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Grim Ward

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Description

Use on the corpse of a slain monster to create a frightening totem that causes nearby monsters to flee.

Player vs Player - This will not work on other players.

Grim Ward is a more strategic spell, used to permanently block off areas so that monsters will not attack you from that side. They can also be used to channel monsters into specific areas so that the Barbarian can deal with them in an easier fashion. Basically, it has a specific use that is effective and different from any other spell.

Although it is a corpse-utilizing skill,

Grim Ward has unusual restrictions on which corpses are valid targets. Essentially, a corpse that lacks flesh (e.g. the corpse of a

Skeleton or

Wraith) is an invalid target for this skill.

Grim Ward will not work against Super Unique Monsters and Bosses.

As of Patch 2.4,

Grim Ward will reduce the physical resistance of affected enemies. Because certain units cannot be affected by the fear effect of

Grim Ward, the skill cannot lower the physical resistance of those creatures.

Description by

Aelanwyr

Lore

This skill allows the Barbarian to fashion a totem out of the carcass of his slain enemies.

The resulting talisman serves as a grave warning to all of the minions of the Prime Evils.

The mere sight of the Totem causes monsters to flee in terror.

With additional training the warrior can increase the potency of the ward.

Can be used to make Runewords:

Teebling Admin

3 years ago (pre-Resurrected)

Use on the corpse of a slain monster to create a frightening totem that causes nearby monsters to flee.

Player vs Player - This will not work on other players.

Grim Ward has unusual restrictions on which corpses are valid targets. Essentially, a corpse that lacks flesh (e.g. the corpse of a

Skeleton or

Wraith) is an invalid target for this skill.

Grim Ward will not work against Super Unique Monsters and Bosses.

As of Patch 2.4,

Grim Ward will reduce the physical resistance of affected enemies. Because certain units cannot be affected by the fear effect of

Grim Ward, the skill cannot lower the physical resistance of those creatures.

Deleted User 632

Guest

2 years ago (pre-Resurrected)

Patch 2.4

Blizzard wrote:

Grim Ward
Radius baseline value increased

Now also Slows and increases Damage Taken for nearby enemies.

Find Potion synergy added: +5% Damage Taken per level

Deleted User 632

Guest

2 years ago (pre-Resurrected)

Undocumented 2.4

itsreally_notthatbad wrote:

Grim Ward can now break physical immunities. It's literally a physical resistance reduction just like
Amplify Damage or
Decrepify.

Grim Ward baseline is only 25% at all levels which is not very noticeable, the rest of the damage reduction comes from the synergy with
Find Potion (120% at max level).

Blubbalutsch

1 year ago (pre-Resurrected)

Grim Wards can't be created from the remains of the following monster types:
-

Bone Fetish
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Finger Mage
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Flying Scimitar
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Frozen Horror
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Oblivion Knight
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Skeleton
-

Skeleton Archer
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Skeleton Mage
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Willowisp
-

Wraith
- Static (

Catapult,

Gargoyle Trap,

Mummy Sarcophagus etc.)

Greys_Prey

1 year ago (pre-Resurrected)

Tested it today: Works on ghosts, removes the physical immunity, at least from Minions, or if leveled enough on ghost bosses too.

atari

9 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

Grim Ward overwrites other flee-effects like hit causes monster to flee,

Terror or

Howl.

Xanhast70

6 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

This Skill Is a Great Safety Option for

Double Throw Barbs in Hardcore Mode.
Worth at least 1 point investment.

fredkid

3 months ago (pre-Resurrected)

Grim Ward is a "curse like" effect and may overwrite or be overwritten by a similar effect.

Trang Oul wrote: 3 months ago
According to the Amazon Basin,

When different curse is cast on a cursed target, it will normally overwrite the previous one. Exceptions are as follows:

Grim Ward can only be overwritten by
Confuse and
Attract

Fleeing effects have their own hierarchy; those higher on the following list cannot be overwritten by those lower:

Grim Ward

Terror

Hit Causes Monster to Flee

Howl

Confuse cannot overwrite itself or be overwritten by any of the following:

Attract

Dim Vision

Grim Ward

Hit Blinds Target

Taunt

Terror

Attract cannot be overwritten by anything, including itself.