Waheedski
05-30-2014, 10:36 AM
Someone has already done a wonderful in-depth analysis on Samael. I was wondering if someone can do the same for Grimm. Also some notes on its advantage or disadvantages in hardcore elites.
Thank you in advance :)
Hectororius
05-30-2014, 11:50 AM
I think you should step up and do it :)
Jenvy
05-30-2014, 02:11 PM
Grim is essentially Samael's midgety younger brother. But that isn't to say he's weak. In fact, IMO, he is the strongest Mythic pet, with Slag coming in close second because of his op AA.
Sam and Grimm basically have the same stats except Grimm doesn't have the massively powerful 10% crit bonus that makes Sam the perfect rogue pet (sam give a little more health as well).
Grimm's arcane ability is about half as effective as Samael's, has a slightly smaller range, and it doesn't terrify. The crit /armor debuff is quite useful though, as it stacks with all armor/crit debuffs (including his own armor passive debuff).
Grim's passive at 40 is what makes him such a mothafriggin beast. It is similar to Sam's in that it cleaves multiple targets, but instead of applying a spreadable dot and slowing/panicking, it does high impact damage and frequently decreases hit by a massive 35%, armor by 20%, and all stats by 20.
In short, Grimm is a beast for pve AND pvp if you know how to use him.
If he had +crit%, he'd probably be more desirable than Sam.