Druid: field notes
Roots, healing and a temporary beast form.
The vocation in a hunt
Nature magic, roots and a temporary beast form provide different tools within the same vocation. Read each available skill before committing a loadout to a particular hunt.
Equipment and resources
Evaluate the full result of the rotation. Control, recovery and survival can matter as much as the largest single spell number.
A useful first comparison
Start with a familiar hunting area and change one part of the build at a time. Review kills, resource use and survival. The skill tree and class-compatible equipment offer decisions, but a larger number alone does not establish a stronger overall routine.
Sap links the choices
Basic attacks generate Sap. Roots support the thorn pressure, while healing, transformation and the larger flourish spend the same resource. A full resource bar therefore represents several possible next actions, not several effects that can all be used freely at once.
The beast changes the fight
Beast form temporarily changes range, attacks and the training used by those attacks. The form is a real move into melee, not only a different appearance. Its expiry matters when planning an encounter. Boss resistance to roots also means that a comfortable control routine against ordinary enemies needs another check against a guardian.