Wooden Warrior (13 Blight Caster/6 Monk/1 Rogue)

[Jodro]

Hello everyone,

I've made after many attempts (just because I like Shillelagh spell a lot) a hybrid Blightcaster/Monk/Rogue q-staff build that I believe is viable. So i ask for your help for any ideas to make it better.

It's a 28-point build (so anyone can use it), but I use falconry in it. F2P (strength based) should also be viable with just attributing those 14 points I used in falconry to blightcaster tree to get Thorn bloom SLA and strength enhancements.

Classes: 13 Blight Caster, 10 Epic, 6 Monk, 5 Legendary, 1 Rogue
Race: Human Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Start Tome Final HP: 1373 Displacement: 0%
Str: 15 0 19 Unc Rng: -10 Incorp: 0%
Dex: 10 0 12 PRR: 49 AC: 46
Con: 14 0 22 MRR: 29 +Healing Amp: 0
Int: 12 0 18 Dodge: 21/36 -Healing Amp: 0
Wis: 15 0 34 Fort: 100% Repair Amp: 0
Cha: 8 0 10 SR: 4 BAB: 18
DR:
Immunities: Disease, Poison, Stun, Mind Affecting Spells, Downing, Sleep, Stun, Paralysis, Poison, Mind Affecting Spells, Slippery Surfaces, Falling Damage, Most forms of Knockdown, Magic Missiles, Freedom of Movement

Class and Feat Selection

Level	Class	Feats
1	Blight Caster(1)	Human Bonus Feat: Quicken Spell
		Standard: Maximize Spell
2	Monk(1)	Monk Bonus: Two Handed Fighting
3	Rogue(1)	Standard: Empower Spell
4	Blight Caster(2)	Wild Shape: Wild Shape: Plague Wolf
		Toggle Imbue: Biting Acid Imbue
		Strength: +1 Level up
5	Blight Caster(3)
6	Blight Caster(4)	Standard: Heighten Spell
		Kin Form: Wild Shape: Thorn-Kin
7	Monk(2)	Monk Bonus: Swords to Plowshares
8	Monk(3)	Monk Philosophy: Path of Harmonious Balance: Fists of Light
		Strength: +1 Level up
9	Monk(4)	Standard: Improved Two Handed Fighting
10	Monk(5)
11	Monk(6)	Monk Bonus: Power Attack
12	Blight Caster(5)	Standard: Master of Forms
		Wisdom: +1 Level up
13	Blight Caster(6)
14	Blight Caster(7)
15	Blight Caster(8)	Standard: Improved Critical: Bludgeoning Weapons
		Kin Form: Wild Shape: Hive Keeper
16	Blight Caster(9)	Wisdom: +1 Level up
17	Blight Caster(10)
18	Blight Caster(11)	Standard: Greater Two Handed Fighting
		Wild Shape: Wild Shape: Blighted Wolf
		Toggle Imbue: Biting Poison Imbue
19	Blight Caster(12)
20	Blight Caster(13)	Wild Shape: Wild Shape: Thorne Knight
		Wisdom: +1 Level up
21	Epic(1)	Epic Feat: Grandmaster of Forms
22	Epic(2)	Epic Destiny Feat: Perfect Two Handed Fighting
23	Epic(3)
24	Epic(4)	Epic Feat: Master of Thorns
		Wisdom: +1 Level up
25	Epic(5)	Epic Destiny Feat: Epic Spell Power: Force
26	Epic(6)
27	Epic(7)	Epic Feat: Embolden Spell
28	Epic(8)	Epic Destiny Feat: Embodiment of Law
		Wisdom: +1 Level up
29	Epic(9)
30	Epic(10)	Epic Feat: Intensify Spell
		Legendary Feat: Scion of Arborea
31	Legendary(1)	Epic Destiny Feat: Deific Warding
32	Legendary(2)	Wisdom: +1 Level up
33	Legendary(3)	Epic Feat: Epic Damage Reduction
34	Legendary(4)	Epic Destiny Feat: Titan's Blood
35	Legendary(5)

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Skill Points     24  6 10  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6
Skill Name       01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20  Ranks Tome Buffed
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Balance                                                                         0.0    0   20.0
Bluff                                                                           0.0    0   10.0
Concentration     4  1     1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1   23.0    0   48.0
Diplomacy                                                                       0.0    0   11.0
Disable Device                                                                  0.0    0   20.0
Haggle                                                                          0.0    0   10.0
Heal              4  1                                                          5.0    0   28.0
Hide                                                                            0.0    0   31.0
Intimidate                                                                      0.0    0   12.0
Jump                                                                            0.0    0   47.0
Listen            4  1                                                          5.0    0   31.0
Move Silently                                                                   0.0    0   11.0
Open Lock               6  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1   23.0    0   40.0
Perform                                                                         0.0    0   10.0
Repair                                                                          0.0    0   14.0
Search            2     4  ½        1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½  ½  ½  ½  ½  ½  1  1  1  1   20.0    0   40.0
Spellcraft        4        1  2  2                 2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1   23.0    0   38.0
Spot              4  1     1  1  1                                              8.0    0   40.0
Swim                                                                            0.0    0   14.0
Tumble               1                                                          1.0    0   21.0
Use Magic Device                                                                0.0    0   10.0
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Available Points  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
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Active Stances
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User: Power Attack
User: Elder of Winter
User: Autumn Winds
Monk Stance: Ocean Stance
Major Form: Thorne Knight
Mantle: Grandmaster of Flowers Destiny Mantle
Auto: Two Handed Fighting
Auto: Staff
Auto: Cloth Armor
Auto: Centered
Auto: Lawful
Auto: Quarterstaff
Auto: Human
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Enhancements: 80 APs
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Blight Caster - Points spent: 14
Core1 The Cycle of Decays
Tier1 Thorn or Bile I: Thorn Strike - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Sharp Edges I
Tier2 Every Rose has it's Thorn
Tier2 Thorn or Bile II: Splinterbolt - 3 Ranks
Core2 Spread the Blight
Tier2 Sharp Edges II
Core3 Death Eater
Tier3 Sharp Edges III
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Season's Herald - Points spent: 12
Core1 Child of Summer
Tier1 Beguile - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Wax and Wane I
Tier1 Druidic Wisdom - 1 Ranks
Core2 Elder of Winter
Tier2 Wax and Wane II
Core3 Wellspring
Tier3 Autumn Winds
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Henshin Mystic - Points spent: 36
Core1 Riddle of Fire
Tier1 Henshin Staff Training I
Tier1 Animal Forms: Way of the Tenacious Badger
Tier2 Henshin Staff Training II
Tier2 Contemplation - 3 Ranks
Core2 Ki Bolt
Tier2 Elemental Ki Strikes: Fists of Iron
Tier2 Quick Strike - 3 Ranks
Core3 Sounding Staff
Tier3 Henshin Staff Training III
Tier3 Embrace the Void - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Ability I: +1 Wisdom
Tier4 Henshin Staff Training IV
Tier4 Focus
Tier4 Ability II: +1 Wisdom
Tier5 Staff Specialization
Tier5 Self Defense
Tier5 Henshin Staff Training V
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Thief-Acrobat - Points spent: 4
Core1 Staff Control
Tier1 Thief Acrobatics - 3 Ranks
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Falconry - Points spent: 14
Core1 Summon Falcon: Summon Raven
Tier1 Rugged - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Practiced Accuracy - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Killer Instinct I
Core2 Ability I: Wisdom
Tier3 Killer Instinct II
Core3 Well Rounded I
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Epic Destinies: 72 Destiny Points
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Primal Avatar - Points spent: 21
Core1 This is your Nature: Thorn
Tier1 Seeking Balance - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Rejuvenation Cocoon
Tier1 Nature's Friend: Squirrel of Luck
Tier1 Well Weathered - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Flowers in the Thorns
Tier2 Spirit Boon: Mind - 2 Ranks
Core2 Now Grow: Heart
Tier3 Spell Focus: Transmutation - 3 Ranks
Core3 Weathering the Elements
Core4 Regrowth
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Grandmaster of Flowers - Points spent: 39
Core1 Inner Focus
Tier1 Enlightenment - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Serenity
Tier1 Gain Strength: Inner Focus - 1 Ranks
Tier2 Hail of Blows
Tier2 A Dance of Flowers
Core2 Disciple of Material: Adamantine
Tier2 Lotus Blades: Lotus Blades - Deflection
Tier2 Grandmaster Strikes: Drifting Lotus - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Serene Mercy - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Flow of Water - 3 Ranks
Core3 Disciple of Morality: Evil
Tier4 Lotus Bloom
Core4 Disciple of Philosophy: Dark: Forbidden Philosophy
Tier4 The Delight of Chaos - 3 Ranks
Tier5 Imposing Force
Tier5 Beyond the Center - 3 Ranks
Tier5 Legendary Flurry of Blows - 3 Ranks
Tier5 Split the Soul
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Shadowdancer - Points spent: 12
Core1 The Darkest Luck I
Tier1 Technician - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Well of Darkness - 3 Ranks
Core2 Step Through Shadows
Tier2 Lithe - 3 Ranks
Core3 The Darkest Luck
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Spell Power	Base	Critical Chance	Critical Multiplier
Acid	260.0	12%	5
Light/Alignment	223.0	5%	5
Chaos	220.0	5%	5
Cold	225.0	9%	5
Electric	330.0	9%	5
Evil	220.0	5%	5
Fire	223.0	5%	5
Force/Untyped	315.0	12% ?	15
Negative	225.0	8%	5
Physical	315.0 ?	12%	15 ?
Poison	250.0	8%	5
Positive	213.0	5%	5
Repair	196.0	5%	5
Rust	196.0	5%	5
Sonic	192.0	5%	5

Blight Caster Spells

Level	Spell Name	School	CL/MCL	DC	Average Damage	Critical Damage
1	Entangle	Transmutation	-	29	-	-
1	Jump	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
1	Nightshield	Abjuration	-	-	-	-
1	Ram's Might	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
1	Shillelagh	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
2	Barkskin	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
2	Bear's Endurance	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
2	Cat's Grace	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
2	Fox's Cunning	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
2	Owl's Wisdom	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
3	Protection From Energy	Abjuration	20/17	-	440 - 640, Average 560	880 - 1280, Average 1120
3	Spiderskin	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
3	Spike Growth	Transmutation	20	29	2 - 8, Average 6	4 - 16, Average 12
3	Stinking Cloud	Conjuration	-	26	-	-
3	Thorn Bloom	Conjuration	23/30	-	488 - 977, Average 782	1001 - 2003, Average 1603
4	Dispel Magic	Abjuration	-	26	-	-
4	Enveloping Swarm	Conjuration	20/27	26	34 - 208, Average 139	71 - 428, Average 285
4	Freedom of Movement	Abjuration	-	-	-	-
4	Longstrider, Mass	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
4	Vigor	Conjuration	20/16	-	27 - 46, Average 38	55 - 95, Average 79
5	Cloudkill	Conjuration	20/27	26	95 - 139, Average 121	196 - 285, Average 249
5	Plant Growth	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
5	Reincarnate	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
5	Stoneskin	Abjuration	20/22	-	440 - 640, Average 560	880 - 1280, Average 1120
6	Bear's Endurance, Mass	Transmutation	-	-	-	-
6	Grasping Thorns	Transmutation	23/20	-	97 - 586, Average 391	200 - 1202, Average 801
6	Greater Dispel Magic	Abjuration	-	26	-	-

Spell Like / Special Abilities
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Dismiss Charm
Thorn Strike
Splinterbolt
Inner Focus
Dimension Door
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Playstyle:

• The whole idea is to use thorns SLA to attack enemies from afar and in close combat to use entangle/spike growth for bonuses (slowing down enemy if you are lucky) and cloud spells to avoid getting hit
• Before battle, at later levels, you can use water-light-water moves to buff with 25% sp reduction.
• Used Path of Harmonious Balance instead of Inevitable Dominion cause dark monk moves have save dc based on monk level.
• The one rogue level is for the +15% in q-staff attack speed and opening locks. With tomes and later lives disabling traps should work too.
• Thorn Imbue (1d6 100% Force) is active. Not sure if Venomed Blades (1d8 200% melee) worth the 4 enhancment points.
• Wooden quarterstaff for +2[W] from shillelagh.

Well thats all. The main flaws I see is not enough spell dc (but not much i can do for that) and destiny points attribution. Still don't know if I should have focused on shadowmancer instead of grandmaster.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Zaszgul]

Interesting idea!

Don't have a lot of suggestions, but in Primal Avatar I would probably take Reborn in Fire for a burst heal, and slot a devotion ruby.

I would also take Precision stance rather than Power Attack. The extra +hit and bypass are much more useful in epic and legendary.

Don't forget to use Sleet Storm! Free AoE blind/sneak attack on everything that's not immune.

 

[Hobgoblin]

dont sleet storm if you dont cast fom on people though

 

[Jodro]

I would also take Precision stance rather than Power Attack. The extra +hit and bypass are much more useful in epic and legendary.

Tried that at first, unfortunately 28-point build doesn't have enough points for 13 dexterity. So I chose to sacrifice that over opening locks and ki.

 

[Daredelvis]

If taking rog/arti/dark hunter levels, I suggest taking at level 1 for more skill points to start for your dd/search etc

 

[Jodro]

If taking rog/arti/dark hunter levels, I suggest taking at level 1 for more skill points to start for your dd/search etc

Unfortunately you can't do that here. Since its a hybrid build the feats are very tight.
Assuming you take rogue for lvl 1, the 2 feats (standard and human feat) can't be the metamagic ones, since you need a caster lvl to get them. So your only option are THF and power attack. But taking those 2 there means you can't utilize monk's class bonus feats for them, forcing you to take 2 other feats on monk bonus, which won't be metamagic feats.

 

[Bjond]

Increase rogue, drop monk to improve DPS & defense; eg. 6 rogue 3 monk will permit 50%'ish dodge at cap, 8 rogue unlocks improved uncanny dodge, 10+ rogue for defensive-roll. (but lots of rogue kills theme).

Rogue's sweeping strikes is an AE trip @ 15s that is amazing. You won't need other CC than this, but it requires 3 rogue. You'd still use blight for buffs and heals, though usually post-fight.

Consider Draconic Mantle + Ki Bolt from Tilo's Muggle Monk. If you gear for spell power and spell crit on a single element, this is definitely a worthwhile single-target DPS boost.

Consider FOTW for increasing staff DPS and heals; it's pretty much as good as trees get for sticks.

 

[Tyran Thraxus]

I also love this build. I will try a Rogue/Thornknight/Vile Chemist mashup for more poison damage.

 

[DDO Noob]

There's some great ideas in this thread and I'm thinking that my next 9 lives are likely to be Tabaxi Trailblazer 13BC/6Monk/1Fighter for all the bonus feats as well as possibly a Halfing 13BC/5Rogue/2Monk and Eladrin 13BC/5Rogue/2Monk.

Just wondering how you get to 50%ish dodge with 6 rogue/3monk and whether you think losing the Hive Master/Thorn Knight feat at BC13 is worth the trade off in your mind?

Also, is there a clear advantage of one or the other when comparing Hive Master with Master of Earth versus Thorn Knight with Master of Thorns?

Your idea for an ED OF Draconic is interesting. I'm thinking of going the Adrenaline route with most points backed up by some points in FOTW and Primal for the Shard Storm. I think Adrenaline is a lot stronger than Drifting Lotus atm, but FOTW is still valuable for some low hanging options.

I also found that my Enhancement points stretch more if I go the Dex damage route rather than Wis through Falconry. It means I need to spend 14 points in HW universal tree.

A big thank you to Jodro for this Wooden Warrior concept. I'm very excited to try out all these build options. Please continue sharing variations and alternate options for this concept as I think there's quite a few paths that can be explored without losing the overall feel of the build.

 

[Bjond]

Just wondering how you get to 50%ish dodge with 6 rogue/3monk and whether you think losing the Hive Master/Thorn Knight feat at BC13 is worth the trade off in your mind?

Technically, all you'd need is 1 monk to unlock grandmaster of forms for 12 Dodge 8 Dodge Cap. You'd need to take T5 in TA for 5 Dodge Cap and Scion of Astral for 8 Dodge/Cap while centered. That puts you at 48 dodge. TA core 3 and/or more points in Grim Barricade brings you over 50.

IMHO, then entire druid part of the build is detrimental to a stick melee build and vice-versa. Concealment is doesn't work in reaper. The 100 Fortification from Knight is nice, but 13 Druid is a steep cost. OTH, sometimes I'll run weird builds for fun or for a PL with an odd carry just to avoid farming more gear (and stick is a great melee carry for anything).

If you're instead intent on making a caster druid, I'd drop monk and rogue and ignore melee entirely. It's really easy to run a caster druid with all metas on 100% of the time and never run out of SP at cap. I had my doubts, but then I tried it and yup, it really does never run out (evergreen + draconic cores).

Your idea for an ED OF Draconic is interesting. I'm thinking of going the Adrenaline route with most points backed up by some points in FOTW and Primal for the Shard Storm.

As a melee, you could use the one remaining good breath in Draconic (the AE centered on you), but Adrenaline is also an incredibly nice choice. Which to pick would depend on how focused your gear is on caster v melee and that depends on personal taste.

I also found that my Enhancement points stretch more if I go the Dex damage route rather than Wis through Falconry. It means I need to spend 14 points in HW universal tree.

HW Trance refreshes very slowly. There aren't any better options for 2H DPS, though -- throw, swf, & twf can pickup imbue & sneak dice in assassin, but 2H attack rate isn't high enough to make that pay off more than trance as it does with other styles.

 

[Jodro]

First of, thanks for all the responses, love the fact that people can evolve it into countless other builds.

So now, since there are many options I think its helpful to also have my reasoning on why I have that split into 13 Blight Caster/6 Monk/1 Rogue and mantles.

13 Blight is obviously because of Thorn knight, but also has some other uses. The obvious one is to have my few buffs for as long as possible, 13 mins is decent time.
The other is for thorn strike and splinterbolt, they have max caster level at 10 and 12 (and +3 from thorn knight, +10 from master of thorns) so with 13 blight caster I get almost their full damage (its almost cause you could get +2 more max caster from season's herald tree as caster). Sure they ain't the best spells, weak and only hit one enemy, but they also don't have a saving throw and they are dirt cheap as slas. Also every melee character has met those annoying archers, shamans ect that stand somewhere unreachable and just shoot you, well now you can hit em too.
If i had to stop Blight caster earlier, so forgetting thorn strike and splinterbolt, I would stop at lvl 6 to get thorn in at lvl 4 and +2[W] from shillelagh (3rd core of season's herald).

6 monk was for the stance, +3 imbue and a tiny extra in defense. Instead of 6 monk/1 rogue you could have 7 rogue, I don't think there will be much difference, rogues quarterstaff tree is better too.
I chose 6 monk/1 rogue to get a free adept at forms, 3 extra feats and +15% attack speed. If you do 7 rogue you can skip stance and you are just 1 feat less (in heroic, 0 less overall), but get better moves, tree and skills, so I deem it as equal. With 1 monk/6 rogue and stance then you are 2 feats less and i don't think it worth the trouble to try to be centered just for this one monk level.

Regarding epic levels and mantle, I chose grandmaster of flowers tree for the ki and extra melee bonuses, but tbh i didn't put much thought to it, it just seemed like a decent tree. I guess Fury of the Wild tree is a great choice too, I'll have to look into it more then the time for lvl 20 comes.
I had no idea about the combo of draconic mantle and ki bolt, its awesome, but i see that ki bolt depends on caster level (in that case monk) so here with just 6 monk levels doesn't seem much. Definatelly gonna use it on a monk with fire schimitars i'm working on, thanks.
The points in Primal avatar are for small bonuses that are passively useful and in shadowdancer is because cores give force and melee, which are the main 2 things this build uses.
For same reason I chose Scion of Arborea, small bonus in both melee and force.

 

[shopach]

I just ran a staff build with 6 Blightcaster for +3W (shillelagh gives +2, bone paws affix gives +1)

I ran mine as 10 Rogue, 6 Blightcaster, 4 Dragonlord.

10 rogue is mainly for sneak attack dice and Defensive Roll.

6 Blightcaster is all you need for Wellspring and Bone Paws to get +3W. I didn't think going to Thorn Knight was worth it.

4 Dragonlord is for Cower and Strength trance, plus tactics DCs and the Trip + Sunder combo meal.

For Epic Destinies I did T5 in LD, T4 and all cores in Fury of the Wild.

Ran Quick Cutter as my epic strike and used LD mantle for another +1W.

In endgame for this build, there aren't very many staves made of wood (shillelagh only works on wood/densewood staves), but the Legendary Broken Oar from crystal cove is quite good with +1 expanded critical threat range.

The build worked really well in my opinion. Tons of damage, lots of AoE, lots of mobility, lots of CC between Cower, Improved Trip, and Sweeping Strikes.

 

[DDO Noob]

I just ran a staff build with 6 Blightcaster for +3W (shillelagh gives +2, bone paws affix gives +1)

I ran mine as 10 Rogue, 6 Blightcaster, 4 Dragonlord.

10 rogue is mainly for sneak attack dice and Defensive Roll.

6 Blightcaster is all you need for Wellspring and Bone Paws to get +3W. I didn't think going to Thorn Knight was worth it.

4 Dragonlord is for Cower and Strength trance, plus tactics DCs and the Trip + Sunder combo meal.

For Epic Destinies I did T5 in LD, T4 and all cores in Fury of the Wild.

Ran Quick Cutter as my epic strike and used LD mantle for another +1W.

In endgame for this build, there aren't very many staves made of wood (shillelagh only works on wood/densewood staves), but the Legendary Broken Oar from crystal cove is quite good with +1 expanded critical threat range.

The build worked really well in my opinion. Tons of damage, lots of AoE, lots of mobility, lots of CC between Cower, Improved Trip, and Sweeping Strikes.

I wasn't aware of the Bone Paws option to get the +1W which is fanastic. It's a pity Bone Paws appears on only 3 items in the game. I've tried to snag the Bracelets of Flourishing Fauna from Myth Drannor, but sadly no luck yet.

Your build looks really interesting and I will have to explore a Dragonlord variant for another life. Is there any particular reason you prefer Quick Cutter to Adrenaline?

Regarding staves, there are a few that are real standouts for me while leveling because they do 2D6 damage instead of D6 like nearly all staves and are also wooden. This will have a multiplier effect with shillelagh and bone paws as you're getting +3W times [2D6] instead of D6. They are as follows:
Stave of the Seer at level 8 does [2D6] + 4 damage with 18-20 crit profile
Stout Oak Walking Stick at level 20 does 3[2D6] + 6 with 19-20 x3 crit profile

I pick up the Legendary Moonbeam at level 29 as it's the only wooden qstaff around that level and does [1D6 +4] instead of just [1D6] which many of the level 28 staves are limitied to. It's also got a 19-20 crit profile.

I'm still trying to get the balance right between having some offensive spellcasting and maximising melee damage depending on how many druid levels you pick up. I'm still unsure where the perfect balance for that is yet. I'm also interested if anyone has thoughts on Hive Master versus Thorn Knight. There seems to be better acid spell options for using in epics from what I can tell.

 

[Refutor]

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In endgame for this build, there aren't very many staves made of wood (shillelagh only works on wood/densewood staves), but the Legendary Broken Oar from crystal cove is quite good with +1 expanded critical threat range.

it's not really expanded critical threat range, it's just impact which means it doesn't stack with improved critical : bludgeon

 

[shopach]

it's not really expanded critical threat range, it's just impact which means it doesn't stack with improved critical : bludgeon

The standard profile for a quarterstaff is 20/x2. Impact doubles the crit range of the (base version of the) weapon so that becomes 19-20/x2.

Legendary Broken Oar is 18-20/x2, therefore it has an additional critical threat range. In other words, it's a 19-20/x2 quarterstaff, and it has impact which makes it 18-20/x2.

 

[Refutor]

my mistake i thought i saw 19-20/x2 on the wiki, just checked again i was mistaken