INTRODUCTION
The reason behind this build is to use conversion on Avenger’s Crusher to fully convert lightning damage on Primal Strike to physical damage. For physical damage support and general tankiness I have chosen Soldier as the second class. Because of bonuses to both classes and tankiness I have chosen the SR set as the core of the build. Build has few active skills and is very easy to play. Build is also very tanky. Wendigo Totem gives us healing of 6 % + 740 HP every half second. That means healing around 4200 HP/s and build also has great lifesteal. It is practically impossible to kill it in SR 80. SR 80 is a complete joke for this character.
I have other Primal Strike builds here. I have other physical melee builds here. All my builds are here.
Here is a list comparing all my Primal Strike builds from best to worst. All are at least SR 65-66 capable.
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Dragonborn – great build, 2H melee physical PS, good offensively and very powerful defensively (best of my PS builds)
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Thor – great build, 2H melee lightning PS, offensively similar to Dragonborn, defensively noticably weaker than Dragonborn
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Aetheros Ranged – great build, 2H ranged aether PS, offensively a little weaker than Dragonborn, defensively a little weaker than Thor
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Aetheros – great build, 2H melee aether PS, offensively a little better than Aetheros Ranged (and a little weaker than Dragonborn), defensively a little weaker than Aetheros Ranged
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Colderos – great build, 2H melee cold PS, offensively noticably better than Dragonborn (best of my PS builds), defensively a little weaker than Aetheros
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Colderos Ranged – great build, 2H ranged cold PS, offensively a little weaker than Colderos, defensively a little weaker than Colderos (actually only when facetanking bosses otherwise you can take out enemies from distance)
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Aether Primate – great build, 2H melee aether PS, offensively similar to Aetheros Ranged, defensively a little weaker than Colderos Ranged
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Viteros – good build, 2H melee vitality PS, offensively a little weaker than Aetheros Ranged, defensively similar to Colderos Ranged
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Meme Striker – good build, 2H melee lightning PS, offensively similar to Colderos, defensively a little weaker than Viteros
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Chaotic Primate – good build, 2H melee chaos PS, offensively a little weaker than Viteros, defensively noticably weaker than Meme Striker
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Mental Primate Druid – good build, 2H melee elemental PS, offensively a little weaker than Chaotic Primate, defensively a little weaker than Chaotic Primate
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Storm Blitzer – OK build, 1H melee + shield lightning PS, offensively a little weaker than Mental Primate Druid, defensively a little better than Chaotic Primate
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Mental Primate Conjurer – OK build, 2H melee elemental PS, offensively a little better than Mental Primate Druid (but a little weaker than Chaotic Primate), defensively a little weaker than Mental Primate Druid
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Storm Knight – OK build, 1H melee + shield lightning PS, offensively similar to Storm Blitzer, defensively similar to Mental Primate Druid
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Savage Stormrender – weaker build, DW melee lightning PS on cooldown + Savagery, offensively noticably weaker than Storm Knight, defensively similar to Storm Knight
GRIMTOOLS https://www.grimtools.com/calc/b28b8JpZ
Crafting bonus on boots is to slow resistance.
Stats of the build
OFFENSE
nice DPS from 200k to 280k
OK base OA - above 2950 OA, high OA when Fighting Spirit is up (around 3250 OA)
55 DA reduction to enemies from Annihilation
low crit damage - 26 %
OK physical RR from War Cry (and Scales for more consistency) + Assassin’s Mark - up to -65 %
DEFENSE
huge life (you don’t have to worry to take some damage) - close to 23 000 health
good base DA - around 2950 DA
up to 195 OA reduction to enemies from Annihilation and Shifting Sands
lifesteal is 23 % (with Wendigo Totem)
maxed resistances with reasonably decent overcap
+3 to max all resistances
high CC resistances
nice physical resistance 27 %
high armor above 3000
healing from Scales and Wendigo Totem
% damage reduction from War Cry
Ghoul
Prismatic Rage from component
Menhir’s Will
image from the game with passive buffs only
image from the game with passive buffs + Fighting Spirit, Battle Cry, Ulzaad’s Decree, Blood Pact and Windshear
SR, CRUCIBLE
I play SR with camera pointed away from enemies and I try my builds only in SR 65-66 and SR 80. I play around 10 SR runs per character.
This build does SR 80 very easily. In fact it is a complete joke. I don’t push my characters higher but it can go a lot higher if you are a skilled player. In SR I use as a movement skill Wendigo Rush.
I don’t play Crucible so I don’t have a time number for it.
