Druid animal companion

[Cranthis]

Is there a feat that makes your druid class and your arcane casting class stack for the companion's abilities?

[Urpriest]

If you're taking both classes then you're almost certainly an Arcane Hierophant (Races of the Wild), which already has that ability.

[Cranthis]

If you're taking both classes then you're almost certainly an Arcane Hierophant (Races of the Wild), which already has that ability.

Arcane heirophant yes, but I'm talking about a feat that causes druid and an arcane class stack for determining a companions abilities.

AH only stacks AH levels and Druid levels.

[gorfnab]

Sort of - Theurgic Bond (Drg# 325)

[Cranthis]

Sort of - Theurgic Bond (Drg# 325)

I am attempting to find this. Not succesfully, but I am trying.

[Cranthis]

Found it. This feat is almost perfect.

[Biffoniacus_Furiou]

Not exactly a feat, but this ACF (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#sorcererWizard) will add half your Sorcerer or Wizard level to your Druid level for your animal companion's benefits. It'll end up costing you Metamagic Specialist or Abrupt Jaunt or Rapid Summoning to get maybe +2 levels of AC benefits, so it's not exactly the best tradeoff.

Natural Bond is usually good enough, Arcane Heirophant doesn't exactly get a superpet, despite its eligibility for the familiar-buffing spells.

[roguemetal]

I don't believe so. All of the abilities that advance a druid's animal companion are class abilities as far as I know. The only three feats I'm aware of affecting your animal companion are Feral Animal Companion, Natural Bond and Exalted Animal Companion, and all three are pretty awful if you plan on really advancing in another class. (maybe Natural Bond is acceptable for a dip) Plus if you plan on becoming an Arcane Hierophant, (which is why you are going Druid-Arcane, yes?) then you'll probably have better uses for those feats.

[gorfnab]

I am attempting to find this. Not succesfully, but I am trying.
It's on page 62

[Cranthis]

I don't believe so. All of the abilities that advance a druid's animal companion are class abilities as far as I know. The only three feats I'm aware of affecting your animal companion are Feral Animal Companion, Natural Bond and Exalted Animal Companion, and all three are pretty awful if you plan on really advancing in another class. (maybe Natural Bond is acceptable for a dip) Plus if you plan on becoming an Arcane Hierophant, (which is why you are going Druid-Arcane, yes?) then you'll probably have better uses for those feats.

I can use flaws, so I have 2 extra feats, and taking the Theurgic Bond feat twice, will have some decent synergy, letting my companion familiar (from AH) have both full animal companion and familiar bonuses.