The Storm Wolf!

Druid
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I’ve been working on a split wherewolf/storm build.

The aim is to maintain wherewolf form permanently through the uniques in late game and suppliment all of the melee and spell damage with permenet vulnerability.

I’m really interested to see if any one else is taking this route and what ideas/advice you may have.

Here is a link to the build -

https:// d4builds.gg/builds/423d47f5-90c7-4065-807c-82c9cc9f41a1/

(delete the space between the // d4 to copy link properly - my account won’t allow links) :laughing:

Without writing the entire build word for word, it consists of:

  • storm strike or claw depending on preference. (I’ve only played around with Claw on Beta though see Storm strike as a staple considering its additional effects Especially once the Tempest roar unique is obtained which makes all base storm skills function as werewolf skills also).

-Shred with the Primal shred upgrade for Spirit usage.
-Waxing gibous unique axe to attribute extra critical strike.
-Stormclaw aspect for additional burst AOE damage.
-Accelerating aspect to increase base attack speed.

-Cyclone Armor for extra survivability as well as enabling vulnerability.
-Aspect of cyclonic force to add physical damage reduction as well as group affect.

-Blood howl with either upgrade depending on situation.
-Night howlers aspect for extra crit and group affect.

-Hurricane with natural hurricane upgrade along with all of the storm based wrath skills for extra lightning damage, stun and vulnerability.
-Storm Shifters aspect to add +skills when hurricane is active.

-Grizzly Rage with the Bestial rampage key passive.
-Direwolfs aspect &
-Aspect of the rampaging werebeast to lengthen the ultimates up time and add extra utility.

-Madwolfs Glee unique chest will be utilised to keep 100% uptime on wherewolf as well as + to shapeshifting
-Tempest Roar unique helm will synchronise well with Madwolfs Glee by allowing all storm skills to function as wherewolf thus gaining the + to skill levels.

As for spirit boons:

Deer - Advantageous Beast or wariness.
Eagle - Avian Wrath - any of these will help really.
Wolf - Calamity for uptime on ultimate or energise for spirit gen.
Specialise in Snake - Masochist for healing and calm before the storm to reduce ultimate cooldown. overload may also be interesting for extra lightning proc/damage.

The paragon board is in the link though is just a trial. I figure it will need some heavy tweaking by the time we reach level 50 and further understand game mechanics.

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Very interesting! I am thinking storm wolf too only I want to bounce back and forth between werewolf and storm strike. It’s something I practiced on before, thought I’m not there yet. The idea is to play off of the skill that gains spirit when shifting back to human… or is it wolf? I forget. Then using the storm strike buff to hold your charge count for 4 seconds after stopping.

That way, I am damaging here and there, werewolf smacking and ranged/melee storming in a near constant melee, with loads of spirit gen.

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What made you go Grizzly Rage and not Hurricane? Just curious

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Well funnily enough, since testing grizzly rage, ive intermittently gone with hurricane. I am only level 40 though.
As soon as i land the aspect that turns into grizzly wherewolf, ill swap over.

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Also a custom Storm werewolf build here!

I’m 61 lvl and my current set up is:

  • basic - Claw with poison perk
  • Core - Shred with Primal perk
  • Blood Howl with Innate perk
  • Debilitating Roar with Preserving perk (I also use an Aspect that makes Roar a Werewolf skill)
  • Hurricane with Natural perk
  • Grizzly Rage with an Aspect that transforms me into Werewolf instead of Werebear

As my 7th skill I use Rabbies, because when I use Grizzly Rage my Hurricane is replaced by Rabbies, so I have essentially 7 skills to use :smiley:

Not to mention every possible Aspect that buffs my Shred + Unique armor with perma Werewolf form.

The only item I’m missing is either Unique Staff that gives my Claws the Storm aoe attack or 1h Axe with unique Aspect that makes me stealhed upon killing an enemy with Shred and insta critting when going out of it.

So far works like a charm on T3. Soon T4!

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

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What do you mean by 7th skill? How does that work? Sounds like a really cool build! Also where does that aspect drop from?

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It’s not an aspect, not sure how does it work, it just swaps my Hurricane to Rabbies when ever I transform.

Might be a bug or unintended behavior

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no, it just means you have rabies skill points from item or wtv and you can only use wolf skills in werewolf form.

So unless you have tempest roar helmet, hurricane will leave your skillbar

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It bugs out. Sometimes I have rabbies, sometimes hurricane. Other times My skills are completely reset when I transform. Wonky D:

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