Suggestions or advice for my Hunter?

[DivineMonkey]

It's going to be used for HC..so keep that in mind.

Well lets get straight to the skills:

20 Dire Wolves
20 Grizzly
20 HoW
20 Cyclone Armor
1 in Carrion Vine
1 in all PreReq.

Stats:

Str: Just enough for armor/bow
Dex: Just enough for bow
Vit: Everything.

Merc: Act 2 Might

This is HC and since i had the misfortune of having my old char die, I don't have much to use..sure I can leech off of friends, but I prefer not to. Basically, the only question i have is: HoW or Oak sage? Does HoW stack with might? Which would be more useful for me in HC?

Alot of people told me to do HoW, but I'll ask for more opinions..and also, please add or suggest to my build. Thanks. :teeth:

[Crogon]

This is a horrible horrible idea for hc. picture a glass zon with no evade skills. :S

quite scary idea for hardcore, but if your just going to throw crap gear on him to give it a try, go for it. one of the forum members is putting together a hunter guide for 1.10 right now, i would either wait for it, or go read the 1.09 hunter guide in the strategy compendium first.

oh, yes HoW stacks with might, use it. you'll probably be the ONLY druid on hc NOT using oak though, lol.

[DivineMonkey]

how long till the 1.1 hunter guid is out =X

Anyway, ill change it to Oak Sage and use a Might merc...whatever ill give it a try :yep:

[DivineMonkey]

any more advice on Oak Sage vs. HoW for a HC hunter?

[Forcefeedback]

You probably won't do great damage anyway so I would suggest getting elemental damage+open wounds+crushing blow+amp damage to aid with physical immunes that summons can't kill. WWS might be a good bow for this.

I would suggest using Oak and getting attack rating by other means(gear, charms).

If you really want to go a little offensive, consider using a might merc for more summons damage. Otherwise use holyfreeze for even better crowd control.

I think you should check how much elemental and magic damage an unsynergized cyclone armor can absorb. I think it isn't worth it. I would think even poison creeper is more usefull than CA. electricblue hinted at this but his "teaser" still hasn't evolved into a guide... :grrr:

[junglejim]

My Hunter is currently in Hell Act I. I use the Poison Creeper from Carrion Wind (lvl 21) and it helps out noticeably. My main complaint with it is that it doesn't last very long.

[Voice]

anything seems viable to me in hc ... but then again I play hard characters in hc ... (current project bow a barb).

This will work but you will literally have to go slow and not rush. Get a might merc and go to town. If i made one i would use SoB and thorns for fun .. but i doubt it would last long.

If you want your animals to be effective and make decent pace progress HoW + might merc

If you want to live a long time while making slow progress but safe progress Oak + defiance / hf merc.

[DivineMonkey]

Well I decided to use Oak Sage for more security...for a merc, should I go with Might..to beef up my damage? Or would a Holy Freeze merc be better? I'm just worried that with HF, my damage would be horrible..with Might it wouldn't be as bad..
:scratch:

[Beowulf]

If you are going pure hunter you should have enough pointes to get a pretty high level Oak and HoW so I would do that to have more variability. As for merc if you have the riches a might with doom for the holy freeze would be the best for you.