Druid builds?

[fearknight2003]

Anyone have a good druid build lying around? Hopefully usable at 15?

I'm rebuilding my current main, Calania Aseph, because she's awful at fighting. She lost in PvP against two people around her level twice in a row- one of them wasn't even a caster. I have a good heavy shield and breastplate, along with a +4 club; if she uses a weapon, club would be the best choice.

(also, I read that 3 months is the average 1 to 30 time, so if anyone knows how to do THAT, I'm very interested to hear your answer.)

(also, if you've met Calania, do you think I should just get rid of her? seems like most people hate her.)

[Eclypticon]

It is hard to mess up a druid, especially, if it is a shifter.

For pre epic

You want at least 19 NAT WIS

Extend Spell

Natural Spell

For Epic

Aim for high WIS 27ish

Go for Magic Beast Shape, Dragon Shape and Dragon Companion.

Feats like Empower Spell and Maximize are very helpful too.

[Aspect of Sorrow]

Seconding this, Tzi at level 26 had 60+ AC shapeshifted and buffed, using improved expertise to assist in that end goal since casting and healing was important. She had an assortment of epic spells to blast off offensively before falling into her defensive configuration, solid enough to tank the white dragon for quite a while between +15 regen and meta'd heals, DR to boot.

[fearknight2003]

At 15th level I can't get my AC high enough to solo hill giants though.

[Aspect of Sorrow]

Grinding XP comes down to TTK, not what's the highest XP obtainable.
Earning 30 XP over a 5 minute fight versus 10 XP over a 30 second fight is a 70 XP gain for the latter in a 5 minute duration.

[Akroma666]

At 15th level I can't get my AC high enough to solo hill giants though.

Usually this is a reflex save.. because of the boulders. I agree with Aspect, I usually grind Xvarts at 15 still. I only go hill giants around 17 or 18. Get a high reflex and go tree form and you should be alright at giants. Toss a extended regenerate on when at half Hp.

[RagingPeace]

Use Plant shape (ent) and do fields of the dead, that worked for me when I played my druid, natural spell is a must.

[fearknight2003]

Use Plant shape (ent) and do fields of the dead, that worked for me when I played my druid, natural spell is a must.

Treant Form, Elephant Hide, Cat's Grace, Flame Weapon, Greater Stoneskin, Greater Magic Fang?

Is that enough to make me a god?

Along with Heal and Call Lightning Storm, Natural Spell'd, I mean.

[Moltrazahn]

1: Shift into a wolf.
2: Cast reduce animal on yourself.
3: Unshift, then shift into a treeform.
4: Cast: Cats Grace, Freedom of Movement, Tortoise shell, Halo of Sand, Stoneskin/Greater Stoneskin/Premonition, Greater Magic fang, Jagged tooth, Flame weapon/Frost Weapon, bulls strength, bears endurance.
5: Keep a couple of DR/- and healing, regen spells as backup. And your golden.

* Note: The reduce animal trick, I quite honestly do not know if it is considered illigal or clever use of spells. I've seen so many do it, and never heard of anyone being punished for it. So unless a staff-member comments on this, consider it 2 free ac at a slight drop in str.

[Eclypticon]

Use Plant shape (ent) and do fields of the dead, that worked for me when I played my druid, natural spell is a must.

Treant Form, Elephant Hide, Cat's Grace, Flame Weapon, Greater Stoneskin, Greater Magic Fang?

Is that enough to make me a god?

Along with Heal and Call Lightning Storm, Natural Spell'd, I mean.

I advise against Elephant Hide as it never worked in shifted form. You are better off with ICE as others have said.