"For wolves I guess 08 valor with 40/15, but for a bear I'd go with 160/60 with life/fhr (if i need fhr) instead"

yes hitting even a Wolf with 08 valor lvl 95+ is tough.
for druid v druid in wolf form i usually use cad/cmsq/cpoq rather than robo phase. mostly because my enemies don't have eth and i'll need the most possible leech i can get, so i put on a higher damage wpn opposed to something that might get a few more hits in, but is less likely to put enemy into hit recovery animation

valor works on bear for dueling other wolves, especially non-eth using wolves (90%+) because they can easily get 7000 defense..