Tree Druid Opinions?

[Shovelspoon]

My wife has decided to take the plunge into mxl (multiplayer) with me and has decided to start off with a Treewarden Druid. The only guide I can find on Treewardens is one in Chuck Norris' miniguides that needs an update. So far we've decided on maxing wildfire, acid fiends, poison flash, treewarden form, and ubers (went with Force of nature). We're planning on starting off with Nih runeword body armor and boots, On runeword belt and shield.

What do you guys think of the build so far? Anyone else out there have any good experiences with Tree druids? And should she stick with the 1-h axe & shield or is there a 2-h option which would be better? Should we be looking for more procs and fire/poison damage on items or for %damage and ewd, due to her main attacks being poison flash and wildfire?

[Muilpeer]

I would say Vith belt, Nih boots, Pul gloves, Lo druid helmet maybe?

Not sure about viability but I'm pretty sure axe and shield is a better idea. Try out the gehenna rw in an axe.

You can later on get a Sacred Unique axe with a really nice proc and mountain king shield and really have a nice proctree, but I am not sure about viability yet.

If she doesn't like it maybe a trap rat will be nice, it's a good starter char and gives a lot of flexibility buildwise.

[Dehok]

Here is an old thread on the old forum that may help a little: http://www.medianxl.com/t897-treewarden-help

Here is MarcoNecroX's old treewarden guide : http://www.medianxl.com/h8-treewarden

The guide is outdated, but a lot of the information is very helpful, I hope this helps a bit!

[ChuckNoRis]

Chuck Norris' miniguide ... needs an update

i'll try to update it today or tomorrow . i hope i won't forget to do it when i arrive home from work

there are 2 possible ways for a treewarden : elemental (the one in my compilation) and the regular one - based on the weapon damage skills - you can have a look at the one created by Marco a few years ago for tips if you pick that build . Both builds are viable ofc

we've decided on maxing wildfire, acid fiends, poison flash, treewarden form, and ubers (went with Force of nature)

it's ok , that's the way to go . full strength

We're planning on starting off with Nih runeword body armor and boots, On runeword belt and shield.

you haven't played as a treewarden and you are respec-ing as one ?

1-h axe & shield or is there a 2-h option which would be better? Should we be looking for more procs and fire/poison damage on items or for %damage and ewd, due to her main attacks being poison flash and wildfire?

the stats from the TU Giant Axe are great for early-mid game - no combo of 1h+ shield can beat it untill you can find end game great runes (Adramlech RW / Arachnophilia RW as examples) / SU's (gehenna RW won't help half as much as the TU giant axe) . still , if you encounter places where extra defence is needed you can keep a 1h + shield on switch for extra defence . Acid fiends provide enough meatshield for you so you may not bother much with stacking defence ....

in end game you may go for 1h+ shield but also keep another 1h+shield / 2h option on switch that has good stats/proc . Try having different procs on switch weapons so you may make use of them if the situations require dealing a different type of damage than your regular one.

[RollsRoyce]

the best weapon is the one that deals most damage, its one of those builds that will fail if you want to play it safe and stack defense. Focus on max dr% ( which is fairly easy as treewarden) and rest into killspeed. Max Strength is a decent way to go!!! ( but also pay attention to your AR)


You are doing it right when idol of scosglen leeches you to full whenever it goes off

[ChuckNoRis]

@OP make sure you can distinguish betewen the replies about the elemental build and the replies about the regular treewarden build . don't make a mess in your toughts

[Metalistas]

Just ignore everything above and use tree warden with set.

[Shovelspoon]

We're planning on starting off with Nih runeword body armor and boots, On runeword belt and shield.

you haven't played as a treewarden and you are respec-ing as one ?

Actually she tried a Tree druid last time we played SP, we used to switch back and forth because we only had 1 laptop. We just barely got her into dest with it when we stopped playing. This time around we figured we'd just rush one for her, tcow it to 120 and kinda just pick up where she left off.

@OP make sure you can distinguish betewen the replies about the elemental build and the replies about the regular treewarden build . don't make a mess in your toughts

Honestly it looks like you're the only one referring to the elemental build, which we both think is pretty cool, having 2 types of damage in such high numbers. I know the character screen can lie but it's saying 8k-74k dmg on wildfire, 57k-85k on poison flash.

Thanks a lot for the replies guys. She'll have a lot to read later today

@Metalistas, is blue still the official sarcasm color? lol.

[ChuckNoRis]

Honestly it looks like you're the only one referring to the elemental build, which we both think is pretty cool

then i'll be glad to finish updating it today after i get home from work (if i don't forget )

is blue still the official sarcasm color? lol.

yes it is

[Metalistas]

Yes, it was a bit sarcasm. But set works well too. You just need to adapt whole concept of that build and leave SUs in the stash just for the sake of having full set bonuses and aura. After you do that, the remaining item spots are filled intuitionally and char becomes fast moving hard hiting ball of fun.