FC/Fury hybrid.

[TheBassman]

Gear:

Helm- Jalals (up'd, )
Armour- Fortitude (less points needed to invest in fury)
Weapon1- Grief PB
Weapon2- 4xShael 2xJewel(15IAS/Res) PB
Shield1- Stormshield (ber)
Shield2- Stormshield (um)
Gloves- Bloodfist
Boots- Gore Riders
Belt- Crafted Blood Belt
Ring1- Raven Frost
Ring2- Raven Frost
Amulet- Rare Druid Amulet

Inventory:
9 x Shape Skillers
Annihilius (when and if I get one)
DTorch (when and if I get one)

Skill Placement:
1 - Werewolf
1 - Werebear
1 - Maul
1 - Feral Rage
1 - Rabies
1 - Oak Sage
20 - FC
xx - Fury
20 - Lycanthropy
Rest - Fireclaw synergies

** not too sure on the exact amount I want in Fury due to the incredible damage output of grief and fortitude.

Any input appreciated. :grin:

[Verashiden]

Interesting. Well, I'd say max Fury for good measure since it doesn't have any synergies. That still leaves you with 40+ points to pour into synergies. Unless you find a Ammy that screams at you, Highlord's is a nice alternative.

Oh, and add one point into Ravens and Spirit Wolf. They're mandatory :P.

[Queen Mebd]

Interesting indeed. Would the mauler's standard 3 ed/ias jewel & lo Griswold's Caduceus be worth considering? This might let you stick with one weapon and hit four frames for fury and a respectable fireclaws. If you're using a full compliment of ss skillers I'd possible opt for maybe ten or so in lycanthropy and pump up fc synergies a bit more. Highlord's would be nice for the ds on the fury side, would a Metalgrid be a little more rounded perhaps? The ar is always a nice addition and the resists never hurt.

@ Verashi: true, the caduceus would really need max sc's more than skillers to be yielding some solid damage

[Verashiden]

Mmm IMO Gris Caddy won't be doing enough on the Fury side of things. And he doesn't really need switch gear since he's not using Rabies... Though I do agreee that that's the most balanced approach.

[TheBassman]

I was thinking about the caddy option but I don't prebuff or use CTA so a weapon on switch seems the most ideal option for me.

@Verashi: I was given a quite nice druid amulet yesterday that should work out just fine for now, something like +2/30str/minor mods (not 100% sure on other mods, i'll post them later)

And with all the SS gcs, Jalals and my +2 amulet that'd be +15 and throw on top of that Anni & Torch when I get them, that's +19. Combined with Grief and Fortitude I was thinking probably 15 points at the max so I can pump more into synergies until I get the damage output on FC to my liking.

I won't be online much tonight, due to work but more input is needed guys =)

Cheers.

[LokiLoF]

Why werebear + maul?

I have a more risky version of the FC-wolf. I invest only 1pt in Oak Sage and 1pt in Lycantrophy. Pretty much all of my skillpoints go into FC synergies for insane damage. To compensate my lack of life I keep feral, and perhaps a big weapon, on switch.

[Queen Mebd]

Why werebear + maul?

I have a more risky version of the FC-wolf. I invest only 1pt in Oak Sage and 1pt in Lycantrophy. Pretty much all of my skillpoints go into FC synergies for insane damage. To compensate my lack of life I keep feral, and perhaps a big weapon, on switch.

Werebear + maul? Do you mean the one point in each? They're prerequisites for fireclaws. The Griswold's Caduceus was recommended for a fast consistent fury weapon which would also swing respectably fast with fireclaws, it's also a standard option for pvp maul bears, hence the "mauler's standard." Also keep in mind Les is trying to have two solid attacks (fury & fireclaws) while maintaining solid life without bo via a high lycanthropy level, so fireclaws and all its synergies is not an option here (actually I don't know many pvp fireclaws druids that fully synergize their fireclaws).

[TheBassman]

I've actually been reading through Verashiden and Karp's guide and might opt for a Flaming Rabies Hybrid.

So yeah, forget about this thread lol, I've already read through the guide a few times and I'm planning out the druid as we speak.

[Verashiden]

^_^ Well if you need any questions answered, feel free to ask.