Druid weapon skills
Druid weapon skills
Night Elf Druids start the game with the Staff and Dagger weapon skills. Tauren Druids start with Staves and One Handed Maces. Druids can learn the skill they lack plus Two Handed Maces and Fist Weapons from specific Weapon Masters.
Of the weapons that Druids can use from character creation, only One Handed Maces tend to be readily available on the Auction House at levels 7 – 10. For the weapon skills you can learn from Weapon Masters, Two Handed Maces are the other most commonly found items on the Auction House. Daggers and Staves are very scarce, and Fist Weapons are nearly non-existent. For this reason, I recommend running off in search of One Handed and Two Handed Mace weapon skills.
New weapon skills can be learned from Weapon Masters right at level 1, and cost 10 silver each. You could get them at any time, but until you reach level 7, you’re just not going to find anything in the Auction House you could use.
Tauren Druids are fortunate. Not only do they start out with One Handed Mace skill at creation, but Ansekhwa, the Horde Weapon Master that teaches the Two Handed Mace skill, resides in the capitol city of Thunder Bluff, on the Lower Rise. It is very easy to reach him at any level and get your skill.
For Night Elf Druids, the closest Weapon Master that teaches One and Two Handed Mace skill is Handiir, who resides in the Draenei capitol city of The Exodar. To reach The Exodar requires having the Burning Crusade expansion; if you don’t have it, then the only other Alliance trainer of these skills is Buliwyf Stonehand, who resides in the Military District of Ironforge, clear on the other side of the world.
As a reminder, Night Elves can journey from the city of Darnassus to Rut’theran Village on it’s lower shore, and from there take the Flight Path or ship to the port city of Auberdine on the shore of Darkshore. At Auberdine, you may take the ship to Azuremyst Isle and The Exodar, or take a different vessel to Menethil Harbor in the Wetlands for the long overland hike to Ironforge. No matter which route you choose, make sure you remember to grab all of the Flight Points along the way.
Once you have your weapon skills, keep your eyes out for upgrades on the Auction House. The Walking Stick with 4.2 DPS was fine at level 3, but picking up a Spiked Club of the Monkey at level 8 with 9.0 DPS, +1 Agility and +2 Stamina makes a noticeable difference.
Whatever weapons you pick, having more options to choose from should help you find the upgrade you need when you want it, at a price you can hopefully afford, especially if you are trying to level on the income from low level Herbs and Ore.
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