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Apr 12 2026 08:27pm
For Fury werewolf. Current set up:
Head: Metamorphosis +2 Fury Base pelt
Chest: Fortitude AP
Weapon: Upped Ribcracker /w Shael
Gloves: LoH
Waist: String of Ears
Ring1: Carrion wind (got CBF from Meta)
Ring2: Angelic
Neck: Angelic (for AR bonus)
Feet: Gore Riders

Merc Set up:
Act 2 - Might Aura
Head: Andy or Cure or Vamp Gaze
Chest: Eth Fortitude or Eth Shaftstop or Duress
Weapon: Suggestions? Pride? Or something like Mania for Fanatism? Can't afford Eth tomb reaver tbh.

What should I use as a weapon alternative? Maybe something 1H+shield?
Need help with all gear really. And I'd imagine I'd need get a physical sunder too, right?

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Apr 12 2026 08:31pm
Seems like it would work okay if you want to walk through TZs very slowly and basically never encounter Harold
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For Fury werewolf. Current set up:
Head: Metamorphosis +2 Fury Base pelt
Chest: Fortitude AP
Weapon: Upped Ribcracker /w Shael
Gloves: LoH
Waist: String of Ears
Ring1: Carrion wind (got CBF from Meta)
Ring2: Angelic
Neck: Angelic (for AR bonus)
Feet: Gore Riders

Merc Set up:
Act 2 - Might Aura
Head: Andy or Cure or Vamp Gaze
Chest: Eth Fortitude or Eth Shaftstop or Duress
Weapon: Suggestions? Pride? Or something like Mania for Fanatism? Can't afford Eth tomb reaver tbh.

What should I use as a weapon alternative? Maybe something 1H+shield?
Need help with all gear really. And I'd imagine I'd need get a physical sunder too, right?

Tyty


Merc needs Eth Reapers Toll if you’re not gonna use one on your Druid

This post was edited by crosspawz on Apr 12 2026 08:32pm
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Apr 12 2026 08:33pm
You might kill yourself vs cursed thorns herald


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Apr 12 2026 08:51pm
Seems like it would work okay if you want to walk through TZs very slowly and basically never encounter Harold


How so? Is there a way to make Werewolf viable to T5 kills?

You might kill yourself vs cursed thorns herald


Yeah it's definitely a big fear. Does throns completely kill melee builds vs high tier heralds?

Merc needs Eth Reapers Toll if you’re not gonna use one on your Druid

is it for the curse specifically?
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Yeah it's definitely a big fear. Does throns completely kill melee builds vs high tier heralds?



Cursed + thorns will be your biggest problem for sure…. Not sure how pure physical melee builds deal with them.. even with max DR% you might die from 1 fury

I mean even my javazon (53% dr) charge strike struggles with cursed thorns and her physical dmg is ass




This post was edited by Pharaohmon on Apr 12 2026 08:57pm
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Apr 12 2026 09:12pm
your weapon is your main problem, this is not LoD :p

best options:
ebotd TM - highest dps vs anything but diablo/baal/t5 heralds/ubers
eDeath Decap/Glorious - highest dps vs diablo/baal/t5 heralds/ubers, just a lil less dps vs all others
eReaper zod'd - best QoL (not relying on a merc that you can't reposition with tele) easy life and more than enough if you play on low-mid player count

If you chose botd or death, you can still use reaper on swap and spit on cta, cuz shifters already get more life than needed.

Angelics are fine early, but the higher your lvl the least relevant they get.
I like 2x BK, cuz they give a lot of ed%/ar%/life%/ias
and HL, cuz DS% is very great on builds that don't have innate crit from skills.

Yes, sunder will help, renewed bone break gives a lot of stats
I'd aim for:
-dr
life
frw

I use SS skillers, all of them with 7frw
just like BK's, they give a ton of ed%/ar%/life%/ias
great and cheap

fix your fire and light res with scs
cold dmg is irrelevant
you can fix psn dmg and curses by putting Cure on merc

the rest of your gear is on point
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Apr 12 2026 10:17pm
no lethargy ring still? 0/10
how do all the new herald hunting builds suck this bad
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Apr 12 2026 10:29pm
no lethargy ring still? 0/10
how do all the new herald hunting builds suck this bad


can't cast in wolf form
and I wouldn't invest into a good lethargy ring knowing that soon lethargy will be useless without the -dr%
anyway, lvl 5 lethargy (if ilvl 96) was just -24% dr so it's not a big deal when you already have amp/decrep and up to -20% dr from sunder/protector
unshift + cast + shift in front of heralds for a very short duration buff would be a nuisance more than it would help
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