I'm working on trying out a full cold build for a druid and got to thinking about helms. I've been searching for 5 months now for a +6 hurricane druid pelt but can't find one.

I have always read nightwings would give me more damage but I find it's the worst helm graphic in the game (I would love if it was a grim helm or BV)

So the question is would it really give more damage.

Nightwings would be +2 / +20%cold / -5%cold

A +6 belt would be +6 / +10%cold / -10%cold

better delirum 6 nado 5hurricane - i think got still one base like this for sell if need ;]

I don’t think nightwings will give more damage, but I don’t know. Itll be a lot easier to find than a 6 hurricane, 2 Soc pelt.

from plain numbers second option looks stronger by a lot. even lower options like 5 hurricane/2 sox beat nightwing

Early in the d2r release, someone posted his druid, full cold dmg, with nightwings, saying he doesnt nado's, just run through the monsters dealings cold dmg and killing everything.

never tried myself though

You can do both variants on maxroll to check the difference

ill be honest I have never used or even looked at maxroll, that seem pretty awesome, but I cant get to to make a +6 pelt.

it seems I can only add 1-2 to druid/ele/shape/summon and then also +3 to hurricane.

+3 Druid attribute is impossible in a pelt. +3 ele / +3 hurricane is possible, but maybe max roll doesn’t recognize that.

yeah I know +3 druid wouldnt be able to spawn but max roll only gives options for +1-2 on all skills and skill trees, when as you stated the skill trees are able to get +3

Nightwings is going to out-damage a hurricane pelt.

It doesn't matter a lot because this build doesn't do well past ~p3 regardless

I swap between nightwings and a +5 nado pelt because of exactly what you mentioned - style.

But Nightwings makes hurricane do noticeably more damage. And that damage boost is even more noticeable if you're running Doom.