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Posted by: Ravezaar.4951

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Did u all see the New Legendary Staff skin, with Crows flying above it as particle effects and the Crow sitting on its branch when stoved ? This SCREAMS Necro all over dosent it ?

Why Anet do u do this to a non-PvE player… this is a must haave Why ?

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/hot-new-legendary-weapons/

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Posted by: zapv.8051

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My farming life fore the next 3 months after HOT lol. The axe and pistol also look awesome.

Necros don’t have reflects, invulns, vigor, blocks,
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Posted by: TheLastNobody.8319

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They enjoy seeing your suffering! :P

On a serious note, I do like it, it does just ooze necroness, but I’ll stick with my shadow staff for now as I like how the shadow effects sort of just form out out the staff. Still, that staff will look awesome for reaper. Not big on the light wing when drawn but can live with it. Good for shaman necros i guess.

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Posted by: Ithir Darkleaf.7923

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I like it but that light wing kills it for my necro
On the other hand, my dark guardian will be surely pleased

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Posted by: Lahmia.2193

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I like it but that light wing kills it for my necro
On the other hand, my dark guardian will be surely pleased

My thoughts exactly. They should have added dark aura, considering they said the new legendaries would be the opposite of the current ones. Of course they won’t change it and I will stick with Deathwish/Final Rest.

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Posted by: xadine.7069

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Indeed a “dark” staff would have been better… still wait for necro’s weapon…

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Posted by: Silverkey.2078

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I see it more as a ranger (druid) weapon, with a branch and a crow, this screams “nature magic” to me…

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Posted by: Ravezaar.4951

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nah Crow is one of the so called"harbringers" or dark animals together with Wolf,Goat,Rat,Bat and maybe Snake… Crow is perfect for Necromancer.

and not fan of the Light Glow either but the particle effects of cloud and crows is to much to turn down.. gonna be painful to get this tho with my Fractal lvl of 1

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Posted by: Lynnie.7213

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Finally a necro staff! I just wish we could change that blue glow to another color.

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Posted by: Bhawb.7408

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To be fair, everyone has to do every game mode to get this. WvW and PvP are needed for the gift. And they removed the need to explore the entire core map, so thank god that soul crushingly boring task is gone.

Only problem is I absolutely hate staff as a weapon, but the Fashion Wars 2 speaks to me.

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Posted by: Captain Unusual.9163

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I like it but that light wing kills it for my necro
On the other hand, my dark guardian will be surely pleased

My thoughts exactly. They should have added dark aura, considering they said the new legendaries would be the opposite of the current ones.

They literally never said that. That was just fan speculation that got taken as fact, as this community loves to do.

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Posted by: mazut.4296

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They must implement color change on effects as well as weapon skins. There are many games that allow that. We dont even need all the dyes to work, put 64 and we will be happy.

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Posted by: Bhawb.7408

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They must implement color change on effects as well as weapon skins. There are many games that allow that. We dont even need all the dyes to work, put 64 and we will be happy.

ANet has already explained why they don’t do this.

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Posted by: meow one twenty.4376

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To be fair, everyone has to do every game mode to get this. WvW and PvP are needed for the gift. And they removed the need to explore the entire core map, so thank god that soul crushingly boring task is gone.

Only problem is I absolutely hate staff as a weapon, but the Fashion Wars 2 speaks to me.

This exactly.

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Posted by: Cerbeius.7129

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Won’t be getting it for my Necro, doesn’t fit the Grenth theme imo.

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Posted by: Rashagar.8349

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nah Crow is one of the so called"harbringers" or dark animals together with Wolf,Goat,Rat,Bat and maybe Snake… Crow is perfect for Necromancer.

and not fan of the Light Glow either but the particle effects of cloud and crows is to much to turn down.. gonna be painful to get this tho with my Fractal lvl of 1

See, I didn’t see it as a light glow so much as I saw it as Chill emphasis.

As a Norn devotee of Raven, planning on going hybrid Reaper with Mad King runes, this staff is like a love letter personalised to me.

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Posted by: Ravezaar.4951

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@Bhawb kitten the amount of WvW and sPvP required to the pve is like a fart in space…

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Posted by: Bhawb.7408

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@Bhawb kitten the amount of WvW and sPvP required to the pve is like a fart in space…

We have no idea about that yet. We don’t know how many of the new things will be required of each, or how long they take to earn. We also don’t know how much can be acquired in each game mode without stepping into the others.

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Posted by: ronpierce.2760

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Oh kitten, if this changes #1 from that dumb hand to firing crows through people, I’ll simply have no choice in the matter. :S

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Posted by: Ravezaar.4951

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@Bhawb kitten the amount of WvW and sPvP required to the pve is like a fart in space…

We have no idea about that yet. We don’t know how many of the new things will be required of each, or how long they take to earn. We also don’t know how much can be acquired in each game mode without stepping into the others.

True but going by past “Gift of battle” was 1 thing really…

Nontheless this looks the first Legendary I will actually make an effort in getting… cant get enough of the Crow-Theme

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Posted by: Mercurias.1826

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The new weapons are pretty darn gorgeous.

On a slight aside, I always love how excited the developers get when they unveil new stuff like this. Dev enthusiasm helps me justify occasionally spending real money on gems.

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Posted by: Aktium.9506

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I want a legendary dagger that isn’t a filthy charr blowtorch.

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Posted by: Bhawb.7408

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I want a legendary dagger that isn’t a filthy charr blowtorch.

Amen.

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Posted by: Canakun.8031

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I’m going to work towards the Axe I think.
I know necro axe is…horrendous, but still.

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Posted by: zapv.8051

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I want a legendary dagger that isn’t a filthy charr blowtorch.

Amen.

I agree, as much as I like my fractal dagger, I would gladly get a legendary dagger with a dark theme. Mini-twilight to go with my actual twilight.

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Posted by: Amethyst Lure.5624

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Norn that reveres the Raven spirit, obviously.

It’s awesome for any nature or shadowy theme, imo Maybe not the sturdiest-looking for tapping things on the head with…

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Posted by: Oslaf Beinir.5842

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if it fires black feathers or even better ravens I’d make it even though that glow is just a let down

might have been themed for druids more than necros

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Posted by: Stand The Wall.6987

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This staff looks like it doesnt know what the hell it wants to be. As previous people mentioned, the crows point to necro, the shape points to rangers, and the glow points to guardians. I guess people like this, I can see the appeal as well, but a legendary is personal for me and I want mine themed appropriately.

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Posted by: Bhawb.7408

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The legendary is Norn themed, specifically Raven themed, just like one of their elite transforms.

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Posted by: striker.3704

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The new legendary staff doesn’t really do anything for me. However it does kinda go with reaper, considering a lot of reaper great sword animations drop feathers. So I can see it being popular with reaper builds using staff/GS.

The axe is REALLY COOL, however I already have frostfang thematically fitting with my necromancer, so I don’t really need it. However it’d probably look cool with twighlight great sword off switch, as they both have a star/sky theme. The axe seems like something more fitting to a ranger.

Honestly, I’m waiting for the new greatsword legendary. I’ll be working towards twighlight in the mean time, but if something comes along that matches my necromancer’s theme or my frostfang more, I’ll definitely use it instead.

Oh, I also want to see what the legendary focus will be like. Mostly out of simple curiosity, as the corrupted artifact matches frostfang excellently, but I could be pleasantly surprised.

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Posted by: OlliX.1705

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I know axe isn’t very good (hopefully will change), but Fashion Wars 2 dictates that my necro needs that new legendary axe.

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Posted by: ImdA.4701

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Doesnt fit with my necro that looks like a mesmer tho :p

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Posted by: Ilharn.6813

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Did u all see the New Legendary Staff skin, with Crows flying above it as particle effects and the Crow sitting on its branch when stoved ? This SCREAMS Necro all over dosent it ?

Why Anet do u do this to a non-PvE player… this is a must haave Why ?

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/hot-new-legendary-weapons/

This blue tiny shiny throwing glowing thing doesn’t scream necro…

I was happy see the crows… but then i saw the blue wing thing… but no, i’m not interested in

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Posted by: ZudetGambeous.9573

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I think it will be awesome for reaper. It fits in perfectly with both the death and chill theme. I’ll move my dyes to include some chill colors and then it will be perfect.

I wish we could see the scepter though. I’m hoping to get the scepter too…

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Posted by: PlatinumMember.5274

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Did u all see the New Legendary Staff skin, with Crows flying above it as particle effects and the Crow sitting on its branch when stoved ? This SCREAMS Necro all over dosent it ?

Why Anet do u do this to a non-PvE player… this is a must haave Why ?

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/hot-new-legendary-weapons/

This blue tiny shiny throwing glowing thing doesn’t scream necro…

I was happy see the crows… but then i saw the blue wing thing… but no, i’m not interested in

Considering Ice is part of necro theme, I am going to go ahead and say you are wrong. The glowing blue represents ice and the crow represents death. So it works exceedingly well as a necro theme weapon. If you don’t like the weapon that is perfectly OK, but to say that it is not part of the necro theme indicates a fundamental misunderstanding of the class lore.

Tl;dr

Crows + Glowing blue = death and Ice.

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Posted by: Nike.2631

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Every would-be Raven-shaman everywhere squeeed out at once.

My Norn Necro will be climbing over the broken bodies of many foes to get this.

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I wonder what your basis for comparison is…”
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Posted by: Tzeh Pesh.9508

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As a Norn devotee of Raven, planning on going hybrid Reaper with Mad King runes, this staff is like a love letter personalised to me.

That first Halloween, I was so excited about the 6th bonus of Runes of the Mad King… and so disappointed when finally getting my hands on them.

I’ve only re-tested them recently in the PvP lobby so not sure if its different for PvE/WvW, but they still appear to summon hawks like the Ranger’s skill Hunter’s Call rather than ravens. Had really hoped they would use the effect from the Scarecrows in the Ascent to Madness instance. Not sure with the Ascent to Madness returning this time around if I should have hope that the Runes of the Mad King will get updated to summon ravens or just be bitterly reminded that they don’t.

I know, I know, its just aesthetics (and possibly audio, believe there was kaw’ing?)… but it would go so well with the Reaper’s Shroud aesthetic in my view.

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Posted by: Ilharn.6813

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Did u all see the New Legendary Staff skin, with Crows flying above it as particle effects and the Crow sitting on its branch when stoved ? This SCREAMS Necro all over dosent it ?

Why Anet do u do this to a non-PvE player… this is a must haave Why ?

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/hot-new-legendary-weapons/

This blue tiny shiny throwing glowing thing doesn’t scream necro…

I was happy see the crows… but then i saw the blue wing thing… but no, i’m not interested in

Considering Ice is part of necro theme, I am going to go ahead and say you are wrong. The glowing blue represents ice and the crow represents death. So it works exceedingly well as a necro theme weapon. If you don’t like the weapon that is perfectly OK, but to say that it is not part of the necro theme indicates a fundamental misunderstanding of the class lore.

Tl;dr

Crows + Glowing blue = death and Ice.

You’re right… but: i can’t recognise what it should be? A wing? I dunno… Help me with it.
If it’s gonna be kind of icy “whatever” i will agree with you completely and i will take my opinion away to it.

I guess we have to see this animation live… Maybe i’ll give it a chance

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Posted by: Gaile Gray

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I love LOVE that staff. It’s beautiful and has a wonderful name: Nevermore. Excited about that.

I see it more as a ranger (druid) weapon, with a branch and a crow, this screams “nature magic” to me…

Agree. And I will try to get it for my new Druid.

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Posted by: Anchoku.8142

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Does the staff spout poetry? If so, would it be Norn poetry or poetry from whichever species holds it?

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Posted by: Ilharn.6813

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I love LOVE that staff. It’s beautiful and has a wonderful name: Nevermore. Excited about that.

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Posted by: Rym.1469

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Oh, quite nice touch with the name! I like it!

I’d love some Legendary with Lovecraftian name. Maybe Greatsword, considering Reaper is the only one getting it as new weapon?

Hastur maybe?

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Posted by: Lily.1935

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I love LOVE that staff. It’s beautiful and has a wonderful name: Nevermore. Excited about that.

I see it more as a ranger (druid) weapon, with a branch and a crow, this screams “nature magic” to me…

Agree. And I will try to get it for my new Druid.

A dead enchanted branch with spectral lights floating around it and a prominent symbol of death hanging around it? Sure… Nature magic.. Not ritualist or necromancery at all. RIIIIIIIGGGHHHT……

I’m totally getting this for my necro.

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Posted by: Raz.1632

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Just noticed in the screenshot that when the staff is drawn it makes your arm covered in black feathers… so awesome!
Edit: And that controversial blue glow is perfect if you think of it as Spectral instead of naturey or Guardianish.

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Posted by: Captain Unusual.9163

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Oh, quite nice touch with the name! I like it!

I’d love some Legendary with Lovecraftian name. Maybe Greatsword, considering Reaper is the only one getting it as new weapon?

Hastur maybe?

Half of me really wants this to happen, but half of me doesn’t, because I’ve already account bound all the ingredients for Twilight other than the precursor I’m going to make.

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Posted by: Rym.1469

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Oh, quite nice touch with the name! I like it!

I’d love some Legendary with Lovecraftian name. Maybe Greatsword, considering Reaper is the only one getting it as new weapon?

Hastur maybe?

Half of me really wants this to happen, but half of me doesn’t, because I’ve already account bound all the ingredients for Twilight other than the precursor I’m going to make.

kitten , now when I’m thinking about it, I know which weapon would be absolutely amazing for Lovecraft theme.

Either Warhorn or Focus made into Flute and named “Azatoth”

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Posted by: Klaeljanus.7695

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Oh, quite nice touch with the name! I like it!

I’d love some Legendary with Lovecraftian name. Maybe Greatsword, considering Reaper is the only one getting it as new weapon?

Hastur maybe?

Now see, that makes me think of Good Omens and the late(and utterly phenominal) Sir Pratchett.

Sto-Helit perhaps, with flavour text of Non Temetis Messor? (Which would also require a Death of Rats minipet.)

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Posted by: Sororita.3465

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Very disappointed in the new staff.

There isn’t many dark armor and weapon choices to choose from in the game, the majority of them having bright glow effects or too much skin showing.

Just bring out Grenth’s Shoulder and Glove skins already, it would be a start.

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Posted by: Melanion.4892

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The staff looks nice, but I can’t get past the name. Seems a bit phoned in. “Oh, ravens are on the staff. Let’s call it Nevermore.” At least with the other legendary names so far, they reference something a little more abstract than the most famous thing a raven has ever said…

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Posted by: Lewis Burnell.2493

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I love LOVE that staff. It’s beautiful and has a wonderful name: Nevermore. Excited about that.

I see it more as a ranger (druid) weapon, with a branch and a crow, this screams “nature magic” to me…

Agree. And I will try to get it for my new Druid.

A dead enchanted branch with spectral lights floating around it and a prominent symbol of death hanging around it? Sure… Nature magic.. Not ritualist or necromancery at all. RIIIIIIIGGGHHHT……

I’m totally getting this for my necro.

It’s a branch, with wisps, actually. And yes, it has a crow on it but all the accompanying animations are bright and vibrant. The wisps blue, the bird animation bright blue. It’s not necromancy in anyway, unless you want to shoe-horn in the thought that it is. If the orbs were dark, or green and the branch black, I’d see it. As it stands, definitely for Druid.