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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cap'n Kobold" data-source="post: 6958127" data-attributes="member: 6802951">Really? I see it as part thematic (the bonus damage is necrotic because of their ties to death and decay) and part balance (they get additional health back to compensate for a less optimised damage type). As has been pointed out before, Druids don't exactly have a shortage of spells dealing radiant, fire and suchlike that are quite capable of destroying undead.I think that there is a difference in view as to the purpose of the ability. I don't think it is meant to be an "ultimate undead killer". Its meant to be an interesting, thematic ability with a compensating factor making up for where the flavour impinges on the effectiveness. That chunk of healing is not insignificant. A little disingenuous I feel. Only 5 undead types appear to be outright immune to your extra damage, and it bears reiteration that it is a rider on one of your actual spells: - You're never going to be relying on that ability alone to do the killing. I very much doubt that you're going to get a subclass deliberately and powerfully optimised towards killing the undead, or any other single foe. There are too many balance issues introduced that are dependent upon campaign. Druids aren't exactly slouches at destroying the undead with their base capabilities.</blockquote>