A tanky build that can take out groups of enemies by sending homing tornadoes at them.
Skills
This Build mainly revolves around the use of Tornado. This Skill will be constantly used to send out tornadoes that track down and take out enemies.
Additional Core Skills:
- Maul – used to keep you Shapeshifted and provides some Damage Reduction.
- Earthen Bulwark – gives a barrier for extra survivability.
- Cyclone Armor – provides further damage reduction.
- Blood Howl – gives a constant boost in Attack Speed.
- Petrify – provides a huge damage boost against bosses.
Passives
The Key Passive for this Build is Bestial Rampage, as it will give you a consistent damage boost.
Additional Passives:
- Iron Fur, Ancestral Fortitude, Vigilance, Neurotoxin, Circle of Life, Heightened Senses, and Natural Fortitude will increase your survivability.
- Wild Impulses, Predatory Instinct, Elemental Exposure, Bad Omen, Endless Tempest, Toxic Claws, Envenom, Defiance, and Quickshift will boost your damage.
- Heart of the Wild – gives you more Spirit
Spirit Boons
You will want to bond with the Spirit Eagle, then take the following Boons:
- Wariness – to increase your survivability against Elites.
- Iron Feather – gives a great boost in Maximum Life.
- Avian Wrath – will further increase your damage.
- Energize – helps with Spirit generation.
- Calm Before the Storm – keeps your Petrify up longer.
Paragon Boards
- Board 1 (Start):
- Use Exploit Glyph
- Connect at the top end
- Board 2 (Ancestral Guidance):
- Rotate once
- Take Legendary Mode
- Use Earth and Sky Glyph
- Connect at the right end (board 3) and the top end (board 4)
- Board 3 (Thunderstruck):
- Rotate three times
- Take Legendary Mode
- Use Outmatch Glyph
- Connect at the top end
- Board 4 (Inner Beast):
- Rotate twice
- Take Legendary Node
- Connect at the left end
- Board 5 (Heightened Malice):
- Don’t rotate
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Spirit Glyph
- Connect at the left end
- Board 6 (Constricting Tendrils):
- Rotate three times
- Don’t take Legendary Node
- Use Fang and Claw Glyph
Glyph Leveling Priorities
| Level 15 | Level 21 |
|---|---|
| 1. Earth and Sky | 1. Spirit |
| 2. Outmatch | 2. Fang and Claw |
| 3. Spirit | 3. Outmatch |
| 4. Fang and Claw | 4. Earth and Sky |
| 5. Electrocution | 5. Electrocution |
Equipment
Tempest Roar will make all of your Tempest Skills to also be Werewolf Skills, and is essential for this Build. Wildheart Hunger will increase your damage. Mad Wolf’s Glee will make Werewolf your primary form, and enhance all Skills that use this form.
On top of these pieces, you will want these Legendary Aspects:
- Stormchaser – causes Tornado to track enemies, making them much more effective.
- Changeling’s Debt, Retaliation, and Accelerating – will further increase your damage.
- Skinwalker – provides some extra healing.
- Unsatiated – will give you some extra Spirit while also boosting your damage.
You will want to use Emerald Gems on your weapon, Ruby Gems on your armor, and a mix of gems for different resistances on your jewelry.
Equipment Stat Priorities
| Slot | Stat Priorities | Tempering |
|---|---|---|
| Main Hand | 1. Willpower 2. Maximum Life 3. Critical Strike Damage 4. Vulnerable Damage | – Chance for Tornado Projectiles to Cast Twice – Damage to Close Enemies |
| Helm | 1. Willpower 2. Maximum Resource 3. Lightning Resist 4. Ranks to Wild Impulses | – Maximum Life – Petrify Duration – Resistance if needed |
| Chest Armor | 1. Max Life 2. Willpower 3. Dodge Chance 4. Resistance if needed | – Maximum Life – Petrify Duration – Resistance if needed |
| Gloves | 1. Ranks to Tornado 2. Attack Speed 3. Critical Strike Chance 4. Willpower 5. Resistance if needed | – Damage to Close Enemies – Petrify Duration |
| Pants | 1. Armor 2. Maximum Life 3. Willpower 4. Dodge Chance 5. Resistance if needed | – Maximum Life – Petrify Duration – Resistance if needed |
| Boots | 1. Shapeshifting Attack Speed 2. Heightened Senses 3. Movement Speed 4. Cold Resistance | – Ranks to Digitigrade Gait – Petrify Duration |
| Amulet | 1. Ranks to Envenom 2. Ranks to Quickshift 3. Ranks to Defiance 4. Movement Speed 5. Critical Strike Chance 6. Attack Speed | – Storm Critical Strike Chance – Movement Speed – Resource Cost Reduction if needed – Resistance if needed |
| Rings | 1. Critical Strike Chance 2. Attack Speed 3. Willpower 4. Maximum Life 5. Resource Cost Reduction if needed | – Damage to Close Enemies – Resource Generation / Resource Cost Reduction |
