Well need some advicewith my Druid

[BuckeyeLee]

Well need some advicewith my Druid

I am making a Werebear druid to play with a friend who is making a fishymancer....This character will also be played untwinked.....unless I find something on my main that I just gotta use.

Why Werebear you may ask? Well because I have never made one basically....

My current skill plan is (All before skills)....
20 Lycanthropy
20 Werebear
20 Maul
20 Shockwave
1 Werewolf (Prereq)
1 Oak Sage
20 Heart of Wolverine

Yes I know this is high, but man, shootin for the moon is fun!

I'm thinking Act 2 Defiance or Holy Freeze merc on this cause of having the HoW. thoughts?

I guess my main question is 1hand/shield or 2handed weapon? I was thinkin doing the shield route cause i haven't done anything like that to a very high level....but then i have never done a 2 handed at all either... (need to stop making barbs)

Thanks for the info guys....will be my first high played druid...looking forward to it.

 

[Hrus]

With Shockwave and all the Necro's Meat shield I would rather go with big 2 hander. On the other hand - its quite hard to get good resistances without shield when going untwinked.

 

[BuckeyeLee]

that's what I was thinking.....hence my dillema

 

[Kefir-Tribe1]

I would still go two-hander if I were you, the block rate of the werebear is horrible. I also think you should consider Might merc, of course depending on which merc your fishing friend'll use. Good Luck!

Edit: Why not have a shield and weapon on the switch and use whats best in each situation? Then there's no dilemma.

 

[BuckeyeLee]

probably going to go with the switch.....reason I was going with the Defensive merc was because of having the HoW spirit.

 

[Hrus]

I would still go two-hander if I were you, the block rate of the werebear is horrible. I also think you should consider Might merc, of course depending on which merc your fishing friend'll use. Good Luck!

Edit: Why not have a shield and weapon on the switch and use whats best in each situation? Then there's no dilemma.

I would definitely go with low DEX when 2-handed aiming for mauls or 2h axes. Why having DEX, when you use 2 handed Maul all the time?
(Someone could say - use some sexy polearm...)

Another point for Axes and Mauls besides low dex requirements - you can craft them...

 

[Kefir-Tribe1]

I would definitely go with low DEX when 2-handed aiming for mauls or 2h axes. Why having DEX, when you use 2 handed Maul all the time?
(Someone could say - use some sexy polearm...)

Another point for Axes and Mauls besides low dex requirements - you can craft them...

well spoken :thumbsup: .

 

[BuckeyeLee]

ooooo crafted weapon.....hmmm that another idea

 

[corax1]

hmmmmm.

id go:
20 bear, lycan and maul
1 shockwave to start with(max this last)
20 HoW ASAP to crank up your friends skellies
1 grizzly. could also pump dire wolves alongside shockwave later but he wont be needed as a tank. you could also forsake the grizzly if your Mp'ing the whole way. up to you. id do it, never know when he can come in handy
1 into carrion vine. the life one.

basically your just going to be a walking ''aura'' to your friend as an untwinked bear can struggle, especially when Mp'ing with one of the best untwinked builds there is.
go the 2 handed route. Mauls and axes are AWESOMENESS.
good luck :thumbsup:

 

[BuckeyeLee]

yeah its gonna be a mp only player....was planning on about what you were thinking without the summoning line....cause of the bonus of all my friend's summons...plus doesnt carrion vine take away the corpses? another bad thing when working with necros...

 

[corax1]

corpses generally arent that big a deal with skelliemancers ive found. after he raises his skellies generally he only uses a few for CE. besides with only 1 point in the vine it will die fairly easily going in for the first corpse in a pack. so then just resummon it after a fight if you need health and after the necro has replenished his 'stock'.
so theres really no problem with the vine.

 

[BuckeyeLee]

well we'll see....my partner didn't make it tonight.....BUT got my barb to 68 so he could use his shaeled Nord's Tenderizers....then I was able to trade for a Ravenfrost and Highlord's wrath... its nice running though act 5 nm with almost max resists and mowing through everything...almost at the 5 frame bp

 

[factotum]

Why not take the Shockwave/Armageddon route? That way you wouldn't just be another of your friend's minions fighting the bosses up close, you'd be damaging everything on the screen that isn't Fire Immune and keeping everything else stunned with Shockwave...

 

[ricrestoni]

I'd say, for all that is holy and sacred, go with max HoW instead of OS. You and your friend's minions will appreciate a lot more. Also, get a 5~10 lycanthropy and max it last.

Finally, 2 handed all the way. Try to get an IK Maul, not really hard from Hell Meph., even untwinked.

 

[BuckeyeLee]

I am maxing HoW not OS. and in response to the Shockwave/Armageddon suggestion....I don't want to touch the elemental tree. Just personal preference.