Diablo 3 was so draining because you cannot make your own build because the gear is mandatory and limited for any viable character and the only way to get them would be to run rifts constantly until they dropped. at least it won't put you to sleep like playing a retaliation build), some super bosses might be impossible to beat, have not tested in crucible (don't have the DLC). ), auras (Cairn, Field Command) appear to buff skeleton minions from Raise the Dead, can clear all the rogue-like dungeons without too much trouble, can probably be converted to sword and board without too many modifications if that's your preference, gear dependent with not very many gearing options/alternatives, no useful legendary weapons (for 2H anyways), dps could be better (but it's not terrible.
In a party, this build is the first one to charge the battle so that damage dealers are safe to do their job. I did make my own variation of the aether route, but it's nice to see people are still testing out builds that are befitting to what you typically think of when you hear 'death knight'. But in Grim Dawn, tanks can also deal a lot of damage by means of Retaliation and Reflect. I haven't tried them all so there may be some minor tuning to do with the skills/gear. Grim dawn death knight build We are personally very fond of this. If you switch for the Mythical Greaves of Ill Omen you will get 84% reduced stun duration and and only drop to 77% bleeding res.
