How do you build a wild shaping focused Saurian Shaman?

[Maniacwyrm]

I just realised shaping focus requires a multiclassed Druid so due to saurian shaman’s Dino wildshape ability so in theory I could:
Either
Multiclass 2 levels into something like bloodrager or ranger with shaping focus to have a higher level Dino wildshape and full normal wildshape
Or
Multiclass 4 levels into another class to for higher Dino + level -2 normal wildshape
Or
6 levels into another class for normal level Dino(equal to chara lvl) wildshape and char level -4 normal wildshape.

Which would be better? Or is there some other melee focused wildshape build?

[Azothath]

you choose a race, class, ability scores like usual.

Perhaps you want to post in the ADVICE forum for build advice.

[Oli Ironbar]

Maniacwyrm wrote:

I just realised shaping focus requires a multiclassed

My vote would be ranger multiclass with Shapeshifting Hunter added in too:

Benefit: Your levels of druid stack with your ranger levels for determining when you select your next favored enemy. Also, your ranger levels stack with your druid levels in determining the number of times per day you can use your wild shape class feature, up to a maximum of eight times per day.

And welcome to the Forums! (Don't worry, I post to the wrong thread forum too sometimes.)

[Maniacwyrm]

Oli Ironbar wrote:

Maniacwyrm wrote:

I just realised shaping focus requires a multiclassed

My vote would be ranger multiclass with Shapeshifting Hunter added in too:

Benefit: Your levels of druid stack with your ranger levels for determining when you select your next favored enemy. Also, your ranger levels stack with your druid levels in determining the number of times per day you can use your wild shape class feature, up to a maximum of eight times per day.

And welcome to the Forums! (Don't worry, I post to the wrong thread forum too sometimes.)

I was thinking about that as well and maybe sneak in a level in mammoth rider to have a Huge dinosaur as a mount/animal companion

Right I forgot about the threads oops

[Claxon]

I would talk with your GM how they would interpret the shaping focus feat before you do this, they may rule in a way that is not how you expect.

Personally, with shaping focus the best I would allow you to achieve is the same that you could achieve if you were purely a Druid.

Which is to say, a Saurian Shaman druid character could at best have dinosaur wild shape at +2 druid level (character level) and other wild shape at -2 druid level (character level). I wouldn't allow shaping focus to overcome the deficit imposed by Saurian Shaman, only the deficit created by multiclassing.

But, you could take up to 4 level is another class and still have the normal wild shape progression (for a druid of your type, meaning altered progression for a Saurian shaman).

I don't personally think it's necessary to be a Shapeshifting Hunter Ranger if you take Shaping Focus because Shaping focus is already shoring up your wildshape....although actually I take it back because progressing your favored enemy is pretty strong if your adventure is strongly themed with certain enemies.