The Build
https://www.grimtools.com/calc/M2gGL8W2
With all permanent buff + savagery charges and elemental imbalance.
DPS shown is not important.
Build Feature
Upside:
- Insane cruci clear speed
- Non clunky and enjoyable to play
- Full spellcaster gameplay
- Non Trozan druid
Downside:
- You need to learn to kite
- Using spear of the heavens, so arches will reduce your damage/leech effectiveness
Build Overview
Ludrigan seems to be forgotten since @ya1 and @John_Smith posted the vindicator version, which all of them said that it’s torturing to play due to totem’s long CD. So here is the druid version! High QoL, having 46% CDR, 2.7 sec CD totem, 1.6 sec CD panetti, and 13.5 CD giant’s blood! BTW, electrocute ticks in dummy is 350k max and dummy kill is 19sec. Pretty good for an AoE spellcaster.
I will not going into much detail here as some of the itemization is quite obvious.
On defense, we have prismatic diamond proc, decent wyrmscale proc, dawnshard’s proc reduced damage, 3.5 sec Giant’s blood downtime, decent 2.2 armor (only 92% absorb though), decent health regen, Mirror of Ereoctes for panic button, and nullification. Use nullification generously for both offense and defense.
Equipment Choices
Try to get maximum CDR, and Craft equipment at Kaylon for stun res or arngrim for +% armor or phys.
Core Items:
Ludrigan’s Pride Set
Invoker’s Will Set
Belt: Mythical Storm Shepherd. [Shaman’s lightning belt that convert Aether to lightning, get as max conversion as possible.]
Relic: Iskandra’s Balance. [Massive relic for elemental Arcanist, get +Star pact as completion bonus]
Supporting Items:
Shoulder: Mythical Dawnshard Pauldrons. [Increase bat’s leech, giving massive Aether res, giving phys res, and reduced damage proc. What’s not to love?]
Gloves: Cindertouch. [Converting some fire to Lightning, giving massive OA, and proc]
Pants: Mythical Legplates of Valor. [Just to cover Res and pretty good defensive pants]
Boots: Mythical Wyrmscale Footguards. [Freshly buff in 1.0.4.0 giving massive stun res. Perfect for storm totem build]
Movement Rune: Use whatever you like. I use rune of Ultos’ Arrival at the moment.
Devotions
*Lightning focus devo *
Twin Fangs > to Storm Totem
Arcane Bomb > to Aether Corruption
Elemental Storm > to Wind Devil
Hand of Ultos > to Grasping Vines
Giant’s Blood > to whatever permanent buff
Ghoulish Hunger > to whatever permanent buff
Spear of the Heavens > to whatever permanent buff
Gameplay
Keybind:
LMB: Savagery
RMB: Point to move
Mouse Scroll Up: Aether Corruption
Mouse Scrool Down: Grasping Vines
Middle Mouse Button: Nullification
Keyboard 1: Movement Rune
Keyboard 2: Storm Totem
Keyboard 3: Panetti’s Replicating Missiles
Keyboard 4: Mirror of Ereoctes
Keyboard 5: Wind Devil
Standard procedure:
Summon wind devil, always have 3 active
Scroll Up to spread aether corruption and arcane bomb
Scroll Down to cast continuous Ultos’ thunder
Movement rune in/out.
Set Storm totem around you
Hold Panetti button while mashing savagery and totem button
Ensure enemies to always hit by grasping vines and Aether corruption
Use Nullification generously for offense and defense, particulary for shielded enemy, clustered heroes, madqueen red aura, any hero mage, and nemesis.
Cast Mirror of Ereoctes when you are surrounded by multiple nemesis or when giant’s blood is in cooldown.
Kite if necessary.
Build Performance
Crucible:
For 170 Crucible, video with 4 buff without banner:
6:25 clear time. Yes, this is a NO BANNER run.
The build is consistent around 6:20 to 6:40. Basically never hit 7 minutes mark.
Also worth noting that this spec kill mogdrogen without any drugs. Need to kite skillfully though.
Shattered Realm:
Will be check later, too lazy to climb higher shards
Another build with insane clear speed! Enjoy…