Grim Dawn | New player guide - fresh start leveling a One-Shot-Bosses build | Easy Gear | Dec 2022

Video includes full walkthrough of levels 1 to 20 plus all the best gear within Act 1 to start your one-shot boss killer build.
Grimtools Level 20 - https://www.grimtools.com/calc/xZyrn7mN

Attribute points
First 5 - Spirit
After that - All in physique

Skill points (allocated each level-up)
Level 2 - Mastery ('M') +2 Dreeg's Evil Eye ('DEE') +1
Level 3 - M +3
Level 4 - Blood Burst ('BB' 2nd node of DEE) +3
Note: Blood Burst adds weapon damage to DEE and does not increase energy use of DEE so max this as a priority
Level 5 - M +1 BB +2
Level 6 - M +1 BB +2
Quest reward skill point (Kasparov) BB +1
Level 7 - M +1 BB +2
Level 8 - M +1 BB +2
Note: Blood Burst is now maxed at soft-cap 12/12 adding in 35% main-hand weapon damage
Level 9 M +1 Curse of Frailty (CoF) +1 Focused Gaze +1
Note: Focused Gaze will massively increase DEE damage but also introduces a 4-second cooldown. If you don't want the cooldown (yet) leave this node until later, but this guide will assume the point was used here.
Level 10 M +2 Vulnerability (2nd node of CoF) +1 - If wielding Pusquill's Tail, this will gain 3 additional points from that item
Level 11 M +3
Level 12 - Blood of Dreeg (BoD) +3 (Keep this active at all times - needs re-casting every 30 seconds but the Putrid Necklace amulet adds 2 minutes to the up-time).
Level 13 - M +3
Level 14 - M +2 Terrifying Gaze (3rd node of DEE) +1
Level 15 - M +3
Level 16 - M +3
Level 17 - M +3
Level 18 - M +3
Level 19 - Aspect of the Guardian (2nd node of BoD) +3
Level 20 - BoD +3

Devotions (Complete the named constellations unless otherwise stated)
Crossroads RED node
Rat
Reclaim Crossroads RED node at Spirit Guide
Wretch
Fox
Manticore - attach skill to Dreeg's Evil Eye
Sailor's Guide
Murmur - attach skill to Curse of Frailty
Owl
Spider
Jackal
Raven
Yugol - attach skill to Possession
Abomination - take the 2 nodes on the LEFT side. You won't reach the skill, but it's not needed.

Gear
Weapon
Pusquill's Tail (target-farm boss)
Poison damage, +3 Vulnerability, -10% Poison & Acid resistance reduction to CoF
or
Slithtongue (always in same place on corpse in Foggy Bank Cavern)
Acid & Poison damage but no skill buffs unless it randomly has appropriate affixes

Offhand
Groble Toxic Effigy (target-farm Groble Snake Clan Witch Doctor enemies)
+2 to DEE, 26% weapon damage to DEE
or
Occult Horn (default crafting item at blacksmith Duncan)
+2 to DEE, Poison Bolt chance on attack

Amulet
Putrid Necklace (target-farm boss Primordian the Forgotten)
+2 Blood of Dreeg, 120 seconds extra up-time to BoD, damage conversions to Acid on BoD
At level 32 and above, the +2 BoD is replaced with +1 all skills in Occultist

Previous videos for this build
Build overview and one-shot boss kills compilation -    • Grim Dawn | One-Shot Bosses with Dree...  
Gear guide location walkthrough -    • Grim Dawn | One-Shot Bosses Build | G...