This Build revolves around swarming enemies with free casts of Lightning Storms in order to quickly wipe out groups of enemies.
Skills
The Build mainly revolves around the use of Landslide. However, the main source of damage is actually Lightning Storm, which will be cast when using Landslide.
Additional Core Skills:
- Poison Creeper – gives you free casts of Landslide, while also Poisoning enemies.
- Storm Strike – acts as a source of damage reduction and Vulnerable, and reduces the Cooldown of Earthen Bulwark.
- Earthen Bulwark – grants a Barrier and gives you Unstoppable.
- Blood Howl – gives a boost to Attack Speed while also providing some healing.
- Petrify – boosts your damage while also Crowd Controlling enemies.
Passives
The Key Passive for this Build is Nature’s Fury, as it could reset the Cooldown of both Trample and Earthen Bulwark
Additional Passives:
- Ancestral Fortitude, Vigilance, Safeguard, Neurotoxin, Circle of Life, and Defensive Posture will increase your survivability.
- Wild Impulses, Crushing Earth, Stone Guard, Envenom, Defiance, Natural Disaster, and Quickshift will boost your damage.
- Heart of the Wild – will increase your Maximum Spirit.
Spirit Boons
You will want to bond with the Spirit Eagle, then take the following Boons:
- Wariness – to increase your Survivability against Elites.
- Swooping Attacks – gives you more Attack Speed.
- Avian Wrath – will further increase your damage.
- Packleader – allows you to use Poison Creeper more.
- Calm Before the Storm – helps keep the Cooldown of Petrify low.
Paragon Boards
- Board 1 (Start):
- Use Human Glyph
- Connect at the top end
- Board 2 (Heightened Malice):
- Don’t rotate
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Earth and Sky Glyph
- Connect at the left end (board 3) and the right end (board 5)
- Board 3 (Inner Beast):
- Don’t rotate
- Don’t take Legendary Node
- Use Undaunted Glyph
- Connect at the left end (board 4) and the top end (board 6)
- Board 4 (Earthen Devastation):
- Rotate once
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Outmatch Glyph
- Board 5 (Constricting Tendrils):
- Rotate once
- Don’t take Legendary Node
- Use Territorial Glyph
- Board 6 (Thunderstuck):
- Rotate once
- Don’t take Legendary Node
- Use Spirit Glyph
Glyph Leveling Priorities
| Level 15 | Level 21 |
|---|---|
| 1. Spirit | 1. Fang and Claw |
| 2. Earth and Sky | 2. Earth and Sky |
| 3. Territorial | 3. Spirit |
| 4. Outmatch | 4. Territorial |
| 5. Human | 5. Dominate |
| 6. Undaunted | 6. Outmatch |
Equipment
Unsung Ascetic’s Wraps will give your Lightning Storm more hits, while Earthbreaker will cause your Landslide to leave Tectonic Spikes. Vasily’s Prayer will cause all of your Earth Skills to additionally be Werebear Skills, while also making them grant Fortify. Tibault’s Will and Wildheart Hunger will increase your overall damage.
On top of these pieces, you will want these Legendary Aspects:
- Aftershock – will cause Landslide’s pillars to strike twice, giving you a huge damage boost.
- Subterranean – causes Poison Creeper to also cast Landslide.
- Symbiotic – helps keep some of your Cooldowns low.
- Retaliation and Natural Balance will further boost your damage.
Equipment Stat Priorities
| Slot | Stat Priorities | Tempering |
|---|---|---|
| Main Hand | 1. Willpower 2. Chance to Restore Primary Resource 3. Maximum Life 4. Critical Strike Damage | – Chance for Landslides to Cast Twice – Damage To Close / Distant / Crowd Controlled Enemies |
| Off Hand | 1. Critical Strike Chance 2, Chance to Restore Primary Resource / Resource Cost Reduction 3. Maximum Life 4. Willpower | – Chance for Landslides to Cast Twice – Damage To Close / Distant / Crowd Controlled Enemies |
| Helm | 1. Ranks to Defensive Posture 2. Willpower 3. Armor 4. Life | – Maximum Life – Petrify Duration |
| Chest Armor | 1. Willpower 2. Armor 3. Maximum Life 4. Spirit per Second | – Maximum Life / Armor – Petrify Duration / Chance to Crowd Control |
| Gloves | 1. Ranks to Lightning Storm 2. Critical Strike Chance 3. Damage to Distant Enemies 4. Ranks to Defiance | – Damage To Close / Distant / Crowd Controlled Enemies – Petrify Duration |
| Pants | 1. Maximum Life 2. Damage Reduction while Unstoppable 3. All Stats 4. Maximum Resource | – Maximum Life – Petrify Duration |
| Boots | 1. Shapeshifting Attack Speed 2. Movement Speed 3. Ranks to Heightened Senses 4. Cold Resistance | – Movement Speed – Petrify Duration / Chance to Crowd Control |
| Amulet | 1. Ranks to Envenom 2. Ranks to Quickshift 3. Attack Speed 4. Willpower 5. Movement Speed 6. Critical Chance | – Movement Speed – Damage To Close / Distant / Crowd Controlled Enemies |
| Rings | 1. Attack Speed 2. Critical Strike Chance 3. Chance to Inflict Vulnerable 4. Willpower 5. Maximum Life | – Resource Generation / Resource Cost Reduction – Damage To Close / Distant / Crowd Controlled Enemies |
