Druid Epic Destinies - which?

[losian2]

So I've been leveling a druid mostly as wolf/winter wolf, so if you just have thoughts on how awful/bad those are, then please feel free to move on!

What I'm wondering is this - I've looked through most all of the destinies, and havent' really found one that seems to fit well for a shapeshifting-combat focused druid. The shiradi would be nice for more levels for casting, but wouldn't boost much else.

The other primal one is very 2handed focused, so it wouldn't affect anything. The monk one seems to require being centered, and I don't know if being in animal form counts as 'centered,' considering the shield/armor/etc.? Anyone know?

Due to the wolf being sneak attack I also have considered the shadowdancer to boost that, but with almost no move silently/hide, it seems kinda like a pointless endeavor. Am I just missing something with the destinies?

[threefeetunder]

You can be in animal form and be centered, no issues there, so GMoF is a valid option if you don't use shields, wis based will love Everything is Nothing. Highly recommended if you splash monk.

Shadowdancer is a good option as well, +6d6 sneak attack and free evasion are awesome, though the int/dex based instakills make me cry. Theres no link between hide/move silently and shadowdancer, not sure why you think it's pointless because of that.

Fury of the wild is decent too, only 1 skill needs thf (the +3% to glancing blows, just need to ignore it), the rest work just fine in animal form. Less of an impact due to lower base damage relative to thf, but still perfectly usable.

And Fatesinger works for just about everyone, including druids. Can't go wrong with that.

[losian2]

You can be in animal form and be centered, no issues there, so GMoF is a valid option if you don't use shields, wis based will love Everything is Nothing. Highly recommended if you splash monk.

Shadowdancer is a good option as well, +6d6 sneak attack and free evasion are awesome, though the int/dex based instakills make me cry. Theres no link between hide/move silently and shadowdancer, not sure why you think it's pointless because of that.

Fury of the wild is decent too, only 1 skill needs thf (the +3% to glancing blows, just need to ignore it), the rest work just fine in animal form. Less of an impact due to lower base damage relative to thf, but still perfectly usable.

And Fatesinger works for just about everyone, including druids. Can't go wrong with that.

I didn't say pointless, moreso that I noticed there were some skills focused around sneaking/moving faster while sneaking/etc., which would seem wasted. Thanks for the thoughts/info! I had looked at shadowdancer and also the fatesinger just because it did seem it might work universally. And thanks for the tip on centered - I can't imagine why you'd go shieldless since the two-weapon fighting in animal form is pointless, but perhaps still an option. Thanks again!

[Jaid314]

I can't imagine why you'd go shieldless since the two-weapon fighting in animal form is pointless, but perhaps still an option. Thanks again!

well, if nothing else there's a nice caster/melee split quarterstaff out of the U13 epics you might want to consider if you need to be centered

[Diyon]

Not sure how much you'd be interested in this on a wolf melee type, but the Draconic Incarnation epic moment should be really easy to charge up with unmeta'd Produce Flames.


Shadow Dancer is an excellent choice, more SA, evasion, good stuff. Oh! If you are using a shield, twist in Legendary shield mastery or whatever it's called from Sentinel when you get the chance.