Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Spellshot/Graveborn Spell Build

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The Spellshot and Graveborn combination in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands offers a powerful build focused on maximizing spell damage and cooldown. This guide outlines the key skills, stats, and gear to create the ultimate spell-slinging experience.

Skill Tree - Spellshot

From the Spellshot tree, prioritize the High Thread Count skill to gain three extra stacks of Spellweaving, which is crucial for most Spellshot builds. Other valuable skills include Spell Sniper, Magic Bullets, Font of Mana (for increased spell cooldown rate), Glass Cannon (for increased spell damage), and a single point in Prestidigitation. Be aware that Glass Cannon disables Ward regeneration, so consider Mage Armor for added survivability if needed.

Skill Tree - Graveborn

The Graveborn tree is the primary source of damage for this build. Once you unlock the secondary class, respec to focus on these essential skills. Start with Essence Drain, which improves spell cooldown rate on enemy kills, and Faithful Thralls, which increases damage based on your companions. In the second tier, invest in Sanguine Sacrament for health regeneration with every spell cast, enhancing survivability. The third tier includes Stain of the Soul for extra damage and Dark Hydra, which spawns additional companions on kills. Ascension in the fourth tier boosts spell damage after a kill. The capstone skill, Morhaim’s Blessing, triggers all Kill Skills whenever you cast a spell, ensuring consistent activation of skills like Dark Hydra, Essence Drain, and Ascension.

Hero Stats

Focus your hero stats on Critical Hit Damage and Spell Cooldown. Your primary stats should be Strength and Intelligence. After those, invest in Dexterity. The Village Idiot backstory is recommended for its Strength bonus, which significantly aids the build despite a slight hit to Intelligence.

Gear - Guns

Guns are secondary in this build, mainly serving as a fallback. While a good pistol like the Masterwork Handbow or Ruby’s Spite (which deals dark magic damage) is useful, the key weapon type is Feriore. Feriore weapons are tossed on reload and synergize well with those that spawn companions like hydras or flying creatures. Your goal is to repeatedly fire and reload these weapons, so prioritize those with a low reload time.

Gear - Spells

Ideal spells have low cooldowns and decent damage, with at least three charges. The Cloudburst Arc Torrent is excellent, raining lightning bolts with low cooldowns but requiring a charge-up. The Impaling Ice Spike offers a slightly higher cooldown but instantaneous casting time and potentially higher damage. Having a mix of both spell types is beneficial.

Gear - Rings

For rings, prioritize Spell Damage as the main stat. Secondary stats like Spell Critical Chance or Spell Critical Damage are also highly desirable. Since this build often operates with a depleted Ward, Mood Rings are particularly effective due to their special effect that doubles stats when your Ward is not full.

Gear - Amulet

While no specific legendary Amulet is mandatory, aim for one that boosts Frost or Shock Damage, along with Spellshot Power. Passives that increase overall damage are also beneficial. A Joint Training legendary Amulet is ideal, as its special effect increases companion critical hit chance, which in turn boosts your critical hit damage.