Really well done guide. My number one Grim Dawn tip would be to max your skills. That's how you do damage on Veteran. It's not uncommon for me to put 10 points into mastery and 30+ into skills early on. Bristly Fur and Frozen Heart keep my characters alive.
that totally went over my head you are absolutely right, maxing out the skill you are using is super important and should have been included in the video, thanks for that!
Why are you playing on Veteran 😂 It's faster to clear Normal and then switch to Elite or Ultimate. The value of increasing the mastery bar should not be underestimated, for increasing stats (all buffed by 1.2), unlocking higher tier skills, and meeting level-appropriate gear requirements. That said you probably _should_ avoid spreading your points too thin across different skills, and avoid unlocking a second Mastery for a while (somewhere between level 20 and 40, depending on build).
It's been sitting in my Steam library for like 4 years, and I finally started it a few days ago. It's so, so good. I'm quite the Titan Quest veteran, and it feels really comfy slipping back into this system. Ironically, although this game is in a dying world, it feels like a much livelier one than TQ. Just really, really enjoying it so far.
Dude yeah Grim Dawn is awesome, love the atmosphere and the itemization especially, gotta say though now that you mention TQ, I am really excited to see what they do with Titan Quest 2
Another beginner tip: before you head out onto the world by crossing the bridge, right before the bridge theres a lore note on the left side wall. You can actually grab it from the exit of the bridge, without needing to climb up. Thatll give you a good amount of xp, basically starting the game at level 2
Played two characters through the first playthrough, decided it was time to start researching. This guide hit a lot of things I shy'd away from my first couple of times through & I look forward to putting these tips into action. Thank you for the great guide!
If you want a greater challenge while making a new character, set the difficulty to Veteran. If you want to level faster, keep it on Normal. The 10% increase to xp gained isn't good enough for the increase in time it takes to clear mobs/bosses while on veteran. It is however a good indicator of whether your current build is good enough to move to Elite or Ultimate.
Yeah very good point my guy, I used to always do veteran just so my guy was better prepared for the next difficulty until I understood the game and character building better
one of my favourite games, so many options. my basic tip is decide up front what you want to build, and stick to it. focus is key, and if you want to use ither specific skills, build another character;-) Devotions need to be according to your character. just going random will not help. focus on 1 or 2 damage type, like fire/chaos or Aether, or lightning. Or like my favorite, reflection, blocking and health, build a warder (soldier shaman) and try, lots of fun qhen your enemies destroy themselves
Well presented video, I did a good amount of search and only found this video to be the most helpful. Other videos where show casing builds but not talking about key points that are needed in better understanding the game. Huge thx for this guide 💯✌
Oh yeah grim dawn is a great game, wait until you start to see epic gear drop, builds get crazy around that point, the dlc has some really good content too
Best tip, #2 ypu can reset devitions and skills and with potions stats. This allows you to i.e. lower points in certain skills when equipment adds a lot. Some skills are pointless over the max, or even less. i.e. automatic attacks with default attacks climb to max 20% chance at 6 Points. Beyond that it just adds some damage(which you need to divide byn5 and timeouts). So ideally you keep them at 6, and spend your points elsewhere. if you get gear that adds x points, totalling the skill at lets say 9, you can subtract 3 points. This way your build becomes a Lot more efficient.
Another helpful tip is: Focus on one or two main attack skills, for any character combination you choose. It's very easy to put all the ability points on every skill you have, but I can ensure that focusing your skills will make you unstoppable on late game (lets say lvl 75-100), regardless the difficulty you're playing. Thanks for the content 😁
Revisitting this game so watching for a refresher. Glad i did as I always 'unga bunga' and fully focus on offense and pay little to no attention to my defence and resistances. Thank you for hammering home their importance 😅
If you zoom out max at the Start and first leave Devils crossing you will see a note inside devil crossing. If you stand In line with it between the barrel and box at the Start of the bridge as close as you can to it, you can take the note, use it kill a couple mosters and you are level 2. Pick what your 2 classes will be before you pick your first one and pick based on which one has the strongest first ability. Otherwise it can be tedious. Great vid 👍 up.
4:18 Elite only reduces the top row of resistances (Elemental, Acid/Poison, Pierce) by 25%. Ultimate reduces all resistances by an additional 25% (so Chaos, Aether, etc. will only be reduced by 25% in total). (I'm not sure but I suspect that neither reduces Physical Resistance).
Ah that’s funny, I always thought it was as the content creator said, and I took my first character into elite last night, I was very nervous about my aether(?) resist as I had neglected resists overall but that one was very low and I struggled mightily through malmouth. I’m like oh boy elite is gonna drop it to nothing. I was so hyper focused on seeing that zero resist that when I saw it was unchanged I was very confused. I didn’t even notice that my top row of resists would have dropped. 🤦♂️
I always choose to play on Veteran, not because of the exp increase or the loot, but because the more harder gameplay made the transition from Veteran to Elite easier, this is even more evident when playing Hardcore
@@manarith8081 Hardcore is fun in my opinion but, beware of that unbeatable monster that had killed all my hardcore characters: Overconfidence It's so sneaky that it stroke me down while facing elites I had easily killed several times before
@@manarith8081 1 of my favorite parts of this game is that it does one of the best jobs at forcing you into prioritizing defence over dps. The multi-layer progression system with the ability to run with 2 masteries gives this game an awesome amount of depth and replayability.
Seems cool, tried it on "elite" difficulty first try and it was overly easy for the first 20 level. Kind of a Diablo 2 easy mode just perma AA and moving, hopefully it get harder later on.
It's definitely a great arpg, and for sure it does get more difficult, especially some of the bosses if you don't know the abilities, the dodge roll ability they added also made things alot easier
@@manarith8081 Odd then, i finished the Loghorrean boss on veteran without any problem, i died maybe 3 times for the whole game (including one death from terrain glitch/bug being stuck in aether terrain and not being able to move). Maybe its my build of experience of D2 but it was just perma AA and move on a Shaman/soldier (warder) easy build (>10kdmg primal strike (+ tsunami); 50% lifesteal, 10k HP, etc). And i didnt even had great items or devotion build (random picking until i found how to undo) It was overly easy and straighforward while not playing on normal difficulty. I hope that ultimate will at least bring a bit of challenge
Started the game on Veteran because an elite gamer such as myself is, in fact, an arpg veteran. Just hit 100 and beat the game on Ultimate. Huzzah!! Next challenge: HARDCORE
If you're referring to the three dots above your level, yeah. The red one's for health potions, the green's for stamina, and the grey one in the middle is your dodge skill, just to show the cooldown.
I assume you are talking about arcanist, those 2 would make you a spellbinder, your best bet would be to go pure Aether damage and use the Aether ray skill in the arcanist tree
Technically as of 1.2 you can get to level 100 in normal if you want since now it scales better, also you can skip straight from normal to ultimate if your character is strong enough. And with the Forgotten Gods expansion you can buy an item that lets your next character unlock ultimate difficult immediately, as long as you've beaten it once already with any character
I didn't know that you can search specific stat in the devotion tab😅😢 Thank you immensily for this info. I'm currently going pure fire/burn two handed demolisionist my first play throught, but i still didn't add point into inquisitor because it doesn't suit me at all😢 maybe I will ditch blacwater cocktail to add point into defensive skills in inquisitor to max out word of renewal path?
Hey no problem! absolutely, going for that word of renewal is a good idea, make sure to pick up one of those exclusive skills at the end of the inquisitor tree as well :)
Pro tips: Never stand still. Learn your enemies attack patterns and what skills work best vs them. SAVE your legendary component monster drops for the late game. Thank me later.
Watch the video. I'm LVL 60 on Definitive on Xbox One X. Willing to help new players start out. I'm NOT a PK. My health regeneration is 96%. Devotion - Don't use pet additives. I don't use pets as I kill all by myself. Loads of compoments in inventory.. Far TOO many to list.. Willing to start a new char for more help in the game.. Xbox One X.. I do have PC version which is slightly slower on my PC. Willing to help on Xbox version. Anyone interested - Leave a reply. Great game and a great video!! Thanks for a starter for noobs.
One tip that I would give to any beginner player is to level up ONE character to level 100. You need to do it all once with one character. What I mean is finishing the game in normal, elite, and ultimate. You will get revered with all factions, and you will have access to experience and reputation boosters, which will make life so much easier for future builds. A typical newbie mistake is to start a lot of builds before reaching the endgame. Some people discover this when they have hundreds of hours played.
Hello mate, cheers for the tip. I am about to start this game for the first time and am new to this game genre. Is there any starting build that you would suggest for a scrub like me. Preferably something visually interesting with good damage and survivability.
Really well done guide. My number one Grim Dawn tip would be to max your skills. That's how you do damage on Veteran. It's not uncommon for me to put 10 points into mastery and 30+ into skills early on. Bristly Fur and Frozen Heart keep my characters alive.
that totally went over my head you are absolutely right, maxing out the skill you are using is super important and should have been included in the video, thanks for that!
Why are you playing on Veteran 😂 It's faster to clear Normal and then switch to Elite or Ultimate. The value of increasing the mastery bar should not be underestimated, for increasing stats (all buffed by 1.2), unlocking higher tier skills, and meeting level-appropriate gear requirements. That said you probably _should_ avoid spreading your points too thin across different skills, and avoid unlocking a second Mastery for a while (somewhere between level 20 and 40, depending on build).
ue, lookmat the resistances as well. Augments help a Lot, and change them if equipment adds enough.
As someone about to dive in but doesn't want any spoilers this was really helpful thanks! 😎🤙
The first literal thing he said was a spoiler lmfao.
@@ZedTheMasterOfShadows this game has monsters.. OMG WHY YOU SPOIL
@@franchstar1He plays league of legends be patient with him
It's been sitting in my Steam library for like 4 years, and I finally started it a few days ago. It's so, so good. I'm quite the Titan Quest veteran, and it feels really comfy slipping back into this system.
Ironically, although this game is in a dying world, it feels like a much livelier one than TQ. Just really, really enjoying it so far.
Dude yeah Grim Dawn is awesome, love the atmosphere and the itemization especially, gotta say though now that you mention TQ, I am really excited to see what they do with Titan Quest 2
@@manarith8081 yeah I'm really looking forward to TQ2, never thought we'd see a sequel to that one!
Another beginner tip: before you head out onto the world by crossing the bridge, right before the bridge theres a lore note on the left side wall. You can actually grab it from the exit of the bridge, without needing to climb up. Thatll give you a good amount of xp, basically starting the game at level 2
Played two characters through the first playthrough, decided it was time to start researching. This guide hit a lot of things I shy'd away from my first couple of times through & I look forward to putting these tips into action. Thank you for the great guide!
Underrated content. The editing is really good. Thanks for the guide!
Thanks man appreciate it!
If you want a greater challenge while making a new character, set the difficulty to Veteran. If you want to level faster, keep it on Normal. The 10% increase to xp gained isn't good enough for the increase in time it takes to clear mobs/bosses while on veteran. It is however a good indicator of whether your current build is good enough to move to Elite or Ultimate.
Yeah very good point my guy, I used to always do veteran just so my guy was better prepared for the next difficulty until I understood the game and character building better
one of my favourite games, so many options. my basic tip is decide up front what you want to build, and stick to it. focus is key, and if you want to use ither specific skills, build another character;-)
Devotions need to be according to your character. just going random will not help. focus on 1 or 2 damage type, like fire/chaos or Aether, or lightning.
Or like my favorite, reflection, blocking and health, build a warder (soldier shaman) and try, lots of fun qhen your enemies destroy themselves
I've maxed out Demonilionist with skills I need - Started Necromancer.. Look above for Char lvl.
This is the build I’m doing for my first play through on steam deck (Shaman / Soldier)
@@Hard2Find you're gonna love it hehe
I played it years ago ! Starting now and fresh with all dlcs ! Hype to play it ! I would love to see a Switch Version
Well presented video, I did a good amount of search and only found this video to
be the most helpful.
Other videos where show casing builds but not talking about key points that
are needed in better understanding the game.
Huge thx for this guide 💯✌
Thank you man! Glad I could provide some information to help you out :)
I just bought it yesterday and am on level ten..I went back to steam and bought all the dlc..this game so far has been amazing
Oh yeah grim dawn is a great game, wait until you start to see epic gear drop, builds get crazy around that point, the dlc has some really good content too
awesome..level 14 now..its a great game@@manarith8081
Im on that same boat. I absolutely love the depth and vibe. Instant buy-all.
@@aesh78 its such a fun game. have over a hundred hours easily. many many builds as well. I love the duel wielding pistols myself.
Best tip, #2 ypu can reset devitions and skills and with potions stats. This allows you to i.e. lower points in certain skills when equipment adds a lot. Some skills are pointless over the max, or even less. i.e. automatic attacks with default attacks climb to max 20% chance at 6 Points. Beyond that it just adds some damage(which you need to divide byn5 and timeouts). So ideally you keep them at 6, and spend your points elsewhere.
if you get gear that adds x points, totalling the skill at lets say 9, you can subtract 3 points. This way your build becomes a Lot more efficient.
Another helpful tip is: Focus on one or two main attack skills, for any character combination you choose. It's very easy to put all the ability points on every skill you have, but I can ensure that focusing your skills will make you unstoppable on late game (lets say lvl 75-100), regardless the difficulty you're playing. Thanks for the content 😁
Finally a spoiler free video. I just wanna see how the game is I don't want it ruined
Thank you. This will help me a lot.
Revisitting this game so watching for a refresher. Glad i did as I always 'unga bunga' and fully focus on offense and pay little to no attention to my defence and resistances. Thank you for hammering home their importance 😅
Solid advice. As a veteran to this game I wish I had spent more time with the community.
If you zoom out max at the Start and first leave Devils crossing you will see a note inside devil crossing. If you stand In line with it between the barrel and box at the Start of the bridge as close as you can to it, you can take the note, use it kill a couple mosters and you are level 2. Pick what your 2 classes will be before you pick your first one and pick based on which one has the strongest first ability. Otherwise it can be tedious. Great vid 👍 up.
Реально помог, только начал играть в grim dawn и вообще в игры подобного жанра, спасибо большое!❤❤❤
Took me a while to get this translated i'm sorry! Glad i could help and good luck with your ARPG journey my friend
thanks, i love how short and to the point the video is and not just some tautological yapping how the game is great or something
Appreciate it man glad you enjoyed the video
Underrated video!
Thank you!
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
This game has amazing theory crafting but somehow I always end up with a character using a two handed melee in the end haha
4:18 Elite only reduces the top row of resistances (Elemental, Acid/Poison, Pierce) by 25%. Ultimate reduces all resistances by an additional 25% (so Chaos, Aether, etc. will only be reduced by 25% in total). (I'm not sure but I suspect that neither reduces Physical Resistance).
you are correct, good catch!
Ah that’s funny, I always thought it was as the content creator said, and I took my first character into elite last night, I was very nervous about my aether(?) resist as I had neglected resists overall but that one was very low and I struggled mightily through malmouth. I’m like oh boy elite is gonna drop it to nothing. I was so hyper focused on seeing that zero resist that when I saw it was unchanged I was very confused. I didn’t even notice that my top row of resists would have dropped. 🤦♂️
I always choose to play on Veteran, not because of the exp increase or the loot, but because the more harder gameplay made the transition from Veteran to Elite easier, this is even more evident when playing Hardcore
Same. Veteran isn't about efficiency, but the fun and challenge.
Agreed, I have yet to play Hardcore on Grim Dawn but I'm thinking my next degen playthrough will be HC before Poe 2 release
@@manarith8081 Hardcore is fun in my opinion but, beware of that unbeatable monster that had killed all my hardcore characters: Overconfidence
It's so sneaky that it stroke me down while facing elites I had easily killed several times before
Maxed out what I need on Demolitionist - Started Necromancer. Just thought I'd let you know.. ;-)
This is a very well-balanced arpg.
Gotta love it, makes it so much easier to get into because the game is not really defined by a meta
@@manarith8081 1 of my favorite parts of this game is that it does one of the best jobs at forcing you into prioritizing defence over dps. The multi-layer progression system with the ability to run with 2 masteries gives this game an awesome amount of depth and replayability.
it's still heavy on physique attribute, and hard to do a full cunning/spirit build.
Seems cool, tried it on "elite" difficulty first try and it was overly easy for the first 20 level. Kind of a Diablo 2 easy mode just perma AA and moving, hopefully it get harder later on.
It's definitely a great arpg, and for sure it does get more difficult, especially some of the bosses if you don't know the abilities, the dodge roll ability they added also made things alot easier
@@manarith8081 Odd then, i finished the Loghorrean boss on veteran without any problem, i died maybe 3 times for the whole game (including one death from terrain glitch/bug being stuck in aether terrain and not being able to move).
Maybe its my build of experience of D2 but it was just perma AA and move on a Shaman/soldier (warder) easy build (>10kdmg primal strike (+ tsunami); 50% lifesteal, 10k HP, etc). And i didnt even had great items or devotion build (random picking until i found how to undo)
It was overly easy and straighforward while not playing on normal difficulty. I hope that ultimate will at least bring a bit of challenge
Hi how can i move with WASD PLEASE
Started the game on Veteran because an elite gamer such as myself is, in fact, an arpg veteran. Just hit 100 and beat the game on Ultimate. Huzzah!! Next challenge: HARDCORE
Dude nice! Good luck on the hardcore journey
Great content!
Thanks man!
GRIM DIZZLE!!!
What are those 3 dots above the UI? They look like health, stamina, and power I guess. I don’t know.
what do you mean by 3 dots above the UI?
If you're referring to the three dots above your level, yeah. The red one's for health potions, the green's for stamina, and the grey one in the middle is your dodge skill, just to show the cooldown.
nice video. Sweet and short.
Any tips for a mage n necromancer combination or is that kinda bad?
I assume you are talking about arcanist, those 2 would make you a spellbinder, your best bet would be to go pure Aether damage and use the Aether ray skill in the arcanist tree
@@manarith8081 yea when does the game go on sale
Do i need to finish the story over and over again to progress in difficulty?
Yes by completing the main story you will unlock the next difficulty, no need to do the DLC to achieve this though FYI
Technically as of 1.2 you can get to level 100 in normal if you want since now it scales better, also you can skip straight from normal to ultimate if your character is strong enough. And with the Forgotten Gods expansion you can buy an item that lets your next character unlock ultimate difficult immediately, as long as you've beaten it once already with any character
Great vid, looking forward to playing the Grim Dawn community league season 6 on the 4th of May!
I didn't know that you can search specific stat in the devotion tab😅😢 Thank you immensily for this info. I'm currently going pure fire/burn two handed demolisionist my first play throught, but i still didn't add point into inquisitor because it doesn't suit me at all😢 maybe I will ditch blacwater cocktail to add point into defensive skills in inquisitor to max out word of renewal path?
Hey no problem! absolutely, going for that word of renewal is a good idea, make sure to pick up one of those exclusive skills at the end of the inquisitor tree as well :)
Number 0 - wait until they end to make all DLCs and only then start to play.
Pro tips: Never stand still.
Learn your enemies attack patterns and what skills work best vs them.
SAVE your legendary component monster drops for the late game. Thank me later.
Watch the video. I'm LVL 60 on Definitive on Xbox One X. Willing to help new players start out. I'm NOT a PK. My health regeneration is 96%. Devotion - Don't use pet additives. I don't use pets as I kill all by myself. Loads of compoments in inventory.. Far TOO many to list.. Willing to start a new char for more help in the game.. Xbox One X.. I do have PC version which is slightly slower on my PC. Willing to help on Xbox version. Anyone interested - Leave a reply.
Great game and a great video!! Thanks for a starter for noobs.
OH 2 guns are best in this game. Damage from afar.. Mine explode and give lightening damage...
This is a diamond in the rough
Such a badass game man
how do i equip skills 💀
Go skill then press Y
@@sneakyjc8055 thanks bro
cool stuf
Wish it was simpler. 😢
it might not be the most simple but it isn't the most difficult either, strikes a good balance if comparing to D4 and POE
One tip that I would give to any beginner player is to level up ONE character to level 100.
You need to do it all once with one character. What I mean is finishing the game in normal, elite, and ultimate.
You will get revered with all factions, and you will have access to experience and reputation boosters, which will make life so much easier for future builds.
A typical newbie mistake is to start a lot of builds before reaching the endgame. Some people discover this when they have hundreds of hours played.
Hello mate, cheers for the tip. I am about to start this game for the first time and am new to this game genre. Is there any starting build that you would suggest for a scrub like me. Preferably something visually interesting with good damage and survivability.