HoW is only adding +150% on top of Grizzly's +250%, it's not multiplying all of Grizzly, so it doesn't account for much.

The problem with HoW (and also Might) is that the percentage is only additive with the multiplier that's built into the Grizzly skill. Grizzly and the merc can kill things with a ton of patience. And Grizzly's own regen is enough to survive while the wolves' isn't. Grizzly at 2000 damage versus three dire wolves at 600 might seem about the same, but the problem is the wolves spread out their damage which doesn't overcome monster regen. Use this calculator to play around with the stats: īut yeah, this build really doesn't work viably in hell. While I have a witchwild to proc amp dmg if needed, and then I'll switch my merc to an upped kelpie's so the reaper's toll doesn't override my amp dmg proc. My might merc has a reaper's toll to proc decrep to help with my summons dealing damage. My toon is just supposed to support the summons while I sit behind the frontlines. Also 20 into poison creeper, coz like I said, my intention was to create a pure summoner. And on different toons I've tried 20 in oak or 20 in HoW. I've got 20pts each in spirit wolves, dire wolves and the bear. They poof faster (coz of the lower health as compared to when I run OS) and the enemy health regeneration just make it laughable for me to resummon them coz at that point the enemy's regeneration speed makes it null to the damage initially caused.Īny tips? I want to make this build work. HoW seems negligible to me in terms of their kill speed.

OS keeps them alive longer, which really helps in hell. I've tried running them with oak sage and HoW. Sure they won't die immediately, but I'd turn grey by the time they whittle down a boss.

One exception being running with a grizzly and oak sage, supported by merc. Unlike a necro summoner, a druid's summons just A) don't deal enough damage, B) survive long enough to deal said damage, C) die long before they can be a decent meatwall, D) I know they can be resummoned with just mana without the need for corpses, but even then they poof so fast after a resummon that I had to come to the sad conclusion that they're just not hell viable.

Diablo 2 1.14 summon druid build