Storm Shred

Our main mechanic in this build is regenerating resources through Spirit Howl Blood Howl. This is crucial for taking full advantage of Berú of the Storm Shepherd, since we always want to stay above 120 Spirit to maintain its maximum 60% damage bonus.

This is achieved thanks to Malefic Crescent, which automatically triggers Blood Howl, allowing us to sustain resources consistently while gaining all these bonuses and significantly increasing our damage

Tibault's Will not only increases our damage by 26%, but also helps with resource regeneration through Unstoppable Blood Howl. This allows us to fully take advantage of this skill’s activation and maintain our resource generation much more consistently

Ifeh's Dire Totem is the core item that makes this build function properly. It allows us to use Grizzly Rage while keeping access to our Werewolf abilities.

Instead of transforming into a Dire Werebear, Grizzly Rage transforms us into a Dire Werewolf, granting additional benefits and significantly increasing our Critical Strike Damage. This interaction is essential to the build and serves as the foundation for its damage scaling

Waxing Gibbous has been significantly buffed this season, making it the best-in-slot weapon for our Storm Shred Shred build. It provides excellent synergy with our core mechanics and offers some of the strongest damage scaling available

Dark Howl is without a doubt the best option available for increasing our damage. In its new Mythic version, it grants up to 104% increased damage whenever we activate Debilitating Roar

Thanks to Dark Howl, Debilitating Roar is also converted into a Werewolf skill, allowing it to synergize perfectly with the rest of the build while providing a massive damage boost

Leoric's Crown massively boosts the bonuses of the Splinters socketed into the helm, making it the best-in-slot option for virtually every build this season

Thundergod's Blessing is a great option as well. That said, the ring I'm using in the planner performs really well for Torment XII content

On Ifeh's Dire Totem, you can replace the Poison Damage Multiplier with either Lightning Damage Multiplier or Willpower. Either one is a great option

1. Overcharged Aspect This is key for making our enemies Vulnerable. will be placed on our amulet through Kullean Transfiguration
2. Aspect of Debilitating Toxins This Aspect is essential for the build's defenses and should always be included. It provides up to 30% Damage Reduction and monster deal 15% less damage making it one of our most important defensive layers. It also synergizes extremely well with Constricting Tendrils, allowing us to maintain its benefits consistently during combat.
3. Great Storm Aspect This Aspect provides valuable Damage Reduction, greatly improving the build's survivability. In addition, it generates Ferocity stacks, helping us maintain maximum uptime and gain a substantial Attack Speed bonus throughout combat

The best affixes for this build are the following

1. Willpower
2. x% Crit Damage Multiplier
3. x% Vulnerable Damage Multiplier
4. Maximum life
5. Resistencaes to all elements
6. Mov Speed

RUNES

Moni Que is mandatory to activate Earthen Bulwark and all the benefits from this skill

Poc Gar will help increase our Critical Strike Chance in this build

The Storm Shepherd talisman is the core of the build and completely transforms Storm Skills into our main source of damage. The 2-piece bonus allows Storm Skills to consume all available Spirit to massively increase their damage, which is why Spirit generation through Blood Howll is such an important mechanic in the build.

The 3-piece bonus gives us Cyclone Armor for free while also granting a huge amount of Damage Reduction, making the build much tankier overall.

Finally, the 5-piece bonus is the strongest part of the set. Storm Skills gain chances to Double Cast and Triple Cast with massive bonus damage multipliers. This dramatically increases the overall damage of Storm Shred Shred, Hero of the Storm Lightning Storm, while also generating a huge amount of extra hits and procs constantly