The Black Legion

The Black Legion are the imperium's elite, Death's Bannermen sent forth to act out the emperor's will with  extreme prejudice. Legends of their valor intermingle with equally common tales of their cruelty and violence.

Regardless of whether they are respected or feared, the Black Legion was the only imperial regiment to to escape the fallen capital following the Grim Dawn and may now represent the only hope humanity has left of ever fighting back.

The Black Legion are one of the allied Factions in Grim Dawn. Although some faction quests and a Faction vendor are available in Act 3, Bounties are not available until Act 4.

Headquarters: Fort Ikon

Reputation gained from:

• Killing Aetherial Vanguard
• Killing The Outcast
• Quests
• Bounties

Lore

Founded over four centuries ago by decree of the emperor, the Black Legion was to be a resolution for the empire's increasingly overcrowded prisons. Hundreds of convicted criminals were given two options: the executioner's axe or service in the emperor's army. This group formed the backbone of a new imperial legion deployed to the forefront of some of the empire's most brutal conflicts.

Many of the hardened criminals met a gruesome death at the vanguard, but those that survived battle after battle became some of the empire's most effective soldiers. Over generations, the Black Legion was tempered through the fires of war into a force few would even dare meet in open combat.

Most famous of such events was the rebellion in the City of Venmar, 215 years before the Grim Dawn, where, upon hearing of the Black Legion's imminent arrival at the gates, the rebels laid down their arms and begged for mercy before their deposed magistrate. Ironically, the insurgents were then sentenced to serve in the Legion, where most perished under the harsh conditions the troops were often exposed to during campaigns.

The Black Legion quickly became one of the deadliest weapons at the command of the emperor, earning them the moniker “Death's Bannermen”, but it also began to serve a more sinister purpose. Though the Legion originally conscripted new members from the criminal population, many officials close to the emperor began to use the Legion as a way to dispose of undesirable political rivals and outspoken public figures. Many practitioners of the arcane and the occult arts thus found themselves unwittingly in the service of the very empire that shunned their powers. To decline meant certain death.

Many of the facts surrounding the Legion's dark history have become muddled by time, even amongst some of the Legion's own. The fact remains though that the Black Legion is a force to be reckoned with, and their fiercely trained loyalty to the emperor ensures that they will go down to the last man before giving in to the invading Aetherial and Chthonian forces.

Quests

The following quests provide Reputation with the Black Legion.

Act 3

Side Quests

• Manticore Venom
• Ol' Bloodbriar
• Pride of the Jagged Waste
• The Gloomweaver
• The Groble Tyrant
• Lost Armaments (Friendly)
• A Final Salute (Friendly)
• Lumber for the Legion (Friendly)

Main Quests

• The Black Legion's Finest
• The Aetherial Farm
• Blood Harvest
• Reaping What You Sow

Act 4

Side Quests

• Precious Resources
• The Aetherial Witch
• Cult Activity
• Legion Retribution (Honored)

Main Quests

• A Forgotten Evil
• Betrayal at Fort Ikon
• The Necropolis
• The Bane of Cairn

Bounties

1. Fleshwarped Commanders
2. Doomsayers
3. Devourers
4. Ol' Bloodbriar
5. The Tainted Vizier
6. Bane'Gargoth
7. The Prime Matriarch
8. Gluttrius'Maw
9. Sicrix
10. Emberjaw
11. Chthonic Seal
12. Blood of Ch'thon
13. Aether Shard
14. Aether Cluster
15. Tainted Brain
16. Shattered Soul
17. Harrath, Returned
18. Padmanestia
19. Corprus
20. Luthus'Balok
21. The Ravener
22. Blood Rites
23. Herald of Flame
24. Eternal Ilgorr
25. The Bloodlord

Faction Equipment

All items sold by Faction Quartermasters are Soulbound, and cannot be traded or used by other characters.

Friendly
	Heartseeker Oil	30 Second Duration +33% Pierce Damage +50 Offensive Ability
	Blade-ward Tincture	120 Second Skill Recharge 30 Second Duration 225 Piercing Retaliation +100% Piercing Retaliation
Respected
	Legion Warhammer
	Legion Carver
	Legion Warblade
	Legion Hand Cannon
	Legion Firestarter
	Legion Aetherspark
	Legion Voidcutter
	Legion Casque
	Legion Headguard
	Legion Spellbearer
	Legion Pauldrons
	Legion Spaulders
	Legion Mantle
	Legion Chestguard
	Legion Cuirass
	Legion Vestments
	Legion Greaves
	Blueprint: Legion Belt
	Blueprint: Legion Waistguard
	Blueprint: Legion Girdle
	Blueprint: Relic - Bladesworn Talisman Blueprint: Legion Slicer Blueprint: Crest of the Black Legion
Honored
	Manticore Venom	40 poison damage over 5 seconds +25% poison damage +5% damage to Chtholnics
	Potent Manticore Venom	90 poison damage over 5 seconds +60% poison damage +10% damage to Chtholnics
	Voidbeast Powder	+25% Vitality damage +25% chaos damage +18 offensive ability
	Potent Voidbeast Powder	+60% Vitality damage +60% chaos damage +40 offensive ability
	Blacksteel Powder	+25% physical damage +25% fire damage +18 offensive ability
	Potent Blacksteel Powder	+60% physical damage +60% fire damage +40 offensive ability
	Aether Dust	8 aether damage +25% aether damage +5% damage to Aetherials +5% damage to Aetherials Corruptions
	Potent Aether Dust	18 aether damage +60% aether damage +10% damage to Aetherials +10% damage to Aetherials Corruptions
	Witch's Powder	Bonus to all pets +3% offensive ability +6% attack speed
	Potent Witch's Powder	Bonus to all pets +6% offensive ability +12% attack speed
	Legion War Seal
	Legion Conjuration Seal
	Legion Mark of the Spellweaver
	Legion Mark of the Void
	Legion Mark of Blades
Revered
	Ulgrim's Guile	8 piercing damage +25% pierce damage +35% cold damage +22 offensive ability
	Potent Ulgrim's Guile	18 piercing damage +60% pierce damage +80% cold damage +45 offensive ability
	Creed's Cunning	+35% elemental damage +200 Health +22 offensive ability +1 energy regen
	Potent Creed's Cunning	+80% elemental damage +440 Health +45 offensive ability +2 energy regen
	Oleron's Fervor	10% chance of +200% damage to All damage +35% physical damage +35% bleeding damage 10% pierce resistance
	Potent Oleron's Fervor	10% chance of +500% damage to All damage +80% physical damage +80% bleeding damage 20% pierce resistance
	Aetherstorm Powder	+35% lightning damage +35% aether damage 10% elemental resistance 12 less damage from aetherials 12 less damage from aether corruptions
	Potent Aetherstorm Powder	+80% lightning damage +80% aether damage 20% elemental resistance 24 less damage from aetherials 24 less damage from aether corruptions
	Essence of Ch'thon	+35% Vitality damage +35% Chaos damage 15% chance of 15% reduced taget's resistances for 5 seconds 8% Chaos resistance
	Potent Essence of Ch'thon	+80% Vitality damage +80% Chaos damage 30% chance of 15% reduced taget's resistances for 5 seconds 16% Chaos resistance
	Writ of the Black Legion	Reputation gain increased by 50% with Black Legion
	Mandate of the Black Legion	Reputation gain increased by 100% with Black Legion

Related Lore

Items

• Chausses of Barbaros
• Legionnaire's Rebuke
• Crest of the Black Legion
• Myrmidon Armor Set
• Mymidon Bastion Set
• The Infernal Knight Set
• The Infernal Champion Set
• Stronghold of the Legion Set

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Demolitionist Skills
Active Skills
Blackwater Cocktail (High Potency - Demon Fire - Agonizing Flames) • Canister Bomb (Concussive Bomb - Improved Casing) • Fire Strike (Explosive Strike - Searing Might - Searing Strike - Static Strike - Brimstone) • Flashbang (Searing Light) • Grenado (High Impact - Skyfire Grenado) - Shattering Blast • Mortar Trap (Heavy Ordnance - "The Big One") • Stun Jacks (Quick Jacks - Full Spread) • Thermite Mine (Hellfire Mine)
Passive Skills
Blast Shield • Ulzuin's Chosen
Toggle Skills
Flamed Touched (Temper) • Vindicative Flame (Ulzuin's Wrath)

Nightblade Skills
Active Skills
Amarasta's Blade Burst (Lethal Assault) • Blade Barrier • Blade Trap (Devouring Blades) • Phantasmal Blades (Frenetic Throw - Heart Seeker - Nether Edge) • Pneumatic Burst (Breath of Belgothian - Shadow Dance - Elemental Awakening) • Ring of Steel (Ring of Frost - Circle of Slaughter) • Shadow Strike (Nidalla's Justifiable Ends - Nightfall)
Passive Skills
Anatomy of Murder • Dual Blades (Belgothian's Shears - Hidden Hands - Amarasta's Quick Cut - Whirling Death - Execution) • Merciless Repertoire • Phantasmal Armor
Toggle Skills
Veil of Shadow (Night's Chill)
Summons
Blade Spirit

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