Windy PVP - SS or Spirit ??

[miSSbLizz]

Windy PVP - SS or Spirit ??

Hey, been away from the game for a little awhile, was wondering if it is even worth it to go max block and stormshield for a pvp windy build??

I realize the obvious answers are if you don't go max block barbs will rape you ... but i'm really asking maxing block worth it just in case you run into barbs?

And Cyclone Armor is your basic armor to start against casters, so maybe it is better to max block for those Barbs?

PLEASE give me YOUR preference and reasons, don't simply lay it out for me like I have already.

My build: (Cookie Cutter)
20 Hurricane
20 Tornado
20 Twister
20 Cyclone Armor
20 Oak Sage
1 Raven
1 Spirit Wolf
1 Dire Wolf
1 Summon Grizzly

Gear:

HOTO
Nigma
Magefists
Jalal's / Shako
Treks
Arach
SOJ x2
Mara
Spirit / Stormshield ?
CTA Spirit Switch

 

[Verashiden]

Both, build for max block. Better to have that option them the crappy life per Vita return you get on a Druid Anyways. Only thing that'll hurt you on is possibly the Mirror Match against a pure Vita Windy.

 

[White Fang]

Max block /w ss vs melee and spirit vs casters. Also jalas is much better than shako since it give huge fhr boost, resist, str.

 

[callmejay]

no doubt...build for both,even if you plan on dueling only casters,your still gonna need dr bp for dueling windys

 

[superjayson]

you may get more life building around a spirit with no block, but versatility always wins in the end.
Like everyone else says use both. SS for melee, spirit for casters.

 

[miSSbLizz]

Thank you for your responses, greatly appreciated. However, I still have some doubt only because ... is there much melee I will even run into now a days? Right now the only real viable pvp classes I can think of that are melee is Barb and Sin?

I guess my question is, Is the versatility of Max Block worth the points in dex if the good majority of fights aren't against melee?

 

[lendial]

thats up to you to decide. the times when block will be useful is ww barbs(good ones will slaughter you w/o block), and the charge from smiters which can do alot of damage even unsyngergized. the third and final case is bowazons but you will usualy will these anyways.

indeed very few characters have shield blockable attacks and sadly even fewer need AR to hit.

now is saccing x dex= x life to have a much better chance vs the above 3 classes?

 

[MysticDragon]

Go Vita. Good barbs/sins will block lock you. Good sins can't be killed by a windy anyway.

 

[Jary]

How many of these kinda posts are there >.<

 

[Verashiden]

Speaking as a Ghost Player, I have more trouble with max block Windys then Vita.

 

[callmejay]

well if you consider all the hybrid characters out there..alot of them are melee variants.ww barbs,charge/hdin,charge/smite,ghostsins,dvc furies and rabies/fury hybrids..the list goes on.

if it was me i would build for block and sac a lil life