Best type of weapon for druid..?Follow

Greetings,
What type of weapons are best fit for a druid?
Thanks

I have yet to create him, so lvl 1. Though i would like to stick with one type to build the skill. Plat really isn't an issue. List a few for throughout the higher levels as well, if you would.

Your epic will be 1HS, however, there are allot of nice 2HB weapons for druids out there. You will not be meleeing after level 20 so weaponskills are not terribly important.

Pick yourself up a Luminescent Staff if you get the chance for quadding, or a Foraging Machette if your into tradeskilling.

If you can ge tyour hands on one of these
, its a nice weapon that will last you for quite awhile.

As I do not have my epic (shame on me I know) in thehigher levels I use mainly Ceraminc Totem of Xegony and Wand of the fateseeker

When I kite I tend to switch to the Ceramic Sword of War for the extended range.

These are usually for higher levels though, and can cost a pretty penny.

Just some ideas for you though

I'd agree on the Scimitar of the Emerald Dawn. As a newbie an extra 100 mana will be massive and the weapon ratio isn't bad but the delay is rather long for much in the way of skill rises.

Bone Handled Scimitar is also nice although at low level 8 WIS won't translate into much mana.

Not having unlimited funds I always start my druids with a Coldain Velium Scimitar. 100pp and procs at level 1 when 12 damage is more than you can nuke for .

Don't forget about the Mistletoe Cutting Sickle.
Seeing these are crafted, the price can depend on how many are available. On Vazaelle someone has about 30 or so of these for sale and set the price at 900 plat.
Plus I like the look on my druid.

Also the 22 delay/8 Dam is pretty cool especially since I have a Silvery Belt of Contention, when it get s messy and I have to melee...I swing that blade pretty quickly! lol

I am never a fan of 2hb for any caster. You are not melee you should be more worried about stats/mana/HP than melee damage(if you want melee damage get a procing weapon). With 2hb you will loose HP and mana which is bad.

Actually, since Karlowin is a halfling, he should have said, "smack up side the ankle" I guess. :)

The only one i would even possibly consider is the earthcaller one it has ok stats. PBAE and dot procs are the suck.....big time more so dot procs(theya re the devil).

THe thing about 2hb is this ya you might hit for 30 more big deal.......you melee damage still isn't going to be very noticable and you loose lots of stats. YOu could get an extra 100hp/mana or so from a second slot......and 100hp/mana>63 damage any day of the week.

Except perhaps the knowledge that the mana you regenned medding "while the dots did their work" will do a heck of a lot damage more than you can do fannying around with a big stick.

I'm a great believer in the old adage "When the going gets tough the druid is too far away to care".

Elorian:
At the level being talked about the high stat weapons are not really available. You won't find many ways to put 15 WIS or 100 mana in each hand on a 30 druid - especially at MR prices. So the loss of stats is not so pronounced. Get up to planar gear and you are quite right - although there are probably some stonking 2H weapons there as well.

Personally I've always found the sums didn't add up and that a decent shield and primary could give me better stats than a 2H weapon but it all depends on what your budget is and what is available. Just as an example: On MR Crystal Chitin Shields seem to go for about 3k instead of the 500pp they are elsewhere.

For me a druid is about mana pool and not melee. The only melee skill you really need is Defence and that may take a bit of melee now and again.

Scimitar of the Emerald Dawn is one of the nicest 1HS a Druid can get, pretty much until Epic 1.0. The Mana boost and DMG is what drove me to buy it. When I am in a group, I keep this in my hand, and just keep medding. I hate the graphic on it though. Such a great weapon, such a tame look.

Bone Handled Scimitar, IMHO, is nicer for Meelee. It has a lower DMG, but the its a little faster. Killer graphic as well. Thank you again to whoever gifted me with this fine piece of weaponry.

For 1HB, you can't ever go wrong with a Centi Warhammer. I am still using mine, just waiting for the day I can pull my Copper Hammer of Striking out of the bank.

Lastly, Druids DO meelee after 20th level. We just try not to. :-)

I guess I was lucky enough to have the foresight to try to keep all skills maxed, seeing that 2.0 is now 1HB - the whole time I was using 1HS because, it was what my epic would eventually be...

Showgar you responded to a 9 year old post. Shame on you.

Smoldering Brand.

Pretty fast 1HB with a DD proc that goes off from Level 1. One of my favorite weapons for new toons I'm twinking and levelling.

Shields offer too much benefit for realistically considering using a 2-hander as a druid IMO.

Also like Scimitar of the Emerald Dawn for the +100 mana.

And once you can quad, Lumi Staff is a must-have for druids. It's even useless without quadding since its nuke can be cast single-target to finish off a mob you're root-rotting when you're OOM. Yeah, it's a 2-hander but I would keep it in bag and only use it situationally.

Edited, Feb 25th 2013 6:34am by Sippin