My idea for a petless WD (hardcore only)

[Alb]

Hello,
this is my idea of a possible petless build to play in HC (i'll only play HC).
I'd really like your opinion on the build, because a petless WD will be my first HC character

http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/calculato...Xed!ZVW!bYYaaZ

Explanation:
1- Poison Dart with rune to gain mana every hit, in order to deal some damage and as a mana filler
2- Grasp of the dead for some enemy control, in order to cast effectively this...
3- Acid Cloud, modified for more damage
4- Horrify, for those situations where 2 and 3 fail to slow and kill
5- Haunt for damage and heal
6- Soul Harvest to increase damage and healing in moments of panic

Passives:
1- Jungle fortitude.....it's a HC character, so less damage taken is always good
2- Spirit vessel, for the lower cooldown on horrify and the life saver ability
3- Pierce the veil, for more damage

So should have +20% damage from Pierce the veil, +damage and healing with Soul Harvest,
single target damage with dart and haunt, area damage with acid cloud, slowing enemies, panic them.....

All the best
Alb

[Babycake]

You still use Hex, not so petless now.

[Alb]

Lol....you're right....somehow i never imagined Hex as a summon...my mistake.
Will modify the build accordingly

[HardRock]

Hex is not really a summon or a pet. It hexes one target periodically, but the summoned shaman don't do damage and can't be attacked. Gameplay-wise it's better thought of as an offensive aura with a limited duration and a cooldown. If you care about the visuals as well, then it's indeed a pet.

The only "true" pets of the WD are the dogs, the Gargantuan and the fetishes.

[jamesL]

Hardrock is correct

if its not affected by Jungle Fortitude, then its not a pet

[Illgore]

I would suggest you to pick spells/runes that either favor high DPS weapons (regularly 1h+offhand) or max weapon dmg (most likely 2-h weapons). I ll quote myself from another thread:
http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/s...=1#post8301400

so try to pick spells who either do "dmg over X sec" (2h) or "dmg for X sec" (1h+offhand). Otherwise your spells would not do optimal dps for your gear(itemlvl & stats).

[Alb]

I would suggest you to pick spells/runes that either favor high DPS weapons (regularly 1h+offhand) or max weapon dmg (most likely 2-h weapons). I ll quote myself from another thread:
http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/s...=1#post8301400

so try to pick spells who either do "dmg over X sec" (2h) or "dmg for X sec" (1h+offhand). Otherwise your spells would not do optimal dps for your gear(itemlvl & stats).

Wow...thanks a lot for the useful tip. I never thought about the 1h and 2h damage combined with dmg over and dmg for x sec.
Will think about this a lot