Quote (Worrywart @ Jan 12 2016 03:16am)
I want to suggest putting a harmony Chu Ko Nu in stash.
Same attack speed as a cutlass iirc and vigor is good I hear
Its in stash, will expand on it in the guide however =
Quote (ferdia @ Jan 11 2016 11:05pm)
1 Hand Weapon
6 sox war axe with x3 shael and x3 15ias 15 all res jewels (105 ias)
If its "anything goes" and you dont need block or res, get a harmony cho-ku-no
Quote (bonnerf2 @ Jan 12 2016 11:31am)
I think he mentioned it already.
Any alternate suggestions for psn facets? The mld EU rules I see mentioned they are banned.
Also is there any merit in an oath eth knout for the extra speed/range/lower reqs over a naga?
I banned the psn facets but allowed druids to go to 59, this way i can simply allow them on a 49 rabies.
I also have oath knout in stash and will have section in the guide for 1 point fury, inc alternative jewels then facets.
Quote (Twinsen @ Jan 12 2016 03:10pm)
Isn't a war schyte > war fork? 10% slower but same range and 1 extra socket + lower dex req. I guess the difference is irrelevant overall though
Anyway good guide, but you forgot the advanced strategy section?
1. hitnrun
49 druids were allowed to use rbfs in the past iirc.
maybe that rule is for 59 shapers?
oath sc is probably > knout
idk i havent tried it out but dmg is already low with 1 pt fury plus no ed/max from gear/inv.
in terms of 2 handed weapons you want any -20speed weapon, range 5. i believe a brandistock is the lowest requirement version. note that you dont need to do physical damage, rabies is dealing all of your damage so the base item type quality is not a factor. I think i (thankfully) quoted the dex requirements of whitstans vs DOD. whitstans users would be using the lower requirements range 5 2 handers. Oath sc is range 2 vs range 3 on the knout, also the knout is slightly faster. will have their own section in the 1-point fury section of the guide. (along with jewels).
Quote (Scipi @ Jan 12 2016 03:27pm)
Great guide, I would suggest trying to get tele on maybe an amulet. Not the same as hld but a tele rabies is gfg 1v1 if played correctly
Also there problyisn't enough skills at 49 but being able to tele shock wave is effective and fun with rabies, if not maybe a pure tele shock wave would work better but for tvt only
While I like the concept of a tele amulet (and i have several!) the purpose here is to show the viability of a frw based rabies char. shockwave is more for LLD i believe and is a different build. while tele charges is a novelty i dont advocate building a shaper char around it.
Quote (Worrywart @ Jan 12 2016 05:54pm)
He didn't.
Just use standard rare or magic jewels, minus str mana and cold res (since this is never going to kill blizzers anyway)
In TvT it can kill blizzards, remember you can be 1 full screen out from where your opponent thinks you are due to the str bug. would strongly advocate maxed cold resistance to give oneself more time to attempt to hit opponent. time = chances & mistakes =
possibility of hit. 1 hit will kill any sorc even when -75 plr and maxed res. i believe rabies will take about 1400~1500 life off a 75 res stacked res 75plr opponent. will test and post in final version. having said all that, AT ALL LEVELS, Sorc > Rabies.
Quote (Worrywart @ Jan 12 2016 06:15pm)
Looks like naga requires 1 more str than any other item in the build.
Correct, While one can use eth thundergods, the option of using a Naga means a plain TG's is the way to go if you are going 1-point fury. its a bit annoying really as you want to str bug your boots (95 str required). the best way to do that is to str bug your shield (DOD 91 str) (note shaft is 92) so if you have 90 str + 2str charm = 92+ x2 jewels with 9 dex = 110 str = tg's. what this means is that you either need to use a medium charm 5 str (no thanks) or all 3 jewels in DOD need to combine to give you at least 19 strength. (annoying, but thats what I did). (because we dont want to use the str from TG's at ALL, we want SOE 95% of the time.
This post was edited by ferdia on Jan 12 2016 12:36pm