MMOexp: Diablo 4 Season 9 Werewolf Build – Companion Wolves and Permanent Rage If you're a fan of werewolves-and I mean really love the idea of tearing through enemies with a pack of furry, clawed friends-then today's guide is right up your alley. In this article, we're breaking down one of the most fun, beginner-friendly Diablo IV gold, and absolutely devastating minion builds you can run in Diablo 4 Season 9: the Druid Werewolf Companions build.   This setup does it all-speed farming, boss melting, Pit pushing past level 100-and it's stylish while doing it. If you've ever wanted to command a squad of savage werewolf allies while staying in permanent werewolf form yourself, this is your season.   Core Concept   At its heart, this build is about maximizing your wolf companions, transforming them into werewolves, and staying in Grizzly Rage-powered werewolf form permanently. The combination of companion synergy, damage multipliers, cooldown resets, and survivability makes it versatile enough for all endgame activities.   Key Gear & Required Item   While the build has plenty of flexibility, there's one absolute must-have item:   Storm's Companion Pants   These pants supercharge your wolves by:  Adding up to +18 ranks to Wolves at maximum masterwork level.  Boosting wolf attack speed.  Providing damage reduction.  Triggering the Packleader Spirit Boon effect-meaning your wolves have a Lucky Hit chance to reset their own cooldowns as they attack.   Without these pants, the build loses its bite (pun intended). Make getting them your top priority.   Recommended Gear & Aspects   Beyond Storm's Companion Pants, you'll be slotting 7 Legendary Aspects and 2 Mythic Uniques. Here's the breakdown:   Aspects  Moonrage Aspect-Grants more ranks to Wolves, stacking even more power.  Dire Wolf Aspect-Converts Grizzly Rage into a werewolf transformation instead of a werebear.  Benefits: Increased movement speed, faster Spirit regeneration, and self-healing on every kill (no more potion spam!).  Shepherd's Aspect-A huge damage multiplier based on the number of companions you have.  Default bonus: +5-13% per companion.  Two-handed bonus: +100% to the above (but optional if you're not pushing extreme Pit levels).  Alpha Aspect-Converts Wolves into Werewolves and boosts their damage by up to +140%.  Stampede Aspect-Adds one more companion and grants up to +35% additional companion damage.  Werebeast Aspect-Extends Grizzly Rage duration. With cooldown reductions, this is how you stay in werewolf form forever.  Rabid Bear Aspect-Converts all your damage to Poison damage and increases it by up to +120%.   Mythic Uniques 1.Heir of Perdition-High Critical Strike Chance plus a +60% damage increase. 2.Goal: Push your Crit Chance to 100% for maximum uptime. 3.Shroud of False Death-Still the most popular Mythic in Diablo 4 for its survivability.   Weapons  Axe-Great if you have a good roll (3 Greater Affixes is ideal) and enjoy the look of the Axe of the Iron Demon transmog.  Sword-Alternative choice for higher Critical Strike Damage.   Skills & Pre-Transformation Setup   While you can check the detailed skill tree in the planner, there's one crucial prep step before entering permanent werewolf mode:   Quickshift Stacking  Quickshift grants +4% increased damage per shapeshift, stacking up to +24% (6 stacks).   To max it out:  Cast Maul (switch to werebear).  Open your emote wheel and "Greet" (switch back to human).  Cast Maul again.  Repeat until you see Quickshift at 6 stacks.  Then pop Grizzly Rage and you're good to go.   Gameplay Loop   Once you're transformed into a werewolf:  Cast Wolves into enemy packs-triggers your catalyst effects.  Use Blood Howl-heals you and your companions.  Ravens-boosts your Critical Strike Chance and adds more companions for bonus Shepherd's Aspect damage.  Keep an eye out for ground effects-avoid explosions, poison clouds, and other hazards.  Your wolves' cooldowns will constantly reset via Lucky Hits, keeping your offense relentless.   Horadric Spellcraft & Arcanas   Horadric Spellcraft  Celestial Surge-Cast Wolves to trigger a massive AoE pull every 11 seconds.  Pair with Frigid Heart-Grants a second pull right after the first.  Arcanas  Fractured Core  Gleaming Conduit  Infusion  Thunderous Particle-Further boosts AoE potential.   Runes  AhuQax (Helm)-More companions = more damage.  NaguCeh (Pants)-Same reason-even more furry allies.   Mercenaries  Main: Raheir-Strong companion synergy.  Reinforcement: Aldkin-Additional support benefits.Speed Farming Variant   If you're running Nightmare Dungeons, Helltides, or general farming instead of high Pit pushes, make these two changes:   1.Drop AhuQax-You're already strong enough for quick clears. Instead, use BacJah to replace Evade with Teleport, massively improving map traversal. 2.Swap Raheir for Subo-Tracks enemies on the minimap for faster target acquisition.   For Subo's skills, use:  Wire Trap  Ready at Hand  Cover Fire  Opening Fire   Stat Priorities   For maximum performance: 1.Critical Strike Chance-Push to 100%. 2.Critical Strike Damage-Especially if using a sword. 3.Cooldown Reduction-Key for keeping Grizzly Rage active. 4.Attack Speed-Faster companion damage cycles. 5.Poison Damage-Synergizes with Rabid Bear Aspect.   Why This Build Works   The Werewolf Companions Druid works so well in Season 9 because it blends pet build scaling with permanent shapeshift form, letting you combine:    High single-target damage (bosses melt fast) Diablo 4 gold for sale.  Huge AoE clears (Celestial Surge + Frigid Heart pulls).  Built-in sustain (Blood Howl + Dire Wolf self-heals).  Simple rotation (wolves + howl + ravens).   It's beginner-friendly but has enough scaling depth for veteran players pushing into the highest Pit tiers.   Final Thoughts   If you've ever wanted to lead your own werewolf warband while staying in permanent beast form, this is the Druid build to try in Diablo 4 Season 9. It's powerful, stylish, and adaptable for both casual farming and high-end pushing.   Grab your Storm's Companion Pants, get your Quickshift stacks ready, and prepare to shred Sanctuary with your furry army.

MMOexp-POE From Base to Finish: Crafting the Ultimate Warlock Boots In today's crafting guide, we're going to break down a full step-by-step method for making a pair of Intelligence-stacking Warlock Boots with an Abyssal Socket-a staple for many high-end caster and INT-stacker builds. The process is part profit-craft, part experimentation, and comes with plenty of tips, tricks, and pitfalls to avoid POE currency.   We'll cover the exact base to start with, fossil combinations, Orb of Unraveling usage, fracturing strategies, and finishing touches. Even if you don't follow the method exactly, you'll walk away with a strong understanding of how to approach similar high-tier crafting projects.   The Goal: We're aiming for Warlock Boots with:   Suffixes:  Abyssal Socket (from Hollow Fossil)  T1 Intelligence  Bench-craft: Chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments   Prefixes:  High Movement Speed  High Energy Shield (flat + %)  Possibly Onslaught on Kill   Step 1-Choosing and Preparing the Base   Our starting point is Item Level 84 Warlock Boots with 25% quality (split). This is the ideal base for rolling T1 Intelligence while supporting high ES and movement speed.   The first prep step is pushing the base's quality to 100% using Sacred Orbs. The higher the base percentile, the better the potential rolls. Targeting 82-83% is fine, but 100% is optimal.   Step 2-Memory Strands & Overquality   We'll apply Memory Influence to the boots. This allows the use of Orb of Unraveling later to upgrade mods, which is crucial for hitting T1 Intelligence efficiently.   You can buy pre-influenced bases, but they're pricey (around 7 Divines). Applying it yourself gives control but can take multiple attempts to get a high Memory Strand count (30+ strands is ideal).   Step 3-Splitting for Multiple Attempts   The method here uses Phenomal Plague Arachnid + Black Morrigan in the Menagerie to split the boots into three identical copies-each keeping the overquality and Memory Strands.   Before splitting, the boots need six mods. Since you can't use fossils or essences without consuming strands, use the crafting bench's Reroll Rarity function to make the item rare without losing the strands.   With six mods on, split the base. You now have three attempts for the fossil rolling stage.   Step 4-Fossil Rolling for Abyssal Socket + High INT   The core fossil combo:  Hollow Fossil (guarantees Abyssal Socket)  Corroded Fossil (removes elemental suffixes)  Fundamental Fossil (more attribute modifiers)  Sanctified Fossil (lucky numeric values) or Dense Fossil for more ES rolls  Each roll costs ~2.5-3 Divines due to Hollow Fossil prices. The target: Tier 2 or Tier 3 Intelligence + Abyssal Socket before attempting fractures.   Step 5-Using Orbs of Unraveling for Mod Upgrades   With Memory Strands in place, Orb of Unraveling can be used to attempt upgrading the tier of an existing modifier (e.g., bumping T2 INT to T1).   The key is reducing the total number of mods before using it. More open mod slots increases the chance of upgrading the one you want. This can be done with Eldritch Annuls or targeted annulment via Exarch/Eater dominance.   Step 6-Fracturing the Key Mod   When ready, the target is to fracture either:  Abyssal Socket (best-case scenario)  T1 Intelligence  Or a perfect % Energy Shield mod (secondary win condition)   Fracturing is expensive (~9 Divines each), so the Memory Strand method is designed to give profitable "failures"-even if you miss the Abyssal Socket, a T1 ES or INT fracture can still sell for 50+ Divines.   Example:  Fractured T1 ES boots with decent suffixes: ~50 Divines  Fractured T1 INT with good ES: ~120-150 Divines   Step 7-Spamming for Perfect Prefixes   Once the fracture is locked in, we aim for:  T1 % Energy Shield  High flat Energy Shield  Empty prefix for movement speed   The cheapest method is spamming Essence of Woe (guarantees high flat ES). T1 % ES is about a 1 in 40 hit. Dense Fossils are an option but more expensive.   Step 8-Adding Movement Speed   For Movement Speed, use: 1.Prefixes Cannot Be Changed (2 Divines) 2.Veiled Chaos Orb 3.Unveil for Movement Speed + Onslaught (best roll for both mapping and bossing) 4.Movement Speed rolls are almost guaranteed from unveil. Onslaught is a nice bonus for clear speed.   Step 9-Suffix Perfection with Eldritch Crafting   With prefixes done, target the suffixes using Eldritch currency:  Block Fire Resistance (highest weight suffix) to reduce undesired rolls  Slam for T1 Intelligence (about 1 in 40 odds)  Annul undesired suffixes, repeat until hitting T1 INT   This process burns through plenty of Exalted Orbs + Annuls, but it's worth it for a clean, perfectly rolled suffix set.Step 10-Implicits   The best implicits for these boots:  Chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments  Action Speed or Movement Speed  Use Grand or Exceptional Eldritch Ichors/Embers to roll these. Action Speed is technically better for DPS and smoothness, but Movement Speed is still valuable and easier to sell.   Step 11-The Final Product & Pricing   A finished pair might look like this:  305 Energy Shield  T1 Intelligence  T1 % ES  Movement Speed + Onslaught  Chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments  Abyssal Socket   Market Value:  T1 INT + Abyssal Socket + ES + Onslaught: 125-150 Divines  Fractured T1 ES "fails": ~50 Divines  Even mid-tier outcomes recoup large parts of the crafting cost   Why This Method Works   The key innovation here is combining: 1.Memory Strands + Orb of Unraveling-lets you hit T1 mods without endless fossil spam. 2.Multiple Splits-triple your chances without triple the base cost. 3.Fracture Safety Net-"failed" fractures are still valuable sales. 4.Targeted Eldritch Annul/Slam-controls suffix outcomes better than raw spam.   It's not the cheapest craft, but the odds of walking away with a saleable high-value item are much higher than standard fossil gambling.   Common Pitfalls & Tips    Consuming Memory Strands by accident: Avoid using alchs, essences, or fossils before rolling desired mods-they'll burn the strands.  Choosing Sanctified vs Dense: Dense often feels more consistent for ES builds; Sanctified can high-roll INT but feels streaky POE currency trade for sale.  Splitting early: Always make sure your base is rare with six mods before splitting to maximize profit potential.  Underestimating annul luck: Removing one bad mod can make or break an unraveling attempt.   Conclusion   Crafting INT Stacker Boots with an Abyssal Socket in Path of Exile is not a beginner-friendly project-it's expensive, time-consuming, and requires a deep understanding of crafting mechanics. But with the method outlined here, you're stacking the odds in your favor.   By leveraging Memory Strands, multiple base splits, and targeted suffix/prefix crafting, you give yourself a profitable safety net while chasing the true jackpot rolls. Even your "fails" can fund the next round.   Whether you're making them for personal use or selling to the market, these boots can easily become one of the most valuable pieces in an INT stacker's gear set.

MMOexp-FC 25 Puskás vs Rooney vs Ribéry: Who’s the Best Footies Icon Striker Ferenc Puskás is back in EA FC 25 with a 97-rated Footies Icon SBC, and he's already causing a stir in the Ultimate Team community FC 25 Coins. This version comes with only four PlayStyle+ abilities-something worth noting when we compare him to other recent SBC releases like Wayne Rooney or Franck Ribéry.   The challenge to unlock him is no small investment either-14 squads in total, with even his loan version requiring an 89-rated team. Yes, EA Sports really wants you to pay to " try before you buy."  But is he worth the grind (and the fodder)? Let's break it down.   Card Overview & Stats    Rating: 97  PlayStyle+: 4  Height: 5'8"  Work Rate: Controlled  Position: ST only  Shooting: Maxed out at 99 across the board  Pace: Exceptional  Passing: High-end for a striker  Dribbling: Elite-tier  Physicals: Surprisingly solid for his size  Body Type: Unique (slightly stocky, but quick on the turn)  Puskás has the core traits you'd want in a meta striker:  First Touch+-brilliant for quick give-and-go situations.  Rapid+-ensures he can break lines with acceleration.  Finesse Shot+ and Low Driven+-a lethal shooting combination.  Solid passing PlayStyles like Tiki Taka and Long Ball Pass to support link-up play.   What's missing? Trickster+. This PlayStyle is a community favorite for fun factor and certain meta dribbling animations. Players like Thomas Müller have it despite being far cheaper (around 80k coins), so Puskás' omission here stings a little.   Price & SBC Requirements   The full SBC comes in around 680,000 coins at the time of writing-cheaper than Rooney (~800k) and Ribéry, both of whom are similarly high-rated and offer more PlayStyle+. Given how the market is right now, this is a relatively fair cost for a top-tier striker.   If you're on the fence, you can test him via his loan SBC-but remember, even that requires an 89-rated squad. It's a steep " trial fee"  for someone you may or may not commit to.   Chemistry & Recommended Chem Style   Given his maxed shooting, there's no need to stack more finishing. Instead, the best choice is Engine:    Boosts balance, agility, and dribbling-making him even sharper on the ball.  Adds pace upgrades to ensure he can break through defensive lines.  Improves passing to complement his already solid link-up play.   In-Game Performance Review   First Impressions From kickoff, Puskás feels sharp, responsive, and composed in tight spaces. His unique body type gives him a grounded, balanced feel when shielding the ball, but he still moves with the agility of a smaller striker.   Shooting & Finishing  Low driven shots are especially effective-his animations are smooth, and the ball zips into the bottom corner.  Finesse shots are reliable from inside the box, but less so from distance-something to keep in mind if you're the type to snipe from 25 yards.  Power volleys? Absolutely on the menu-he nailed a flick-up volley in testing that had pure style points.   Dribbling & Ball Control One of the standout features is his first touch. Whether it's a lofted through ball or a quick pass in the box, he gets the ball out from under his feet instantly, ready to shoot or pass.  Left stick dribbling feels tight, and he can glide past defenders without needing skill move spam.   Passing & Link-Up Play   For a striker, Puskás offers above-average passing, especially in short combination play.  He can comfortably hold up the ball, shield from defenders, and then pick out an onrushing winger or CAM.  Works particularly well in a two-striker formation, linking with a quicker, more agile partner-or even another power forward for a classic " big man, little man"  combo.   Physicality Despite being 5'8", Puskás is surprisingly strong on the ball.  His stocky frame lets him hold off defenders like Rio Ferdinand.  He's not a bulldozer, but he's far from lightweight.  Stamina is solid, meaning he stays sharp deep into extra time.Comparing Puskás to Rooney & Ribéry   Wayne Rooney:  Rooney offers more PlayStyle+ cards (including the highly coveted Trickster+), slightly higher physical presence, and raw power in shots.  Puskás, however, feels faster, sharper, and more agile, making him arguably more suited to quick, reactive gameplay.   Franck Ribéry:  Ribéry is all about dribbling flair and versatility in multiple positions.  Puskás is locked to ST, but offers better finishing and stronger hold-up play.   In short, if your focus is pure goal scoring with strong link-up ability, Puskás is a better fit than Ribéry and a genuine rival to Rooney-especially considering he's ~200k cheaper.   What Could Have Been Better   The biggest " what if"  is clearly the missing fifth PlayStyle+. Even something minor like Travela+ or the more impactful Trickster+ would have elevated this card into an even higher tier.   Additionally:  A small +1 rating bump to 98 (like Rooney) would have felt justified.  PlayStyle+ distribution could have leaned more into dribbling creativity.   Verdict-Is Puskás Worth It?   Pros:  Lightning first touch and sharp dribbling.  Lethal low drivens and reliable inside-the-box finishing.  Strong link-up play and above-average passing for an ST.  Fairly priced compared to similar SBC icons.   Cons:  Only 4 PlayStyle+ abilities in a meta full of 5+.  Locked to striker position.  Loan SBC is overpriced for just a test run.   Overall Rating: 9/10   If you're after a true No. 9 who can both finish and link play, Puskás delivers. While the missing PlayStyle+ feels like a missed opportunity, his combination of agility, finishing, and passing makes him one of the most well-rounded strikers available in this stage of FC 25.   If you've been considering Rooney but want something cheaper without sacrificing much performance, this could be your man EA FC Coins.