This is what i am planning to do, what u guys think?

[aragorn-18]

This is what i am planning to do, what u guys think?

OK, i have posted alot of threads around here on the druid forum, asking you guys the hack around, thx for the replies :worship: . But i just wanted to research if the druid can be that strong when i using the summon tree. I am thinking of giving it a shot.
So this i what i am thinking, and i not gonna use volcano and fissure maxed or a witchwild bow because i think the volcano and fissure is too much points spend and you do not have points over for the summon tree, and the witchwild bow is some item i cannot believe i can handle hell with it . So this is what i gonna do.

Grizzly --> 20
Dire wolf --> 20 for the bonus to the grizzly
HOW --> 20
Tornado --> 20 and 1 point in the synergies because with the +skills i
gonna get it will give a very nice damage

I know it is also physical dmg like most of the summons do, but i don't care, because there are not many physical immume in hell.
That leaves me with still some points left to put in summons, and that is the question i would like to ask, what should i do?????.
I heard about poison creeper can be very usefull and ravens too. or should i put the rest in spirit wolves for the bonus to the grizzly???

Well, let's look at the gear i am planning to use, i don't have it all, but that is not the problem, i will get it )), i doing andy runs with my sorc with full tal, yesterday i found a zakarum.

Helm: Jalal's but maybe shako
Weapon: A +skills druid weapon, highest i have found is +2 but that's a
crappy thing, so suggestings?
Shield: Splendor for the skill or Sanctuary or if you guys know a good one
Armor: COH but that one is hard to get, so you guys know a armor with
skills? not arkains valor because to high lvl before i can wear it
Amu: +skills amu, probably a rare amu or seraphims or maras
Gloves: don't know yet, hope you guys can help me out also with this one
Belt: Arachnid
Boots: I think sandstorm
Rings: Sojs or Bk rings
Charms: +summon skillers

Think that was quit it, hope you guys can fill in the things i am missing. :scratch:

 

[Forcefeedback]

Hi again! :howdy:

I noticed one error in your plans, +skills in elemental tree don't give synergy bonuses, only in the summon tree the +skills work for synergies also.
Even if you had +20 to elemental tree your tornado would do slightly less than 1K damage.

As to your gear, here are a few suggestions.
Weapon: I think +2 to druid skills is the maximum, Heart of the oak runeword has +3 to all though
Armor: Skin of the vipermagi(fcr) or Spirit shroud(cbf)
Gloves: Magefists(fcr) or Bloodfists(life, fhr)

 

[aragorn-18]

so what u saying is that when i have a +2 skills item, the dmg of the tornado only goes up from the 2 skills that comes in the tornado its self and it don't receives dmg bonus from the other skills where the +2 goes in, where tornado receives bonus from? Can you plz confirm this?

because if that is what u saying, that sucks hard :rant:

 

[Forcefeedback]

so what u saying is that when i have a +2 skills item, the dmg of the tornado only goes up from the 2 skills that comes in the tornado its self and it don't receives dmg bonus from the other skills where the +2 goes in, where tornado receives bonus from? Can you plz confirm this?

I confirm this. There are only few skills that get the synergy bonuses from +skills, one is druid animal summons and the other was paladins prayer/cleansing/meditation skills IIRC.

because if that is what u saying, that sucks hard :rant:

That's just the way things work in 1.10. If synergies worked with +skills for everything there would be some crazy builds out there, like a godly armageddon bear. :drool:

 

[aragorn-18]

ok, thx for the help, maybe volcano-fissure is not an bad idea anymore, or even using a upgraded witchwild bow and put all skills in summon.
anyway, i know a bit more again, thx a millions times :worship:
You are almost always the guy that reply's on my threads forcefeedback, RESPECT.

 

[Forcefeedback]

You are almost always the guy that reply's on my threads forcefeedback, RESPECT.

Thanks. As I've already said it's more a question of timing, there aren't that many forum regulars in europe so I'm on at different times than most of the others here.

Considering the amount of planning you have done, I doubt you can go much wrong if you actually started playing your druid. It doesn't take that much time to reach act 5 normal where your char can reach ~50 level and you can evaluate if your char is living up to your expectations.

 

[aragorn-18]

i definitly gonna play that druid, just matter of getting the items before i gonna start. I let you know how thing are going when i am started :buddies: