What armor can druids not wear?

Druids have a taboo against wearing metal armor and wielding a metal shield. The taboo has been part of the class's story since the class first appeared in Eldritch Wizardry (1976) and the original Player's Handbook (1978).
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Can a druid wear leather armor?

That being said, The studs in studded leather armor do not have to be metal. They are a reinforcing material. They could just as easily be something like bone since the same places that you get the leather from are likely to have a lot of those as well. Which is why Druids can wear Studded leather armor.
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Can a druid wear metal jewelry?

A druid can wear or carry as much metal as they want, as long as it is not armor, and they are free to heat up metal which, as you say, removes impurities and makes metal unnatural.
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Can druids wear mithral armor?

You should be able to wear any armor that is non-metal, and shields that are non-metal. so iron/mithril/Ada/darksteel are right out, dragonhide/umber-hulk/leather/wood, etc. should be fine.
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Can druids wear adamantine armor?

The best armour for the Druid class in Act 1 is the Adamantine Scale Mail medium armor. Not only does this raise your AC to 16, but provides three passive benefits. When wearing Adamantine Scale Mail, won't be struck by critical hits, and you reduce all incoming damage by 1.
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Why Won't Druids Wear Metal Armor But They're Okay With Metal Weapons?!?

Can druids not wear metal?

Druids don't lack the ability to wear metal armor. They choose not to wear it. This choice is part of their identity as a mystical order. Think of it in these terms: a vegetarian can eat meat, but chooses not to.
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Why can't druids wear metal armour?

Though a druid could learn to wear full plate, putting it on would violate her oath and suppress her druidic powers. Druids avoid carrying much worked metal with them because it interferes with the pure and primal nature that they attempt to embody.
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Can a druid wear metal armor?

The druid class in Dungeons & Dragons 5e has the unusual restriction of not being able to wear metal armor or use metal shields. This restricts the kind of gear that they can wear in combat, which often forces them to rely on their spells and class abilities for protection.
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Can druids wear studded armor?

A druid typically wears leather, studded leather, or hide armor, and if a druid comes across scale mail made of a material other than metal, the druid might wear it.
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Can a warforged druid wear armor?

However, Warforged Druids still have to follow the Druid rules, so they can't wear metal armor.
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Can druids get tattoos?

When applying a magic tattoo, a creature can customize the tattoo's appearance. A magic tattoo can look like a brand, scarification, a birthmark, patterns of scale, or any other cosmetic alteration. A druid with tattoos could reasonably choose designs that can fit onto other forms with minimal distortion.
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Why do druids wear red?

Within the Druid class, it is believed that there were subsections, all with colour-coded robes. The eldest Druid, or one deemed to be the most wise, was the Arch-druid, and would wear gold robes. The ordinary Druids would wear white and act as priests. The Sacrificers would fight and wear red.
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Can druid wear mace?

Druids can use Staves, one-handed maces, two-handed maces, daggers, and fist weapons in Classic World of Warcraft.
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What armour can a druid wear?

Per the PBH, druids may only wear leather, padded, or hide, or ironwood armor of other types- studded isn't allowed.)
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Can druids wear stone armor?

Yes. Stoneplate and Stone Coat are both armor that a druid can wear without interfering with their casting. You will need to make sure you have proficiency in the armor in question. They can also cast in dragonhide armor and Bone armor, both under special materials.
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Can druids wear helmets?

Because druids are only restricted in the armour they wear (per PH65), they can wear magical hats, helms1, circlets, tiaras, and any other piece of headwear that is made of metal.
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Can druids use a shield?

A druid focus can be a staff, wand, club, an actual shilleagh, anything made from a living tree. Your club or staff can be a focus and you can perform the somatic gesture with the hand holding it so yes...you can have a shield equipped and cast shilleagh while holding a club or staff.
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Can druids use hide armor?

If the armor is called padded armor or leather armor or hide armor, then it is not metal armor regardless of the amount of metal in it, so the druid can wear it. If the armor is called mail armor or plate armor, then it is metal armor regardless of non-metal components, and the druid cannot wear it.
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What happens if a druid touches metal?

There is no prohibition against touching metal. Some editions have forbidden druids from using metal armor or weapons to various degrees, they typically lose druid abilities while doing so. 5e has no restrictions at all, although druids lack the proficiencies to use most metal armors, just like rogues and wizards do.
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Can druids wear scale armor?

(same reasoning as the sickle) Druids cannot wear scale armor, unless it is dragon scale, and the idea of wearing metal gloves or boots is just wrong to a druid.
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Why do druids get scimitars?

I seem to recall somebody saying that it was a pure game mechanic thing: Druids are severely limited with weapons and armor, compared to clerics, so to compensate that, they could use a scimitar, which is a type of sword and more likely to be found as a magical weapon.
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Can druids wear fist weapons?

Druids are able to use daggers, fist weapons, 1H maces, 2H maces, polearms, and staves.
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Can a druid wear metal armor if they multiclass?

In the Class Features for the Druid, it states, "druids will not wear armour or use shields made of metal" which is a specific restriction for the class and is not changed by multiclassing.
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Can druid wear mithril?

It pertains to the strange rule in the 5E Player's Handbook regarding druids and metal armor: "Druids will not wear armor made of metal." Druids still can't wear metal armor, as per the PHB, and still can't wear heavy armor, mithril, or adamantine.
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Can druids use wooden shields?

Can Druids use wooden shields and still cast spells in D&D 5E? - Quora. So you can cast spells like normal, even if you are wearing a piece of metal, druids in general just don't do it. TLDR: yes you can.
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