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Summon Dire Wolf

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Summon Dire Wolf is a level 18 skill from the Druid's Summoning Skill Tree.

Summon Dire Wolf

Required Level: 18
Prerequisites: Raven, Oak Sage, Summon Spirit Wolf
Synergies: Points in Summon Spirit Wolf increases the Dire Wolves' AR and Defense, while Summon Grizzly adds to their overall damage.
Effect: Dire Wolves deal more damage and have more hit points than Spirit Wolves, but only three of them may be summoned at once. They eat corpses to heal themselves, destroying those corpses in the process. This denies monster shamans the ability to resurrect them, but since the wolves generally only eat when there are no other monsters in range to attack, this isn't a very good skill to destroy corpses in the middle of battle.

Mana Cost: 20
Skill Level Progression [e]
Slvl Wolf #

Life +X%

Damage

Slvl Wolf #

Life +X%

Damage

Slvl Wolf #

Life +X%

Damage

Slvl Wolf #

Life +X%

Damage

1 1 50% 8-14 6 3 175% 20-26 11 3 300% 36-42 16 3 425% 54-60
2 2 75% 10-16 7 3 200% 22-28 12 3 325% 39-45 17 3 450% 61-67
3 3 100% 13-19 8 3 225% 25-31 13 3 350% 43-49 18 3 475% 68-74
4 3 125% 15-21 9 3 250% 28-34 14 3 375% 46-52 19 3 500% 75-81
5 3 150% 18-24 10 3 275% 32-38 15 3 400% 50-56 20 3 525% 82-88
Skill Level Progression [e]
Slvl Wolf Life (Normal)

Wolf Life (Nightmare)

Wolf Life (Hell)

Slvl Wolf Life (Normal)

Wolf Life (Nightmare)

Wolf Life (Hell)

Slvl Wolf Life (Normal)

Wolf Life (Nightmare)

Wolf Life (Hell)

Slvl Wolf Life (Normal)

Wolf Life (Nightmare)

Wolf Life (Hell)

1 114 6 11 16
2 7 12 17
3 8 13 18
4 9 14 19
5 10 15 20