yeah honestly for me at least grinding forever Mf runs is only to gear up for Pvp. i don't see any point for someone to grind forever to get perfect gear and uber rare crafted rolls etc. I can't wait for Resurrected to get back to D2 after so many years.
Thank you for making these videos different than all the other TH-camrs that post Diablo videos in video content your channel for exceeds the rest of them because when the chips are down never never lasted a chance against a PVPer “good one “ meaning vauchable account I used 35fcr eth long sword for sexy points
Earlier, i've played Ele Druid for many years and i can say, its the most powerful PVP Character in D2. With good namelock skills and an eye on your zoo + cyclone, you are almost unbeatable. Like he said, strong ES fire Sorcs and top Hybrid Assa's can be problem some times, but thats it.
Hey does this build work in PvE fine? would be awesome if you could provide a video or just some help leveling one of these builds and then converting them to pvp/finding the right pvp gear and how to swap from pve/pvp xD idk
Man this brings me back. Makes me really wish I didn't sell all my stuff like 7 years ago, and then blow it all on the jsp lottery LUL. I had some pretty awesome chars too. Thanks for the vids!
Yo. Skilling 1 werebear + shockwave, in combi with 1 to volcano has several benefits! :) Its inzane as a combination to trigger stun swirl upon enemy, which totally stun the enemy automaticly with hurricane within next attack, and can stop any kind of inzane wsg attemps for enemies as u trigger them to selfsync then with volcano. On a low level u have to sacrifice a little, the sacrifice should be the snakes, and if need oak level. If oak level is a total of level 37 or 42 or whatever matter little. That life is just a number on a paper, infact oak dies usually before u take any dmg at all. The few exceptions are zerk and smite and dt/dc stomps. Another important idea is that wiz uses 86fhr break, as its not a swinging wep. Frw is also highly usefull on ele dru as it has bad fhr frames. Here is my prefered build, it uses bug belt/eni of dragon/sop, yet its still viable with normal items for d2r. Just not as good. There are also different ring choices and boots choices to maintain max res on cta+sop side. Gel87's ele druid: FPK and anti mindblast immune setup: Combine with Eni of Dragon and SoP. Formula for MB dmg is: Min dmg=((2*Slvl+8)*(GESTEP(GSlvl)-GESTEP(Slvl;9))+(5*Slvl-16)*(GESTEP(Slvl;9)-GESTEP(Slvl;17))+(8*Slvl-64)*(GESTEP(Slvl;17)-GESTEP(Slvl;23))+(8*Slvl-64)*(GESTEP(Slvl;23)-GESTEP(Slvl;29))+(8*Slvl-64)*(GESTEP(Slvl;29))) For max dmg u can just add 10. Which means: Forexample lvl 41 gives this dmg: 264-274 274*0,17 = 46 So by adding 46 direct dr ur basicly mindblast immune, and the duel would be way easier. Adding %DR is not very usefull due to the fact that it happens after direct dr. So basicly each sol gives 7dr. So a 20fcr/3soc SolSolSol is not enought. (21) So you need a 25dr helm with 3 soc: SolSolCham + EoDragon add 7 (46 exactly) Full setup: 39 direct dr diadem EoDragon (5max LR + 7direct dr) SOP (5max LR and 10max FR) Arach 10fcr, str, life, 11@ ring 10fcr, str, life, 11@ ring Shadows or 30/10/3resi or 30/20/lr adds prepatch 2/19/life/20@ ammu magefists(trangs if u have cold res issues) wiz or suicide (7fhr/add/10@/8life) or (7fhr/15@) 20/20 torch 20/20 annie atm we are at 164fcr. Shadows 30 + spirit 55 fhr = 85fhr So you need to add scs or sks with fhr. If wiz im pretty sure, but not 100% sure it has 86fhr requirement, same with cta crystal sword... I dno^ Go 86 or 99 via charms. On switch ur res is: 20(annie) + 20(annie) + 50(scs) + 30(anya) + 22@ rings(possible) + 20@ ammu = 162.. So possible might be prepatch 30/20/lr/adds boots or added single res in fr and lr(1 each ring, but is hard to find). Or change skillers with scs with resists. (4 needed  ) Psn is also a needed res. When bo'ed by others both suicide and wiz will make u have enought res both sides. The direct dr will basicly: - Take away most physical kick dmg, maby even all. (not all, but some. A ghost/trap with upped gores/shadows has like 700-850 physical dmg. 850 * 0,17 = 144 - Make u immune to mindblast dmg, and even when swirled mindblast wont trigger the stun effect, but it has a chance to KB which stuns, and hits from traps will stun since ur not immune there. Still awsome mobility contra normal setups... You still need to wsg, but easier to offense and tele out and even run/walk. - Take away all/most physical dmg from shadow master - Don't know if it affect ow - Not 100% sure how it affect CB - Ghost/Hybrids usally have a rather low direct physical dmg. Lets say 2000 on a strong build, its usually way lower on not so perfect/exspensive claws. 2k is like 300%ed/fools/eth LOLO claw with 10 x 322s on a 102fcr build. 2000 * 0,17 = 340. A fpk druid usually have at most 36% dr, so he would take: 170, meanwhile this build take: 294. A spider might end up dealing 0 physical dmg on wirl to u. Not saying this is a build which is super vs all, but its the best i can come up with for vs assas. As long as teammate bo you and u have perf(11@ res in rings etc) u should have end up with 182@ with 2 x 10@ soc suicides. 7fhr/15@ would give you 187 and 2 x wiz would give u full 85 res with stack. Physic hammer is usually never put more than 1 skill into. And lets say assa is a ghost and has 9 shadow sks, they usually have 10 or 11 assa/all skills. lvl 20 physic hammer deals: 28-39 physic dmg (already immortal vs this) 28-39 magic dmg (39*0,17 = 6,63(rounds down to 6). So as long as ur sop has above 7magic absorb ur immune to this, even as a 1 lifed char, meanwhile a char with more than 4 life left would take 0 dmg even with total of 3 magic abs. However spirit will heal vs this if high. Chaos has: 216-461 magic dmg. U wont be able to fully neagate this, but u bring it down with sprit. (216+461)/2 = 57 57 - (8*2) = 41. By having rare 30frw/fhr/pldr you will also stand taller vs assas psn dmg given by: SM Venom (wirl, kick, bladeshield) Change eq vs other types: Exspensive: Helm: 2dru, 20fcr, 30frw, life, 20@, 2 soc ChamBer Armor: Eni Scarab Belt: Bug belt / Dungo Cheap: Helm: coa cham ber Armor: Eni Belt: arach Skilling: 1 raven 1 spirit wolf 1 dire wolf 1 grizzly 18 oak(last maxed) 1 werebear 1 maul 1 shockwave 1 firesorm 1 fissure 1 moulten boulder 1 volcano 1 artic blast 20 cyclone armor 20 twister 20 nado 20 hurricane Statting: 0 str 0 dex (maby a few for wiz, but -15req jools can be used) all vita 0 energy
Actually putting 1 point into wearbear + 1 into shockwave gives you the unique ability to stun your opponents when you're going up against higher skilled casters like good sorcs or necs. Very common atleast in EU and far away from useless :)
Perhaps my word choice was a little harsh re: shapeshifting skill tab. There may be some value in this, but it might be more "niche" than a more general build.
Thoughts on using a 2 shaeld coa on the max block side… I don’t own a 2 20 circ so I have wizspike as a weapon. If I have to give up the 55 fhr I get 70 from the coa. And some res and some dr…. A skill… and only use with SS so I always have the str to use. It’s prolly not as good as a move but I think it’s a compromise. Could also shael and um the coa… get 50 fhr and 30 all res… in the end tho I found a 2 open socket 5 nado 4 hurricane with 10 fhr. So I double shaeld it and now I’m pimp not matter what… but yeah… wizspike is the down side… I’d use the wand but it lacks the res as I’m usually fighting a caster ele build and I have a max block set up so the dex req on wiz isn’t big deal… anyways just some ideas…
Is it better to have like all scs with life and all resistance or do they need to be like some of light resist some of cold and so on ? are the all resistance not the best ones ?
Hey brother, love the channel and the passion for pvp. Quick question: what are the secondary boots you had in storage? I don't believe you showed them.
The main issue I have with max block is that you lose the block when using weapon switch glitch. Abusing WSG and high FRW+str glitch is crucial at the top level of pvp, I'd like to see you make a video on this actually.
How about a 3 to elemental skills 2os helm. Not as many stats but an extra skill toward Nado cyclone and hurricane! Llama does this with his necro. It’s interesting option if you can’t afford the 2/20 2os rare. Jw how big of a difference it would make
I'd have to say that the Windy is probably the most consistently dominant PvP Character, rivaled possibly only by a very skilled Bone Necro. However, even in that matchup the Wind Druid easily has the advantage. Also Bone Necro has to play more defensively in many matchups to succeed. The minion stack alone gives the druid the ability to play much more offensively, not to mention all of it's other benefits (Oak Sage, Hurricane, Cyclone Armor)...
"the "new" way Nado Druids need to be built..." ? I was doing this ten years ago, I was there to see a question i didn't think of back then, if you make a druid block, what about the fbr? is it important in that build for pvp? hope someone can enlighten me
@@Coooley ahhh i see. Wind druid has lower skill ceiling and floor, whereas VT has higher both? Does anything completely counter wind druids other than fireball sorc and trapsins? what hard counters VT?
@@Coooley Awesome. I'm bran new to the channel and it's quite excellent. Would be fantastic if you could do work with both. I'm sure new variations will provide lots of opportunity to do just that. :) I look forward
Have you ever played a blizz sorc pvp? If so could you make a video on build breakdown. I always used to play that character pvp but don’t think I ever really payed attention to the bps altho I had really expensive gear. Would love to see what I could have optimized and getting back into d2 pvp again.
I had kinda given up on mine (also with GG gear) because they were so easily beaten by Paladins (with high res) and, low and behold, Ele Druids due to Cyclone Armor lol. Would consider doing a breakdown on mine at some point, though!
Coooley awesome would love to see it, and yes I specifically remember being so aggravated with lee druids spamming cyclone armor being almost impossible to beat. But I loved dueling other sorces, bone necs, trapsins, and bvc builds. I didn’t have too much of a problem with pallys that were gm, but if they used a lot of absorb nothing u can do really.
Wizspike is so much better then branch... You can get 90 all resist with fhr and 50 fcr... You lose 3 all skill but get 3 from nado helm... So you get a extra 50 res and same dmg with wiz. Please tell me how much better circlets are again? Je
no points in shape i disagree highly :P shockwave can make the nastiest stuns, combined with volcano/ravens or stomp hit the sub!! nice to see you do this for the community!!
Thanks for the sub, man! In my experience, shockwave from SS skills is a bit tedious during a duel and not necessarily as effective as theorized. Especially when we go up against very GG duelers. But the volcano approach does seem really good...
@@Coooley I agree with him, there's no way in this world you would be able to catch any ES sorc without shockwave. As they take no dmg to health before going through their mana, they're not going into fhr animation. Example of shockwave use: th-cam.com/video/pX2hN2uyBnc/w-d-xo.html I wonder how you're down almost 2k hp compared to my old druid. For the life of me I can't remember my whole setup, but it is 163/99 with suicide branch.
@@ambid123 probably you went no max block? And also, druid just dies to ES fb Sorc. That's a match you're better off conceding until you're extremely good, imo.
@@Coooley I did have a max block setup, but I it did involve bugbelt which puts me 25 dex ahead. Probably just had better charms, amulet and inventory. Btw, what's the reason for not using shadowdancers in your max block setup? I'm pretty sure there's no reason to take treks over them. I constantly won es fb sorcs, op duel rules did allow using hotspurs in the match up thought. Dug up my old setups from the internet. My main all around setup was 163fcr/99fhr with 39% dr, using coa as helm. 7,6k hp with that, in the video is must be using some circ with life on it.
Hey man!! ith here from D2GA server, I kid you not after I dueled your sin on GA, I immediately looked up your twitch to see if it was actually you that I dueled, and sure enough my suspicions were correct haha, Idk it was just your overall GM demeanor when we dueled that I had a feeling it was you! I appreciate your content so much keep up the good work man. Would love to duel you again someday, I have a lvl 99 din on closed realm. Maybe HvD is a possibility sometime?! Peace bro!
why not? as a druid, only fb are a pain in the ass, most of the others are easy kill as said in the video. blizz and javazone are especialy easy to resist against, lightning sorceress depend heavily on the sorc's player. for fb sorc, you need to focus on defense and lure her in, most of the time, no to offense, cause of the stun of the fb (= spam right after)
If WE talk about PvP hl, Enigma is of course a must. Druid ele is a close range caster After all, without eni to get close, we don't need to talk much, but it's. The same for hammerdin for exemple
Ok, let me get this straight: 20 points into Cyclone Armor 20 points into Twister 20 points into Hurricane 20 points into Tornado 20 points into Oak Sage 1 point into every summoning skill from Raven to Summon Grizzly Does anyone see a mathematical problem here; something related to the number 99...?
@@Coooley Izual : +2 Radament : +1 Den of Evil : +1 That's 4. 4x3 (levels of difficulty) = 12 12 + 99 = 111, which would barely suffice if people actually got their characters to level 99; however, most people stop leveling their characters after they reach level 90-something because insane diminishing returns kick in at that point. Fun fact: it takes about twice as much effort to get from level 98 to level 99 as it takes to get from level 1 to level 98. Now who in their right mind would want to invest that much time in a single character instead of just making new ones?
as a hammerdin main, I always found this match-up to be favorable for the hammerdin. must come down to how I played it and how my opponents played but I literally think "ez win" when I see windy druids.
Good to see this game is still alive. Spent thousands of hours of my youth.
Best game ever.
Installing...
Yea same dude good times. Still one of the best itemization games ever
What is up with these superhotties playing D2? 😀💞
I love that you focus on pvp. I think your the only youtuber doing this. Fits me perfekt as pvp man
yeah honestly for me at least grinding forever Mf runs is only to gear up for Pvp. i don't see any point for someone to grind forever to get perfect gear and uber rare crafted rolls etc. I can't wait for Resurrected to get back to D2 after so many years.
This is the D2 content I needed 15+ years ago. Hahaha
incredibly comprehensive.. I guess my new character journey Windy99 will be born tomorrow.. 99 to remember the breakpoints!
You are the first youtuber I have ever heard pronounce annihilus correctly. I will sub for that.
Tell 'em I also pronounce *BER* correctly! :P
th-cam.com/video/j6DtjIqnO-E/w-d-xo.html
Haha! Thanks for the Sub, man!
Found your channel after the D2 resurrected reveal. Look forward to your content to come.
Dude your gear on all these characters is insane. Great video!
Great video. The fact that I haven't played d2 in 5+ years and I still remember these BPs like the back of my hand is probably not a good thing.
Oh man! That rare Diadem is one of the best rare items I've ever seen!
that, and his non-crafted amu is amazing
Thank you for making these videos different than all the other TH-camrs that post Diablo videos in video content your channel for exceeds the rest of them because when the chips are down never never lasted a chance against a PVPer “good one “ meaning vauchable account I used 35fcr eth long sword for sexy points
Appreciate you, man. Maybe some of these builds will give you a better shot in pvp if you try to pick it up again.
Nado druids are my favorite class. I always go max block 99 fcr for HC. The random nature of nados is good for pvp since they go all over the place
Love your build videos, the ele druid is my second favorite character right behind a 200 fcr fb sorc
Earlier, i've played Ele Druid for many years and i can say, its the most powerful PVP Character in D2. With good namelock skills and an eye on your zoo + cyclone, you are almost unbeatable. Like he said, strong ES fire Sorcs and top Hybrid Assa's can be problem some times, but thats it.
I love this setup... i was using the 6nado antler with max block 99fcr breakpoint... man it rocks!!! Am pump up again that D2R is back
I remember back in 2005 or so I had wiz gloves and 08 valk for my druid. got them on jsp when i was saving up fg lol good times
Man, between that and your weapons.... Max cast right away. That's solid...
Great video sir, I've always been a big fan of the windy! And Wraith Noose, what a treasure rare amulet! 😍😍
Hey does this build work in PvE fine? would be awesome if you could provide a video or just some help leveling one of these builds and then converting them to pvp/finding the right pvp gear and how to swap from pve/pvp xD idk
I wonder if the rumored remaster is really coming. If it's so I'm definitely playing this all over again.
IT IS! The servers are alive right now everyone is playing again.
Thank you for your videos
I have a question about pvp, why druids are limited to 30% blocking against barbarians and does this concern meta druids
Your Diablo videos are the best Diablo videos
Man this brings me back. Makes me really wish I didn't sell all my stuff like 7 years ago, and then blow it all on the jsp lottery LUL. I had some pretty awesome chars too.
Thanks for the vids!
Yo. Skilling 1 werebear + shockwave, in combi with 1 to volcano has several benefits! :)
Its inzane as a combination to trigger stun swirl upon enemy, which totally stun the enemy automaticly with hurricane within next attack, and can stop any kind of inzane wsg attemps for enemies as u trigger them to selfsync then with volcano.
On a low level u have to sacrifice a little, the sacrifice should be the snakes, and if need oak level. If oak level is a total of level 37 or 42 or whatever matter little. That life is just a number on a paper, infact oak dies usually before u take any dmg at all. The few exceptions are zerk and smite and dt/dc stomps.
Another important idea is that wiz uses 86fhr break, as its not a swinging wep.
Frw is also highly usefull on ele dru as it has bad fhr frames.
Here is my prefered build, it uses bug belt/eni of dragon/sop, yet its still viable with normal items for d2r. Just not as good. There are also different ring choices and boots choices to maintain max res on cta+sop side.
Gel87's ele druid:
FPK and anti mindblast immune setup:
Combine with Eni of Dragon and SoP.
Formula for MB dmg is:
Min dmg=((2*Slvl+8)*(GESTEP(GSlvl)-GESTEP(Slvl;9))+(5*Slvl-16)*(GESTEP(Slvl;9)-GESTEP(Slvl;17))+(8*Slvl-64)*(GESTEP(Slvl;17)-GESTEP(Slvl;23))+(8*Slvl-64)*(GESTEP(Slvl;23)-GESTEP(Slvl;29))+(8*Slvl-64)*(GESTEP(Slvl;29)))
For max dmg u can just add 10.
Which means:
Forexample lvl 41 gives this dmg:
264-274
274*0,17 = 46
So by adding 46 direct dr ur basicly mindblast immune, and the duel would be way easier.
Adding %DR is not very usefull due to the fact that it happens after direct dr.
So basicly each sol gives 7dr.
So a 20fcr/3soc SolSolSol is not enought. (21)
So you need a 25dr helm with 3 soc: SolSolCham + EoDragon add 7 (46 exactly)
Full setup:
39 direct dr diadem
EoDragon (5max LR + 7direct dr)
SOP (5max LR and 10max FR)
Arach
10fcr, str, life, 11@ ring
10fcr, str, life, 11@ ring
Shadows or 30/10/3resi or 30/20/lr adds prepatch
2/19/life/20@ ammu
magefists(trangs if u have cold res issues)
wiz or suicide (7fhr/add/10@/8life) or (7fhr/15@)
20/20 torch
20/20 annie
atm we are at 164fcr.
Shadows 30 + spirit 55 fhr = 85fhr So you need to add scs or sks with fhr.
If wiz im pretty sure, but not 100% sure it has 86fhr requirement, same with cta crystal sword... I dno^
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86 or 99 via charms.
On switch ur res is:
20(annie) + 20(annie) + 50(scs) + 30(anya) + 22@ rings(possible) + 20@ ammu = 162.. So possible might be prepatch 30/20/lr/adds boots or added single res in fr and lr(1 each ring, but is hard to find). Or change skillers with scs with resists. (4 needed  ) Psn is also a needed res.
When bo'ed by others both suicide and wiz will make u have enought res both sides.
The direct dr will basicly:
- Take away most physical kick dmg, maby even all. (not all, but some. A ghost/trap with upped gores/shadows has like 700-850 physical dmg. 850 * 0,17 = 144
- Make u immune to mindblast dmg, and even when swirled mindblast wont trigger the stun effect, but it has a chance to KB which stuns, and hits from traps will stun since ur not immune there. Still awsome mobility contra normal setups... You still need to wsg, but easier to offense and tele out and even run/walk.
- Take away all/most physical dmg from shadow master
- Don't know if it affect ow
- Not 100% sure how it affect CB
- Ghost/Hybrids usally have a rather low direct physical dmg. Lets say 2000 on a strong build, its usually way lower on not so perfect/exspensive claws. 2k is like 300%ed/fools/eth LOLO claw with 10 x 322s on a 102fcr build.
2000 * 0,17 = 340. A fpk druid usually have at most 36% dr, so he would take: 170, meanwhile this build take: 294. A spider might end up dealing 0 physical dmg on wirl to u.
Not saying this is a build which is super vs all, but its the best i can come up with for vs assas. As long as teammate bo you and u have perf(11@ res in rings etc) u should have end up with 182@ with 2 x 10@ soc suicides. 7fhr/15@ would give you 187 and 2 x wiz would give u full 85 res with stack.
Physic hammer is usually never put more than 1 skill into. And lets say assa is a ghost and has 9 shadow sks, they usually have 10 or 11 assa/all skills.
lvl 20 physic hammer deals:
28-39 physic dmg (already immortal vs this)
28-39 magic dmg (39*0,17 = 6,63(rounds down to 6). So as long as ur sop has above 7magic absorb ur immune to this, even as a 1 lifed char, meanwhile a char with more than 4 life left would take 0 dmg even with total of 3 magic abs. However spirit will heal vs this if high.
Chaos has:
216-461 magic dmg. U wont be able to fully neagate this, but u bring it down with sprit.
(216+461)/2 = 57
57 - (8*2) = 41.
By having rare 30frw/fhr/pldr you will also stand taller vs assas psn dmg given by:
SM
Venom (wirl, kick, bladeshield)
Change eq vs other types:
Exspensive:
Helm: 2dru, 20fcr, 30frw, life, 20@, 2 soc ChamBer
Armor: Eni Scarab
Belt: Bug belt / Dungo
Cheap:
Helm: coa cham ber
Armor: Eni
Belt: arach
Skilling:
1 raven
1 spirit wolf
1 dire wolf
1 grizzly
18 oak(last maxed)
1 werebear
1 maul
1 shockwave
1 firesorm
1 fissure
1 moulten boulder
1 volcano
1 artic blast
20 cyclone armor
20 twister
20 nado
20 hurricane
Statting:
0 str
0 dex (maby a few for wiz, but -15req jools can be used)
all vita
0 energy
You mentioned boots.. did I miss the part you switch them out?
Max cast and the fhr BP are huge factors in a good end game pve wind druid build as well.
don(t know about hc as i have not tried m
don't knox about hc as i have not tried much*, but in hell non-hc mode, you literaly breeze over the game miles before being as OP as that in pve
Soooo, what matchups do you usually switch to max block? All melee builds and phys bowa?
Mainly vs. Bowa, BvC, or any paladin that can do a significant amount of damage with charge
Actually putting 1 point into wearbear + 1 into shockwave gives you the unique ability to stun your opponents when you're going up against higher skilled casters like good sorcs or necs. Very common atleast in EU and far away from useless :)
Perhaps my word choice was a little harsh re: shapeshifting skill tab. There may be some value in this, but it might be more "niche" than a more general build.
Hi Cooley, should i go with Spirit Monarch or just a normal one? THanks
Even at my pleb 99 fcr setup back in the day, I found the ele druid to be nearly unbeatable in pvp
Thoughts on using a 2 shaeld coa on the max block side… I don’t own a 2 20 circ so I have wizspike as a weapon. If I have to give up the 55 fhr I get 70 from the coa. And some res and some dr…. A skill… and only use with SS so I always have the str to use. It’s prolly not as good as a move but I think it’s a compromise. Could also shael and um the coa… get 50 fhr and 30 all res… in the end tho I found a 2 open socket 5 nado 4 hurricane with 10 fhr. So I double shaeld it and now I’m pimp not matter what… but yeah… wizspike is the down side… I’d use the wand but it lacks the res as I’m usually fighting a caster ele build and I have a max block set up so the dex req on wiz isn’t big deal… anyways just some ideas…
Rly nice content! good job
Awesome quality content here, thanks
Great video bro, Keep them up!
Druid is my main right now, may I add a pro tip.. only 86 fhr is needed when using Wizardspike!
Is it better to have like all scs with life and all resistance or do they need to be like some of light resist some of cold and so on ? are the all resistance not the best ones ?
20/5's are definitely better. Didn't have them for this build, so a decent replacement is life/single res (either light or cold usually)
2:07 what if I need a REAL life boost? :'(
Have you ever thought about showcasing a warcry barb? They can be a lot of fun.
With WSG these days, it's hard to get a kill with 'em honestly :( But my buddy had one back in the day. Was a nice Meme-worthy build!
Hey brother, love the channel and the passion for pvp. Quick question: what are the secondary boots you had in storage? I don't believe you showed them.
The main issue I have with max block is that you lose the block when using weapon switch glitch. Abusing WSG and high FRW+str glitch is crucial at the top level of pvp, I'd like to see you make a video on this actually.
How about a 3 to elemental skills 2os helm. Not as many stats but an extra skill toward Nado cyclone and hurricane! Llama does this with his necro. It’s interesting option if you can’t afford the 2/20 2os rare. Jw how big of a difference it would make
Put a destruction pole on your merc if you wanna proc the fire spells. Great effect. Yw
I'd have to say that the Windy is probably the most consistently dominant PvP Character, rivaled possibly only by a very skilled Bone Necro. However, even in that matchup the Wind Druid easily has the advantage. Also Bone Necro has to play more defensively in many matchups to succeed. The minion stack alone gives the druid the ability to play much more offensively, not to mention all of it's other benefits (Oak Sage, Hurricane, Cyclone Armor)...
It's such a good character... The pets eating hammers for you is insane.
How block u got on hoto and spirit (163fcr/99fhr?)
with the shield, 2 um runes for +44 to all resistances woulda left u 2 slots to add 2 shaels for +40% faster block rate
"the "new" way Nado Druids need to be built..." ?
I was doing this ten years ago, I was there to see a question i didn't think of back then, if you make a druid block, what about the fbr? is it important in that build for pvp? hope someone can enlighten me
Yoo your build is insane .. by any chance can you tell me what you use for your helmit armor and weapon for your merc for this exact PvP Druid build
Thanks man! Fort, Andy's, and eth Reaper's Toll. The chance to proc decrep works so well with nado
How do you get your dex so low for 75% chance to block?
Hey man what site do you buy most your gear from?
anychane with a wizzy build? its viable on west for wiz weapon, saves ring and boost and u can still sue a nado helm thn with it
True but when we consider that giving up 5 nado helm allows us to wear hoto, the skills balance out to be the same... And res is very close too
Amazing video. Very amazing. Love it. :D !
Thoughts on wind druid or a v/t like MTL? trying to decide on my all around pubstomper and dueler in east sc nl.
thanks!
Depends on how much you wanna have to "think" during a duel. Wind druid is pretty straightforward in pvp, VT you always gotta be on your game
@@Coooley ahhh i see. Wind druid has lower skill ceiling and floor, whereas VT has higher both? Does anything completely counter wind druids other than fireball sorc and trapsins? what hard counters VT?
@@bens9450 pretty much! Bone necro is a decent counter to vt. Vanquisher is also a pretty even matchup
@@Coooley Great thanks! Also sounds like for pub stomping, druid is a way to go (since hdin city haha). And fpk, pallys aren't allowed.
God damn max block druids!!! I LOVE this build, good video brother
Lmao - Get Rekt MTL 😂
Heights: LMAO u win
Coooley will you be continuing some OG d2 on this channel after Res release or will you migrate fully into D2 Res?
GREAT QUESTION. It really depends on a LOT... But I can't imagine I'll completely move away from OG D2.
@@Coooley Awesome. I'm bran new to the channel and it's quite excellent. Would be fantastic if you could do work with both. I'm sure new variations will provide lots of opportunity to do just that. :) I look forward
Have you ever played a blizz sorc pvp? If so could you make a video on build breakdown. I always used to play that character pvp but don’t think I ever really payed attention to the bps altho I had really expensive gear. Would love to see what I could have optimized and getting back into d2 pvp again.
I had kinda given up on mine (also with GG gear) because they were so easily beaten by Paladins (with high res) and, low and behold, Ele Druids due to Cyclone Armor lol. Would consider doing a breakdown on mine at some point, though!
Coooley awesome would love to see it, and yes I specifically remember being so aggravated with lee druids spamming cyclone armor being almost impossible to beat. But I loved dueling other sorces, bone necs, trapsins, and bvc builds. I didn’t have too much of a problem with pallys that were gm, but if they used a lot of absorb nothing u can do really.
what are your gloves on this
Wizspike is so much better then branch... You can get 90 all resist with fhr and 50 fcr... You lose 3 all skill but get 3 from nado helm... So you get a extra 50 res and same dmg with wiz.
Please tell me how much better circlets are again? Je
no points in shape i disagree highly :P
shockwave can make the nastiest stuns, combined with volcano/ravens or stomp
hit the sub!! nice to see you do this for the community!!
Thanks for the sub, man! In my experience, shockwave from SS skills is a bit tedious during a duel and not necessarily as effective as theorized. Especially when we go up against very GG duelers. But the volcano approach does seem really good...
@@Coooley I agree with him, there's no way in this world you would be able to catch any ES sorc without shockwave. As they take no dmg to health before going through their mana, they're not going into fhr animation.
Example of shockwave use: th-cam.com/video/pX2hN2uyBnc/w-d-xo.html
I wonder how you're down almost 2k hp compared to my old druid. For the life of me I can't remember my whole setup, but it is 163/99 with suicide branch.
@@ambid123 probably you went no max block? And also, druid just dies to ES fb Sorc. That's a match you're better off conceding until you're extremely good, imo.
@@Coooley I did have a max block setup, but I it did involve bugbelt which puts me 25 dex ahead. Probably just had better charms, amulet and inventory. Btw, what's the reason for not using shadowdancers in your max block setup? I'm pretty sure there's no reason to take treks over them.
I constantly won es fb sorcs, op duel rules did allow using hotspurs in the match up thought.
Dug up my old setups from the internet. My main all around setup was 163fcr/99fhr with 39% dr, using coa as helm. 7,6k hp with that, in the video is must be using some circ with life on it.
@@ambid123 So you basically beat fire sorcs by using +max res and sorb. So bm.
How does this build do in pve for farming? Will i need a seperate character to do that kinda stuff - if so what is recommended for mf or grinding?
Yeah Windy Druids are also really good for MF'ing. Very few immunes in the game. Cyclone armor can tank souls, too
@@Coooley thanks for the response! Your content is awsome I have subscribed :)
What is ofhand cta and what? And what items on merc? You dont show merc and ofhand
CTA and Spirit (typical). Merc doesn't matter in pvp but I'd highly suggest Reaper's Toll for pvm along with fort and Andy's
Are all these pvp builds on ladder?
What You think about ber in ss? I not better option?
That's fine. It's just a question of whether you want more points in vitality or more damage reduction. Fine call either way.
Before I quit normal d2 my wind druid had a 5 nado white antlers still sad 😔
Hey man!! ith here from D2GA server, I kid you not after I dueled your sin on GA, I immediately looked up your twitch to see if it was actually you that I dueled, and sure enough my suspicions were correct haha, Idk it was just your overall GM demeanor when we dueled that I had a feeling it was you! I appreciate your content so much keep up the good work man. Would love to duel you again someday, I have a lvl 99 din on closed realm. Maybe HvD is a possibility sometime?! Peace bro!
Glad we got to do some good duels! And yeah, man.. I hope to see you around on East!
Awesome build! 9/10? more like 10/10
Thought about that after uploading... If not this build, then what? haha
They should lower the fcr breakpoints for wind druid. So hard to get to that breakpoints. So much gap.
Thank you for not calling it a dudu
Do you have max block with spirit shield?
No. Only with SS. We switch to SPirit when we don't need MB.
i have 99% fhr without Shael.Can I use Rainbow Facet Cold 5/5 in the helmet?
Do what makes you happy, brother! Could help with hurricane damage
You ca try a 163fcr and 174fhr build it's a little bit better but hella pricey xd
You can get there with this build with dual spirits and EoD or EoP :P
You would have to use other setup cause that only gives me 160fcr and 174fhr xd i use a 10fcr 24fhr belt
would love to show you setup in west non ladder xd
Well Druid do have the lowest hit recovery out of all the classes so that's what you could be feeling there
One question: Is Druid actually legit in PvP? Can it hold up against Sorcerers etc.?
why not? as a druid, only fb are a pain in the ass, most of the others are easy kill as said in the video.
blizz and javazone are especialy easy to resist against, lightning sorceress depend heavily on the sorc's player.
for fb sorc, you need to focus on defense and lure her in, most of the time, no to offense, cause of the stun of the fb (= spam right after)
@@sonabaron6498 Cause druid is very slow, I feel I can only win if I had an enigma.
If WE talk about PvP hl, Enigma is of course a must. Druid ele is a close range caster After all, without eni to get close, we don't need to talk much, but it's. The same for hammerdin for exemple
Nice craft ammy. Wonder where you got that? 😉
Thanks dude!! I'm loving it so far
Suicide Branch or Wizardspike? No love for Spectral Shard!? 🤣
🤘 badass build!
I used to absolutely ruin people with a windy FCR build. I'll be back ;)
Mate.. ur druid cant have Max Block with only 180 dex pts?
Ok, let me get this straight:
20 points into Cyclone Armor
20 points into Twister
20 points into Hurricane
20 points into Tornado
20 points into Oak Sage
1 point into every summoning skill from Raven to Summon Grizzly
Does anyone see a mathematical problem here; something related to the number 99...?
Have you ever played diablo 2? haha Look up the Izual quest, Den of Evil, Radament.
@@Coooley
Izual : +2
Radament : +1
Den of Evil : +1
That's 4. 4x3 (levels of difficulty) = 12
12 + 99 = 111, which would barely suffice if people actually got their characters to level 99; however, most people stop leveling their characters after they reach level 90-something because insane diminishing returns kick in at that point. Fun fact: it takes about twice as much effort to get from level 98 to level 99 as it takes to get from level 1 to level 98. Now who in their right mind would want to invest that much time in a single character instead of just making new ones?
So sick
I think a gg windy dont need maxblock. 8k life is more gg.
Pls next video a melee char bro :D
i feel like i was gonna watch a BBQ video lol.
It was hot in Lut Gholein that day... Coulda cooked burgahs on the stone streets!
as a hammerdin main, I always found this match-up to be favorable for the hammerdin. must come down to how I played it and how my opponents played but I literally think "ez win" when I see windy druids.
back then, hammerdin couldn't do anything to me as a druid most of the time, if you tel just below them, as a druid, he is dead 100% sure
Neeeeerd... Fucking cool.
2005-2018ish wind Druid and a lil Hdin/smiter no hybrid items ever PVP all day characters ladder us west though
The 3 dislikes are iron-cross, KG and BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. 😂
Almost positive I use to own that circ like I’m 99% positive sexy wind Druid
There's a very chance. I mean, we probably duel/trade with the same people haha. It is a sick helm for MB
wow
*clap*clap*
5800 life thats kinda crazy
It's 6100 with our vs all setup! Gotta love druid life totals
Make barberian whit sword Ccse and shild for pvp
@@Coooley 7.7hp at lvl 94 wscl :) fight me breee:D
this was so fucking LOL with blue moon pk and hardcore.... probably only char that could take all 7 players
MTL was slain by Dru - must go on TH-cam!!!
Iso some of that gear your windy has 🤷🏻♂️
hahaha! My skill level on a Druid does NOT match the caliber of my gear lolol
@@Coooley meh be alright lol
Ele druids are fun but have you built a bear summon pvp town build lmao ultimate troll build.
lol you say "even for someone like me" even tho ur pro af
Nice ammy
I am subbed you SOB
Dude you're the richest D2 player i've ever seen lol
Pfft not even haha. Gathered a few GG items over the years, but there's plenty of people out there with wealth that puts me to shame! lol
wolf noob you need bear for pvp
Nice dudu
ele dudu keke np