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Foreword
I have been on a somewhat of a autoattacking build posting spree lately (1, 2, 3). Time to break the cycle with this delicious bloody Werewolf build I’ve been working on since I started playing FoA.
The build
<<<< GRIMTOOLS >>>>
Craft for whatever cc-res you are missing. For gear alternatives check out Gear section
Clawing those bloody questions
DoT damage build? Isn’t DoT damage for cowards??
It is, except when you are a big bloody wolf! Jokes aside, DoT playstyle feels really great against the dangers of stacked Ascendant altar and Dread.
So we are generating Onslaught stacks for… Rip and Tear?
As underwhelming as Rip and Tear’s base Bleeding damage values are, yes. And Violent Delights. A bit awkward but that’s how you squeeze out the maximum out of it.
Again with the double rares…
Not really needed, but more about that below.
Gear/skills/devotions/levelling
Weapons, helmet, amulet and medal are core items in this build. They give Feral Claws 7 Onslaught stacks that we utilise for Rip and Tear and sometimes for Violent Delights. Amulet gives us a lot of tank and a lot of speeds that helps us with building Onslaught stacks faster. Everything else can be substituted with something else till you get best in slot item. It’s important to get enough ranks to Werewolf, so Augur’s prefix on the medal is definitely something we should chase. “Of Untamed Fangs” is not crucial to have, it just gives damage and some OA/DA together with Untamed Rage ranks - focus on getting more important affixes first like Bloodletter’s, or “of the Eagle” on pants or cc-res suffix or prefix on boots etc first.
As for ascends getting couple of physical resist ascends on jewellery will go a long way. Everything else is optional.
Skills and devotions are pretty standard. I chose to go with Dryad because it scales fantastically with out health pool and %healing effects.
This is the endgame build. It works as advertised once you equip required gear at character level 100 and repeat my grimtools as close as possible. For levelling/beginner guides look at this forum.
Gameplay
Build can facetank a lot. What we want to do against most stuff is to apply Devouring Swarm then use Feral Claws a bit till we generate 2-4 Onslaught stacks and apply Huntress, then dash thru them with Rip and Tear and move on to the next target. We only really need full 7 stacks against bosses. Optimal gameplay is a bit tricky and will take a bit of time to master. Watch videos below to learn more.
Stats
General
Bleeding damage (with all the temporary buffs)
Videos
Ravager of Flesh 29 seconds kill
Ascendant Mogdrogen 50 seconds kill
SR 34-35 4:47 run
SR 36-37 5:05 run
Callagadra 34 seconds kill
Ascendant Beronath
Ascendant Dread
Port Valbury Ascendant 3 ashes + 2 Asters altar
In Conclusion
Will be adding a certain Hardcore bonus build here, stay tuned!..
