Bard & Druid Duo

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lumien

Dalayan Beginner
Hi all,

I have a question about a bard and druid duo.

What is the better strategy:

Druid Kiting:
Druid does any tanking necessary
Druid Snares
Druid DoT's
Bard is just there for buffs
Pros:
-able to take down yellows easily
Cons:
-sacrificing the bards weapon skills (as they don't get used)

Bard Tanking:
Bard Tanks
Bard DoT's
Druid Dot's
Druid Heals Bard
Pros:
-The bards weapon skills get practiced
-able to take down yellows
Cons:
-"seems" like more downtime. - not sure.

These characters are both only level 4 right now, so its a good time to switch up strategies if I need to.

I am more familiar with playing casters, so I am more comfortable using the druid to kite at this point.

Thanks for the advise,

Lumien


PS - Soon after I posted this, I took some risks and found that I could take 2 or 3 yellows pretty much in a row with the bard tanking before I needed to med for my druid. Is this tactic of the bard tanking good through higher levels?

Thanks.
 
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It depends on what you want to do. My mains are a box bard/druid combo and I've had plenty of success duoing them for exp/cash/loot all the way to 65+, and I imagine it will get even easier once I get in the 250+ AA range, but it's a mixed bag. You won't keep that same level of tanking ability as a bard once you get higher in level, but you'll have great DoT/chant kiting ability. Basically, you're a Swiss army knife, you'll need to toy around with both/a mixture of your options for different zones.

It's a great duo, and you'll have tons of utility, but as a solo'er you won't be able to do some of the stuff that, say, a pure healer/tank combo could do. I say go for it and have fun, but be prepared to call on the help of a real tank for some places in the future, join a guild, or just accept that you can't tank some stuff.
 
honestly, tank with the bard. it'll be a bit harder in the earlier stages, but from 65 and onward your bard will be tanking. also, use your bellows. that is really your +aggro button. just don't spam them too much or you will chew through your mana :p
 
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