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<blockquote data-quote="babinro" data-source="post: 5097666" data-attributes="member: 67482">My group had a primal guardian druid play the first 15ish levels then switch to Swarm when Primal Power come out.&nbsp; He's since played up to our current level 22 game as a swarm build.The Swarm build seems much stronger overall.&nbsp; His character has all but about 2 dailies and an at-will that are in beast form and as such greatly benefits from damage reduction.&nbsp; At level 22, he has damage reduction 7 vs melee and ranged.&nbsp; This makes minions all but a joke against him.&nbsp; Since many monsters are designed with multiple melee attack in mind, the druid is truly a tank requiring the least healing in the party far and wide.Offensively the swarm druid has the potential to be great, or poor depending on how many enemies are lined up and if he can get into position with relative safety.&nbsp; I'd say this is a pretty good balance considering other builds don't have worry about position in order to play out consistently well.&nbsp; Defensively though, the swarm druid is probably a little too powerful.&nbsp; A problem that could quickly be fixed with the removal of Hide Expertise Feat giving them a good defense on top of great damage reduction.&nbsp; That's just my opinion though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="babinro, post: 5097666, member: 67482"] My group had a primal guardian druid play the first 15ish levels then switch to Swarm when Primal Power come out. He's since played up to our current level 22 game as a swarm build. The Swarm build seems much stronger overall. His character has all but about 2 dailies and an at-will that are in beast form and as such greatly benefits from damage reduction. At level 22, he has damage reduction 7 vs melee and ranged. This makes minions all but a joke against him. Since many monsters are designed with multiple melee attack in mind, the druid is truly a tank requiring the least healing in the party far and wide. Offensively the swarm druid has the potential to be great, or poor depending on how many enemies are lined up and if he can get into position with relative safety. I'd say this is a pretty good balance considering other builds don't have worry about position in order to play out consistently well. Defensively though, the swarm druid is probably a little too powerful. A problem that could quickly be fixed with the removal of Hide Expertise Feat giving them a good defense on top of great damage reduction. That's just my opinion though. [/QUOTE]

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