Quote Originally Posted by Captain Panda View Post
I've taken two one level dips on my shepherd druids and I'm quite liking them. Life cleric, as you mention in the guide, is fantastic. I would also like to give an honorable mention to divine soul sorcerer, which you rate poorly.

I rolled stats, and already had 13 charisma, so that wasn't actually an issue for me, but I can definitely see it being one if you use point buy. However, one level in divine soul sorcerer provides a lot: the shield spell, some additional cantrips (booming blade/green flame blade are casting stat neutral and fantastic options if you have decent dex), and another button to push to avoid losing concentration every short rest. The feature that gives 2d4 to a save that refreshes on a short rest is one I find really appealing, personally, and it has saved me from quite a few close calls.

Since the level 20 druid feature is mostly useful for moon druids, dipping out a couple levels isn't such a bad idea. Most shepherd druid power comes from upcasting conjure animals anyway.
Thank you. I'll have to add that.