Fireworks druid

[SSoG]

2) the ctc firestorm on the shield does not synergize(sp?) with your skills. Only invested points into the skill on your skill tree will. So your "1k" ctc firestorm damage is really only 124-144 damage.

Incorrect. Hard points in a skill's synergies *WILL* synergize that spell if it's in ctc form. Points in Fissure synergize the Firestorm on Phoenix, points in Ice Bolt synergize the ctc Frozen Orb on Rift, points in Bone Wall synergize the ctc Bone Spirit on Oath, etc.

really? I used a zeal paladin and I seems the zeal worked fine with a phoenix shield.

That's because Zeal is uninterruptable. Fury is *NOT* uninterruptable- any ctc of a skill with a timer will drop its speed to a crawl every time it triggers.

Ask any experienced druid in this forum. No one uses phoenix for that reason.

I'm pretty sure you are wrong about synergies boosting ctc firestorm.
This is why the flaming rabies build went instinct ages ago (before its re-birth) because of the poison creeper bug. Or eve the marrow walks bug. All those were done away with. I'm almost positive this doesn't work.

Can anyone back this up ?

I'm absolutely, positively, 100%, cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die positive that hard points *WILL* synergize ctc skills. I have written several different builds based around this very fact.

Well fireclaws it is then. I still need to know if the synergies work with firestorm tho. By the way, you can still do a normal attack when firestorm is cooling down right?

No. During cooldown, you cannot do ANYTHING that requires clicking, except for moving.

 

[Jary]

I synergized Eartshifter 'shael' with volcano & firestorm. Gave me ~800 damage fissures and 2-6k fury w/ 30% crushing blow I thought that was a sweet "fireworks druid" as you'd say...plus firestorm from torch too.

I thought that was pretty sweet, and it was effective too just need a lot of life to be able to tank hits at times, was the only prob... might want a shield on switch if u get mobbed ><

 

[TheMayor]

i used to have a hurricanine (fury CtC wind wolf), and from my experience and tests, hard point do indeed synergize CtC skills.

with a rain runeoword armor and its CtC cyclone armor, me and a friend tested its absorbtion, and the CtC cyclone armor was most definatly recieving synergy bonuses with the amount of damage it took.

i orginally tried the same tests with stormclash's or windhammer's CtC nado, but it was way to spontainious to do any kinda controlled testing.

i believe people are getting it confused. skill bonuses from items cannot synergize actual skills, but hard points in skills will synergize skill bonuses from items

anyways, hope this is helpful.

good luck with the idea, its been mentioned a couple times but the discussion and interests in following through with it usually disapate.