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Diablo 2- Lord of Destruction
Werewolf Guide
Version: 1.1
FAQ started: 6/24/03
Last Update: 7/01/03
Albert Cho
E-mail: kpboy777@yahoo.com
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--Table of Contents--
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1. What this guide will cover
2. Version History
3. Disclaimer
4. Sites that can use this guide
5. Stats
6. Skills
7. Recommended Equipment
8. Charms
9. Role of this Barbarian
10. Basic Strategies
11. Credits
12. E-mail Policy
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---1. What this guide will cover---
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This guide will cover on how to make your werewolf efficiently enough
that it can go through hell solo and be able to wipe out monsters
quickly and efficiently. This is not a guide on how to duel, but how to
make your druid so that it can kill hard monsters/bosses. Druids are
one of the hardest characters to make, because they can die very
quickly and are not very good at crowd controlling. It will cover the
equipment you should use and some basic strategies.
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--2. Version History--
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Version 1.1 (7/01/03)- Finished the stats, skills and regular equipment
section today. Will finish the rest of the guide soon.
Version 1.0 (6/24/03)- Started this guide. It shouldn't take me too
long so bear with me. I started the stats and skills section today and
will probably finish it tomorrow.
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--3. Disclaimer--
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This FAQ is not in anyway affiliated with Blizzard. This FAQ is
copyright 2002-2003 Albert Cho and can not be used on your site unless
you have my permission. If you want to post this FAQ on your website
then send me an e-mail telling me specific information. (URL etc.) I
will probably say yes 99% of the time if asked. This FAQ shall not be
changed in anyway. If you decide to post on your site without my
permission legal action will take place.
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--4. Sites that can use this guide--
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These are the only sites that are allowed to post my guide on their
site. If this guide is on another site e-mail me their url.
www.gamefaqs.com
www.neoseekers.com
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--5. Stats--
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Any character in order to be effective need the right amount of stat
points in each area so they will be efficient. I mean what good is a
melee druid when he put most of his stats into energy. So to avoid this
problem, this section will cover the essential stats for a Werewolf
Druid. The stat points listed below should be the desired stats at
around level 80.
Strength: 300
Dexterity: 200+ (Just need enough to have 75% chance to block)
Vitality: The rest here
Energy: Leave at base
Remember these stats are counting item bonuses that you will receive.
So remember to put points into each area after you equip all your ideal
equipment. The 300 strength points will greatly boost your damage and
you only need enough dexterity to have 75% block. Vitality is a
necessity so the rest of the points should be invested there.
NOTE: IF YOU ARE NOT USING A SHIELD THEN A WEREWOLF DRUID WILL ONLY
NEED ENOUGH DEXTERITY TO EQUIP ALL YOUR ITEMS, BECAUSE THEY GET A HUGE
BONUS TO DEXTERITY FROM THEIR SKILLS.
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--6. Skills--
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Werewolf druids will need to max certain skills to be able to kill
efficiently and this section will cover what skills are useless and
what skills are worth investing in.
Shapeshifting:
Werewolf-20 or 1 depending if you need AR.
Lycanthropy- 20
Feral Rage- 3
Fury- 20
Prerequisites- 1
Summoning:
Oak Sage- 20 or 1 for prerequisite
Heart of the Wolverine- 20 or not at all
Dire Wolves- 10 or 1 for prerequisite
Grizzly Bear- 10 or 1 for prerequisite
Carrion Vine- 1 items will do rest
Prerequisite- 3
Elemental:
None
If you need AR then add points into Werewolf, but if you have a
sufficient amount then just add enough points to have decent AR.
Lycanthropy must be maxed, because it will give huge life bonuses and
the time duration will be longer. Feral Rage should be charged with a
few quick hits for extra leech and then switch to Fury. Fury has to be
maxed for huge damage bonuses along with AR bonuses.
In the summoning branch either max Oak Sage or Heart of the Wolverine.
I would max Oak Sage because the life bonuses are too good to pass up.
You will also need some meat shields so either max Dire Wolves or
Grizzly. I would add points into Dire Wolves because the 3 wolves are
very good at distracting. Carrion Vine is a nice summon because they
will replenish your health by a percent. This can be life saving. Any
remaining points should go into summoning to max your summons more
durable. Invest points into Grizzly to raise damage to your summons or
Dire Wolves to raise HP. Your choice.
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--7. Recommended Equipment--
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I will have 2 sets of equipment and one is for people that have much
wealth to spare and are willing to pay whatever it takes to get the
best items, and the other set are for people that can afford basic
druid werewolf equipment.
Regular Equipment:
Weapon: The most important item the druid will use. There are many
ideal relatively cheap equipment that a werewolf druid can use. I will
list some of the weapons here.
2 hand weapons:
Immortal King Maul: This maul has very nice speed and the damage is
very nice. With fury your druid will attack quickly and efficiently.
The mods on the weapon is not bad, but its not the best. This maul is
also very cheap and you could probably get one for some chipped gems.
(Note you should either socket it with a shael to enhance speed or if
you have enough ias then socket it with a nice ed jewel for greater
damage.
Cruel Colossus Blade: You should get a 3 socket one and put in 2 shael
runes so your speed will be very fast. The third slot should be either
an eth or a nice ed jewel. (Eth may not be necessary because this
character is not a PvP character.
Hellslayer: Very high damaging axe. It has great mods that add bonuses
to strength and life. It also have some fire damage I believe. Damage
rises as you level up. The bad side to this weapon is that its very
slow and you might be frustrated at your speed. A shael rune is
necessary if you want to use this weapon. However, if you get enough
ias this weapon is awesome.
1 hand weapons:
Lightsabre: Fast, has decent one hand damage. It also has lots of magic
damage. The mods are great and it will take care of your mana leech.
The downside is that the damage is still a bit too low in hell
difficulty especially if there are more then 4 people in the room. I
suggest socketing it with a nice ed jewel or shael to make it faster.
Baranars Star: One of the best one hand weapons in the game. It has
decent physical damage, but what makes this weapon shine is its
elemental damage. It will take down immune to physical monsters easily
and every druid should have this weapon as backup in case they run into
one. Socket with shael to make it faster, because it's a bit slow.
Cruel Zerker Axe: This axe might be a little more expensive then the
previous items, but it's a great weapon. Socket with shael runes and ed
jewels for great damage and speed. The downside is that repair costs
are steep.
Armor: There are many types of armor that would help out the druid and
I will list some of them below.
Shaftstop: Basic armor that gives great damage reduction to help your
druid live longer. It also adds some defense and +60 to life. Socket
with an ias jewel or an ed/ias jewel to help out your speed.
Griswald's Armor: This armor has a strength bonus and has 3 empty
sockets for your pleasure. It also has high defense for an armor. I
suggest socketing it with 3 ias jewels.
4 socket armor: Get a 4 socket armor with decent defense and put in 4
ias jewels for great speed. This will help out fury greatly.
Gloves: Gloves may not seem important, but they will help out greatly.
Immortal Kings Gloves: If you use this along with the maul you will get
a partial set bonus along with the gloves +20 to strength/dexterity.
The downside is that it has no ias.
Venomgrip: Has crushing blow bonuses and some poison damage along with
5% life leech. Not a bad choice.
Crafted gloves: Should have 20% ias mod along with some
strength/dex/life mods. Might be a bit hard to get however.
Boots: Boots will help you run faster and add some important mods.
War Travelers: This great boot has some awesome mods. You will get a
15-25 damage mod that will end up raising your damage in the hundreds,
because it raises your weapon's damage not your overall damage. There
is also strength, life and even some mf on it.
Gore Riders: Very nice boots for some deadly strike, crushing blow. It
still lacks the mods of war travelers however.
Belt: The belt is an important item to hold your potions and can add
some great mods.
String of Ears: The ideal choice for a belt. If perfect it will have 8%
life leech and 15% damage reduce. These are great mods. I don't
recommend any other belt.
Rings: Rings will add life leech along with some other bonuses such as
resistance.
Rare ring: If you need mana leech then I suggest getting a dual leech
ring that has some life, strength, dex bonuses.
Crafted ring: Crafted ring that should have at least 8% life leech.
Other mods on the ring will help greatly.
Shield: Not required if you are going to use a 2 handed weapon.
Stormshield: Hands down this is the shield you want. It has great
defense, damage reduction, great cold and lightning resistance and has
a great block rate. What more do you want?
Amulet: Get an amulet that has +druid skills with decent mods or life
leech.
Helm:
Vampire Gaze: Great helm that can have up to 20% damage reduction and
it even has dual leech. It's a great helm that will help keep you
alive.
Unique Druid helm: Sorry forgot the name, but this helm has +to skills
along with high strength and dexterity bonuses. The mods are awesome
and well worth it.
Ideal Weapon Equipment combos:
Lightsabre/Baranars Star
Stormshield
Unique Druid Helm
Shaftstop
Rare Amulet
String of Ears
War Travelers
Crafted Gloves
1 Life leech Ring
1 dual leech ring
IK Maul
Vampire Gaze
Shaftstop
Rare Amulet
String of Ears
Gore Riders
IK Maul
2 Life leech rings
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--11. Credits--
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1. I credit myself for making this guide.
2. I credit Blizzard for making such a fantastic game.
3. I credit gamefaqs for hosting this guide
4. I credit neoseekers for hosting this guide
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--12. E-mail Policy--
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If you want to e-mail me and give me feedback or a tip about my site
then please free to go ahead. People that are rude while criticizing me
will have their e-mail address blocked. If you have questions about the
game then feel free to go ahead and e-mail as long as this guide
doesn't cover it.
