Occultist Skills
- Blood of Dreeg – 16 points, Aspect of the Guardian – 12 points
- Mastery bar – 50 points
- Sigil of Consumption – 12 points
- Possession – 12 points
- Solael’s Witchfire – 12 points, Second Rite – 12 points
- Bloody Pox – 12 points, Fevered Rage – 1 point, Wasting – 12 points, Black Death – 12 points
- Doom Bolt – 12 points
Nightblade Skills
- Mastery bar – 20 points
- Anatomy of Murder – 12 points
- Blade Barrier – 8 points
- Phantasmal Blades – 16 points, Frenetic Throw – 1 point, Heart Seeker – 12 points
Devotion
- Wendigo
- Typhos, the Jailor of Souls
- Revenant
- Chaos Crossroads
- Order Crossroads
- Lion
- Gallows
- Rattosh, the Veilwarden
- Bat
- Toad
- Behemoth
- Affliction
Equipment Priorities
We recommend you equip the items that grant bonuses to both bleeding and vitality damage.
#2. Venomancer Witch Hunter [Occultist + Nightblade]
Venomancer witch hunter is an assassin type of Vitamancer. It will continuously deal with vitality-based Phantasmal Blades.
Attributes
We recommend you to invest in the spirit in case you are purposing to use caster off-hand. But, on the other hand, if you want to deals with more chances to land critical hits, then cunning is best.
Occultist Skills
- Doom Bolt – 12 points
- Possession – 12 points
- Mastery bar – 50 points
- Bloody Pox – 12 points, Fevered Rage – 1 point, Wasting – 12 points, Black Death – 12 points
- Sigil of Consumption – 12 points
- Solael’s Witchfire – 12 points, Second Rite – 12 points
- Blood of Dreeg – 16 points, Aspect of the Guardian – 12 points
Nightblade Skills
- Anatomy of Murder – 12 points
- Mastery bar – 20 points
- Phantasmal Blades – 16 points, Frenetic Throw – 1 point, Heart Seeker – 12 points
- Blade Barrier – 8 points
Devotion
- Wendigo
- Typhos, the Jailor of Souls
- Revenant
- Chaos Crossroads
- Order Crossroads
- Lion
- Gallows
- Rattosh, the Veilwarden
- Bat
- Toad
- Behemoth
- Affliction
Equipment Priorities
You can equip items that provide you bonuses in order to vitality damage.
#3. Acid Shield Dervish [Oathkeeper + Nightblade]
This is a variant of the deadly Acid Shield Sentinel. Acid Shield Dervish enhances retaliation effectiveness. Also, it can move speedily and maneuver better.
Attributes
Physique is the main and most important attribute of Acid Shield Sentinel. But, if you want better damage, then you can put more on spirit.
Skills Oathkeeper
- Path of Three – 12 points
- Presence of Virtue – 1 point, Haven – 10 points, Rebuke – 10 points
- Mastery Bar – 50 points
- Aegis of Menhir – 16 points, Avenging Shield – 12 points, Aegis of Thorns – 1 point, Reprisal – 12 points
- Summon Guardian of Empyrion – 16 points, Scion of Dreeg – 1 point, Celestial Presence – 12 points
- Ascension – 12 points
- Resilence – 2 points
Skills Nightblade
- Shadow Strike – 1 point, Nidalla’s Justifiable Ends – 12 points
- Mastery Bar – 32 points
- Merciless Repertoire – 12 points
- Pneumatic Burst – 12 points
- Blade Barrier – 12 points
Devotion
- Rat
- Eye of the Guardian
- Akeron’s Scorpion
- Manticore
- Chariot of the Dead
- Behemoth
- Crossroads Primordial
- Crossroads Ascendant
- Tortoise
- Viper
- Abomination – Choose only the path to Tainted Eruption. Don’t complete this constellation.
- Affliction – Choose the Acid damage path only. Don’t complete this constellation.
Equipment Priorities
You can equip items that give you an advantage in terms of your acid and retaliation damage. Also, Perdition set is the most important piece of equipment that you can use.
#4. Acid Shield Sentinel [Oathkeeper + Occultist]
It will give you an all-around build that is able to provide you more advantages in ranged, defense, retaliation, melee, and summoning companions.
Attributes
Physique is the main and most important attribute of Acid Shield Sentinel. But, if you want better damage, then you can put more on spirit.
Skills Oathkeeper
- Summon Guardian of Empyrion – 16 points, Scion of Dreeg – 1 point, Celestial Presence – 12 points
- Path of Three – 12 points
- Mastery Bar – 50 points
- Aegis of Menhir – 16 points, Avenging Shield – 12 points, Aegis of Thorns – 1 point, Reprisal – 12 points
- Righteous Fervor – 16 points, Dreeg’s Reproach – 1 point, Consecration – 12 points
- Vire’s Might – 1 point
- Presence of Virtue – 1 point, Haven – 10 points, Rebuke – 10 points
- Resilence – 5 points
Skills Occultist
- Blood of Dreeg – 16 points, Aspect of Guardian – 12 points
- Mastery Bar – 32 points
Devotion
- Manticore
- Chariot of the Dead
- Behemoth
- Crossroads Primordial
- Crossroads Ascendant
- Tortoise
- Viper
- Rat
- Eye of the Guardian
- Akeron’s Scorpion
- Affliction – Choose the Acid damage path only. Don’t complete this constellation.
- Abomination – Choose only the path to Tainted Eruption. Don’t complete this constellation.
Equipment Priorities
You can equip items that give you an advantage regarding your acid and retaliation damage. Also, Perdition set is the most important piece of equipment that you can use.
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So, guys, these were some of the best grim dawn acid and poison build that, in my opinion, might be superior. However, if you have any other suggestions we forget to mention in this article, let us know in the comment section.
