Druid vs Witch
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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 Witch is an Intelligence class (7/7/15) that starts with a Withered Wand and a Rattling Sceptre. They begin at different points of the passive tree. Across their ascendancies the biggest differences are life (3 vs 25 nodes), energy shield (1 vs 11 nodes) and curses (0 vs 7 nodes). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
Side by side
| Druid | Witch | |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes | Str11 Dex7 Int11 | Str7 Dex7 Int15 |
| Trait | Natural resilience to Lightning | Natural resilience to Chaos |
| Starts with |  Voltaic Staff Changeling Talisman |  Withered Wand Rattling Sceptre |
| First skill gem |  Volcano |  Unearth |
| Gems that need its weapon | 16 (staff, talisman) | 0 (wand, sceptre) |
| Ascendancies |  Oracle Shaman |  Infernalist Blood Mage Lich |
Their ascendancies' nodes by theme
| Nodes about… | Druid | Witch |
|---|---|---|
| Minions | – | 2 |
| Spells | 4 | 10 |
| Attack speed | 1 | – |
| Critical hits | 2 | 7 |
| Fire | – | 2 |
| Chaos | – | 1 |
| Physical | – | 1 |
| Elemental | 4 | 2 |
| Ignite | – | 3 |
| Bleeding | – | 2 |
| Curses | – | 7 |
| Totems | 2 | – |
| Life | 3 | 25 |
| Energy shield | 1 | 11 |
| Mana | 4 | 11 |
| Armour | 1 | – |
| Evasion | 1 | – |
| Resistances | 2 | – |
| Spirit | 1 | 1 |
| Charges | – | 2 |
| Flasks and charms | 2 | 2 |
| Stun | 1 | – |
| Area of effect | – | 2 |
| Cooldowns | 1 | – |
| Leech | – | 2 |
| Shapeshifting | – | 1 |
Nodes of all the class's ascendancies added up; each ascendancy's own counts are on its page.
Druid ascendancies
Witch ascendancies
- Infernalistlife 11, spells 4 and mana 4
- Blood Magelife 10, critical hits 5 and spells 4
- Lichenergy shield 7, mana 6 and curses 4
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