Crazy Idea -- Melee Druid all-around dueler

[DoC-Makaveli]

ok... anyone think this could be viable? i think that i could possibly make one... i dont expect to kill EVERYthing but... i think it could kill quite a bit... please give me suggestions! btw... im on nonladder

anyway, i dont plan to make the normal melee druid... this is the build i am thinking about:

stats
str: enough for items
dex: enough for 75 block with storm
vit: the rest
nrg: none

skills (ok this may seem weird..)
20 werewolf
20 lychanthropy
20 fury
20 oak sage
19 armageddon (that would be lvl 99... so ~10 more realistically)

equip
Jalal's Mane (shael'd)

1.08 Highlord's (it has 30 frw instead of 20 ias) -- also angelic if needed

Griswald's Weapon (3x ed/ias + Lo)

Enigma Dusk Shroud (i really think it would be better than the other choices because of the str, skills, and frw)

Stormshield (shael?? or suggestions??)

Ethereal Robo GREAT POLEAXE on switch (Zod + 5x ed/ias)... it gives 4 fpa, less str/more dmg than a cgtoq, range 5, more dmg than the gris

as for gloves... im not too sure... i think i want to add enough str to use my items with bloodfist for the 86 fhr bp (50 helm + 30 gloves + 10 belt)... so then i could also use dracs... another reason this would be nice is that i could use my 15str/14dex ring with the bloodfists or use anglic ring with dracs

Ravenfrost and a Rare Ring (str/dex/etc)

Verdungo's (dr, vit, fhr)

Rare Boots... i have some legit boots that i would like to use... 30 frw, 18 str, 12 dex, 40 fire res, 29 light res... i considered using a fire res jewel'd jalals + the dupe boots (30 frw, 20 fhr, 19 str, 2X fire/2X light/19 psn res), but i think it would be better with these boots... 10 more fire res, 11 more stats

charms... annihilus + 32x dmg/frw sc's + 7x dmg/life sc's... this could use some experimentation... but i would want an amount of frw close to that... i would need to be quite fast to catch people

okok... i know the armageddon needs some explaining lol... my thinking is that i could use the armageddon to stun a little so that i can catch up to what im fighting and do a little dmg in the process... (it does 756-890 dmg at base lvl 19 and this equip)

so um... anyone have any suggestions for me??? (please dont say delete this char, lol)

[Morphane]

Sounds interesting personally I have not have much luck with using two or more skill trees in 1.10 but it might be worth a shot. PvP would be interesting but i doubt you would do a enough damage with gris caddy to really kill anyone out there, but you could make up for the low damage with high AR, it really doesn't matter how much damage you do if you hit every time, especially with fury. Good luck, I have a pvp melee druid on the way as of now but he is pure wolf, lemme know how this goes.

-Cheers-
Morph

[Sim.The.GoSu]

One BIG prob. Arma will be WAY too low on dmg. The build is well known as GeddonWolf i think o_O...

If I were you, Id remove 19 in ww and put em in synergies. Load up on ss charms for the extra ww(ar). Or go 50/50 (in this case 5/5) charms for more ele dmg.

All in all, it seems fun.

GL

[DoC-Makaveli]

the armageddon would be largely secondary.. and i would be using the poleaxe vs casters (its 598 dmg)... but i was also thinking that i could use a botd eth zerk and go with 5 fpa (i think it reaches 5??)

[Tor]

rabies

bite and they die ^^

[DoC-Makaveli]

rabies is bad mannered and boring....

[DoC-Makaveli]

If I were you, Id remove 19 in ww and put em in synergies. Load up on ss charms for the extra ww(ar). Or go 50/50 (in this case 5/5) charms for more ele dmg.

does a ss charm add more dmg than 3x 20 ar charms? i havent made a melee druid in 1.10... and uh... i would need to do at least 50/50 cuz i really need the frw to catch people... tele'ers in particular...

[syphon45]

rabies is bad mannered and boring....
Bad mannered? How?

[DoC-Makaveli]

its all poison which is lame in itself...

[syphon45]

its all poison which is lame in itself...
Its a skill though. Its not like your getting it all from charms or something.

[rogier]

ethereal tombreaver zod+2ed/ias>>robo poleaxe. str required for it is 155 156 or 157(155 but I can be wrong) and is also a 4 frame weap with those socks. plus it's a lot cheaper :D. you could buy one on ladder for your NL itams

pff nice boots you got there..^^

socket for your shield will be UM I think. there is no way you're ever gonna get 75% fireres without losing too many dmg(using 20/11 instead of 3max/life loses dmg^^)

[DoC-Makaveli]

w/e im not making a psn druid.... cuz i think its lame/bm... and it would be boring

oh that tomb reaver is a really good idea... ill probably get one of those on ladder to save until merge =] ill just use my cruel 2hander from 09 until then and not have to waste the currency on that robo =D

ill probably have 110-120 fire res (depending on anni stats)... so i would be fine in nm (where i usually duel).. but ill keep a um storm in stash for hell games =D

thx rogier very helpful =D

[DoC-Makaveli]

uh wait... that tomb reaver wouldnt be 4 fpa?? base 10 weap need 105 ias i think? =((((((((

[rogier]

check out the calculator in the werewolf central:
http://students.washington.edu/akrinke/wereform.html

polearm -10(negative of arreat summit) base speed, with 90%wias and a high lvl werewolf is 4 fpa

[Beowulf]

rabies is bad mannered and boring....

I do not see how it is bad manners as mentioned it is a skill.....if you find it lame that is your choice....what I find bm and very lame is the use of teleport by everyone and other skills that do not belong in their class now that sucks ....using rabies is more then fine...its like telling a poison necro not to use poison nova or something.

[DoC-Makaveli]

check out the calculator in the werewolf central:
http://students.washington.edu/akrinke/wereform.html

polearm -10(negative of arreat summit) base speed, with 90%wias and a high lvl werewolf is 4 fpa

hmm thats right... i forgot... druids have a better speed with polearms or something? or 2hand bps are different? i dont remember, but gp just needed 75... so something like that =D ...dunno why i thought it was wrong second time i looked at it =D

as for rabies... i consider any melee attack that does 10k+ psn dmg bm... i think tele/etc is lame as well, but uh... everyone i usta duel with uses it so... i might as well use it unless i duel myself or something.. but this particular build does not use any nonclass skills at all =D