STORM STRIKE [5/5]

You won't use it directly, but it will be triggered on hit with Claw due to the Greatstaff of the Crone Weapon. It causes a chaining lightning strike that hits 3 enemies and grants a 25% Damage Reduction for 3  seconds. With Tempest Roar, it's also a Werewolf Skill - it synergizes with Key Passive.

Modifiers:

1. Enhanced Storm Strike [1/1] - Grants a 15% chance to Immobilize all enemies for 2.5 seconds.
2. Wild Storm Strike [1/1] - Strom Strike now chains more times, hitting 5 enemies instead of 3.

CLAW [5/5]

Due to the Greatstaff of the Crone, it's a Strom Skill and one of the two main damaging abilities. It's a simple Attack you perform as a Warewolf to proc Storm Strike and to deal Physical Damge.

Modifiers:

1. Enhanced Claw [1/1] - Increases Skill's Attack Speed by 10%.
2. Wild Claw [1/1] - Claw has a 15% chance of attacking twice.

CYCLONE ARMOR [1/5]

Its passive component grants you a 10% Non-Physical Damage Reduction. When activated, it deals low damage and Knocks Back enemies around the character.

Modifiers:

1. Enhanced Cyclone Armor [1/1] - Enemies you've Knocked Back with this Skill are also Slowed by 70% for 2 seconds.
2. Preserving Cyclone Armor [1/1] - Every 10 seconds, the Skill grants you a 30% Damage Reduction when hit for 2 seconds.

BLOOD HOWL [1/5]

You can use it as a Werewolf to Heal for 20% of your Maximum Life. It has a 15-second Cooldown. Use it offensively too due to selected modifiers.

Modifiers:

1. Enhanced Blood Howl [1/1] - Kills reduce its Cooldown by one second each.
2. Preserving Blood Howl [1/1] - It increases your Attack Speed by 15% after casting.

DEBILITATING ROAR [1/5]

Reduces Damage of nearby enemies by 70% for 4 seconds. It has a 22-second Cooldown and uses Werebear form. With Aspect of Dark Howl, it's a Werewolf Skill instead.

Modifiers:

1. Enhanced Debilitating Roar [1/1] - It also Fortifies you for 22% of your Base Life.
2. Preserving Debilitating Roar [1/1] - During its duration, it heals you for 4% of your Maximum Life each second.

HURRICANE [4/5]

A Hurricane that deals a lot of Physical Damage around your character for 8 seconds. It has a 22-second Cooldown.

Modifiers:

1. Enhanced Hurricane [1/1] - Enemies Damaged by the Hurricane are Slowed by 25% for 2 seconds.
2. Savage Hurricane [1/1] - Enemies deal 20% less damage when affected by this Skill.

GRIZZLY RAGE [5/5]

The Ultimate Skill with a 50-second Cooldown. It changes you into a Werebear, and For the next 12 seconds, it grants an x20% damage bonus and a 20% Damage Reduction. The damage bonus gets increased by 3% each second while in a Dire Werebear form. Kills extend its duration by 1 second each, by up to 10 extra seconds. With Rampaging Beast Aspect (which is mandatory) it will Shapeshift you into a Werewolf instead.

Modifiers:

1. Prime Grizzly Rage [1/1] - While Grizzly Rage is active, the character is Unstoppable.
2. Supreme Grizzly Rage [1/1] - While Grizzly Rage is active, it grants 8% of Base Life as Fortify every second.

PREDATORY INSTINCT [3/3]

ANCESTRAL FORTITUDE [1/3]

VIGILANCE [3/3]

ELEMENTAL EXPOSURE [3/3]

ENDLESS TEMPEST [3/3]

BAD OMEN [3/3]

NEUROTOXIN [2/3]

TOXIC CLAWS [1/3]

DEFIANCE [3/3]

LUPINE FEROCITY

WARINESS

SWOOPING ATTACKS

CALAMITY

MASOCHISTIC

CALM BEFORE THE STORM

Here's the stat priority list. Helm and Weapon are Unique - it's the Tempest Roar and Greatstaff of the Crone. In your other gear pieces prioritize CDR, Maximum Life, Critical Damage, Crit Chance, Attack Speed, Damage Reduction, and Lucky Hit Chance. Enemies should be Close to you, Slowed, and Vulnerable most of the time. You'll spend a lot of, if not all time in a Werewolf form.

1. Chest Armor - % Lucky Hit Chance → % DMG Reduction from Close → % DMG Reduction → Max Life
2. Gloves - % Crit Chance → % Lucky Hit Chance → % Crit Damage → % Attack Speed
3. Pants - % DMG Reduction → % Max Life → Armor
4. Boots - % Move Speed → All Stat → Armor in Werewolf Form → Dodge
5. Amulet - % CDR → Armor → % DMG Reduction → % Elemental Res
6. Rings - % Lucky Hit Chance → % Crit Chance → % Crit DMG → % Vulnerable DMG

Chose Topaz Gem in a Weapon slot for more Damage with Basic Skills. Use Sapphire Gem in your Armor for damage reduction while you're Fortified, or Ruby for Maximum Life. For the Jewelry, choose Skull for the increased Armor.

RECOMMENDED UNIQUE ITEMS

Tempest Roar (Helm) - It suits this build perfectly. Grants solid offensive and defensive bonuses, but most importantly, Base Storm Skills are now Werewolf Skill, which is extremely good with your Key Passive.

+Damage while Shapeshifted

+Poison Resistance

+Maximum Spirit

+Life on Kill

+Lucky Hit: Storm Skills have up to a [15 - 25%] chance to grant 4 Spirit. Your base Storm Skills are now also Werewolf Skills

Greatstaff of the Crone (Chest Armor) - With this on, Claw is a Strom Skill, and it casts Storm Strike on use, which deals up to 150% of its normal damage. It's very important.

+Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies

+Damage to Close Enemies

+Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies

+Non-Physical Damage

+Ranks to Claw

+Claw is now a Storm Skill and also casts Storm Strike at [120 - 150%] normal damage.

CODEX OF POWER
Legendary Aspects

Mandatory/Heavily recommended Aspects

1. Aspect of Dark Howl makes the Debilitating Roar a Werewolf Skill. It will also Immobilize Poisoned enemies, which they should be due to Toxic Claws passive.
2. Overcharged Aspect is excellent. Lucky Hits have a low chance to Overload enemies for 3 seconds. Dealing damage to them will create a Pulse which can hit all surrounding foes.
3. Rapid Aspect greatly increases Attack Speed with Claw, it's a must-have.
4. Dire Wolf's Aspect makes your Ultimate Skill transform you into a Dire Werewolf, not Dire Werebear. The Ultimate Skill grants Movement Speed, Damage Reduction, Spirit Cost Reduction, and Kills will now Heal you.
5. Rampaging Beast Aspect enhances your Ultimate Skill once again. It increases its Duration. Critical Strikes will increase Crit Damage while it's active.

Optional Aspects

1. Aspect of Disobedience the faster you're able to deal damage, the more Armor you gain. One of the best Aspects in the game.
2. Aspect of Might makes your Basic Skill grant you 20% Damage Reduction for 2 o 6 seconds. You're using them all the time.
3. Exploiter's Aspect increases CC's Duration. Increases your damage against Unstoppable enemies instead.
4. Stormshifer's Aspect increases the Rank of all Shapeshifting Skills by two if your Hurricane is active.
5. Vigorous Aspect adds an additional 15% Damage Reduction if you're a Werewolf.

1st Board - Starting Board

Nodes - Allocate Willpower around the Glyph socket and all the Rare nodes in the board.

Glyphs - Werewolf Glyph increases damage and Damage Reduction while in a Werewolf form

2nd Board - Inner Beast Board

Nodes - Allocate Magic nodes around the Glyph socket. The Inner Beast node reduces Spirit costs after Shapeshifting.

Glyphs - Fang and Claw make close enemies receive more damage from you while in a Werewolf or Werebear form.

3rd Board - Thunderstruck Board

Nodes - The Legendary node makes Storm Skills deal increased Crit Damage against Vulnerable enemies. Get Dexterity from around the socket.

Glyphs - Exploit increases damage against Vulnerable targets. It also ensures that every hit once per 20 seconds per enemy makes them Vulnerable for 3 seconds.

4th Board - Heightened Malice Board

Nodes - Heightened Malice node is great with Poison, which you can apply easily - makes you deal increased damage while there are 3 Poisoned enemies nearby.

Glyphs - Spirit increases Crit Damage per Dexterity in range and increases your damage against targets you Strike Critically - great against bosses or with a high Crit Chance and Attack Speed.

5th Board - Lust for Carnage Board

Nodes - The Legendary node grants you 2 Spirit on Critical Strike while in a Werewolf form. It's extremely good.

Glyphs - Territorial grants Damage Reduction from Close enemies, and increases your Damage to Close enemies per Dexterity in range.

END NOTE

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