JA
GRIM DAWN / BUILDS / BY DAMAGE

Builds by Damage Type

Every build on this site grouped by the damage it scales. A build appears under each type it uses, so totals exceed 44.

Last updated: 2026-10-10 / Verified on: 1.3.1.1
HOW TO READ THIS
  • ▸The order is simply how many builds this site currently carries for each type. It is not a strength ranking - for that, see the Build Ranking.
  • ▸Damage-over-time types are folded into their paired normal type, because resistance to the normal type also mitigates the DoT. The pairs are burn/fire, frostburn/cold, electrocute/lightning, poison/acid, vitality decay/vitality, and internal trauma/physical.
  • ▸Bleeding is the exception: it has no paired normal type, so it stands on its own.
  • ▸Elemental is an umbrella for fire, cold, and lightning rather than a damage type of its own, so builds tagged Elemental are listed under Elemental and not split across the three.
  • ▸Pet and Retaliation are listed separately at the bottom: they describe how a build is put together rather than a damage type.
COLD

Cold（incl. Frostburn）

10
Cabalist
Cold Skeleton Cabalist (Lost Souls)
Cold / Pet · pet / leveling / farming / hardcore
Druid
Trozan's Sky Shard Druid
Cold / Lightning · caster / leveling / sr
Infiltrator
Shadow Strike Infiltrator
Cold · beginner / farming / sr
Trickster
Shadow Strike Trickster
Cold · beginner / leveling / farming / sr
Tactician
Elemental 2H Cadence Tactician
Fire / Cold / Lightning · beginner / tank / sr
Reaper
Cold Drain Essence Reaper
Cold · farming / sr / caster
Spellbreaker
Cold Ring of Steel & Shadow Strike Spellbreaker
Cold · beginner / melee / sr / farming
Mystic
Ice King Werewolf & Hellhound Mystic
Cold / Pet · pet / melee / leveling
Evoker
Winds of Asterkarn + Trozan's Sky Shard Evoker (beginner, play-tested)
Cold / Frostburn · caster / leveling / farming / sr
Veilwalker
Cold / Bleed Onslaught Veilwalker
Cold / Bleeding · melee / endgame / farming / sr / boss-killer
FIRE

Fire（incl. Burn）

10
Purifier
Fire Strike Gunslinger Purifier
Fire · beginner / leveling / farming
Pyromancer
Grenado & Canister Bomb Pyromancer
Fire · beginner / leveling / farming / sr
Tactician
Elemental 2H Cadence Tactician
Fire / Cold / Lightning · beginner / tank / sr
Shieldbreaker
Fire Blackwater Cocktail & Guardians Shieldbreaker
Fire / Pet · beginner / pet / farming / sr
Paladin
Fire Vire's Might Skater Paladin
Fire / Burn · beginner / farming / sr / hardcore
Commando
Fire Cadence & Blitz Commando
Fire / Burn · beginner / tank / farming / sr / hardcore
Defiler
Fire BWC & Ravenous Earth Defiler
Fire / Burn · beginner / farming / sr / hardcore
Saboteur
Fire Blackwater Cocktail & Canister Bomb Saboteur
Fire · beginner / caster / sr / farming
Sorcerer
Fire Grenado & Blackwater Cocktail Sorcerer
Fire · beginner / caster / sr / farming
Zealot
Apocalypse Fire Werewolf Zealot (SSF Beginner Build)
Fire / Burn · melee / leveling / beginner / farming / ascendant
PHYSICAL

Physical（incl. Internal Trauma）

8
Warlord
Physical Blitz Skater Warlord (THE BONKFATHER)
Physical / Internal Trauma · beginner / melee / leveling / farming / sr / hardcore
Death Knight
Aether Blitz Death Knight
Physical / Aether · tank / beginner / farming / sr
Warlord
Forcewave Warlord
Physical · beginner / tank / sr
Warder
Primal Strike Warder
Lightning / Physical · beginner / leveling / tank / sr
Witchblade
Physical Blade Arc Witchblade
Physical · beginner / tank / farming / sr / hardcore
Battlemage
Physical Blitz & Cadence Battlemage
Physical / Internal Trauma · beginner / tank / farming / sr / hardcore
Oppressor
Physical Sword & Board Righteous Fervor Oppressor
Physical · beginner / melee / sr / farming
Primalist
Savagery Bleeding 2H Primalist (HCSSF Beginner Build)
Bleeding / Physical · melee / leveling / beginner / hardcore / farming
ARCHETYPE

Not a damage type

1

Build Ranking (strength order) →Builds by Mastery →