I have a level 7 druid I am playing with a T-rex animal companion, I was hoping I could get some advice on which feats you all recommend, hoping for a wide variety of different builds. We are at a point in the campaign where our GM has allowed us time to retrain feats so that is what I am going to do. I would like to try something new for a few levels and see how it goes. My preferred wild shape form is the Giant Octopus, this form is viable because we have house ruled Multiattack as a feat allowed for my character when in Wild shape. So this is definitely one feat that I would like to keep. Looking for advice on how I can take the most advantage of this form with feats designed to increase damage, my Dex isn't high enough to take advantage of any combat reflex type builds unfortunately since I started with only a base of 14 (after wild shape it becomes 12). My character currently went for a control build (grappling/tripping) and would like to try something new now. I am open to team work feats as well. Thank you all in advance.
Any sort of solid feat choices? I would like to keep Natural Spell of course and Multiattack.
Are you a caster or a combat druid?
Are you a caster or a combat druid?
combat sorry, mostly in octopus form yes.
Power Attack?
I usually suggest Combat Reflexes (1st) and Power Attack (3rd) and use a longspear or other reach weapon at low levels, then use them at higher levels while wildshaped.
I know you said you didn't want to take Combat Reflexes because your Dex is only 12 or 14 for now (but boostable via cat's grace and belts), but it is also a good prerequisite feat for stuff like Stand Still or Bodyguard.
Can you take Improved Grapple? Weapon Focus might be worth it if you are getting 8 attacks per round. Furious Focus is good for mitigating the penalty to your attack roll with your first attack with Power Attack. Definitely worth taking for your T-Rex!!!
Hmm ya weapon focus might be a real option for the tentacles ya. Power attack will hurt too much I think on an octo even with furious focus.
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Power Attack?
I usually suggest Combat Reflexes (1st) and Power Attack (3rd) and use a longspear or other reach weapon at low levels, then use them at higher levels while wildshaped.
He can't.
Druids are the only class I can really think of that doesn't get long spears. I know- weird.
Anyway, lunge might be a good feat at level 9. It allows you to get an extra 5' of reach during your turn. This is important, because you are a class that focuses on shape shifting. If you have a creature with goo reach (large, bipedal dinosaurs are an example), then you can help to position your reach build and still attack.
Normally, when you are dealing with 10' (natural or longspear), enemies end up 10' away after you attack them first. This means that the enemy only needs a 5' step to reach you and full attack (and the 5' step avoids your AoOs). This means you have to decide whether you want to full attack or to preserve your AoO.
With lunge... you can attack from 15' away. That means that enemies have to move 10' to reach you (which needs a move action and draws an AoO normally). With lunge, you can attack first and still get AoOs.
You can combine this with pushing assault (trade power attack in return for pushing the enemy 5' back). Pushing assault has limit up to your own size...which means nothing for a huge T-rex druid... This feat lets you 'reset' the positions so that enemies that have closed in on you can be pushed back to AoO range.
It's hard to add to damage without Power Attack.....
Blindfight? Ability Focus (Ink Spray)?
the thing is power attack really hurts my secondary tentacles, they are already at a huge negative to hit.
Yeah, it's a tough situation. You might have to pre-buff with Extended greater magic fang and bull's strength.
So, um, take Extend Spell? Or just a lesser rod of it if you can buy it. It's great for buffing you AND your T-Rex.
When I wild shape I don't believe I gain the ability to use the ink cloud that the octopus has. Basically I'm using that form because of its incredible reach and number of attacks. Since the GM allows multiattack it is as good if not better than the dire tiger.
Maybe a teamwork feat you can share with your T-Rex?
Outflank would definitely work
I think Combat Reflexes + Stand Still might be advantageous. It essentially locks an opponent in place, so you can get a full attack off, and your full attack is 8 attacks, so that's pretty cool.
The problem with combat reflexes as a druid is that your dex takes a hit when you wild shape in the big creatures with the reach that you want to use combat reflexes with.Power Attack?
I usually suggest Combat Reflexes (1st) and Power Attack (3rd) and use a longspear or other reach weapon at low levels, then use them at higher levels while wildshaped.
I know you said you didn't want to take Combat Reflexes because your Dex is only 12 or 14 for now (but boostable via cat's grace and belts), but it is also a good prerequisite feat for stuff like Stand Still or Bodyguard.
Can you take Improved Grapple? Weapon Focus might be worth it if you are getting 8 attacks per round. Furious Focus is good for mitigating the penalty to your attack roll with your first attack with Power Attack. Definitely worth taking for your T-Rex!!!
But boostable via cat's grace and belts.
;-)
The problem with combat reflexes as a druid is that your dex takes a hit when you wild shape in the big creatures with the reach that you want to use combat reflexes with.
Even without dex (and you only need 12 to still see a positive effect there, which is doable even when wildshaped), you can benefit from combat reflexes. The feat both adds dex on top of AoO number... AND makes it so taht you can get AoOs during teh surprise round (which is the most likely time for you to get AoOs from an enemy- when it is the first turn, and the enemies want to charge at the party wizard before the fight starts).
So as long as you have 10' reach, I think combat reflexes is worth it.