Has anyone completed improved anvil without an auramaster Options

[Patrick_hindman]

This is just an opinionated post on why i love the auramaster
From my experience so far the auramaster seems to me an essential asset to any party going through improved anvil, his improved caster speed makes him a lifesaver in any battle situation and the extra spells he gets makes him an excellent damage dealer and great defender. Right now with cernd's upgraded cload, ring of protection and helm of defense he basically saves every time combined with his defense spells make him a great tank against mages and his faster casting time makes heal a incredibly useful spell in battle (saved my fighters so many times from those damn skeleton lords).

This in my opinion though makes all the other druid classes underated... because really having low health, low strength(sif he needs any) and the ability of not wearing armour, natural resistance(he has all the resistance spells anyway) and immunity poison and shapeshift(which is useless anyway) is a small price to pay for the bonuses you get in return.

So i would like to know other opinions on this.... is the auramaster too weak(i doubt it), overpowered, or do the druid classes need a makeover to match it.

[Kerkes]

Well...
I believe that Auramaster is great, but not as a custom, or protag. They can never be as powerful as Cernd can get. I Also finished IA several times, only one time did I have Cernd with me. I believe he is an exellent addition to any party, cloak can be upgraded early and with him, you can easilly finish lvl1 and, to an extent, lvel2 of WK before you go to spellhold. And yeah, Cernd can tank like no other. Cast imp.hate on him, that "contact with nature", his "aura of invulnerability" and "Wish" for hardiness on everyone, + "Regeneration" on him, he gets unkillable in melee.
I find "Regeneration" spell (which all druids have) usually even more useful then "Greater Restoration", to be honest.