I'm stuck between this. I'm making two characters to supplement this character (highest possible BO and highest possible oak sage) so don't account in those two skills to this character.
The way I look at it is : between oak and bo, the character will have a massssive +% life increase. Transforming into a bear adds +50% life, with +5% more for each point in Lycanthropy. The character will have to have a massive base life for these % increases to matter the most. For example, a character with 1,000 base life and a 500% increase in life will have 6,000 life. A character with 2,000 base life with a 250% increase in life will have 7,000 life.
I'm thinking a barbarian with beast, using +all skill or +druid skill items with life for the +to lycan, while keeping +4life per vita.
For example,
Helm : Magic +2Druid / 2 OS Helm with +60 base life (2x pruby)
3 Shapeshifting / 100 Life Ammy
Beast / +250 life shield (4xjah with base life)
4 OS / 100 Life Armor with life socketables
Bloodfists
2 x +60 Blood rings
+60 life belt
maybe blood boots with +20life? or stats if I need.
Druid torch, anni, then probably 37 x 20 life scs.
Obviously I'll have to figure more out because I need to factor in base stats to wear the items I need. But either way, which character in your opinion would be able to get the most life while being assisted by an oak druid / bo barb?