Quote (tasuogamers @ Aug 16 2010 04:56pm)
what is the best gear to use for fury druid pvm?
and does fcr make the fury attack faster or does just attack speed?
thats for helping a noob out
Mathematically speaking, there should only be one weapon choice for Fury Wolves.
MadScientist created a formula to model the killing speed of every possible "elite" Furywolf weapon against a Venom Lord and against Baal. He then listed all of the weapons in order of efficiency. eBotD Glorious Axe finished 17th. eBotD Archon finished 19th. eBotD Thunder Maul finished 20th. If you want to burn a Zod to get the 19th best Fury weapon on the planet, then by all means, be my guest.
The Zod/RJoF/RJoF Tomb Reaver finished 12th on the list. Again, if you want to burn a Zod for the 12th best Fury Wolf weapon on the planet, you're welcome to be my guest, but you should know that the better Fury weapons will kill Baal in about 60% of the time it takes for a Zod/RJoF/RJoF Tomb Reaver.
Here's the complete list of weapons and how they fared in combined performance against Venom Lords and Hell Baal on Players 5 setting. All weapons are assumed to be a perfect roll and upgraded to Elite. The "Rare Giant Thresher" is the theroetical best Rare that could drop- an "Ethereal Cruel Master's Mechanic's Giant Thresher of Self-Repair of Transcendence of Quickness"- basically, 450% ED, 40% IAS, Eth, Repairs durability, 2 socketed, +20 minimum damage, +250 AR.
Ribcracker "RjoF"
eth. Ribcracker "Zod"
eth. Windhammer "Zod"
Ribcracker "Shael"
Ribcracker "Ber"
Windhammer "Ber"
Death Champion Axe
rare Giant Thresher "RjoF-RjoF"
Windhammer "Ohm"
Windhammer "Shael"
The Cranium Basher "Shael"
rare Giant Thresher "LoLo"
eth. Tomb Reaver "Zod-RjoF-RjoF"
IK Stone Crusher "RjoF-RjoF"
eth. Hone Sundan "RjoF-RjoF-RjoF"
IK Stone Crusher "Shael-Shael"
BotD Glorious Axe
Tomb Reaver "RjoF-RjoF-RjoF"
BotD Archon Staff
BotD Thunder Maul
eth. Hone Sundan "Shael-Shael-Shael"
Oath Silver Edged Axe
Grief Champion Axe
Bonesnap "Shael"
Bloodtree Stum "Shael"
Tomb Reaver "Shael-Shael"
Oath Feral Axe
Doom Great Poleaxe
Bul-Kathos' Sacred Charge "Shael"
Bonehew "Shael-Shael"
Ethereal Edge "Shael"
Buriza-Do Kyanon "Lo"
Buriza-Do Kyanon "Shael"
Steeldriver "Shael"
Fury Thresher
Stormspire "Shael"
Pierre Tombale Couant "Shael"
Athena's Wrath "Shael"
Messerschmidt's Reaver "Shael"
Crainte Vomir "Shael"
Arioc's Needle "Shael"
Windforce "Shael"
Insight Thresher
Hellslayer "Shael"
The Grandfather "Shael"
The Reaper's Toll "Shael"
Passion Feral Axe
Viperfork "Shael"
Honor Thresher
Notice the name that appears a lot at the top of the list? Upgraded Ribcracker isn't just one of the cheapest Fury weapons around, it is also inarguably the best. Which makes me laugh that people are burning their High Runes and their dupes like mad, and I'm outkilling them with a cheap-o shaeled ribcracker.
ty MS@ssog
Other then IK maul being better then any and every botd in pvm, botds a great choice

For a pvm fury wolf that rocks, I mean really tears it up. Handles immunes very well, I'd have to say go full ik + jalas while using a reapers might merc. Cant go wrong with ribby however.
Game pwned, start collecting for your next character.