Summoner/Fire druid HC untwinked

[relliKniaP]

i was extremely bored by mfing, and decided to start something new and refreshing. i liked to idea of summoner druid with fissure/molten boulder for backup. How should i allocate my stat/skill points? btw i never pated druid let alone guardian

[crawlingdeadman]

did you read any of the guides in the sticky?

[relliKniaP]

there is some hunter/fire guide, but what is a hunter?
noone of the guides i read uses summon with molten boulder/fissure, i like that idea, so im curious if its possible

[relliKniaP]

ok i found this (http://strategy.diii.net/news.php?id=550) guide.

Basicaly its

20 Volcano
20 Fissure
20 Molten Boulder
10-20 Dire Wolves
10+ Oak Sage
0-5 Cyclone Armor

Guide is for 1.10, so how would this need to be modified for 1.12 HC enviroment? Also, im playing sp and untwinked (i might twink him with 'smoke' or something for survival cos he will be my first hc char)

EDIT: About merc...... i wanted to take Act1 cold merc and give her 'edge' for thorns, but since this is hc i guess Act2 holy freeze merc would be much safer? I really try to abstain from using act2 mercs but this is hc so im unsure

[Verashiden]

I wouldn't personally max Boulder and would instead max Grizzly. Cyclone does nothing with 5 points into it.

A Fire Huntermentalist is a Fire Summoner that utilizes a bow to play an active roll in combat besides sit there and spam Fissure. It's a fun build to play and does surprisingly well untwinked.

[Ojimaru]

ok i found this (http://strategy.diii.net/news.php?id=550) guide.

Basicaly its

20 Volcano
20 Fissure
20 Molten Boulder
10-20 Dire Wolves
10+ Oak Sage
0-5 Cyclone Armor

Guide is for 1.10, so how would this need to be modified for 1.12 HC enviroment? Also, im playing sp and untwinked (i might twink him with 'smoke' or something for survival cos he will be my first hc char)

EDIT: About merc...... i wanted to take Act1 cold merc and give her 'edge' for thorns, but since this is hc i guess Act2 holy freeze merc would be much safer? I really try to abstain from using act2 mercs but this is hc so im unsure

Even if this build's damage will mainly stem from your Fire spells, you'll want at least one point into Grizzly to tank bosses. As for Mercs, an Act 1 Rogue with Edge won't contribute much damage, even with Thorns aura. Unless you can consistently stick mobs with Amplify Damage, the damage from Thorns just won't be significant. And if you feel iffy about taking on a Holy Freeze Merc, the only other viable merc would be an Act 2 Prayer merc, with or without Insight.

[relliKniaP]

i actually decided to go shockbear summoner. should be ultra safe in hc, as well as a lot of fun
20 grizzly 20 dire wolves 20 lycanthropy 20 HoW

thanks for thoughts nonetheless, one of my future druids might be a fire/summon hybrid

[sdbramwell]

yeah there a couple of threads in this forum that i have been discussing on fire/summon hybrids you may want to check out.