thanks for all the helpful links, i'm definatly going to be making a bear.. rarrrrr.
i will be trying to find a champion axe of some kind with as much increased attack speed as possible. as i don't have much in the way of gear (zero) i'll probably just be looking for shaels to stick in it then something for more damage. would the runeword treachery for the assassin work for druid? it has 45% increase attack speed in it? let me know if you have any more tips. i know there are better weapons but i can't afford an azure or anything like that right now.
thanks again for your help tho
Off-weapon IAS is practically useless for high-speed weredruids. It's just a matter of how attack speed is calculated- at high speed, it's either on-weapon IAS or nothing, so Treachery isn't as useful for a Bear as for other classes. Now, sometimes the 45% will help you hit another breakpoint somewhere, and even if not, then the 60% resist-all and 15% DR are not to be scoffed at, so don't discount Treachery entirely... just understand that the IAS isn't as useful unless it's on-weapon. Use
TheDragoon's speed calc to figure out all of your IAS needs- and remember to use the NEGATIVE of the speed listed on the Arreat Summit, so if you're wielding a -10 speed axe, put "10" under base speed, not "-10".
As for good weapons... if you find any blue Giant Threshers, Feral Axes, or Champion Axes, save them. Craft the Feral/Champion Axes (using the Blood recipe), and roll the Giant Threshers. You are looking for one of the following:
*_______ Champion Axe/Thresher/Giant Thresher of Quickness with two sockets from Larzuk stuffed with Shaels, and 10% oias
*Jeweller's Champion Axe/Thresher/Giant Thresher of _______ with 4 Shaels and 10% oias
*_______ Feral Axe of Quickness with two sockets from Larzuk stuffed with a Shael and a Jewel of Fervor (or two Shaels)
*Jeweler’s Feral Axe of _______ with 3 Shaels and a Jewel of Fervor
*Rare Mechanist's Champion Axe/Thresher/Giant Thresher of Quickness with any four other affixes, 2 Shaels, and 10% oias
*Rare Mechanist’s Feral Axe of Quickness with any four other affixes, a Shael, and a Jewel of Fervor.
In other words, you're rolling or crafting or cubing hoping for a weapon capable of getting 80% WIAS, along with as many other useful mods as you can get.