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Can a Druid use metal weapons?
Well, not actually. Druids have a taboo against wearing metal armor and wielding a metal shield. The taboo has been part of the class’s story since the class first appeared in Eldritch Wizardry (1976) and the original Player’s Handbook (1978).
Did Druids use weapons?
Druid Weapon Skills. Druids can use Daggers, Fist Weapons, Staves and Maces, as well as off-hands and idols in the ranged slot.
Can Druids use metal swords?
They use scimitars, daggers, axes, crossbows and maces, but won’t wear any metal.
What weapon would a Druid use?
As far as weapons are concerned, druids can use slings, spears, darts, staves, daggers, and many other types of weapons. But because of the Shillelagh cantrip, a staff is almost always your best choice.
Can a Druid use a sword?
Druids cannot use Swords.
Can a Druid use a spear?
You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon, which you can use as a druidic focus. While you hold this spear, you are considered proficient in the Nature skill.
Why do druids not wear metal?
The idea is that druids prefer to be protected by animal skins, wood, and other natural materials that aren’t the worked metal that is associated with civilization. Druids don’t lack the ability to wear metal armor. They choose not to wear it. This choice is part of their identity as a mystical order.
Can Druid wield swords?
What weapon should a guardian druid use?
Druids can use daggers, fist weapons, 1H maces, 2H maces, polearms, and staves. Guardian’s iconic and most important abilities are Moonfire, Bear Form, Ironfur, Frenzied Regeneration, Thrash, Survival Instincts and Mangle.
Why can a druid use a scimitar?
Druids as a character class were originally a sub-class of Cleric. At that point in the game’s evolution, Clerics generally could not use edged weapons. The scimitar was a stark example of how different a Druid was from the garden variety Cleric.
Can Druid use polearm?
Polearms generally attack very slowly, but cause large amounts of damage on a hit. Polearms can be used by monks, hunters, paladins, warriors, druids, and death knights.