Moon Druid Wild Shape Guide: Top 3 Beasts for Tier 1

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Moon Druid Wild Shape Guide: Top 3 Beasts for Tier 1
Nerdarchy looks at the best beasts in 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons for a druid to wild shape into for the 1st tier of game play.
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@Nerdarchy 3 жыл бұрын

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@vulcorethegreat1220 3 жыл бұрын

The Crag Cat. CR 1 large beast. Comes pre built in Spell turning. AC 13, Decent hp with 34,good dmg 1d10 bite, 40ft of movement a pounce attack, and can't be detected by magic. Spell turning: The cat has advantage on saving throws against any spell that tagets only the cat (not an area). If the cat's saving throw succeeds and the spell is of 7th level or lower, the spell has no effect on the cat and instead tagets the caster.

@dansaathoff6725 3 жыл бұрын

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@ripopol 3 жыл бұрын

Can I nominate for Most Versatile Wildshape on land: The Oxen (VGM 208). Assuming at least 1 party member has access to block and tackle, a relatively cheap item you can buy in any store. You can exert over eight THOUSAND pounds of force on anything you want. (8640 pounds to be specific, or almost 4 thousand kilograms) Cart stuck in the mud? Pull it out Door barricaded? Tie a rope around the nob and pull it open Boulder blocking the road? Lift it out the way Found valuable loot, but over carrying capacity? Pull it to the nearest town. Enemy encampment on the upper floor? Pull down the pillars! And if you really want to frustrate your DM, you can easily pull SEIGE WEAPONS across the battlefields. Nothing is more versatile then pure raw force of strength, combined with human intelect and ingenuity. And to think they're CR 1/4.

@ripopol 3 жыл бұрын

Also for those doing the math at home or joining the Circle of the Shepherd, a 3rd level "conjure beasts" allows for 69120 pounds of force to be exerted in this way, or around 31 thousand kilograms.

@accidentalhero3051 3 жыл бұрын

I love ingenuity like this in our D&D games! As a DM I do my best to reward creative thinking and I hope yours does as well. I run game play as close to RAW/RAI as I can in regards to combat and magic, but the mundane items have so little context written that they leave a LOT to the imagination!

@jacobyspurnger8488 3 жыл бұрын

Panther hands down. 40 foot climb speed to crawl walls, decent ac from the selection and the pounce attack to knock prone to give your fellow players advantage and slow down enemies

@lukeappleberry827 3 жыл бұрын

Literally learning D&D from y'all, thanks for the free lessons you pro's.

@Nerdarchy 3 жыл бұрын

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@PUNishment777 3 жыл бұрын

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@davidhamer7820 3 жыл бұрын

Just played a game recently where I finally got to attack the druid/barbarian out of wild shape. 3 giant spiders webbed him and a barbarian started to smack him. He promptly changed into a giant spider and just walked out of the web bit the bugbear who failed its save took max damage and died. He then climbs up on the roof and nails the big bad magic user with his web attack on the next round. Party then all throw ranged attack at the restrained big bad. He got dead fast. Talk about a turn around. Damn druids!

@samueldecarvalho9886 3 жыл бұрын

That's me with my current druid. Everyone else is his sidekick. So I have to try more creative fights and creatures that are much higher cr than they should be. Then I have to give this creatures extra abilities and they still win. This class so broken.

@hallking7441 3 жыл бұрын

I played a druid/rogue who used to turn into a hawk to fly around urban areas to scope out places to rob.

@Kaivana 3 жыл бұрын

my fav is the druid/barbarian

@vernonhampton5863 3 жыл бұрын

So... Assassin's Creed 3 DLC?

@alanschaub147 3 жыл бұрын

I think this multiclass is great for infiltration, as well.

@ripsterhipster5948 3 жыл бұрын

There is just aomethong fun about saying "i get mad and turn into a bear" and actually meaning it

@davidmathieson8661 3 жыл бұрын

My current pc does this. He is the Bearbarian, homebrew dwarf shifter race, totem of the bear barbarian, fights nude (ie bare). Super fun, very hard to kill. And its always a cool image when your naked dwarf gets angry and turns into a bearman.

@ripsterhipster5948 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidmathieson8661 i feel like barbearian is better wordplay

@MrSteveK1138 3 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

@Parklarblick 3 жыл бұрын

Only thing worse than a Druid turning into a Cave Bear is a Barbarian/Druid turning into a raging cave bear.

@dragonmaster613 3 жыл бұрын

Dire Wolf... or Wolf. But there was a time as Ironbark (Warforged Druid) that I had to be a Horse to pull a cart (we saved some gold). It was a campaign where a free Warforged was too strange for civilians, so I had to constantly either shapeshift or wear a mask/cloak.

@kurtoogle4576 3 жыл бұрын

My players drive me crazy when they shapeshift into animals that track by scent! They defeat disguises, find hidden dangers and fleeing foes, and help get Timmy out of the well!

@levidraper2915 3 жыл бұрын

I play a Druid paladin. I wild shape into a bear and divine smite

@ripsterhipster5948 3 жыл бұрын

Paladruid is so much fun. Aasimar paladruid is my goto

@harithomas1911 3 жыл бұрын

I played a firbolg barbarian druid, raging and wildshape was so fun, circle of the moon totem warrior, lots of fun for a tank.

@badwolf3618 3 жыл бұрын

@@harithomas1911 I also do a Bear Totem Barbarian/Moon Druid multiclass thing, and he is virtually unkillable.

@zombiemanjosh 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best combinations. When you get flying beasts you can flyby smite and lay hands by perching on an ally for a second.

@bakedpotatoes1951 3 жыл бұрын

Is smiting considered casting a spell?

@badwolf3618 3 жыл бұрын

Brown Bear is my favorite one for CR1 beasts. Multiattack where both attacks can do decent damage, 40 feet movement (plus 20 feet climbing speed too!), 34 HP, and also advantage on Perception checks using smell!

@Kaivana 3 жыл бұрын

Mine too but I like to multiclass levels 3-5 into Barbarian bear totem as well :)

@samueldecarvalho9886 3 жыл бұрын

As the DM, I hate it. 😂

@MrShivshank 2 жыл бұрын

dropping a fog cloud on a guy and then running in with blindsight on a giant spider is one of my fav lowbe drood combos.

@krogansaez 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing👌 for my druid build. Greetings from Japan. Saludos estimados.

@jonuldrick 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the giant toad with the swallow whole. It worked great with the group i was in.

@BeaglzRok1 3 жыл бұрын

My DM gave my Beast Barbarian an item that lets her swallow things if she uses her Bite attack, quoting the statblock. /Turns out/, Extra Attack to grapple and follow up with a Bite attack combos /really well/ together, to the point she's eaten a CR 14 creature at level 6 because being blinded and restrained makes it really hard to land attack rolls, use spells on a creature you can see within range, or beat a raging Barbarian's Athletics roll.

@conkersquirrel6409 3 жыл бұрын

Craig Cat and Giant Python still do it for me. Love the Craig Cat for that advantage to saving throws from spells that only target you. And they reflect back at the caster on a successful save

@jordanlicht1601 3 жыл бұрын

Wizards changed Craig cat to monstrosity sadly.

@SetzerGabbiani 3 жыл бұрын

Made a Orc Barb/Moon Druid character for rage and unarmored defense. Really improves the wild shape survivability by bumping most of the ACs up at least 1/2 points and giving it damage reduction while you are raging. Using skill expert for Athletics expertise and grappler feat with the Giant Constrictor Snake means you could grapple a dragon of any size and probably win since you maintain your skills of double proficiency +4 with advantage from rage. From all my research, something to keep in mind that a monsters DCs for grappling is a average generated as a enemy and doesn't apply to when a player is grappling something which is handled completely differently(opposed athletics vs acrobatics(dex)/athletics(str). Was a great build and a lot of fun since once you are out of wild shapes you are still a full caster, assuming you didn't burn all your spells to heal while in shape. Telepathic feat is a great addition allowing the character to communicate while in animal form improving social interactions too.

@demonicdonut22 3 жыл бұрын

I find utility of wild shape is the best part. Need to sneak in? House spider. Scout? Owl. Run away? Warhorse let's someone mount you. Bear is a common go to for fights.

@alanschaub147 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing is funnier than a bar fight where the Druid is getting his ass kicked, and then turns into a brown bear! 😂

@spencercastle7514 3 жыл бұрын

I like to theme my wild-shapes to my characters. Lizardman gets reptiles, triton gets aquatics, tabaxi/leonin get felines, goliath get mountain creatures etc... etc...

@yaburu 2 жыл бұрын

I'm actually playing a Lizardfolk Druid right now. He heavily prefers to wildshape into mammals because he's fascinated by the concept of emotions and enjoys feeling them while in wildshape form (since Lizardfolk don't feel emotions)

@officialc1459 2 жыл бұрын

@@yaburu Neat concept, granted I just don’t listen to the rules and play lizard people with as many emotions I want. But your idea is really cool.

@billythehut 3 жыл бұрын

I've a Lizard folk Moon Druid & while one wild shape that's not the best in a lot of ways, still, it's one of my favorite for the sheer fun of the swallowing enemies whole it's the Giant Toad

@trequor 3 жыл бұрын

Giant Octopus and Giant Spider are my favourites. The Giant Spider's blindsight goes so well with fog cloud. The giant octopus has great battlefield control with its tentacles and has a boatload of hit points

@varkesh456 3 жыл бұрын

A note on the giant octopus as well this is more gm dependant as it is not mechanically indicated but in real life an ocotopus can get though any gap that it can get it's beak and eyes though. This would mean it is a large creature that could technically get though a small hole. A good list for the options liked the way you broke the roles down and liked the versatile list the most because despite it begin a very combat orinated role with wild shape using it for versatility is still quite common and avaiable to all druids.

@eugenecarter8701 3 жыл бұрын

I like to combine giant octopus with sentinel and pin down foes, grappling as needed, while rest of party stays behind with ranged attacks

@arturv.a.4542 3 жыл бұрын

Dipped into monk for that Unarmored Defense. Wildshapes get even tankier. Mobile, as they said, works really well with wildshapes too. Got unconscious, cleric healed to 5, turned into giant hyena for 45 hp. Rampage turned the tribal warriors into a meal.

@SakraIgor0qNomoko 3 жыл бұрын

If you're using pre-errata content because of a long campaign, the crag cat from Storm King's Thunder is fantastic if you're a late-level non-moon.

@brandonr42 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why “2 die 8” bothers me so so much, but it did. :D

@LordBrittish 3 жыл бұрын

If you want even more HP than the Brown Bear and a cool ability to go with it, try the Giant Hyena.

@theodorheidhues2566 2 жыл бұрын

So fin vs Goblins

@theodorheidhues2566 2 жыл бұрын

Fun

@Olav_Hansen 3 жыл бұрын

I like dire wolf over hyena, since it has +2ac and pack tactics for the cost of 8 hp.

@tinear4 3 жыл бұрын

There are a bunch of excellent CR1 beasts, so Circle of Moon druids end up with an embarrassment of riches when it comes to Wild Shape options. How about lower-CR recommendations that the other Circles could use?

@Rubyrubits 3 жыл бұрын

Axebeak, draft horse, oxen, elk, wolf spider, panther

@blucky1333 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite 1/4 cr is the giant lizard 🦎 can walk on ceilings, hits decent it's large. Lots to work with.

@shadow8928 3 жыл бұрын

eladrin druid, flavour your wildshapes as looking wildly different depending on which season you're in, like a bear with fall maple leaves and vines, a white icy wolf, a greenish sabertooth tiger with blooming flowers or a fiery giant eagle :p

@clericofchaos1 3 жыл бұрын

COM druid is the best druid. It's the first step on your easiest way to semi-true immortality. You'll keep aging but nothing will ever be able to kill you in combat, which is all that matters in D&D. The only problem I have with COM is that it does "1/3 your level" and it really should do the "1/2 your level". Otherwise you get locked out of the two best beasts in the game (Great ape and T-Rex), and what druid wouldn't want to be a T-Rex? Also, despite how many new creatures have been introduced into 5e, it's strange that the grizzly bear is still one the best creatures early game.

@vernonhampton5863 3 жыл бұрын

Moon Druid + Barbarian = the deathless beast of GM frustration.

@alanschaub147 3 жыл бұрын

Play a Kalashtar Bearbarian / Moon Druid! You now have resistance to Psychic Damage, in addition to everything else. You can also communicate telepathically while in Wild Shape.

@davidalleyn4221 3 жыл бұрын

Had a druid vs druid fight, the giant spider poison reduced the wildshape to 0 reverting the druid back, but as an added bonus the DM ruled that they would be paralyzed as spider poison specifically says the target is paralyzed not killed when reaching 0 hp. So the druid was at full health but taking auto crits after that.

@summermermaidstar756 3 жыл бұрын

Dave: "No one does it better" Circle of the Forged: "Am I a joke to you?"

@summermermaidstar756 3 жыл бұрын

As for favorites, at low level ya can't go wrong with my personal favorites the brown bear and the dire wolf

@dawsonwilliams546 3 жыл бұрын

deinonychus is just the clawfoot but with more hp

@BLynn 3 жыл бұрын

At first level, a druid can become a Stnch Kow (Volo's appendix) which gives your beast resistances & dark vision.

@vernonhampton5863 3 жыл бұрын

My top beasts to wild shape into: 1: Giant Toad 2: Giant Hyena 3: Bear (everyone requests the bear, especially the one that dances) 4: Panther 5: Octopus

@alanschaub147 3 жыл бұрын

Giant constrictor snake?

@Agroveb 3 жыл бұрын

I would argue the deinonychus can beat out the clawfoot for damage output. At base it gets a 3 attack multi attack, and it gets pounce for an additional bonus action attack, making a total of 4 potential attacks per turn. The clawfoot does have +1 to attack and damage compared to deinonychus, as well as pack tactics, but the extra attack makes up for the damage, and assuming the pounce succeeds at knocking the enemy prone, all subsequent attacks will be made with advantage anyway. I think a good argument can be made for either though.

@PhoenixNorthstar 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to put this out before I watch this video, if Crag Cat from Storm Kings Thunder isn't on this list I'll be disappointed. Edit: was disappointed. The Crag Cat is a badass, admittedly only having 13AC and 34HP means it's not the best tank, but a 1d8+3 claw and a 1d10+3 bite with the pounce ability is still good, it has non-detection (cannot be targeted by any divination spell or perceived by any form of scrying or magical sensor) and 60ft darkvision. But of course it's big selling point is spell turning, any time it is solo targeted by a spell that requires a save (no AoE or vs AC) it gets advantage on that save and if the save is successful and that spell is 7TH LEVEL OR LOWER IT TARGETS THE CASTER INSTEAD. For a CR1 creature that's amazing. Edit 2: Apparently WotC realised Crag Cat was too powerful and has recently Errata'd it's type from Beast to Monstrosity specifically to prevent Druids from wild shaping into it, am even more disappointed.

@Dan.the.Guitarman 3 жыл бұрын

The best thing you can do for your wildshapes is to dip 1 lvl into monk. You will get unarmoured defense and can add your wisdom modifier(actually 10+creatures dex+your wisdom. This results in AC of 15 to 19 for your wildshapes

@Kaivana 3 жыл бұрын

for a one dip I agree if your dipping more go barbarian

@catcha4289 3 жыл бұрын

Just started a circle of stars druid.

@Meroc1993 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you guys have the look a bit more figured out, this video looks a lot cleaner than the last few. Should definitely see if Ted can get a better quality mic, that would clean up the audio and sound a lot better.

@varietasVeritas 3 жыл бұрын

Don't ever bite a zombie. Trust me, you don't want to know what they taste like. 🤢

@dylanlincoln856 3 жыл бұрын

Playing my first ever game and playing a druid. Thanks for all of your videos. Playing a druid of the moon as well

@dylanlincoln856 3 жыл бұрын

Tend to be a crocodile quite a bit

@lordcrunk4790 3 жыл бұрын

I just wish the 5e druid could wild shape into plant monster's as well.

@alanschaub147 3 жыл бұрын

What plant monsters are available?

@Meroc1993 3 жыл бұрын

All of the bears are awesome, and the Giant Octopus can be clutch near/in water. I agree that the Giant Spider is amazing for utility too. If you're looking for an animal to use for stealth though, mimicking the local fauna is key.

@pynchon9 3 жыл бұрын

Druid at my table played the Deinonychus from Volo's Guide to Monsters/Tomb of Annihilation. Similar to Clawfoot but has three attacks and 26hp (although no pack tactics and 1 lower attack/damage). At level 2-4, those 3 attacks plus pounce is amazing - probably better than Clawfoot. Benefit drops off after that when +4 to hit just isn't enough (Clawfoot would be better by level 4-5... but we weren't including Eberron content).

@houndoomdude2 3 жыл бұрын

What’s weird about wild shape is that it’s presented like an integral class feature equivalent to, like, a barbarian’s rage or a paladin’s smite, but it really only serves that purpose for the moon druid. For every other subclass wild shape ends up being more like a niche utility with all its restrictions, which is why they started giving newer subclasses alternatives that use the same resource.

@aaronpapke9763 3 жыл бұрын

Goblin-looks in bowl of adventurer gumbo. Bowl-Random creature bits float to surface. Goblin thinks-"Can I turn into soup, but dangerous?" -Unlocks Druidic Powers-

@alanschaub147 3 жыл бұрын

Cast Fog Cloud and then Wild Shape into a Giant Spider. They have Blindsight, a ranged web attack, and a poisonous bite! 🕷

@alanschaub147 3 жыл бұрын

Add Mage Armor for a 16 AC!

@samuelbroad11 3 жыл бұрын

communicating with fellow party members is tricky in wildshape/animal form. Our druid used the chromatopores (?) on the giant octopus to spell out simple words, a catscradle of webs for the same with the giant spider, and simply scrawling in the sand for other forms, party: carry some sand!

@blucky1333 3 жыл бұрын

Warlock old ones pact.All old ones don't Have to be bad. Voice of mother nature . 1 level mental communication. I always think of liam neason in lion ,witch and wardrobe. That voice talking in your head. Awesome 👍

@byronrhamy1199 3 жыл бұрын

Love to get insight from you guys, Thanx..

@paintballlover11 3 жыл бұрын

Players handbook still gives the best wildshapes. Damage: Brown bear, muti attack (1d8 +4) &(2d6 + 4) with +6 to hit. 34 HP to me is better than pack tactics. It basically let's you stay up a whole addition round. For a little more beef, Dire Wolf.. 37 HP w/ pack tactics and a chance to knock prone on each attack. Is great. Octopus for water and when you want to be a meat shield.

@benjaminbrand3714 3 жыл бұрын

So in my first campaign, my friends and I were playing a prewritten campaign. In one side quest, we were hired to find out what was killing a local farmer's cattle. Our druid (not me) was the then UA Circle of Wildfire, and as such he only used his wild shape twice in the whole campaign. I had the brilliant idea of waiting hidden in the field and having our druid turn himself into a cow. It proved shockingly effective in that it not only drew out the predators, but in the following fight he actually attacked with the cow at least once. Definitely a top 10 memory for me.

@justicebrewing9449 3 жыл бұрын

Love the vids :) You both might look into cheap teleprompters for what you read. Dave’s glasses catch oodles of glare when he reads, and Ted position in which he reads gives him a perpetually stoned impression :)

@planexshifter 9 ай бұрын

Giant hyena comes equipped with the Cleave feat? Sweet

@AAAndrew Жыл бұрын

The Deinonychus actually gets three attacks plus Pounce, so up to four attacks on one round, with a potential damage of 1d8+2 four times. And for undercover surveillance, city it's the cat or rat, for the country, horse or cow. No one ever suspects the cow.

@byronrhamy1199 3 жыл бұрын

Have not used one yet, but got ideas...like Giant skunk, Giant Porcupine, and large Bull Moose..

@KrytopsyX 3 жыл бұрын

This video have a Mortal Kombat loading screen before fight feel to it :) plus that's CRT lighting reflecting on Ted

@JohnDickinson 3 жыл бұрын

If my druid is wearing & attuned to Gauntlets of Ogre Power, do I keep that bonus (19 str) if I wildshape?

@ColonelHazard 3 жыл бұрын

Only if you wildshape into a beast form that is the right size and shape to wear the gauntlets. If your beast form cannot wear something, you choose whether it gets absorbed into the form (and becomes unusable/doesn't grant the stat bonuses) or drops to the ground (probably not what you want to do with a valuable magic item).

@donmccormick615 3 жыл бұрын

I was playing a forged druid in one of my friends games and while I was traversing the see looking for my lost friend I came across and Aboleth. I of course ran away immediately because I was only level six, but after a quick meeting with the other players I headed in. But I was no longer the quick little fish I had turned into a giant octopus, which turns out when I forge druid turns into a giant octopus the can apparently 1 v 1 an Aboleth and win without getting hit because of their ability to grapple them from 15ft away

@cooperton4949 Жыл бұрын

Clawfoot and deinonychus hands down dinosaurs are cool

@YourPalRowan 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not original but bears are cool as hell

@davidalleyn4221 3 жыл бұрын

Had a player always use the giant octopus, he loved throwing people off of high places, he would stay in octopus form as long as possible. Then I realized that the octopus can only hold it's breath for an hour. But I had allowed him to be a warforged druid, so he didn't need to breath!

@Vargavinter83 3 жыл бұрын

AAAAAH! ALL THE FLAME-CUTS!

@taikathemagicfox9006 2 жыл бұрын

Since my moon druid is a Aarakrocra, i like to theme my wildshapes to have feathers or beaks for cosmetics so my bear looks like an Owlbear. I usually go bear, i like the multi-attack.

@SuperHollowVegeta 3 жыл бұрын

Ive been playing a druid. This was informative. I mainly turn into a tiger For combat. I think ive done a riding horse for speed once.

@atrution 3 жыл бұрын

Partial CR: Giant Centipede, Level 1(pre-swim speed):Tiger, Level 1:Giant Octopus, Level 2:Giant Constrictor Snake, Level 3:Giant Scorpion, Level 4:Elephant, Level 5:Giant Shark, Level 6:Mammoth

@robpoe1121 3 жыл бұрын

Desperately need the tier II video, have a level 11 Moon Druid in my group who hasn't used wild shape more than three times in 8 months. Help!!

@stanleyschlosser7495 Жыл бұрын

i thought multi attack wasnt aloweed in wildshape or i missed something?

@mixelplix Жыл бұрын

Got a question for ya, are any of the DC's for Beasts affected by a Druid rather than a regular beast? AKA higher, Wis, Int or Cha or skills you take like Athletics or anything else.

@SirMrMcMsMrs 3 жыл бұрын

I used to wildshape into a baby bear to make our ranger feel better about being a ranger.

@vernonhampton5863 3 жыл бұрын

The best way for a druid to help a ranger feel good about being a ranger, is to leave the party.

@diegorodriguez4204 3 жыл бұрын

Im playing my first adventure ever, and i only use the giant Hyena so i can tank a little

@jefleismanman 3 жыл бұрын

Giant spider is so dope

@aaronhopple5551 3 жыл бұрын

a personal favorite is moorebounder

@opsecmedic 3 жыл бұрын

It is infinitely entertaining to play a moon druid and get caught up in a situation where the best non lethal solution is to primary action upcast conjure animals to bring in as many ferrets as possible (it's a lot btw) then bonus action wild shape and make it appear as if you've exploded into a pile of wiggly awesome little mustelids who btw have a +5 to stealth. 8 ferrets with a basic Conjure animals 16 ferrets if upcast to level 5 slot. Wild shape into ferret I also have magic initiate and took find familiar and guess what, it's a ferret. Make sure all of you are identical.

@bass679 3 жыл бұрын

Not mine but one of my players always goes crocodile for that restraining bite.

@MrRockheaddevon 3 жыл бұрын

My friend played a reverse druid.. honeybadger who wild shaped in to a humanoid..... he was a great badger but not so good with his spells.

@gillpulver9081 Жыл бұрын

I like summoning wolves then turning into one and doing a shadow clone thing where they do not know what wolf is me, then we all use pack tactics. Really any creature with pack tactics I will use this with. Combo this with someone who has mirror image and you have a lot of wolves.

@ImeACunt 3 жыл бұрын

Just a quick note, at low levels your wildshape doesn't allow you to transform into things with a swim speed so octopus isn't an option.

@XoRandomGuyoX 3 жыл бұрын

They said Tier 1 characters, which unlock swim speeds at level 4.

@ljwall3919 3 жыл бұрын

my goto wildshape is the Moorbounder

@willjgonzalez 3 жыл бұрын

This is random, but where are you guys from? I've watched a ton of videos and I hadn't caught if you mentioned. I ask because it sounds like upstate NY. (That's where im from). Great content btw!!

@Nerdarchy 3 жыл бұрын

New Jersey just outside of Philadelphia. Nerdarchist Dave

@willjgonzalez 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for the response. Sullivan County/Orange county NY aint so far. Take care Dave!

@MrJSarcasm 3 жыл бұрын

Don't you need to be level 4 (T2 I guess) to use any swim speed creature?

@HansJansenRSA 3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the exact same thing. Makes a difference to the tier list I reckon. I think it was an oversight, although a surprising oversight.

@blucky1333 3 жыл бұрын

No 4th level is still tier one play. That's on phb page 15. I thought the same thing had to look it up.

@DarthXinn 2 жыл бұрын

Just realized that the stat block for the Giant Rocktopus Is wonky and needs fixed

@giantsbane8439 3 жыл бұрын

Probably the #1 thing I dislike the most about 5e is how polymorph and wildshaping god just completely gutted from 3.5 where it was messy but at least interesting.

@Subcomandante73 3 жыл бұрын

Stoat. Pound for pound the most dangerous critter in D&D :)

@derekstein6193 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me wonder that if a druid wildshaped into a stoat (or similar sized creature) and wanted to hide up a fellow PC's sleeve, which player rolls the Dexterity (Slight of Hand) check?

@AgentGreen13 3 жыл бұрын

I typically wild shaping into squirrels for spying

@mattgoddard7260 3 жыл бұрын

Krag cat is good for me

@planexshifter 9 ай бұрын

It’s like an Utah Raptor not a velociraptor. A velociraptor was the size of a large turkey.

@planexshifter 9 ай бұрын

The guy who wrote Jurassic Park didn’t know shit about dinosaurs.

@timgreen6384 3 жыл бұрын

Bear or Rino!

@sexyobama 2 жыл бұрын

Brown bear

@jeffmoore1203 3 жыл бұрын

I do poler bear 🐻‍❄️

@alanschaub147 3 жыл бұрын

Are their stats for that beast?

@redrultra263 3 жыл бұрын

Giant Spider

@Fektthis 3 жыл бұрын

Like the new green screen/blue screen video format.... just wondering why you didn't use a slightly better picture for the background. not something different just something in focus. still props for making it look more like you're in the room together

@Nerdarchy 3 жыл бұрын

It's not a quality issue, but a camera effect.