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[0.5] CaptainLance9's Meteor Bear Shaman ~ Leaguestarter to Endgame

Updated on Jul 10, 2026
Jul 10, 2026

Build Overview

Basic Overview

The goal is simple, become a bear that rains meteors using Walking Calamity. The plan is to combine the new Druid Shaman Ascendancy Furious Wellspring which provides constant rage regeneration with Walking Calamity which creates a meteor shower requiring rage generation/glory to use.

Walking Calamity doesn't become available till tier 13 gem at level 52, therefore we will be starting with some other bear skills Maul a basic cleave that generates rage as well as Furious Slam to deal out some serious damage on bosses and clear packs of monsters. Thirdly grab Pounce werewolf skill to apply damage multiplier mark as well as extra movement through zones. These 3 skills are the foundation bread & butter of the build we will level with until we can unlock Walking Calamity to become a moving natural disaster.

Defense

  • Armour
    • 10 armour per level while in bear formj
    • Flat armour on Gear (body armour/helmet can roll very high amounts)
    • Flat armour through Iron Reflexes converting evasion from items like Morior Invictus into armour
    • % increases to armour throughout the tree
  • Resistances (cap them, its extremely important)
  • Life Prioritize Life on every piece of gear you can, and additional strength also gives life
  • Life Leech via Physical Attack Damage Leech can be found as suffix on rings/gloves
  • Life & Energy Shield Recoup via Scarred Faith & Made to Last
  • Defiance of Destiny Gives Massive shotgun protection(if they can't one shot us, they can't kill us)
  • Kaom's Heart Can be considered as a higher tank alternative but you have to give up reservations for the extra life.(res capping will be much harder without Morior Invictus )

Offense

  • %Damage Scaling mostly comes from tree in a few sources
    • %attack damage
    • %damage while shapeshifted
    • %area damage
  • Support gems, each support gives around 20-40% more damage while some are utilized for some QoL
  • Bhatair's Vengeance this lineage support gem gives massive %gain as cold per rage, follow links in maul to utilize properly
  • %skill speed/%attack give massive QoL as as well as increasing DPS output from Maul & Furious Slam
  • %elemental penetration is recommended to utilize until you can acquire Rakiata's Flow
  • Ancestral Cry when activated will massively increase damage output can use roughly once to twice per map. Glory generation is contingent on damage output from calamity mostly though.

0.5 Patch Specific Changes

  • Bhatair's Vengeance lost half its %gain cold, still VERY strong
  • Maji Talisman went from 8-12 max rage implicit to 8-10(small power loss)
  • Many Rune/Bonded Mods Buffed(example life rune 40->75 flat life, and bonded mod went from 10->20 flat life)
  • New patch note says 0 mana cost skills will now accrue additional cost through things like Shaman Furious Wellspring +rage cost node, to offset this I recommend always using Rage III support and have updated link choice on the moba skill links

Progression Videos

  • Updated Campaign Run VoD: https://www.youtube.com/live/jMKcqAlhSbE?si=o5h7dtQDeD6aBpc0&t=944
  • [0.4]Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aumv6Vl4fJ
  • [0.4]Day 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3RRIWBMwtg
  • [0.4]Day 3 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbqd4Wr0qZQ
  • [0.4]Day 4-6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSYzMRn_YtA
  • Build Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Z9CALQz3w

Quest Rewards

  • Act 3 Vials = Mana regeneration rate
  • Act 4 Tattoos = Resistances
  • Act 4 Shark Fin = %armour+energy as it'll help with both physical and ele max hit
  • Interlude Pillar = Resistances until capped then movement speed swap later

Spirit Reservations

  • Lord of the Wilds halves our spirit + makes spirits reserve 2x as much
    • to get 2x 30 spirit Reservations you will need atleast 140 spirit on sceptre
    • to add in clarity 1, you will need 180 spirit on sceptre
    • Only swap to this keystone part way into maps as you have extra passives to place into Crit Investment, prioritise armour/regular % damage/%skill speed scaling first
  • Pick Any 2 30 spirit Reservations if using Lord of the Wilds or 3 if not using Lord of the Wilds
    • Herald of Ash adds fire explosion clear(potentially increases ancestral cry gen consistency)
    • Herald of Ice adds satisfying shatter explodes to increase clear(need Bhatair's Vengeance)
    • War Banner Great Snap Shot Single Target(best used in campaign for bossing)
    • Savage Fury Can be reserved for free on weapon set 2, until it gets patched
    • Charge Regulation gives 20% more Armour consistently w/ occasional frenzy and power benefits from Saqawal's Rune of the Sky bonded charge mod.

Weapon Swap

  • Red Passives = Weapon Set 1
  • Green Passives = Weapon Set 2
  • Lock Weapons to both Sets By 'Right Clicking' Roman Numeral
  • Upside = Longer Duration Walking Calamity / Savage Fury / Ancestral Cry
  • Downside = Some bugs w/ each of the weapon swap skills
    • Walking Calamity seems to lose some damage on tooltip as "shapeshift" passives seem to not apply to weapon set 2 correctly
    • Ancestral Cry with Mouse+Keyboard requires you to set Ferocious Roar to both weapon sets otherwise it immediately turns off. To prevent this only use Ferocious Roar while you have weapon set 2 out, this can be done by putting Pounce on weapon set 2 and use Pounce to force weapon set 2 out before proccing Ferocious Roar.
    • Savage Fury just doesn't work to properly use weapon set 2 passives on mouse and keyboard as far as I can tell
    • Both Ancestral Cry & Savage Fury work on controller properly but you need to manually set skill options to weapon set 2 on the key binds you have set on controller.

Alternate Skill Options

  • Rampage offers great mobility at the cost of some rage management and having to hold down the key a lot. It can be a very solid skill, but it wasn't to my liking, give it a try as it can work well with this build.
  • Fury of the King offers a unique skill Molten Crash which is a combination of Pounce and Volcanic Fissure. Very strong with a very cool skill but the base attack speed of 1 aps can feel quite rough. Try it out if the attack speed isn't too much of downside for your own personal feel.

FAQ

  • Spirit Reservation? Keystone makes everything reserve 2x as much, you will need to get atleast 140 spirit on sceptre in order to have space to reserve both Herald of Ash & Herald of Ice
  • Savage Fury + Herald of Ash + Herald of Ice? LOCK your weapon set, then put Savage Fury on weapon set 2, and heralds on weapon set 1.
  • How do you lock weapon set? Right click roman numeral above weapon set, need to have empty space on secondary weapon slots.
  • What annoint? Vengeful Fury
  • Why Malice Scepter? Using it for Base Crit + Mana regen to help rage sustain as well as strong bonded modifiers in sockets like skill speed
  • Better Trading? Import Copy Code can be Found in Act 1 Gear Priority Info Tab

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • Built in Armour Scaling w/ Bear
  • Meteors + Bear = Fun
  • High Damage w/ Budget Gear
  • Slow Start(comes online at lvl 52)
  • Bear can be a bit buggy(sprint/weapon swap ect)

Build Variants

Equipment

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Equipment Priority
+10

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 60

Dex 30

Int 40

1

Maul

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Malice

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Walking Calamity

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Pounce

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5

Furious Slam

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6

Ferocious Roar

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7

Herald of Ash

8

Rampage

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Gem Priority
+27

Passive Tree

main:
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set 1:
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set 2:
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Quest Rewards

Check which quests you’ve completed on your character
Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack
+10% to Cold Resistance
Hunting Grounds — The Crowbell
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Freythorn — The King in the Mists
+30 to Spirit
Ogham Farmlands — Una's Hut
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite
+20 to maximum Life
Keth — Kabala, Constrictor Queen
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Valley of the Titans — Medallion
30% increased Charm Effect Duration
+1 Charm Slot
Deshar — Final Letter
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan
+10% to Lightning Resistance
Jungle Ruins — Mighty Silverfist
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught
25% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant
+10% to Fire Resistance
The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch
+30 to Spirit
The Molten Vault — The Molten Vault
Reforging Bench
Aggorat — Blood Sacrifice
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Journey's End — Captain Hartlin
Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Skill Gem(Lv 13)
Delirium Drop
Whakapanu Island — Great White One
+30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest
5% increased Maximum Mana
Halls of the Dead — Yama The White
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test
+5% to Lightning Resistance
Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice
30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks
Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test
+5% to Cold Resistance
Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test
+5% to Fire Resistance
Halls of the Dead — Tribal Medicine
30% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Wolvenhold — Oswin, the Dread Warden
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Khari Crossing — Akthi and Anundr
Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine
5% increased Maximum Life
Qimah — Tabana's Pillar
+5% to all Elemental Resistances
Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear
+40 to Spirit
Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

How it Plays

The Meteor Bear will play similar to an auto bomber of destruction once we unlock Walking Calamity. This will be achieved with Furious Wellspring combined with high maximum rage & mana % regeneration rate. Furious Wellspring will keep our rage maxed out and then whenever it ends, simply use Ferocious Roar with Raging Cry to generate that 50 glory instantly when next to rares and bosses and then restart Walking Calamity. Mix in Maul , Furious Slam and Pounce for extra damage on bosses. Check out regular update videos for a showcase of play style.

How it Works

Walking Calamity requires rage generation which we get through the Furious Wellspring & Ferocious Roar. This rage generation then applies to glory generation once at max rage allowing us to use Walking Calamity upon reaching 50 glory. Simply Walking Calamity and begin to tear through maps as meteors rain down around us. And once walking calamity duration ends we will quickly build up the glory through rage generation + Ferocious Roar to restart the Walking Calamity.

Changelog

Initial Template Created December 5th, 2025
Added Live Tracker & Early Campaign Tab December 10th, 2025
Fleshed out many explanations of character basic mechanics December 13th, 2025
Added Life Setup Tab which should be used until Much better ES gear is ready for Swap December 14th, 2025
Updated Better Trading Searches + Attached Day 2 Video December 14th, 2025
Added Atlas Nodes to Red Map Section December 17th, 2025
Refined Build Overview Section & Added Video Showcase Tank Setup December 18th, 2025

Added Spirit Reservation & Weapon Swap Information Tabs December 20th, 2025
Added Build Guide Video and Removed Live Tracker Tab. December 21st

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