Bears dont proc LoH as much as RoT @ Acid Rain .. u need LS with Bears
If u use Widowmakers, make sure u use VQ passive to benefit more from VQ mana regen

Real WD dont use pets in pvp all we need is the little shaman

against another WD ofc need to use pets lolz .. what i meant is PVP with other than WD (referring to yuhhaur earlier comment)

wow 300 vit

i found "not-so-bad" froggy few days ago

104-398 dmg
118 str
203 intel
102 vit
113 max mana
11 mana regen
8.5% chc
20 pr

lost slightly on intel and by a whopping 200 vit still beat it on other affixes tho
btw that froggy i found is up for sale if any WD is interested

welcome i dont quite get what u r trying to ask .. primary attack as in what u set on LMB? What is weapon in hand attack then?
i've started to clear out my mules recently n hv plenty of old wd gears (legs/rares) which i try to sell 1st then those unsold i usually salvage for brim.. however if u r just starting out n in need of new some starter gears donation, feel free to add me n i will pass to u what i hv.

This post has been edited by Gecko: Mar 22 2013, 10:13 AM

Bell + Overawe combined with Bears + BBV Slamdance? lolz so much dmg boost to an already high dmg attacks

yw .. np at all . no point wasting em on brim lolz
i think i get what u r trying to ask now
dmg will be calculated > weapon dps (ur bow) multiplied by the type of attack u choose (corpse spider modifier is 120% wpn dmg) then multiplied by other dmg modifiers (chc, chd, intel, ias, avg dmg etc)
u will nvr see arrows coming out of ur attack even when u r using a bow since attack animation depend on what type of attack ur class chooses (im not sure if u set normal/no skill attack on LMB tho)
btw why do u use bow as ur WD wpn lolz? afaik bow will be considered as 2h wpn so u cant equip a mojo on offhand and im sure u cant equip a quiver like DH does... from what ive seen apart from Skorn as the most used 2h wpn on WD .. Manticore (leg xbow) is another viable option (2 sock manti with 1 ruby + 1 emerald)

yw .. alrdy accepted ur fren rqst in-game
if ure going for vampiric effect on 2h wpn ... Skorn with Lifesteal is the best but its quite expansive bcos Lifesteal is not a fixed roll/affix.
Alternatively u can use Vigilance which is quite cheap compared to Skorn ... Lifesteal is a fixed affix on Vigilance .. just look for 1.3 - 1.4k dps with random roll of 150% critical hit dmg or more (chance to freeze @ stun is the best btw).

This post has been edited by Gecko: Mar 24 2013, 07:34 AM

wb Henry my WD now going for long vacation after finally reaching PL100
atm i'm ooking for a rare spear 1.1k dps (minimum) with LS + OS + CHD bcos i plan to go back to 1h + mojo setup for my WD .. also waiting for ilvl63 Homunculus to do 0dog build

haha i can donate u free brims if u want ... got so many edi lolz ... if bliz allow i oso can donate as many demonic essence (hv more than 1k DE now haha) .. only gems & tomes i cannot donate

There's 2 option to increase mana regen for WD so Bear spamming wont result in OOM:
1) As Aleune pointed out .. use Vision Quest passive (take out Grave Injustice if u r not using BBV since at higher mp mobs die slower and medium CD skills such as SW, SH wont need GI passive) .. in between bear spam keep throwing at least 1 jar of spider so that VQ is always active.
2) Another viable alternative i just found out (but hv yet to test) is to use Rush of Essence passive instead of VQ & change Widowmakers to Spirit Barrage-The Spirit is Willing .. from what i read RoE stacks so its much better that VQ since ur other skills such as SW & SH also triggers RoE .. plus SB dmg is higher than Widowmaker ... Use Bears to clear large packs & when 1-2 mob left use SB.

Btw i prefer rare pants to get higher EHP bcos u can get high armor from it + double resist (physcl @ poison res is good choice). Once u hv high armor try use Horrify/FA n see how tanky u can be playing higher mp 24% MS for WD is not important since mobs dont die that fast .. if u wanna speed farm lower mp, change Zuni Marrow to Tyreal Might to get that xtra 12% MS (the xtra dmg to demon n elite also helps clear low mp super fast).

This post has been edited by Gecko: Apr 9 2013, 11:33 AM

yup so true i recently changed my bears from Rmb to button 1 ... i assign Rmb to Spirit Walk for those "oh-shit" moments

eversince hitting PL100 my WD is so lazy maybe i wake him up from hibernation to try SB + Bears combo later wanna see if RoE can stack >> Spirit Walk + Soul Harvest + Spirit Barrage = 3x49 mana over 10 seconds + 44 mana per hit for SB/TSiW .. seems like a legit/working mana regen

Spirit Barrage-The Soul is Willing + Rush of Essence for mana regen TESTED:

Today i tried using Spirit Barrage-The Soul is Willing to replace Corpse Spider-Widowmaker as my main attack & changed Spirit Vessel passive to Rush of Essence (i could take out Grave Injustice but since i'm using BBV i need the cooldown from GI to use BBV as often as i can). Playing pub mp10 Breached Keep quest with the new mana regen of RoE, i nvr once run out of mana even when spamming bear (i use SB when my mana pool go below 75% @ when few mobs left). Also mana regen of RoE is stackable with every spirit spell u use (in my case Spirit Walk, Soul Harvest @ Spirit Barrage.. thats why i keep Grave Injustice so i can keep spamming these spells), not to mention the 44 mana per hit from TSiW rune.
Conclusion: SB+RoE is much better than Widowmaker+Vision QUest in terms of more/faster mana regen & also more dps (comparing SB against Widowmaker %wpn dmg multiplier)


This post has been edited by Gecko: Apr 10 2013, 02:59 PM

try out Spirit Barrage-The Soul is Willing + Rush of Essence passive for mana regen .. from my own personal testing this combo is better than widowmaker + VQ for mana regen .. reason being RoE is stackable with each skill that proc it eg if ure using SPirit Walk + Soul Harvest + SPirit Barrage .. thats 3 stacked = 3x49 mana over 10 sec + 44 mana per hit from The Soul is Willing
i even tried replacing Hex-Jinx with Mass Confusion-Paranoia (since both are crowd control & make mobs take xtra20% dmg) bcos MC also proc RoE. With Grave Injustice Passive i was able to spam all skills that proc RoE which make my mana pool rarely dip below 25% .. not forgetting Spirit Barrage has high %wpn dmg multiplier (almost same as bear for single target) compared to widowmaker %wpn dmg.

fe3doe wait for itemization patch to go 0zdog .. ilvl63 Homunculus

This post has been edited by Gecko: Apr 12 2013, 11:43 AM

i'm not quite sure on the exact amount of health the globes heal but i think they heal a percentage of your hp pool and afaik there's 2 types of health globes, the small & big ones .. my guess is the small globes heal 15% while big ones heal 30%
I'm also not sure how bonus to health globe adds up to base heal .. 30% + amount of bonus? hv to do some testing to be sure.

having a scoundrel helper equipped with buriza will help with bats build ... also use unbreakable grasp in middle of large pack then SW in b4 u start chanelling will make sure most of em get hit by your bats

nice which build will ur WD be? Bears? Bats? @ 0zdogs ?

Awesome WD u alrdy hv there but if ure looking to improve, i would say stack more avg dmg (on both rings).. definately try craft a trifec gloves with AR & also bracer with max cc/6% (2h WD need all the CC they can get since losing 9-10cc from mojo).
In terms of skill/build .. u might want to try use bbv-slam dance to kill e pack faster (since u alrdy using mass confusion as crowd control, hex would be redundant .. plus farming high density areas, cooldown shud be no problem cos u r using Grave Injustice) @ if u feel ure dying too much, Horrify-Frightening Aspect is also a viable option to replace Hex (with ur high armor base FA will boost it even more + Horrify also act as a semi crowd control in sticky situation)
Personally i would use Spirit Vessel instead of Gruesome Feast .. not just bcos of the xtra set of life but more importantly for reduced cooldown on Spirit Walk ... as i think u alrdy know, SW is the best skill to hv always especially during channeling bats against CC elites (frozen. knockback, fear etc).

p/s: always use Horrify-FA 1st b4 using Mass Confusion .. so that the feared mobs will be confused and stay in Bats AoE range .. unless ure using Horrify to get out of sticky situation when health pool is very low.

This post has been edited by Gecko: May 28 2013, 03:27 PM

If u mostly do solo .. hex would be a better choice than bbv .. bbv shines when u play coop cos it will benefit whole party members & make the xtra hp mobs gained from 4 player coop seems nothing
From my own personal experience playing my WD to PL100, i would say aspd only benefit certain types on build for WD especially those using low mana cost spells such as Spilnters @ Ghost Bomb ... i'm pretty sure with higher aspd u will drain mana faster when u r channeling .. unless ure using some mana regen passives/gears & bat reduction gears (soj, giyua), i think avg dmg will give u better dmg per mana used.. u might hit slower with low aspd but u will definately hit harder

I'm still trying to get hold of a good Zuni Mojo to replace my Zuni Vision (gonna use a Giyua with cc + bat reduction) so that i still get the full set bonus ... thinking of doing Bats using Spear + Mojo with bat reduction from SoJ & Giyua and see if its possible to channel for "free" (20 bats reduction + 20 mana regen from giyua n mojo + 20 from zuni set). My WD hv been hibernating ever since he reached PL100 .. time to wake him up and be a Batman

p/s: ive seen n read some "tanky" CoB builds using Sickle + Shield setup .... the drag from sickle is pretty handy while ure chanelling.

This post has been edited by Gecko: May 28 2013, 04:39 PM

SoJ is very much staple of most WD builds (no ias, elemental dmg, BvE on top of high spell dmg attack is just awesome)
0zdog reduction soj - a must for 0zdog builds
Bears reduction soj - not necessary if ure using skorn (cc% is more useful on the ring slot as u lose cc% from mojo) but for 1h + mojo setup which hv higher aspd, it helps a lot (usually used in conjunction with Bear reduction affix on mojo)
Bats reduction soj - same case as Bears soj
U can make bears run in straight line under certain conditions:
- stand against a wall @ obstacle such as pillars etc (hard to do in open space environment but pretty easy in some maps such as Keeps)
- stand on staircase .. not only they run in a tight straight line but also move much faster (eg in Skycrown & Stonefort)
- this is not 100% guaranteed but i always target/point my cursor not at target but slightly behind them on the ground to make my bears run in straight line.

For WD using SKorn @ 2hander ... bat reduction is not that necessary but for 1h + mojo setup it is helpful in a way that u dont need to allocate 1-2 passive for mana regen.

IF CoB range/AoE is not to ur liking, u might wanna try Plague Bats .. they have more range (in terms of targets in front of u) but not so much AoE when u r surrounded .. so need to do better positioning when using PB .. both CoB & PB hv almost similar dmg buildup with longer channeling duration.

This post has been edited by Gecko: May 28 2013, 06:28 PM