tmGrunty wrote: 1 year ago
Patch 2.7 doesn't come with any changes to Summon Druid so there will not be any changes to my guide.
The one thing possibly worth noting is that you could now skip the oft used Shock Wave in favor of Twister without sabotaging your group.
Given, the Stun isn't even close to comparable but you can stay out of bear form for it.
Pre-patch, using it would've blocked all NHD-affected damage from the rest of your group. Now, no longer a problem.
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I still prefer the Shock Wave.
It's more reliable and you get the extra HP from the Bear form.
Also Twisterstun duration is so short because unlike Shock Wave it doesn't increase per level.
You usually only need the Stun in emergency situations or for stationary fights (e.g. Baal waves).
And in those cases the additional HP from the Werebear is great too.
Agreed. If you actually need a Stun, Shock Wave is far superior.
Personally, tbh, I'm specced for Shock Wave but never use it. I don't even shift into bear form as shockwave just isn't necessary and I prefer to just keep telestomping instead.
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I would make 2 changes to your build. The less impact full would be to go for Poison Creeper in order to get aoe poison damage (who stop monster regen). It would help but would not change much.
However your should use Bramble for your mervenary, it would drasticly improve your damage espacially with Decrepify. You would maybe loose a bit survivability for your merc but he should be ok around the zoo
There is no need to stop monster regeneration whatsoever unless you do Ubers and DiaClone for which I have a different Merc setup anyway to stop it.
The Poison Creeper is a good skill to get through normal difficulty if you want to level with it.
After that it falls off hard.
Bramble doesn't do much. The Thorns aura does way less damage than what you'd lose on damage from the Fortitude on the Merc.
I have tried one on a Maul Druid's merc and the damage is just pitiful.
I actually started this season with a Druid using my guide and recommended items while leveling.
It worked very well but as stated it is not the fastest char out there.
I used items from the "leveling" section while leveling, transitioned over to the "budget" section and am now working towards the "Raven" setup.
I do have to say that while the Act 5 Merc with Lawbringer works to break physical immunes it is so much less reliable than Act 2 Merc with The Reaper's Toll.
Not only does the Lawbringer proc less, the Act 5 Merc also often immediately overwrites it again with his Taunt and the Sanctuary Aura is very annoying.
I actually started this season with a Druid using my guide and recommended items while leveling.
It worked very well but as stated it is not the fastest char out there.
I used items from the "leveling" section while leveling, transitioned over to the "budget" section and am now working towards the "Raven" setup.
I do have to say that while the Act 5 Merc with Lawbringer works to break physical immunes it is so much less reliable than Act 2 Merc with The Reaper's Toll.
Not only does the Lawbringer proc less, the Act 5 Merc also often immediately overwrites it again with his Taunt and the Sanctuary Aura is very annoying.
While it might not be as good as A2 with reapers, Lawbringer is at least farmable leveling SSF. Farmed up Hustle, Treachery and Lawbringer and he makes a speedy companion.
Hoping to get some luck on finding some of your gear recommendations if I survive the HC SSF journey.
This is a great guide. I used the "Valak" as reference, just changed the pelt for a Jalal's Mane I had around. Oh, and I used an act 3 Enchant merc for the lulz.
It's probably the easiest and chillest char I've ever leveled from normal to hell, never having been close to dying and almost never used a potion. Next char I leveled was a Mosaic sin, and it is the other end of the spectrum, I was constantly counting to 15 in my head and barely having time to breath.
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