What makes for a good power-leveling druid?

[Daldaen]

Work is so slow... Someone wouldn't know cause he is dodging work though!

If you're PLing you want to tag every mob with a snare. Buff/Regen/DS yourself. You do more DMG from your DS (shield of blades vs. shield of thorns, and it stacks with our Bladecoat self DS line... 38 vs. 24), you regen more (Natureskin+Regrowth is 19, SLN+Chloro is 12), you take less damage (level 60 vs. level low). Which leads to you needing to heal less, which means you can pull more before medding, which means you let them level faster.

I wouldn't suggest PLing until 49 at the lowest. 54 helps with Regrowth, 57 with Natureskin, 58 with Shield of Blades and 60 with Mask.

Also worth noting in order of importance... DS Potions, Manastone, Robe of the Spring/Elder Spiritist's Greaves, Goblin Gazughi Ring/Shrunken Goblin Skull Earring.

• DS potions add 31 DS at level 60, and stack with your DS spells (69 total). Mobs die to DS twice as fast meaning you take less DMG etc etc
• Manastone converts HP to mana meaning even when running around, with Regen from Natureskin/Regrowth you are pulling in 20 mana every 3 ticks or about 6-7 mana a tick just by clicking it each time you're near full health. It does wonders to help maintain mana and since you're PLing you will always be in classic zones
• Clicky heals are mana free 220-250 HP heals, saves mana and combines with Manastone it's faster than meditating.
• Goblin ring for higher level PLing charm breaks, goblin skull earring for junk buff cause lots of low level casters cast cancel magic.

[shams]

Great information, thank you! Seeing as I'm lvl 45, you think I really shouldn't bother with it? I guess I could be useful for lower levels say 1-25 or so, but beyond that things would slow down I guess.

[Estu]

Originally Posted by shams [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Great information, thank you! Seeing as I'm lvl 45, you think I really shouldn't bother with it? I guess I could be useful for lower levels say 1-25 or so, but beyond that things would slow down I guess.

You may not be as efficient as a higher level druid, but you can still PL low level people and get 1-2k an hour for it. I've PLed a bit on my 45 druid and I wasn't even smart enough to figure out to tank myself rather than healing the PLee, and I made like 1.5k/hr.

[Daldaen]

Originally Posted by shams [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Great information, thank you! Seeing as I'm lvl 45, you think I really shouldn't bother with it? I guess I could be useful for lower levels say 1-25 or so, but beyond that things would slow down I guess.

You could, but I wouldn't suggest it. Your DS at 39vs49 is a huge jump. Adding in extra regen from SLN, and you being higher level you'll take less damage and have more hp/AC/mana.

You *can* just like a level 20 cleric can PL a level 1. You just won't be very effective.

Generally PLing is bought by players who have more money than patience. So there aren't too many who would pay 1-2k an hour to get like... Level 10-12. Whereas they could pay a higher level Druid 3-5k an hour and get 10-20.

PLing beyond level 25~ really requires you be in your mid 50s to have any decent exp rate. There are only a few Druids on this server that PL 30-50 anyways, and all that I know of are level 60 Druids.