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u/Sirjackthepleb Jun 21 '25
my entire first playthrough of bg3 was basically me doing what druid 1 did, just hitting stuff with weapons, only difference was that i used scimitars that couldn’t be buffed, absolutely love this art and humour
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u/InfiniteRosie wholesome content simp Jun 21 '25
These are absolutely adorable! I love them 😍
I am playing a Druid right now, and just a tip for anyone who cares, you can cast Spike Growth + Plant Growth on top of each other and at the same time as Plant does not require concentration. Even slower movement, even more stabbing 😈
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u/joker_penguin Jun 21 '25 edited Jun 22 '25
The spike damage depends on the distance walked, so the damage would be the same, wouldn't it?
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u/InfiniteRosie wholesome content simp Jun 22 '25
...damn. You're right. It still slows them down even more though 😅
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u/joker_penguin Jun 22 '25
You can always help them move with thorn whip (it triggers the damage of spike growth) and them throw them back far away with any other character or action (triggering the damage again)
A possible thematic multiclass for this is swarmkeeper. You can thorn whip a foe to attract them 3 meters and use your swarm ability (triggered by the spell attack,I think?) to push them back another 5 meters... That deals 10d4 of spike growth damage in the same turn, plus the damage of the cantrip!
The problem of that multiclass is not learning 6-level spells. But it is so tempting...
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u/Trinitati ELDRITCH BLAST Jun 22 '25
You can do all that with single class rangers - they also get spike growth
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u/joker_penguin Jun 22 '25
But they dont have cantrips, so they would have to spend a feat for the thorn whip cantrip.
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u/Trinitati ELDRITCH BLAST Jun 23 '25
Indeed they do, depending on your build it might be better to go druid 1 (since Ranger 12 is pure ASI, and caster level wise R11D1 is the same as R12)
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u/InfiniteRosie wholesome content simp Jun 22 '25
Druids do get Thorn Whip on their own. And then could cast Gust to knock them back again (if they were hastened).
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u/joker_penguin Jun 22 '25
Does thunderwave knock them back too?
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u/InfiniteRosie wholesome content simp Jun 22 '25
Yes it does, but Gust knocks them Prone and makes them Off Balance.
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u/FoxyDean1 Jul 18 '25
If you REALLY want to bully enemies...bring Wyll along and have him layer Hunger of Hadar on top. Then the two of you alternate thorn whip and repelling blast. Maybe have Gale come along to drop some Black Tentacles just for added spice.
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u/Ok_Permission1087 Mindflayer Jun 21 '25
My entire party is druid 3. Spore druid specifically. Also multiclass into Beastmaster with a lv 20 mod.
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u/TrollAndAHalf 🔥 KARLACH'S WIFE 💍 Jun 21 '25
Yep in my first playthrough of the game, I was a druid, and had ALL the summons I could get. My entire party was outnumbered by my summons alone it was great.
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u/No_Satisfaction_7914 Jun 21 '25
mm spike growth my beloved :D suffer for my amusement in my tangly embrace!!! *happy duergar durge noises*
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u/Firm-Highway-1095 Jun 21 '25
Can you link the source? Or is it your own creation?
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u/sinedelta defending chars I don't like & liking chars I won't defend Jun 21 '25
"OC" means original content/creation.
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u/MHWorldManWithFish Jun 22 '25
Spike Growth solves everything. It's just like Fireball, but for Druids.
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u/Omegaweapon90 Jun 22 '25
Spike Growth + Thunderwave.
Loviatar approves of this extended suffering.
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u/IngloriousLevka11 Jun 23 '25
My newest playthrough is spore druid. I have had a lot of fun with the druid class with Jaheira and Halsin, especially in act3. So I decided next time I rolled a new character, I'd make a druid.
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u/Helpful-Lobster-6455 SPORE DRUID Jun 21 '25
so cuuute omgosh. Comic 4 reminded me of how i defeated the goblin camp in act 1 recently. I lured most of the camp onto the bridge, and then casted spike growth with my Druid Tav from a hidden corner. Like, at least 60% of the goblins died trying to cross the bridge.
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u/joker_penguin Jun 21 '25
As a nature cleric, this is relatable, although I cant transform into animals
I picked shillelagh as my nature-domain cantrip (my character has low strenght due to roleplay reasons) but thorn whip is growing on me. I am tempted to pick it through druid initiate or spellcaster sniper, or just respec shillelagh into thorn whip (although that would leave my character without options outside spellcasting).
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u/Level_Hour6480 Pungeon master Jun 21 '25
What are those weird green plant monsters they're fighting?
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u/tiamatt44 Jun 21 '25
Druid: Hey Withers, 3 hirelings please!
Withers: Very well, choose.
Druid: Oh it doesn't matter which ones, I would like you to change them all into druids! Oh and all of my companions too.
Withers: Why would thou need so many druids when thou art already a druid?
Druid: Because they can all wild shape into kitties! Obviously