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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gorck" data-source="post: 8969835" data-attributes="member: 7037537">I'm not sure whether or not "WS complexity" is the reason Druids are the least played class.  But Polymorph isn't a good comparison for WS.  Polymorph is a 4th level spell that full casters can choose to learn at level 7.  Wild Shape is a class ability that all Druids get in the 2014 PHB at 2nd level and (currently) in the 1DD playtest at 1st level.  For a new player, or one who's just new to the class, there is much more time to learn the ins and out of a full caster class before gaining access to Polymorph at level 7 than there is for a Druid who gets Wild Shape in the first couple levels of play.</blockquote>