Circle of Evolution

Druids of this circle hail from all over, but take a more 'hands-on' approach to Wild Shape. Rather than become a complete animal, they incorporate that animal's features into themselves, taking advantage of them while remaining mostly human.

Protean

Starting at 2nd level, you can expend a use of wild shape to gain a number of Protean uses equal to your Proficiency bonus. You can use this ability to take one feature of a beast, following all the normal wild shape restrictions and duration, while still in your “native” form. Protean can be used multiple times in conjunction with itself from any choice of available beast forms. Features you can take include:

• AC
• Movement Speed (If you take this, you gain all movement speeds the creature has)
• One Ability Score
• One Sense (Blindsight, Darkvision, Etc.)
• One Non-Spellcasting Special Ability (such as Amphibious or Pack Tactics)
• One Natural Weapon (Such as Claws, Fangs, or Tail)

Circle Forms

The rites of your circle grant you the ability to transform into more dangerous forms. Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Wild Shape to transform into a beast with a challenge rating as high as 1 (you ignore the Max CR column of the Beast Shapes table, but must abide by the other limitations there). Protean also follows this limitation.

Starting at 6th level, you can transform into a beast with a challenge rating as high as your druid level divided by 3, rounded down.

Survival Adept

Starting at 6th level, as a reaction to being attacked you may use your protean to gain the natural tools necessary to survive. When you use this ability you may convert a Wild Shape usage to Protean usages and activate Protean as a reaction. Additionally you gain resistance to the triggering type of damage for up to a minute or until you use this ability again. All protean uses granted in this way must be used at the same time or the features are forfeit. This consumes one use of wild shape as normal.

Survivor

Starting at 10th level, while using Protean you gain advantage on Death saving throws.

Skinwalker

Starting at 14th level, when you use Protean, it lasts for a number of hours equal to your level, and you gain the ability to conceal the animalistic features using it grants.