Hi, if you are bored of playing usual chars as i am, you should try this bear druid. Its really fun and better / more exciting than classic bear druid or other characters.

This druid uses Bear as main weapon like other bear druids, but unlike other bearers, it will not camp in town.
Dont expect this druid to be unbeaten pker, because this is not but it can give you much fun.

enough of talking, try it on your own and you will see



Stats:

strg enough for gear
dex enough for gear or if u plan to have max block with whistan lol
vita all
energy nothing

Skills:

dmg type #1
20 bear
20 heart of wolverine
20 cyclone armor
20 hurricane
rest ele synergies or wolfes

life type #2
20 bear
20 oak sage
rest huricane and ele synergies OR wolfes for more bear's life

the first type gives you nice dmg bear, enough cyc arm to not to be 1 hit kill for other ele chars. Hurricane stuns your opponent and let ur bear do his work.
Tornado, even with low dmg can stuns your opponent.
the second gives you more life for bear and ofc more life for you. Depends on your playstyle, if u are "jump, hit, run" type choose #2. Otherwise choose #1

I would choose #1


Equipment:

helm:

#1
summon bear helm: 3 summon 3 bear, some stats or 2 sockets
boost bear a lot. You can use this if you have enough fcr.

#2
circlet: 2 druid 20 fcr some stats or 2 socket
If you cant find 15+ fcr amulet, use circ. You can use 5+ fcr amu and 2 sojs. You will lose 3 bear skills

#3
shako
easy wellknown cheap item. For poor people


armor:

#1
enigma
Its a must. You need tele

Belt:

#1
arach
use this with pelt or other belt with circs. But arach is still nr.1 trust me

#2
bug belt
an expensive belt, nice stats, everyone knows it. But you lose many bear dmg. If you prefer survivability, use this.

#3
fcr belt
if u use fcr belt, you will need at least 24 fcr total with your amulet. To beat arach the belt must have incredible stats. strg, life, fhr
But dont waste your fg to buy this belt, because this druid will not be your real pker.

Rings:

#1
sojs
You will always need mana. Tele and recast need much

#2
bulkathos
u like drinking mana pots? use this

#3
fcr rings
only when you lack fcr. Life/mana are good. Or just res

Amulets:

#1
crafted fcr amulet
try to get 15+ with nice res

#2
maras
if you cant find fcr amu or u dont have exactly needed items and you have enough fcr. Use this

Boots:

#1
waterwalk
dex, fire res, life. This is the best choice. Strg from marrowalk = ~1/2 of ww's life, fhr from sands = 2 gc , lets say you have 3x lifers = 6x life. Same results and ww provides +dex and max res

#2
Marrowalk
strg, dex, mana reg

#3
sandstorm
fhr, strg

Gloves:

#1
frostburn

#2
Magefist
Mana reg and fcr. Only when u dont need cold res.

#3
Trang Oul gloves
Res, fcr. the best choice here, unless you plan to switch from magefist to To gloves whenever cold sorc appears...

Weapons:

#1
beast
lvl 9 fana + items + bo = ~12
Nice adds for bear, but you dont need those

#2
Hoto
+ 3 to bear and all = 900 dmg bear, res fcr. If you this you can solve your problem with fcr.
+ 3 bear from hoto, + 1 bear from soj (we can use 1 more soj now), thats 4 bear skill = ~1200 dmg more

#3
Last wish
gives us ~70% more dmg than beast (cant remember exactly ><)
Enough for hit and run style

Shields:

#1
spirit
you will spend a little amount of strg here, but the stats you get are huge.

#2
lidles
low variant of spirit


Switch:

#1
cta/spirit
no comment here

Inventory:

9x Summon skillers
anni, torch
rest life/manas or if u can afford 20/5s' , buy them


I deal Gear:
eni
3 summon 3 bear helm
15+fcr druid amu with nice stats
last wish
spirit
to gloves
arach
fcr ring
soj
marrowalk

We are aiming for 99 fcr and 99 fhr
if u can find helm with 2 socket socket them with shaels else u will need fhr sks and/or sandstorms


Remember:
1 bear skill = ~ 300 bear dmg (from bear lvl 4x ++)
dont try to kill smiters. You cant win Vs all other chars you have chance (low) but when u kill them, u can laugh at them
Vs most chars, you are just using huri, tele on them he should be stunned, make few nados to the South. Your bear should have hit him, tele away and repeate this process.

I think thats all you should to know. Unlike other guides, i will not tell you what to do against each char, because it would be same vs all.
Maybe you will find out something new after playing this druid, share us your knowledge

Similar to a shaman but with wind spells, interesting...I'm not sure how well it will work but I will definitely try it and get back to you
Have you tested this build yet or is it a fresh idea?

Edit: I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure bear hits at like 2 frames(I'm looking it up at the moment) so the fanaticism from beast wouldn't be as helpful as the might from last wish.

This post was edited by xXxS4v4g3xXx on May 22 2008 05:56am

tested it ofc

its quite hard to play with, but its more much fun than typical builds. And the bear does nice dmg also

It seems like it would be a little easier to play than a shaman for the simple fact that theres no damn cast delays >.< lol

why not use twister to stun em?

here is my comment...

work on grammar >.>

and this isn't anything new...i saw a guide almost exactly like this at amazonbasin

ive never said, its new. But the truth is, there arent many ppl knowing about this char

yeah i have a friend who made one of these couple monthes back, neat idea, but i wouldn't say its a basket of fun, atleast he didn't. he made it played it twice, ditched it. But his idea was a lil different, he turns into werebear after teleing then hits with shockwave to stun so his bear can get in sum blows, takes skill n speedy hot keyying ect, but keeping a stun lock in shockwave might be more effective.

I used to have a TeleBear ^^ was gr8 fun and everyone rages xD

This post was edited by ultima1 on May 22 2008 12:48pm

Vouch cus Smite > all.

This post was edited by ultima1 on May 22 2008 12:48pm