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breakbeatz2
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:16 am Post subject:
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My idea for a level 30 fire druid:
This druid will use both Armageddon and Fissure, attempting to cover the map with dangerous areas to walk.
Skills:
20 Fissure
1 Armageddon
17 Firestorm
1 Molten Boulder
1 Volcano
1 Oak Sage
With +skill gear:
Level 14 Armageddon: 915-1167 dmg, lasts 50 seconds (256-267 dmg per second)
Level 30 Fissure: 1267-1324 dmg, lasts 3.2 seconds
Level 6 Oak Sage: +55% life
Gear:
Helm: +2 Elemental +3 Armageddon pelt with PSkull (looking for one with 2 sockets for 2xPSkull)
Amulet: +1 Druid, +10 Replenish, 47 Life, 66 Mana, 15 Res all
Rings: SOJs
Armor: Spirit Shroud with PSkull
Gloves: Magefists
Shield: Sigons - res/life vs casters, Shael vs. melee
Belt: 24fhr, 5rep, 45life
Boots: Crafted blood boots with 10 Replenish and FRW (still need to craft these, been saving up eths and junk jewels)
Charms will be a few 15life/5res all scs, a few 5frw/5res all scs, a fair amount of 15life/cold res scs, and the rest 15/mana scs. I don't think mana will be a problem as both of my spells have cooldowns.
This build has a total of 45 replenish life for 4.5 life gained every second.
This build hits the 63 FCR breakpoint and the 63 FHR breakpoint. FCR is not too important since it uses cooldown spells but it's always nice to shorten the casting animation.
I know this won't be a top LLDer but it should be more viable than people think.
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Solace
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:21 am Post subject:
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Waramp has one thats very nice. Spurs kill this build though.
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buttersdan
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:11 am Post subject:
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I think you would rather have a 2 ele / 3 fissure
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breakbeatz2
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:16 am Post subject:
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Fissure is surely the stronger of the 2 attacks, but I would rather have them closer to balanced with each other.
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Waramp
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:38 am Post subject:
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Solace wrote: | Waramp has one thats very nice. Spurs kill this build though. |
thanks and its true about the spurs. i wouldnt worry about armageddon too much, since it just covers the area around you (it follows you like hurricane). also, when you cast armageddon, you have to wait for the 6 second cast delay to wear off before you can cast fissure again. and at lvl 30, you can only get lvl 19 fissure. and mana is definately not a problem. i have no mana regen aside from magefist and the eth rune in rhyme, and i have never run out of mana in a duel. for the helm, either get a 2/3 ele fissure helm or a 2 ele 30 frw circlet with hp (i currently have a 1 druid, 30 frw circlet. still hunting). i would use sanders boots for more frw, as well as the stats. lastly, i wouldnt bother with a sig shield. whistan vs melee and rhyme bone shield vs casters is the way too go. sig shield is too heavy
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BumbleGrundle
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:46 am Post subject:
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I wouldn't waste the skill points getting to Armageddon, I'd pump volcano instead for casters. Name lock and put one under their feet, iirc it will stun them, and it does physical damage as well as fire, for those pesky spur users.
You'd be wasting 5 points to get to a skill that is very unreliable.
Goodluck, sounds like a fun build.
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Wank
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:47 am Post subject:
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I wouldnt suggest putting 1 into armageddon, since it takes all of thoose skill pre reqs' it would be better to dump them in a synergy and let your helm take care of armageddon.
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Froggy-Leap Attacker, Vidala- Bow, Starly-Wind, Haunter-Bonenec, Dragonair-Fissure, Vileplume-Psn Jav, Clefairy- Wc
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Waramp
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:53 am Post subject:
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oh, i didnt even notice that he put solid points into it definately dont do that haha. also, is volcano really that effective? i like my maxed firestorm, it rapes melee. i dont think anything with a 4 second delay and only 62 phys and 183 fire damage can be that great. i realize it hits a lot, but its still terrible damage, and if they get off right away, you have to wait 4 seconds to cast another one, or even a fissure. 1600 dmg/second firestorm ftw imo
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breakbeatz2
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:56 am Post subject:
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Putting 1 into Armageddon only has 1 prereq and it is an armageddon synergy, but if it just works like hurricane I don't think I'll use it at all. I thought it stayed on the map where you cast it.
Putting 1 in Volcano is the armageddon prereq... but I guess I will just go all fissure since I don't think I'll hit anyone with Armageddon.
I'm sure that 10rep/frw boots will be better than Sanders. I'm not going to put any points into dex - I think that melee chars should be easy without max block.
I forgot about Whitsans, I'll use that vs. melee but why would you ever use a Rhyme vs. casters? I'd rather use a plain 45 res all large shield, but I still think it might be better to get the str for Sigons.
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Waramp
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:01 am Post subject:
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to get armageddon, you have to go through the cold skills first (check your skill tree)
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Wank
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:03 am Post subject:
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There is 5 skill prereqs, artic blast cyclone armor twister tornado and hurricane, and if you want to count the fire skills theres even more. 1 point into armaggedon = 5 extra skill points that could be placed into a synergy. For your build.
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breakbeatz2
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:04 am Post subject:
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Yikes, I probably will just use a +5 fissure helm now and forget about it since it follows you like hurricane.
Why do you use a Rhyme vs. casters though, I don't see any benefit besides 15 res all.
A 3 socket shield can give you 57 res all or 45 res all with other jewel mods.
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Waramp
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:14 am Post subject:
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25 all res, mana regen, and very important, cbf. i have max res anyway, and if i really need to stack then i'll swap on a different shield. but vs just your general pubby caster rhyme is solid. also good vs hdins who try to sneak in a charge from time to time.
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breakbeatz2
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:31 am Post subject:
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Well I get CBF from spirit shroud, and I will have a fair amount of mana regen from PSkulls.
I think I would rather use sigons - I'm already at 50 str for my boots and a sigons with a 15/-15 would only cost another 13 str.
I'd rather have +1 skill than another 40 life (with sage)
Dmg with Sigons is 1513-1581
Dmg without sigons is 1438-1502
This is around a 5% increase in damage, and 40 life is surely much less than 5% of my total life (taking into account the amount I plan to rep per duel)
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Waramp
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:53 am Post subject:
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taking off vmagi will cost you 35 resists though. but enough about my build. it works very well and i dont have trouble vs any non-max-fire-res-gear wearing casters. lets work on yours.
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