The Stormcaller - Druid 2H Ranged Primal Strike Build (Final release)

Greetz,

I'm having a blast with this Build so I want to share with you.Currently I'm about lvl 60 and have finished Act 1 Elite and Bastion of Chaos / Steps of torment in Veteran without much problems.



I will update this guide as I reach higher levels.

Feel free to ask or add something.

Updated 17/03/2016
-Grim Calc updated (especially devotion)
-With new patch on 16/03/2016 this build is even more deadlier because % Dmg in devotion was increased and dealed damage of elite and ultimate monsters decreased

Updated 08/03/2016
-finished vetran mode
-Grim Calc added
-'How to surive' infos added
-Chapters added

Pros / Cons

-Pros--
-Cool skills (D2 Tornado Druid Feeling)
-lightning all over the screen (primal strike + totems + wind devil + item procs + devotion procs)
-use 2h rifles or crossbows
-incredible dmg (at lvl 58 I'm doing 6,8k DPS )
-active (primalstrike) and passive dmg sources (wind devil, strom totem, electrocute dots while running)
-no energy problems with mana leech and about 40 reg/sec

--Cons--
-not very tough (dangerous: horde of range mobs, bosses with few higher levels, "thorns" mobs, heavy poison/bleeding dots)

Skills / Devotion / Attributes

--Skills / Devotion--

My plan is that Skills and Devotion can look like this at lvl 85: http://grimcalc.com/build/6Dfa0G

Shaman:
-Primal strike line max + Transmutor Thunderous strike (makes is spamable)
This is your bread and butter left mouse skill. Heavy single and aoe dmg.
-> bound elemental storm devotion on it - even more lowering of resistance and nice dmg

-Wind Devil (support dmg skill)
These seek out targets and decrese emeny resistance and deal some nice dmg. Ideal for heavy dmg bosses where you have to kite.
-> bound tempest devotion skill on it, because it crits often

-Totem (support dmg skill)
Stationary dmg dealer. Ideal for heavy dmg bosses where you have to kite.
-> bound tsunami devotion skill to it for some extra dmg

-Stormcaller (Ultimate skill)
Nothing to say about this. Huge aura buff.

-Heart of the Wild (HP Buff)


Arcanist
-Flash Freeze (Defense)
Freeze whole screen every 5 seconds - overpowerd

-Sphere of Protection (Defense Aura)
20 % absorbed incoming dmg but dealing 10% reduced dmg (who cares :-))

-Mirror (Oh ♥♥♥♥ button)

-Overload (More % ele dmg)

-Arcane will
Not sure about that - because dont want to reach < 70% health

Of course you can mix some things around. All in all its more based on heavy dmg with some defense options in devotion (life leech) and arcanist tree


--Attributes--
-For leveling, I dont put points into until I need it for Gear

Items

--Items--
-2h range Weapon: lightning dmg, physical convert into lightning, skill on attack -> best in slot https://gracefuldusk.appspot.com/items/8181-Raka'Jax
-> put in hell's bane ammo for lighning aura skill

-rest of gear: lightning dmg, attack speed, offensive rating, elemental dmg, electrocute dmg, run speed, energy reg, health, resists, main stats..

Currently my euip is blue/green and focused on offenisve - lighning dmg, elemental dmg, crit dmg. only a few defensive stats like health or resists. It's a lil bit glass cannon but all in all it runs smooth.

How to play / How to survive

How to play:
-Buff with all skills and auras
-Place totem
-Release Wind Devil
-Spam Primal Strike (first kill group of ranged mobs)
-Place totem
-Release Wind Devil
-Spam Primal Strike
-If monsters come close - Freeze nova
-if dangerous situation or nova/healpot on cooldown - activate mirror
-Run
-Place totem
-Release Wind Devil
-Spam Primal Strike

How to survive:
-Stack life (items, shaman: heart of the wild)
-Life leech skills (e.g. through Devotion)
-arcanist: sphere of protection, flash freeze, mirror of ereoctes
-buy many healpots :-)
-run and avoid dmg

[Rawzone]

I run a similar druid except use entangling vines instead of wind devils. I also recommend running savagery as well as primal strike, so you're not screwed when PS is blocked dodged or just misses.

[Coffee]

Ill try this build out.

[Juvator]

The devotion distribution makes no sense to me.
I have no clue from your image what you picked and in which order.
I can't find "tempest devotion anywhere"

it's extremely hard for a new player to figure out what you are telling us here unfortunately :(
Im trying to follow it now but the first devotion point I get I'm already stuck.

[-|Tas-Colao|-]

Hi m8. First of all, thx for the guide and nice one.
On second, i want to ask u one important thing for me. How about Devotion points and order u picked? Im a bit new on it and want more info ^_^

[CheeseBurgerBrigade]

i run my rakajax at 20k dps full Ultos 85, not enough life leech for sustain unless you have mad attack speed, which savagery can assist with. i use savagery stacks then primal strike and laternate between the two with life leech attached to savagery. this of course, i use mostly in a 2h Ultos axe, with kraken and tempest linked to primal strike, but the life leech is MUCH greater especially with the hallowed fang component, and lightning augments

[DooMino]

sorry havn't played for a while... There are some resistent piercing skills like the wind devil or some skills in devotion. But dunno if this will help at ultimate level...

[Bijat]

One question tho...how do u combat lightining resistent monsters? seems most of our dmg is fked agenst them

[Bijat]

Nice guide, works well using 2h in begining and later switch to 2h gun for survival =D or change to melee if u find smth ttruly epic :p rly like !

[DooMino]

As mentioned, i save my points until needed for euip. As far as expierenced most points will go into cunning (Best Weapons need ~ 500 Cunning) and the rest physique. Spirit nothing. But spirit is more magical damage so hard decision. As many builds recommend i would say: first get the points for your endgame euip, then decide if you need more survival (physique) or dmg (cunning / spirit)

[Goethe Erekt]

When you level up do you go for Physique, Cunning, spirit? or a mix of all three?