I only have 24 AA, and I used the last 4 on SOTW I. I love it. It is awesome for LDON and my guild has been doing a lot of POJ trials recently where this also really helps. My question is should I spend another 5 AA on SOTW II for an additional 300 HP healing, or spend ??? on SCR/SCRM before I get another tick of duration for 1200 HP?

Do EE Focci work on SOTW?

No, focus don't work on Spirit of the Wood as it's not tagged a druid spell.
Assuming your magelo is up to date besides Spirit of the Wood 1, I'd finish off Spell Casting Mastery 3, and depending on how fast you make AA, start saving up for Secondary Forte for when Gates of Discord comes out. Besides that, I'd recommend just going with CA/LR, or Innate Camo, or Quick Evac/Exodus.

If you're set on upping Spirit of the Wood then go with the buff reinforcement, as it helps things besides just Spirit of the Wood.

My Magelo was mostly up to date. I had not added my SOTW I. I have 2 AA in hand, was going to either:

1. Spend 2 AA on MC1
2. Get 4 more AA and do Exodus
3. Get 4 more AA and do MC3
4. Save up for Secondary Forte

Do CA/LR offer significant Damage reduction? I find myself getting wacked around a lot more since I got Natures Infusion.

SCM3 > everything.

Finish out SCM3 then go back and pick and choose your AAs. There's many threads here on suggested routes to take depending upon your playstyle. Choose the one that best suits you.

Just so you know, SoTW2 is only 3 AAs and SoTW3 is only 2 AAs.

Maybe that will help you make your decision.

cprender,
SCM3 is a fairly important AA.
MC1 offers a decent benefit for the price.
Secondary Forte will be worth twice the price
Defensive AA's are quite expensive and your still early in your spell casting for them.

I'd definately get MC1 first
SCM3 would be immediately afterwards
Save for Secondary Forte next (10 AA's currently)

MC1 gives you 1 mana / tick, doesn't sound like a lot, but standing level 65 mana regen is 3 / tick total.

SCM3 Effectively saves you another 5 percent mana on top of the 5 percent from SCM2. Or for 6 AA's, you generate 5 mana for every 100 you cast. Effectively about Ft15 depending on the spell selection.

Secondary Forte. This lets your SCM3 work with yet another spell line. Alteration or Evocation is no longer the question as you can now have Alteration and Evocation.

SoTW2/3 are purely to finish off the AA line if you so desire, they only increase the AC, Healing and DS of this ability by small increments

SCM3 is the best AA to have. Secondary Forte should be your next choice (Alt/Evoc for most druids). These two AA's will save you a ton of mana. After that, it's pretty much open. Personally, I would go with Dire Charm. Before you tsk tsk, Dire Charm will allow you keep up with the respawn at outer caves in PoValor or entrance mobs in HoH. With dire charm, you can fund the rest of your AA purchases.

Secondary Forte should be your next choice (Alt/Evoc for most druids). These two AA's will save you a ton of mana.


Secondary Forte is being capped at 100. That's a 2.5% reduction in the mana cost of that line of spells.

Secondary Forte is being capped at 100. That's a 2.5% reduction in the mana cost of that line of spells.

Feh ... Well, mana savings is mana savings.

Man that's a tough one. I didnt' have a problem with the two points for MC1, but never could bring myself to spend even the next 4 to get 1 more mana regen point. Gonna be pretty hard pressed spending all those AA points for secondary forte (pronounced "for 'TAY")

Just to clarify.. SCR does affect SoTW. The only things that don't affect SoTW are item effects such as the 8th shawl. SCRM still gives an extra tick of SoTW.

I cant read magelo from work but if you havent got MGB you should get that..MGB + SOTW = raid goodness :)