4th ed Druid over wizard? Over 3.5 druid?

[Rechan]

3.5 druids beat the pants off of the other guys. Wildshape & Companion + full assortment of spells? Yessir.

 

[Gothmog]

Let's not forget, the wizard has a lot greater versatility- he chooses 2 daily spells which he can switch between whenever he gains access to new dailies.

 

[Solodan]

The at-will area of effect spells for wizard are just plain better - sure the druid gets versatility and some cool special efffects, but the druid at-will needs to hit and needs to be centered on a target. That's a big difference, as a wiz can hit non-adjacent minions.

 

[TerraDave]

On the vs. Wizard I agree there is a versatility vs damage tradeoff.

vs. the 3.5 druid, one advantage is a lack of capabilities: no healing or buffing, and hence no expectation of doing so.

I think a lot of players will find that apealing.