Summoning Barbarian

[Mage-Scholar]

Just wondering if you could synergize charged spells. Basically, I was thinking of using summons and aiding them with warcries while fighting alongside with Axe Mastery (Crescent Moon and Beast can go in Axes).

I was thinking that with Crescent Moon Axe (Spirit Wolves), Wolfhowl (Dire Wolves), Beast (Grizzly). They're about halfway strong. I will be focusing mostly on summoning Dire Wolves or Grizzly, using Battle Command to weakly empower them (if it could, or else the warcries) and then use Shout and Battle Orders to bolster my weak creatures and use Battle Cry and Warcry to reduce damage as much as possible. When all is set, charge in with axes ablazing.

Criticism, please, I NEED CRITICISM!!! I BEG OF YOU!!! (just joking).

[Inuyasha]

Great, fun PvM idea. Bad, sad, PvP idea.

That's really all that I can say, other than a suggestion of possibly using "eternity" (make sure it's not made in ethereal, otherwise you won't be able to restore the charges). That is all.

[Decebal]

Hehe this sounds interesting!

Its like a druid turning back to his barbarian origins! :D

/Dec

[TerrorClown]

Well i was thinking of a build like this some time ago, i did not make it because i did not have the items to build one and i dont know how this build would do in hell. Anyhow u should use a stone as armor for the claygolem charges this dude is very useful vs most bosses. U can also buy some wands with curse charges on them like lower resist weaken and attract.
Get a powerfull merc with a nice aura (might - blessed aim - or HF) and maybe u can also put skills in stun or warcry to stun things or in Battle Cry (fearsome cry that decreases enemies defense rating and damage) this will help or minions alot. Well i still love this build so if u are planning to create a guide go for it. :D

[Mage-Scholar]

I wasn't thinking of PvP when I thought of this. For PvP, I know that it doesn't stun a person, but instead places them in their recovering stance, or whatever it is. Do you think its possible to hit them enough time to pull out a Grizzly?

So item-charged spells can synergize each other? Do "+X to All Skills" increase even charged skills?

I don't have the items for this build (but I'm going to try and get an early start). The only problem that I can see is how expensive this build can be.

I know that the best place to get runes are from the Countess. Does NM or Hell have a better selection?

[Inuyasha]

Summons aren't exactly my area of expertise. I don't think that charged skills recieve any synergies or + to skills, they are simply the single skill, at the level indicated, and cannot be modified. The only reason that I suggested eternity is because I remember wanting to try using it on my WW barb experimentally, just to get him minion stack and be EXTRA mean :D

-Daman = Da Man

[Mage-Scholar]

Not a bad idea. Theme-wise, place it on a phoenix striker assassin and you have a real phoenix.

[mastershizzle]

just dont forget u cant switch hands for warcry weapons once summons r casted, as once u do the summons dissapear. this happend to me when using bear on beast and sage on hoto.

[TerrorClown]

I think this can be a funny build the only downside i can see now for the moment are the high repair costs.

[Mage-Scholar]

Hopefully I'll get a healthy supply of Ort runes from doing Countess runs just to get the runes to make these runewords. Also, if I go to Cow level, I can find lots of good exceptional and elite items that will sell for good money. Now I just need to raise a character for Countess runs @_@.

Just wondering, would a druid with Call to Arms be much better?