Armageddon
A Shaman SP Walk-Through

For the past 5-10 years all I've ever made were Shaman druids, primarily PvP on Bnet EAST. Those on the realm have probably seen my ridiculous collections/long term ISO's. While it's not a rule all type of build, it's the most enjoyment for me on D2. It would only make sense to run one on SP as well! I've never found the Shaman to be very effective PvM, so this should be a long fought challenge.

I'll be relying heavily on beefing up my Mercenary and Bear early on to be used as distractions so I can sit safely laying fissures/volcanoes. Eventually they'll become my primary fighters vs the many fire immunes I'll be dealing with.

I'll do my best to screenshot progress. Enjoy the walk!


-Rules-
1.14D
HC
No ladder Runewords enabled
No extended stash
P8 for any initial walk through
P4 for any re-running

This post was edited by 00apacolypse on Feb 7 2020 10:25pm

Good luck!

Nice one! Don’t worry, they are very capable pvmers.

Loving this one, over the years, druid (every variant) has shifted to my number one favourite pvm character. The more I play em the more I love em!

Doer up boy make me proud!!

So far so good, no close calls! Starting nightmare now. Any tips on the best merc for my build based on my rules?

I’d probably be going might a2 merc with Hone sundan or crescent moon until you can find a reapers toll. As you know, fissure can get quite strong, but there are just a ton of FI monsters in this game, especially a4 (even a4 nm!) so finding a way to increase your phys dmg will be key for hell
Oh and ps - I’d change your rerunning to either p3 or p5, not p4. Drop increases happen at p3/p5/p7. P4 will give you no better drops than p3.
Pps- guliman helm and treachery armor on merc if using hone sundan or reapers. Vamp gaze helm if using cmoon

This post was edited by Belarathon on Feb 8 2020 12:32am

I appreciate all the information bud, thanks a ton!
Cleared Den and countess before bed. I'm whooped

Will we watching your WT i really like this approach to druids