How viable are Circle of the Moon Druids?

[Quadsword]

For the record, I know almost nothing about D&D 5e or D&D in general, but when I found out about this subclass I had to give it a try. I'm always down for any game that lets me play as a shapeshifter.

[ExcaliburV]

Circle of the Moon is the one that basically everyone plays, if that tells you anything.

I prefer Circle of the Land myself, but I guess that just makes me a big 'ol contrarian.

Basically, go Moon if you want to focus on Wildshaping, Land if you want to focus on Spellcasting.

[sevensided]

Druids are solid spellcasters in their own right, with a mix of healing, damage, and control magic at their disposal. They're also fairly durable for spellcasters.

Circle of the Moon Druids in particular are imminently viable in DnD 5e. Their viability in BG3, however, depends upon Larian fixing the concentrating on spells while an animal AND expanding the portfolio of animals available to the Moon Druid to change into.

[Dragon Master]

Circle of the Moon druids are weaker than Land at the lower levels of the game but become relatively overpowered at the higher levels.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

I love Moon Druid because it lets you Wildshape as a bonus action. This essentially lets you cast a concentration spell and then shift into animal form for additional offense or defense in the same turn (other Druids have to wait until their next tutn to do both). They also get additional Wildshape forms.

Unfortunately, many spells that let you use them with an 'action' (such as Moonbeam or Call Lightning) don't currently let you use that action while Wildshaped even though it should according to 5e rules.

This means the best concentration spells to use while Wildshaped are thos that do not have a 'spell action' associated with them, such as Spike Growth or Flaming Sphere.

Hopefully this will be fixed soon.

Moon Druids are one of the most versatile classes in the game right now, and can also dish out a decent amount of damage.

They are probably my favorite class in the game right now.