This player character build (druid 8/ monk 4/ shifter 28) is designed so that the shifted forms benefit from monk levels. Those levels provide access both to the monk's unarmed attack progression for shapes that attack with creature weapons and to monk AC bonus to take advantage of the high wisdom the build must have to access several of the epic shapes. The unarmed shapes that benefit from monk attack progression include all except minotaur, drider, drow, lizardfolk, kobold, risen lord, azer, and rakshasa.