Just started my 2nd wolf since the 1st died at 66. 89 right now, and i got a relic that says werewolf onslaught +3 stacks. But i was under the assumption onslaught didn’t work with werewolf?! what am i missing here?
confusion comes from onslaught being 2 different things with the same name/shorthand
Onslaught is both a DAR(default attack replacer) and a buff carrying consumable bonus dmg
When an item grants you Onslaught stacks they’re granting you the buff, either from a skill/proc(howl of beronath/zakull etc) or as modifier to a skill like feral claws or drain essence etc
TLDR Onslaught Stacks = buff , anything/anyone can get it via items.
It’s default attack replacers/the specific 'serker AA skill named Onslaught wolf can’t use
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confusing for sure! so if i pick up the skill onslaught on berserker tree it wont work for my wolf form, but the onslaught buff for feral claws on the relic will work?! will the second skill on the onslaught line work for my wolf attacks? open wounds i think? will other procs like bloodfangs and avalanche work for wolf form? thanks for the tips! been gone a long time so my GD muscles are still warming up lol!
skill tree has nothing todo with the item granted
So an item give you Onslaught Stacks (buff) to feral claws doesn’t mean you get “onslaught”(attack replacer) or anything from the onslaught tree.
Similarly if you have an item with “granted skill Doom Bolt”, you don’t increase that item skill level/dmg by investing in Doom Bolt skill node as occultist.
You get what it says, Onslaught Stacks not “onslaught”, and Open Wounds etc is a part of Onslaught the DAR/different skill
Would have been a lot simpler if they just named them/the DAR vs buff different things 
what about bloodfangs and avalanche? will those work for wolf form?
nop, those are wps (weapon pool skill) and are part of default attacks and DARs, so can’t be used in wereforms (think of feral claws more like blade arc/can’t use markovian or zolhan with blade arc either)
meh i’m having fun with wolf form atm, but apparently for high end stuff i’m gonna have to switch to onslaught, it just looks so much stronger.
Slaughter stacks. Or Murder stacks.
Not nessecarily, you can see some end-game versions in me beginner build guide [1.3.0.6] Beginner Big Bad Wolf - chaos dual wield melee Mystic