Griffin School: Maximum Intensity

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General Skills: Griffin School Techniques, Adrenaline Burst

Equipment:

Gear: Griffin armor and weapons (DLC: Ofieri w/Balance)
Min. level requirement:
Level 48 + 50 Places of Power = 98 skill points (NG+)
Recommended:

  • Glyphs: Igni
    • Glyphwords: Eruption, Beguilement, Possession (Balance w/Ofieri)
  • Runestones: Veles
    • Runewords: Replenishment
  • Potions: Petri’s Philter, Tawny Owl, Swallow
  • Decoctions: Ancient Leshen, Ekhidna, Ekimmara

Summary:

This build is “The Vesemir of Griffin School”. Old and skillful character, who has mastered every sign and has learnt how to maximize his power with the help of alchemy. This is the final form of the sign builds – it can’t really get much better than this!

This build combines the features of every Sign Build meant for the first playthrough.

How it works:

  • Normally sign build would need to focus on one sign and maximize its power
    • This build offers variety by making every sign as powerful as ever!
  • The main factors of this build are the 3 skills that you should never take off…
    • Acquired Tolerance lets you use potions and decoctions
    • Synergy buffs sign intensity to insane levels (over 300%)
    • Griffin School Techniques offers both intensity and stamina boost
  • The last 9 skill slots are free to manipulate the way you wish
    • For maximum stamina regeneration, activate 5/5 skills instead of 3/3 skills
    • Igni
      • Has insane damage and is your main damage dealer
      • Also offers greater sword damage by weakening enemy armor
      • Equip the armor with Eruption while using Igni as the main sign
    • Yrden
      • Makes dodging child’s play and offers needed damage buff
      • The bane of Specters existence
      • Equip the armor with Beguilement for some craziness
    • Axii
      • Control your enemies and let them work for you
      • Equip armor with Possession to make Axii as terrifying as possible
    •  Quen
      • Your safety net and the main way of healing besides of Swallow
      • Quen Discharge offers damage output even while defending
    • Aard
      • Easy knockdowns and crowd control, nothing special here
  • The importance of your armor changes the way this build works!
    • For Griffin armor
      • Eruption when having Igni as the main sign
      • Beguilement when having Yrden as the main sign
      • Possession when having Axii as the main sign
    • For Ofieri armor
      • Balance to make this light armor to work with Griffin School Techniques
  • Activate both Ekimmara and Ekhidna decoction at the same time to having no worries about keeping you healthy
  • ALTERNATIVE:
    • If you want to have more use of your swords, enchant them with Replenishment and equip Adrenaline Burst skill. This makes quite an interesting combination while sacrificing little bit of sign intensity!

Pros and cons:

+Extremely powerful
+Versatile

-Enchanting is expensive
-Lacks sword damage

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