Best PvM Druid ?

[feerie]

I am planning to abandon all other chars I have and trying to build
just one Druid that can do everything I need.
and hopefully looking for an ideal build that can do the following;
(I dont do PvP)

1. Rush people from normal to hell act 5.
2. Chaos / Baal runs
3. Kill Dclone
4. Kill 3 mini ubers(Duriel/Lilith/Izual) to collect organs
5. Kill Uber Tristram without anyone's help
6. Again, I don't do PvP. Only PvM

any help would be appreciated.
Please suggest a good build/skills/gears

[stephan]

Make a hammerdin. Druids are not really up to that task.

If you want to try it, you will have to go for a Windy with a 1 point Fury, but I won't give any guarantees.

[feerie]

I already have a hammerdin.
so there is no Druid build that can do the job?

[KellKheraptis]

A dedicated hybrid between bjam's ribcracker wolf and puma's Coyote would yield a fast killing (and running) monster capable of doing all of the above, though the grace that is Grief>IM and a Ribby for Ubers (or an Etomb w/ CB gear, if you can keep the res high).

[toastersauce]

What your asking for is the 'Holy Grail' of druids builds. Most of your wants are easily granted with a Fury build of some kind stacking alot of Crushing Blow (ribcracker/lw).

The problem i see is "rushing" that means adding enigma into the mix and beefing up mana and gear to assist with teleing around at a decent speed. Also if you want to rush people ur gonna need to deal with chaos, and those danm IM casting Knights. U can avoid it and go slowly but then the word rush gets taken out of the equation. Here is where a Windy would be alot more helpful.

Druids are great, seriously under-rated and alot of fun to play. However, i don't think they have the Do all build as does the Paladin class.

[comiction]

it seems to me like you want the 1 pt smiter version of a druid, in which case i would say here's a build, designed while typing, try it if your feeling a bit "riskay".......


20- armageddon (druids can cast armageddon while in wolf form)
20- fury
20- lycanthropy


i dunno the rest, pretty much, i'd pump up a fury wolf thing for the ubers, but try to pull in some elemental damage for the rushes, all i can say is good luck, and if it works like you want, let me know.

[lAmebAdger]

20- armageddon (druids can cast armageddon while in wolf form)
20- fury
20- lycanthropy


that would be an earth-shaker druid or something... there's a guide in the stickies

i doubt it would do all of the above though

[Ed from Russia]

Armageddon doesn't really add much in terms of effectiveness, and that was the question in this post.

If you want to do all the things you mention with a druid, you essentially need 2 of them.

- For ubers and dclone you need a strong melee physical-damage druid, i.e. Fury wolf.
- For rushing and runs you need a druid with teleport and good damage, i.e. a wind druid.

[KellKheraptis]

Armageddon doesn't really add much in terms of effectiveness, and that was the question in this post.

If you want to do all the things you mention with a druid, you essentially need 2 of them.

- For ubers and dclone you need a strong melee physical-damage druid, i.e. Fury wolf.
- For rushing and runs you need a druid with teleport and good damage, i.e. a wind druid.

Once I perfect gear selections and see what affordable alternatives work, you may well have given me a fully viable Windwolf hybrid. And I might add, the initial setup hits 5 fpa fury with decent damage via Grief and 54% DS, the 86% FHR bp as a wolf, max DR and Block with SS, and 99/142 on switch. The skills are tight as hell, and to fully synergize wind would likely take until level 95+, but oh my...telestomp in pvp, only to shift and pwn that pesky BvC/WW sin with no block :thumbup: Oh yeah, and initial setups are close to 5k/5k life/damage without shifting, and 7.4k life shifted. This is also with 5 spirit wolves out, and a pt in dire wolves to give each pup about 1k life after Oak and BO. Any suggestions or anyone else ever try this hybrid?

[toastersauce]

what about using beast and caster gear? with all the +skills it could work.

[Verashiden]

Beast is a horrible weapon for Druids >.>

[Bjam]

Closest I get get to an all purpose Druid would be a Uber Fury Wolf with a Wizzy and Spirit on switch (lots of mana and FCR). The only gear you would absolutely have to swap would be the armor (CoH/Enigma) depending on the job at hand.

[Scudstorm]

telestomp in pvp, only to shift and pwn that pesky BvC/WW sin with no block :thumbup:

WW sin with no block? Really? :whistling:

Oops... I'm a sin fan in the Druid forum... about to get mobbed :crazyeyes:

[KellKheraptis]

WW sin with no block? Really? :whistling:

Oops... I'm a sin fan in the Druid forum... about to get mobbed :crazyeyes:

Well, less than ideal chance to block, how's that? If you're a claw/shield kinda sin, you're probably still better off with going wolf or DR setup.