Druid vs Sorceress
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The Druid is a Strength/Intelligence class (11/7/11 Str/Dex/Int) that starts with a Voltaic Staff and a Changeling Talisman; the Sorceress is an Intelligence class (7/7/15) that starts with an Ashen Staff. They begin at different points of the passive tree. Across their ascendancies the biggest differences are cold and freeze (0 vs 6 nodes), spells (4 vs 9 nodes) and lightning and shock (0 vs 5 nodes). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
Side by side
| Druid | Sorceress | |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes | Str11 Dex7 Int11 | Str7 Dex7 Int15 |
| Trait | Natural resilience to Lightning | Natural resilience to elements |
| Starts with |  Voltaic Staff Changeling Talisman |  Ashen Staff |
| First skill gem |  Volcano |  Spark |
| Gems that need its weapon | 16 (staff, talisman) | 0 (staff) |
| Ascendancies |  Oracle Shaman |  Stormweaver Chronomancer Disciple of Varashta |
Their ascendancies' nodes by theme
| Nodes about… | Druid | Sorceress |
|---|---|---|
| Minions | – | 4 |
| Spells | 4 | 9 |
| Attack speed | 1 | 1 |
| Critical hits | 2 | 4 |
| Fire | – | 2 |
| Cold and freeze | – | 6 |
| Lightning and shock | – | 5 |
| Elemental | 4 | 3 |
| Totems | 2 | – |
| Life | 3 | 4 |
| Energy shield | 1 | 5 |
| Mana | 4 | 6 |
| Armour | 1 | 1 |
| Evasion | 1 | – |
| Resistances | 2 | – |
| Spirit | 1 | – |
| Flasks and charms | 2 | – |
| Stun | 1 | – |
| Area of effect | – | 4 |
| Cooldowns | 1 | 3 |
Nodes of all the class's ascendancies added up; each ascendancy's own counts are on its page.
Druid ascendancies
Sorceress ascendancies
- Stormweavercold and freeze 5, lightning and shock 5 and spells 3
- Chronomancerspells 3, area of effect 3 and cooldowns 3
- Disciple of Varashtaminions 4, energy shield 4 and spells 3
Chronomancer vs Stormweaver · Disciple of Varashta vs Stormweaver · Chronomancer vs Disciple of Varashta
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