# Diablo II Expansion - How do I build a good Druid/Assassin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-expansion-how-do-i-build-a-good-druid-assassin/74713>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 3, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-expansion-how-do-i-build-a-good-druid-assassin/74713 "2001-08-03T00:04:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-expansion-how-do-i-build-a-good-druid-assassin/74713/1 "2001-08-03T00:04:49Z")

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I havn’t bought the expansion yet but I wonder if I even should. How is it?

And, what skills work the best for the Druid and Assassin?

Any new items that I should watch out for?

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**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-expansion-how-do-i-build-a-good-druid-assassin/74713/2 "2001-08-03T00:56:47Z")

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well, for starters, you HAVE to buy the expansion to really even play the game. besides making the game larger, they half-added a whole bunch of stuff to classic in patches 1.7 and 1.8, things only completed in the expansion; essentially, you need the expansion to have a full game. it is really fun, too.

well, for skill info, go check any link you want from [The Lurker Lounge](http://www.lurkerlounge.com).  
but if you want build advice, heres what i’ve thought; traps assassin = the assassin power build. just try one out. you haven’t lived until you’ve seen spammed Wake of Fire turrets in action.

here’s a skill hint: the charged bolt trap is only good against distant things, really. only rarely will more than one spark from one blast hit a single target, and the fire wake has higher damage too. it also hits everything in it’s area of effect.

and last- take a look at some caster items. theres a variant there somewhere, i just know it!

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**Author:** ![Qwertyasdfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-expansion-how-do-i-build-a-good-druid-assassin/74713/3 "2001-08-03T01:47:51Z")

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If you pour points into “tiger strike” and the second finisher (can’t remember its name), and “claw mastery” and get a good claw, you can really kick ass (literally). You can do like 1000X damage with one fully charged attack. And it does splash damage to nearby monsters too.