Luckily, many, many other developers are just like us and have these cravings too, and turned their addiction into games you can play right now.

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