Editing Druid (section)

== Advancing Your Skills ==
'''Magic Level:'''
* Never have full mana. Your Magic Level is advanced by using mana. Every second that you have full mana, you are losing potential magic level advancement.
* Spend as little time as possible in Protection Zones. You cannot use mana that you do not generate, so spend as little time as possible in situations where you do not regenerate mana.
* Always eat. Make sure you have access to Food at all times. If you run out of food, then you will not be able to regenerate mana for using.
* Use [[Rods]] to hunt. Using rods uses mana. An Elder Druid can regenerate mana as fast as the [[Snakebite Rod]] will use it, so they can potentially "train" their magic level by attacking creatures with this rod. If used on a [[Creatures|creature]] that is immune to Earth, then your magic level will still advance, but you will not cause damage to the creature you are attacking, so you could potentially "train" for as long as you want to. A tip is to summon yourself a Snake and shoot it with your [[Snakebite Rod]].
* Use your melee weapon when gaining Soul Points. You need only to kill one monster every 4 minutes, so you are not worried about killing monsters quickly. This frees up your mana for [[Spells|spells]] and you can use up your mana completely if you wish to train your magic level. The only time to use your [[Rods|rod]] is for leveling, otherwise best train your melee skill since you can use [[Spells|spells]] to use up mana.
* Carry [[Fluids|Mana Potions]]. Not only is this a good idea if you get in a jam, but using [[Fluids|Mana Potions]] will help you advance your Magic Level faster.
* Don't use Magic Shield if you don't need to. Any mana that you lose to your Magic Shield does not count towards your magic level. If you are not in danger of dying, use Light Healing, Intense Healing and Ultimate Healing spells instead. An other possibility for premium druids is Heal Friend which can also be used for self-healing, as it heals between 1/2 to all of your hitpoints (depending on your Level and Magic Level).
* Spend your Soul Points before hunts. Usually, the price needed to buy [[Fluids|Mana Potions]] and make your own runes is only a bit more expensive than buying said [[Runes|runes]]. It is a good strategy for a faster Magic Level increase, as long as the player is not in dire need of money.
* Choose hunts carefully. The more mana potions you use, the more mana you'll be spending and thus the more progress you'll be making on your magic level. Choosing hunts that allow you to use a lot of mana (and thus a lot of potions) but provide enough loot to pay off your mana potions will result in significant increase in advancement rate. Obviously the power of your character will determine the most effective way to do this - for very powerful players this could be by using ultimate area spells with particular monsters may work (for example: Wrath of Nature on Quara), for less powerful players use of wave [[Spells|spells]] may be more suitable (for example: Ice Wave on Dworcs); obviously, killing more [[Creatures|monsters]] (per cast) will provide more [[Items|loot]] and make this more feasible