This guide assumes you are using a level 99 Druid.

Items:

Tyrael's Might Sacred Armour +1 socket from act five quest 1, put a Dol rune into the socket
ere!us "lood Spirit #elm +1 socket from act five quest 1, put a Dol rune into that socket also
Metalgrid Amulet
onstricting $ing $ing
Manald #eal $ing
%erdugo's #earty ord Mithril oil
Dracul's &rasp %ampire!one &loves
Sandstorm Trek Scara!shell "oots
A ' socketed olossus "lade made into a "reath (f The Dying
Annihilus Small harm )if you can get it*
plus any charms that add elemental damage or to druid skills

The t+o Dol runes are to replenish the life that the onstricting $ing $ing drains +hile youre
+earing it, +ith all these items on you +ill !e &A,-,-& life still even though that ring has a ./0 life
drain on it

1ou +ill also have 20 to all resistances, +hich is the reason !ehind most of the items having life
regeneration

if you cant get your hands on a ' socketed t+o handed +eapon +hat you are looking for until you
do is any +eapon that does a lot of t+o handed damage and has a fast attack speed 3*

The armour has many great advantages on it including cannot !e fro4en and slain monsters rest
in peace, it also has -( requirements and is indestructi!le

the rest of the gear should !e self e5plainatory, though feel free to mess +ith the mi5, no one is
perfect and im sure someone can come up +ith a !etter com!o 6*

Skills:

7ere+olf6 80
9ycanthropy6 80
:ury6 80
Summon Dire 7olf6 80
Summon &ri44ly6 80
Summon Spirit 7olf6 '
The ;re.requisits for all of the a!ove get <ust 1

ok, the idea !ehind using this druid is simple, summon a gri44ly, turn into a +ere+olf and then
!eat into the enemy using fury 6*

you can also summon up to = Dire 7olves instead of the gri44ly, completely your choice

Stats:

Strength6 8=0
De5terity6 8/0
%itality6 2>
?nergy6 80

these have a small amount of +riggle room, !ut not much

Mercenary:

,n the e5pansion mercenaries !ecame much !etter and have !een getting even stronger in
su!sequent patch releases@@@ so here is an e5cellent com!o for a mercenary for this particular
Druid !uild

you +ill +ant to hire a #ell Difficulty Act ,, Defensive mercenary for the o!vious fact it gives you
defiance aura +hich +ill give you a much higher defense rating

outfit your mercenary +ith the follo+ing items@@@

%ampire &a4e &rim #elm +1 socket from Act five quest 1 )that uses up the last of the three
opportunities you get for adding sockets if you have completed the game on hell difficulty* then
put an Am rune into it to add to his resistances
Any high defense = socketed armour then make the armour into "ram!le for the simple fact that
rune+ord gives your mercenary a second aura of thorns +hich comes in handy too
Any high damage > socketed polearm then make it a Doom rune+ord !ecause that adds a third
aura of #oly :ree4e +hich +ill make most of your enemies sitting ducks for your attacks

this mercenary +ill !e outputting three high level auras@@@ one that gives you more defense +hich
is essential for a Druid !ecause they have no defense rating skills, one that reflects damage done
to you !ack to your enemies, and one that free4es all enemies e5cept those immune to cold 6*

My Results:

these results are +hile in +ere+olf +ith some charms adding elemental damage and all the gear
descri!ed a!ove, also i have the mercenary descri!ed a!ove +ith his three auras in action

Strength6 />0
De5terity6 8B0
%itality6 800
?nergy6 C0

:ury Damage6 =2//.21C8
:ury Attack $ating6 1>B>C
Defense $ating6 2/'0

9ife6 1/B1

All $esistances6 20

Conclusion:

the only real +eaknesses this Druid !uild have are ,ron Maiden, +hich +ill not kill him, though it
+ill take him out of +ere+olf form, and mana !urn@@@ :ury requires mana and if you get it all !urnt
out of you you cannot attack leaving you very open, you depend on !eing a!le to attack to leech
life from your enemies@

this druid !uild can easilly kill "aal +ith or +ithout his mercenary

have fun 6*


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