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lextalionis
08-11-2004, 05:48
I was wondering with all these super fast attack speed builds out there, I was wondering if you could make a Fireworks Druid. Fireworks Zons try to put as many chance to cast on striking mods on their attacks so a bunch of pretty attacks go off often. Now I was thinking that because of synergies you could make this be a way to deal real damage instead of just look pretty.

Its kinda a way to "cast" elemental spells in Wereform. Since they go off with chance to cast on attacking.

It also might be a way around casting delay??? Since when the % to hit goes off a new spell is cast regardless of what the casting delay should be.

Items that I'm currently lookingat:

Doom 5% to cast Level 18 Volcano
Hellmouth Gloves 4% to cast Level 12 Firestorm
Flamebellow 12% to cast Level 16 Firestorm
Earthshifter 25% to cast Level 14 Fissure (this has a lot of appeal since Fissure should be able to go off so much more often than normally it can be cast and Earthshifter will grant +7 which could significantly boost armeggedon damage.

Of course the builds above would love using Fireclaws to add damage. Interestingly WB's are faster than WW's attacking with FC with really quick weapons, but with the weapon speeds capable of these weapons, WW's will be able to attack with FC at a faster FPA rate.

The WIND SKILLS:

Windhammer 33% cast level 22 Twister, plus there crushing blow and a good amount of base IAS
Stormlash 20% cast Level 18 Tornado. This would be a ridiculous damage and grant access to CB and static. -- Theoretically amazing (1500 damage/Tornado hit) and its boosted by Cyclone armor which you can use. And if you are willing to unshift with this often you can have Hurricane always active. (think windrabies build without any points in Tornado, that likes to be in Wolf mode a lot more.)

Ethereal.Grizzly
08-11-2004, 06:42
id use doom, hellmouth, a belt that has chance to cast frost nova ammy that has chance to cast hydras, 1 ring with chance to cast charged bolt and 1 carrion ring. (or 2 carrion rings)
id prefer doom because casting volcano is so sexy

Uzziah
09-11-2004, 16:59
How about stone runeword, hellmouth, tiamat's shield, and pompie's wraith?

the stone runeword would synergize with hellmouth and pompie's wraith, you could place 20 in firestorm for more damage coming from your slvl 8 volcano's its actually a fair amount of damage, it also synergizes you fireclaws well.

tiamat's is good for a shield since it has 3 ctc's affixes which can be charge bug synergized.

Chain lightning could be another one you use. You can get 32% ctc slvl 8 chainlightning with the ring amulet a weapon slots. But as far as damage goes ctc fissure and ctc volcano are huge for a druid.

casting delay would occur the normal attack would be able to be used though as normal, you should not get multiple castings going off at the same time. Frozen orb displays that with assassins, the rb casting delay effects their blade fury casting its odd but your attacks are still slowed due to casting delay.

lextalionis
09-11-2004, 17:17
DOOM if you can afford it is much better than Pompeii's since Doom will go off more often and will be much higher level.

I'm curious now about Chain Lightning, how much can you synergize that? What items would do that?

Uzziah
10-11-2004, 11:52
DOOM if you can afford it is much better than Pompeii's since Doom will go off more often and will be much higher level.

I'm curious now about Chain Lightning, how much can you synergize that? What items would do that?

only charges of lightning would synergy with that and those are found only on rings and amulets IIRC so you lose ctc % for more damage.

doom in a 1 handed weapon yes it will be more powerful, but it will take more to be as fast pompie with a shael is pretty dang fast, military pick with 30% IAS then another shael on top. I am not sure where it will fall on the break points but it will be faster than any doom weapon without other IAS items.

yes doom's ctc slvl is much higher 18 compared to 8 so yes doom will provide much more damage, if you can afford it.

lextalionis
10-11-2004, 14:22
only charges of lightning would synergy with that and those are found only on rings and amulets IIRC so you lose ctc % for more damage.

doom in a 1 handed weapon yes it will be more powerful, but it will take more to be as fast pompie with a shael is pretty dang fast, military pick with 30% IAS then another shael on top. I am not sure where it will fall on the break points but it will be faster than any doom weapon without other IAS items.

yes doom's ctc slvl is much higher 18 compared to 8 so yes doom will provide much more damage, if you can afford it.

DOOM has 45 IAS which is 15 less IAS, might not be that bad since it can be put in a multitude of weapons and you can try to find the type of weapon that druids swing the fastest.

lextalionis
10-11-2004, 18:36
Stormspire and Wisp Projector has chances to cast Lightning, Chainlightning, and Charged Bolt.

GenXCub
10-11-2004, 20:39
Baezil's Vortex has charges of level 15 nova, which also synergizes Chain Lightning. It's actually a nice weapon to use in a CL sorc build to take advantage of the charge bug.