With all of the new sets and combinations im itching to build a werewolf warlock book

With any cards you want lol :b
You have a spell book built yet that qe can look at?

Happy holidays all!

Have you looked at the combination of Elephant Grass and Shoals deep Crocodile? I like this for the Druid as it allows her plants to feast on a grappled opponent.  The prey has 4 less attack dice against the Crocodile! Thornlashers are great to hide in the grass and bring victims to the Crocodile. I also notice that the Druid is the only mage to pay basic spell points for the Swamp spell. More control options is fun for the Druid.

I would also look at Vine whip Staff for the stuck ability and reach and consider at least one zone attack spell. Tsunami is one I am adding since the plants are immune and don't get pushed.

Havent tried the croc yet or the grass with druid. I had swamp in but never used it so it got cut. I have tried the staff and 7 mana for the item and then 4 to stuck is a big investment when i can deploy a tanglevine for 4  at ye most off a tree.

Quote from: drmambo23 on December 24, 2016, 08:08:01 AM

So youre saying plants then work up to spiders and not spiders and plants as plan B. It makes sense, just never tried it that way lol.

This is pretty fundamental identity - you're playing a Druid, not a Beastmaster...

Im fully aware.  My thought process was to start with spiders and plants as backup/support if needed.  My 5 plays with a druid since dvn have made me very ignorant on druid matter :b

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If I take a general level 1 song, it would probably be lullaby. Chant of rage is very conditional, while lullaby is more generic. if you build a kill area with thornlashers, usually you would like the enemy mage in that area but rather keep other creatures away. Chant of rage could be better against archers, but since siren is out it is common for books that include archers to include also an extra tanglevine for them (mainly against siren's call, but it helps against chant of rage as well), unless of course the archers are skeletal archers.

There is one thing I didn't understand about this book. Some of your creatures are about pushing and puling things (3 thornlashers) and some of them are about keeping the opponent restrained (giant wolf spiders and colossal crab). Is your strategy snatching things through walls of thorns of restraining them in one zone?
[a restrained creature cannot be pushed, so it is either restraining or snatching]

Personally, I would have either go for themes that could combo.
It could be replacing thornlashers for raptor vines and go for a restraining book, and take that vinewhip staff that can either put a vine for a quickspell of 1 mana or give a creature a stuck condition in a quick spell of 4 mana and 1 vine.
It could otherwise be replacing the colossal crab and giant wolf spider for 2 steelclaw grizzlies and one eagle wings (for cases when you want to move over walls without trouble).
That way you could make a similar opening of-
1) double mana flower
2) grizly + ring
3) tree + face down enchantment
and bring the second bear arond round 5 or 6, then support them with plants.
Or play a more casual druid and open with tree and bring plants, and later on bring the grizzlies .

My idea is to snatch with the lashers and bring them closer to the spider(s). Restrain after they are closer or snatched. The idea in theory is to focus down and take out 1 or 2 at a time.  Lashers also help for getting things out of the way


And bears are great, no argument, but i am shooting for spiders and other creatures. I have been destroyed by a nasty bear druid many times lol.

Ok, so my druid play is terrible and im looking for some help and support to increase at least my knowledge to better both my play and spell book building.  This is the current version of a book I have been working on; spiders are not the most practical creatures in the game but I believe they can get some work done and would be fun to play with overall. So apart from that, are there any experienced druid players that have tips and tricks for her, in general?

This is what I have, as of now:

[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]Stuck in the Middle with You[/spellbookname]
[mage]A Druid Spellbook[/mage]
[mage]built by the OCTGN SBB[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNA01]2 x Acid Ball[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKA01]2 x Surging Wave[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNJ12]1 x Vine Tree[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1J13]2 x Mana Flower[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1W04]3 x Wall of Thorns[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNJ11]6 x Tanglevine[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNW01]2 x Bloodspine Wall[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNC10]2 x Raptor Vine[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC21]2 x Thornlasher[/mwcard]
[mwcard=PSC05]1 x Colossal Crab[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKC09]2 x Giant Wolf Spider[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC20]2 x Vine Snapper[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1E32]1 x Regrowth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E36]2 x Rhino Hide[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE02]3 x Akiro's Favor[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWA01E16]1 x Wolf Fury[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E01]2 x Bear Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE07]2 x Rust[/mwcard]
[mwcard=PSE07]1 x Hydrothermal Vent[/mwcard]
[mwcard=PSE03]2 x Chant of Rage[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNE01]1 x Barkskin[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E09]2 x Agony[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1E31]2 x Poisoned Blood[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKQ06]1 x Eagleclaw Boots[/mwcard]
[mwcard=LG01Q01]1 x Chitin Armor[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q09]1 x Enchanter's Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1Q19]2 x Mage Wand[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MW1I28]2 x Teleport[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I12]3 x Force Push[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI13]1 x Seeking Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I06]3 x Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNI02]3 x Burst of Thorns[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWI16]3 x Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MW1I23]2 x Rouse the Beast[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWAWLI02]1 x Extinguish[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]

T1: double mana flower
T2: Spider and ring
T3: Tree (tree bond) or crab and akiro's favor fd on spider
T4: Spider if going with tree on round 3

from there, tanglevine and attack, get the crab out, chant of rage on a vine snapper on the other side of the map, teleport wand, or whatever is needed. the idea is to keep the spiders alive as much as possible to let them do their thing with tanglevines providing the restrained ability for more tainted chances. I tried this with a tree of life but the extra action that the vine tree gives helps so much i decided to stick with it.
snappers are there to pull through walls and bring enemies closer to the spiders.  some considerations are taking out the rouse the beasts for a clear mind?

Thanks for the help and happy holidays!

I agree that game time can be a problem with new players. But as long as you make the game enjoyable while teaching it and dont smash their face in like allandel does then you should be good.
I would never reccomend putting a new player what my druid went through btw lol. If they make a mistake let them fix it if its casual. Shark even gave me the chamce to save my mana and not reveal it. Wouldnt have chamged anything but still good sportsmanship.

The game you bring up, i was using a new deck and wanted to give it a try. Should it be used 1st time in a tourney? Probably not but what the hell. I did concede but the game, while it may not have been good, was really fun. I lost by giving up but i still had loads of fun during it all. Should i know the druid more, know what to watch out for, etc? Yeah. But im not 100% on that like i would be with another mage. But thats the fun of mage wars, for me. Even in a tournament game that went on for an extended time, used all my reaources amd still left me with nothing to gain in the end - i enjoyed the game.
Also,
Like coshade said, in casual games i will concede and start a new game if i feel my strategy is crap or if my oponent or myself want to try a different opening, different plays, etc.

Bear strength is only for living creatures