There is no "best shifter build". Shifters SUCK mightily in combat. For example, my Rogue/Druid/Shifter 5/5/13 can't lay a paw on Dahanna, that dwarf bloody merchant in HotU. Forget taking on the Maker unless you get VERY lucky with a death spell (he's not immune). Sure, the mindflayer can stop her cold, but then he can't lay a paw on her. She's bloody stunned, and I'm MISSING every single sneak attack. Meanwhile, she's dealing out more damage in a single blow than I'm doing in 3 minutes of trying to swipe at her. The list goes on. Shifters are GREAT for role playing, sneaking around, and taking out low-level combat types. They really, truly suck for dealing with any form of combat with ANY high level type, be it fighter, mage, what-have-you.

I'm going back to my monks. With the right gloves, I can lay waste to the Maker in a few blows with a level 18 monk, and Dahanna was barely a snack. Meanwhile, the level 23 shifter is getting his ass handed to him. Easy takeout on all her helpers, but can't lay a paw on her. Useless.
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i always just go 2 the druid shifter package and at lvl 40 im unbeatable
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