[1.0.4.1] Thu-King (2H-Melee Druid / No-Pet / Thunderous Strike Build)

Hmm, not sure, I feel and infinity of raised eyebrows piercing the veil.:eek:

Stay on topic please, all these language and age guessing posts will disappear soon.

Added Panther and Hound now, no more Lizard and Sailorā€™s Guide.

Base Build : https://www.grimtools.com/calc/JVlkmBb2
More Damage Version : https://www.grimtools.com/calc/8NKm1kOV

Gained +5% Crit and Armor and some others
Lost -15% Chaos Res and some others but if u add Potent Essence of Chā€™thon augment on weapon you still get max out res.

Also made a video of clearing Crucible with the Double Mirror Version : https://www.grimtools.com/calc/wV1jeynZ

Crucible Video here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7DLLB8P-wA&t=6s

Also Gravaā€™Thul fight video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N68Kde9b3m4

Used 1 cluster, and run around a lil, but still learning when he can one shot me, so yeahā€¦nerf the ulgy oneā€¦no more debuffing for him please.

MMake his wings glow or something when he does his ultra dmg skills.

I die 75% of times he debuffs me just cause I dont realise it, and to do so, i have to keep 1 eye on the fight and 1 eye on my skill icons next to quickslot bar which is most ridiculous andā€¦nerf him.

Mad Queen facetank : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSW7y-K7zEo (no maivenā€™s sphere)
Sharā€™Zul facetank : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X25RWnnqqhM (no maivenā€™s sphere)
Ekketā€™Zul facetank : https://streamable.com/6k9li

Thanks for the videos. Like the framerate on those videos as wellā€¦ Although with not much traffice GD plays pretty wellā€¦ Framerates are such a big issue with this game once something is actually happening on the screenā€¦ Too CPU intensive this engine is, doesnā€™t even matter if you have a GTX 10x0 card.

Btw, great alternative for one of the rings for more attack damage converted to health:

Mythical lifegiver signet

https://www.grimtools.com/db/items/9036

Even though the mastery bonusā€™ are for other masteries, the lifetaker proc is still nice

Well i get pretty good fps in single player. But when a pet build joins, doesnt matter, main campaign or crucible, it goes to halfā€¦i also give real time priority to the game always, and never keep anything in the background.

Yes ! The ring is very good, I tried it already, a lot of times, but for main campaign its not really needed, but ofc the more life steal the better, but i would really like that ADCTH and life bonus for Crucible, but i remain with 50%ish Fire resist, on any version of the build if i use the ring, and cant get around that whatever compos/augments i changeā€¦or maybe i havent figured it out yet.

Have you ever considered associate primal strike with a ranged weapon?
I know ranged weapon sucks,feeble,underused especially two-handed weapons but thunderous strike tends to make an immobilized playstyle.Although you can sustain by adcth and wendigo totem,have some damage mitigated by mirror,maiven but the reposition and kiting gameplay are always necessary and mandatory when you in oh fuck moment :eek: (nightmare of getting swarmed by those chthonic mobs).
But still nice build regardless.

I saw 2 people if not 3 joining my party with 2h ranged thunderous strike, looked nice also, seemed nice, didnt asked much, but its possible, havent tried myself, still trying to get that purifier to do something good, but overall it has to wrok, ofc with kiting for rangeā€¦thnx i love this thu-king build :cool:

I bring the storm : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFxoC5TgvvA (20 Death Revanants)
Winter Breeze Challenge : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34CICzDjNxY&t=3s (10 Chillwinds)

would an inquisitor be better than an arcanist on this build. Maybe damage wise?

Arcanist

Elemental Balance 12/12 - 25% Crit Dmg (very good)
Arcane Will 12/12 - 130% to all dmg (very good)
Inner Focus 12/12 - 25% Spirit (more dmg) / 10%OA (very good)
Maivenā€™s Sphere 12/12 - 20% dmg Absorption (very needed in uber runs)
Iskandraā€™s Elem Exchange - Base Elem dmg and Phys converted to Elem (good)
Mirror of Ereoctes - Very Needed, even if 1/12 or 12/12

Inquisitor

Arcane Empowerment 12/12 - 16% Crit Dmg (good)
Deadly Aim 12/12 - 20% Crit / 18%OA / 75% to all dmg (very good) but i think itā€™s just for ranged ? correct me if iā€™m wrong
Aura of Censure 12/12 - gives -33%RR elem (very good)
Horn of Gandarr 12/12 - 33%RR elem dmg (good)
Storm Box 16/16 - give -115DA on enemy (mehā€¦)
Intensify 12/12 - 25RR phys (if u choose to use ignaffar, I wouldnt)
Word of Pain - not for build dmg

None of the runes have lightning dmg

Seems very playable, an additional -%RR, but If i had to choose, it would still be arcanist cause of mirror and maiven, which are key if u want to do big dmg with the build and not worry in the mean time.

I am sitting at lvl 50 with my pure shamman. Since I have 2H Warder lvl 100 already, I want to try something slightly new.

Cant decide between arcanist, demolitionist or Inquisitor as 2nd mastery. I am tempted to use Light defender on the end again, so Inquisitor or demolitionist benefit from this set the most. Arcanist has verry nice tools including 20% DR from maivens and panic buton Mirror of Ereoctes, but lack equipment synergy with shamman.

Benn10 Challenge : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-uFFdegJW0 (10 Bennā€™Jahrs)

That mostly depends on what u want/like to play, but as a Druid, u can always change from 2h melee (Savagery build or thunderous strike build) to a pet build or to a trozan sky build or to a panneti build, u practicly have 5 build choices per 1 class. Tbh dunno if Shamman + Inq/Demo have the same number of build choices, or if i forgot any, but druid is a very nice class imo.

Some thoughts and personal opinions on Druid so far :

Thunderous Strike : should be able to proc Feral Hunger and Upheavel only on the main clicked target u have your mouse on.
Stormcallerā€™s Pact 22/12 - should also give 100% ligthning dmg
Wendigo Totem-Blood Pact has %chance for %ADCTH - of which damage ? the dmg it does, or me ?

Overload 12/12 - Underpowered skill : should give at least 100%elem dmg if not more, and the dmgs per chance it does are very very low.
Elemental Balance 12/12 : Should also give %Elemental dmg
Conversion 12/12 : Should have more %slow res
Arcane Will 10/10 : should also give 10% attack speed if Mental Alacrity doesnt
Mental Alacrity 10/10 : should also give 12% attack speed if Arcane Will doesnt
Nulification : should have lower CD

Dummy Crits in Wrath Mode without Myth Guthook Belt : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4AH4ofbPDc&t=71s
[b]Dummy Crits in Wrath Mode with Myth Guthook Belt : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK6SYdU5yIY

Fabulous Challenge : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIm3yqU2w9k
Project Blue Beam Challenge : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eynfovwZBI[/b]

Some thoughts and personal opinions on Druid so far :

Thunderous Strike : should be able to proc Feral Hunger and Upheavel only on the main clicked target u have your mouse on.

Stormcallerā€™s Pact 22/12 - should also give 100% ligthning dmg

And 1 question : Wendigo Totem-Blood Pact has %chance for %ADCTH - of which damage ? the dmg it does, or me ?

Overload 12/12 - Underpowered skill : should give at least 100%elem dmg if not more, and the dmgs per chance it does is very very low.

Elemental Balance 12/12 : Should also give %Elemental dmg

Conversion 12/12 : Should have more %slow res

Arcane Will 10/10 : should also give 10% attack speed if Mental Alacrity doesnt

Mental Alacrity 10/10 : should also give 12% attack speed if Arcane Will doesnt

Nulification : should have lower CD

Make a video of the crucible 150-170 with 4 fiery towers and extra spawns :smiley:

The extra spawn seems to not appear for me in single player in Lokarrā€™s text optionsā€¦bug ? or i need to do something ?

Why fire ?

And does my %lightning dmg affect Stormcaller Banner ?

[b]Avatar of Mogdrogen facetank : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HNBBnVMDfE

Sentient Challenge : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZgvyWkWFdc
Zanty Challenge : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CB-p0gJGW4
Hidden Challenge : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leHObrDDxIE&t=28s
Herald & Kumar Challenge : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J70hDp-6-I&t=188s[/b]