There is no Druid in the Beginnerās Build compendium so I tried to level one specifically for the forums, and it got HC deleted by Loxmere Nightmage. It was a Wind Devil Druid and it did fairly well right up to its death, but I wonāt be able to take what I have and turn it into a full-on thread.
I do have a Grimtools as to what the character should look like, and I have pages of leveling instructions on farming the right areas and getting the materials needed for the bulk of the crafting youāre going to need to do for the character, so if anyone would like to take up the mantle and try and finish what I started, I can share all the information I have and make it a collaborative effort.
Hereās the Grimtools of what it was supposed to look like. It only has 2650 DA, but 7 open affixes (+ more if you want to make Stoneplate Greaves instead of using the Harvest ones) can easily fix that problem, either it be through extra Physique like āof the Boarā or through affixes that grant OA or DA. Having 4-5 of the items being craftable leads to some nifty bonuses as well. The sheer quantity of things you can craft with this build is what makes it so versatile and why I canāt just slap on a SC version and call it a day.
The playstyle itself is very dynamic - youāre constantly in motion allowing the Wind Devils to kill everything. Itās not meant to be a single-target juggernaut, but its AoE capabilities (especially when you get that 5th Wind Devil at Level 90) is tremendous. My original Grimtools had Wendigo Totem, but I had no place where it was better to just stand in the totem when I could be moving around to avoid the damage in the first place.
Anyone want to take on the Wind Devil Druid in my place?
My only gripe is that both Storm Totem and TSS require off-hand modifiers to operate at their maximum capacity, and the Wind Devil off-hand MI is absolutely necessary for QoL and having the extra Wind Devil for more damage. I guess if I take points from IEE, Stormcallerās Pact and Mogdrogenās Pact I can set Storm Totem to 18/16, but you get a breakpoint at 21/16 and thereās no way to get that without the aforementioned off-hand MI. Donāt get me started on TSS and how many points that would require for it to do damage.
If the equipment was there to support Storm Totem, Iād definitely do it, but the MI support is in direct conflict with each other. It would be interesting to compare 5 Wind Devils against 4 Devils + 3 Storm Totems, but as my characterās dead, I canāt exactly go out and test that.
I just meant this, taking from IEE and MP, donāt want to change your concept / gear. Your damage will be higher, on bosses youāll be able to have 3 Storm Totems permanently. They actually stack in contrast to the first node of Devils
Please consider moving it to Softcore and continuing. Btw I personally have like 4 Beginner builds in pretty advanced state but not wanting to commit the time to finish them
Iām considering it, but adding Storm Totems to the mix would make it feel like nearly an entirely new build. When would I add them to the mix? Level 50? Level 60? It would certainly impact the level-by-level skill order and what would result could be entirely different from the playstyle I had been using up to this point. Iām not entirely sure what I will do with the character at the time.
P.S. Hope one of those advanced leveling guides is a Sorcer-er / -ess as outside of Druid thatās the only combination that hasnāt been covered yet.
This has been a treasure of a resource for me, as I kept fooling myself by trying to play a finalised build from the start of the game. Thanks for all the guide authorsā work and I really hope this keeps being updated!
The beginner guide will be separated into two parts / posts - with and without detail leveling (journeys).
This means you can make a thread with just a budget setup with some decent testing and no leveling whatsoever and have it listed in the 2nd post.
If you want to be 99% sure that your guide is placed in the 1st post and not the 2nd, provide character snapshots (GT links) of your character at various levels from playing Main Campaign.
