PvP Windy Help

[Ungrateful]

Hey guys. I just finished my first PvP wind druid, and I am extremely dissatisfied with their performance. I have all the proper gear: Hoto, Shako, Nigma, Arach, maras etc..
When I join pubs I just get completely owned by everyone. Every once in a while i pull out a lucky win against a zon or a hammerdin, but i get destroyed by any sorcs/barbs. I was wondering if someone could maybe give me some advice for dueling with windies, cuz im getting pretty frustrated here. Thanks!

[elmek]

Firts off:
name your gear What are your fcr/fhr breakpoints?
you have max block?
got skillers?
u have wolves/ravens/oak out all the time?

[Jackson]

What are your tactics/ playing styles?

[Ungrateful]

My full gear is:

Non socked shako (to be eventually socketed w/shael)
Enigma Dusk Shroud
32 HoTo
24/25 Mara's
2 10% fcr rings
Um'd StormShield
Ararch
Trangs Gloves
Some random boots (Nat's set boots i think)
15/17 Torch
crappy anni

I hit the 99% fcr bp and don't hit any of the fhr bps. I havent traded for any of the gc's yet, and I understand that I need to finish getting gear; but I've been joining pubs just for practice and I feel that it's my dueling tactics that are the problem. I always keep my spirit & wolves up and I know how to unsummon teleport. I just get annihilated by sorcs. Should I be using twisters to stun? Should I be namelocking right on the people, or should I teleport near them and spam tornadoes around me. Thanks for the help

[elmek]

You MUST hit 99 fcr breakpoint to duel effectively. Druid (human form) has really bad fhr and it's really easy to stunlock him even with 99 fhr.
Get skillers as they will help your cyclone armour and damage. Also I believe you have max block with SS. I'd dump the um from the SS, as you have cyclone, so it's not a very big deal. Get Storm with 'Ber' for max dr.
For fighting good sorces you should think of goung up to 163fcr/99 fhr with spirit - much faster tele stomp/resummon.
As for the teleporting, I'd tele stomp every class except ww barbs for example. There are plenty of tactics posted around this forum.

Hope that helps.

[Epheira]

Practice first... All windies at first get owned, some will get owned at later poin too, but u need practice. You think that if u can buy enigma and all other leet items, and u enter a duel game, that u will own all ? Thats plain stupid. (im not saying you do) Every pvp char needs a lot of practice, except sorcs, even a monkey can controll a sorc.

[elmek]

Practice first... All windies at first get owned, some will get owned at later poin too, but u need practice. You think that if u can buy enigma and all other leet items, and u enter a duel game, that u will own all ? Thats plain stupid. (im not saying you do) Every pvp char needs a lot of practice, except sorcs, even a monkey can controll a sorc.
Not really. Not skilled sorc players live for 3 secs with my windy :wink3:

[Epheira]

I never said they would be good, dont blame the monkeys.

[Lightbulb Sun]

You MUST hit 99 fcr breakpoint to duel effectively. Druid (human form) has really bad fhr and it's really easy to stunlock him even with 99 fhr.
Get skillers as they will help your cyclone armour and damage. Also I believe you have max block with SS. I'd dump the um from the SS, as you have cyclone, so it's not a very big deal. Get Storm with 'Ber' for max dr.
For fighting good sorces you should think of goung up to 163fcr/99 fhr with spirit - much faster tele stomp/resummon.
As for the teleporting, I'd tele stomp every class except ww barbs for example. There are plenty of tactics posted around this forum.

Hope that helps.

i'm pretty sure enigma/shako/ss gives max DR already.

i'd rather go with like, jah for +life. or cham if cannot be frozen matters... does it?

[Epheira]

Most people use pellts, or circlets on druid, shako is not that good.

[Jackson]

I doubt that using the Shako is the reason for you losing though.

[stifmeizter]

coa and 2 spirits could be another option, more fcr, more res, alot more fhr :)
but... it will cost alot more

[elmek]

coa and 2 spirits could be another option, more fcr, more res, alot more fhr :)
but... it will cost alot more
Forget coa. Take pelt for damage, skills and life (if a good one).
Shako can serve as a cheap alternate, but I'd go with jalals instead.
You can Ber SS for max dr and use helm to get fhr, which is much more important.

[mokujon]

what do u guys prefer? max life or max block. life with spirit shield for fcr or ss for block?

[SamueI]

Forget coa. Take pelt for damage, skills and life (if a good one).
Shako can serve as a cheap alternate, but I'd go with jalals instead.
You can Ber SS for max dr and use helm to get fhr, which is much more important.

/w *Samue3 sometime for DvD duel.

[elmek]

what do u guys prefer? max life or max block. life with spirit shield for fcr or ss for block?
Both. Seriously you NEED both to be effective. Otherwise any decent barb/faith zon/smiter will walk over you.

/w *Samue3 sometime for DvD duel.
My acc is *elmek-sov

[pedu]

Just pointing out that he actually registered here just to throw you a challenge. :laugh:

*pointing at that now*

[elmek]

Just pointing out that he actually registered here just to throw you a challenge. :laugh:

*pointing at that now*
Thx Pedu, noticed that too :wink3:
More practice never hurts :laughing: