Diablo II Lord of Destruction
Version 1.10
Max Life Wolf Druid
December 08, 2003
By,
TheDarkArchon
TheDrkArchon@wmconnect.com
Introduction:
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This FAQ is a how to guide on building a Max Life Wolf Druid on Diablo
2: LoD version 1.10. This character was orginnaly made for 1.09d but makes now
difference in 1.10. I hope this FAQ will be easy to use. I will also be working
on my Hunter Druid FAQ soon.
Legal:
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Contact me if you intend to publish or distirbute the information
contained in this document. You will need my permission to do so. All references
to Diablo 2: LoD and related statistics and information are current as of the
date on this FAQ.
Table of Contents:
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i. History
I. Why Max Life Wolf Druid
II. Attribute Placement
III. Skills Selection, Skill Level Stats, Usage of Skill Points
IV. Gameplay Notes
V. Credits
i. History:
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- Nov. 20th, 2003 - Wrote original ruff draft, submitted also on Neoseeker
- Nov. 21st, 2003 - Added My Gear to the ruff draft, submitted on Neoseeker
again
- Dec. 08th, 2003 - Decided to ReWrite FAQ in a better form, Finished Sections I
and II
- Dec. 11th, 2003 - Finished Section III, IV, V
I. Why Max Life Wolf Druid:
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Anyone who knows me knows I am nuts about Druids. That is why I am also
writing this FAQ up. I am trying to make people realize that Druids are not as
hard as people may think. This FAQ has been my most successful. It originally
was a joke between me and some friends at school. A Druid with base Dexterity
would never make it. Well if you do as I say in this FAQ it will not only have
great Accuracy but it will also have well over 4000 life at level 85. This is
one of many Druids that i have made but this is my favorite. This character will
be rough at the beginning but will really start to shine the farther into the
game you get. Heres why it will be rough at the beginning and better later on:
Bad:
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-Can't use the Wolf Druid's main move Fury until Level 30
-Accuracy will be low till level 30
-Using a Shield will do you no good since you have base Dexterity
-Life will be low until later levels
-Resistances will probobley always be low
Good:
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-Get the use Fury at Level 30 which adds massive Damage and Accuracy
-You will be using Mace class weapons which means added Damage Vs. Undead
-When you get Fury you will see a huge change in Accuracy
-Once you get your Strength up you start to pour into Vitality which with
Werewolf will raise Life up fast
-With as much Life as you will be getting you won't care how much damage you
will be taking as long as your killing
-Mace Class weapons have huge damage and combined with Fury will just get
better.
-High concentration in Fury, Werewolf, Lycanthropy, Oak Sage. Secondary in
Carrion Vine
What is said above will help the Max Life Wolf Druid do great in Hell Mode with
8 people in a game with you. The goal is Max Life, Base Dexterity, Fury, and Oak
Sage. These traits will make your player great in all modes.
II. Attribute Placement:
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Strength - You will wanna spend half of all your Stat Points into this
Attribute. I poured into this Stat until I got 250 Strength so I could use a
Honor Ogre Maul. Getting up to this much Strength will allow you to meet any
Strength requirement in the game. Also it raises your Damage a great deal.
Dexterity - This is easy, you won't have to put any stat points into
this since you won't need them. If you are having promblems with your Accuracy
find some charms or get a weapon with Attack Rating add-ons.
Vitality - This is where the second half of your total Stats will go.
Its up to you when you wanna put points into this but I suggest pouring points
into this after you have put how many you wanted to put into Strength. A fun
thing to do is go in Werewolf form after leveling go out of town and cast Oak
Sage and put points into Vitality and see how much your Life changes and you'll
see why your Life total is going to be so high.
Energy - Your a Melle Character, get a Mana Steal Ring no need to put
into this Stat at all.
III. Skills Selection, Skill Level Stats, Usage of Skill Points:
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Here I will tell you what skills you will need to invest in. Any skills
I do not mention here means that you should not invest any skill points in that
skill. Your first main attack skill will be Feral Rage and shouldn't invest more
then 1 point into this skill. Time to list the skills.
Shapeshifting:
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Werewolf
Req lvl: 1
Prerequistites: None
This is your first skill and this will raise your Accuracy and allow you to take
Werewolf form. This also raises your Life. You will Max this skill more then
likely first.
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Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Mana Cost: 15
Duration: 40 Seconds
Attack Speed +% 20 28 35 40 45 48 51 53 56 57 59 61 62 63 64 66 66 67 68 68
Attack Rating +% 50 65 80 95 110 125 140 155 170 185 200 215 230 245 260 275 290
305 320 335
Life +25%
Stamina: +25%
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Lycanthropy
Req lvl: 1
Prerequistites : Werewolf
This skill allows you to be in Werewolf form longer and raises Life percentages.
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Lycanthropy Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Max Life +% 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115
Duration +X Seconds 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340
360 380 400 420
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Feral Rage
Req lvl: 12
Prerequistites: Werewolf
This is a good skill for its level it add to your Accuracy and Damage while
increasing your Run/Walk Speed and giving you Life Steal. You'll wanna put more
then one point into this but you really should only go one point into this.
Later you'll be able to combine this with Fury kinda like the Assassin with her
charges.
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Rabies
Req lvl: 18
Prerequistites: Feral Rage
I find this skill rather weak and unnecssary. It does Poison Damage which later
on will be useless vs'ing certain types of monsters in Nightmare Mode and above.
Only put one point so you can get Fury.
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Fury
Req lvl: 30
Prerequistites: Rabies
This is a great move, works like Zeal for the most part, but has Damage
Modifiers, and better Accuracy Modifiers. Hits 5 different targets at higher
levels or hits the same target 5 times. Its a pretty fast attack on it own, but
you need a fast weapon to make this weapon work at its best.
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Fury Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Mana Cost: 4
Attack +% 50 57 64 71 78 85 92 99 106 113 120 127 134 141 148 155 162 169 176
183
Damage +% 100 117 134 151 168 185 202 219 236 253 270 287 304 321 338 355 372
389 406 423
Hits 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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Summonings:
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Oak Sage
Req lvl: 6
Prerequistites: None
This skill raises your life and anyone around you by a percent and the sage
itself has its own life and properties. This sage is most useful in a party.
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Oak Sage Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Mana Cost 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Life 60 78 96 114 132 150 168 186 204 222 240 258 276 294 312 330 348 366 384
402
Life +% 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125
Radius X Yards 20 21.3 22.6 24 25.3 26.6 28 29.3 30.6 32 33.3 34.6 36 37.3 38.6
40 41.3 42.6 44 45.3
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Posion Creeper
Req lvl: 1
Prerequistites: None
Rather weak little vine that creeps through the ground poisoning enemies with
its touch. Helps with Act 1 Den of Evil with all the Fallen's running around.
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Carrion Vine
Req lvl: 12
Prerequistites: Poison Creeper
This Vine replenish's the life of the user based on a percentage of the users
life. What it does eats a corpse then returns a certain percent of life to the
user based on his total life.
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Carrion Vine Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Mana Cost: 10
Life 95 118 142 166 190 213 237 261 285 308 332 356 380 403 427 451 475 498 522
546
Heals % 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
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Usage of Skill Points:
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Pretty much your tech tree should look like this.
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Lvl-01--Werewolf---------20
Lvl-01--Lycanthropy------20
Lvl-12--Feral Rage-------01
Lvl-18--Rabies-----------01
Lvl-30--Fury-------------20
Lvl-06--Oak Sage---------20
Lvl-01--Poison Creeper---01
Lvl-12--Carrion Vine-----20
IV. Gameplay Notes:
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From personal experience as long as you are not getting mobbed by tons
of enimies then you will be fine. Oak Sage and Carrion Vine must be out at all
times since one raises your life and the other refills it. More Life = More
Refill from vine. Merc of choice is Cold types since more then likely you won't
have cold damage in your attack. Act 2 Defense Merc from Nightmare Mode or Act 3
Cold Merc and Mode. Those two are best suited for the job but an Act 5 barbarian
can serve as a massive power house with the life you will be giving it. Usually
you are suppose to go for the strongest guy when attack a mob of enimies. Well I
found it best to attack the smaller ones first because they will go down fast
and will be food for your vine while attacking the strongest one making it seem
like your not even taking damage. This Druid is the type of Druid not meant for
Cow games. My Druid can do Cow games but its sometimes rather difficult since
when they surround you won't be able to cast and Fury isn't like Whirlwind and
gets you out of there. Best tactic is attack smaller mobs at a time. When vs'ing
bosses just go head on attack on them. If you have Mana and Life Steal it will
make your life so much easier going head on with these guys. I have no problem
at all with Baal. If you follow the tech when you hit higher levels your
Accuracy will be very high.
V. Credits:
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Pretty much I would like to thank anyone who has helped contribute to
this FAQ and Blizzard for making this game. If you have questions or comments
get ahold of me and I will make a question section and put your question then my
answer and also tell you personally what my answer is. Thanks again for whoever
supports this and I hope it helps.