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Can you talk some more about the shael in the shield, does the FBR help a little?
Edit: I did my own research. in particular for dudu, shael in shield looks like an extremely sound thing to do, especially as fury is interuptable.Grim Scythe: -10speed, 75IAS for the fastest attack possible with fury (Range 5)
Ataghan: -10speed, 75IAS (71, lets not squabble ok? ^___^') for the fastest attack possible with fury. So if you have 40IAS base you need x1 shael and x1 15/30 (range 1)
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Before I say anything else I have to repeat myself:
1. Fury Druids are fun to play with.
2. Fury Druids do not excel @ 49 vs 95% of builds.
3. Fury Druids need
Range and
FRW to catch opponents.
So from that, while I acknowledge everyones love of the fastest weapons (i.e. 300+ed Ataghan with base 40 ias, 2os eth/rep if possible (Range 1)) I will never use such a weapon because you simply will never hit most opponents. This is why you won't see me advocating Either a Oath SC (Range 2), or Oath Feral Axe (Range 3, 2-handed) in a "dream" lvl 49 build as the
range is simply too low. For 1-handed weapons you simply NEED a range 3 weapon vs MOST opponents and you WANT a range 4-5 with a 2-handed setup. By all means, wear Oath SC/Feral Axe/Rare (fast) Ataghan, but always remember that there are other weapons out there (not many!) that, while they have less damage, have better range. In relation to FRW I will sacrifice alot of life in order to maintain decent FRW.
In relation to the guide:In the Belts section I would take out Duriels Shell as a plain 8x-100 life armour (even ancient) can be self found after an hour or so from vendors in hell. they are also very cheap to buy, when not perfect. While there is a frw penalty, the mods gained outweigh using duriels shell. I would have a similar opinion of Smoke and Lionheart. If you want cold resistance and you are on a budget, wear a raven and get a 4 sox armor with x4 30-40 cold res (other mods ofc desired, but not needed).
An addition to the belts section: Crafted Belts. Crafted belts are an additional source of Open Wounds, which you can only get from certain gear. They can also spawn with high life (80), Dual Res (30+30) and 24FHR. The only issue is that String of Ears is simply better vs Melee (in terms of life) and Mavina's Belt is a quick and easy way to add 20 FRW. However, the FHR, High Life and Res might keep you alive longer vs casters (and its good to have Open Wounds vs them). I'm still working on my FHR for my druid ( I have not decided on what breakpoint to go for, especially vs fast opponents such as Zealers/Barbs ), but belts are a great way of getting alot of FHR from another item.Belts:
String of Ears
This is will be used when you're facing melee characters. Try to get a 15% dr one. Very cheap shoudn't be a problem
Thundergods
Against lightning based characters
M'avina's Tenet
Very useful belt against casters mostly for the +20 frw
Craft Belt
Very useful for gaining additional resistances and FHR and high life. Useful against casters, or where you dont need DR.I added a bit to the 3/100 amulet section and removed a bit from your angelic section (re: not needing the ar, more on that in a later post)
I would split Rare amulet / Crafted amulet into two seperate headings. As in Rare Amulet and Crafted Amulet. In relation to Crafted amulets: An additional Source of FRW is from a Crafted Amulet. Crafted Amulets can have High Life, much needed resistances and FRW. As you will struggle without alot of FRW, having items with FRW, while maintaining good resistances/life is a bonus. The only issue is that very few people craft these items so they will be hard to find/get.Angelics:
Combined with Angelic Ammy gives you a significant boost in ar. Against really high def chars like pally or barbs you might need to use it.
Ammy:
+3 ss 90-100 life ammy
This is your overall ammy. Gives you a hugh boost in life. Very hard to be compared to and cheap too Note that if you Cube switch to SS a 3shape amulet can be used to gain the life bonus and you can then wear an alternate amulet (for instances, vs Paladins/Barbs angelic combo gives AR and 80? life).
Angelics:
Use it with Angelic Ring if needed (Already explained above)
Rare +1 druid/+2 ss + life Amulet
Can be used as base amulet or as a switch amulet (if it has high Str.) f you are looking for a switch amulet to gain 15 Strength to wear a High requirements item (like an Oath Feral Axe) a 1 druid 15Str 60 Life + adds amulet might be what you want in stash. Rares can often spawn with alot of mods, however I would not build my standard build around the Str/Dex as you will want to use angelic's in certain matches.
Crafted 1 Druid 10 frw +life crafted ammy
Another source of FRW is from a crafted Amulet. 1 Druid 10 FRW 80 life + high res is desired. The build needs alot of FRW to catch opponents.
In the shield section, I Guess I should shael my shield^^ but i'm not too fond on the requirements of a Hyperion shield which you have listed. In relation to Oath Feral, or any High Ed Weapon, I dont use it vs Barbs or in a "standard setup", I get STR from my stash items to wear it (i.e. 15 str Ring, 15 str Amulet, IK Gloves, TG or IK Belt). i.e. the requirements of Hyperion are too high for me unless i put x2 -requirements into it. I would much prefer a ADSOD or even a whitstans, or failing those, a ATSOD. This all goes back to the fact that I dont rely on High ED Range 3 (only) weapon to win, as Im consious that I need better range. By stating so much STR for the shield, you are losing alot of life.In the
Gloves section, while Bloodfists give alot of great mods (including a massive 30FHR) you dont need all that FHR vs Sorc's, so if you have a high requirement 2-handed weapon, Ik Gloves (or Rare Gloves with Dual Stats) is an option.
Gloves:
Bloodfists:
These will be your main gloves.The fhr these gloves gives are extremely important and it gives you a really good boost in life.IK Gloves:These will be the gloves you wear when you want to wear a big High-Str requirement 2-handed weapon. Grim Scythe has High Str/Dex Requirements, an Oath Feral Axe has Huge Str Requirements.[/center]
This post was edited by ferdia on Jan 7 2011 04:59am